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Dies the Fire by S. M. Stirling Staff Pick A Tolkien-obsessed pre-teen, a pilot, a Wiccan priestess, the Eaters (nope, no hints), and the Protector: all come together in the aftermath of an event not unlike a massive electromagnetic pulse, which has caused a complete failure of all technology... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall Staff Pick The Lonely Polygamist spotlights the fragile humanity of the title character, Golden Richards, and his extended family. Through masterful prose filled with palpable heartache — not to mention all manner of hi-jinks — Udall shows that love really can... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Waddle! (Scanimation Picture Books) by Rufus Butler Seder Staff Pick At first I was skeptical whether this new world of crazy optical trickery would live up to the hype, but I was happily surprised. Rufus Butler Seder has created a unique experience, using rhyme along with "moving" pictures, that is super engaging.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children by Conn Iggulden and Lizzy Duncan Staff Pick What's a Tollin? Think Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes) with wings (though never a fairy!) and include a penchant for mischief and a knack for stumbling into wacky adventures. Exactly the kind of bedtime story that your kids will ask for over and over again.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Just Like Mama by Beverly Lewis Staff Pick Children's books often bring on the tears for me. This one was no different — but humble, happy tears; not sad ones. It's so amazing to sit back and realize that you are the most amazing thing your baby has ever seen. You can do anything, and you can... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben Winters Staff Pick In the same shocking (yet strangely embraceable) spirit of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, another classic Austen novel has been taken to a whole new level. Some say it's gratuitous, but I say, Sea monsters rock, so why not? Do tentacles really matter... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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