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It is getting to be the time of year when, despite the cold, the air seems to buzz with the promise of Spring. Windows are thrown open, closets de-cluttered, winter coats are stashed away, and everyone's eyes are keen for some green. I've noticed a spike in my every-day energy level, and with it has come a thirst for anything refreshing and new. Books are not exempt, and I have found myself searching the bookshop shelves for anything that departs from my usual picks. My attention flits from book to book, not landing on anything long enough to settle in. However, while my spring-induced lack of attention can feel infuriating at times, it has its silver lining. With all of the new titles and topics to explore this month, maybe one will spark an interest that I never knew I had. The only thing to do is to keep reading and find out!
~Laura, Events Coordinator
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The Stranger in the Woods
By Michael Finkel
Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality--not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.
In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the forest. He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later...
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March 1917
By Will Englund
March 1917 reexamines these tumultuous events and their consequences in a compelling new analysis. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary Russian and American diaries, memoirs, oral histories, and newspaper accounts, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Will Englund creates a highly detailed and textured account of the month that transformed the world's greatest nations.
March 1917 considers the dreams of that year's warriors, pacifists, activists, revolutionaries, and reactionaries, and demonstrates how their successes and failures constitute the origin story of our complex modern world.
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Not for Muggles
Inside readers will find books treasured by users of the great library at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
; Quidditch Through the Ages, Newt Scamander's master work on magical creatures; , a comprehensive history of the game and its rules; and
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, with an introduction and illustrations by J.K. Rowling and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. This boxed set is an essential addition to the collection of any Harry Potter fan, and a beautiful gift to cherish.
From every sale of the Hogwarts Library, Scholastic will donate twenty percent of the retail sales price less taxes of this boxed set to two charities selected by the author J.K. Rowling: Lumos, a charity founded by J.K. Rowling which works to end the institutionalization of children (wearelumos.org), and Comic Relief, a UK-based charity that strives to create a just world free from poverty (www.comicrelief.com).
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