The Feral DetectiveJonathan Lethems first detective novel since Motherless Brooklyn One of Americas greatest storytellers. Washington Post Phoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a shabby trailer on the eastern edge of Los Angeles. Shes looking for her friends missing daughter, Arabella, and hires Heist to help. A laconic loner who keeps his pet opossum in a desk drawer, Heist intrigues the sarcastic and garrulous Phoebe. Reluctantly, he agrees to help. The unlikely

When a pair of robins begins building a nest in Amelia Bedelia's swing set

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The New York Times bestselling author of Wench returns to the Civil War era to explore the next chapter of history—the trauma of the War and the end of slavery—in this powerful story of love and healing about three people who struggle to overcome the pain of the past and define their own future

Written with Gary Brozek

A memorable coming-of-age story and love story

How far would you go to find the truth about someone you love

The exceptional life stories featured in this book reaffirm the truth that the luckiest of nations are the ones that continue to be rebuilt and reimagined by peerless minds

—Randy Susan Meyers

Alice Hoffman

Digging into the old investigation with fresh eyes and new urgency

it’s up to Pinkalicious to figure out how to bring her new friend safely home

Included are countless resources and names of advocacy groups that are there to help even the most complicated of situations