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Amazing Graceby Mary Hoffman, Caroling BinchISBN 1854303341 (1-85430-334-1)
Hardcover, Magi Pubns
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Bag I'm Taking to Grandma'sby Shirley Neitzel, Nancy Winslow ParkerISBN 0688158404 (0-688-15840-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Ben's Big Digby Daniel Wakeman, Dirk Van StralenISBN 1551433842 (1-55143-384-2)
Hardcover, Orca Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ben's Big Dig'Book summary:If you dug a hole to the other side of the earth, where do you think you would end up? In this wordless picturebook, pictures tell Ben's story of a midnight journey through the center of the earth and the surprising journey home. Ben's mother has dropped him off for a visit with his grandmother, a woman with a penchant for baking. Ben feels lost and lonely until he discovers a chest full of mining gear. He embarks on an adventure that will make him grateful for the hundreds of pies stacked in his grandmotherís kitchen. [via]
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Briar Roseby Jane YolenISBN 0812558626 (0-8125-5862-6)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Briar Rose'Book summary:It is an old, old tale, the German story of Briar Rose, the Sleeping Beauty. Now one of America's most celebrated writers tells it afresh, set this time in the forests patrolled by the German army during World War II. A tale of castles, of mists and thorns, of a beautiful sleeping princess, and an astonishing revelation of death and rebirth.
A tale that will leave you changed forever.
The tale of Briar Rose.
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City of the Beastsby Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers PedenISBN 0060535032 (0-06-053503-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'City of the Beasts'Book summary:Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. Parting from his family and ill mother, Alexander joins his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon. Their mission, along with the others on their team -- including a celebrated anthropologist, a local guide and his young daughter Nadia, and a doctor -- is to document the legendary Yeti of the Amazon known as the Beast.
Under the dense canopy of the jungle, Alexander is amazed to discover much more than he could have imagined about the hidden worlds of the rain forest. Drawing on the strength of the jaguar, the totemic animal Alexander finds within himself, and the eagle, Nadia's spirit guide, both young people are led by the invisible People of the Mist on a thrilling and unforgettable journey to the ultimate discovery....
In a stunning novel of high adventure, internationally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende leads readers through the intricacies of two personal quests, and on an epic voyage -- teeming with magical realism -- into the wonder-filled heart of the Amazon.
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- City of the Beasts: ISBN 0060776455 (0-06-077645-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - City of the Beasts: ISBN 0060509171 (0-06-050917-1)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - City of the Beasts: ISBN 006050918X (0-06-050918-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - City of the Beasts: ISBN 0060511958 (0-06-051195-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - City of the Beasts: ISBN 0060557486 (0-06-055748-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - City Of The Beasts: ISBN 0606306749 (0-606-30674-9)
Hardcover, Demco Media - City Of The Beasts: ISBN 061371427X (0-613-71427-X)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - City of the Beasts: ISBN 0060535032 (0-06-053503-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
- City of the Beasts: ISBN 0060776455 (0-06-077645-5)
Cranberry Thanksgivingby Wende Devlin, Harry DevlinISBN 0819304999 (0-8193-0499-9)
Hardcover, Parents' Magazine Press
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Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries On Love and Lifeby Tyler PerryISBN 1594482403 (1-59448-240-3)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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In 2005, Tyler Perry took Hollywood by storm. The movie he wrote, produced, and starred in, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, opened number one at the box office and went on to gross more than $50 million. In its first week on sale, the DVD sold 2.4 million copies. At the same time, Perry was starring nightly across the country in a soldout stage show he'd also written, produced, and scored-Madea Goes to Jail-even as another one of his productions, Meet the Browns, was touring nationally. Every week in 2005, 35,000 people saw a Tyler Perry production. His second feature film, Madea's Family Reunion, opens in theaters in February 2006. Now, this triple-threat actor/playwright/director, has written his first book, and it features his most beloved, most irreverent creation: sixty-eight-year-old grandmother Madea Simmons.
Madea is at the center of all of Tyler Perry's work, and she's always unfailingly outspoken, dead-on, and hilarious. But in Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings, Madea shares more than she ever has before- about herself, and about what she thinks of everyone around her. The topics inimitably covered by Madea (a term of endearment for "Mother Dear") include love and marriage, child-rearing, etiquette and neighborliness, beauty tips, health tips, financial tips, the Bible and the church, and, of course, gun care. She's brazen, feisty, and never at a loss for words, but at the heart of everything she says- and at the heart of all of Perry's work-is a resounding message of faith and forgiveness.
