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The Acorn Peopleby Ron JonesISBN 0687007070 (0-687-00707-0)
Hardcover, Abingdon Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Acorn People'Book summary:Even though he knows the camp is for disabled children, Ron Jones anticipates sunny days of hiking, swimming, and boating as a counselor at Camp Wiggin. But he arrives and realizes how severely disabled the children are, it seems too much to bear. Until he meets his campersThe Acorn People. A group of kids who teach him that, inside, they are are the same as any average kid, and with encouragement, determination, and friendship, nothing is impossible.
A fantastic and beautiful story. Seattle Times
Uncomfortably moving, yet told in surprisingly unsentimental terms. . . . Succinct and tender, it will haunt the reader long after the brief passages have been read. Houston Chronicle
It will give your innards a bear hug. . . . You will read this book with a lump in your throat. Lincoln Journal (Nebraska) [via]More editions of The Acorn People:
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan Doyle, Barry MoserISBN 0688107826 (0-688-10782-6)
Hardcover, William Morrow & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'Book summary:The extraordinary adventures of the world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes, as faithfully recounted by his comrade, Dr. Watson, have captivated readers of all ages for over a century. The stories' blend of heartpounding, fast-paced action and mind-boggling deductive reasoning is as riveting today as it was when first published.
This deluxe illustrated edition contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first twelve stories and includes such famous cases as "The Red-headed League," in which Holmes uncovers a well-concealed, devilishly clever criminal plot; "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," in which Holmes must trap a jewel thief--with astonishing results; "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," in which Holmes and Watson find themselves dealing with treachery, violence, and deadly snakes; and nine more equally thrilling and puzzling mysteries.
Magnificently illustrated with twelve powerful watercolors by award-winning artist Barry Moser, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes features the complete text of the original collection of Doyle's short stories and is an ideal introduction to the fascinating world of this mesmerizing detective.
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After the Holocaustby Howard GreenfeldISBN 0688177522 (0-688-17752-2)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Amelia Bedelia Helps Outby Peggy Parish, Lynn SweatISBN 0688802311 (0-688-80231-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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And Eternityby Piers AnthonyISBN 0688086888 (0-688-08688-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'And Eternity'Book summary:In Pursuit of the Ultimate Good After an overwhelming succession of tragedies, life has finally, mercifully ended for Orlene, once-mortal daughter of Gaea.
Joined in Afterlife by Jolie -- her protector and the sometime consort of Satan himself -- together they seek out a third: Vita, a very contemporary mortal with troubles, attractions, and an unsettling moral code uniquely her own.
An extraordinary triumvirate, they embark on a great quest to reawaken the Incarnation of Good in a world where evil reigns -- facing challenges that will test the very fiber of their beings with trials as numerous, as mysterious, and as devastating as the Incarnations themselves.
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Around the World in Eighty Daysby Jules Verne, George M. Towle, Barry MoserISBN 0688075088 (0-688-07508-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Around the World in Eighty Days'Book summary:Translated by George Makepeace Towle. Afterword by Peter Glassman. Barry Moser's sixteen exquisite watercolors capture Verne's beloved novel of suspense in this deluxe gift edition that will be treasured for years to come. A "handsome new edition...The translation is clear and sprightly."--New York Times Book Review. [via]
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At the Back of the North Windby George MacDonald, Jessie Willcox SmithISBN 0688078087 (0-688-07808-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'At the Back of the North Wind'Book summary: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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Bet You Can'T!by Vicki CobbISBN 0688419054 (0-688-41905-4)
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Beyond Leaf Raking: Learning to Serve/Serving to Learnby Peter L. Benson, Eugene C. RoehlkepartainISBN 0687213282 (0-687-21328-2)
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Black Beautyby Anna Sewell, Lucy Kemp-WelchISBN 0688147143 (0-688-14714-3)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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The Blue Swordby Robin McKinleyISBN 0688009387 (0-688-00938-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blue Sword'Book summary:When Harry Crewe's father dies, she leaves her Homeland to travel east, to Istan, the last outpost of the Homelander empire, where her elder brother is stationed.
