PICK OF THE WEEK

(20% off through 5/14)

Amanda is so mixed up. At home, her mother has asked her father to leave. At school, she is writing a fictional Civil War diary of a girl whose brothers are fighting on opposite sides. In each situation, who’s right and who’s wrong? And how does the one African American boy in the class feel about all this discussion of slavery? Since she can’t talk about things at home, through her TOTALLY MADE-UP CIVIL WAR DIARY OF AMANDA MACLEISH (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $16), by Claudia Mills, Amanda tries to work out the complexities of domestic and national divisions. Ages 9-12. • Dara LaPorte

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

WRITING WORKSHOP

On the last Sunday of every month from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m., beginning May 25, Capitol Letters Writing Center will hold writing workshops for young adults ages 12 and up. The first session is entitled “How to Turn Your Life into Great Fiction.” Admission is free, but space is limited to 15, so please RSVP to Karen.maloy@montgomerycollege.edu. For more information visit www.capitolletters.org.

SUMMER READING LISTS

Through Labor Day, Politics and Prose offers a 10% discount on books purchased from school summer reading lists. If your school does not provide a summer reading list, check with your public library. All public libraries provide suggested reading lists and we will honor these as well with a 10% discount. Just bring your list and we will be glad to help you make selections for an enjoyable summer of reading.