Summer Reads

Named One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2022 by Kirkus and Literary HubThe tech elite have a plan to survive the apocalypse: they want to leave us all behind.   Five mysterious billionaires summoned theorist Douglas Rushkoff to a desert resort for a...

These first 20 of the 60 piano studies of this set by C. L. Hanon are the most popular etudes ever written.Hanon's goal: "Preparatory exercises to acquire speed, precision, agility, and strength in the fingers...(and) flexibility of the wrists." The...

This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 3 introduces overlapping pedal"; new time signatures 3/8 and 6/8; and the primary triads in Major and Minor keys. Concepts include:...

Complete Level 1 is a faster-paced version of Levels 1A and 1B that gets to staff reading more quickly. Perfect for a student who is 8 or older, or for a younger beginner with great musical aptitude. This course is most effective when used under the...

Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin School. The Suzuki Method(R) of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a...

The USA Today bestselling author of In Another Time reimagines the pioneering, passionate life of Marie Curie using a parallel structure to create two alternative timelines, one that mirrors her real life, one that explores the consequences for Marie and...

Book Riot's Best Comics of 2018YALSA's 2018 Great Graphic Novels for TeensFrom the creator of SCOTT PILGRIM! Lottie Person is a glamorous fashion blogger living her best life in L.A. - at least that's what she wants you to think. CALIFORNIA SCREAMING...

(Available after 3-20 days)From the author of Edgar Award finalist Grit and The Lies They Tell comes a tense, atmospheric novel for fans of E. Lockhart and Marieke Nijkamp, about friendship, truth, and the creeping fears that can’t be outrun.   Whenever...

"A comic horror tour de force." — KIRKUS, Starred Review "Tailor-made for fans of postmodern horror comedy." — BOOKLIST, Starred Review "An endearingly emotional journey." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, Starred Review "Howard’s writing is so razor-sharp, it might...

Written with a pace as blistering as the South East Asian sun, Alex Garland’s Generation X thriller of backpacker meltdown in Thailand has become a cult classic.  A 20th anniversary edition of this million copy bestseller, with a new introduction by...

A disgraced LA music star faces execution for a crime he didn't commit in the long-lost crime novel of Robert Silverberg, SFF Writers of America Grand Master, available for the first time in over 60 years.HAD L.A.’S HOTTEST BANDLEADERBECOME AN INSTRUMENT...

In 1972, Robert Silverberg, even then an acknowledged leader in the science fiction field, published a book that was immediately hailed as a masterpiece.More than three decades later, Dying Inside has stood the test of time and has been recognized as one...

A hilarious tale of history come to life, from former children's laureate and master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. Living with a ghost can have its difficulties, I discovered, even if he is your friend. Remember Sir Walter Raleigh, who laid his cloak in...

Before the Steven Spielberg film, before the National Theatre production, there was the classic children's novel... In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by...

From bestselling author Michael Morpurgo comes a beautifully illustrated classic story for ages 9 to 12 about a lighthouse keeper, a daring rescue and puffins, for fans of War Horse and The One and Only Ivan.As a child, Allen is saved from a nautical...

From the Children's Laureate of England, a stunning novel of the First World War, a boy who is on its front lines, and a childhood remembered. Includes After Words bonus features.   As the enemy lurks in the darkness, Thomas struggles to stay awake...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES   In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES   Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES   Dear Reader, If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick-witted, but their lives, I am...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES   Dear Reader, You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because...