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Fri, Aug 5 7:00 - 9:00 PM Barn Beach Reserve Free |
Ultimate Journeys with Author Bruce Taylor and Graphic Artist Roberta Gregory (Presentation) |
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Sat, Aug 6 1:00 - 3:00 PM Bookstore Free |
Multi-author Book Buzz |
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 Everyone has a journey they must take which ultimately defines their lives. Using the metaphor of hiking, author Bruce Taylor explores our "Mountains of the Night." Only through embracing our arduous and daunting journey can we discover what it means to be vitally and truly alive.
 Roberta Gregory shares "Follow Your Art," a rich depiction of her journeys through Europe, Asia, America, feminism, and more. Her medium is humorous graphic art (yes, when she started, we all called them comic books). "Follow Your Art" is a huge "thank you," Gregory says, to everyone who made her interesting life possible, as well as an invitation to everyone else to "come along for the ride!"
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Buy a SIGNED copy of Mountains of the Night - $13.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Follow Your Art - $14.00
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Sun, Aug 14 1:00 - 3:00 PM Bookstore Free |
Book-release Shindig with Leavenworth Author Alex Taub! (Book-signing) |
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 In Working with High Risk Youth: The Case of Curtis Jones, a composite high risk youth character speaks and reacts to social programs, allowing us to see the process from the youth's point of view. Working With High Risk Youth demonstrates that there is not one correct method to apply to all situations, encouraging each youth-worker to develop his/her own set of approaches.
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Buy a SIGNED copy of Working with High Risk Youth: The Case of Curtis Jones - $26.95
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Fri, Aug 19 7:00 - 9:00 PM Barn Beach Reserve Free |
The Conscientious Gardener: Cultivating a Garden Ethic; by Sarah Hayden Reichard (Presentation) |
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Sat, Aug 20 1:00 - 3:00 PM Bookstore Free |
Sarah Hayden Reichard signs The Conscientious Gardener (Book-signing) |
 Surprisingly, common gardening practices too often damage the environment. In her inspiring Conscientious Gardener, Sarah Hayden Reichard explains how to ensure our gardens are sustainable, lively, and healthy places. "Now is the time for a book like Reichard's." says the Seattle Times.
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Buy a SIGNED copy of The Conscientious Gardener: Cultivating a Garden Ethic - $27.50
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Fri, Sep 9 7:00 - 8:00 PM Leavenworth Library Free |
TGIF: Seattle dog whisperer Duno shares Last Dog on the Hill (Presentation) |
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Sat, Sep 10 1:00 - 3:00 PM Bookstore Free |
Duno joins our book-buzz: romance, mystery, the supernatural, training your dog—and cat!—and more. (Book Buzz) |
 Pet behaviorist Steve Duno has trained thousands of dogs, quite a few cats, and rescued many animals in need. In Last Dog on the Hill, Duno shares the story of his first rescue: a starving feral pup, Lou. Lou forever changed not only Duno's life, but also the lives of hundreds of other people and dogs. In their sixteen years together, Duno and Lou foiled an armed robbery, taught sign language to kids, comforted elderly war veterans and Alzheimer patients, reached out to gang members, and helped rehabilitate and rescue hundreds of aggressive dogs.
Enjoy Duno's presentation Friday night, or shake his hand and trade pet tales at Saturday's book buzz, where Duno joins a wide variety of mystery, supernatural, and romance authors. Expect prizes and surprises when there's a book-buzz at A Book For All Seasons.
