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Wendy Hinote Lanier, Too Many Pigs in the Pool; Michelle Medlock Adams I Love you Bigger Than the Sky; Nancy Churnin, Dear Mr. Dickens


Too Many Pigs in the Pool By Wendy Hinote Lanier, Iris Amaya (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Wendy Hinote Lanier, Iris Amaya (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534110601
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Published: Sleeping Bear Press - April 15th, 2022

On Sunday, Mr. Jenkins welcomes one pig into his pool (as a guest of his neighbor Ms. Peal, who's brought along her famous seven layer dip as well). Really, how much trouble could one little pig be? But one pig becomes two and two become four...


I Love You . . . Bigger Than the Sky By Michelle Medlock Adams, Ag Jatkowska (Illustrator) Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9781546015437
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Published: WorthyKids - April 7th, 2020

Bestselling author Michelle Medlock Adams perfectly portrays unconditional love in this sweetly illustrated padded board book.


Dear Mr. Dickens By Nancy Churnin, Bethany Stancliffe (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Nancy Churnin, Bethany Stancliffe (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780807515303
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Published: Albert Whitman & Company - October 1st, 2021

2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner - Children's Picture Book
2022 Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor for Picture Books
Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers 2021
The Best Jewish Children's Books of 2021, Tablet Magazine


Rob Johnson, Did Beatniks Kill John F. Kennedy: Bongo Joe's Requiem for the President

For forty years, George "Bongo Joe" Coleman beat his oil barrel drums and improvised songs to the delight of sidewalk audiences in Houston, Galveston, Fort Worth, and San Antonio. On the morning of November 22, 1963, he was playing at the infamous beatnik nightclub "The Cellar" in Fort Worth, and his music became part of the soundtrack of the Kennedy assassination.

Did Beatniks Kill John F. Kennedy?: Bongo Joe's Requiem for the President By Rob Johnson Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780993409929
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Published: Beatdom Books - December 1st, 2017

Ellen Riojas Clark, Kathy Sosa, Jennifer Speed: Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico: Portraits of Soldaderas, Saints, and Subersives & Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico Coloring Book

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Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico By Kathy Sosa (Editor), Ellen Riojas Clark (Editor), Jennifer Speed (Editor) Cover Image
By Kathy Sosa (Editor), Ellen Riojas Clark (Editor), Jennifer Speed (Editor)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781595349255
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Published: Maverick Books - December 9th, 2020

Much ink has been spilled over the men of the Mexican Revolution, but far less has been written about its women. Kathy Sosa, Ellen Riojas Clark, and Jennifer Speed set out to right this wrong in Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico, which celebrates the women of early Texas and Mexico who refused to walk a traditional path.


Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico Coloring Book By Kathy Sosa, Lionel Sosa (Other) Cover Image
By Kathy Sosa, Lionel Sosa (Other)
$9.95
ISBN: 9781595349651
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Published: Trinity University Press - September 30th, 2021

The first coloring book celebrating more than five hundred years of Latina trailblazers from Texas and Mexico. Inspired by the book by the same title and by popular demand from its readers, this playful yet historically on point collection features twenty-four portraits of some of history's most inspirational women. Pictures are accompanied by brief biographies.


Kellen Parham, A Lover's Truce

A Lover's Truce By Kellen M. Parham Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780578386638
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Published: Kellen M. Parham - March 23rd, 2022

useless]
You're the first and last thing
On my mind every day
And there's absolutely nothing
You can do with this information

So I'm writing it here
For safe keepings
Until the time
You no longer find this useless


James Lawler, Living Lies

James Lawler
Living Lies
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Living Lies: A Novel of the Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program (The Guild Series #1) By James Lawler Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781098391676
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Published: BookBaby - November 1st, 2021

"Living Lies" is an enthralling story about espionage, human frailty, and loyalty. The plot focuses on a covert Iranian nuclear weapons program, as written by a senior CIA operations officer whose career was devoted to battling the spread of weapons of mass destruction. He also led the CIA team which disrupted the deadliest nuclear weapons network in history.


D. Ellis Phelps, Easing the Edges: A Collection of Everyday Miracles

A collection of poetry and prose celebrating the miraculous in everyday life. All proceeds benefit the Patrick Heath Public Library, Boerne, Texas.

About the Author:
D. Ellis Phelps is a poet, painter, and arts educator who lives and works in the Texas Hill Country. She can often be seen sitting beside her pool, holding her feet or staring blankly into space.

Scott Cunningham, The Future of Policing

The Future of Policing: 200 Recommendations to Enhance Policing and Community Safety By Scott A. Cunningham Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9781538163061
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Published: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - March 19th, 2022

Policing does not happen in a vacuum. The mood, viewpoints, and stresses of society impact how policing occurs and how it is perceived. Starting in June and July 2020, the nation saw weeks of protests, civil disturbances, and riots that were specifically directed against the police. This most recent round of public unrest was sparked by the senseless, needless, and improper death of George Floyd.


Michael Sampson, Armadillo Antics

Bill Martin Jr and Sampson may be one of the most notable author teams in children's literature, with books publicly read and stated as household favorites by many celebrities, including Michelle Obama.

Armadillo Antics By Bill Martin, Michael Sampson, Nathalie Beauvois (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781612545479
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Published: Brown Books Kids - April 26th, 2022

2022 Gold Medal Recipient of the Moonbeam Award for Best Picture Book in the 4-8-Year-Old Category

"Armadillo Antics pays tribute to the night creatures that roamed the woods outside Martin's and Sampson's] houses in Commerce, Texas. It's this nocturnal aspect that the talented Argentine collagist Beauvois captures so beautifully."--The New York Times


Naomi Shihab Nye, The Turtle of Michigan Book Launch

The stand-alone companion to National Book Award Finalist and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s The Turtle of OmanThe Turtle of Michigan is a deft and accessible novel that follows a young boy named Aref as he travels from Muscat, Oman, to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and adjusts to a new life and a new school in the United States.

The Turtle of Michigan: A Novel By Naomi Shihab Nye Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063014169
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Published: Greenwillow Books - March 15th, 2022

The stand-alone companion to National Book Award Finalist and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s The Turtle of Oman. The Turtle of Michigan is a deft and accessible novel that follows a young boy named Aref as he travels from Muscat, Oman, to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and adjusts to a new life and a new school in the United States.


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