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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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Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Publisher Comments Robbie Forester always knew life wasn't fair, but she never thought she could do anything about it--until one day when a powerful charm comes into her possession and guides her, her friends, and her dog Pendleton on the path to justice. Unfortunately... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters Publisher Comments In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Publisher Comments This modern classic takes on an iron-fisted drug lord, clones bred for their organs, and what it means to be human. Winner of the National Book Award as well as Newbery and Printz Honors. Matteo Alacrán was not born; he was harvested. His DNA... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.50 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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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 $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Publisher Comments It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. "Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Eragon (Inheritance Cycle #01) by Christopher Paolini Staff Pick "This first novel is dynamite; it makes a great read for the young adult in you. This is a classic 'sword and sorcery novel' with a boy, a dragon, and a sword. Paolini's book is a little reminiscent of other books you may have read, but his own voice... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo Publisher Comments WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL! Kate DiCamillo introduces a hero for all time! Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure; The "Good Parts" Version by William Goldman Publisher Comments A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts--The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic.As Florin and Guilder teeter on the verge of war, the reluctant... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Divergent (Divergent Trilogy #1) by Veronica Roth Publisher Comments A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac Publisher Comments After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin Publisher Comments This Newbery Honor book features magic, adventure, friendship, and even a dragon who can't fly In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson Publisher Comments Kids love fast food. And the fast food industry definitely loves kids. It couldn't survive without them. Did you know that the biggest toy company in the world is McDonald's? It's true. In fact, one out of every three toys given to a child in the United... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Maximum Ride #8: Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure by James Patterson Publisher Comments One last chance...for Max, Fang, and Dylan...before it all ends. Are you ready for the final chapter? Are you ready for the ultimate flight? Because THIS IS IT. One last incredible, explosive adventure with an astonishing ending that no one could have... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare Publisher Comments He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. -from the Song of David (2 Samuel 22:35) The Bronze Bow, written by Elizabeth George Speare (author of The Witch of Blackbird Pond) won the Newbery Medal in 1962. This gripping, action-... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel Publisher Comments The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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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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The Power of Six (I Am Number Four) by Pittacus Lore Publisher Comments They know about the charm. They know about our legacies. They caught Number One, Number Two, and Number Three. They killed them all. I am Number Seven. One of six still alive. We are growing stronger. We are starting to come together. We are ready to... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Maze Runner Trilogy #02: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner Publisher Comments The Maze Runner trilogy boxed set contains the paperback editions of James Dashner's New York Times bestselling series. The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, and The Death Cure are action-packed, edge-of-your-seat, dystopian adventures for readers young... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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