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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth is written by someone who has been to space! Chris Hadfield recounts his adventures going through the astronaut selection process, the rigorous training, and his time on the International Space Station.
Back on Earth, Commander Hadfield shows us how the skills he learned in space can be applied to us with both feet on the ground.
(shelved in our adult Science section)
The Mother-Daughter Book Club is the first in a six-volume middle grade series that takes you through the life of four fictional middle school girls living in Concord.
Experience classics such as Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, and Anne of Green Gables through the eyes and lives of Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan.
(shelved in our Middle Grade fiction section)
From the same author who brought us Roller Girl!
Imogene is entering middle school ... with a twist! She's grown up in a Renaissance Faire, and has never attended tradtional school. She's now wearing sneakers (instead of the leather shoes hand-crafted by her Dad). For the first time, she spends her days away from her family. Imogene faces the challenges of middle school - bullying, popularity contests, and 'fitting in' - while she misses her Rennaissance life.
(shelved in our Middle Grade fiction section)