TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH AT 5 PM AT OFF SQUARE BOOKS
University of Mississippi MFA Alum Jimmy Cajoleas signs
Goldeline (HarperCollins, hd. 16.99) for middle graders. This spellbinding story follows a young girl named Goldeline on an adventure through a fairy tale forest filled with dark and wondrous magic.
The American Booksellers Association is running an Indies First Sweepstakesfrom November 15 until the 26th. Instagram and Twitter users who feature an American indie bookstore in a post with the hashtag #ShopIndiesFirstSweepstakes will be entered to win $1,000 worth of books. There will be five grand prize winners, and for each winning post, the associated independent bookstore will receive $1,000 worth of books to be donated to a charitable organization of their choosing.
Insightfully sweet, with a gentle humor and poignancy, here is Oliver Jeffers' user's guide to life on Earth. He created it specially for his son, yet with a universality that embraces all children and their parents. Be it a complex view of our planet's terrain (bumpy, sharp, wet), a deep look at our place in space (it's big), or a guide to all of humanity (don't be fooled, we are all people), Oliver's signature wit and humor combine with a value system of kindness and tolerance to create a must-have book for parents.
The average ten year old does not write reports on dead people, but Comfort Snowberger's upbringing in a funeral home has propelled her toward this unusual and entertaining hobby. Comfort is still a typical kid, though; she loves spending time with her dog Dismay and her best friend Declaration. When Declaration suddenly turns sour and Comfort's family suffers a major loss, Comfort must find the strength the persevere from the unlikeliest of places: herself.
