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Holes by Louis Sachar Publisher Comments Check out the Holes tour with Louis Sachar! Monday, October 20th, 7:00 p.m. Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, IL Tuesday, October 21st, 7:00 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Skokie, IL Wednesday, October 22nd, 7:00 p.m., Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Freckle Juice by Judy Blume Publisher Comments Andrew wants freckles more than anything else, so Sharon offers to sell him her secret freckle recipe. When Andrew turns green and blue from the brew, it's doubtful he'll ever wish for freckles again. Full color.... (read more) List Price $4.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Number the Stars (Yearling Newbery) by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments In 1943 Copenhagen, the Germans begin their campaign to "relocate" the Jews of Denmark. So Annemarie Johansen's parents take in her best friend Ellen Rosen and pretend that she is a part of their family.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Hole Is to Dig by Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak Publisher Comments What would you say about eye-brows? Miss Krauss and the many children who made suggestions, re-visions, additions (and subtractions) to this book say, "Eyebrows are to go over eyes." A face? "A face is something to have on the front of your head." Also,... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Publisher Comments Billy, Old Dan and Little Ann -- a Boy and His Two Dogs... A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains -- and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Publisher Comments It’s 1936, in Flint, Michigan, and when 10-year-old Bud decides to hit the road to find his father, nothing can stop him.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron Publisher Comments Julian is a quick fibber and a wishful thinker. And he is great at telling stories. He can make people—especially his younger brother, Huey—believe just about anything. Like the story about the cats that come in the mail. Or the fig leaves... (read more) List Price $4.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Publisher Comments This special edition of A Wrinkle in Time includes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy. Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Publisher Comments The winner of the 1961 Newbery Medal, this novel is the story of a young Indian girl who is left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California for 18 years. She is not only surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Ivy and Bean (Ivy and Bean #01) by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall Publisher Comments The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide, Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Horse Tamer (Black Stallion #14) by Walter Farley Publisher Comments While waiting for a delayed airplane, old Henry Dailey, the Black's trainer, tells young Alec Ramsay a story of his own youth, travelling with his brother, Bill. Bill Dailey's talent as a horse-whisperer was unmatched in the days before the automobile... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Half Magic (Edward Eager's Tales of Magic) by Edward Eager Staff Pick List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Rabbit Hill (Puffin Newberry Library) by Robert Lawson Staff Pick Written in 1944, this is one of the classics of children's literature. The animals of Rabbit Hill and the folks who live in the big house learn about coexisting, giving us all something to think about in terms of how we interact with the world around us.... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Publisher Comments Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. Combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Caldecott Honor artist Selznick breaks open the novel... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Lily's Crossing (Yearling Newbery) by Patricia Reill Giff Publisher Comments When Lily meets Albert, a refugee from Hungary, during the summer of 1944, they begin a special friendship. However, Lily and Albert have both told lies, and Lily has told a lie that may cost Albert his life.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book of Three (Chronicles of Prydain #1) by Lloyd Alexander Publisher Comments Taran, The Assistant Pig-Keeper, longs to be a hero. He begins his journey with a strange assortment of companions on a dangerous mission to save his beloved land, Prydain. Packed with action, humor, romance, and gallantry, Taran's adventures... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith Publisher Comments Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse ("Wolf," for short) has a big name for such a little mouse. But the name fits. His favorite pastime is listening to Mrs. Honeybee, the lady of the house, play the piano. If only he could sing along to the music! One day, Wolf... (read more) List Price $5.50 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Blubber (Yearling Books) by Judy Blume Publisher Comments Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it's like when she, too, becomes a target.... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Staff Pick "It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery..." Take your time reading this beautifully written book with an innovative... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli Publisher Comments As the son of a nobleman, Robin’s destiny is changed suddenly when he falls ill and loses the use of his legs. When the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, Robin discovers that there is more than one way to serve his king.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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