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The Life & Times of Sarah Good, Accused Witch are tragedy and grave injustice. A woman without wealth and influence, Sarah cannot fight the power of the church. Highly recommended!

5 Different Boo-Boos across 5 different days might be a lot, but this book shows kids that they can always get back up and try new things anyway. Highly recommended!

Kim Sloan tells Memoirs from the Front Lines as an ICU travel nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerable in the depth of frustration and trauma of the time. Highly recommended!

The Bellyrina, a mysterious bunny, escapes from the belly of a wolf. To discover her own past, she joins some new friends on a dancing adventure. Highly recommended!

Typhoon, a top-secret military AI, has escaped its creators' control and become The Apex Code—tugging strings in the global system to pull the world into war. Highly recommended!

Fuzzy purple Fred and his dust-bunny friends hope to make peace with The Stomp-Clomp-Clump Monster Above the Bed, as long as he'll start cleaning up his room. Highly recommended!

Franz and Christie meet in the Heat of Paris in 1951. As a white man and black woman, their romance carries the weight of social upheaval in the wake of WWII. Highly recommended!

Janice S. Ellis reveals the long-standing systemic inequalities of American society, advocating open confrontation with these obstacles to Justice and Equality. Highly recommended!

The conflicting demands of motherhood and career threaten to crush Opal Collins. In That Kind of Girl, she embarks on a perilous affair to achieve both ends. Recommended!

In The Round Prairie Wars, young Jeb balances on a cracked foundation of family strife while her small town weathers the gnawing anxieties of the Cold War. Highly recommended!

Alissa stumbles on a government conspiracy through her cutting-edge brain chip. To reveal those secrets, she'll risk retribution in a corporate Dark Site. Highly recommended!

Jessie tries to get Prince back home to the past, but in Morse Code they both become stranded in time alongside a trio of myriad shipwreck survivors. Recommended!

The Constitution Kids journey through the past of the US Constitution and its Amendments, learning their origins and importance from myriad historical figures. Highly recommended!

Rook Maison's immortal life leaves him Fractured as he steals the bodies of others. To find the meaning of his existence, Rook puts the universe itself at risk. Highly recommended!

Koshei, Tyfon, and Doryah journey from ancient Egypt to confront a dark power that rules the dead. To Conquer Death, they will face grave trials and sacrifice. Recommended!

Mrs. Crockess, as a dog, has no pockets to help Ivy get a new guitar string. No Pockets? No Problem! The two come up with all sorts of fanciful replacements. Highly recommended!

Eileen, Micky, and Eddie discover the 1980s in The Day We Found Yesterday, and they hear stories about their grandparents' childhoods all across town. Highly recommended!

Fearing the cost of her true desires, Naya tries to embody A Clan Chief's Daughter, dutiful and helpful to her father, but left unaware of his enemies' trap. Highly recommended!

In He Follows Me, Kathryn gives up her entire life to escape her stalker. But even starting new across the world might only push her into more desperate peril. Highly recommended!

Recalled to the Capitol, young agent Rhone learns of a sinister power behind the government, and must work with old friends and new to break their control. Highly recommended!

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