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Buy a SIGNED copy of Last Dog on the Hill: The Extraordinary Life of Lou - $24.99
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Sat, Sep 10 1:00 - 3:00 PM Bookstore Free |
Multi-author book-buzz! Up-and-coming East Wenatchee author elucidates the supernatural; inspirational tales of man's best friend; perfectly poisoned pens mysteriously delight; while sweet old-fashioned romance never goes out of style. |
In The Mystery Within, East Wenatchee author Michael Archer takes us from New Orleans to Romania, as a man delving into his family history journeys straight into the heart of the supernatural. Steve Duno inspires with Last Dog on the Hill, the true story of a hero dog and the joy he brought to hundreds of others. Bernadette Pajer's A Spark of Death takes us to 1901 Seattle, where electricity is suspicious and new-fangled, and offers us a sleuth reviewers call "smart, funny, and achingly likeable." In Jeanne Matthews' Dinah Pelerin mystery series, Dinah must cope with crocodiles, poisonous snakes, her father's complicated past, a brother who believes himself possessed by the spirit of a snake god, questionable real estate deals, sacred bones, buckets of blood, blackmailers, and even Pele the fire goddess. Divine Destiny, co-authored by Linda Lindsay and Jane Johnson, celebrates friendship, family, and the power of love and faith.
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Buy a SIGNED copy of The Mystery Within - $13.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Last Dog on the Hill: The Extraordinary Life of Lou - $24.99
Buy a SIGNED copy of A Spark of Death - $14.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Bones of Contention (Dinah Pelerin Series #1) - $14.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Bet Your Bones (Dinah Pelerin Series #2) - $14.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Divine Destiny - $34.95
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Sat, Sep 17 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Kristall's Restaurant |
Writer's Workshop: Self-publishing Without Tears |
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Cost: $28.00 includes full lunch and a copy of Ron's newest release |
Sat, Sep 17 3:00 - 5:00 PM Bookstore Free |
Ron Lovell signs Murder in E-Flat Major (Book-signing) |
 Writer's Workshop: Self-publishing Without Tears: Author Ron Lovell presents a guide to publishing and marketing your book, from manuscript to finished product. Topics include editing, page design, cover design, ISBN registration, copyright registration, dealing with distributors and bookstores, and setting up signings and other promotional events. Lovell, creator of the Thomas Martindale mystery series, has a long career in writing and in teaching writing, including as a journalist, journalism professor, and creator of five books on writing.
Book-signing: Ron will share his latest Martindale mystery, Murder in E-flat Major, where the world of classical music, incriminating fingerprints, and a federal justice system gone wrong ensnare Thomas Martindale in one of the most difficult situations of his professional life. "I have heard that death can come in many different ways," Martindal's friend says, "but never by cello."
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Click here to reserve your seat NOW: $28.00 includes full lunch and a copy of Ron's newest release
Buy a SIGNED copy of Murder in E-Flat Major - $15.00
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Fri, Sep 23 7:00 - 8:00 PM Leavenworth Library Free |
TGIF: Celebrated poet Katrina Roberts shares her new release, Underdog (Presentation) |
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Sat, Sep 24 1:00 - 3:00 PM Bookstore Free |
Book-signing by acclaimed, award-winning poet Katrina Roberts. (Book-signing) |
 In Underdog, poet Katrina Roberts considers questions of identity, asking us to meditate on how each of us is "other" — native, immigrant, sojourner, alien — and to examine our at-once shared and foreign frontiers and margins. Her poems wonder at how individuals through the ages have handled, often with grace, tremendous injustice, and they seek to comprehend the mysteries of our perpetual migrations from and toward each other.
"Katrina Roberts' poems do not admit easy phrasings; instead, they are assembled word by word... I have followed the track of her lines with heightened attention, eager for her next surprise." — Billy Collins
"I've been an admirer of Katrina Roberts's poems for years," — Sherman Alexie
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Buy a SIGNED copy of Underdog: Poems - $24.95
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Sun, Sep 25 1:00 - 3:00 PM Bookstore Free |
Therese Ambrosi Smith signs Wax, historical fiction about the real-life Rosie-the-riveters who came of age in the factories of World War II (Book-signing) |
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 Rosie the Riveter — a familiar icon: a determined face and a powerfully-flexed arm on a poster. Rosie embodied a real generation — women who came of age in the factories of World War Two. In her debut novel, Wax, author Therese Ambrosi Smith brings this generation to life on the page. Wax is a story of transformative friendship and of secrets that can no longer be kept.
