Today's Deals

Musa Publishing is giving a $5 coupon to anyone that registers a new account, which can be used on "one purchase", but no minimum is required (mine went to the Spam folder in GMAIL, so be sure to check for it there). I see prices as low as 99 cents, so it looks like an easy to way to get one or more a free books and try them out. Be careful before adding books to your cart, though - their default file format is PDF, but you'll want to switch that to either EPUB or MOBI (or PRC, which they have labeled for Kindle, although I'd normally pick MOBI for Kindle, as it is an upgraded PRC format that allows better formatting and font control and the Kindle handles it just fine).

BooksonBoard has put up some info on their erotica policy (which affects the bestselling series Fifty Shades of Grey, which apparently even my own library isn't carrying). Buried in the notice is the news that they are also now discounting by 40% all non-Agency, "backlist" (anything with an ebook date before Jan 1, 2012) fiction titles with a minimum list price of $4.00, plus they are adding an 8% Rewards to all purchases of audio and ebooks "for a limited time." Of course, the controversial title is an Agency title (at least for now - it's Random House and there have been news stories that they are dropping the agency requirement due to the criminal investigations into the entire Agency conspiracy), so isn't covered (and is already priced about 40% below the print cost, anyway), but you may find some other titles there that you are interested in (note that the sale doesn't cover any Kindle titles, as they just link back to Amazon for those formats; almost all of the books they sell are DRM'd EPUB and PDF).

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is Seven Ox Seven; Part One: Escondido Bound: A Story of Some Ways in the West ($1.99), by P. A. Ritzer. Despite it's 672 pages, this is just the first of three volumes in this western epic.

Book Description
Seven souls risk everything to seek a home on the West Texas frontier. Will they discover a secret Eden, or have they embarked on a dangerous misadventure? Cowboys Luke Stuart and Tom Schurtz meet in the infamous Dodge City at the end of trail drives in 1877. Back in Texas, Luke and his wife, Elizabeth, divulge a secret plan to Tom. The Stuarts and Tom consequently partner up and venture out, determined to establish an ideal ranch in the canyons region of the Llano Estacado, only recently (and not completely) vacated by the Comanche.They seek the mysterious Canyon Escondido, which may not exist. They have learned of it from the family lore and legends of Apache-Mexican neighbors. In hope, the pioneers drive their herd across rolling plains through notorious settlements and the wanton buffalo slaughter. Various challenges test their determination along the path they have chosen, not least so when they finally face the success or failure of their quest and what must then follow.

Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? ($2.07 / £1.29 UK), by William Poundstone, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $9.99). Subtitled Trick Questions, Zen-like Riddles, Insanely Difficult Puzzles, and Other Devious Interviewing Techniques You Need ... to Get a Job Anywhere in the New Economy, the book isn't really about having a high IQ so much as it is about creativity and job interviewing at young, mostly high tech companies. Should be a good pre-graduation gift for those who are starting out with interviews, as well as those who perhaps need to groom their online footprint in advance.

Book Description
You are shrunk to the height of a ten-pence piece and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do? If you want to work at Google, or any of the world s top employers, you ll need to have a convincing answer to this and countless other tricky puzzles. Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? reveals the new extreme interview questions in the post-crash, hypercompetitive job-market and uncovers the extraordinary lengths the best companies will go to find the right staff. William Poundstone guides readers through the surprising solutions to over a hundred of the most challenging conundrums actually used in interviews, as well as covering the importance of creative thinking, what your Facebook page says about you, and much, much more.

Gate of the Sun ($2.99 Kindle, B&N), by Elias Khoury and Humphrey Davies (Translator), is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle (careful if searching; there are two editions and only one is on sale).

Book Description
Gate of the Sun: Bab al-Shams is the first true magnum opus of the Palestinian saga. Through the passing of the beloved midwife and matriarch of the Shatila refugee camp outside Beirut, the reader enters a world of displacement, fear, and tenuous hope. A doctor tells a story to a man in a coma in an attempt to keep him alive. The patient, Yunes, is from Galilee, where he left Nahla, the love of his life. The novel unfolds at his bedside through Dr. Khalil’s intimate and haunting flights of memory.

Khoury humanizes the complex Palestinian/Israeli -struggle for us, shedding light on the turbulent history with love and empathy. Khoury opens up a whole new territory, envisioning a place where confronting pain and humiliation might lead, if not to reconciliation, then at least to finding an element of the other in one’s self. “Us” and “Them” become inextricably entwined through this realigned 1001 Nights. Originally published in Beirut in 1998, the novel has been a sensation throughout the Arab world, in Israel, and throughout Europe.

Moving Day ($4.49 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), the first title in Meg Cabot's Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.

Book Description
When nine-year-old Allie Finkle's parents announce that they are moving her and her brothers from their suburban split-level into an ancient Victorian in town, Allie's sure her life is over. She's not at all happy about having to give up her pretty pink wall-to-wall carpeting for creaky floorboards and creepy secret passageways-not to mention leaving her modern, state-of-the-art suburban school for a rundown, old-fashioned school just two blocks from her new house.

With a room she's half-scared to go into, the burden of being "the new girl," and her old friends all a half-hour car ride away, how will Allie ever learn to fit in?

Today's Deals

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is Identity: Lost ($0.99), by Pascal Marco.

Book Description
It's July, 1975 and an overworked Chicago police force receives a call that an 85-year-old white man has been attacked by a gang of black youths on the lakefront in Burnham Park. Amid public outrage, contentious Mayor Richard J. Daley commands his police to find the killers fast and make the bucolic park safe again.Uncommonly but fortunately for the police, twelve-year-old James Overstreet steps forward and identifies five of the six assailants and arrests are made. But detectives and county attorneys bungle the case, leaving the judge no choice but to release the accused.This startling turn of events jeopardizes James's life, forcing the entire Overstreet family into witness protection in Arizona, and creates a nightmare that will haunt the brave witness forever.Fast-forward thirty years. The stoic young man has grown to become Maricopa County's most feared prosecutor. But his life is about to be turned upside down when paths from the past cross into the present, veering toward a shocking climax.