Harry is drawn to the bleak landscape of the northeast frontier, so unlike the green hills of her Homeland. The desert she stares across was once a part of the great kingdom of Damar, before the Homelanders came from over the seas. Harry wishes she might cross the sands and climb the dark mountains where no Homelander has ever set foot, where the last of the old Damarians, the Free Hillfolk, still live. She hears stories that the Free Hillfolk possess strange powers -- that they work magic -- that it is because of this that they remain free of the Homelander sway.
When the king of the Free Hillfolk comes to Istan to ask that the Homelanders and the Hillfolk set their enmity aside to fight a common foe, the Homelanders are reluctant to trust his word, and even more reluctant to believe his tales of the Northerners: that they are demonkind, not human.
Harry's destiny lies in the far mountains that she once wished to climb, and she will ride to the battle with the North in the Hill-king's army, bearing the Blue Sword, Gonturan, the chiefest treasure of the Hill-king's house and the subject of many legends of magic and mystery. [via]
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Castle in the Airby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688096867 (0-688-09686-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castle in the Air'Book summary:Abdullah was a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer. His father, who had been disappointed in him, had left him only enough money to open a modest booth in the Bazaar. When he was not selling carpets, Abdullah spent his time daydreaming. In his dreams he was not the son of his father, but the long-lost son of a prince. There was also a princess who had been betrothed to him at birth. He was content with his life and his daydreams until, one day, a stranger sold him a magic carpet.
In this stunning sequel to Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones has again created a large-scale, fast-paced fantasy in which people and things are never quite what they seem. There are good and bad djinns, a genie in a bottle, wizards, witches, cats and dogs (but are they cats and dogs?), and a mysterious floating castle filled with kidnapped princesses, as well as two puzzling prophecies. The story speeds along with tantalizing twists and turns until the prophecies are fulfilled, true identities are revealed, and all is resolved in a totally satisfying, breathtaking, surprise-filled ending. [via]
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Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyesby Camilla Gryski, Tom SankeyISBN 0688039413 (0-688-03941-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes: A Book of String Gamesby Camilla Gryski, Tom SankeyISBN 0688039405 (0-688-03940-5)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Charmed Lifeby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688155464 (0-688-15546-4)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Charmed Life'Book summary:Cat doesn''t mind living in the shadow of his sister, Gwendoleen, the most promising witch on Coven Stree t. But trouble starts when the two of them are summoned to l ive in Chrestomanci Castle. ' [via]
Chewing Gum Rescue and Other Storiesby Margaret Mahy, Jan OrmerodISBN 0688127983 (0-688-12798-3)
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The Children of the Windby Geraldine HarrisISBN 0688017975 (0-688-01797-5)
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A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, Carter GoodrichISBN 0688136060 (0-688-13606-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:Afterword by Peter Glassman. Here is the condensed version of the holiday classic, as edited by Dickens himself for his many public readings. This delightful version, streamlined for maximum dramatic effect yet retaining all the unforgettable moments, features twenty-one magnificent color pictures by the celebrated New Yorker artist. A Books of Wonder Classic. [via]
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The Coming of Age in Samoaby Margaret MeadISBN 0688309747 (0-688-30974-7)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Coming of Age in Samoa'Book summary:"Coming of Age in Samoa, " Margaret Mead's psychological study of youth in a primitive society, is today recognized as a scientific classic. However, when first published, as Dr. Mead points out in her preface to this Morrow Quill edition, it was "the first piece of work by a serious professional anthropologist written for the educated layman in which all the paraphernalia of scholarship designed to convince one's professional colleages and confuse the laity was deliberately laid aside." [via]
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Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisationby Margaret MeadISBN 0688050336 (0-688-05033-6)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation'Book summary:Rarely do science and literature come together in the same book. When they do -- as in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, for example -- they become classics, quoted and studied by scholars and the general public alike.
