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03.28.10: Carla Aragon - Dance of the Eggshells
Start: 3:00 pm

You remember Carla as our NBC news anchor.  Now she's writing bilingual kid's books based on family traditions.  Join her and explore the Cascarones - confetti filled eggshells, story and dance.
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New Releases This Month

The Bone Fire: A Mystery (Hardcover)

By Christine Barber
$24.99

On the eve of the Fiesta de Santa Fe in New Mexico, people gather to watch the burning of a huge puppet called Zozobra. The 300-year-old custom represents a new beginning, as the problems of the past year vanish in the flames. This year the event becomes a crime scene when a child's skull is discovered in the ashes. Detective Sergeant Gilbert Montoya works with Lucy Newroe, a newspaper editor and volunteer EMT, to find the identity of the victim. The case takes them to every level of Santa Fe society, from gangbangers to judges, none of whom are happy when the investigators come calling, attempting to tie the skull to a cold missing-person case. Readers will enjoy the Santa Fe atmosphere and the local lore along with an intriguing plot.
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Indie Next List Great Reads - in eBooks

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The City of Dreaming Books (Paperback)

By Walter Moers, Walter Moers (Translator), John Brownjohn (Translator)
$16.95
Welcome to Zamonia, Walter Moers' fantastic land full of dangerous, whimsical, impossible creatures, and cities devoted to nothing but the minutiae of book publishing. Part of a group of novels Moers sets in this world, The City of Dreaming Books is my favorite (others include The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear and The Miraculous Adventures of Rumo), this book involves a young dinosaurish creature who sets out on a journey to a book whose very foundations (notably the frightening catacombs!) are composed of books, book lovers, and book-dependant (and devouring!) creatures.  Soon, the novelist becomes involved with the intrigue and adventure of Bookholm... and the results are a fast-paced, wonderful, hilarious novel.  Much like Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, or Neil Gaiman, Moers' novels are incredibly successful examples of well-written, enjoyable adult fantasy-fiction.

Recommended by Laura
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