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Children's Summer Reading
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Number the Stars (Yearling Newbery) by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments Its 1943 Copenhagen and the Jews of Denmark are being “relocated,” so Annemarie Johansens best friend, Ellen, moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. When Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission, she must... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare Publisher Comments Although he faces his responsibility bravely, thirteen-year-old Matt is more than a little apprehensive when his father leaves him alone to guard their newly built cabin in the wilderness. When a renegade white stranger steals his gun, Matt knows he has... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cay by Theodore Taylor Publisher Comments Now available in a paperback edition comes the award-winning story of two castaways who have much to learn from each other when the Germans invade the small island of Curacao during World War II. A "New York Times" Best Book of the Year.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Wolves of Willoughby Chase (63 Edition) by Joan Aiken Publisher Comments Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The River by Gary Paulsen Publisher Comments Written in response to reader demand for another book about Brian, the young hero of Gary Paulsen's Newbery Honor book, "Hatchet, " here is a gripping story of challenge and survival in the wilderness. To learn more about the psychology of survival... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mr. Tucket (Tucket Adventures #01) by Gary Paulsen Publisher Comments Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family by wagon train. When he receives a rifle for his birthday, he is thrilled that he is being treated like an adult. But Francis lags behind to practice shooting and is... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Call Me Francis Tucket (Tucket Adventures #02) by Gary Paulsen Publisher Comments Alone. Francis Tucket now feels more confident that he can handle almost anything. A year ago, on the wagon train, he was kidnapped from his family by a Pawnee hunting party. Then he escaped with the help of the mountain man, Mr. Grimes. Now that he and... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Mass Market
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Encyclopedia Brown #02: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald Sobol Publisher Comments Encyclopedia Brown tackles ten baffling mysteries. Solutions are given in the back of the book.... (read more) Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! (87 Edition) by Manes Publisher Comments Milo, tired of problems with his sister, parents, and classmates, finds a book in the library which promises to make him perfect in just three days.... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $4.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Bandit's Moon by Sid Fleischman Publisher Comments A Mexican bandit and an orphan girl join forces during the California Gold Rush; PW's starred review said, "Fueled by brisk dialogue and lively descriptions, the story moves as swiftly as a whitewater stream, carrying readers along for an exhilarating... (read more) List Price $5.50 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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On My Honor (Yearling Newbery) by Marion Dane Bauer Publisher Comments Joel dares his best friend, Tony, to a swimming race in a dangerous river. Both boys jump in, but when Joel reaches the sandbar, he finds Tony has vanished. How can he face their parents and the terrible truth?... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Battle for the Castle by Elizabeth Winthrop Publisher Comments The adventure continues in this exciting companion to The Castle in the Attic. As William turns twelve, he wonders if Jason is still his best friend. In the past year, Jason has grown a foot taller, while William is still a shrimp. When Jason challenges... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wreckers (High Seas Trilogy #01) by Iain Lawrence Publisher Comments There was once a village bred by evil. On the barren coast of Cornwall, England, lived a community who prayed for shipwrecks, a community who lured storm-tossed ships to crash upon the sharp rocks of their shore. They fed and clothed themselves with the... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Danger on Midnight River by Gary Paulsen Publisher Comments When his camp van crashes into a raging river, Daniel Martin is plunged into a frightening position. Suddenly the campmates who call him "dork breath" and "retard" because he is a slow learner are depending in him for survival. Daniel could save himself.... (read more) Your price: $4.99 New - Trade Paper
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Tucket's Gold (Tucket Adventures #04) by Gary Paulsen Publisher Comments Gary Paulsen's popular Western saga continues in the fourth novel about Francis Tucket. Things look grim for Francis and his adopted family, Lottie and Billy. Without horses, water, or food, they're alone in a prairie wasteland, with the dreaded... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls Publisher Comments The award-winning story of fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee, his dog Rowdy, and their unforgettable summer along an old Ozark river. A heartwarming family story, Summer of the Monkeys recalls a time and place when miracles were really the simplest of... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Harry's Mad by Dick King Smith Publisher Comments "Harry's parents and friends think he's crazy because he acts out the rich fantasies of his 10-year-old imagination. And when his eccentric American uncle dies and leaves Harry a parrot named Madison (Mad), they're convinced of it. A believable... (read more) List Price $5.50 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss Publisher Comments “For many days we had been tempest-tossed…the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.” From these dire opening lines, a timeless story of adventure begins. One family will emerge alive from this... (read more) Your price: $6.99 New - Trade Paper 
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