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by Markus Zusak  
Powells.com Staff Pick "It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery..." Take your time reading this beautifully written book with an innovative... (read more) Your Price $16.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies 
by Brian Selznick
Publisher Comments Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth... (read more) Your Price $22.99 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Norton Juster
Publisher Comments Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and... (read more) Your Price $6.99 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall Publisher Comments The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide, Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher Comments This special edition of A Wrinkle in Time includes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy. Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles... (read more) Your Price $2.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Louis Sachar
Publisher Comments Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where... (read more) Your Price $6.50 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Elizabeth George Speare Publisher Comments Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring the rest of the family to their new settlement. When he befriends Attean, an Indian chief’s grandson, he is invited to join the Beaver tribe and move... (read more) Your Price $6.50 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Donald J. Sobol Publisher Comments A Civil War sword... A watermelon stabbing... Missing roller skates... Atrapeze artist's inheritance... And an eyewitness who's legally blind! Theses are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous... (read more) Your Price $5.50 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Louis Sachar Publisher Comments Should you ever find yourself at Camp Green Lake — or somewhere similar — this is the guide for you. Stanley Yelnats (Caveman, to some of you) offers anecdotes and advice on everything from digging the perfect hole to identifying and avoiding... (read more) Your Price $2.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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