It is always best to buy your books from the sweet little (or big) old (or young) lady (or man) at your favorite locally owned independent bookstore. Where you might also find a nice cup of mint tea, or a cat.

However, it’s possible that you live in a place where there is no such shop.  If this is the case, you have my deepest sympathies.

And may I suggest that you contact MY favorite locally owned independent bookstore!  Ask for Terra.  She’s the bee’s knees.

Of course, if neither of these options tickles your fancy, there are many ways to skin a cat (though not the one from the indie bookstore, for gosh sakes) Including  Powells! Barnes & Noble! &  Amazon!

A Junior Library Guild Selection!

“… the fast-paced plot and glib narrator– fond of making asides– will keep readers turning pages and looking for magic in their own corners of the world.”  (Kirkus)

When Susan, Roy, Henry, and Emma find a mysterious wall in the middle of an Iowa cornfield, they have absolutely no idea of the adventure that awaits them.  This tribute to Edward Eager follows four kids on a magical summer journey that includes pirates, wizards, dastardly villains, and just bout everything else that Common Magic can summon up. With amazing art by LeUyen Pham

A Smithsonian Notable Book for 2008!

Until recently, Lucy (a milkmaid), and her best friend Wynston (who happens to be a prince, though that’s not really his fault) spent their days together, romping through berry patches, and teasing each other mercilessly. But now Wynston is getting older, and King Desmond insists he devote every second to the overly-complicated process of princess-finding, which is known in the Bewilderness as QUEENING.. Her feelings hurt, Lucy (by law an unsuitable match for the prince) sets out to find her long-lost mother, on the Scratchy Mountains, accompanied only by a sniffly prairie dog and an obstinate young milk cow. Together they learn about friendship, and how to bend, not break, the rules…

Step inside the Slidy Diner and meet Edie, the awful Ethelmae, the man who smells like mice, and all the other creeps at the counter. Just be sure you watch out for all the wigglepedes, and whatever you do, don’t eat the ladyfingers–they really are! With really incredible art by Jaime Zollars.

The gorgeous simplicity of Laurel Snyder’s language makes all the possibilities–and the impossibility–of living stand out starkly…A startling and touching book. — Cole Swensen

Engaging, funny and provocative…Half-Jews will see themselves and their families…and they will laugh, and maybe even cry, while reading. — Publishers Weekly

A choose-your-own-adventure biography in verse