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Nightstand Reads: Author Will Taylor Shares Some Favorite Middle Grade Books

We’re delighted to have Seattle author Will Taylor, whose debut middle grade novel Maggie & Abby’s Neverending Pillow Fort came out last month.

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Asian American Fiction

That Kind of Mother

Alam, Rumaan
America Is Not the Heart

Castillo, Elaine
The Queen of the Night

Chee, Alexander
Hiroshima Boy

Hirahara, Naomi
Goodbye, Vitamin: A Novel

Khong, Rachel
A Separation

Kitamura, Katie M.
The Leavers: A Novel

Ko, Lisa

Microhistories

Rain: A Natural and Cultural History

Barnett, Cynthia
The White Road: Journey Into An Obsession

De Waal, Edmund
Pit Bull: The Battle Over An American Icon

Dickey, Bronwen
Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-tail History of the Humble Pig

Essig, Mark
Photobooth: A Biography

Fitzgerald, Meags
Butter: A Rich History

Khosrova, Elaine
Darjeeling: The Colorful and Precarious Fate of the World's Greatest Tea

Koehler, Jeff

Teen Fantasy

Children of Blood and Bone

Adeyemi, Tomi
Flame in the Mist

Ahdieh, Renée
The Hazel Wood: A Novel

Albert, Melissa
Girls Made of Snow and Glass

Bashardoust, Melissa
The Cruel Prince

Black, Holly
The Reader

Chee, Traci
The Bone Witch

Chupeco, Rin

Science Fiction for Kids

The Zero Degree Zombie Zone

Bass, Patrik Henry
The Ultra Violets

Bell, Sophie
CatStronauts: [Book 1], Mission Moon

Brockington, Drew
The Wild Robot

Brown, Peter
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet

Cameron, Eleanor
Lowriders in Space

Camper, Cathy
Amber and the Hidden City

Davis, Milton J.

Bike Everywhere!

The Urban Cycling Survival Guide: Need-to-know Skills & Strategies for Biking in the City

Bambrick, Yvonne
Joyride: Pedaling Toward A Healthier Planet

Birk, Mia
Best Bike Rides Seattle: Great Recreational Rides in the Metro Area

Bisbee, Gene
Everyday Bicycling: Ride A Bike for Transportation (whatever your Lifestyle)

Blue, Elly
The Bicycling Big Book of Cycling for Beginners: Everything A New Cyclist Needs to Know to Gear up and Start Riding

Bortman, Tori
Urban Cycling: How to Get to Work, Save Money, and Use your Bike for City Living

Carlson, Madi
Copenhagenize: The Definitive Guide to Global Bicycle Urbanism

Colville-Andersen, Mikael