About Al Capone Shines my Shoes

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Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in this much-anticipated sequel.
It’s 1935. Moose Flanagan lives on Alcatraz with his family, the other families of the guards, and a few hundred no-name hit men, con men, mad dog murderers and a handful [...]

Q & A with Gennifer Choldenko

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We’re thrilled to have you on Books on the House for Kid and Teens, Gennifer!  How did you get your start writing for middle grade?
Gennifer:
It happened more or less by accident.  I had been writing advertising for a living and I had [...]

Kingdom Keepers Winners!

Congratulations to the Winners of Kingdom Keepers III: Disney in Shadow!
Dee Ann Boydston
Jake Burns
Hugo Smith

About Kingdom Keepers

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When Disney Imagineers installed hologram guides for the Magic Kingdom, using teenage models they had no idea the technology might backfire.  But backfire it did: some nights when the kids go to sleep, they wake up in one of the Disney parks as a hologram.
With [...]

Q & A with Ridley Pearson

#1 Nationally Best Selling YA and Adult author Ridley Pearson is at Books on the House, chatting with us about his latest Kingdom Keepers book, Disney in Shadow, and much more.
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Welcome [...]

Winners of Zen and Xander Undone!

Congratulations to the winners of Zen and Xander Undone!
Angie Dubisher
Bhumi Kinariwala
Kayla Whittle
Kathy Bain
Barbara Stilwell

About Zen and Xander Undone

Zen and Xander Undone
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Zen and Xander are sisters—truly, madly, deeply sisters, and this is their last summer together.
Zen is the “good” girl with a black belt in karate and a newfound penchant for kicking heads. Xander is a wild scientific genius with a self-destructive streak a light-year long. They have three things in [...]

Q & A with Amy Ryan

This week at Books on the House for Kids and Teens we’re featuring YA author Amy Ryan. Her books, Vibes and Zen and Xander Undone are fantastic and authentic reads.
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The Pillow Book of Lotus Lowenstein Winners!

Congratulations to this week’s winners!!

Jacqueline Cook

Ally Cowee

Brenda B. Hill

About The Pillow Book of Lotus Lowenstein

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Lotus Lowenstein dreams of moving to Paris and becoming an existentialist. Yet here she is trapped in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with a New-Agey mom, an out-of-work dad, and a chess champion brother who dreams of being a [...]

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