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Homegoing

Cover of Homegoing
Yaa
Gyasi
2016

This novel follows the fate of two half-sisters born in eighteenth century Ghana, and their descendants.  One sister marries the British head of a slave trading colony, while the other is captured in the same colony and sold into American slavery. 

Fiete Hide & Seek

Play hide and seek with sailor Fiete!  In this game, Fiete will hide behind rocks, trees or plants.  Players can move the objects out of the way or tap on them to break them into pieces (with very satisfying sound effects).  Want a little help?

Robot Factory

Design your own robot, then take it for a walk in the great outdoors and see how it handles the environment!  Will your robot, walk, stroll or roll?  Will it have laser arms or a brain floating in a glass jar?

Sago Mini Town

Build a world for your favorite Sago Mini characters to explore! There are five types of building blocks to choose from (desert, road, grass, cobblestones and garden dirt) and each block yields a different sort of environment (e.g. the dirt blocks sprout different kinds of produce while the desert blocks often yield cactus or sandboxes).

The Underground Railroad

Cover of The Underground Railroad
Colson
Whitehead
2016

This Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning novel follows the route of Cora and Caesar, two slaves who escape a brutal plantation via the Underground Railroad.  But in this surreal world, the railroad is a literal track underground, and Cora and Caesar must follow a harrowing route through multiple states just ahead of a cruel slave catcher in search of real freedom. 

Before the Fall

Cover of Before the Fall
Noah
Hawley
2016

One foggy night, a private plane takes off from Martha’s Vineyard.  Sixteen minutes later, it plunges straight into the sea.  Only two survive.  Was it an accident?  Murder?  Just a simple twist of fate?  As each of the passengers’ stories is revealed, the answer becomes more elusive.