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LA Times Festival of Books 2021

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books University of Southern California April 17 - 23 on right hand side. Seven featured titles from left to right Wow in the World, The Black Flamingo, Punching the Air, Who Put This Song On?, Wow in the World, Your Mama, Zonia's Rain Forest, and Shakuro.

Event date: 
Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 10:00am to Friday, April 23, 2021 - 7:00pm

Wow in the World: The How and Wow of the Human Body (Hardcover) (Signed Copy)

$19.99
SKU: 9780358306634a

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SAT/4/17 :: 10:30am

Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas, co-authors of "Wow in the World: The How and the Wow of the Human Body," in Conversation with Award-Winning Actress Zooey Deschanel

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The Black Flamingo (Hardcover)

By Dean Atta
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062990297
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 26th, 2020

SAT/4/17 :: 12:00pm

Young Adult Fiction: The Black Experience

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Who Put This Song On? (Paperback) (Signed Copy)

$10.99
SKU: 9780525707547a
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SAT/4/17 :: 12:00pm

Young Adult Fiction: The Black Experience

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Punching the Air (Hardcover)

By Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062996480
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Published: Balzer + Bray - September 1st, 2020

SAT/4/17 :: 12:00pm

Young Adult Fiction: The Black Experience

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Pride: A Pride & Prejudice Remix (Paperback)

By Ibi Zoboi
$10.99
ISBN: 9780062564054
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Published: Balzer + Bray - December 17th, 2019

SAT/4/17 :: 12:00pm

Young Adult Fiction: The Black Experience

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American Street (Paperback)

By Ibi Zoboi
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062473059
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 1st, 2018

SAT/4/17 :: 12:00pm

Young Adult Fiction: The Black Experience

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Zonia's Rain Forest (Hardcover) (Signed Copy)

$17.99
SKU: 9781536208450a
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SUN/4/18 :: 12:00pm

L.A. Times en Español Presents a Bilingual Children's Picture Book Panel

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Your Mama (Hardcover) (Signed Copy)

$17.99
SKU: 9781328631886a
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SUN/4/18 :: 12:00pm

L.A. Times en Español Presents a Bilingual Children's Picture Book Panel

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Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello (Hardcover)

By Monica Brown, Elisa Chavarri (Illustrator)
$19.95
ISBN: 9780892394234
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Published: Children's Book Press (CA) - August 18th, 2020

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SUN/4/18 :: 12:00pm

L.A. Times en Español Presents a Bilingual Children's Picture Book Panel

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Independent Bookstore Day 2021

What is Independent Bookstore Day?

Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country.  Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different. 

Independent Bookstore Day Saturday, April 24, 2021

Event date: 
Saturday, April 24, 2021 - 9:00am

Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn (Hardcover) (Signed Copy)

$18.99
SKU: 9781419750915a
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Bear Came Along (Hardcover)

By Richard T. Morris, LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316464475
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - June 4th, 2019
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The Princess in Black (Paperback)

By Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
$6.99
ISBN: 9780763678883
Availability: Recently On Our Shelves
Published: Candlewick - April 14th, 2015
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Real Friends (Paperback)

By Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781626727854
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Published: First Second - May 2nd, 2017

Campbell Hall Book Week

Event date: 
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 8:00am to Friday, April 30, 2021 - 3:00pm
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Happy Right Now (Hardcover)

By Julie Berry, Holly Hatam (Illustrator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781683643524
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Published: Sounds True - October 29th, 2019
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Cranky Right Now (Hardcover)

By Julie Berry, Holly Hatam (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781683646648
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Sounds True - May 11th, 2021
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Long Ago, On a Silent Night (Hardcover)

By Julie Berry, Annie Won (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338277722
Availability: Available to Order from Our Warehouse
Published: Orchard Books - September 3rd, 2019
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Don't Let the Beasties Escape This Book! (Hardcover)

By Julie Berry, April Lee (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781947440043
Availability: Not Available - Possibly Out of Print
Published: Getty Publications - September 10th, 2019
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Wishes and Wellingtons (Hardcover)

By Julie Berry, Chloe Bristol (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728223254
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Published: Sourcebooks Young Readers - October 13th, 2020
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The Emperor's Ostrich (Paperback)

By Julie Berry
$8.79
ISBN: 9781250158888
Availability: Backordered - Subject to availability
Published: Square Fish - July 17th, 2018
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What Were the Negro Leagues? (What Was?) (Paperback)

By Varian Johnson, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9781524789985
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Published: Penguin Workshop - December 24th, 2019
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Twins: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338236132
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Published: Graphix - October 6th, 2020
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The Parker Inheritance (Hardcover)

By Varian Johnson
$16.99
ISBN: 9780545946179
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - March 27th, 2018
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The Great Greene Heist (Paperback)

By Varian Johnson
$6.99
ISBN: 9780545525534
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - April 28th, 2015
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To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel: A Jackson Greene Novel (Hardcover)

By Varian Johnson
$18.69
ISBN: 9780545722391
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - January 26th, 2016

CLA Conference 2021

California Library Association Conference 2021 logo is a building made out of book spines and a telescope in black on a blue background. Renaissance: The Library Renewal Virtual | May 11-14, 2021

Event date: 
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 10:00am to Friday, May 14, 2021 - 9:30pm

Ana on the Edge (Hardcover) (Signed Copy)

$16.99
SKU: 9780316458610a
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A. J. will be providing signed and personalized book plates for Ana on the Edge.

