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21st birthday408 pages ; 25 cm
America, my love, America, my heart1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Best nerds forever246 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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Calm monsters, kind monsters : a Sesame Street guide to mindfulness32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Escucha mi voz : los testimonios de niños detenidos en la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos = Hear my voice : the testimonies of children detained at the southern border of the United States1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Family reunion : a novelxii, 282 pages ; 24 cm
From a whisper to a rallying cry : the killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Great circle593 pages : map ; 25 cm
Kate in waiting387 pages ; 22 cm
Killing the mob : the fight against organized crime in America292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
The Mary Shelley Club468 pages ; 22 cm
The newcomer440 pages ; 24 cm
The nine : the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germanyxii, 317 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
On Juneteenthpages cm
The one thing you%27d save65 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
People we meet on vacation364 pages ; 22 cm
Persist304 pages ; 24 cm
The plot322 pages ; 24 cm
Project Hail Mary : a novel476 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Realm breaker568 pages ; 24 cm
Seekers of the Aweto136 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Sooley : a novel355 pages ; 25 cm
The summer of lost and found358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
That summer : a novel422 pages ; 24 cm
WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY.
Willa of Dark Hollow354 pages ; 22 cm
Your mama1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

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An Amish surprisepages cm
Arsenic and adoboxi, 316 pages ; 21 cm.
Black water sisterpages cm
Brat : an %2780s storypages cm
Buses are a comin%27 : memoir of a freedom riderx, 294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Confessions from the quilting circle357 pages ; 24 cm
A dog%27s courage : a dog%27s way home novel282 pages ; 22 cm
Facing the mountain : a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War IIxx, 540 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The final twist404 pages ; 24 cm
Freedom208 p. ;
The happiest man on Earth : the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor195 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
In : a graphic novelpages cm
The lady has a past322 pages ; 25 cm.
The last thing he told me : a novel306 pages ; 24 cm
Legacypages cm
Mary Jane : a novel314 pages ; 24 cm
The most beautiful girl in Cuba372 pages ; 24 cm
The music of bees : a novel368 pages ; 23 cm
My name is selma : the remarkable memoir of a jewish resistance fighter and ravensbrck survivor.
Olympus, Texas322 pages ; 25 cm
Robert B. Parker%27s payback337 pages ; 24 cm.
The secret bridesmaid390 pages ; 22 cm
Secrets of happiness : a novel275 pages ; 22 cm
The sirenx, 403 pages ; 24 cm
Sorrowland355 pages ; 22 cm
The Stepsisters.368 p. ;
Summer on the bluffs : a novel385 pages ; 24 cm
The Unforgiven.368 p. ;
Whereabouts157 pages ; 22 cm
The woman with the blue star324 pages ; 24 cm

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Writers

Bestiary : a novel259 pages ; 22 cm
Burnt sugar231 pages ; 22 cm
Chaat : the best recipes from the kitchens, markets, and railways of India272 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
The collected schizophrenias : essays202 pages ; 21 cm
The committedxiii, 345 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Cook real Hawaiʻi302 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Djinn patrol on the purple line : a novel347 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
Everything is beautiful, and I%27m not afraid1 volume : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Gold diggers : a novel344 pages ; 24 cm
The groom will keep his name : and other vows I%27ve made about race, resistance, and romancevii, 322 pages ; 21 cm
Land of big numbers236 pages ; 21 cm
Lemongrass & lime : southeast Asian cooking at home272 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Minor feelings : an Asian American reckoning206 pages ; 22 cm
Mister Jiu%27s in Chinatown : recipes and stories from the birthplace of Chinese American food285 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
My Korea : traditional flavors, modern recipes352 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
My year abroad477 pages ; 24 cm
No-no boy210 pages ; 24 cm
The Nom Wah cookbook : recipes and stories from 100 years at New York City%27s iconic dim sum restaurantxvi, 252 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
On earth we%27re briefly gorgeous : a novel246 pages ; 22 cm
Pizza girl : a novel198 pages ; 22 cm
Sharks in the time of saviors376 pages ; 22 cm
Speak, Okinawa : a memoir289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Spellbound : a graphic memoir151 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Vegetarian Chinese soul food : deliciously doable ways to cook greens, tofu, and other plant-based ingredients267 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Vietnamese food any day : simple recipes for true, fresh flavors233 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
We ride upon sticks366 pages ; 25 cm
Whereabouts157 pages ; 22 cm
White ivy : a novel354 pages ; 24 cm.
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Upcoming Events for Teens

