“Before We Say Goodbye”
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Fiction: “Before We Say Goodbye” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary time-travel offer. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks, and there are rules to follow. In the tradition of Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” series, readers will once again be introduced to a new set of visitors: the husband with something important left to say; the woman who couldn’t bid her dog farewell; the woman who couldn’t answer a proposal; and the daughter who drove her father away.
“Hidden Potential”
Nonfiction: “Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things” by Adam Grant
We live in a world that’s obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and the amount of ground that we can gain. When opportunity doesn’t knock, there are ways to build a door. “Hidden Potential” offers a new framework for reaching aspirations and exceeding expectations. Realizing potential isn’t about being a workaholic or a perfectionist. What matters most is not how hard we work, but how well we learn.
“See the Ghost”
Youth: “See the Ghost: Three Stories About Things You Cannot See” by David LaRochelle
It’s not easy to enjoy a picnic when you have unseeable interlopers to contend with. In a new trio of stories for beginning readers, the affable Max the dog and mischievous Baby Cakes the cat encounter a scare-happy ghost who has a run-in with a mirror, the wind at its blustery best, and a teeny-tiny fairy with a wayward wand who may have met her match.
