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We now have signed copies available of Lalani of the Distant Sea, signed on a tip-in page by author Erin Entrada Kelly.
Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s debut fantasy novel is a gorgeous, literary adventure about bravery, friendship, self-reliance, and the choice between accepting fate or forging your own path.
We have signed copies available of Butterfly Yellow, signed on a tip-in page by author Thanhha Lai.
Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Ibi Zoboi, and Erika L. Sanchez, this gorgeously written and deeply moving own voices novel is the YA debut from the award-winning author of Inside Out & Back Again. 4 starred reviews!
We have signed copies available of Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers, signed on a tip-in title page by author Celia C. Pérez.
From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk comes the story of four kids who form an alternative Scout troop that shakes up their sleepy Florida town.
We have signed copies available of My Jasper June, signed on a tip-in page by author Laurel Snyder.
“This book is a treasure—a touching story of friendship, loss, and finding beauty in the everyday, with characters who stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. I absolutely loved it.”—R. J. Palacio, New York Times bestselling author of Wonder
We now have signed copies available of Angelina Ballerina, in a new hardcover edition, signed on the title page by author Katharine Holabird.
In an encore performance, Angelina Ballerina returns in this refreshed picture book from acclaimed author Katharine Holabird and celebrated artist Helen Craig!
We have signed first edition, first printing copies available of Spencer's New Pet, signed on the title page by author and illustrator Jessie Sima.
Spencer’s New Pet is a story of pure fun about a boy, his dog, and a friendship that endures life’s sharpest...and most unexpected twists.
We now have signed first edition, first printing copies of The Day You Begin, signed in-person by author Jacqueline Woodson at our ticketed event with her at Peace United Church in Santa Cruz on September 25th, 2019.
"“There will be times when you walk into a room / and no one there is quite like you.” Any child—any adult—can feel the ache and the yearning to belong in this picture book. A deeply humanistic story that teaches the gentlest of lessons about treating each other with care, no matter our differences." - Tera, Bookshop Santa Cruz Staff
We now have signed paperback copies of Another Brooklyn, signed in-person by author Jacqueline Woodson at our ticketed event with her at Peace United Church in Santa Cruz on September 25th, 2019.
"This lovely novel packs so much more punch, so much more emotion than many books three times its size. The lyrical quality of the diction had me swooning and the shifts back and forth in time only highlighted the haunting sense of history. A brilliant and heartbreaking meditation on how we process loss." - Jax, Bookshop Santa Cruz Backlist Buyer
We now have signed paperback copies of Brown Girl Dreaming, signed in-person by author Jacqueline Woodson at our ticketed event with her at Peace United Church in Santa Cruz on September 25th, 2019.
"Jacqueline Woodson (winner of the Newbery and Caldecott awards) has written a warm, elegant memoir. This was one of my favorite reading experiences this year—through some writing alchemy, her specific story seems like my own. This will probably happen to you as well." - Ga
We now have signed paperback copies available of Zodiac: The Eco-Thriller, signed in-person by author Neal Stephenson at our ticketed event with him at the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building on June 6th, 2019.
Meet Sangamon Taylor, a New Age Sam Spade who sports a wet suit instead of a trench coat and prefers Jolt from the can to Scotch on the rocks. He knows about chemical sludge the way he knows about evil--all too intimately. And the toxic trail he follows leads to some high and foul places...
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