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Buy a SIGNED copy of Wax: Pearl Harbor Changed Everything - $13.95
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ABFAS July Top 10 Best-Sellers...
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Posh New Gamaguchi Silicon Accessories
 What's pretty, bright, colorful, affordable, easy to clean and fun to carry?
Answer: Meet Pochi, Hachi, and Kagicco, the latest word in stylish wallets and coin purses.
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Enjoy the Bounty
 August in Leavenworth is a month to enjoy the bounty. As our gardens and farmer's market burgeon, why not try out a new recipe? A Book For All Seasons has books on preserves, jerky, cheese-making, savory baking, and more.
Buy Home Cheese Making by Ricki Carrol - $16.95
 August — and can you remember a later melt-out in the high country? But finally, the snow is disappearing. Why not explore a new trail? We have books on hiking Washington's history, day-hiking, kid-hiking, pet-hiking, camping, biking and more.
Buy Hiking Washingtion's History by Judy Bentley - $18.95
 August is beach month, travel month, and hammock month. Let us help you accessorize with light and luscious summer reading.
Buy a SIGNED copy of Bon Appétit (French Twist Series Book 2) - $16.99
 August means back-to-school is just weeks away. We can help your student jump-start with workbooks, language books, art books and Accelerated Reader (AR) books.
Check out the Mark-My-Time Digital Bookmark.
Enjoy the bounty of August! Score your summertime goals, and remember that A Book For All Seasons is here for the assist.
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What's New? What's Hot Off The Press? What's Just Been Released?
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Fiction
 Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson $25.00
They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies... Now they're coming for you.
In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic glitches are noticed by a handful of unconnected humans — a single mother disconcerted by her daughter's menacing "smart" toys, a lonely Japanese bachelor who is victimized by his domestic robot companion, an isolated U.S. soldier who witnesses a "pacification unit" go haywire — but most are unaware of the growing rebellion until it is too late.
When the Robot War ignites — at a moment known later as Zero Hour — humankind may be, for the first time in history, united. Mesmerizing and explosive, Robopocalypse is a brilliantly conceived action-filled epic, fraught with heart-stopping implications of the real technology all around us—an entertaining and engaging thriller unlike any other.
"Things pop along at a wonderfully breakneck pace.... Vigorous, smart and gripping," says Kirkus Reviews.
"A brilliantly conceived thriller that could well become horrific reality...will grip your imagination from the first word to the last, on a wild rip you won't soon forget. What a read...unlike anything I've read before," says Clive Cussler.
"An Andromeda Strain for the new century," says Lincoln Child.
 Buy Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson - $25.00
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Fiction
 Faithful Place By Tana French $16.00
Tana French's In the Woods and The Likeness captivated readers by introducing them to her unique, character-driven style. Her singular skill at creating richly drawn, complex worlds makes her novels not mere whodunits but brilliant and satisfying novels about memory, identity, loss, and what defines us as humans. With Faithful Place, the highly praised third novel about the Dublin Murder squad, French takes readers into the mind of Frank Mackey, the hotheaded mastermind of The Likeness, as he wrestles with his own past and the family, the lover, and the neighborhood he thought he'd left behind for good.
"The voice is what grabs you first. It belongs to our narrator, Frank Mackey, a police detective in Dublin...Frank's voice is so wry, bitter and just plain alive...a tribute to Tana French's extraordinary gifts...her name should be writ large on every mystery lover's must-read list," says The Washington Post.
"...expertly rendered, gripping.... The first thing that Ms. French does so well in Faithful Place is to inhabit fully a scrappy, shrewd, privately heartbroken middle-aged man.... Sibling rivalries, class conflicts, old grudges, adolescent flirtations and memories of childhood violence are all deftly embedded in this novel, as is the richly idiomatic Dublinese," says The New York Times.
