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  Stained Glass Silence

  Apollo Spencer

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  This is a book of poetry and it starts in smoke, then moves back and forth between this world and the next, delivering bottled messages of your sins and mine. It blesses the water, dreams of sanctuary and pens poetry of tenacity and grit. It moves through time, communes with spirits long since past and plays hopscotch in rhyme formation. It scrawls in the margins. It kisses the flowers in spring and makes mirrored images of your fellow man. It's honest in its blasphemy, bold in its audacity and ends in a place like home.

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  Guardians of Liberty - Freedom...

  Linda Barrett Osborne

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  For over 200 years, freedom of the press has been a fundamental ideal of the United States. Allowing people to publish news, ideas, and opinions without censure or interference—even if what they’re reporting is contentious—was so important to the founders of this nation that they placed a guarantee in the First Amendment to the Constitution. 
   
  Citing many examples from America’s history, from the American Revolution to the Civil War and from Vietnam to the presidencies of Barack Obama and Donald Trump, acclaimed author Linda Barrett Osborne shows how a free press has played an essential role in the growth of this nation and allowed democracy to flourish. With today’s new technologies affecting how media is delivered, sometimes fierce public debate surrounding what constitutes free speech, and more division in our news and politics than ever before, Guardians of Liberty reminds readers that everyone has a right to convey the news and express opinions, no matter how strongly we may disagree with one another. 
   
  “In her enthralling, sometimes shocking history of ‘freedom of the press and the nature of news,’ Osborne presents a masterly balance of anecdote and analysis. Deeply researched and beautifully written, Guardians of Liberty enlightens and entertains readers of any age. Above all, Osborne reminds us that without an independent press, we would have no reliable news, only partisan propaganda.”—Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize–winning critic for the Washington Post

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  The Good Monsters

  Theodore Lowry, Majik Kids

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  Marlin lives a resourceful life on the edge of a bustling port town, relying on his wits and the loyal companionship of Marlimon—a magical, purple-furred monster who can only be seen by Marlin. Together, they scavenge the market, share secret games, and fend off loneliness. But when Marlin’s world is turned upside down, he is forced to leave his hidden treehouse and, with his few remaining magical clamshells, embarks on a journey to reconnect with Marlimon and find his true family. Along the way, he discovers a mysterious girl, Coral, who also has a magical monster and shares Marlin’s silver-eyed, sea-born heritage. Guided by clues, the two uncover their underwater roots and face a choice between their land-bound life and a mystical world of belonging below the waves. The Good Monsters is a captivating tale of courage, friendship, and discovering home in the most unexpected places.

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  María Mariposa

  Karla Arenas Valenti

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  On her first day of school in a brand-new country, a gift from Mexico alights on María’s windowsill: “¡Una mariposa!” 
   
  And with the butterfly, in comes magic. 
   
  Filled from her toes to her new butterfly wings with memories of home, María knows exactly who she is. But when everything at school is different and strange, doubt begins to fade María’s confidence away. The place she comes from, the community she loves, the magic inside her … does any  
  of it really belong in her new life in the United States? 
   
  With courage and compassion, Karla Arenas Valenti confronts the most difficult moments—and feelings—of being new, sweeping readers up in a powerful celebration of the magic we each contribute to the world.

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  Knight Greybeard (Pixi Bedtime...

  Rüdiger Paulsen, Pixi Gute Nacht...

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  Knight Greybeard is tired of riding and fighting! He now wants to become distinguished. Will it work?
  Pixi bedtime stories for children: listen and fall asleep.
  This is an auto-narrated audiobook.

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  Snakecharm

  Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

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  ZANE COBRIANA, COBRA shapeshifter, thanks the gods every day for Danica, his hawk pair bond, and the peace their union has brought to the avian and serpiente. Soon, Danica will have a child to carry on their royal line. But what should be a happy time is riddled with doubt. 
    
  Syfka, an ancient falcon, has arrived from Ahnmik claiming that one of her people is hidden in their midst. The falcons are more powerful than the avians and serpiente combined, and Syfka shows nothing but contempt for Zane and Danica’s alliance. To Zane’s horror, his own people seem just as appalled as Syfka is by the thought of a mixed-blood child becoming heir to the throne. Is Syfka’s lost falcon just a ruse to stir up controversy among them? The truth lies somewhere in their tangled pasts—and the search will redefine Zane and Danica’s fragile future.

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