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Linden Tree News
September 25, 2015
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Author Marilyn Hilton Presents Full Cicada Moon Saturday, September 26 at 2PM!
Please
welcome back author Marilyn Hilton to Linden Tree
as she presents her beautiful new novel-in-verse from Dial Books.
Full Cicada Moon is a touching story that is best for ages 8-12, has received three stared reviews(Kirkus, Booklist, and School Library Journal), and is already a bookseller favorite as you'll see from Alison's review below!
The main character, Mimi, is half-Japanese, half-black, and grew up in Berkeley in the 60s. But then her father gets a job in Vermont, and just after New Year's, Mimi and her mother Emiko go to meet him. The prose is all in verse, and it's lovely.
Mimi understands Japanese and knows a lot about the culture herself; she's not a child that looked down on, or has pulled away from, her mother's culture. She has made it a part of herself. There's racism in Vermont, and Mimi gets quietly tired of being asked, "What are you?" Still, her parents taught her to be respectful. And as a gifted, intelligent little girl, she gets confused when her teachers tell her she shouldn't be scoring so well on her tests, because she is female. She's even more confused when she gets laughed at for wanting to be an astronaut. Mimi is quietly persistent in what she believes, and navigates muddy waters with poise and charm.
In middle grade fiction, family is so often avoided that it's nice to see a functioning, loving family support each other the way they do in this book.
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Author Event For Teens: Michelle Tea with Girl at the Bottom of the Sea This Sunday, September 27 at 3PM!
Michelle Tea, author of The Girl at the Bottom of the Sea, presents her sequel to Mermaid in Chelsea Creek from McSweeneys!
About the book: Sophie Swankowski is the hero from the stories she's been hearing all her life: she's the girl who will save the world. Or so she's been told.
Now she and her unlikely guardian-the gruff, filthy mermaid Syrena-must travel the pitch-black seas from broken-down Chelsea, Massachusetts, to Syrena's homeland in Poland. Along the way, Syrena will reveal the terrible truth about her past, and teach Sophie about the ages-old source of her newly discovered power. But left behind in Chelsea, without Sophie to protect them from the dark magic she's awakened, what will become of Sophie's friends and family?
This fantasy book is perfect for ages 13-16.
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Hiring Bookseller & Inventory Control Positions!
Love to work with children's literature? Find joy in getting the right book in the hands of a reader? Do you have a background in book selling, library science, children's education and/or children's books?
Linden Tree is looking for experienced, part-time employees to work as Booksellers or in Shipping & Receiving.
Bookseller:
A background in book selling, library science or a children-based environment is required. A strong knowledge of children's literature and equally strong customer service skills is essential.
Must have the flexibility to work at least 16 hours per week to include weekend hours. Educators, librarians, and booksellers are all encouraged to inquire. Linden Tree is a destination location for book lovers, located in the heart of downtown Los Altos.
Inventory Control (Shipping and Receiving): We have a part-time position available for
four to five 4-hour shifts including weekend shifts. Duties include receiving, staging, and
entering shipments into inventory management system, processing returned goods, and maintaining inventory systems for our single site retail store. Must be detail-oriented, able to prioritize, and able to lift boxes.
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Online Orders for Signed Copies of Brian Selznick's The Marvels & 20% Bundle Offer!
Special opportunity for Linden Tree customers: Online purchasing is now open for Brian Selznick's latest book,
The Marvels, and/or
The Invention of Hugo Cabret and
Wonderstruck.
Receive a 20% discount when you order all three books together! You can also select signed books, which make great gifts!
The Marvels is the third in Selznick's thematically linked trilogy, following his two previous bestselling books.
For more about this wonderful new book from Scholastic, please see:
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Associated Press article
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Get Ready For A Busy October!
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Author Marilyn Hilton
Full Cicada Moon
(for ages 8-12)
Linden Tree
Sat., September 26
2:00 p.m.
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Author Michelle Tea
Girl at the Bottom of the Sea
Linden Tree
Sun., September 27
3:00 p.m.
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Downtown Los Altos First Friday
October 1
6:00-8:00 p.m.
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Author Judd Winick
Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed To Earth
Linden Tree
Tuesday, October 6
4:30 p.m.
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Picture Book Author Doug Jantzen
Henry Hyena, Why Won't You Laugh?
Linden Tree
Sunday, October 11
2:00 p.m.
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