Margaret Mead accomplished this remarkable feat not once but several times, beginning with Coming of Age in Samoa. It details her historic journey to American Samoa, taken where she was just twenty-three, where she did her first fieldwork. Here, for the first time, she presented to the public the idea that the individual experience of developmental stages could be shaped by cultural demands and expectations. Adolescence, she wrote, might be more or less stormy, and sexual development more or less problematic in different cultures. The "civilized" world, she taught us had much to learn from the "primitive." Now this groundbreaking, beautifully written work as been reissued for the centennial of her birth, featuring introductions by Mary Pipher and by Mead's daughter, Mary Catherine Bateson.
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Dark Lord of Derkholmby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688160042 (0-688-16004-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dark Lord of Derkholm'Book summary:If, next door to our ordinary world, there existed a world full of magic, wouldn't you want to visit it? That's the situation that Diana Wynne Jones explores in Dark Lord of Derkholm, and she makes an effective and comical tale of it.
Groups of tourists, called Pilgrim Parties and organized by the cold-hearted profiteer Mr. Chesney, take a portal to the magical realm, where they are shepherded about the countryside by a wizard guide. Mr. Chesney sets the rules, such as that all wizard guides must have long white beards--even 14-year-old Blade--and every Party gets to "slay" the Dark Lord. No wizard wants to be chosen as the year's Dark Lord, because Mr. Chesney demands large battles that cause great devastation in the local villages and farms, and he doesn't pay very well, but he does have a captive demon to enforce his will. This year, things are going especially badly for the chosen Dark Lord, Derk. He can't seem to keep his evil forces on the right track, despite help from his son Blade, his daughter Shona the bard, and his griffin sons and daughters. His chief aide, Barnabas, is drinking heavily and muddling his spells. And the dwarfs are taking their baskets of gold as tribute to the one they say is the real Dark Lord--Mr. Chesney.
Jones spoofs many of the trappings of fantasy epics, while at the same time portraying a family, with its surface squabbles and underlying love, through a rollicking and somewhat unwieldy story. Her messages about exploitation and responsibility come through clearly. Although not as tightly focused as some of her earlier novels, the galloping pace makes Dark Lord of Derkholm a quick, fun read for her numerous fans. --Blaise Selby [via]
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Dear Mr. Henshawby Beverly Cleary, Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress), Paul O. ZelinskyISBN 068802405X (0-688-02405-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dear Mr. Henshaw'Book summary:When, in second grade, Leigh writes to an author to tell him how much he "licked" his book, he never suspects that he'll still be writing to him four years later. And he never imagines the kinds of things he'll be writing about:
Dear Mr. Henshaw, I am sorry I was rude in my last letter... Maybe I was mad about other things, like Dad forgetting to send this month's support payment. Mom tried to phone him at the trailer park where, as Mom says, he hangs his hat.
It's not easy being the new kid in town, with recently divorced parents, no dog anymore, and a lunch that gets stolen every day (all the "good stuff," anyway). Writing letters, first to the real Mr. Henshaw, and then in a diary to a pretend Mr. Henshaw, may be just what he needs.This Newbery Medal-winning book, by the terrifically popular and prolific Beverly Cleary (Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Runaway Ralph), exhibits a subtlety and sensitivity that will be appreciated by any youngster who feels lonely and troubled during the transition into adolescence. Winner of numerous other awards, including two Newbery Honors, Cleary teams up with Caldecott winner Paul O. Zelinsky, who creates a quiet backdrop for the realistic characters. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
Devotional Thoughts for Youthby Walter L. CookISBN 0687106001 (0-687-10600-1)
Hardcover, Abingdon Press
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Dogsbodyby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688081916 (0-688-08191-6)
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Draculaby Bram Stoker, Barry MoserISBN 0688139213 (0-688-13921-3)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:The punctured throat, the coffin lid slowly opening, the unholy shriek as the stake pierces the heart--these are just a few of the chilling images Bram Stoker unleashed upon the world with his 1897 masterpiece, Dracula. Inspired by the folk legend of nosferatu, the undead, Stoker created a timeless tale of gothic horror and romance that has enthralled and terrified readers ever since.
