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Small Steps by Louis Sachar Staff Pick Louis Sachar revisits characters from Holes in his latest novel, Small Steps. Wild schemes and chance encounters propel this story along to its dramatic climax. Along the way, issues of race and celebrity are adeptly explored.... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Nicholas Again by Rene Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempe Staff Pick From the author of the Asterix books comes one of the funniest, most lovable characters in children's literature. Nicolas's high jinks will delight boys, girls, and especially parents. Told in short, illustrated chapters with titles like "The Inspector... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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Small Steps by Louis Sachar Staff Pick Louis Sachar revisits characters from Holes in his latest novel, Small Steps. Wild schemes and chance encounters propel this story along to its dramatic climax. Along the way, issues of race and celebrity are adeptly explored.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Heart for Any Fate by Linda Crew Staff Pick A well-written, non-glamorized Oregon trail story told by seventeen-year old Lovisa, who can't wait to get started on the adventure of a lifetime. A Heart for Any Fate is based on the real King family who settled in Oregon after barely surviving the... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens Staff Pick The Great Fuzz Frenzy is one of the funniest children's books to come out in recent years. What happens when a dog's tennis ball falls down into a prairie dog hole? The prairie dogs face an existential dilemma, that's what! Their entire society is shaken... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Phoenix Dance by Dia Calhoun Staff Pick Young adult literature is lousy with rewritten fairy tales, but many of them just rehash the clichés. The Phoenix Dance is one of the exceptions: an intelligent revision of a fairy tale that captivates because it alters the original in surprising ways.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Click Clack Splish Splash a Counting Adv by Doreen Cronin Staff Pick Those unstoppable typing cows are back with the rest of their barnyard friends, and they're not done organizing yet. Will this farmer ever learn who's really in charge? In this simple counting story, Doreen Cronin includes all the sly humor we've grown... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Avalon High by Meg Cabot Staff Pick Meg Cabot is back with another story of teen romance gone awry. Ellie Harrison, the daughter of two professors of Medieval studies, realizes that her new friends at Avalon High — the hunky jock, Lance, the beauty queen, Jennifer, and the student body... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Somewhere Today a Book of Peace by Shelley Moore Thomas Staff Pick Somewhere Today is a simple book with a beautiful message of hope. It shows even the youngest child that there is something each of us can do to make the world a better place.... (read more) Your price: $6.99 New - Trade Paper
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Nicholas by Rene Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempe List Price $19.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster and Chris Raschka Staff Pick Chris Raschka's artwork enlivens this charming tale from Phantom Tollbooth author Norton Juster. The pages are flush with colorful illustrations of a little girl and her grandparents, whose house has a very special window to greet and bid farewell to all... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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