Shockingly hilarious, surprisingly moving, and as rousing and inspiring as a great gospel show, Madea's words of wisdom, memories, and straight-up in-your-face advice will be cherished by Perry's numerous fans- and it all comes just in time for Mother's Day. Tyler Perry is about to take the publishing world by storm.More editions of Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries On Love and Life:
- Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries On Love and Life: ISBN 1594489211 (1-59448-921-1)
Hardcover, Riverhead Books - Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life: ISBN 1594482403 (1-59448-240-3)
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- Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries On Love and Life: ISBN 1594489211 (1-59448-921-1)
Flowers in the Atticby V. C. AndrewsISBN 1416510885 (1-4165-1088-5)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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For Grandmaby Charming Petites, Christina AnelloISBN 0880887540 (0-88088-754-0)
Hardcover, Peter Pauper Pr
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For She Is the Tree of Lifeby Valerie Kack-BriceISBN 1573240370 (1-57324-037-0)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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Funny, You Don't Look Like a Grandmotherby Lois Wyse, Lilla RogersISBN 0896219380 (0-89621-938-0)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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Gender and the Nicene Creedby Elizabeth GeitzISBN 089869471X (0-89869-471-X)
Softcover, Church Publishing, Incorporated
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Gender and the Nicene Creedby Elizabeth Rankin GeitzISBN 081921647X (0-8192-1647-X)
Softcover, Morehouse Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gender and the Nicene Creed'Book summary:In this comprehensive reflection on the Nicene Creed, Geitz looks to the writings of theologians, mystics and scholars throughout the centuries for a balanced and scholarly approach to an often divisive issue for Christians.
"My desire is to help us move from an initial emotional response to feminine traditions of the church," writes Geitz, "to one that is based on sound biblical, historical and theological principles."
Ideal for use in adult education classes, the book contains a chapter-by-chapter guide for group study and discussion, complete with handouts. [via]
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The Gift of a Travelerby Wendy MatthewsISBN 081673657X (0-8167-3657-X)
Softcover, Troll Communications L.L.C.
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Goldengroveby Jill Paton WalshISBN 0816161046 (0-8161-6104-6)
Hardcover, G. K. Hall
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Grandma Gets Grumpyby Anna Grossnickle HinesISBN 0899195296 (0-89919-529-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Grandma's Night Before Christmasby Sue CarabineISBN 087905820X (0-87905-820-X)
Hardcover, Gibbs Smith
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The Grandmother's Clubby Alan CheuseISBN 0870743740 (0-87074-374-0)
Softcover, Texas A & M Univ Pr
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Grandmothersby Arlene F. BenedictISBN 0836209745 (0-8362-0974-5)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Granny Torrelli Makes Soupby Sharon Creech, Christopher RaschkaISBN 0064409600 (0-06-440960-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Granny Torrelli Makes Soup'Book summary:In this endearing story by Newberry Medal-winner Sharon Creech, a wise old Italian granny skillfully imparts life advice (and cooking lessons) to her winning but sometimes obstinate 12-year-old granddaughter.
Best known for Walk Two Moons and The Wanderer, Creech makes good use of another inventive format: Rosie's story unfolds first, over making and eating zuppa, and then Granny Torrelli tells parallel stories from her own childhood to help Rosie with her current predicament. Granny Torrelli's tales are laced with endearing, fun-to-say Italian: "I didn't like it, not one piccolino bit," as is her attempt to help Rosie mend her rift with her best friend Bailey ("That Bailey boy!"), for whom she's starting to feel more-than-friendship feelings.