This illustrated edition does full justice to the clark splendor of Stoker's novel of the count who feeds off the blood of the living. Stark and powerful relief engravings from renowned illustrator Barry Moser bring to life the story's most unforgettable moments and characters: the ship of death that brings Dracula to English shores as it pitches upon the sea; the final terrible siege at his Transylvanian lair; and the faces of clever, loving Mina Harker, mad, ravenous Renfield, wise Professor Van Helsing, and of course, Count Dracula himself.
Told in letters, diary entries, and news clippings, Dracula maintains an uncanny power over the reader, not only in the chilling charisma of its oftimitated character, but in the pace and fury of its storytelling. Stoker's novel has inspired countless movies and stories. But the original Dracula, like its hero, has the power to live forever. [via]
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Eight Days of Lukeby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688080065 (0-688-08006-5)
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Ellen Tebbitsby Beverly ClearyISBN 0688212646 (0-688-21264-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ellen Tebbits'Book summary:Ellen was eight years old and wore bands on her teeth. Her best friend had just moved away and she missed her. Still, as she walked to the Spofford School of the Dance one Saturday, she was almost glad she had no best friend. Best friends do not have secrets from each other, and Ellen had a secret she did not want to share with anyone. But by the time the dancing lesson was over (surely the most devastating dancing lesson on record), Ellen had found a best friend and shared her secret. The best friend was Austine, and the secret was that Ellen was wearing woolen underwear. So was Austine!
This whole book is a cause for rejoicing, for Mrs. Cleary has done it again. Ellen Tebbits is as funny as Henry Huggins. Perhaps it is even funnier. The children who read it will decide for themselves. Louis Darling, who has provided the wonderful illustrations, has already made his decision. He calls it a draw. [via]
The Emerald City of Ozby L. Frank Baum, John R. NeillISBN 0688115586 (0-688-11558-6)
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Emily's Runaway Imaginationby Beverly ClearyISBN 0688212670 (0-688-21267-0)
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprintsby Donald J. Sobol, Gail OwensISBN 0688046266 (0-688-04626-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints'Book summary:Who hid the blond wig in the trash can near the Yacht Club...why does Tyrone Taylor have a black eye...and what about the mysterious handprints outside Mr. Heiden's cottage?
Who knows? Encyclopedia Brown, of course! America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers is back, with ten brand-new solve-it-yourself mysteries to challenge and amaze his fans. You can match wits with the ten-year-old super-sleuth as he and his partner, Sally Kimball, track down clues and make some startling discoveries as they work to keep Idaville in order. There are puzzling problems of missing property, sabotaged races, a frame-up involving the boy wonder himself, and even a case of unrequited love. And if you get stuck, you can turn to the back of the book to see how Encyclopedia solved the mystery. But don't peek until you're stumped!
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Fifteenby Beverly Cleary, Joe Krush, Beth KrushISBN 0688212859 (0-688-21285-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fifteen'Book summary:Jane Purdy is fifteen and a sophomore in high school. No one has ever asked her for a date except George, an unromantic boy who is an inch shorter than she is and talks of nothing but his rock collection. Then she meets Stan: tall, good-looking, resourceful and sixteen years old-all she ever dreamed of. The circumstances are trying. Jane is baby-sitting for Sandra Norton, the toughest assignment in town. Stan appears just in time to prevent Sandra, by a skillful use of pig Latin, from emptying a bottle of ink onto the Nortons' blond living-room carpet. But I'll never see him again, Jane tells herself despairingly the next day. I'm just not the type to interest an older man. And then one evening the telephone rings....
No reader can fail to share Jane's breathless excitement or the shattering ups and downs of her friendship with Stan. Because Jane's problems are their own, girls approaching fifteen will take her to their hearts. So will everyone who has ever been fifteen.
How Jane emerges from the agonizing awkwardness of adolescence is the theme of a book whose humor matches that of Mrs. Cleary's earlier stories and whose warm understanding carries it to a new height. It is hard to think of any other American writer who has so successfully put on paper the sorrows and joys and absurdities of girlhood.
