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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) by Suzanne Collins Staff Pick Destined for widespread popularity and quite possibly a little controversy, this post-apocalyptic tale about teenagers who fight to the death to help feed their families is so riveting and heartbreaking, I ceased all essential functions until I finished... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4) by Jeff Kinney Staff Pick For the first time in this wickedly popular series, Greg Heffley keeps his diary — ahem, make that "journal" — during summer vacation when he gets to be around his beloved family all the time! Aaagh! This hilarious comic/novel combo is the go-to pick... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins Staff Pick Never have I been more excited for a sequel to be released than after I read Hunger Games, and thankfully, Suzanne Collins delivered. I burned through Catching Fire like it was on fire, hurtling through the revelations and heart-stopping twist. I am... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Hardcover
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I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen Staff Pick Jon Klassen's charming picture book transcends age. The story is simple but utterly hilarious. The illustrations are pointed and evocative; the way Klassen draws the animals' eyes, alone, is worth the price of admission. I've recommended this book more... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Hardcover
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Staff Pick This is an absolutely fascinating account of a line of cells that would proliferate to such a degree that they became immortal. Shaved from a tumor in a poor black woman in the 1950s, cultured without her knowledge, and grown to amazing proportions... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Hunger Games Trilogy (Boxed Set) by Suzanne Collins Staff Pick The Hunger Games is the best series I've read in years. If you haven't read it, you're in for a dystopian treat. I recommend the boxed set because, as soon as you finish one book, you'll want to start the next one right away!... (read more) Your price: $53.97 New - Set Hardcover
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The Hunger Games (Hunger Games #01) by Suzanne Collins Staff Pick Destined for widespread popularity and quite possibly a little controversy, this post-apocalyptic tale about teenagers who fight to the death to help feed their families is so riveting and heartbreaking, I ceased all essential functions until I finished... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $10.00 Used - Hardcover
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Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book by Rufus Butler Seder Staff Pick A book that will charm and amuse any little one on your list. The horse really gallops; the chimp really swings from a tree — all through the magic of "scanimation."... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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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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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #07) by J. K. Rowling Staff Pick I couldn't imagine a better ending for this extraordinary series. J. K. Rowling, thank you for staying true to your vision.... (read more) List Price $34.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones (39 Clues #01) by Rick Riordan Staff Pick In their grandmother's will, the Cahill siblings are left with a choice: a million-dollar inheritance or a clue that will begin an around-the-world scavenger hunt. This volume kicks off Riordan's 10-book series, and kids can collect game cards, visit a... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Peak by Roland Smith Staff Pick When 14-year-old Peak Marcello is caught scaling a skyscraper to place his signature graffiti tag, he is offered a choice: spend three years in juvenile detention, or climb Mt. Everest with his long-absent father. And though the choice might be easy... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Mass Market
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Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman and Brett Helquist Staff Pick A Neil Gaiman story at any length is a treat. Odd and the Frost Giants is like the perfect finger food: brief but intensely, deliciously satisfying. If you aren't a fan of Norse mythology when you open the cover, you will be by the time you close it.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Boneshaker by Cherie Priest Staff Pick It's no secret that I am a fan of steampunk. For years, I have harbored a quiet love of dirigibles and goggles. So it's no surprise that it was love at first sight when I spied the cover of Boneshaker. What I found inside didn't disappoint: a zombie... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 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) List Price $17.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books) by Crockett Johnson Staff Pick A wonderful first book for your baby, this wordless picture book is about a little boy with a purple crayon, and as he draws across the page the illustrations come to life. When I "read" this book to my babies, I saw their eyes following the purple line.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 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) List Price $12.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga #4) by Stephenie Meyer Staff Pick I can't remember a more highly anticipated book that doesn't begin with "Harry Potter and the...." Far from just a young adult horror book, this last volume in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga is an old-fashioned romance of the highest order, with legions... (read more) List Price $22.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Half Magic (Edward Eager's Tales of Magic) by Edward Eager Staff Pick I love this story. Four children (one brother and three sisters) find a magic coin. They don't initially understand the coin's special properties or how to use it without causing unwanted mayhem — since only half of a wish comes true when wished in the... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Staff Pick The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been a huge hit with my three-year-old; I can't count the times that I've enjoyed reading this with her. She loves to tell me all the good things the caterpillar eats, and we both enjoy yelling POP when the caterpillar... (read more) Your price: $10.99 New - Board Book
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