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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: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #03) by Rick Riordan Staff Pick The Titan's Curse is the third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and Riordan is still going strong. The goddess Artemis is missing, and Percy and his friends have little time to rescue her. This time, Annabeth gets a little extra help... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sea of Monsters: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #02) by Rick Riordan Staff Pick It is really cool when the second book in a series is even better than the first one... In The Sea of Monsters, Percy has to rescue his best friend, Grover, and he has to cross the Sea of Monsters (the Bermuda Triangle) to find the golden fleece. Sound... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen Staff Pick I read Winterdance while camping in the mountains of eastern Oregon when it was cold, very cold (though I was snug and warm in my sleeping bag), but I was glad to not be experiencing the Arctic climes in the book. Gary Paulsen describes cold and snow the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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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Blueberries for Sal (Picture Puffins) by Robert Mccloskey Staff Pick This classic is a must for anybody who has a child (or doesn't). Little Bear and Sal have an unexpected adventure when they go out blueberry picking with their mothers.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle #3) by Christopher Paolini Staff Pick Brilliant! This, the third book in the Inheritance Cycle, was well worth the wait. There are dragons, thrills, and action aplenty — enough to satisfy any reader.... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $5.95 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: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next #01) by Jasper Fforde Staff Pick The Eyre Affair took me a little time to really get into, but once Thursday Next a literary detective from the future enters Charlotte Bronte's novel and tries to save Jane and the story, the book is thoroughly fun, with all the digs at the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Captain Underpants #01: The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey Staff Pick As parents already know, Beginning Reader books are often very repetitive and boring, and many such books drive adults crazy as their children start learning to read out loud (because, let's face it people... they're our kids and we are not going to... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered by Gary Paulsen Staff Pick This is so good. Harris and Me is touted as being a work of fiction, but Paulsen has admitted that it was "semi-autobiographical." It's about an eleven-year-old boy who was taken from his parents for his "own good" and sent to a farm to stay with his... (read more) Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Dresden Files #12: Changes by Jim Butcher Publisher Comments Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's lover-until she was attacked and left struggling with the bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. Now, she needs Harry's help. Harry's enemies have found the secret she has hidden for so long, and he will have... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Mass Market
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Eragon (Inheritance Cycle #01) by Christopher Paolini Staff Pick "This first novel is dynamite; it makes a great read for the young adult in you. This is a classic 'sword and sorcery novel' with a boy, a dragon, and a sword. Paolini's book is a little reminiscent of other books you may have read, but his own voice... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Eldest (Inheritance Cycle #02) by Christopher Paolini Staff Pick In his online newsletter Alagaesia, Christopher Paolini shares, "Writing Eldest was one of the hardest things I've ever done, as was writing Eragon, although in different ways. I pushed myself with Eldest, both in terms of the characters, the story, and... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman Staff Pick This book is so much fun. Who says middle readers should be read by, oh, you know, 9- to 12-year-olds? I recommend this book to everyone. Find out what happens when the English teacher forces one student to participate in a play that he has no interest... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge (Public Television Storytime Books) by Mem Fox Staff Pick This beautiful picture book can be enjoyed as much by an adult as a child. It's a sweet story that avoids turning saccharine, created by two favorites: Fox is a wonderful author and Vivas's work in watercolor is both vibrant and whimsical. Read the book... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Warriors: Power of Three #01: The Sight by Erin Hunter Staff Pick You would think that after all this, I would be tired of reading about the Clan cats. No. Not true. Erin Hunter introduces three strong new kits with minds of their own, much to the chagrin of Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw (their parents). I think The... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs Staff Pick Kathy Reichs would appear to be one of the busiest authors out there she's a forensic anthropologist, a teacher, and she writes books, too! And, Reichs's career mirrors the life of her main character, Dr. Temperance Brennan. In Grave Secrets... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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Startide Rising (Bantam Spectra Book) by David Brin Staff Pick Put a dolphin on the cover of a sci-fi book and I'm all but hooked! Here, the Earth ship Streaker carrying a crew made up mostly of dolphins has had to crash land on an aquatic planet to make repairs. Can the crew fix the ship, stave off... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Inkspell by Cornelia Funke Staff Pick In the hopes of saving Dustfinger from Basta, Farid and Meggie have entered Inkworld by reading themselves into the book Inkheart. Fenoglio who entered Inkworld at the end of the first book, keeps trying to rewrite parts of the story, but he's discovered... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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