Summer Reading

America’s infinitepossibilitiesare revealed in this newclassicabout self-inventionanddiscovery. MyBelovedWorld bySoniaSotomayor

“[A] compelling and powerfullywrittenmemoir about identity and coming of age. . . . An eloquent and affecting testament to the triumph of brains and hardwork over circumstance, of a childhood dream realized through extraordinarywill and dedication.” —TheNewYork Times T he firstHispanicandonly the thirdwomanappointed to theUnited StatesSupremeCourt, SoniaSotomayor becamean instant American icon.Recountingher life fromaBronxhousingproject to the federal bench, Sotomayor’sstoryoffersan inspiring testament toher ownextraordinarydeterminationand thepower of believing inoneself. Vintage TR 978-0-345-80483-9 432pp. $15.95/$18.95Can. ExamCopy:$3.00

AudioCD: 978-0-307-91310-4 $40.00/$46.00Can. AudioDL: 978-0-307-91311-1 $20.00/$24.00Can. BOTCD: 978-0-307-91312-8 $40.00/$46.00Can. BOTDL: 978-0-307-91313-5 $76.00/$86.00Can. EB: 978-0-307-96216-4 $11.99/$13.99Can.

“In her own often straightforward, occasionally soaringwriting style,

Sotomayor succeeds inMyBelovedWorld in crafting an often old-fashioned tale of overcoming obstacles.” —LosAngelesTimes

UniversalThemes: Identity,ComingofAge,Multiculturalism CompanionTitles: TheHouseonMangoStreet,Almost aWoman

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=7thgrade

ACinderellastory for the Internet age. Minecraft TheUnlikelyTaleofMarkus “Notch” Persson and theGame that ChangedEverything byDaniel GoldbergandLinusLarsson TranslatedbyJenniferHawkins T hisbookoffersauniqueand in-depth lookat thecreator of the “virtual Lego” gameMinecraft,Markus “Notch”Persson, andhis rise fromunknowncomputer programmer to internationalmultimillionaire gaming icon. “I have been followingMinecraft closely for over three years, and yet this book consistently surprisedmewith new insights into the game’s development. It focuses on the human story behind all those pixelated blocks. I have a new respect for Notch’s accomplishmentswithMinecraft and for all the hardwork that theMojang’ers have devoted tomaking the game such a phenomenon. This book offers a fascinating and honest

peek into themind of themanwhomadeMinecraft a reality.” —Joel Levin, teacher and one of the creators of MinecraftEdu.com

SevenStoriesPress HC 978-1-60980-537-1 256pp. $21.95/$21.95Can. ExamCopy:$11.00 EB: 978-1-60980-538-8 $21.95/$21.95Can.

“This book takes [Persson’s] story and gives you a closer look. You learn about theman behind the game. His childhood, his family, the growth of his company and the lives of the people whowork there. It doesn’t just give you the big, enormous, glamour-filled cut scenes that you read about on the Internet. This book gives you the pixels, the details.” —BookRiot

UniversalThemes: Creativity, Innovation,Biography CompanionTitles: Outliers, 20,000LeaguesUnder theSea

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=9thgrade