Tag Archives: Specialty Stores

Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: George Levenson
Publisher: Tricycle Press

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Tricycle Press is proud to present two new editions of the critically acclaimed Pumpkin Circle. Pumpkin seedlings grow, sprout, bud, and bloom, offering up their golden fruit, then break down into rich soil from which seeds sprout again—a circle without end. The skillfully translated [...]

Nutshell Library (Caldecott Collection)

Rating: (59 reviews)
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Publisher: HarperCollins

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This 4-volume boxed set contains an alphabet book, a book of rhymes about each month, a counting book, and a cautionary tale all written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Includes the titles Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, and Pierre.(Titles available separately [...]

Shake Dem Halloween Bones

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: W. Nikola-Lisa
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

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Bearsie Bear is just falling asleep when a very cold Moosie Moose knocks on the door and asks to sleep over in Bearsie Bear’s warm bed. Next knocks Cowsie Cow, then Piggie Pig, then Foxie Fox, then Goosie Goose . . . and the [...]

Eclipse (en español)(Twilight Saga, Book 3) (Paperback)

Rating: (985 reviews)
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Alfaguara

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Readers captivated by Twilight and New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer’s riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again [...]

Mexican Folk Art Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Book)

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Dover Publications

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Striking adaptations of authentic native art depict, among other subjects, a Mixtec circular design from an incised gourd rattle, religious figures from a Metepec candlestick, and images of jaguars taken from a Guerrero lacquered chest. An exciting challenge for coloring book enthusiasts, these 30 [...]

A Mother for Choco (Paperstar)

Rating: (69 reviews)
Author: Keiko Kasza
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

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Choco was a little bird who lived all alone. He wished he had a mother, but who could his mother be? “Just right for the preschool group or beginning reader.”–Kirkus Reviews, pointer review. “Young listeners will be charmed by the book’s humor, warmth, and [...]

40 Fabulous Math Mysteries Kids Can’t Resist (Grades 4-8)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Marcia Miller, Martin Lee
Publisher: Teaching Resources

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Humorous, reproducible math mystery stories will give your math sleuths a chance to have fun while practicing important math problem solving skills. They’re just perfect for classwork and homework and help you meet the NCTM standards. For use with Grades 4-8.

Nate The Great And The Halloween Hunt (Nate The Great, paper)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Publisher: Yearling

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It is Halloween night and all the kids are dressed in scary and funny costumes.  Their Trick or Treat bags are getting heavier.
Nate’s good friend Rosamond needs his help.  Her cat, Little Hex, is missing.  Little Hex hates Halloween, so maybe he’s hiding.  Or is he lost?  Nate and [...]

Skeleton Key (Alex Rider)

Rating: (96 reviews)
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: Puffin

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Working as a secret agent for Britain’s most exclusive agency, Alex Rider has seen it all. He’s been shot at by international terrorists, stood face-to-face with pure evil, and saved the world—twice. But fifteen-year-old Alex is about to face something more dangerous than he can [...]

Super Study Skills (Scholastic Guides)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Laurie Rozakis
Publisher: Scholastic Reference

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Super Study Skills shows students how to: Make the most of their time by getting organized Read more effectively Prepare for a test without last-minute panic [...]

My Parents Think I’m Sleeping (I Can Read Book 3)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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From reading under the covers to watching shadows dance on the wall, these fourteen vigorous verses show that a child’s life begins at bedtime!
Amazon.com Review
The childhood ritual of being put to bed has been a source of inspiration for children (and frustration [...]

The Way We Work

Author: David Macaulay
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books

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In this comprehensive and entertaining resource, David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he could. In order to present this complicated subject in an accurate and entertaining way, he put in years of research. He sat in on anatomy classes, dissections, [...]

The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)

Rating: (91 reviews)
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH

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When Percy Jackson receives an urgent distress call from his friend Grover, he immediately prepares for battle. He knows he’ll need his powerful demigod allies, Annabeth and Thalia, at his side; his trusty bronze sword, Riptide; and . . . a ride from [...]

Snakehead (Alex Rider)

Rating: (36 reviews)
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: Puffin

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When Alex Rider crash-lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across Southeast Asia. Known as snakeheads, the gangs smuggle drugs, weapons, and worst of all, people. Alex accepts the assignment, in part [...]

Eldest (Inheritance)

Rating: (1501 reviews)
Author: Christopher Paolini
Publisher: Laurel Leaf

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Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns…
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the [...]

The Twilight Saga

Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Product Description
This stunning set, complete with all four hardcover books as well as four collectible prints, makes the perfect gift for fans of the bestselling vampire love story.

The Teen Girl’s Gotta-Have-It Guide to Money: Getting Smart About Making It, Saving It, and Spending It! (Teen Girl’s Gotta-Have-It Guides)

Author: Jessica Blatt
Publisher: Watson-Guptill

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Suze Orman advises women on how to handle their money–and now Jessica Blatt advises the women of tomorrow on how to handle theirs. The newest addition to the Teen Girl’s Gotta-Have-It series empowers girls by showing them why money matters. From making money, to saving money, to investing money, [...]

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

Rating: (70 reviews)
Author: Michael Scott
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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He holds the secret that can end the world.
The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the [...]

Writers Inc.: A Student Handbook for Writing And Learning

Rating: (40 reviews)
Author: Sebranek, Patrick Sebranek, Dave Kemper, Verne Meyer
Publisher: Great Source Education Group

Amazon.com Review
It’s meant for high schoolers, but adults who haven’t inhaled chalk dust for years might appreciate it even more. The process of organizing, researching and writing a paper is laid is out in easy-to-understand [...]

I Am the Messenger

Rating: (64 reviews)
Author: Markus Zusak
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Meet Ed Kennedy—underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he’s hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until [...]

The Giver

Rating: (39 reviews)
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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When Jonas turns 12, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. Now, it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

Unwind

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Neal Shusterman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

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In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would “unwind” themConnor’s parents want to be rid of him because he’s a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to [...]

How to Steal a Dog

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Barbara O’Connor
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

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Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don’t do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking, Georgina, you’re in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out [...]

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula)

Rating: (101 reviews)
Author: Deborah Howe, James Howe
Publisher: Aladdin

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BEWARE THE HARE!Is he or isn’t he a vampire?Before it’s too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household — a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits…and fangs!
Amazon.com Review
This immensely popular [...]

Al Capone Does My Shirts

Rating: (184 reviews)
Author: Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher: Puffin

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Murderers, mob bosses, and convicts . . . these guys are not your average neighbors. Unless you live on Alcatraz. It’s 1935 and twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family have just moved to the infamous island that’s home to criminals like notorious [...]

Kickoff!

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber
Publisher: Aladdin

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“Hut! Hut! Go long, Tiki!”Tiki and Ronde’s twelfth summer is winding down — the nights are gettingshorter and the evenings cooler. That means two things: The first day of junior high is just a few days away, and it’s almost the start of [...]

240 Vocabulary Words 3rd Grade Kids Need To Know

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Linda Ward Beech
Publisher: Teaching Resources

Product Description
Teachers can build word power with these 24 ready-to-reproduce, 3-page lessons. Each lesson is packed with fun, research-based activities that help students to explore roots, prefixes, and suffixes; use students’ prior knowledge for greater understanding.

Once Upon a Crime (The Sisters Grimm, Book 4)

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Michael Buckley
Publisher: Amulet Books

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The Grimms take Manhattan in the fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series! When fairy-tale detectives Sabrina and Daphne Grimm venture back to the big city to help a friend, they land in the middle of a big mystery. Puck’s father, King [...]