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Title: They Shot Kennedy Author: David Benjamin Publisher: Last Kid Books ISBN & Price: 9781732523586, $18.64 Buy here. They Shot Kennedy by David Benjamin is a coming-of-age satire set in the shadow of JFK’s assassination. Through the fever-dream perspective of teenage narrator Cribbs, the novel humorously explores themes such as identity, power dynamics, the impact of violence, and the transformative force of storytelling and media in 1960s America. Benjamin curates a high-school...

Title: Summer of '68 Author: David Benjamin Publisher: Last Kid Books ISBN & Price: 9781732523517, $18.64 Buy here. S ummer of ‘68 by David Benjamin is a politically geared take on the average coming-of-age tale, set in 1968 at Camp Nantoka, an art and music camp in the Wisconsin woods. The story follows Franklin Roosevelt Cribbs, a fresh high school graduate hired as a counselor at a camp for talented kids from Chicago’s tougher neighborhoods. Told through Cribb’s voice and excerpts from his...

Title: The Legend of Valentine: An Ancient Historical Love Story Author: Sheldon Collins Publisher: Hutchinson & Collins Publishing LLC ISBN & Price: 9798991362405, $29.99 Buy audiobook here. Buy book here. The Legend of Valentine: An Ancient Historical Love Story  by Sheldon Collins is a full-cast audiobook experience, complete with cinematic music and sound effects. Rooted in the legend of Saint Valentine, it traces his profound love for the young maiden Agatha as their lives intertwine...