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WRBG Book Club BK Discusses THE REVISIONERS

01/19/2020 - 5:00pm

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

In 1924, Josephine is the proud owner of a thriving farm. As a child, she channeled otherworldly power to free herself from slavery. Now her new neighbor, a white woman named Charlotte, seeks her company, and an uneasy friendship grows between them. But Charlotte has also sought solace in the Ku Klux Klan, a relationship that jeopardizes Josephine’s family.

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The Revisioners (Hardcover)

By Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
$25.00
ISBN: 9781640092587
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Counterpoint LLC - November 5th, 2019

“Extravagantly beautiful…. Enormously, achingly alive…. A howl of love and rage, playful and funny as well as hard and bitter.” —The New York Times

Romance Book Club BK Discusses BOUND FOR EDEN

01/04/2020 - 2:45pm

ABOUT THE BOOK

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Bound for Eden (A Frontiers of the Heart novel #1) (Mass Market)

By Tess LeSue
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ISBN: 9780451492579
Availability: Unavailable
Published: Berkley - May 1st, 2018

The first novel in a new western historical romance series that will take readers for the ride of their lives on the Oregon Trail.

Alexandra Barratt has found the perfect man--it's a shame he thinks she's a boy...

Gilmore Girls Book Group BK Discusses LITTLE WOMEN

01/26/2020 - 5:00pm

ABOUT THE BOOK

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Little Women (Vintage Classics) (Paperback)

By Louisa May Alcott
$10.00
ISBN: 9781984898852
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Vintage - November 12th, 2019

A Vintage Classics edition of Louisa May Alcott's beloved and influential story of the March sisters, which is once again a major motion picture.

WORD BK Presents: BYOB Comedy Show

12/12/2019 - 10:30am

 

Join us at WORD for a morning comedy show where bringing your own baby is not only welcome but encouraged. There will also be cookies! Tickets are available below. 

 

DESCRIPTION:

WELCOME TO BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) Comedy show that features only the HOTTEST and most hilarious comedians in the city! Each ticket gets one adult in with a baby for a one hour comedy show, free cookies, a fun, relaxing and safe environment for parents to meet other parents!

Storytime at WORD BK with JULIE FOGLIANO

11/10/2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Everything you might need to fly…or sing…or laugh. Just in case.

just in case you want to fly
here’s some wind
and here’s the sky

Funny and sweet, told with lyrical text and bright, unexpected illustrations, Just in Case You Want to Fly is a celebration of heading off on new adventures—and of knowing your loved ones will always have your back when you need them.

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Just In Case You Want to Fly (Hardcover)

By Julie Fogliano, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823443444
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Neal Porter Books - October 8th, 2019

A message of love, support, and empowerment, from bestselling author Julie Fogliano and Christian Robinson, Caldecott Honoree and creator of the New York Times Bestseller You Matter.

just in case you want to fly
here's some wind
and here's the sky

Storytime at WORD BK with THYRA HEDER

11/17/2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Start your day at WORD BK for a storytime and dance party with THYRA HEDER! 

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How Do You Dance? (Hardcover)

By Thyra Heder
$16.99
ISBN: 9781419734182
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - August 6th, 2019

A playful picture book that urges readers to bop, bounce, and shake, from the award-winning author of Alfie and Fraidyzoo
 
There are so many ways to dance! You can jiggle or wiggle or stomp. You can bop or bounce or go completely nuts. You can dance at the market or the bus stop, with your fingers or your face.

WORD BK Presents: Rafi MIttlefehldt for What Makes Us

11/09/2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

About the book:

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What Makes Us (Hardcover)

By Rafi Mittlefehldt
$17.99
ISBN: 9780763697501
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Candlewick - October 15th, 2019

A viral video reveals a teen’s dark family history, leaving him to reckon with his heritage, legacy, and identity in this fiery, conversation-starting novel.

Basement Readers Theater Reads SAVAGE CONVERSATIONS (Brooklyn)

11/10/2019 - 4:00pm

 

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Savage Conversations (Paperback)

By Leanne Howe
$15.95
ISBN: 9781566895316
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Coffee House Press - February 5th, 2019

May 1875: Mary Todd Lincoln is addicted to opiates and tried in a Chicago court on charges of insanity. Entered into evidence is Ms. Lincoln's claim that every night a Savage Indian enters her bedroom and slashes her face and scalp. She is swiftly committed to Bellevue Place Sanitarium.

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