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Our June/July line-up includes interviews with Linda Harkey, Bruce Littlefield, Cátia Chien, Ben Okon, Sage Andrew Romero and Loralee Sepsey, Meg Eden Kuyatt, Gideon Sterer, Carrie Williford, Daniel Bernstrom, Gary Golio, and Anthony Peckham! Nick Spake reviews Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Sheep Detectives, Conrad Storad talks chemistry in the kitchen and meets some furry neighbors, and Judy Newman is putting the puzzles away and hitting the books! And we're welcoming a new monthly column: Great-Grandma’s Animal Adventures with Linda Harkey!

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Follow Flynn on her adventures to outer space and under the sea! Bestselling author Lauren Sánchez Bezos introduces young readers to early STEM concepts and shows them that big dreams and a curious mind can lead to the most amazing discoveries.

Also available in Spanish for readers who want to enjoy Flynn’s adventures en español.

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Batu and the Search for the Golden Cup

by Zira Nauryzbai, Lilya Kalaus (Amazon Crossing Kids)

Reviewer: Deb Greenberg

Batu is your ordinary kid in present-day Almaty. Aspara is the Golden Warrior who steps out of the cover of Batu’s notebook. It’s taken hundreds of years for Aspara to be summoned to the human world to search for the Golden Cup. Seeking adventure and purpose, Batu ventures out with Aspara and his friends to locate the Golden Cup. Middle-schoolers are bound to be entertained while being introduced to Kazakhstan history and culture. (Ages 8-12)

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