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The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger Publisher Comments Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Mass Market
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Staff Pick We didn't read this in high school. The assigned book was The Scarlet Letter, which was already a favorite of mine. Recently, however, I decided that I'd ignored To Kill a Mockingbird for too long. If you haven't read it, or if it's been awhile since you... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Harry Potter #5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling Publisher Comments The next volume in the thrilling, moving, bestselling Harry Potter series will reach readers June 21, 2003 -- and it's been worth the wait! We could tell you, but then we'd have to Obliviate your memory.... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $3.50 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: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Staff Pick This coming-of-age story absolutely shines. Charlie is your average teenager trying to navigate the treacherous waters of adolescence, yet he's so much more than that. Recognizing something special in Charlie, a teacher feeds him literature and tries to... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades Trilogy #1) by E. L. James Publisher Comments When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Grendel by John Gardner Staff Pick It's easy to find oneself in the thrall of hanks of blond hair and mead-fueled heroism, but it is a more difficult task to regard, with care, the heart of a monster. The monster (but is he?) in question is Grendel, an introspective animal who loves his... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.95 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: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Publisher Comments Invisible Man is a milestone in American literature, a book that has continued to engage readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by an unknown writer, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks, won the National Book... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Publisher Comments The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling Publisher Comments Poor, orphaned Harry Potter is stuck living with his miserable relatives until salvation arrives in the form of letter: He's been invited to attend the prestigious Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. From that point on your child will follow... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers Publisher Comments FADE IN: INTERIOR: Early morning in CELL BLOCK D, MANHATTAN DETENTION CENTER. Steve (Voice-Over) Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Publisher Comments Now a major motion picture from Lion's Gate Films starring Christian Bale (Metroland), Chloe Sevigny (The Last Days of Disco), Jared Leto (My So Called Life), and Reese Witherspoon (Cruel Intentions), and directed by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol). In... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Publisher Comments With frizzy orange hair, a plus-sized body, sarcastic demeanor, and "unique learning profile," Danielle Levine doesn't fit in even at her alternative high school. While navigating her doomed social life, she writes scathing, self-aware, and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Publisher Comments A high school student is first a hero and then a victim in this novel of intimidation and the misuse of power. "Masterfully structured and rich in theme. Well crafted, well timed, suspenseful." The New York... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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New Moon (Twilight Saga #2) by Stephenie Meyer Publisher Comments Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungry for more and they won't be disappointed. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The star-crossed lovers theme continues... (read more) List Price $10.99 Your price: $1.48 Used - Trade Paper
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Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling From Powells.com It is not surprising that J. K. Rowling needed a break before writing the fifth Harry Potter book. The first four came out within a couple of years, to record breaking success. What is surprising is how she managed to maintain such quality in the... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Brave New World (P.S.) by Aldous Huxley Publisher Comments "Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English." —Chicago Tribune Aldous Huxley is rightly considered a prophetic genius and one of the most important literary and philosophical voices of the 20th Century, and Brave New World is... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Beauty's Release (Sleeping Beauty) by Anne Rice Publisher Comments In 1983, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, began the first installment of the trilogy that is now considered a forerunner of erotic literature. This trilogy, containing the books The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, Beauty’s Punishment, and... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Staff Pick Magic green pills spill, accidentally, onto the ground beneath a peach tree. A peach appears overnight, the only fruit the tree has ever produced; by morning, it's swollen to the size of a houseboat, and soon enough James Henry Trotter is climbing aboard... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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