Presenting at Trans and Non-Binary Authors Panel on Friday, May 14th at 10 am

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Beyond the Gender Binary (Pocket Change Collective) (Paperback)

By Alok Vaid-Menon, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593094655
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Published: Penguin Workshop - June 2nd, 2020

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Sorrowland: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Rivers Solomon
$27.00
ISBN: 9780374266776
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: MCD - May 4th, 2021

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The Deep (Paperback)

By Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes
$14.99
ISBN: 9781534439870
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Published: Gallery / Saga Press - August 4th, 2020

Presenting at Trans and Non-Binary Authors Panel on Friday, May 14th at 10 am

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An Unkindness of Ghosts (Paperback)

By Rivers Solomon
$15.95
ISBN: 9781617755880
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Published: Akashic Books - October 3rd, 2017

Presenting at Trans and Non-Binary Authors Panel on Friday, May 14th at 10 am

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Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream (Hardcover) (Signed Copy)

$18.99
SKU: 9781984856920a
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Blair will be providing signed and personalized book plates for Making Our Way Home.

Presenting at Opening Keynote on Thursday, May 13th at 10 am

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Modern Herstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (Hardcover) (Signed Copy)

$17.99
SKU: 9780399582233a
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Blair will be providing signed and personalized book plates for Modern Herstory.

Presenting at Opening Keynote on Thursday, May 13th at 10 am

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Dragons in the Stacks: A Teen Librarian's GUide to Tabletop Role-Playing (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult Libr) (Paperback)

By Steven Torres-Roman, Cason Snow
$65.25
ISBN: 9781610692618
Availability: Available to Order from Our Warehouse
Published: Libraries Unlimited - October 30th, 2014

Presenting at the D & D Battles on Friday, May 14th at 7 pm

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Before She was Harriet (Hardcover)

By Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823420476
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Published: Holiday House - November 7th, 2017

Picture Books for Older Readers 2021-2022 Nominee

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The Skydiving Beavers: A True Tale (Hardcover)

By Susan Wood, Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781585369942
Availability: Backordered - Subject to availability
Published: Sleeping Bear Press - April 15th, 2017

Picture Books for Older Readers 2021-2022 Nominee

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Let the Children March (Hardcover)

By Monica Clark-Robinson, Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780544704527
Availability: Recently On Our Shelves
Published: HMH Books for Young Readers - January 2nd, 2018

Picture Books for Older Readers 2021-2022 Nominee

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Patron Saints of Nothing (Hardcover)

By Randy Ribay
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525554912
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Published: Kokila - June 18th, 2019

Young Adult 2021-2022 Nominee

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Frankly in Love (Hardcover)

By David Yoon
$18.99
ISBN: 9781984812209
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - September 10th, 2019

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The Fountains of Silence (Hardcover)

By Ruta Sepetys
$18.99
ISBN: 9780399160318
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Published: Philomel Books - October 1st, 2019

Young Adult 2021-2022 Nominee

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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Hardcover)

By Jessica Townsend
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316508889
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 31st, 2017

Middle School/Junior High 2021-2022 Nominee

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The Jigsaw Jungle (Paperback)

By Kristin Levine
$8.99
ISBN: 9780147516237
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - May 18th, 2021

Middle School/Junior High 2021-2022 Nominee

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The Length of a String (Hardcover)

By Elissa Brent Weissman
$17.99
ISBN: 9780735229471
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Published: Dial Books - May 1st, 2018

Middle School/Junior High 2021-2022 Nominee

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Wishtree (Hardcover)

By Katherine Applegate
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250043221
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Published: Feiwel & Friends - September 26th, 2017

Intermediate 2021-2022 Nominee

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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Hardcover)

By Dan Gemeinhart
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250196705
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - January 8th, 2019

Intermediate 2021-2022 Nominee

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Other Words for Home (Hardcover)

By Jasmine Warga
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062747808
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 28th, 2019

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Drawn Together (Hardcover)

By Minh Lê, Dan Santat (Illustrator), Dan Santat (Cover design or artwork by)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781484767603
Availability: Recently On Our Shelves
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - June 5th, 2018

Primary 2021-2022 Nominee

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Sulwe (Hardcover)

By Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534425361
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - October 15th, 2019

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All Are Welcome (Hardcover)

By Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525579649
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - July 10th, 2018

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Hair Love (Hardcover)

By Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525553366
Availability: Available to Order from Our Warehouse
Published: Kokila - May 14th, 2019

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Dreamers (Hardcover)

By Yuyi Morales
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823440559
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Published: Neal Porter Books - September 4th, 2018

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Colleen Paeff book launch for The Great Stink

*Date subject to change

You never knew you wanted to learn more about poo!

The Great Stink book cover

Once Upon A Time presents Colleen Paeff and her debut picture book The Great Stink. This non-fiction picture book will grab you by the nose!

Event date: 
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 6:00pm

The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem (Hardcover) (Signed Copy)

$17.99
SKU: 9781534449299a
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Not a Unicorn Book Launch with Dana Middleton

Middle school is hard enough without being a unicorn!

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Celebrate the unique magic of YOU with the newest book by Dana Middleton, Not a Unicorn. 

Event date: 
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 6:00pm

Not a Unicorn (Hardcover) (Signed Copy)

$16.99
SKU: 9781797203058a
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Bestselling Books by Black Authors

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A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars (Hardcover)

By Seth Fishman, Isabel Greenberg (Illustrator)
$17.99

A beautifully illustrated non-fiction book that is perfect for those kids who always ask "why?". A perfect book for teachers but also sweet enough to read every night as a bedtime story. The more often you read it, the better you will be at reading large numbers! Has a wonderfully accessible back matter page. - Jessica