July 2023

The true story that inspired the wonderful film Invictus. After being released from prison and winning South Africa's first free election, Nelson Mandela presided over a country still deeply divided by 50 years of apartheid. His plan was ambitious if not far-fetched: use the national rugby team, the Springboks – long an embodiment of white-supremacist rule – to embody and engage a new South Africa as they prepared to host the 1995 World Cup. The string of wins that followed not only defied the odds, but capped Mandela's miraculous effort to bring South Africans together again in a hard-won, enduring bond.

Part of the New Deal, President Roosevelt’s Federal Art Project created thousands of posters celebrating our nation’s landscapes with the hope to motivate citizens to get out and see what this country’s treasures. This book is a result of a campaign to re-imagine those posters. With any luck it will prompt you to take your loved ones to visit some of our nation’s glorious National Parks.

Halbreich has spent nearly forty years as the legendary personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, where she works with socialites, stars and ordinary women off the street find their true selves through fashion, frank advice and her own brand of wisdom. But her personal transformation from cosseted young girl to fearless truth teller is the greatest makeover of her career. Fascinating read.

Using concepts from algebra and relating them to life, Tess navigates the waters of friendship, popularity, and family.

Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on a six-hundred-mile walk to save a friend. But the story doesn’t end there. Now his wife, Maureen, has her own pilgrimage to make. The final installment of the Harold Fry trilogy.

Once upon a time in America, there were two Jasons. Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin. One a poet. One an artist. One Black. One white. Two voices. One journey in mind: to move to New York, the city of dreams, to make their own dreams come true. Willing to have a life not un-hard, so long as it wasn’t unhappy. Willing to let the city swallow them whole, so long as it gives them their chance. A stunning visual autobiography of two crazy-talented besties, bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds and painter Jason Griffin, who could never be who they are singularly if they weren’t who they were together.

Ragweed is determined to see the world, so he leaves his family and cozy country home and sets off by train for the big city. What wonders await him: music, excitement, new friends...and cunning, carnivorous cats! The first book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi, with illustrations from Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca. Great for tweens.

Here’s another suggestion meant to get you and your family out visiting some of our nation’s great landmarks this summer. Travel through America’s incredible history and amazing wild places, visiting the National Monuments that celebrate the most iconic and majestic landscapes and locations in the USA.

Meet Tinka, a dandy, sandy golden retriever, and the boy who loves her as they spend a busy, dizzy day at the beach. Sunny watercolors and a lighthearted rhyming text make this rhythmic read-aloud a winner with dog lovers of all ages.

A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world in this enchanting picture book.