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Fire and Hemlockby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688039421 (0-688-03942-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fire and Hemlock'Book summary:At nineteen, Polly has two sets of sometimes overlapping, sometimes conflicting memories, the real-life ones of school days and her parents' divorce, and the heroic adventure ones that began the day she accidentally gate-crashed a funeral and met the cellist Thomas Lynn. [via]
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The Firesby Rene SteinkeISBN 0688175848 (0-688-17584-8)
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Five Children and Itby Paul O. ZelinskyISBN 0688135455 (0-688-13545-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Five Children and It'Book summary:To Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, the house in the country promises a summer of freedom and play. But when they accidently uncover an accident Psammead--or Sand-fairy--who has the power to make wishes come true, they find themselves having the holiday of a lifetime, sharing one thrilling adventure after another.
Asleep since dinosaurs roamed the earth, the ill-tempered, odd--looking Psammead --with his spider-shaped body, bat's ears, and snail's eyes --grudgingly agrees to grant the children one wish per day. Soon, though the children discover that their wishes have a tendancy to turn out quite differnetly than expected. Whatever they wish whether it's to fly like a bird, live in a mighty castle, or have an immense fortune --something goes terribly wrong, hilariously wrong.
Then an accidental wish has horrible consequences, and the children are faced with a difficult choice: to let an innoncent manbe charged with a crime or to lose for all time their gift of magical wishes. Five Children and It is on of E. Nesbit's most beloved tales of enchantment. This deluxe gift edition, featuring twelve beautiful watercolor paintings by Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, is sure to be treasured addition to every family's library.
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For Love of Evilby Piers AnthonyISBN 0688082114 (0-688-08211-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'For Love of Evil'Book summary:The Man Who Would Be Satan Parry was a gifted musician and an apprentice in the arts of White Magic. But his life of sweet promise went disastrously awry following the sudden, violent death of his beloved Jolie.
Led down the twisted path of wickedness and depravity by Lilah the harlot demoness, Parry thrived -- first as a sorceror, then as a monk, and finally as a feared inquisitor.
But it wasn't until his mortal flame was extinguished that Parry found his true calling -- as the Incarnation of Evil. And, at the gates of Hell, he prepared to wage war on the master himself -- Lucifer, the dark lord -- with dominion over the infernal realms the ultimate prize!
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The Fright Before Christmasby James Howe, Leslie H. MorrillISBN 0688162932 (0-688-16293-2)
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Funny Boyby Shyam SelvaduraiISBN 0688145957 (0-688-14595-7)
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The Gift of the Magiby Michael Dooling, O. HenryISBN 0688145817 (0-688-14581-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gift of the Magi'Book summary:One dollar and eighty-seven cents.
In the beloved title story of this handsome collection, a man and woman each long to bring home just the right gift for the other. But with so little money, how can there be hope? The poignant twists and heartwarming conclusion of this perfect plum of a story help explain the lasting appeal of this most American of authors.Writing under the famous pseudonym 0. Henry, William Sydney Porter breathed life into characters, creating moments that touch readers with their sensitivity and humanity. He portrayed lovelorn cowboys and headstrong urbanites with the same authentic touch, using sympathy, irony, and the wit for which he is justly famous. [via]
That was all. And sixty cents of it was in
pennies.... Three times Della counted it.
One dollar and eighty-seven cents.
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Good Queen Bessby Diane Stanley, Peter VennemaISBN 0688179614 (0-688-17961-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Guardian of Isisby Monica HughesISBN 0689309023 (0-689-30902-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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A Hawk in Silverby Mary GentleISBN 0688042139 (0-688-04213-9)
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Henry and Beezusby Beverly ClearyISBN 0688213839 (0-688-21383-9)
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Henry and Ribsyby Beverly ClearyISBN 0688213820 (0-688-21382-0)
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Hexwoodby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688124887 (0-688-12488-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hexwood'Book summary:Strange things begin to happen at Hexwood Farm as Ann Staveley watches person after person vanish into the old farmhouse and never reappear, but when she investigates, she discovers that the strangeness is spreading. By the author of Witch Week. [via]
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Hey, Dollfaceby Deborah HautzigISBN 0688801706 (0-688-80170-6)
Hardcover, Greenwillow Books
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Hidden Turningsby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688091636 (0-688-09163-6)
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Joan of Arcby Diane StanleyISBN 0688143296 (0-688-14329-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joan of Arc'Book summary:She was a child of wartime, for her country had long suffered under the twin horrors of invasion and civil war. At thirteen she began to hear the voices of saints. At seventeen she rode into battle and was proclaimed the savior of France. By nineteen she was dead--burned at the stake as a heretic. Almost five hundred years later she was declared a saint. This is her story, the story of Joan of Arc.
