A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

A Swim in a Pond in the RainBy: George Saunders NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the Booker Prizewinning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselvesand our world today. LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN DIAMONSTEIN SPIELVOGEL AWARD ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Time, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Town & Country, The

Hossain seizes the critique of gender roles in India away from Western commentators and turns it against British interference

and the unpunished crimes of Stalin’s loyal assassins

' Susan Harrison

Collect all four in the Lulu Loves series - including Colours (781408849644)

the writer Tim Smith

A great way to introduce children who are reluctant readers or can't yet read to this highly entertaining book series and to reading in general

“Touching

This could be my favorite middle-grade novel of [the year]

and compassion that she brought to her classic Is There No Place on Earth for Me

Promise You Won't Freak Out gives parents a complete picture of how teens really think

with art by Álvaro Sarraseca (Purgatori)

The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet