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At the Back of the North Wind
by George MacDonald

ISBN 1582870152 (1-58287-015-2)
Hardcover, North Books

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This is a story of a poor stable boy living in Victorian London in which everyday lives are mysteriously enveloped by a power and a glory, personified here as a beautiful woman known as the North Wind. She visits the small boy, Diamond, and takes him with her on her journeys, teaching him about herself. Through the eyes of an innocent and yet perceptive child, MacDonald explores North Wind as a way of exploring the place of death in our lives. He looks squarely at social injustice--he knew poverty and the poor first hand--and yet also sees that the deepest need we have is for love and forgiveness, which are rooted in eternity.
This is a book for children--I've read it to my own daughter more than once--even though they may not understand just who North Wind is until years later. Adults on the other hand will learn that while they thought they knew something about death, there is much to relearn--and probably the most important part. --Doug Thorpe [via]
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Blue Noon
by Scott Westerfeld

ISBN 0060519592 (0-06-051959-2)
Softcover, Eos

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Brilliance Of The Moon: Tales of the Otori Book 3
by Lian Hearn

ISBN 1594480869 (1-59448-086-9)
Softcover, Riverhead Books

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Lian Hearn's third installment in the Tales of the Otori series Brilliance of the Moon brings a mystical and violent conclusion to the saga of Takeo Otori as he fulfills his destiny to reclaim the Otori lands. At the climax of Grass for his Pillow, Takeo's passion for his beloved Kaede was finally realized with their secret and forbidden wedding. As spring approaches, Takeo and Kaede prepare for war and embark on a campaign to reclaim their respective realms. But just when victory seems certain, Hearn characteristically uproots her characters with unseen treachery and the two lovers are again separated. Takeo must summon courage from his conflicted heritage as he marches towards his destiny. The fates of other Otori characters are also determined in a succinct and magical finale.
This third chapter in the Otori saga lives up its predecessors. Hearn's mythical ancient Japan is again brought to storybook life. Although the novel's climax comes suddenly and almost unexpectedly, the afterword hints at another tale to be told by the heirs of Kaede and Takeo's legendary rise. --Jeremy Pugh [via]
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- Brilliance Of The Moon: Tales Of The Otori Book Three: ISBN 1573222704 (1-57322-270-4)
  Hardcover, Riverhead Books
- Brilliance Of The Moon: Tales of the Otori Book 3: ISBN 1594480869 (1-59448-086-9)
  Softcover, Riverhead Books
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London

ISBN 0140366695 (0-14-036669-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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A young dog, abused by men and his hungry rivals on a Klondike dog team, escapes to join a wolfpack. [via]
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The Call Of The Wild Adventure Classic
by Jack London

ISBN 0060728035 (0-06-072803-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories
by Jack London, Andrew Sinclair

ISBN 0140186514 (0-14-018651-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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This collection includes The Call of the Wild and its companion novel, White Fang, as well as all of Jack London's famous dog stories"Batard," "Moon-Face," "Brown Wolf," "That Spot," and "To Build a Fire."

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- The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories: ISBN 0140390014 (0-14-039001-4)
  Softcover, Penguin Books
- The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories: ISBN 0140186514 (0-14-018651-4)
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Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

ISBN 006008460X (0-06-008460-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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What do you get when you mix a blunt-talking, famous efficiency-expert father and a brilliant, compassionate psychologist mother with twelve rambunctious offspring of various sizes? You get one of America's all-time best- loved memoirs! The hilarious story of growing up Gilbreth has already delighted generations of readers -- and it remains as joyous and exuberant as ever. Laugh along with the adventures of the large, irrepressible family unit that redefined the term -- and proved the old adage, the more the merrier ... and scarier!
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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

ISBN 1572813911 (1-57281-391-1)
Softcover, U S Games Systems

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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul : 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning
by Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger

ISBN 1558744681 (1-55874-468-1)
Hardcover, Health Communications, Incorporated

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This book, the latest in the hugely popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series, contains stories, poems, and cartoons relating to the specific troubles that traumatize teenagers everywhere. There are plenty of stories about dating ("HE KISSED MY TEETH!"), friendships (don't gossip), and school. But Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul doesn't shy away from the big issues either, with essays on suicide, dying young, and drunk driving. This book stems from the knowledge that teens know their own concerns bestthus, much of the book is written by teens themselves, which gives the book a very accessible, informal tone. Also, the authors had each piece evaluated by as many teenagers as possible. The care shows. Teenage Soul is always respectful, and doesn't minimize any of the dramas of adolescence. It does, however, mete out plenty of perspective. This wise, tender, funny book is filled with wisdom useful to teens (and everybody else, too). [via]
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- Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul : 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning: ISBN 1558744681 (1-55874-468-1)
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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning
by Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, Kimberly Kirberger

ISBN 1558744630 (1-55874-463-0)
Softcover, Hci

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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II: 101 More Stories of Life, Love and Learning
by Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, Kimberly Kirberger

ISBN 1558746161 (1-55874-616-1)
Softcover, Hci

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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II offers more inspiring stories to help you master the game we call life. Today's teens have ever more issues and social pressures to juggle than young adults just 20 years ago. This book, like its predecessor, can be your guide - a beacon in the darkness, a safe haven in a storm, a warm hug in the cold and a respite from loneliness. There's no preaching as to what you should and shouldn't do. Instead, this book is full of teens sharing their experiences on learning to accept like, becoming the best person you can be, being happy with who you are, and loving yourself - no matter what.

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- Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II: 101 More Stories of Life, Love and Learning: ISBN 1558746153 (1-55874-615-3)
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- Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II: 101 More Stories of Life, Love and Learning: ISBN 1558746161 (1-55874-616-1)
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The Clue in the Jewel Box
by Carolyn Keene

ISBN 155709277X (1-55709-277-X)
Hardcover, Ingram Pub Services

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In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Nancy Drew, Applewood Books is pleased to release the 20th volume in its reproductions of the Original Nancy Drew-Just as You Remember Her. The Clue in the Jewel Box was ghostwritten by Mildred Wirt. It was first issued in January 1943. Its nostalgic dust jacket art and frontispiece were illustrated by Russell Tandy. In The Clue in the Jewel Box Nancy and her friends help Queen Madame Alexandra search for her missing grandson. With only an old photograph of the prince at four years of age, Nancy begins her search. She discovers a secret in a jewel box that helps reunite the royal family.
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Danny the Champion of the World
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

ISBN 0141301147 (0-14-130114-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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"My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvelous and exciting father any boy ever had." Danny feels very lucky. He adores his life with his father, living in a gypsy caravan, listening to his stories, tending their gas station, puttering around the workshop, and occasionally taking off to fly home-built gas balloons and kites. His father has raised him on his own, ever since Danny's mother died when he was four months old. Life is peaceful and wonderful... until he turns 9 and discovers his father's one vice. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world. Danny is right up to Roald Dahl's impishly brilliant standards. An intense and beautiful father-son relationship is balanced with sublegal high jinks that will have even the most rigid law-abider rooting them on. Dahl's inimitable way with words leaves the reader simultaneously satisfied and itching for more. (Ages 9 to 13) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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- Danny the Champion of the World: ISBN 0140328734 (0-14-032873-4)
  Softcover, Penguin USA
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  Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Disney's the Jungle Book
by Walt Disney Company, Rudyard Kipling

ISBN 157082293X (1-57082-293-X)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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The entire cast of The Jungle Book, including Mowgli, Shere Khan, Baloo, King Louie, and Bagheera, appears in a classic edition of the story, which features original artwork throughout and follows the story of a boy raised by wolves. [via]
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- Disney's the Jungle Book: ISBN 157082293X (1-57082-293-X)
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Down The Rabbit Hole
by Peter Abrahams

ISBN 0060737034 (0-06-073703-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When the director of her school play suddenly has an accident, her shoes go missing, and things in town start becoming more strange with every passing moment, Ingrid must find a way to get to the bottom of the matter in order to set things right in her small community of Echo Falls once again. [via]
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Grass For His Pillow
by Lian Hearn

ISBN 1594480036 (1-59448-003-6)
Softcover, Riverhead Books

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Lian Hearn's second novel in the Tales of the Otori, Grass For His Pillow continues to enrich and expand his mystical imaginings of feudal Japan. Picking up where Across the Nightingale Floor left off, Takeo fulfills his debt of honor and accepts his heritage as a member of the superhuman cabal of assassins known as "The Tribe," and is thus ingested into their plots. But his heart yearns for Kaede, his one true love, and secretly wishes to fulfill the final wishes of his adopted father, Otori Shigaru. Meanwhile, Kaede returns to her homeland to find her father's estate in ruin and her inheritance in jeopardy. The two each encounter vast political machinations and deadly consequences as they unconsciously move toward their overwhelming urges to reunite and defy (or perhaps embrace) fate.
Hearn's second book into the Tales of the Otori series is a more poignant tale than the first, painfully examining the lines between honor, duty, and love. With its calming and satisfying conclusion, the landscape of Hearn's mythical vision of Japan braces for a dazzling storm in the book to come. --Jeremy Pugh [via]
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- Grass For His Pillow: ISBN 1573222518 (1-57322-251-8)
  Hardcover, Riverhead Books
- Grass For His Pillow: ISBN 1594480036 (1-59448-003-6)
  Softcover, Riverhead Books
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
by Sue Townsend

ISBN 0060533986 (0-06-053398-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers

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Heirs of the Force
by Kevin J. Anderson

ISBN 1572970669 (1-57297-066-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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When the empire died, they were born--Jacen and Jaina, a new hope for a New Republic. The young twins of Han Solo and Princess Leia are now 14-years-old and enrolled at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy. Together with friends both old and new, the future heroes of an already legendary saga begin their training. Original. [via]
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Homeless Bird
by Gloria Whelan

ISBN 0064408191 (0-06-440819-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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"What if I don't like him?"
"Of course you will like him."
"But what if I don't?"
Maa impatiently slapped at a fly. "Then you must learn to like him."

But Koly never gets a chance to find out if she does care for her intended groom. Married and promptly widowed at 13, Koly finds herself in the grim position of being cast out by a society that has no place for girls like her. With a seemingly hopeless future in India, this courageous and spirited young woman sets out to forge her own destiny. Through perseverance, resourcefulness, and sheer luck, she manages not only to find a niche for herself, but even to find happiness again.
Gloria Whelan's tale of a remarkable girl in an extraordinary situation will linger with the reader long after the last page is read. The shaping of Koly's life, as anyone's, is in her own hands, as well as the hands of the society in which she lives. Her ability to express herself--and ultimately support herself--with her exceptional skill in embroidery is a symbol of the creative ingenuity that will serve her well throughout her tribulations. (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Jo's Boys
by Louisa May Alcott

ISBN 0140367144 (0-14-036714-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Recounts the further adventures, successes, and failures of the numerous young men of Plumfield school. Sequel to "Little Men". [via]
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- Jo's Boys: ISBN 0140350152 (0-14-035015-2)
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The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling

ISBN 1562542915 (1-56254-291-5)
Softcover, Saddleback Pub

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The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves. It tells of the enmity between him and the tiger Shere Khan, who killed Mowgli's parents, and of the friendship between the man-cub and Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the sleepy brown bear, who instructs Mowgli in the Laws of the Jungle. The Second Jungle Book contains some of the most thrilling of the Mowgli stories. It includes Red Dog, in which Mowgli forms an unlikely alliance with the python Kaa, How Fear Came and Letting in the Jungle as well as The Spring Running, which brings Mowgli to manhood and the realisation that he must leave Bagheera, Baloo and his other friends for the world of man. [via]
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LA Gran Gilly Hopkins
by Katherine Paterson