The details of both Rosie's and Granny Torrelli's respective stories are often quite funny (from Braille jealousy to secret guide-dog training for the legally blind Bailey). But, as usual, what Creech does best is slyly proffer small, nourishing morsels of wisdom--not unlike the cavatelli, the "little dough canoes," that Rosie, Granny Torrelli, and that Bailey boy labor over in the book's sweet second half. Just be warned that you might find yourself starving by the end of the story. (Ages 9 to 12) --Paul Hughes [via]
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A Group of Oneby Rachna GilmoreISBN 0805064753 (0-8050-6475-3)
Hardcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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The Half Brotherby Kenneth Steven, Lars Saabye ChristensenISBN 1559707151 (1-55970-715-1)
Hardcover, Arcade Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Half Brother'Book summary:The masterpiece that Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, hailed as 'one of the literary must-reads of the summer' and that the Independent in London likened to 'Paul Auster's The Book of Illusions meeting Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections' is now available in paperback. THE HALF BROTHER is a truly gripping, epic novel, hugely ambitious in scope and utterly compelling, a wonderful mixture of surreal comedy and touching intimacy. In stunning detail and elegant prose, it relates the lives of four generations of a far from ordinary family. It opens on May 8, 1945, when 20-year-old Vera, hoping to celebrate the end of World War II with her mother and grandmother, is brutally raped by an unknown assailant. From that crime is born a boy named Fred, a misfit who later becomes a boxer. Barnum, Vera's other son born several years later, and Fred form a bizarre but special relationship. 'I should have been your father,' Fred tells Barnum, 'instead of the fool who says he is.' Spanning 50 years, filled with a wonderful galaxy of finely etched characters, and structurally brilliant, THE HALF BROTHER has been both a literary sensation and a bestseller wherever it has been published. [via]
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The Half Brotherby Lars Saabye Christensen, Kenneth StevenISBN 1559707593 (1-55970-759-3)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Halvbroren: Romanby Lars Saabye ChristensenISBN 8252548695 (82-525-4869-5)
Hardcover, Cappelen
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The Have A Good Day Cafeby Frances Park, Ginger Park, Katherine PotterISBN 1584301716 (1-58430-171-6)
Hardcover, Lee & Low Books
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A Higher Geometryby Sharelle Byars MoranvilleISBN 0805074708 (0-8050-7470-8)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Honor the Grandmothers: Dakota and Lakota Women Tell Their Storiesby Sarah PenmanISBN 0873513851 (0-87351-385-1)
Softcover, Minnesota Historical Society Pr
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Hugs for Grandma: Stories, Sayings, And Scriptures to Encourage And Inspireby Chrys HowardISBN 1416533451 (1-4165-3345-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Hugs for Grandma: Stories, Sayings, and Scriptures to Encourage and Inspire the Heartby Leann Weiss, Chrys HowardISBN 1582291543 (1-58229-154-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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In Her Shoes: A Novelby Jennifer WeinerISBN 141650334X (1-4165-0334-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Her Shoes : A Novel'Book summary:Meet Rose Feller. She's thirty years old and a high-powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She has an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and she dreams of a man who will slide off her glasses, gaze into her eyes, and tell her that she's beautiful. She also dreams of getting her fantastically screwed-up little sister to get her life together.Meet Rose's sister, Maggie. Twenty-eight years old, drop-dead gorgeous and only occasionally employed, Maggie sings backup in a band called Whiskered Biscuit. Although her dreams of big-screen stardom haven't progressed past her left hip's appearance in a Will Smith video, Maggie dreams of fame and fortune -- and of getting her dowdy big sister to stick to a skin-care regime.These two women with nothing in common but a childhood tragedy, shared DNA, and the same size feet, are about to learn that their family is more different than they ever imagined, and that they're more alike than they'd ever believe. "In Her Shoes" -- Jennifer Weiner's follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut, "Good in Bed" -- observes Rose and Maggie, the brain and the beauty, as they make journeys of discovery that take them from the streets of Philadelphia to Ivy League libraries to a "retirement community for active seniors" in Boca Raton. Along the way, they'll encounter a wild cast of characters -- from a stepmother who's into recreational Botox to a small, disdainful pug with no name. They'll borrow shoes and clothes and boyfriends, and make peace with their most intimate enemies -- each other.Funny and poignant, richly detailed and wrenchingly real, In Her Shoes will speak to anyone who has endured the bonds of big -- or little -- sisterhood, or longed for a life different from the one the world has dictated, and dreamed of trying something else on for size. [via]
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- In Her Shoes: A Novel: ISBN 0743418204 (0-7434-1820-4)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr - In Her Shoes: A Novel: ISBN 0743418190 (0-7434-1819-0)
Hardcover, Atria Books - In Her Shoes: ISBN 0743267117 (0-7432-6711-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - In Her Shoes : A Novel: ISBN 141650334X (1-4165-0334-X)
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- In Her Shoes: A Novel: ISBN 0743418204 (0-7434-1820-4)
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In Praise of Grandmothers: An Ageless Treasury of QuotationsISBN 1561382493 (1-56138-249-3)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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La Ciudad De Las Bestias / City of the Beastsby Isabel AllendeISBN 0060510323 (0-06-051032-3)
Softcover, Rayo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Ciudad De Las Bestias / City of the Beasts'Book summary:Alexander Cold, un joven de quince años está a punto de embarcarse con su temeraria abuela, en el viaje de su vida. Una expedición de la International Geographic se dirige hacia la remotas y peligrosas tierras salvajes de Suramérica para documentar al legendario Yeti del Amazonas, más conocido como "La Bestia."