French's writing remains brilliant, and her dialogue is sharp, often lacerating, and sometimes mordantly funny. Faithful Place is her best book yet," says Booklist.
Buy Faithful Place By Tana French - $16.00
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Non-fiction
 Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S. C. Gwynne $16.00
In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them all.
S. C. Gwynne's Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
Although readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of the Comanches that determined just how and when the American West opened up. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six; full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. So effective were the Comanches that they forced the creation of the Texas Rangers and account for the advent of the new weapon specifically designed to fight them: the six-gun.
The war with the Comanches lasted four decades, in effect holding up the development of the new American nation. Gwynne's exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads—a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United States came into being.
Against this backdrop Gwynne presents the compelling drama of Cynthia Ann Parker, a lovely nine-year-old girl with cornflower-blue eyes who was kidnapped by Comanches from the far Texas frontier in 1836. She grew to love her captors and became infamous as the "White Squaw" who refused to return until her tragic capture by Texas Rangers in 1860. More famous still was her son Quanah, a warrior who was never defeated and whose guerrilla wars in the Texas Panhandle made him a legend.
S. C. Gwynne's account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history.
 Buy Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S. C. Gwynne - $16.00
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Non-fiction
 Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food By Paul Greenberg $16.00
Winner of the 2011 James Beard Foundation Award for Writing & Literature
"A necessary book for anyone truly interested in what we take from the sea to eat, and how, and why," says The New York Times Book Review.
Writer and life-long fisherman Paul Greenberg takes us on a journey, examining the four fish that dominate our menus: salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna. Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Greenberg reveals our damaged relationship with the ocean and its inhabitants. Just three decades ago, nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild. Today, rampant overfishing and an unprecedented biotech revolution have brought us to a point where wild and farmed fish occupy equal parts of a complex marketplace. Four Fish offers a way for us to move toward a future in which healthy and sustainable seafood is the rule rather than the exception.
In Four Fish, Greenberg visits Norwegian megafarms that use genetic techniques once pioneered on sheep to grow millions of pounds of salmon a year. He travels to the ancestral river of the Yupik Eskimos to see the only Fair Trade-certified fishing company in the world. He makes clear how PCBs and mercury find their way into seafood; discovers how Mediterranean sea bass went global; challenges the author of Cod to taste the difference between a farmed and a wild cod; and almost sinks to the bottom of the South Pacific while searching for an alternative to endangered bluefin tuna.
Fish, Greenberg reveals, are the last truly wild food—for now. By examining the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, he shows how we can start to heal the oceans and fight for a world where healthy and sustainable seafood is the rule rather than the exception.
The story of overfishing has often been told, though seldom this well...[Greenberg] seamlessly integrates the decline of wild fish with the rise of fish-farming, noting rightly that humanity is in the process of domesticating the oceans, as we long ago tamed the land, and that eliminating all but a few primary food species is a natural consequence. In writing clearly and engagingly about the place of fish in global food markets, he manages also to convey the often-missed reality that fish are not just food, or even animals, but wildlife," says The Washington Post.
"Hugely informative, sincere and infectiously curious and enthusiastic," says Kirkus Reviews.
 Buy Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food By Paul Greenberg - $16.00
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Young Adult
 Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets By Martine Laffon , American Poets Society Staff , Bruno Navasky $12.95
Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets gives readers one hundred poems to read, be inspired by, and share with family and friends.
Published in association with the Academy of American Poets, this book is presented in an innovative format and includes one hundred poems cleverly organized by theme (food, feelings, play, animals, and more). The collection contains classic children's poems by Emily Dickenson and many others, as well as poems by today's most popular poets, from poet laureate Kay Ryan to Naomi Shihab Nye.
The perforated pages in Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets enable readers to select a poem they love, tear it out neatly from the book, and carry it with them all day to read, be inspired by, and share with family and friends.
"Navasky chooses a diverse range of works, and the format encourages integrating poetry into [kids'] everyday life," says Publishers Weekly.