London in 2012: Frommer's Express ($1.75 / £1.09 UK), a Kindle Exclusive from Frommer’s Express, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $5.52).

Book Description
London in 2012: Frommer’s Express kindle exclusive gives you the insider knowledge on where and what to visit in this inspiring capital city for the summer of 2012.

With detailed, opinionated and honest reviews of attractions, a list of the top exhibitions and events, this compact, colour eBook gives you the low-down on what’s worth your time and what’s not, providing a selection of our favourite hotels, attractions and restaurants in and around London whatever your budget, with full accompanying reviews and prices listed throughout with up-to-date advice and tips.

Discover which are the not-to-miss exhibitions, where to watch the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, how to get to the venues of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, and where to watch the Games for free; find out where to eat the best British pub food or enjoy an afternoon tea; follow itineraries that make the most of your day including Royal London, Literary London, New London, Greenwich and a visit to see all of the Games venues; details of world-class museums and galleries, historic sights and Royal Palaces, and the new Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter; tips and information on what are the latest things to buy and where to shop; where to buy West End theatre tickets, or where to go for the best clubbing in London, plus suggestions for excursions and boat trips on the Thames, as well as day trips out to Bath, Brighton and Windsor Castle. This exclusive kindle ebook includes East London with venues near Spitalfields and Brick Lane, Hoxton/Shoreditch and Stratford.

Importantly, this guide provides the latest trip-planning advice to ensure you make the most of your stay in this fantastic cultural city.

Darker Still: A Novel of Magic Most Foul ($1.99 Kindle, B&N), a young adult novel by Leanna Renee Hieber (author of the Strangely Beautiful series), is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
I was obssessed.

It was as if he called to me, demanding I reach out and touch the brushstrokes of color swirled onto the canvas. It was the most exquisite portrait I'd ever seen—everything about Lord Denbury was unbelievable...utterly breathtaking and eerily lifelike.

There was a reason for that. Because despite what everyone said, Denbury never had committed suicide. He was alive. Trapped within his golden frame.

I've crossed over into his world within the painting, and I've seen what dreams haunt him. They haunt me too. He and I are inextricably linked—bound together to watch the darkness seeping through the gas-lit cobblestone strets of Manhattan. And unless I can free him soon, things will only get Darker Still.

The Fairy Tale Detectives ($5.69 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), the first title in the Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.

Book Description
In book one of this bestselling series, sisters Sabrina and Daphne are sent to live with their mysterious grandmother, Relda Grimm. The sisters learn they are descendants of the Brothers Grimm, whose famous book of fairy tales is actually a collection of case files. The girls are the latest in a long line of fairy-tale detectives, and their new hometown is filled with Everafters (as magical folks like to be called) - some good and some very, very bad. When a mysterious Everafter sets a giant loose on the town, it’s up to the Sisters Grimm to save the day.

Today's Deals

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is Daughters for a Time ($1.99), by Jennifer Handford.

Book Description
When Helen Francis was a child, her mother died and her father walked out, leaving her to be raised by her older sister. Now thirty-five, married, and trying to start a family of her own, Helen has moved on but never really healed from her traumatic childhood. She has always believed that a new baby would help fill the loss of what was taken from her at such a young age. After four years of trying to become pregnant, however, she is resigned to the fact that she will never be able to bear children. Halfheartedly accepting adoption as an alternative, Helen gradually embraces and grows excited over the prospect. And when her new baby is finally in her arms, true happiness washes over her. But her unimaginable bliss is dashed when she learns that Claire, the sister who raised and loved her throughout her childhood and adult life, has been diagnosed with cancer.

For Helen, the pain of her childhood returns and the old wounds of abandonment are once again torn open. Balancing the joy of her new daughter with the painful experience of watching her sister, the physical embodiment of unconditional love in her life, slowly die, Helen must reconcile her inner feelings and heal her broken spirit. A heart-wrenching exploration of the ties that bind us and the lasting pain of childhood loss,Daughters for a Time is about longing for a family to heal a broken heart, experiencing unconditional love as a parent, and finding solid ground to stand on when suffering and elation have equally powerful holds on our life.

Rome's Executioner ($2.07 / £1.29 UK), by Robert Fabbri, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $9.99).

Book Description
Thracia, AD30: Even after four years military service at the edge of the Roman world, Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome have charged him with the clandestine extraction of an old enemy from a fortress on the banks of the Danube before it falls to the Roman legion besieging it.

Vespasian's mission is the key move in a deadly struggle for the right to rule the Roman Empire. The man he has been ordered to seize could be the witness that will destroy Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard and ruler of the Empire in all but name. Before he completes his mission, Vespasian will face ambush in snowbound mountains, pirates on the high seas, and Sejanus's spies all around him. But by far the greatest danger lies at the rotten heart of the Empire, at the nightmarish court of Tiberius, Emperor of Rome and debauched, paranoid madman.

The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir ($2.99 Kindle, B&N), by Katrina Kenison, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
The Gift of an Ordinary Day is an intimate memoir of a family in transition-boys becoming teenagers, careers ending and new ones opening up, an attempt to find a deeper sense of place, and a slower pace, in a small New England town. It is a story of mid-life longings and discoveries, of lessons learned in the search for home and a new sense of purpose, and the bittersweet intensity of life with teenagers--holding on, letting go.

Poised on the threshold between family life as she's always known it and her older son's departure for college, Kenison is surprised to find that the times she treasures most are the ordinary, unremarkable moments of everyday life, the very moments that she once took for granted, or rushed right through without noticing at all.

