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Her instincts and impulsive nature drive her far beyond the shores of Texas to discover the life awaiting her on the other side of childhood

For fourteen-year-old Magnolia Gartner

this charming picture book provides hours of puzzle-solving fun

until the real reason for her visit is revealed and the secrets they’ve all been keeping from each other unravel faster than a hastily stitched hemline

Paradiso Aya Brackett and illustrations that bring fascinatingMary Jo Bangs translation of Paradiso completes her groundbreaking new version of Dantes masterpiece, begun with Inferno and continued with Purgatorio. In Paradiso, Dante has been purified by his climb up the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory, and now, led by the luminous Beatrice, he begins his ascent through the nine celestial spheres of heaven toward the Empyrean, the mind of God. Along the way, we meet the souls of the blessedthose at various