END PEER CRUELTY, BUILD EMPATHY, Michele Borba, Ed.D.
A leading educator presents a proven plan to bully prevention that creates inclusive, safe and caring schools. Based on a practical, six-part framework for reducing peer cruelty and increasing positive behavior support, End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy (Free Spirit, February 2018) utilizes the strongest pieces of best practices and current research for ways to stop […]
HUSBANDS AND OTHER SHARP OBJECTS, Marilyn Simon Rothstein
A heartwarming, hilarious novel for anyone who has ever had a family, from the author of Lift and Separate. After a lifetime of marriage, Marcy Hammer is ready to get herself unhitched – just as everyone else in her life is looking for a commitment. Her new boyfriend, Jon, wants to get serious, and her […]
Archipelago of Hope by Gleb Raygorodetsky
As this fine book shows, indigenous communities and lands have been among the places hardest hit by climate change–so it should come as no surprise that around the world indigenous people have been in the absolute forefront of a fight for a liveable planet. I take real comfort from the fact that the oldest wisdom […]
SHAME NATION: The New Global Epidemic of Online Hate, Sue Scheff with Melissa Schorr
In today’s digitally driven world, disaster is only a click away. Foreword by Monica Lewinsky A rogue tweet could bring down a business; an army of trolls can run a celebrity off-line; and virtual harassment might cause real psychological damage. Shame Nation: The Global Epidemic of Online Hate (Sourcebooks, October 2017) is the first book […]
SEARCH AND RESCUE: A Wilderness Doctor’s Life-and-Death Tales of Risk and Reward, Christopher Van Tilburg, MD
SEARCH AND RESCUE: A Wilderness Doctor’s Life-and-Death Tales of Risk and Reward (Falcon Guides/September 2017) is a thrilling collection of first-hand accounts of search and rescue operations from Oregon’s legendary Mount Hood and other exotic locations around the world, by wilderness physician Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg. The exciting tales offer a fascinating inside look at […]
AFTER 9/11: One Girl’s Journey Through Darkness to a New Beginning, Helaina Hovitz
NOW IN PAPERBACK! (Skyhorse, September 5, 2017) “This impressive debut is both deeply evocative and intensely personal.” ― Peter Canby, Senior Editor, The New Yorker “A moving and remarkable testament to a time that changed our country, told beautifully by a young woman who never gave up hope….” ― Sean Elder, contributor, Newsweek Helaina Hovitz […]
Windborn (Guardian Herd #4) by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Now in paperback! For fans of the Warriors and the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series comes the action-packed fourth and final book in this first installment of the Guardian Herd series—with a never-before-seen short story that introduces readers to a whole new world. After many moons of constant struggle, Star must face his toughest, deadliest challenge […]
THE SECRET LETTERS PROJECT, Juliet Madison
We write letters to express what we struggle to say aloud. We put pen to paper to voice the secret sides of ourselves, and often, the letters don’t need to be sent to set us free. Through guided prompts and interactive questions, The Secret Letters Project offers a safe space for writers to explore relationships, […]
UNDERGROUND AIRLINES, Ben H. Winters
NOW IN PAPERBACK! (Mullholland/Little Brown, July 2017) NOMINATED FOR BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL BY THE ITW THRILLER AWARDS A FINALIST FOR THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE A New York Times Bestseller; a Goodreads Choice finalist; named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, Hudson Bookseller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kirkus Reviews, […]
AFTER ANATEVKA, Alexandra Silber
A sweeping historical novel in the grand tradition of Russian literature that imagines what happens to the characters of Fiddler on the Roof after the curtain falls. The world knows well the tale of Tevye, the beloved Jewish dairyman from the shtetl Anatevka of Tsarist Russia. In stories originally written by Sholem Aleichem and then made […]