The relationships, hopes, and dreams that Kenison illuminates will touch women's hearts, and her words will inspire mothers everywhere as they try to make peace with the inevitable changes in store.

The Quest Begins ($5.99 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), the first title in Erin Hunter's Seekers series for teens, is the Nook Daily Find for Families. It's an Agency published title, so should be price matched on Kindle; you may want to check it again this afternoon to see if it drops (and report it to try to get them to notice the discrepancy).

Book Description
Three bears . . . one destiny From the author of the nationally bestselling Warriors books comes a brand-new animal fantasy series. Three young bears from different species—black, polar, and grizzly—are separated from their families when they are just young cubs. They find themselves brought together on a perilous journey. Fate is about to change all these bears lives forever, setting their paws on a path toward a future they cannot yet imagine . . .

Today's Deals

Today's Free Android App is an interactive Children's Story Book, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. It's an HD version, so made to work on larger tablets, but isn't restricted to those (so you can use them on your phone, if needed).

All Electronic Arts Android Apps are 50% off right now, including Monopoly and Kindle Fire editions of Scrabble, SimCity Deluxe, MADDEN NFL 12 and The Game of Life.

Newly free from Sony:

• Pillow Talk (N/E) *also now marked down to $0.99 on Kindle
• The Book of the King (K/N/E)
• The Search Committee (K/N/E)
• Everything the Bible Says About Angels and Demons (K/N/E)
• More Glimpses of Heaven (K/N/E)
• Reclaiming Lily (K/N/E)
• Hollywood Nobody (N/E/DF)
• The Messenger (K/N/E)

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is Desperate Passage ($1.99), by Ethan Rarick.

Book Description
In late October 1846, the last wagon train of that year's westward migration stopped overnight before resuming its arduous climb over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, unaware that a fearsome storm was gathering force. After months of grueling travel, the 81 men, women and children would be trapped for a brutal winter with little food and only primitive shelter. The conclusion is known: by spring of the next year, the Donner Party was synonymous with the most harrowing extremes of human survival. But until now, the full story of what happened--and what it tells us about human nature and about America's westward expansion--remained shrouded in myth.

Drawing on fresh archeological evidence, recent research on topics ranging from survival rates to snowfall totals, and heartbreaking letters and diaries made public by descendants a century-and-a-half after the tragedy, Ethan Rarick offers an intimate portrait of the Donner party and their unimaginable ordeal: a mother who must divide her family, a little girl who shines with courage, a devoted wife who refuses to abandon her husband, a man who risks his life merely to keep his word. Rarick resists both the gruesomely sensationalist accounts of the Donner party as well as later attempts to turn the survivors into archetypal pioneer heroes. "The Donner Party," Rarick writes, "is a story of hard decisions that were neither heroic nor villainous. Often, the emigrants displayed a more realistic and typically human mixture of generosity and selfishness, an alloy born of necessity."

A fast-paced, heart-wrenching, clear-eyed narrative history, Desperate Passage casts new light on one of America's most horrific encounters between the dream of a better life and the harsh realities such dreams so often must confront.

Night Train to Lisbon ($1.59 / £0.99 UK), by Pascal Mercier, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $9.60).

Book Description
Raimund Gregorius teaches classical languages at a Swiss lycée, and lives a life governed by routine. One day, a chance encounter with a Portuguese woman inspires him to question his life—and leads him to an extraordinary book that will open the possibility of changing it. Inspired by the words of Amadeu de Prado, a doctor whose intelligence and magnetism left a mark on everyone who met him and whose principles led him into a confrontation with Salazar’s dictatorship, Gergorius boards a train to Lisbon. As Gregorius becomes fascinated with unlocking the mystery of who Prado was, an extraordinary tale unfolds.

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man ($1.99 Kindle, B&N), by Steve Harvey, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
Steve Harvey, the host of the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show, can't count the number of impressive women he's met over the years, whether it's through the "Strawberry Letters" segment of his program or while on tour for his comedy shows. These are women who can run a small business, keep a household with three kids in tiptop shape, and chair a church group all at the same time. Yet when it comes to relationships, they can't figure out what makes men tick. Why? According to Steve it's because they're asking other women for advice when no one but another man can tell them how to find and keep a man. In Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve lets women inside the mindset of a man.

Sometimes funny, sometimes direct, but always truthful, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man is a book you must read if you want to understand how men think when it comes to relationships.

Grim Tuesday ($6.15 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), the second title in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix, is the Nook Daily Find for Families. Nix has a new release today, A Confusion of Princes, which is more Science Fiction than Fantasy and is a stand-alone title, rather than a part of a series (at least, it is so far). Aimed at the Young Adult market (and adults that read Space Opera as teens). The only really negative review said it was "too much Sci-Fi", which I don't really find to be a negative for Space Opera. I've put it on my wish list, to explore later on.

Book Description
Arthur Penhaligon's magical adventures continue as he faces a new grave danger -- in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday. More amazing fantasy from best-selling author Garth Nix.

Arthur doesn't think he will ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday -- the house that contains an entire world. But Tuesday brings new challenges -- in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday, who threatens the well-being of both Arthur's family and his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order to save everything -- an adventure that will include stealing a Sunship, surviving a very weird work camp, befriending a bearlike spirit, fighting the voidlike Nithlings, and traveling to the scary Far Reaches for the ultimate showdown.

Today's Deals

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is The Last Explorer ($1.99), by Simon Nasht.