She was an illiterate peasant girl barely in her teens when the voices commanded her to leave her village, take up arms, and go to the aid of the young prince of France. Terrified, she protested--she was "Just a poor girl, who did not know how to ride or lead in war!" Still, she accepted her impossible mission and, during her brief and stunning career, faced hardship and danger, fought with unparalleled bravery, was twice wounded, and became a legend. The English, who began by mocking her as a foolish "cowgirl," soon came to fear her awesome power. The French were so inspired by this miraculous child that the tide of the dreadful war began to turn.
In the latest of her acclaimed series of picture-book biographies, Diane Stanley brings history to life through carefully researched, vivid narrative and sumptuous, gilded illustrations inspired by the illuminated manuscripts of the time. She takes readers to Joan's humble village of Domremy, to the splendid chambers where she first met the timid prince for whom she would sacrifice everything, to the battlefields where Joan fought so bravely, and to the dark and terrifying halls where she was condemned to die.
In this magnificent portrait of Joan of Arc, award-winner Diane Stanley once again reveals to young readers the richness and excitement of history.
Joan of Arc grew up during a time of invasion and civil war. At thirteen, she began to hear the voices of saints. At seventeen, she rode into battle. And by nineteen, she was burned at the stake as a heretic. Almost five hundred years later, she was declared a saint. In the latest of her acclaimed series of picture-book biographies, Diane Stanley tells Joan's story with a lively, carefully researched text and sumptuous, gilded illustrations inspired by the illuminated manuscripts of that time. In this glittering portrait of the illiterate peasant girl who became the savior of France, an award-winning author once again reveals to young readers the richness and excitement of history.00-01 South Carolina Book Award Nomination Masterlist (Grds 3-8)
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The Keeper of the Isis Lightby Monica HughesISBN 0689308477 (0-689-30847-7)
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A Knot in the Grain and Other Storiesby Robin McKinleyISBN 0688092012 (0-688-09201-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories'Book summary:A world of magic, hidden power, romance, and mystery abounds in a collection of five fantasy stories, including four tales set in the mythical kingdom of Damar. By the Newbery Medalist for The Hero and the Crown. [via]
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The Lives of Christopher Chantby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688163653 (0-688-16365-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lives of Christopher Chant'Book summary:His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical about Christopher Chant except his dreams. Night after night, he climbs through the formless Place Between and visits marvelous lands he calls the Almost Anywheres. Then Christopher discovers that he can bring real, solid things back from his dreams. Others begin to recognize the extent of his powers, and they issue an order that turns Christopher's life upside down: Go to Chrestomanci Castle to train to be the controller of all the world's magic.
"The Lives of Christopher Chant "is the adventure-filled story of the boyhood of Chretomanci, the famous magician who also appears in "Charmed Life, Witch Week, "and "The Magicians of Caprona."