ISBN 1557360111 (1-55736-011-1)
Hardcover, Corban Productions

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- LA Gran Gilly Hopkins: ISBN 970290434X (970-29-0434-X)
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Olive's Ocean
by Kevin Henkes

ISBN 0060535458 (0-06-053545-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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"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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The Pinhoe Egg: A Chrestomanci Book
by Diana Wynne Jones

ISBN 0061131245 (0-06-113124-5)
Hardcover, Greenwillow

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Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something excitingsomething truly precious, very strange, and valuable. An egg.

An egg that has been hidden away in an attic for who-knows-how-many years. An egg protected by some strong Don't Notice spells. An egg that Marianne gives to Cat, even though he lives at nearby Chrestomanci Castle. Chrestomanci himself, the strongest enchanter in the world, is sure to be interested in the eggand interference from the Big Man is the last thing Marianne's family of secret rogue witches wants.

But how much longer can the Pinhoes keep their secrets? Gammer, the leader of the clan, has gone mad, a powerful bad luck spell is wreaking havoc, and there's an unexplained plague of frogs. Not to mention the mysterious barrier Cat finds in the forest.

Marianne and Cat may be the only two who can set things right. But first Marianne must accept her own powerful magic, and Cat must uncover the secrets behind the mystical Pinhoe Egg.

In this new Chrestomanci book, Diana Wynne Jones is at her most magical.
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- The Pinhoe Egg: A Chrestomanci Book: ISBN 0061131253 (0-06-113125-3)
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- The Pinhoe Egg: A Chrestomanci Book: ISBN 0061131245 (0-06-113124-5)
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Podkayne of Mars
by Robert A. Heinlein

ISBN 1567231640 (1-56723-164-0)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd

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The Princess and the Goblin
by George MacDonald

ISBN 159818234X (1-59818-234-X)
Hardcover, Alan Rodgers Books

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As always with George MacDonald, everything here is more than meets the eye: this in fact is MacDonald's grace-filled vision of the world. Said to be one of J.R.R. Tolkien's childhood favorites, The Princess and the Goblin is the story of the young Princess Irene, her good friend Curdie--a minor's son--and Irene's mysterious and beautiful great great grandmother, who lives in a secret room at the top of the castle stairs. Filled with images of dungeons and goblins, mysterious fires, burning roses, and a thread so fine as to be invisible and yet--like prayer--strong enough to lead the Princess back home to her grandmother's arms, this is a story of Curdie's slow realization that sometimes, as the princess tells him, "you must believe without seeing." Simple enough for reading aloud to a child (as I've done myself more than once with my daughter), it's rich enough to repay endless delighted readings for the adult. --Doug Thorpe [via]
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The Queen of Attolia
by Megan Whalen Turner

ISBN 0060841826 (0-06-084182-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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In the firelit torture chamber the executioner's sword descends--and the Eugenides--the Thief of Eddis--no longer has his clever right hand. The Queen of Attolia sits calmly and watches the dreadful amputation behind her carefully cultivated mask of coldness, but later agonizes over what she has done to him. At the same time, she rages at herself for not hanging her captured prisoner outright.
Readers who first met Eugenides as the rascally teenager Gen in the Newbery Honor-winning The Thief will find that in this sequel he deepens through suffering and loss, but keeps the same witty talent for elaborate, crafty schemes of espionage and theft. Caught between two rival queens in a landscape based on that which surrounds the Mediterranean Sea, Eugenides is loyal to Eddis as her Queen's Thief, but in love (despite himself) with the beautiful and seemingly ruthless Attolia. In her small mountain country, Eddis controls the only bridge between the valley nation of Sounis and the coastal kingdom of Attolia, while all three are threatened by the ships of the powerful Medes. As the web of intrigue and shifting allegiances expands, and war is imminent, the Queen's Thief risks everything on an audacious and cunning military strategy to bring the two queens together--and to steal Attolia for himself. This remarkable fantasy, with its appealing characters, emotional intensity, witty dialogue, and inventive plot, will have teen fans panting for more. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell [via]
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Seaward
by Susan Cooper