Book Description
This riveting biography recounts the life of the world's first truly modern explorer, a life of unrelenting adventure and the high drama of polar exploration. Hubert Wilkins was the most successful explorer in history: no one saw with his own eyes more undiscovered land and sea. Largely self-taught, he was a celebrated reporter, pilot, spy, war hero, scientist, and adventurer. He captured in his lens war and famine, cheated death repeatedly, met world leaders like Lenin, Mussolini, and King George V, and circled the globe on a zeppelin. Knighted for being the first person to fly across the North Pole, Wilkins was also the first to fly in the Antarctic, discover land by airplane, and take a submarine under the Arctic ice.

Two Dark Shadows novels, Angelique's Descent ($1.60 / £0.99 UK) and The Salem Branch ($1.60 / £0.99 UK), by Lara Parker, are the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US editions are $8-$10, including a pre-order for Wolf Moon Rising, which I don't see for the UK, yet).

A deliciously macabre and erotic story of love and vengeance. Now a major motion picture by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp.

Angelique's Descent
The Dark Shadows saga is begins with the full measure of eroticism, spellbinding suspense, and gripping storytelling.

The dashing heir of a New England shipping magnate, Barnabas Collins captures the heart of the exquisite, young Angelique amidst the sensual beauty of Martinique, her island home. But Angelique's brief happiness is doomed when Barnabas deserts her for another. With this one betrayal, Barnabas unleashes an evil that will torment him for all time.

For Angelique is no ordinary woman. Vowing to destroy Barnabas, a vengeful Angelique damns him to eternal life as a vampire-a companion to accompany her forever. Little does Angelique understand the depth of Barnabas's fury...

The Salem Branch
The Dark Shadows saga is back with the full measure of eroticism, spellbinding suspense, and gripping storytelling.

The roots of the Collins family's power and wealth go deep...

Barnabas Collins is ready to embark on a new life and marriage with the virtuous Dr. Julia Hoffman. But when Antoinette, a beautiful sixties flower child with a shocking resemblance to the immortal witch Angelique, rebuilds the Old House, his past returns to haunt him. Discovering a grisly corpse in the basement, Barnabas realizes another vampire has invaded his domain.

His fight to protect his family from this new threat will take Barnabas back through time to an evil moment in America's history: the corrupt witch trials of old Salem itself.

The Hungry Season ($3.99 Kindle, B&N), by T. Greenwood, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
It's been five years since the Mason family vacationed at the lakeside cottage in northeastern Vermont, close to where prize-winning novelist Samuel Mason grew up. The summers that Sam, his wife, Mena, and their twins Franny and Finn spent at Lake Gormlaith were noisy, chaotic, and nearly perfect. But since Franny's death, the Masons have been flailing, one step away from falling apart. Lake Gormlaith is Sam's last, best hope of rescuing his son from a destructive path and salvaging what's left of his family.

As Sam struggles with grief, writer's block, and a looming deadline, Mena tries to repair the marital bond she once thought was unbreakable. But even in this secluded place, the unexpected--in the form of an over-zealous fan, a surprising friendship, and a second chance--can change everything.

From the acclaimed author of Two Rivers comes a compelling and beautifully told story of hope, family, and above all, hunger--for food, sex, love and success--and for a way back to wholeness when a part of oneself has been lost forever.

The Capture ($4.49 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), the first novel in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole children's series by Kathryn Lasky, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.

Book Description
In the first book in the GUARDIANS... series, the reader is introduced to Soren, a barn owl and the centerpiece of the series. When Soren is pushed from his family's nest by his older brother, he is rescued from certain death on the forest floor by agents from a mysterious school for orphaned owls, St. Aggie's. When Soren arrives at St. Aggie's, he suspects there is more to the school than meets the eye. He and his new friend, the clever and scrappy Gylfie, find out that St. Aggie's is actually a training camp where the school's leader can groom young owls to help achieve her goal -- to rule the entire owl kingdom.

In the first book in this series, the reader follows the adventures of Soren and Gylfie as they subvert the attempted brainwashing that takes place at St. Aggie's, learn to fly, and eventually escape from the evil school.

Later books in the series will focus on Soren's reunion with his evil brother and beloved sister and his and Gylfie's quest for the tools to free the owl kingdom from the threat of St. Aggie's.

Kindle Weekend Deals

The Kindle Weekend Deal (for at least the next few hours) is The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime ($1.99), by Paul Dickson. Other vote winners to be on sale this weekend are Erin Brockovich (video), Nirvana (mp3) and Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum (game). Be sure to vote on next week's deal (I'm hoping for the wine country mystery for the book).

Book Description
Baseball is set apart from other sports by many things, but few are more distinctive than the intricate systems of coded language that govern action on the field and give baseball its unique appeal. During a nine-inning game, more than 1,000 silent instructions are given-from catcher to pitcher, coach to batter, fielder to fielder, umpire to umpire-and without this speechless communication the game would simply not be the same. Baseball historian Paul Dickson examines for the first time the rich legacy of baseball's hidden
language, offering fans everywhere a smorgasbord of history and anecdote.

Whether detailing the origins of the hit-and-run, the true story behind the home run that gave "Home Run" Baker his nickname, Bob Feller's sign-stealing telescope, Casey Stengel's improbable method of signaling his bullpen, the impact of sign stealing on the Giants' miraculous comeback in 1951, or the pitches Andy Pettitte tipped off that altered the momentum of the 2001 World Series, Dickson's research is as thorough as his stories are entertaining. A roster of baseball's greatest names and games, past and present, echoes throughout, making The Hidden Language of Baseball a unique window on the history of our national pastime.

It may be a glitch, but right now all four of the MP3 albums that you can vote on for next weekend's $5 deal are selling for $5 apiece. I'd just grab ones you want now and forget voting in that category.

