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The Giver by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments In Jonas' perfect world, everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. But when Jonas learns the truth, there is no turning back. In a utopian community where there are no choices — where everyone has his or her place in the... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Staff Pick My first thought when I closed the covers of this book was, Wow. My second thought was, I want to read this again. My third thought was, How can I possibly describe this book to anyone else? When You Reach Me is like one of those great books/movies... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Yearling Newbery) by Elizabeth Ge Speare Publisher Comments After her grandfathers death Kit leaves Barbados for New England. She is shocked by the gray, damp landscape and the Puritanical lifestyle of her uncles household. Fitting in is not easy, and her only friend is believed to be a witch. Kit must choose... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Publisher Comments It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. "Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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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 Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Publisher Comments Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of... (read more) Your price: $7.99 New - Trade Paper
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A Wrinkle in Time 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) List Price $6.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L Holm Publisher Comments Life isn't like the movies and 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, it's 1935 and money and sometimes even dreams are scarce. So when Turtle's mother... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Publisher Comments Includes 6 copies of Liar & Spy (HC/9780385737432) and 3 copies of When You Reach Me (DG/9780375850868)... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin Publisher Comments This Newbery Honor book features magic, adventure, friendship, and even a dragon who can't fly In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old... (read more) Your price: $7.99 New - Trade Paper
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Holes by Louis Sachar Publisher Comments Check out the Holes tour with Louis Sachar! Monday, October 20th, 7:00 p.m. Andersons Bookshop, Naperville, IL Tuesday, October 21st, 7:00 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Skokie, IL Wednesday, October 22nd, 7:00 p.m., Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Brookfield, WI... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia Publisher Comments Set during one of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, One Crazy Summer is the heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 in search of the mother who abandoned them. It's an unforgettable story... (read more) Your price: $6.99 New - Trade Paper
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The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Publisher Comments M. Sindy Felin’s National Book Award finalist is in paperback for the first time. Karina has plenty to worry about on the last day of seventh grade: finding three Ds and a C on her report card again, getting laughed at by everyone again, being sent... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg Publisher Comments Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away...so she decided not to run FROM somewhere, but TO somewhere. And so, after some careful planning, she and her younger brother, Jamie, escaped -- right into a mystery that... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly Staff Pick Much to her mother's dismay, 11-year-old Callie prefers science to needlework and cooking. But such preferences are not quite acceptable in America at the turn of the 20th century. Callie, however, is bound and determined to further her interests. A... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Underneath by Kathi Appelt Publisher Comments Kathi Applet's National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor book about an old hound, two plucky kittens, and a whole lot in between them.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Giver by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments Winner of the Newbery Medal and named as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Lowry's unforgettable tale introduces 12-year-old Jonas, who is singled out by his community to be trained by The Giver.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool Publisher Comments Winner of the 2011 Newbery Award. The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I’d seen only in Gideon’s stories: Manifest—A Town with a rich past and a bright... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Synopsis On a trip to visit his father, 13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness. With only the clothes on his back and a hatchet he received as parting gift from his mother, Brian begins to shape a life for himself in... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos Publisher Comments Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal for the year's best contribution to children's literature and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt is a... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Hardcover
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