ISBN 0020421907 (0-02-042190-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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His name is West. Her name is Cally. They speak different languages and come from different countries thousands of miles apart, but they do not know that. What they do know are the tragedies that took their parents, then wrenched the two of them out of reality, into a strange and perilous world through which they must travel together, knowing only that they must reach the sea. Together West and Cally embark upon a strange and sometimes terrifying quest, learning to survive and to love and, at last, the real secret of their journey. [via]
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The Sledding Hill
by Chris Crutcher

ISBN 0060502452 (0-06-050245-2)
Softcover, Harperteen

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Spinners
by Donna Jo Napoli, S. November, Richard Tchen

ISBN 014131110X (0-14-131110-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)

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Fairy tales touch something deep within us, and Donna Jo Napoli is a master at bringing those primal feelings to light. Her retellings of ancient tales such as The Magic Circle (based on "Hansel and Gretel"), Zel (based on "Rapunzel"), and Crazy Jack (based on "Jack and the Beanstalk") flesh out the age-old stories in unexpected ways, imbuing them with psychological resonance for contemporary teens. One of the marks of Napoli's skill is that her stories draw us into the characters' predicaments long before we figure out their original source in folklore. In Spinners, she and coauthor Richard Tchen weave a tale of a young tailor who cripples himself while spinning gold thread on a magic wheel to win his beloved's hand. Spurned for his ugliness, he watches her marry the miller and die giving birth to the child he knows is his own. The girl grows up to become a master spinner, but only when the cruel young king commands her to spin straw into gold do we begin to sense a creeping familiarity. When a deformed man demands her firstborn child as a return for spinning the gold, we are almost sure. But not until the very last, when to save her baby the young mother must guess her unknown father's secret name, do we, like her, know that this is Rumpelstiltskin, of whom we've heard tell long ago. In Napoli's story-spinning hands, however, Rumpelstiltskin is not a spiteful dwarf but a lonely outcast yearning for the love of his grandchild; rather than a hand- wringing victim, the young queen shows herself to be a strong and resourceful survivor given to imaginative solutions. (Ages 12 to 16) --Patty Campbell [via]
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- Spinners: ISBN 014131110X (0-14-131110-X)
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Startled by His Furry Shorts
by Louise Rennison

ISBN 0060853867 (0-06-085386-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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On the rack of romance.

And also in the oven of luuurve.

And possibly on my way to the bakery of pain.

And maybe even going to stop along the way to get a little cake at the cakeshop of agony.

Shut up, brain, shut up.

Georgia is in quite a predicament. Dave the Laugh has declared his love for her (at least she thinks he was talking about her), leaving her in a state of confusiosity. And then when she finally decides to give Masimo an ultimatum -- to be her one and only -- he tells her he needs to think about it.

To distract herself from her romantic woes, Georgia throws herself into Mac-Useless play rehearsals and planning a Viking wedding, and tries to avoid all thoughts of boy decoys, Italian-American dreamboats . . . and lets not forget guitar-plucking Sex Gods!
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Stuck in Neutral
by Terry Trueman