• Come Away With Me, by Norah Jones
• The Lumineers, by The Lumineers
*** NOTE: If you buy this one from your Android device or Kindle Fire, using the Amazon MP3 App, you get another $2 off, so it's only $3 total!
• Scars & Stories, by The Fray
• Tuskegee, by Lionel Richie

Today's Deals

Fictionwise 55% off coupon, valid to 05/14/12 (or a few days later): 051112

Repeat freebies:

• Conspiracy of Silence (K)
• Spirit Horses (K)

Today is the last day to take advantage of this KSO deal:

• Get $2 off a relaxing MP3 Album

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is 20 great novels that inspired movies, all on sale for $0.99 apiece. Be sure to check your library, as I noticed I had older editions of at least a couple of these already on Kindle, but it didn't show up on the product detail pages (same publisher, different ASIN, so apparently they replaced the editions, rather than updating those who had purchased earlier).

Deal Description
Explore the connection between classic books and the popular films they inspired. From Richard Matheson's I Am Legend to W.P. Kinsella's Shoeless Joe--filmed as Field of Dreams--this collection presents some of the most memorable books made into movies.

1. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
2. Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind
3. Fuzz (87th Precinct) , by Ed McBain
4. The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham
5. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
6. To Dance with the White Dog: A Novel of Life, Loss, Mystery and Hope , by Terry Kay
7. Shoeless Joe, by W. P. Kinsella
8. Who Goes There?, by John W. Campbell
9. Girl in Hyacinth Blue, by Susan Vreeland
10. The Midwich Cuckoos, by John W. Campbell
11. Red Alert, by Peter Bryant
12. The Sand Pebbles, by Richard McKenna
13. Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, by Harry Kemelman
14. Midnight Cowboy, by James Leo Herlihy
15. In the Heat of the Night, by John Ball
16. Make Room! Make Room!, by Harry Harrison
17. Bang the Drum Slowly, by Mark Harris
18. The Asphalt Jungle, by W. R. Burnett
19. An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
20. The Brave Cowboy, by Edward Abbey

Love, Sex, Death and Words ($1.60 / £0.99 UK), by John Sutherland and Stephen Fender, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $9.39).

Book Description
Love, sex, death, boredom, ecstasy, existential angst, political upheaval – the history of literature offers a rich and varied exploration of the human condition across the centuries.In this absorbing companion to literature’s rich past, arranged by days of the year, acclaimed critics and friends John Sutherland and Stephen Fender turn up the most inspiring, enlightening, surprising and curious artefacts literature has to offer.Why did 16 June 1904 matter so much to James Joyce? Which great literary love affair was brought to a tragic end on 11 February 1963? And why did Roy Campbell punch Stephen Spender on the nose on 14 April 1949? Love, Sex, Death and Words provides an unrivalled, sumptuous voyage through the highs and lows of literature’s bejewelled past.

Every Day Is Mother's Day ($6.39 Kindle, $0.99 B&N), by Darrin Zeer and Katy Dockrill, is the Nook Daily Find.

Book Description
Every Day Is Mother's Day is the ultimate tribute to the most important woman in everyone's life. This charmingillustrated volume offers mom dozens of ways to unwind from the stresses of her day and helpful tips for a more harmonious household. Relaxation expert Darrin Zeer customizes his signature massage, meditation, and pampering techniques for busy women to be enjoyed at home, in the office, or even while driving the kids to soccer practice. Throughout, delightful quotes from kids of all ages express in so many ways what each of us wants to say on Mother's Day and every day: "Thanks, Mom, I love you!"

The Mommy Book ($6.99 Kindle, $2.99 B&N), by Todd Parr, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.

Book Description
With his trademark, child-like art, Todd Parr celebrates mothers, whether they drive a minivan or a motorcycle or work in a big building or at home. Full color.

Soulless ($0.99 Kindle, Kobo), the first title in The Parasol Protectorate series by By Gail Carriger, is Today's Deal at Kobo, price matched on Kindle. Definitely recommended, this one received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.

Book Description
Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette.

Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire -- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate.

With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart?

SOULLESS is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.

Free Audiobook - Wives and Daughters

Celebrate Mother's Day with a free audiobook download of the Elizabeth Gaskell's classic Wives and Daughters (free Kindle; $32.95 Audible), narrated by Josephine Bailey, over at Tantor Media. You'll also get a PDF copy of the ebook (or can click on the book cover to get a free Kindle edition) for reading along.

Book Description
Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is regarded by many as her masterpiece. Molly Gibson is the daughter of the doctor in the small provincial town of Hollingford. Her widowed father marries a second time to give Molly the woman's presence he feels she lacks, but until the arrival of Cynthia, her dazzling stepsister, Molly finds her situation hard to accept. Intertwined with the story of the Gibsons is that of Squire Hamley and his two sons. As Molly grows up and falls in love, she learns to judge people for what they are, not what they seem. Through Molly's observations the hierarchies, social values, and social changes of early-nineteenth-century English life are made vivid in a novel that is timeless in its representation of human relationships.

Get the free audiobook and ebook from Tantor Media.

Free Audiobook - Resolving Everyday Conflict

Christianaudio's free audiobook this month is Resolving Everyday Conflict ($7.69 Kindle; $9.95 Audible), by Kevin Johnson and Ken Sande, narrated by Maurice England.

Book Description
Blessed are the peacemakers

Everyone encounters conflict--whether it be with a co-worker, family member, friend, or complete stranger. And yet we all desire harmony in our relationships. Resolving Everyday Conflict is a practical, biblical, and concise guide to peacemaking in everyday life that can turn your troubled relationships into peaceful ones.

With the proven advice found in this book, authors Ken Sande and Kevin Johnson show you how to achieve not only a cease-fire but also unity and harmony. Their biblical guidance will take you beyond resolving conflicts to true, life-changing reconciliation with family, co-workers, and fellow believers.

Ken Sande is president of Peacemaker Ministries and author of the bestselling The Peacemaker. He regularly assists in family, business, and church disputes. For nearly three decades he has devoted his life to showing the power of the gospel to transform relationships. Ken enjoys teaching biblical peacemaking around the world. He and his wife, Corlette, live in Montana and have a married daughter and teenaged son.

