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Kicking off the month with a holiday weekend is the way to go, as far as we’re concerned. We’ve got some fun July releases, including the very appropriate Washington, DC, History for Kids, that we’re excited to share with you. Music, cars, scifi, art, history—something for everyone this month! Add one or all to your beachbag for some celebratory summer reading. Happy 4th!

Washington, DC, History for Kids, by Richard Panchyk

“Those seeking to discover more about the US capital…will find plenty here.” —Booklist

[Get it now $17] [Request a review copy]

Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow, by Steve Lehto

“Car enthusiasts of every stripe—including Jay Leno, who was inspired to provide a thoughtful introduction—will appreciate Lehto’s meticulous research, which re-creates a lost era and cogently and accurately presents the full dramatic story of one of the auto industry’s seminal innovators.” —Booklist

“This is not just a book for automobile buffs; there’s enough insight and intrigue to appeal to a wider audience.” —Chicago Review of Books

[Get it now $28] [Request a review copy]

Fleetwood Mac on Fleetwood Mac, edited by Sean Egan

“[W]ill appeal to serious and general Fleetwood Mac admirers alike. Fans of Stevie Nicks only will also be delighted.” —Library Journal

[Get it now $29] [Request a review copy]

Stargate, by Pauline Gedge (Rediscovered Classics)

“To a whole new generation of readers, Stargate offers a subtle, rich, and fantastically vivid look into a world filled with characters who play to and transcend our own human flaws.” —OMNI

[Get it now $18] [Request a review copy]

The Doomed City, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, translated by Andrew Bromfield

“A book that carries an Orwellian punch, and a crazed energy all its own.” —Nature magazine

“This unsettling and intelligent novel’s chief terror resides in its underlying ideas.” —Publishers Weekly

[Get it now $19] [Request a review copy]

Michelangelo for Kids, by Simonetta Carr

“[An] intelligently written, comprehensive, and fascinating account of the Renaissance icon’s life… a welcome asset in public and school collections; use in units on art and Renaissance history and where biographies of Michelangelo are in demand.” —School Library Journal

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 These titles are officially available in print and e-book from your favorite vendor as of July 1, 2016