Alex y su amiga Nadia descubrirán que el impenetrable mundo de la selva tropical esconde mucho más de lo que jamás hubieran imaginado. Con la fuerza de sus dos animales totémicos -- el jaguar para Alexander, y el águila para Nadia -- ambos jóvenes se embarcan en una apasionante e inolvidable aventura que los lleva al descubrimiento de . . .
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- La Ciudad De Las Bestias / City of the Beasts: ISBN 950072278X (950-07-2278-X)
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Hardcover, Random House Mondadori - La Ciudad De Las Bestias / City of the Beasts: ISBN 0060510323 (0-06-051032-3)
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- La Ciudad De Las Bestias / City of the Beasts: ISBN 950072278X (950-07-2278-X)
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Little Bear's Visitby Else Holmelund MinarikISBN 0808527363 (0-8085-2736-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little Bear's Visit'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Little Bear spends a day with Grandmother and Grandfather Bear and has so much fun he falls fast asleep. [via]
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Long Way from Chicagoby Richard PeckISBN 0803722907 (0-8037-2290-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Magic or Madnessby Justine LarbalestierISBN 1595140700 (1-59514-070-0)
Softcover, Razorbill
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Magic or Madness'Book summary:For fifteen years, Reason Cansino has lived a life on the run. Together with her mother, Sarafina, she has moved from one place to another in the Australian countryside, desperate not to be found by Reason's grandmother Esmeralda, a dangerous woman who believes in magic. But when Sarafina suffers a breakdown, Reason is forced to move in with her grandmother in Sydney. The moment Reason walks through Esmeralda's back door and finds herself on a New York City street, she's confronted by an unavoidable truth-magic is real.[via]
This thrilling novel will bring readers through revelation upon revelation, leading to Reason's ultimate discovery of the price she must pay if she uses her magic.More editions of Magic or Madness:
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"More More More," Said the Babyby Vera B. WilliamsISBN 0688147364 (0-688-14736-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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- "More More More," Said the Baby: ISBN 0688091733 (0-688-09173-3)
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Hardcover, Harpercollins - "More More More," Said the Baby: ISBN 0688156347 (0-688-15634-7)
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Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairsby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0808526863 (0-8085-2686-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Olive's Oceanby Kevin HenkesISBN 0060535458 (0-06-053545-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Olive's Ocean'Book summary:"Olive Barstow was dead. She'd been hit by a car on Monroe Street while riding her bicycle weeks ago. That was about all Martha knew."
Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends. But they weren't -- and now all that is left are eerie connections between two girls who were in the same grade at school and who both kept the same secret without knowing it.
Now Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. A family summer on Cape Cod should help banish those thoughts; instead, they seep in everywhere.
And this year Martha's routine at her beloved grandmother's beachside house is complicated by the Manning boys. Jimmy, Tate, Todd, Luke, and Leo. But especially Jimmy. What if, what if, what if, what if? The world can change in a minute.
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Our Grannyby Margaret Wild, Julie VivasISBN 0395883954 (0-395-88395-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Our Granny'Book summary:Two children compare their granny with others. Some grannies have thin legs, fat knees, crinkly eyes, or big soft laps. Their granny has a wobbly bottom and wears an old red sweater that was grandpa's. She has a style all her own--and to the children who love her, this granny is perfect. Full of warmth and good humor. Full color.[via] -
Over the River and Through the Woodby Lydia Maria Child, Christopher MansonISBN 1558589597 (1-55858-959-7)
Softcover, North South Books
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Over the River and Through the Woodsby Lydia Child, David CatrowISBN 0805063110 (0-8050-6311-0)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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The Patchwork Quiltby Valerie Flournoy, Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress), Jerry PinkneyISBN 0803700989 (0-8037-0098-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rudby Lynn Plourde, John SchoenherrISBN 0892727195 (0-89272-719-5)
Hardcover, Down East Books
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Sammy Keyes & the Moustache Maryby Wendelin Van DraanenISBN 0874998506 (0-87499-850-6)
Softcover, Live Oak Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sammy Keyes & the Moustache Mary'Book summary:Wendelin Van Draanen's funny, fast-paced girl-detective series hit the ground running with Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief, winner of the 1999 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best children's mystery. After four more Sammy stories, we've officially befriended the strong, spunky, skateboarding seventh grader who can't help but plant herself in the middle of the action. Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary starts innocently enough when Sammy decides to spend New Year's Eve weekend at a friend's house in the country. The next thing she knows, she's made friends with an elderly woman named Lucinda Huntley, owner of a 200-pound pet pig and heir to a Wild West story about a century-old family feud involving her great-grandmother "Moustache Mary," who came west from Missouri in 1845. When Mary's historic cabin burns to the ground, Sammy wastes no time in plunging headlong into the mystery--and into a few serious scrapes.