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Between perfect and real300 pages ; 22 cm
Counting down with you455 pages ; 22 cm
The disability experience : working toward belongingpages cm
Dustborn422 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask : [Young Readers Edition]383 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry [Release date May 4, 2021].288 p. ;
The forest of stolen girls369 pages ; 22 cm
The Great Godden196 pages : 21 cm
Hurricane summerxix, 376 pages : illustrations (some color) ; cm
In deeper waters307 pages ; 24 cm
Indivisible392 pages ; 22 cm
The key to you and me358 pages ; 22 cm
Luck of the Titanic368 pages ; 22 cm
Lycanthropy and other chronic illnesses : [a novel]382 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Meet cute diary391 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
My body in pieces : [graphic]100 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
My last summer with Cass1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
The ones we%27re meant to find375 pages ; 22 cm
Riverbend friends. Searching for normal239 pages ; 21 cm
She drives me crazy295 pages ; 22 cm
Sunkissed309 pages ; 22 cm
Superman, up in the sky1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
These feathered flames480 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Victories greater than death288 pages ; 25 cm
When you get the chance270 pages ; 22 cm
Where secrets lie374 pages ; 22 cm
A white rose in bloomvolumes : illustations (some color) ; 19 cm
Witches steeped in gold533 pages ; 22 cm

Mental Health Awareness Month

As far as you%27ll take me314 pages ; 22 cm
Black girl unlimited : the remarkable story of a teenage wizard294 pages ; 22 cm
The bridge388 pages ; 20 cm
Challenger deep308, 5 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Darius the Great is not okay314 pages ; 22 cm
Dark Agentsvolumes : color illustrations ; 26 cm
The dark matter of Mona Starr180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Depression : a teen%27s guide to survive and thrivevi, 154 pages ; 22 cm
Depression : insights and tips for teenagersxi, 163 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
(Don%27t) call me crazy : 33 voices start the conversation about mental healthxi, 225 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Heads up : changing minds on mental health185 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
A heart in a body in the world355 pages ; 22 cm
I am not your perfect Mexican daughter344 pages ; 22 cm
It%27s kind of a funny story444 p. ; 21 cm.
The memory of light325 pages ; 22 cm
The new David Espinoza323 pages ; 22 cm
The stress survival guide for teens : CBT skills to worry less, develop grit, & live your best lifevi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Superhero therapy : mindfulness skills to help teens & young adults deal with anxiety, depression & trauma107 pages ; illustrations ; 18 x 18 cm
The surprising power of a good dumpling271 pages ; 22 cm
The teen girl%27s anxiety survival guide : 10 ways to conquer anxiety & feel your best190 pages ; 21 cm
Turtles all the way down286 pages ; 22 cm
The valley and the flood357 pages ; 22 cm
Your brain needs a hug : life, love, mental health, and sandwiches282 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Zen teen : 40 ways to stay calm when life gets stressfulxvi, 212 pages ; 21 cm

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151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306
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Upcoming Events for Kids

New Picture Books + Readers

Amira%27s picture day1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Anita and the dragons1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bird house1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Born ready : the true story of a boy named Penelope1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm
An egg for Shabbat1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
FAMILY REUNION.1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
Fred gets dressed1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Grandfather Bowhead, tell me a story25 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Grandpa across the ocean1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Hair twins1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
Hannah and the Ramadan gift1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
I sang you down from the stars1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
I%27m a gluten-sniffing service dog28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
JOSIE DANCES.
Keeping the city going1 volume (unpaged): color illustrations; 26 cm
My tree1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
No pants!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Regina is not a little dinosaur1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
The rock from the sky1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Star of the party : the solar system celebrates!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Tale of the Shadow King1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Three1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
The tossy-turny princess and the pesky pea : a fairy tale to help you fall asleep1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Avengers assembly. 2, The sinister substitute169 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Baloney and friends. [2], Going up!84 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Cece Rios and the desert of souls334 pages ; 22 cm
The chance to fly279 pages : photographs ; 21 cm
Fearless186 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Finding Junie Kim359 pages ; 22 cm
The gilded girl348 pages 22 cm
Golden Gate425 pages ; 22 cm.
Halfway to Harmony240 pages ; 22 cm
It doesn%27t take a genius304 pages ; 22 cm
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Last gate of the Emperor289 pages ; 22 cm
Maybe maybe Marisol Rainey145 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
The night marchers, and other Oceanian stories255 pages : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nightingalepages cm
Race to the bottom of the Earth : surviving Antarctica262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
The Republic of Birds279 pages : map ; 21 cm
Sugar and spite194 pages ; 22 cm
The sun will come out281 pages : 19 cm.
The thief of worldspages cm
This little piggy : an owner%27s manual63 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Thornlight446 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
A thousand minutes to sunlight295 pages ; 22 cm
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Book Club Kits

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