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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien Publisher Comments One of the first questions people ask about The Things They Carried is this: is it a novel, or a collection of short stories? The title page refers to the book simply as "a work of fiction," defying the conscientious reader's need to categorize this... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton Publisher Comments The 45th anniversary of a landmark work of teen fiction Ponyboy can count on his brothers and his friends, but not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids who get away with everything, including beating up greasers like... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers Publisher Comments In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughters college tuition, and finally do something great. In A Hologram for the King, Dave... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Hardcover
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Night by Elie Wiesel Publisher Comments Night -- A terrifying account of the Nazi death camp horror that turns a young Jewish boy into an agonized witness to the death of his family...the death of his innocence...and the death of his God. Penetrating and powerful, as personal as The Diary Of... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Mass Market
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments Since 1960, this beloved Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss has been introducing young readers to fantastically funny creatures like the winking Yink, the boxing Gox, and more than a few fanciful fish. A simple yet utterly silly book, it provides a perfect... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Cat in the Hat (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments Join the Cat in the Hat as he makes learning to read a joy — not a task. This beloved classic Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss is fun to read aloud and easy to read alone. Written using 236 different words that any first or second grader can read, this... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments How do you like your green eggs and ham? In a house with a mouse? Or maybe on a boat with a goat? Beginning readers are offered these ingenious choices, and so much more, courtesy of the ever-enthusiastic Sam-I-am. Dr. Seuss turns 50 simple words... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Fox in Socks (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments Fox in Socks is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1965. It features two main characters, Fox and his partner Knox, who converse almost entirely in densely rhyming tongue-twisters. The book in some ways bears a resemblance to Green... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Hop on Pop (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments A perennial favorite loved by generations of children and their lucky parents, Hop on Pop features simple, silly rhymed text that teaches the basics of word construction, combined with wonderfully wacky illustrations that help decode the text for... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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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 $10.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet) by Madeleine Lengle Publisher Comments Fifty years ago, Madeleine LEngle introduced the world to A Wrinkle in Time and the wonderful and unforgettable characters Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, and their friend Calvin OKeefe. When the children learn that Mr. Murry has been captured by the Dark... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey Publisher Comments In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J. K. Rowling Publisher Comments Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life... (read more) List Price $10.99 Your price: $0.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Giver by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments In Jonas' perfect world, everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. But when Jonas learns the truth, there is no turning back. In a utopian community where there are no choices — where everyone has his or her place in the... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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Gathering Blue (00 Edition) by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments Discover the worlds of Lois Lowry in this beautiful boxed set. This perfect gift collection by New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry, which includes the award-winning titles The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger, is available to coincide with... (read more) List Price $7.50 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments The mischievous cat returns on a snowy day when there is work to be done.... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2) by J. K. Rowling Synopsis Home for the summer, all Harry wants is to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry soon receives a warning from a strange, impish creature who says that if Harry returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.... (read more) List Price $10.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us about Innovation by Frans Johansson Publisher Comments Sharing vivid stories from the domains of business, science, art, and politics about "intersections"--the space in which established ideas clash and combine with insights to create new ideas--Johansson reveals how readers can turn ideas into path... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Are You My Mother? (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by P. D. Eastman Publisher Comments Illus. in color. A baby bird is hatched while his mother is away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to look for her and asks everyone he meets -- including a dog, a cow, and a plane -- "Are you my mother?" ... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt Publisher Comments One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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