Sammy is growing up, and with her years come the rumblings of romance, confrontations with kids who use (and manufacture) drugs, and plenty of decisions about who she should trust... including herself. Van Draanen captures Sammy's honest, funny, fresh voice in an always-engaging first-person narrative that accompanies the rapid-fire action and adventure. Sammy Keyes is a person your favorite bookworm will want to get to know, and fortunately, more adventures are on the way. (Ages 10 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Sammy Keyes & the Sisters of Mercyby Wendelin Van DraanenISBN 0874998387 (0-87499-838-7)
Softcover, Live Oak Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sammy Keyes & the Sisters of Mercy'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The third book in the exciting new mystery series starring Sammy Keyes, seventh-grade ace detective. [via]
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Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deceptionby Wendelin Van Draanen, Tara SandsISBN 1595190031 (1-59519-003-1)
Softcover, Live Oak Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception'Book summary:Sammy Keyes, girl sleuth extraordinaire, cracks the case once again in the latest installment of Wendelin Van Draanen's smart, snappy mystery series for readers ages 11 and older. This time, the trouble begins when 13-year-old Sammy ("a magnet for mayhem") attends a fancy reception at an art gallery (wearing high-tops, of course) and ends up tackling a gun-wielding art burglar who crashes the party. He, however, proves to be only one of an entire gallery of rogues. As ever, Van Draanen crafts an entertaining, multi-layered page-turner starring a brash, likable heroine with a big mouth and a big heart. Throw in a little romance at a Renaissance Faire, a whole new side to Sammy's grandmother (what's this about a tricked-out Harley?), and some thoughtful views on the nature of art, and voila! you have one of the best Sammy Keyes books to date. (Ages 11 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thiefby Wendelin Van Draanen, Tara SandsISBN 087499876X (0-87499-876-X)
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Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyesby Wendelin Van DraanenISBN 1591122813 (1-59112-281-3)
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Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Manby Wendelin Van DraanenISBN 0874998840 (0-87499-884-0)
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Secret for Grandmother's Birthdayby Franz BrandenbergISBN 0831747889 (0-8317-4788-9)
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Strega Nonaby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0808527223 (0-8085-2722-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Strega Nona'Book summary:Eric Carle and Tomie dePaola: Author One-on-One[via]
Eric Carle is the creator, author, and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other childrens books. Tomie dePaola is the author and illustrator of Strega Nona: Her Story and countless other books. They recently had a conversation about their careers as picture book authors.
Tomie dePaola: When I was only four years old, I announced to my family in particular and to the world in general that I was going to become an artist, and write stories and draw pictures for books. I never swayed from that early declaration. Ive always been curious to know, what inspired you to become a creator and illustrator of picture books?
Eric Carle: My career began as a graphic designer and for a number of years I worked as an art director for an advertising agency in New York. In the mid 1960's Bill Martin, Jr. saw an ad of a red lobster that I had designed and asked me to illustrate his Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Well, I was set on fire! I was so inspired by this book, and the opportunity to illustrate it changed my life. After that, I started to create my own books, both words and pictures, and really it was then that I had found my true course in life.
Now, I have a question for you, Tomie. How would you describe your artistic style, and has it changed over time?
Tomie dePaola: My illustration style is heavily influenced by folk art--strong simple shapes, bold lines, color, color, color and a deceptive simplicity. My style began to develop early in art school, and through the years, it hasnt changed very much, but it has refined itself. How would you describe yours?
Eric Carle: My aim with my work is to simplify and refine, be logical and harmonious. I like to use simple shapes, bright colors and a lot of white space. I write for the child inside of me. That is always where I begin.