Kevin Johnson is the bestselling author or coauthor of more than fifty books and Bible products. He pastors Emmaus Road Church in metro Minneapolis, where he lives with his wife, Lyn, and three growing children.

Get the free audio download from Christianaudio and scroll down the page for several $4.98 discounted titles. The checkout process is very streamlined (a coupon code is no longer required), as is the download process (no longer do you have to download each part of the book separately). You can also send a gift download of the free audiobook to someone else!

After finishing your order, download a zip file with the entire audiobook: select MP3 if you want to be able to play the book on your Kindle (M4B for the iOS, iTunes or QuickTime). Unzip the contents to the \audiobooks directory on your Kindle (not \music) in order to have audiobook controls and see it on your Kindle home page.

Today's Deals

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is has not yet been announced.

The Settlers of Catan ($1.60 / £0.99 UK), by Rebecca Gable and Lee Chadeayne (translator, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $4.99).

Book Description
The year is 850. In the seas of northern Europe, the small coastal village of Elasund falls prey to marauding neighbors. Their food stores pillaged, women and children stolen, livestock destroyed, the villagers are left to barely survive the harsh winter — and contemplate a drastic solution to their recurring hardships: leaving the only village they have ever known. Foster brothers Candamir and Osmund lead their people on an epic quest to a mythic island home, but without knowledge of exactly where the island is, they must trust the gods to deliver them safely. Lost at sea and set adrift, an extraordinarily violent storm washes them ashore the island famed in pagan lore: Catan. They quickly set about building a new society but old grudges, animosities, and social orders lead to fraternal strife. As the ideals of Candamir's Christian slave spread throughout the village and conflict with pagan law, the two belief systems clash. When both Osmund and Candamir fall in love with Siglind, the mysterious queen of the Cold Islands, things come to a head.

Based on the wildly popular board game of the same name designed by Klaus Teuber, Rebecca Gable’s The Settlers of Catan is a must-read adventure rich in detail and rippling with intensity.

Stumbling on Wins (Bonus Content Edition) ($4.74 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), by David J. Berri, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
The next quantum leap beyond Moneyball, this book offers powerful new insights into all human decision-making, because if sports teams are getting it wrong this badly, how do you know you're not? Sometimes the decisions that teams make are simply inexplicable. Consider: sports teams have an immense amount of detailed, quantifiable information to draw upon, more than in virtually any other industry. They have powerful incentives for making good decisions. Everyone sees the results of their choices, and the consequences for failure are severe. And yet... they keep making the same mistakes over and over again... systematic mistakes you'd think they'd learn how to avoid. Now, two leading sports economists reveal those mistakes in basketball, baseball, football, and hockey, and explain why sports decision-makers never seem to learn their lessons. You'll learn which statistics are connected to wins, and which aren't, and which statistics can and can't predict the future. Along the way, David Berri and Martin Schmidt show why a quarterback's place in the draft tells you nothing about how he'll perform in the NFL... why basketball decision-makers don't focus on the factors that really correlate with NBA success... why famous coaches don't deliver better results... and much more.

Evil Genius (Evil Genius Trilogy Series #1) ($5.99 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), by Catherine Jinks, is the Nook Daily Find for Families, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers. Now he’s fourteen and studying for his World Domination degree, taking classes like embezzlement, forgery, and infiltration at the institute founded by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. Although Cadel may be advanced beyond his years, at heart he’s a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to question the moral implications of his studies. But is it too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot?

Free Audiobook - The Tempest

Get a free audiobook download of The Tempest ($4.99 Kindle), by William Shakespeare, with David Warner as Prospero, as part of their Radio 3 Shakespeare series.

Book Description
David Warner is Prospero, with Carl Prekopp as Ariel, Rose Leslie as Miranda and Don Warrington as Gonzalo in Shakespeare's play of magic, romance and revenge. With music by the Devil's Violin Company. Broadcast as part of the Shakespeare Unlocked season and the third in the series of Radio 3 Shakespeare dramas.

Generally agreed to be Shakespeare's last play, THE TEMPEST was most likely written in 1610. Twelve years before the action begins, Prospero--Duke of Milan--and his daughter, Miranda, were stranded by Prospero's brother, Antonio, on a remote and idyllic island where Miranda has grown up happily among the beasts and flowers, never seeing any man but her father. Many years later, Prospero uses his powers and the help of Ariel, the sprite, to effect a shipwreck--hence the play's title--that brings Antonio to the island, along with the king of Naples and his son, Ferdinand, who promptly falls in love with Miranda. Their love story, juxtaposed with Prospero's revenge on his brother and his final act of mercy, form the basis of a simple plot. A combination of tragedy and romantic comedy, the play includes a happy ending that, finally, leans toward the latter. Unlike Shakespeare's other plays, THE TEMPEST is full of magic and exoticism and what we now think of as special effects, using evocative music and extravagant imagery to create a mood of enchantment that, nonetheless, confronts serious questions about reality and illusion. Some interpretations of the play see Prospero--who, in his dazzling last speech, renounces his magic powers--as the aging Shakespeare bidding farewell to the theater. THE TEMPEST is also interesting because its events take place in a 24-hour period. And it is, of course, the source of a famous phrase: when the sheltered Miranda first lays eyes on Ferdinand, she exclaims, "Oh brave new world, that has such people in it!"

Get the free audiobook from the BBC. You can also listen online to their rendition of Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet, thru Saturday (actually sometime Sunday, UK, time, but I wouldn't push it).

If you prefer to read (or read along), you can get a well-formatted (and free) copy of Shakespeare's Comedies, over on MobileRead, which includes two of the three titles in the series.

