Rating: (406 reviews)
Author: Avi
Publisher: HarperTrophy
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A vicious captain, a mutinous crew – and a young girl caught in the middle
Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen [...]
Rating: (62 reviews)
Author: Laurie Keller
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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One day, Kansas wakes up grumpy. The other 49 states are stretching, yawning, and pouring maple syrup onto each other’s pancakes, but irritable Kansas announces to his kindly neighbor Nebraska that life is dull and changes must be made: “All day long [...]
Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Jeff Brown
Publisher: HarperTrophy
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Stanley Lambchop is just a normal boy, with a normal younger brother named Arthur, and two normal parents. That is, until a bulletin board falls on him during the night and flattens him to half an inch thick! From this point on, Stanley will [...]
Author: Erin Hunter
Publisher: HarperCollins
Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: School Specialty Publishing
Publisher: American Education Publishing
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Offering an entire Preschool curriculum, this best-selling Comprehensive Curriculum workbook features educational activities and instruction. Containing 544 pages organized by [...]
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Peter Howe
Publisher: HarperCollins
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He is nameless. He is homeless. He is friendless. He is lost.
Until he is found . . . by a team of mutts who shelter him and teach him how to survive the wilds of the city park.
And so he [...]
Rating: (190 reviews)
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Publisher: Eos
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Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a [...]
Rating: (18 reviews)
Author: Wendy Mass
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
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Jeremy Fink has been obsessed with the meaning of life ever since a box from his father arrived at his house five years after his father was killed in a car accident. Jeremy is determined to find the missing keys that [...]
Rating: (868 reviews)
Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
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From the very start of its very first scene, The Amber Spyglass will set hearts fluttering and minds racing. All we’ll say here is that we immediately discover who captured Lyra at the end of The Subtle Knife, though we’ve yet to [...]
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Patti Kelley Criswell
Publisher: American Girl
Book Description
FRIENDS gives girls everything they need to know about making new friends and making the most of the friendships they already have. The interactive book is full of quizzes, crafts, and thoughtful advice, including tips and true friendship stories from girls. Five mini [...]
Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: James Herriot
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
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James Herriot’s Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian’s delightful tales for young readers. From the springtime frolic of Oscar, Cat-About-Town to the yuletide warmth of The Christmas Day Kitten, these stories-radiantly illustrated by Peter Barrett and Ruth Brown-are perennial favorites, [...]
Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Linda Carnevale M.A., Roselyn Teukolsky M.S.
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Product Description
Even the brightest and most hard-working students arent expected to score a perfect 2400 on their SAT college entrance tests, but students who approach perfection with scores of 2100 or higher are virtually guaranteed acceptance at the countrys most [...]
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Valerie Tripp
Publisher: American Girl
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo, Dave Stewart
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Product Description
Hellboy has finally returned from his adventures at sea, but no sooner has he settled on land than a conclave of witches drags him from his respite and into the heart of Russian folklore, where he becomes the quarry [...]
Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Greg Tang
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
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How is it possible to count a complicated pattern of strawberry seeds or grapes on a vine or camel humps–in a blink of an eye? If children can open their minds to new ways of perceiving math, anything is possible! Greg Tang [...]
Rating: (24 reviews)
Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Product Description
Socks is one happy cat….He lives with a nice young couple called Brickers who play with him, pet him, feed him treats, and always have a warm lap for him to sit in. Then a new baby joins the family Suddenly, the Brickers are sharing [...]
Rating: (123 reviews)
Author: Fred Gipson
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Product Description
At first, Travis couldn’t stand the sight of Old Yeller
The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier, especially with Papa away [...]
Rating: (30 reviews)
Author: Peter Mayle
Publisher: Lyle Stuart