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The House With a Clock In Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt)

by John Bellairs

Published: 2004-08-03

Paperback: 179 pages

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John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm. For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the night with the unlikely heroes of these Gothic novels: Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthon...

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Lemonade: and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word

by Bob Raczka

Published: 2011-03-15

Hardcover: 48 pages

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Play with your words! A brand new poetic form that turns word puzzles into poetry.  Part anagram, part rebus, part riddle--these poems capture a scene from a child's daily life and present a puzzle to solve. Sometimes sweet and sometimes funny, but always clever, these poems are fun to re...

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My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics)

by Jean Craighead George

Published: 2004-04-12

Paperback: 192 pages

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Terribly unhappy in his family's crowded New York City apartment, Sam Gribley runs away to the solitude-and danger-of the mountains, where he finds a side of himself he never knew.

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* * * * Optimistic,
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Danny the Champion of the World

by Roald Dahl

Published: 2007-08-16

Paperback: 240 pages

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From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Da...

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

by Judy Blume

Published: 2007-04-05

Paperback: 144 pages

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Celebrating 40 years of a Judy Blume classic! Millions of fans young and old have been entertained by the quick wit of Peter Hatcher, the hilarious antics of mischevious Fudge, and the unbreakable confidence of know-it-all Sheila Tubman in Judy Blume's five Fudge books. And now, Puffin Boo...

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The Wizard of Oz (Puffin Classics)

by L. Frank Baum

Published: 2012-05-10

Hardcover: 224 pages

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After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas.This beautiful new edition contains the complete,...

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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

by David Sedaris

Published: 2013-04-23

Hardcover: 288 pages

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A guy walks into a bar car and...From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his fat...

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* * * * * Dramatic,
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Maya's Notebook: A Novel

by Isabel Allende

Published: 2013-04-23

Hardcover: 400 pages

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Maya’s Notebook is a startling novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende. This contemporary coming-of-age story centers upon Maya Vidal, a remarkable teenager abandoned by her parents. Maya grew up in a rambling old house in Berkeley with her grandmother Ni...

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The Interestings: A Novel

by Meg Wolitzer

Published: 2013-04-09

Kindle Edition: 480 pages

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“Remarkable . . . With this book [Wolitzer] has surpassed herself.”—The New York Times Book Review "A victory . . . The Interestings secures Wolitzer's place among the best novelists of her generation. . . . She's every bit as literary as Franzen or Eugenides. But the very human...

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Forks Over Knives - The Cookbook: Over 300 Recipes for Plant-Based Eating All Through the Year

by Del Sroufe

Published: 2012-08-14

Paperback: 368 pages

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A whole-foods, plant-based diet has never been easier or tastier—300 brand-new recipes for cooking the Forks Over Knives way, every day! Forks Over Knives—the book, the film, the movement—is back again in a Cookbook. The secret is out: If you want to lose weight, lower your cholester...