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Building Stories
by Chris Ware
Staff Pick
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The Omnivore's Dilemma Young Readers Edition The Secrets Behind What You Eat
by Michael Pollan
Staff Pick
Have you ever wondered why Twinkies never go bad? Are you eating food, or are you eating "edible food-like substances"? This book will help you answer those questions, and help you eat and cook in ways that are healthier for your body and better for the... (read more)

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Staff Pick
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Totally Joe
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Toby Alone
by Timothee de Fombelle
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Toby Lolness is less than 2 millimeters tall. (That's smaller than a pea!) His father has discovered the inconvenient truth about the health of the giant tree they all live in. If they don't change their ways, the tree will die, leaving them homeless... (read more)

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by David Levithan
Staff Pick
Every Valentine's Day since he was in high school, David Levithan has written a short story for his friends, and How They Met collects eighteen of them. Some are funny, some are sad, and others are romantic, but the genius of How They Met is that every... (read more)

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by Peter Cameron
Staff Pick
The New York Times Book Review already got it exactly right: "It's his best work....The novel demonstrates every kind of strength....It's as if Cameron had taken the tools earned over a whole career and applied them to the materials of a first book... (read more)

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Yam
by Corey Barba
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Yam can fly! He likes to eat cupcakes and cheeseburgers, but not squid. Sometimes his television crawls into bed with him for a little snuggle. He has magic powers! He can make flowers grow out of your head! But, be careful! Don't leave him in the sun —... (read more)

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Art for Baby: High-Contrast Images by Eleven Contemporary Artists to Explore with Your Child
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Love Is the Higher Law
by David Levithan
Staff Pick
Before 9/11, Claire, Jasper, and Peter didn't know each other, though they all lived in New York City. But after the World Trade Center collapses, the entire city feels like another planet, and they together are explorers of this new, terrible world. If... (read more)

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Toby Alone
by Timothe De Fombelle
Staff Pick
Toby Lolness is less than 2 millimeters tall. (That's smaller than a pea!) His father has discovered the inconvenient truth about the health of the giant tree they all live in. If they don't change their ways, the tree will die, leaving them homeless... (read more)

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Used - Hardcover

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