If you crave even more Shakespeare and history, then grab the podcasts for Shakespeare’s Restless World, a 20-part series that you can download direct or via iTunes, or get A History of the World in 100 Objects.

Today's Deals

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is What the Heart Knows ($0.99), the first title in Mara Purl's Milford-Haven series.

Book Description
Is the heart smarter than the head? Artist Miranda Jones begins to trust her heart enough to escape from her life of privilege and start over in Milford-Haven, the small town of undiscovered beauty on California's Central Coast. She connects with environmentalist Samantha Hugo-a brilliant PhD twenty years her senior who gave up a son years earlier; and with restaurant owner Sally O'Mally who left Arkansas to create her own dream. Each woman wrestles with her own core issues while balancing demanding careers with the attentions of interesting men. None is aware that journalist Christine Christian has just been murdered while investigating a half-built house. Though the book stands alone, it is also Book 1 in the critically acclaimed, popular series, a multi-generational saga. Based on Purl's BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.

Partitions ($1.60 / £0.99 UK), by Amit Majmudar, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $11.99).

Book Description
As India is rent overnight into two nations, sectarian violence explodes on both sides of the new border, with tidal waves of refugees fleeing the blood and chaos. Fighting to board the last train to Delhi, Shankar and Keshav, six-year-old Hindu twins, lose sight of their mother and plunge into the whirling human mass to find her. A young Sikh woman, Simran Kaur, flees her father, who would rather poison his daughter than see her defiled. And Ibrahim Masud, an elderly Muslim doctor driven from the town of his birth, limps towards the new Muslim state of Pakistan. As the displaced face a variety of horrors, this unlikely quartet come together, defying every rule of self-preservation to forge a future of hope. A luminous story of families and nations broken and formed, Partitions introduces an extraordinary novelist who writes with the power and lyricism of poetry.

The Mosquito Coast ($9.66 Kindle, $2.99 B&N), by Paul Theroux, is the Nook Daily Find.

Book Description
In a breathtaking adventure story, the paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. Fleeing from an America he sees as mired in materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. But his utopian experiment takes a dark turn when his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger.

The Amulet of Samarkand ($7.69 Kindle, $2.99 B&N), the first title in the Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.

Book Description
Nathaniel is a magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot-shot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of his elders, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who's boss. With revenge on his mind, he summons the powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure, the Amulet of Samarkand, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion.

Harry Potter Joining Kindle Lending Library

If you are tired of waiting for the Harry Potter books in your library (or they don't have them, at all), are in the US and somehow resisted buying the set the instant they were released, rejoice! Not quite in time for Mother's Day, but early enough for summer break and beach reading, the entire Harry Potter collection is coming to the Kindle Lending Library, just one of the many benefits of being an Amazon Prime member (although, of course, you'll need seven months of lending privileges to get thru the series).

Today's Deals

Just in time for Mother's Day, Amazon is having a 25% Off Kindle Covers Sale, with sleeves and covers for your Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, or Kindle, including some of the pricy Kate Spade covers. It's perfect timing, too, for those that managed to snag a heavily discounted refurbished Fire on the recent Daily Deal. If you still need to order a Kindle or Kindle Fire for Mom, then you can get 30% Off selected covers if purchased in the same order.

Additional formats on free books:

• Pearl in the Sand (K/N/E)
• Words Spoken True (K/N/E)

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is 7 Money Rules for Life® ($1.99), by Mary Hunt. There's nothing revolutionary about her ideas, but it does look like a good one for those starting out (or high schoolers learning how budget finances or new graduates going out on their own).

Book Description
Americans young and old are flunking their finances. A shocking 77 percent live paycheck to paycheck with no savings. And 43 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement, while 49 percent could cover less than one month's expenses if they lost their income. In the face of this bleak financial picture, bestselling author and finance expert Mary Hunt offers 7 Money Rules for Life®. This no-nonsense and encouraging book gives readers the keys to get their money under control and get prepared financially for the rest of their lives. In her warm and engaging style, Hunt takes everything that she's learned over the past twenty years and boils it all down. Presented in a conversational style and readable in a weekend, this book offers applications for each of the seven rules as well as practical advice for how to recover from past financial mistakes. These simple, unchanging, basic rules work in every financial situation, for every income level, and for every stage of life.

Money mastery isn't really that hard. 7 Money Rules for Life® can help readers change their futures from uncertain to rock-solid with principles they can apply right away.

Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945 ($1.60 / £0.99 UK), by Nicholas Rankin, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $9.58 and was the Kindle Deal of the Day during this past March).

Book Description
The story of how the British really won two world wars – by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. To protect itself, the nation fell back on cunning and camouflage. With Winston Churchill in charge, the British bluffed their way out of trouble – lying, pretending and dressing up in order to survive. The British had developed this uncommon talent during the trench and desert fighting of the First World War, when writers and artists created elaborate camouflages and fiendish propaganda. So successful were these deceptions they gave rise to the German belief that they hadn’t been beaten fairly – in which case why not ‘have a second go’? By the Second World War, the British were masters of the art. Churchill adored stratagems, ingenious devices and special forces: pretend German radio stations broadcast outrageous British propaganda in German. British geniuses broke German secret codes and eavesdropped on their messages. Every German spy in Britain was captured and many were used to send back false information to their controllers. Forged documents misled their Intelligence. Bogus wireless traffic from entire phantom armies, dummy airfields with model planes, disguised ships and inflatable rubber tanks created a vital illusion of strength. Culminating in the spectacular misdirection that was so essential to the success of D-Day in 1944, Churchill’s Wizards is a thrilling work of popular military history. Above all, Nicholas Rankin reveals the true stories of those brave and creative mavericks who helped win what Churchill called ‘the war of the Unknown Warriors’.

Need ($3.99 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), the first of the series by Carrie Jones, is the Nook Daily Find.