ISBN 0064472132 (0-06-447213-2)
Softcover, Avon Tempest

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Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel loves the taste of smoked oysters and his mother's gentle hugs. Unfortunately, it's impossible for Shawn to feed himself or to hug his mom back. Shawn has cerebral palsy, a condition he has had since birth that has robbed him of all muscle control. He can't walk, talk, or even focus his eyes on his own. But despite all these handicaps, despite the frustration of not being able to communicate, Shawn is still happy to be alive: "Somehow all the things I think about and remember turn to joy... favorite movies... pinecones... chocolate pudding... the scent of Comet in a stainless steel sink.... Life can be great, even for me. Even for me." That is why he panics when he begins to suspect that his father is thinking of killing him. Shawn knows that his father is trying to be kind; he imagines that his son's life is an endless torment. His dad has no idea of the rich life that Shawn lives inside his head. And Shawn, helpless and mute, has no way of telling him.
Stuck in Neutral is a truly unique journey into the mind of a truly unique character. Shawn McDaniel, who is literally trapped in his own body, will serve as a powerful metaphor for teens who feel cornered by circumstances or their own physical shortcomings. Terry Trueman's first-person portrayal of Shawn is made all the more poignant by the fact that Trueman's own son, Henry, also suffers from cerebral palsy. This is an original and moving debut. (Ages 11 to 15) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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The Swiss Family Robinson
by J.D. Wyss

ISBN 1598184229 (1-59818-422-9)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books

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Shipwrecked! They must find a way to survive and trust in God to protect them on a wild island in the middle of nowhere. [via]
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Thejungle Books
by Rudyard Kipling

ISBN 159308109X (1-59308-109-X)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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P. Craig Russell is well on his way to being the premiere emissary of classic literary gems to the world of comics. His Arabian Nights collaboration with Neil Gaiman in The Sandman #50, comics versions of Mozart's Magic Flute, and his continuing adaptations of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales all stand as testament to his amazing graphic and narrative sensibilities. His treatment of the last three chapters of Kipling's Jungle Book ("The King's Ankus," "Red Dog," and "The Spring Running") will inspire both Kipling enthusiasts and lovers of fine illustration. Russell's composition is amazing: he has the ability to create harmony in a single page while each panel sings its melody. This collection also features enhanced colors, either reshot or reseparated, and the results are a treat. [via]
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Truckers: Bromeliad Trilogy
by Terry Pratchett

ISBN 0060094966 (0-06-009496-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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They're four inches tall
in a human-sized world.
Under the floorboards of the Store is a world of four-inch-tall nomes that humans never see. It is commonly known among these nomes that Arnold Bros. created the Store for them to live in, and he declared: "Everything Under One Roof." Therefore there can be no such thing as Outside. It just makes sense.
That is, until the day a group of nomes arrives on a truck, claiming to be from Outside, talking about Day and Night and Snow and other crazy legends. And they soon uncover devastating news: The Store is about to be demolished. It's up to Masklin, one of the Outside nomes, to devise a daring escape plan that will forever change the nomes' vision of the world. . . .
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The Trumpet of the Swan
by E. B. White, Fred Marcellino

ISBN 0064408671 (0-06-440867-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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Although he lacks a voice in the traditional "Ko-hoh!" sense, trumpeter swan Louis learns to speak to the world with a trumpet stolen from a music store by his father. With the support of an unusual boy named Sam, who helps Louis learn how to read and write, the swan has some rather unswanlike adventures and ultimately wins the love--and the freedom--of a beautiful swan named Serena.
For over 30 years, E.B. White's masterpiece has captured the fancy of countless readers. Now, with stunning new art by award-winning illustrator Fred Marcellino, the beloved story can be experienced anew. The sepia-colored drawings lend an old-fashioned charm to the story--it's almost as if, with their complementary dry wit and uniquely creative talents, White and Marcellino originally worked together. Marcellino received the Caldecott Honor for his illustrations in Charles Perrault's Puss in Boots. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Twits
by Roald Dahl, David Wood

ISBN 1583421726 (1-58342-172-6)
Softcover, Dramatic Pub Co

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The Wanderer
by Sharon Creech, David Diaz

ISBN 0060766735 (0-06-076673-5)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited

