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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 $8.99 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins Staff Pick Never have I been more excited for a sequel to be released than after I read Hunger Games, and thankfully, Suzanne Collins delivered. I burned through Catching Fire like it was on fire, hurtling through the revelations and heart-stopping twist. I am... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4) by Jeff Kinney Staff Pick For the first time in this wickedly popular series, Greg Heffley keeps his diary — ahem, make that "journal" — during summer vacation when he gets to be around his beloved family all the time! Aaagh! This hilarious comic/novel combo is the go-to pick... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Staff Pick This is an absolutely fascinating account of a line of cells that would proliferate to such a degree that they became immortal. Shaved from a tumor in a poor black woman in the 1950s, cultured without her knowledge, and grown to amazing proportions... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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The Hunger Games Trilogy (Boxed Set) by Suzanne Collins Staff Pick The Hunger Games is the best series I've read in years. If you haven't read it, you're in for a dystopian treat. I recommend the boxed set because, as soon as you finish one book, you'll want to start the next one right away!... (read more) Your price: $53.97 New - Set Hardcover add to wish list |
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I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen Staff Pick Jon Klassen's charming picture book transcends age. The story is simple but utterly hilarious. The illustrations are pointed and evocative; the way Klassen draws the animals' eyes, alone, is worth the price of admission. I've recommended this book more... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Hardcover add to wish list |
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The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones (39 Clues #01) by Rick Riordan Staff Pick In their grandmother's will, the Cahill siblings are left with a choice: a million-dollar inheritance or a clue that will begin an around-the-world scavenger hunt. This volume kicks off Riordan's 10-book series, and kids can collect game cards, visit a... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Staff Pick My first thought when I closed the covers of this book was, Wow. My second thought was, I want to read this again. My third thought was, How can I possibly describe this book to anyone else? When You Reach Me is like one of those great books/movies... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book by Rufus Butler Seder Staff Pick A book that will charm and amuse any little one on your list. The horse really gallops; the chimp really swings from a tree — all through the magic of "scanimation."... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #07) by J. K. Rowling Staff Pick I couldn't imagine a better ending for this extraordinary series. J. K. Rowling, thank you for staying true to your vision.... (read more) List Price $34.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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The Hunger Games (Hunger Games #01) 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 $17.99 Your price: $10.00 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman and Brett Helquist Staff Pick A Neil Gaiman story at any length is a treat. Odd and the Frost Giants is like the perfect finger food: brief but intensely, deliciously satisfying. If you aren't a fan of Norse mythology when you open the cover, you will be by the time you close it.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Boneshaker by Cherie Priest Staff Pick It's no secret that I am a fan of steampunk. For years, I have harbored a quiet love of dirigibles and goggles. So it's no surprise that it was love at first sight when I spied the cover of Boneshaker. What I found inside didn't disappoint: a zombie... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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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) Your price: $17.99 New - Hardcover add to wish list |
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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 $12.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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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: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books) by Crockett Johnson Staff Pick A wonderful first book for your baby, this wordless picture book is about a little boy with a purple crayon, and as he draws across the page the illustrations come to life. When I "read" this book to my babies, I saw their eyes following the purple line.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Peak by Roland Smith Staff Pick When 14-year-old Peak Marcello is caught scaling a skyscraper to place his signature graffiti tag, he is offered a choice: spend three years in juvenile detention, or climb Mt. Everest with his long-absent father. And though the choice might be easy... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market add to wish list |
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Half Magic (Edward Eager's Tales of Magic) by Edward Eager Staff Pick I love this story. Four children (one brother and three sisters) find a magic coin. They don't initially understand the coin's special properties or how to use it without causing unwanted mayhem — since only half of a wish comes true when wished in the... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff Staff Pick A gritty, funny, and widely influential novel (it caused quite a stir!) that I guarantee you'll read time and time again. Powerful and worthy of many re-readings.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list |