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1. 25 Alive

James Paterson

Maxine Paetro

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Rating:  ★★☆☆☆ Gold tones, a woman with a gun, and big action vibes—but it’s Book 25 in a series we never met. Sorry, Patterson, we’re sitting this one out.

1. How To Catch The Easter Bunny

Adam Wallace

Andy Elkerton

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Rating: ★★★★☆ Bright, bouncy, and full of Easter fun—this is the one kids will grab off the shelf.

1. Everything is Tuberculosis

John Green

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Rating: ★★★★☆ A soft, strange cover with a loud, outrageous title that makes you stop and ask, “Wait, is my couch tuberculosis?”

2. King of Envy

Ana Huang

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ A cool title gets lost in a vague, perfume-bottle-meets-hand-grenade cover. We're confused, and not in a good way.

2. Abundance

Derek Thompson

Ezra Klein

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ A quietly earnest cover that hints at global solutions — but fails to make us curious enough to open the book.

2. Catwings

Ursula K. Le Guin

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Rating: ★★★★★ The illustration of a bunch of cats with wings up on a tree limb makes us want to learn more about these flying felines.

2. Right Thing, Right Now

Ryan Holiday

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JABBIC Rating: ★★★★☆Summary: "Right Thing, Right Now" by Ryan Holiday promises a deep dive into stoic virtues and good values. With its mosaic-themed cover and timeless message, it’s a modern guide to being a mensch.