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"I am not always such a dreamy girl, listening to the sea calling me. My father calls me Three-sided Sophie: one side is dreamy and romantic; one is logical and down-to-earth; and the third side is hardheaded and impulsive."
Thirteen-year-old Sophie, skipping between "dreamland or earthland or muleland," hears the sea calling her. Much to the concern of her adopted parents, she decides to join her uncles and male cousins on a sailing voyage from Connecticut across the Atlantic to England (and her grandfather Bompie) on a 45-foot sailboat. Not only does she want to make the trip, she feels she has to.
This perilous cross-Atlantic journey will make young readers feel the wind in their hair and the salt spray on their face. Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech (Walk Two Moons) describes the sailing experience with astonishing precision--from the smell of the sea to the intricate workings of The Wanderer itself.
Along the way, Sophie proves her bravery and competence to the rather grumpy all-male crew; intrigues and captivates her cousin Cody with her beautiful, odd stories of Bompie that always somehow end in underwater disaster and apple pie; and spills her heart into a daily journal. Readers get another angle on her, too, as Cody keeps a log that alternates with hers. He grows to know, and like, and wonder about, his new cousin Sophie along with the reader, and as her mysterious past reveals itself bit by bit, we are all right there on the edge of our seats, ready for the boom to crash over to the other side.
Sophie's adventures take her not only straight into perilous waves higher than buildings, but deep into her hidden past. This profound, suspenseful novel will pull you into its swift current and barely let you surface for breath. (Ages 9 to 13) --Karin Snelson [via]
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The Wanderer
by David Diaz, Sharon Creech

ISBN 0064410323 (0-06-441032-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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"I am not always such a dreamy girl, listening to the sea calling me. My father calls me Three-sided Sophie: one side is dreamy and romantic; one is logical and down-to-earth; and the third side is hardheaded and impulsive."
Thirteen-year-old Sophie, skipping between "dreamland or earthland or muleland," hears the sea calling her. Much to the concern of her adopted parents, she decides to join her uncles and male cousins on a sailing voyage from Connecticut across the Atlantic to England (and her grandfather Bompie) on a 45-foot sailboat. Not only does she want to make the trip, she feels she has to.
This perilous cross-Atlantic journey will make young readers feel the wind in their hair and the salt spray on their face. Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech (Walk Two Moons) describes the sailing experience with astonishing precision--from the smell of the sea to the intricate workings of The Wanderer itself.
Along the way, Sophie proves her bravery and competence to the rather grumpy all-male crew; intrigues and captivates her cousin Cody with her beautiful, odd stories of Bompie that always somehow end in underwater disaster and apple pie; and spills her heart into a daily journal. Readers get another angle on her, too, as Cody keeps a log that alternates with hers. He grows to know, and like, and wonder about, his new cousin Sophie along with the reader, and as her mysterious past reveals itself bit by bit, we are all right there on the edge of our seats, ready for the boom to crash over to the other side.
Sophie's adventures take her not only straight into perilous waves higher than buildings, but deep into her hidden past. This profound, suspenseful novel will pull you into its swift current and barely let you surface for breath. (Ages 9 to 13) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Witch Baby
by Francesca Lia Block

ISBN 0064470652 (0-06-447065-2)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited

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One of kids' favorite characters in Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat series is Witch Baby: a tangly haired, purple-eyed girl who can curl her toes into cashew shapes. She's a bit of an outsider, more in touch with feelings and portents than the rest of the gang from Shangri-L.A. In Witch Baby and Missing Angel Juan, we're able to watch Witch Baby work through some of her feelings of alienation. Her willingness to explore darker emotional realms is a real inspiration, and, in fact, she seems more evolved and "whole" than the others. In Missing Angel Juan, Witch Baby finally finds a way to create her own sense of belonging. She finds out more about her history and her unique needs to push through some of the shyness and moodiness that has always kept her separate from others. [via]
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El Libro de la Selva
by Rudyard Kipling, Javier Alfonso Lopez

ISBN 8497644921 (84-9764-492-1)
Softcover, Edimat Libros, S. A.

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For lovers of timeless classics, this series of beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of world literature encompasses a variety of literary genres, including theater, novels, poems, and essays.
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