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Children's Summer Reading
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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. Andersons 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, Brookfield, WI... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Publisher Comments This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. He... (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 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: $17.55 Used - Hardcover
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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: $3.95 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: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Cay by Theodore Taylor Publisher Comments Now available in a paperback edition comes the award-winning story of two castaways who have much to learn from each other when the Germans invade the small island of Curacao during World War II. A "New York Times" Best Book of the Year.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Holes by Louis Sachar Publisher Comments Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Yearling Newbery) by Elizabeth Ge Speare Publisher Comments After her grandfathers death Kit leaves Barbados for New England. She is shocked by the gray, damp landscape and the Puritanical lifestyle of her uncles household. Fitting in is not easy, and her only friend is believed to be a witch. Kit must choose... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 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 Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare Publisher Comments Although he faces his responsibility bravely, thirteen-year-old Matt is more than a little apprehensive when his father leaves him alone to guard their newly built cabin in the wilderness. When a renegade white stranger steals his gun, Matt knows he has... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Sold by Patricia Mccormick Publisher Comments Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut in a mountain village in Nepal. Her life is made up of simple pleasures like going to school and spending time with her loving ama and baby brother. But these happy times are... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Publisher Comments A boy, a dog, and New Orleans' most famous hurricane Saint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists, and his best friend is a stray dog named Shadow. At first... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Brain (Great Brain #1) by John D. Fitzgerald and Mercer Mayer Publisher Comments For decades, the Great Brain and his little brother have enchanted readers. Now three of these heartwarming and funny stories featuring the young con artist are reissued. Illustrations.... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $4.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith Publisher Comments One day, Henry Green, who loves chocolate more than any boy in history, finds that strange things are happening to him. First he makes medical history with the only case of Chocolate Fever ever. Then he finds himself caught up in a wild, hilarious chase,... (read more) List Price $4.50 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Homer Price by Robert Mccloskey Publisher Comments Homer Price lives two miles out of Centerburg, where Route 56 meets 56A, but most of his friends and relatives live in town. They include Aunt Aggy and Uncle Ulysses, the Sheriff and the boys, Miss Terwilliger, Miss Naomi Enders, great-great-great... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.50 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: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli Publisher Comments As the son of a nobleman, Robins 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: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Knights of the Hill Country by Tim Tharp Publisher Comments In a small Oklahoma town, one star linebacker must decide what kind of man he wants to be--both on and off the field. Welcome to Kennisaw--where Friday night high school football ranks right up there with God and country, and sometimes even comes in... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Fire Thief (Fire Thief Trilogy #01) by Terry Deary Publisher Comments International best-selling author Terry Deary reinvents the myth of Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the human race. To escape the gods' revenge, Prometheus travels through time to a murky metropolis called Eden City... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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