Book Description
Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect lipsticks. Little wonder, since she’s had a pretty rough life. Her father left when she was a baby, and her stepfather just died. Her mother’s pretty much checked out - in fact, Mom’s sent her to live with her grandmother in cold and sleepy Maine to "keep Zara safe." Whatever that means. Zara doesn’t think she’s in danger; she thinks her mother just can’t deal.

Zara’s wrong. The man she sees everywhere - the tall creepy guy who points at her from the side of the road - yeh, he’s not a figment of her imagination. He’s a pixie. And not the cute, sweet kind with little wings. Maine’s got a whole assortment of unbelievable creatures, like pixies and were-people. And they seem to need something - something from Zara...

Look for the other exciting books in the Need series: Captivate, Entice, and coming next year, Endure!

Bella ($3.74 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), the 22nd in the Puppy Place series by Ellen Miles, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.

Book Description
Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home!

Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They enjoy taking care of the dogs themselves, but the best part is finding a perfect new owner for these adorable animals. Bella is an orphaned newborn cocker spaniel. She is very weak and almost doesn't survive her first night. Lizzie is determined to save the pint-sized pup. The Peterson's bottle-feed her around the clock until she's healthy enough to be adopted. But who will give this sweet little dog the home she deserves?

Audible 3-for-2 Sale

Audible has brought back their 3-for-2 sale, this time with a number of complete trilogies (although you can mix and match any way that you want, from what I can tell). Billed as the Get a Complete Trilogy for just 2 Credits sale, you need to use the specially created page to put three audiobooks into your cart, then check out. This process will take two credits from your account. You can then return to the same sale page and start again to use additional credits, thru May 15 at 11:59 PM ET (US). If you need to add credits to your account first, be sure to visit the Extra Credits page at Audible, giving you another discount of roughly 20%, plus, it should automatically use the $10 discount, if you qualified for it last month (note that, if Audible decides you aren't eligible for the extra credits offer, they just display a rather annoying error page).

The selection of books seems to be mostly fantasy and science fiction, but I did see several thrillers, some romance and at least one zombie apocalypse in the bunch. They are all sorted by author name, though, so you'll need to check out all the pages to see what is available for each genre.

ETA: I've confirmed that if you are not a subscription member, you can't see this sale at all (and may not see it you don't have at least two credits). Same with the Extra Credits page - you can't see the deal if you are not a subscription member OR if adding 3 credits would push you over the monthly accumulation limit allowed on your account. If you spend down your credits, though, you will see the offer to get 3 credits for $35.88 (and can use your $10 discount towards that purchase).

Today's Deals

Two free pre-orders, now available to download on Kindle:

• The Billionaire's Curse with Bonus Material
• Swim

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is No Buddy Left Behind ($1.99), by Terri Crisp and C. J. Hurn.

Book Description
Unlike many animal books, No Buddy Left Behind is not only about rescuing strays but also about U.S. soldiers trying to survive the horrors of war and readjust to life back home. Many troops serving in the Middle East share life-altering relationships with stray dogs and cats they save from the brutalities of life in Iraq and Afghanistan. Overcoming monumental obstacles, author Terri Crisp makes it her mission to get these soldiers’ “buddies” out of danger and bring them home to the people who love them.

So, how does someone get an animal out of a country where a dysfunctional infrastructure means that normal resources don’t exist, and every step of a plan to transport animals could get someone arrested, kidnapped, or blown apart? As Crisp soon discovers, each rescue mission, from start to finish, could easily be terminated at any point, and no animal is truly safe until its paws touch U.S. soil. Terri and her team of volunteers have saved the lives of 282 dogs and 58 cats befriended by military personnel since February 2008—and No Buddy Left Behind tells this incredible story.

A Golden Age ($1.60 / £0.99 UK), the first title in the Haque series by Tahmima Anam, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $9.99).

Book Description
Spring, 1971, East Pakistan. Rehana Haque is throwing a party for her beloved children, Sohail and Maya. Her young family is growing up fast, and Rehana wants to remember this day forever. But out on the hot city streets, something violent is brewing. As the civil war develops, a war which will eventually see the birth of Bangladesh, Rehana struggles to keep her children safe and finds herself facing a heartbreaking dilemma.

The Rescue ($2.99 Kindle, B&N), by Nicholas Sparks, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
From one of America's most beloved-and bestselling-storytellers, here is a novel about a man and a woman trying to find courage to make the biggest commitment of all...to love someone forever.

Taylor McAden was a risk taker. A volunteer firemn in the small southern town where he had lived his entire life, he was the first to take the plunge into a burning house to resue someone, the first to put his own safety on the line. However, there was one risk that Taylor seemed unable to take, and that was to let any woman into his heart. Then he met Denise Holden.

The single mother of a little boy with severe disabilities, Denise had moved from Atlanta to the small town of Edenton, North Carolina where her grandparents had left her a house. She came to Edenton in an attempt to make ends meet while devoting herself to the care of her child. Falling in love was the last thing she intended.

A near fatal car crash brings Denise and Taylor together, and awakens in them felings long dormant. But before Taylor can fully welcome Denise and Kyle into his life, he must first take the ultimate risk-to look into his heart and his past, and see if it's not too late to take a chance on the future.

Gathering Blue ($7.12 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), the second title in what is now the Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.

Book Description
In perhaps her strongest work to date, Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit and that shuns and discards the weak. Left orphaned and physically flawed, young Kira faces a frightening, uncertain future. Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive, she struggles with ever broadening responsibilities in her quest for truth, discovering things that will change her life forever.

As she did in THE GIVER, Lowry challenges readers to imagine what our world could become, how people could evolve, and what could be considered valuable. Every reader will be taken by Kira’s plight and will long ponder her haunting world and the hope for the future.