MPS Winter 2013

Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You By Nancy Tillman, Nancy Tillman (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Nancy Tillman, Nancy Tillman (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781250017970
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Published: Feiwel & Friends - October 30th, 2012

One of Nancy Tillman's LOVEliest, now in board for Valentine's Day and beyond.I wanted you more than you ever will know,so I sent love to follow wherever you go. Love is the greatest gift we have to give our children. It’s the one thing they can carry with them each and every day. If love could take shape, it might look something like these heartfelt words and images from the inimitable Nancy Tillman. Here is a book to share with your loved ones, no matter how near or far, young or old they are.


Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series) By Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781250012166
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - September 1st, 2015

A #1 New York Times bestseller and a riveting history of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, from mega-bestselling author Bill O'ReillyThe anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation, with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. But one man and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S. government, are not appeased.In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth—charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist—murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. Lafayette C. Baker, a smart but shifty New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends in a fiery shootout and a series of court-ordered executions—including that of the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government, Mary Surratt. Featuring some of history's most remarkable figures, vivid detail, and page-turning action, Killing Lincoln is history that reads like a thriller.


Bad Kitty School Daze (classic black-and-white edition) By Nick Bruel Cover Image
$15.99
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ISBN: 9781596436701
Published: Roaring Brook Press - January 8th, 2013

America's favorite feisty feline goes to school . . . obedience school.

Bad Kitty faces her toughest challenge yet . . .

Kitty and Puppy are out of control! They're screaming, fighting, hissing, and drooling all over the house, and all of the commotion is upsetting Baby. Time for school—obedience school, that is. Can Kitty learn to follow the rules and make friends with the other students or will she bring chaos to the classroom?
Find out in Bad Kitty's hilarious, new (mis)adventure!

With Nick Bruel's trademark humor and Kitty's trademark misbehavior, this is sure to become a favorite in the Bad Kitty collection.


Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?: Slide and Find (Brown Bear and Friends) By Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780312515812
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Published: Priddy Books US - January 8th, 2013

A beloved classic now published in Priddy Books’ bestselling Slide and Find format.

Hot on the heels of Slide and Find Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, is this Slide and Find edition of the final collaboration between Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle, Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

The author-illustrator team turns their talents to the theme of animal conservation, introducing children to some of the world’s most endangered species through Bill Martin Jr’s rhythmic, repetitive text and Eric Carle’s vibrant images. This Priddy edition is a great way to make story time interactive – on each spread, there is a sliding door for children to open, so they can discover for themselves what the next animal in this engaging story will be.


Kingfisher Readers L2: Trucks By Thea Feldman, Brenda Stones Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780753469279
Published: Kingfisher - January 8th, 2013

Developed with literacy experts, the five-level series will guide young readers as they build confidence and fluency in their literacy skills and progress towards reading alone.

What kind of truck carries cars? What kind of truck puts out fires? Truck lovers will delight in the many trucks pictured in this reader. All Level 2 readers are simple and engaging, with plenty of interest and repetition. Vocabulary is easy and sentences are short and simple.


Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel (Wolf Hall Trilogy #2) By Hilary Mantel Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250024176
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Picador - May 7th, 2013

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
BOOK TWO OF THE THOMAS CROMWELL TRILOGY

“Beautifully constructed...The wonder of Mantel’s retelling is that she makes these events fresh and terrifying all over again....Mantel’s follow-up is equally sublime.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

Though he battled for years to marry her, Henry VIII is now disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son, and her sharp intelligence alienates his old friends and the noble families of England. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne becomes ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour waits her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. To ensure Jane’s ascent, Thomas Cromwell must ally himself with his enemies, the papist aristocracy—and face the price that he must pay for Anne Boleyn’s head. In this masterful sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel vividly reimagines the downfall of England’s most infamous queen as never before, with unparalleled intelligence and grace.


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Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles By Marissa Meyer Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250007209
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Published: Square Fish - January 8th, 2013

A New York Times bestseller. Book One in the Lunar Chronicles and a reboot of the Cinderella story.

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past and reviled by her stepmother. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future. Book one of the Lunar Chronicles introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine and a masterfully crafted, enthralling new world.


Thinking, Fast and Slow By Daniel Kahneman Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780374533557
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - April 2nd, 2013

The critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller about how we make decisions

Major New York Times bestseller
Winner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award in 2012
Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of 2011
A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 Title
One of The Economist’s 2011 Books of the Year
One of The Wall Steet Journal's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year 2011
Daniel Kahneman, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of our most important thinkers. His ideas have had a profound and widely regarded impact on many fields—including economics, medicine, and politics—but until now, he has never brought together his many years of research and thinking in one book.

In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning the next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgments and decisions.


Gone Missing: A Kate Burkholder Novel By Linda Castillo Cover Image
$24.99
ISBN: 9781250022226
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Published: Minotaur Books - March 12th, 2013

The electrifying suspense of this bestselling series continues with a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage gone horribly wrong

Rumspringa is the time when Amish teens get to experience life without consequence and brush aside all of the strict rules they are accustomed to. But when a young teen disappears without a trace, the carefree fun comes to an abrupt and sinister end, and fear spreads through the community like a contagion. When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate, she knows that in order to solve this case she will have to call upon everything she has to give not only as a cop, but as a woman whose own Amish roots run deep.

Kate and state agent, John Tomasetti, delve into the lives of the missing teens and discover links to cold cases that may go back years. But will Kate piece together all the parts of this sinister puzzle in time to save the missing teen and the Amish community from a devastating fate? Or will she find herself locked in a fight to the death with a merciless killer?


Home Front: A Novel By Kristin Hannah Cover Image
$17.99
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ISBN: 9781250023278
Published: St. Martin's Griffin - January 8th, 2013

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel that illuminates the true cost of honor, duty, and love

All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. All wars have a cost . . .

Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday life—children, careers, bills, chores—even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then an unexpected deployment sends Jolene deep into harm’s way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home, unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls. As a mother, it agonizes Jolene to leave her family, but as a solider she has always understood the true meaning of duty. In her letters home, she paints a rose-colored version of her life on the front lines, shielding her family from the truth. But war will change Jolene in ways that none of them could have foreseen. When tragedy strikes, Michael must face his darkest fear and fight a battle of his own—for everything that matters to his family.

At once a profoundly honest look at modern marriage and a dramatic exploration of the toll war takes on an ordinary American family, Home Front is a story of love, loss, heroism, honor, and ultimately, hope.


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