 Buy Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets By Martine Laffon , American Poets Society Staff , Bruno Navasky - $12.95
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Young Adult
 The Warlock (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #5) By Michael Scott $18.99
The end is finally near. Josh Newman has chosen a side, and he will not stand with his sister, Sophie, or with the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel. He will fight alongside Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare. Unless Sophie can find her twin before the battle begins, all is lost — forever.
In the fifth installment of this bestselling series, the twins of prophesy have been divided, and the end is finally beginning. Sophie is on her own with the ever-weakening Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel. She must depend on Niten to help her find an immortal to teach her Earth Magic. The surprise is that she will find her teacher in the most ordinary of places.
A fabulous climax to the series that begins with The Alchemyst, The Magician, The Sorceress, and The Necromancer.
An authority on mythology and folklore, Michael Scott is one of Ireland's most successful authors. A master of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and folklore, he has been hailed by the Irish Times as "the King of Fantasy in these isles." Visit him at DillonScott.com.
 Buy The Warlock (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #5) By Michael Scott - $18.99
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Early Grades and Picture Books
![Day Is Done [With CD (Audio)]](/images/day_is_done_t.jpg) Day Is Done [With CD (Audio)] By Peter Yarrow illustrated by Melissa Sweet $16.95
Peter Yarrow follows the blockbuster success of Puff, the Magic Dragon with a picture book version of his beautiful song, "Day Is Done."
As night falls, animal and human parents everywhere tenderly tuck their children into bed. In the darkness, each child—raccoon, doe, rabbit, field mouse, and a little boy—wonders: Will I be safe? Will you be there for me? And every mommy and daddy responds with the comforting words of Yarrow's refrain: "I am here."
Caldecott Honor-winning artist Melissa Sweet has created gorgeous images that celebrate the loving bond between parent and child, as well as the connection between all creatures of the earth.
A CD tucked into the back cover features Yarrow (of the iconic '60's folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary) and his daughter Bethany singing "Day Is Done," as well as two traditional songs, "I Know Where I'm Going" and "Dona Dona Dona."
Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than 40 children's books, including the 2008 Caldecott Honor winner A River of Words.
![Day Is Done [With CD (Audio)]](/images/day_is_done_t.jpg) Buy Day Is Done [With CD (Audio)] By Peter Yarrow illustrated by Melissa Sweet - $16.95
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Early Grades and Picture Books
 Pablo Neruda By Monica Brown illustrated by Julie Paschkis $16.99
Once there was a little boy named Neftalí who loved wild things wildly and quiet things quietly. From the moment he could talk, he surrounded himself with words. Neftalí discovered the magic between the pages of books. When he was sixteen, he began publishing his poems as Pablo Neruda.
Pablo wrote poems about the things he loved—things made by his friends in the café, things found at the marketplace, and things he saw in nature. He wrote about the people of Chile and their stories of struggle. Because above all things and above all words, Pablo Neruda loved people.
"This gentle tribute to Chilean poet Neruda explores his formative experiences, from searching for beetles and birds' eggs in the forest, to discovering his love for books. [Illustrator] Paschkis incorporates Spanish and English words into her organic, stylized compositions...while Brown lyrically chronicles Neruda's poetic subjects...and highlights his devotion to the poor and suffering...a compelling portrait of a man who saw the world as a joyful, complex, and beautiful poem waiting to be unveiled," says a Publishers Weekly Starred Review.
Peruvian-American Monica Brown is the author of several bilingual books for children and is a recipient of the Américas Award for Children's Literature. Learn more at www.monicabrown.net.
Julie Paschkis has illustrated many award-winning books, including Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleischman and Through Georgia's Eyes by Rachel RodrÃguez. For this book, Julie traveled to Chile to see Neruda's home and the people that inspired him. Learn more at www.juliepaschkis.com.
 Buy Pablo Neruda By Monica Brown illustrated by Julie Paschkis - $16.99
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