Tomie dePaola: I do, as well. The only audience I keep in mind is that four-year-old in me. People sometimes ask me what advice I would give to young artists. I always think of the wonderful advice I received from my twin cousins when they were in art school in the late '30s. They told me, Practice, practice, practice and dont copy.
Eric Carle: I often tell people about the four magic letters: DO IT. I want to be encouraging but I can only offer the example of my own experience, which is just one approach. There are many wonderful artists to learn about, which is important. But you must use your own imagination. You have to just do it.
Tomie dePaola: How do you feel knowing that a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar is sold every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world?
Eric Carle: It is hard for me, maybe for others too, to grasp this concept. But I am truly honored that my story is enjoyed by so many and that it is now being shared by a generation of parents who grew up with my book. How about your Strega Nona. She is one of your most popular characters. Can you share how she came to be?
Tomie dePaola: In the 70s when I was teaching at a college, we were required to attend faculty meetings. I always sat in the back with a yellow legal pad. Everyone thought I was taking notes. At one meeting a doodle appeared of a little lady with a big nose and a big chin. I named her Strega Nona, and the rest is history. Speaking of history, how will you be celebrating the third annual Very Hungry Caterpillar Day this year?
Eric Carle: On The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day, March 20th, I will probably be at home with my wife, Bobbie (I am a bit of a hermit, actually). But I will be saying a little toast to the caterpillar for whom I have a special place in my heart. And speaking of holidays, isnt your favorite holiday Christmas. Do you have a special Christmas memory?
Tomie dePaola: Christmas is my favorite holiday. My favorite Christmas was the one when I received tons and tons of art supplies: everything from an easel to paints, pads and pads of paper, and how to draw books.
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The Summer Bookby Tove Jansson, Thomas TealISBN 080520850X (0-8052-0850-X)
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Tales of Oliver Pigby Arnold Lobel, Jean Van LeeuwenISBN 0803787375 (0-8037-8737-5)
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Wednesday Surpriseby Donald Carrick, Eve BuntingISBN 0395547768 (0-395-54776-8)
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When I Go Camping with Grandmaby Marion Dane Bauer, Allen GarnsISBN 0816734496 (0-8167-3449-6)
Softcover, Troll Communications L.L.C.
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Year Down Yonderby Richard PeckISBN 0142300705 (0-14-230070-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Year Down Yonder'Book summary:Grandma Dowdel's back! She's just as feisty and terrifying and goodhearted as she was in Richard Peck's A Long Way from Chicago, and every bit as funny. In the first book, a Newbery Honor winner, Grandma's rampages were seen through the eyes of her grandson Joey, who, with his sister, Mary Alice, was sent down from Chicago for a week every summer to visit. But now it's 1937 and Joey has gone off to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps, while 15-year-old Mary Alice has to go stay with Grandma alone--for a whole year, maybe longer. From the very first moment when she arrives at the depot clutching her Philco portable radio and her cat, Bootsie, Mary Alice knows it won't be easy. And it's not. She has to sleep alone in the attic, attend a hick town school where in spite of her worn-out coat she's "the rich girl from Chicago," and be an accomplice in Grandma's outrageous schemes to run the town her own way--and do good while nobody's looking. But being Grandma's sidekick is always interesting, and by the end of the year, Mary Alice has grown to see the formidable love in the heart of her formidable Grandma.
Peck is at his best with these hilarious stories that rest solidly within the American literary tradition of Mark Twain and Bret Harte. Teachers will cherish them as great read-alouds, and older teens will gain historical perspective from this lively picture of the depression years in small-town America. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell [via]
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La Ciudad de Las Bestias/City Of The Beastsby Isabel AllendeISBN 0060510315 (0-06-051031-5)
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En Sus Zapatos/ In Her Shoesby Jennifer Weiner, Marta Torent Lopez De LamadridISBN 8495618923 (84-95618-92-3)
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La Jardinera / The Gardenerby Sarah Stewart, David SmallISBN 9802573086 (980-257-308-6)
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El Oceano De Olivia / Olive's Oceanby Kevin Henkes, Lourdes HuanquiISBN 8424116550 (84-241-1655-0)
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Strega Nonaby Tomie de PaolaISBN 8424133498 (84-241-3349-8)
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Sommarbokenby Tove JanssonISBN 9100379034 (91-0-037903-4)
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Halvbroren: Romanby Lars Saabye ChristensenISBN 8202202086 (82-02-20208-6)
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