Charlotte MendelsonHome is a foreign country: they do things differently there.In a tiny flat in West London, sixteen-year-old Marina lives with her emotionally delicate mother, Laura, and three ancient Hungarian...

John Gribbin John Gribbin is one of the few science writers who is equally comfortable writing about biology as about physics, and this beginner's guide will take the reader through...

Chang-Rae Lee   The New York Times–bestselling novel by the critically acclaimed author of Native Speaker and A Gesture Life.At 59, Jerry Battle is coasting through life. His favorite pastime is flying his small...

Lisa GardnerWho can you turn to when you’re at your most vulnerable?State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff through the scope of his sniper rifle. Dodge has only...

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James PattersonA missing little girl named Maggie Rose . . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a...

Sarah DessenIt’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with...

Denise FlemingAn artist's approach to introducing the alphabetMouse airbrushes the A,buttons the B,carves the C . . .Mouse is hard at work constructing each letter of the alphabet. He dyes...

Michael RosenHow on Earth did we fix upon our twenty-six letters, what do they really mean, and how did we come to write them down in the first place? Michael...

Philip Carter TELL NO ONE Siberia 1939. Lena Orlova plans a daring escape from a grim Soviet gulag to the one place in Russia's icy wilderness she knows is safe:...

James Rollins “Every James Rollins delivers mach-speed mayhem, throat-clutching suspense, high-style adventure, and a terrific story told terrifically.”—Steve Berry, author of The Romanov ProphecyThe thriller king praised for his “edge-of-your-seat excitement”...

Mark Landler “An inside account of Hillary Clinton’s relationship with Barack Obama that brims with insight and high-level intrigue.” —Jane Mayer, bestselling author of Dark MoneyThe deeply reported story of...