New Books for September 15

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Bedtime for Bad Kitty

Bedtime for Bad Kitty

Bruel, Nick, author, illustrator.
2021

It is bedtime for Kitty. She does not like bedtime, but when she runs out of ideas (and energy) and is promised a perfect bedtime story, Kitty gives in.

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Birds

Birds

Maehara, Motomitsu, illustrator
2020

"Encourages curiosity and multilingual exploration." --Back cover.

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The Bruce swap

The Bruce swap

Higgins, Ryan T., author, illustrator
2021

Bruce the bear's family wishes he were less grumpy, but when his cousin Kevin arrives for a visit, he brings more fun than they ever wanted.

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The circles all around us

The circles all around us

Montague, Brad, author, illustrator
2021

A picture-book adaptation of the author's child-narrated Instagram video explains to young readers how to view relationships as an ever-expanding, loving circle of family members, friends, neighbors, and communities.

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Do you know where the animals live? : discovering the incredible creatures all around us

Do you know where the animals live? : discovering the incredible creatures all around us

Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author
2021

Introduction to the animal kingdom with playful questions, fun quizzes, and activities that will help kids study animals in their own backyards--and make the world a better place for them.

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Eat, habibi, eat! : fresh recipes for modern Egyptian cooking

Eat, habibi, eat! : fresh recipes for modern Egyptian cooking

Massoud, Shahir, author
2021

Discover innovative, flavour-packed recipes for Middle Eastern dishes, inspired by author Shahir Massoud's Egyptian upbringing. From home-friendly adaptations of street foods and casual everyday staples, to new interpretations of traditional recipes, 'Eat, Habibi, Eat!' encourages you to explore delicious new dishes at home. Massoud is the host of CTV's 'Around the World in 10 Meals' and CBC's 'Man of the Kitchen'.

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House mouse

House mouse

Hall, Michael, 1954- author
2021

A clever and resourceful mouse looking for a safe place to settle down learns that home is wherever you make it.

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Lightfall. Book one, The girl & the Galdurian

Lightfall. Book one, The girl & the Galdurian

Probert, Tim, author, illustrator
2020


Local woman missing

Local woman missing

Kubica, Mary, author
2021

Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold. Now, eleven years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they’ll find… In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense and New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica takes domestic secrets to a whole new level, showing that some people will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

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The love & lies of Rukhsana Ali

The love & lies of Rukhsana Ali

Khan, Sabina, 1968- author
2019

Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali is looking forward to going to Caltech and getting away from her conservative Muslim parents' expectation that she will marry, especially since she is in love with her girlfriend Ariana--but when her parents catch her kissing Ariana, they whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh and a world of tradition and arranged marriages, and she must find the courage to fight for the right to choose her own path.

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Magic tree house. 1, Dinosaurs before dark

Magic tree house. 1, Dinosaurs before dark

Laird, Jenny, 1969- author
2021

Retells, in graphic novel form, the tale of eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie, who find a magic treehouse which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.

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Mary Jane : a novel

Mary Jane : a novel

Blau, Jessica Anya, author
2021

In 1970s Baltimore, fourteen-year-old Mary Jane is glad when she lands a summer job as a nanny for the daughter of a local doctor. Over the course of the summer, Mary Jane introduces her new household to crisply ironed clothes and a family dinner schedule, and has a front-row seat to a liberal world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Caught between the lifestyle she's always known and the future she's only just realized is possible, Mary Jane will arrive at September with a new idea about what she wants out of life, and what kind of person she's going to be.

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Nervous conditions : a novel

Nervous conditions : a novel

Dangarembga, Tsitsi, author
2021

Two decades before Zimbabwe won independence and ended white minority rule, thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her education. On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family. and within her burns the desire for independence. She yearns to be free of the constraints of her rural village and thinks she's escaped when her wealthy uncle sponsors her schooling. But she soon learns that the education she receives at his mission school comes with a price.

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Not Yeti

Not Yeti

DiPucchio, Kelly, author.
2021

Monsters are loud. And rude. They like to smash things and they always need to be right. But not Yeti. Yeti bakes banana bread and sings to whales and always has a nice word to say. But sometimes you find yourself alone when you're different. And Yeti doesn't know there's a special surprise in store for him.

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On the trapline

On the trapline

Robertson, David, 1977- author
2021

A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child repeatedly asks his grandfather, "Is this your trapline?" Along the way, the boy finds himself imagining what life was like two generations ago -- a life that appears to be both different from and similar to his life now. This is a heartfelt story about memory, imagination and intergenerational connection that perfectly captures the experience of a young child's wonder as he is introduced to places and stories that hold meaning for his family.

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Out! : how to be your authentic self

Out! : how to be your authentic self

McKenna, Miles, author
2020

Activist Miles McKenna came out on his YouTube channel in 2017, documenting his transition to help other teens navigate their identities and take charge of their own coming out stories. From that wisdom comes Out!, the ultimate YA guide to the queer lifestyle. Find validation, inspiration, and support for your questions big and small-whether you're exploring your identity or seeking to understand the experience of an awesome queer person in your life.

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Pangolina

Pangolina

Goodall, Jane, 1934- author
2021

Captured by cruel hunters because her scales are believed to have curative powers, Pangolina is saved by a small girl and her mother who buy her and set her free.

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The pout-pout fish and the mad, mad day

The pout-pout fish and the mad, mad day

Diesen, Deborah, author
2021

With the help of his friends, Mr. Fish is able to overcome his anger.

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Scaredy Squirrel in a nutshell

Scaredy Squirrel in a nutshell

Watt, Melanie, 1975- author, illustrator
2021

"Scaredy is happy to stay in his nut tree. Why would he ever leave? The outside is filled with dangers. Like aliens! And dust! And a certain fluffy bunny who likes to pop up! But things don't always go as planned, even for a super-prepared squirrel. When he has to venture out of his tree and onto the ground, Scaredy panics and plays dead . . . but maybe the fluffy bunny's not so scary after all?"-- Provided by publisher.

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Sea of faith : Islam and Christianity in the medieval Mediterranean world

Sea of faith : Islam and Christianity in the medieval Mediterranean world

O'Shea, Stephen, 1956-
2006

From the author of "The Perfect Heresy", comes a rich narrative account of the millennium of religious wars that destroyed the Byzantine Empire while shaping the Muslim/Christian conflict that haunts us still.

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The stepsisters

The stepsisters

Mallery, Susan, author
2021

When her dad married Sage's mom, Daisy was thrilled to get a bright and shiny new sister. But Sage was beautiful and popular, everything Daisy was not, and she made sure Daisy knew it. Eighteen years, two kids and one troubled marriage later, Daisy never expects - or wants - to see Sage again. But when the little sister they have in common needs them both, they put aside their differences to care for Cassidy. As long-buried truths are revealed, no one is more surprised than they when friendship blossoms.

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Whole brain living : the anatomy of choice and the four characters that drive our life

Whole brain living : the anatomy of choice and the four characters that drive our life

Taylor, Jill Bolte, 1959- author
2021

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor closed her famous TED talk by stating that we have the power to choose, moment by moment, who and how we want to be in the world. Dr. Jill will show people how they can tap into the present moment to shift out of anxiety and stress circuitry and gain the sense of deep inner peace. Drawing on up-to-the-minute brain science, she explains how different groups of cells in each hemisphere function as distinct "characters" that we can get acquainted with in ourselves and recognize in others - and how these characters hold the key to choosing who and how we are in each moment.

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