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This title will introduce readers to the life and works of Mo Willems, including the Pigeon and Elephant & Piggie series. Complete with great photographs and a timeline!.

Seventeen-year-old Bridget is both an employee of author RM Haldon and his biggest fan, so when she starts to receive cryptic emails from him after he goes missing, she teams up with her friend to find Haldon.

". . . a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler"--Provided by publisher.

"Weaving together natural history around Thoreau's life and times, this exploration of seasonal changes is presented in a[n] illustrated field notebook featuring watercolors augmented with historical images and reproductions of Thoreau's own sketches"--BTCat.

"From bestselling, award-winning creators Ren?e Watson and Bryan Collier comes a ... picture book chronicling the life of poet and activist Maya Angelou"-- Provided by publisher.

"Through bravery, charm, and an alarming amount of enthusiasm, Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams. Now instead of just writing stories about him, Nick actually gets to kiss him. But having a superhero boyfriend isn't everything Nick thought it would be--he's still struggling to make peace with his own lack of extraordinary powers. When new Extraordinaries begin arriving in Nova City--siblings who can manipulate smoke and ice, a mysterious hero who can move objects with their mind, and a drag queen superhero with the best name and the most-sequined costume anyone has ever had--it's up to Nick and his friends Seth, Gibby, and Jazz to determine who is virtuous and who is villainous"--Provided by publisher.

"On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer's favorite area for long walks and it's on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, 'DIG HERE.' Could this be a clue towards what has happened to the missing young couple? And what exactly is buried in this haunted ground?"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the story of a nameless author as he moves from airport to bookship to chain hotel, on a tour for his new bestselling book which people keep telling him is a "hell of a book", where he experiences, or witnesses, racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon not only African Americans, but on America as a whole.

"Strout's iconic heroine Lucy Barton recounts her complex, tender relationship with William, her first husband -- and longtime, on-again-off-again friend and confidante."--Provided by publisher.

Presents a short biography of author and poet Maya Angelou.