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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Staff Pick Magic green pills spill, accidentally, onto the ground beneath a peach tree. A peach appears overnight, the only fruit the tree has ever produced; by morning, it's swollen to the size of a houseboat, and soon enough James Henry Trotter is climbing aboard... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie Publisher Comments Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Publisher Comments This is the 35th anniversary edition of Juster's ingenious fantasy that introduces young readers to Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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An Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender Publisher Comments Aimee Bender's stunning debut collection, The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, proved her to be one of the freshest voices in American fiction. Now, in her first novel, she builds on that early promise. Mona Gray was ten when her father contracted a... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Publisher Comments When we first meet Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. As she looks down from this strange new place, she tells us, in the fresh and spirited voice of a fourteen-year-old girl, a tale that is both haunting and full of hope. In the weeks following... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials, Book III by Philip Pullman Publisher Comments Published in 40 countries, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy – The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass – has graced the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Sense, and... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Off the Eaten Path: Inspired Recipes for Adventurous Cooks by Bob Blumer Synopsis Jump-start your culinary repertoire with this wholly unique and confidence-inspiring approach to cooking and entertaining. The author of "The Surreal Gourmet" presents his inspired approach by transforming everyday ingredients into a dining adventure... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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