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We’ve made it easy for you to keep up with all the upcoming and brand new releases coming out this year, just use the PBC Preferred Collections! 3 Easy Ways to Stay Current: 1) Use our handy order forms: Elementary (Grades K-5) Full Order Form Middle School/Junior High (Grades 6-8) Full Order Form High School (Grades 9-12) Full Order Form 2) Order from the PBC Preferred Collections: One Form & You’re Done! We combed through our featured collections (above) for the whole year and picked out all the must-have titles, and created these collections for you. It’s easy to keep your library current with any size budget.    Read More →

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We’ve made it easy for you to keep up with all the upcoming and brand new releases; check out our PBC Featured Collections powered by edelweiss! Elementary: Summer 2013: http://tinyurl.com/PBCSum13Elem Fall 2013: http://tinyurl.com/PBCFall13Elem Spring 2014: http://tinyurl.com/PBCSpring14Elem Middle School/Junior High: Summer 2013: http://tinyurl.com/PBCSum13JH Fall 2013: http://tinyurl.com/PBCFall13JH Spring 2014: http://tinyurl.com/PBCSpring14JH High School: Summer 2013: http://tinyurl.com/PBCSum13HS Fall 2013: http://tinyurl.com/PBCFall13HS Spring 2014: http://tinyurl.com/PBCSpring14HS Plus! Our “One Form and You’re Done” Collections are here. We combed through our featured collections (above) for the whole year and picked out all the must-have titles, and created these collections for you. It’s easy to keep your library current with any size budget. Got $500? Choose our Cream of the Crop Collection– itRead More →

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This post comes from Brian Griggs: The Tallest Librarian in the World; check out his blog briangriggs.com. Wow. No, seriously. Wow. To call Steelheart epic would be a horrible pun and I will resist the temptation to call it that, but it’s an accurate description. I am an avid fan of sci-fi action stories and yet I have hesitated in picking up the latest spec fic greatness because I’ve been burned out by the genre – more specifically, the overpopulating of the market with Hunger Games/Divergent/Uglies clones. The farther you go down the line of clones, the more the DNA of a good story starts to degrade. That may not be theRead More →

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This post comes from Brian Griggs: The Tallest Librarian in the World; check out his blog briangriggs.com. I’m really liking the amount of humorous, realistic fiction that has come out recently. It takes a lot of skill to write characters that are believable and yet live in big enough experiences to keep the narrative interesting. Tommy Greenwald succeeds in doing that with Jack Strong Takes a Stand. Jack is an overscheduled middle-schooler who decides to stage a sit-in on his family’s couch until his schedule frees up. It reminded me a little bit of Avi’s Nothing but the Truth as one tiny action escalates into a media storm. Newspapers,Read More →

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Our birthday is on Saturday May 18th, 2013, and we’re planning all kinds of fun to celebrate. Join us between noon and four for all kinds of fun & games, delicious snacks, crazy sales, the chance to win a free year’s worth of books and more – we can’t wait to see you here! FOR FULL PARTY DETAILS CLICK HERE We will be giving away fun prizes at 8 past every hour, plus we’ll have delicious snacks, fun & games, and CRAZY 8’s Sales! Come on by! We’re Turning 8, So We’re Giving Away 8 Great Prizes! If you like us on facebook and attend ourRead More →

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Have you ever read a book that you just couldn’t wait to recommend to a friend? We’d love to hear about it! Tell us in the comments about your favorite book or (if you can’t pick a favorite) the last great book that you read. Make sure you include the title and author, add the genre and age range, then tell us why you loved it!Read More →

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Come join us Wednesday March 27, 2013 from 5pm-8pm for a Pie Social with author Jessica Brody. Books will be available to purchase or you can bring your own for her to sign. Plus, she’ll give a short talk at 6:30pm about her newest book, Unremembered. Please RSVP on facebook. We can’t wait to see you there!Read More →

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We’re Celebrating our Grand Re-Opening! Come shop and take advantage of all the great deals. Books 50% or more off List Prices Extra Savings with Bonus Discount Drawings 100,000 Books in Stock! We’ve stocked our new shelves with TONS of great titles, and we can’t wait for you to come in and see them all! Sale & Bonus Discounts apply to in-store shopping only. See store for details.  3418 S 48th St, #305 Phoenix, AZ 85040 Open Monday-Friday: 10a-6p, Sat: 10a-4p Call: 480.967.2621 Email UsRead More →

Grand Reopening Sale

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We’re Celebrating our Grand Re-Opening! Come shop during the month of February and take advantage of all the great deals. Books 50% or more off List Prices Extra Savings with Bonus Discount Drawings 100,000 Books in Stock! We’ve stocked our new shelves with TONS of great titles, and we can’t wait for you to come in and see them all! Sale & Bonus Discounts apply to in-store shopping only. See store for details.  3418 S 48th St, #305 Phoenix, AZ 85040 Open Monday-Friday: 10a-6p, Sat: 10a-4p Call: 480.967.2621 Email UsRead More →