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Storytime at WORD JC with SHAREE MILLER

01/18/2020 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Start your Saturday with WORD JC AND picture book author SHAREE MILLER! Sharee will read from her two beloved picture books, Princess Hair and Don't Touch My Hair- and you'll even get a chance to do some drawing alongside her!
 

ABOUT THE BOOKS: 

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Princess Hair (Hardcover)

By Sharee Miller
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316562614
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 31st, 2017

Princesses with curls wear pearls. Princesses with head wraps take long naps. And princesses with teeny-weeny Afros wear teeny-weeny bows.

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Don't Touch My Hair! (Hardcover)

By Sharee Miller
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316562584
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - November 6th, 2018

An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair.

YA Oughta Book Group JC Discusses CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE

01/18/2020 - 6:30pm

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Zélie must save Orïsha from a devastating civil war in the dazzling second installment of the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy by Tomi Adeyemi.

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Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha #2) (Hardcover)

By Tomi Adeyemi
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250170996
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - December 3rd, 2019

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

“Meet Tomi Adeyemi—the new J.K. Rowling. (Yep, she’s that good).” —Entertainment Weekly

SANGHA ON NEWARK AVE Discusses WHY BUDDHISM IS TRUE

01/23/2020 - 6:00pm

 

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Paperback)

By Robert Wright
$17.00
ISBN: 9781439195468
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Simon & Schuster - May 8th, 2018

From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.

At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the world clearly.

Garbage Water Thursdays JC Discusses PERSEPOLIS 2

01/09/2020 - 7:00pm

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Pantheon Graphic Library) (Paperback)

By Marjane Satrapi
$15.95
ISBN: 9780375714665
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Pantheon - August 2nd, 2005

In Persepolis, heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day,” Marjane Satrapi dazzled us with her heartrending memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Here is the continuation of her fascinating story.

WRBG Book Club JC Discusses THE REVISIONERS

01/26/2020 - 3:00pm

 

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

WORD JC presents Liz Braswell

11/16/2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join bestselling author Liz Braswell and WORD JC for a Saturday afternoon STUFFED with fun and crafts! Liz will be talking about her lates middle grade story, signing books and hosting a stuffed animal craft activity! What better way to start your weekend off?

 

About STUFFED: 

Welcome, little one. You have been chosen to join us, in the dark and in the light, in love and in cloth, in safety and in danger. You join us.

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Stuffed (Hardcover)

By Liz Braswell
$16.99
ISBN: 9781368037013
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Disney-Hyperion - November 5th, 2019

Welcome, little one. You have been chosen to join us, in the dark and in the light, in love and in cloth, in safety and in danger. You join us.

Storytime at WORD JC with THYRA HEDER

11/09/2019 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Start your day at WORD JC 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.

Octavia's Brood Book Group JC Discusses HAMMERS ON BONE

11/25/2019 - 7:00pm

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

John Persons has stared into the soul of London, and thousands of eyes stared back.

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Hammers on Bone (Persons Non Grata #1) (Paperback)

By Cassandra Khaw
$11.99
ISBN: 9780765392718
Availability: Available from our distributor; usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Tor.com - October 11th, 2016

Discussion: October 11, 2019

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