"A Born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." The Horn Book (starred review)
"A cracking good story." ALA Booklist [via]
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Marvelous Land of Ozby L. Frank Baum, John R. NeillISBN 0688054390 (0-688-05439-0)
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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Storiesby Tim BurtonISBN 0688156819 (0-688-15681-9)
Hardcover, William Morrow & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories'Book summary:This unassuming hardcover in black buckram with a dark lavender title plate is the door into a world of twisted pleasures. Filmmaker Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas) tells 23 winsomely macabre stories about boys and girls who don't fit in. Their bodies are misshapen, their habits are odd, and their parents are appalled by them. But they do try hard to be human, like poor unwanted Mummy Boy, who's "a bundle of gauze": he goes for a walk in the park with his mummy dog. Some kids are having "a birthday party for a Mexican girl." They think Mummy Boy is a piñata: "They took a baseball bat and whacked open his head. Mummy Boy fell to the ground; he finally was dead. Inside of his head were no candy or prizes, just a few stray beetles of various sizes." For all its simple humor, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories is a peculiarly disturbing book about the violence that children suffer. It is illustrated in pen and ink, watercolor, and crayon. The themes and imagery are at a young-adult to adult level. [via]
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The Mennymsby Sylvia WaughISBN 0688130704 (0-688-13070-4)
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Mennyms in the Wildernessby Sylvia WaughISBN 0688138209 (0-688-13820-9)
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Michelangeloby Diane StanleyISBN 0688150853 (0-688-15085-3)
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Mitch and Amyby Beverly Cleary, Bob Marstall, Alan Tiegreen, Tracy DockrayISBN 0688108067 (0-688-10806-7)
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimhby Robert C. O'BrienISBN 0689206518 (0-689-20651-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh'Book summary:There's something very strange about the rats living under the rosebush at the Fitzgibbon farm. But Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with a sick child, is in dire straits and must turn to these exceptional creatures for assistance. Soon she finds herself flying on the back of a crow, slipping sleeping powder into a ferocious cat's dinner dish, and helping 108 brilliant, laboratory-enhanced rats escape to a utopian civilization of their own design, no longer to live "on the edge of somebody else's, like fleas on a dog's back."
This unusual novel, winner of the Newbery Medal (among a host of other accolades) snags the reader on page one and reels in steadily all the way through to the exhilarating conclusion. Robert O'Brien has created a small but complete world in which a mother's concern for her son overpowers her fear of all her natural enemies and allows her to make some extraordinary discoveries along the way. O'Brien's incredible tale, along with Zena Bernstein's appealing ink drawings, ensures that readers will never again look at alley rats and field mice in the same way. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Mystery of the Cupboardby Lynne Reid Banks, Tom NewsomISBN 0688121381 (0-688-12138-1)
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One Old Oxford Oxby Nicola BayleyISBN 0689306083 (0-689-30608-3)
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Opening the Bible With Children: Beginning Bible Skillsby Patricia GriggsISBN 0687292107 (0-687-29210-7)
Softcover, Abingdon Pr
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The Pied Piper of Hamelinby Robert Browning, Anatoly IvanovISBN 0688038107 (0-688-03810-7)
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Power of Threeby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688801064 (0-688-80106-4)
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The Princess and the Goblinby George MacDonald, Jessie Willcox SmithISBN 0688066046 (0-688-06604-6)
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Queer 13: Lesbian and Gay Writers Recall Seventh Gradeby Clifford ChaseISBN 0688158110 (0-688-15811-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Queer 13: Lesbian and Gay Writers Recall Seventh Grade'Book summary:It's probably a healthy sign that the autobiographical essays collected in Queer 13 display not only relief and anger, but nostalgia. Most of the contributors, including well-known writers like Wayne Kostenbaum (The Queen's Throat) and Rebecca Brown (The Terrible Girls), have overcome the stigma they felt in junior high. When they look back now at their sufferings, they're also able to recall moments of pure, unthreatened pleasure--although, having found the courage they once lacked, they tend to criticize their younger selves for having pandered to repressive parents or playground tyrants. It may be inevitable that these stories have a shared aura of sadness, since the universal experience of junior high seems to be bleak and crushing, but there are other commonalities that emerge: the "gay" childhood friend, for instance, who gets mercilessly dropped, or the casual cruelties of physical education. Some of the most affecting pieces are by writers who were battling other differences in addition to their sexuality, such as Rebecca Zinoric's "Becky's Pagination," about the indignities of being given special education because she was legally blind, and Marcus Mabry's lovely "Mud Pies and Medusa," about growing up black and gay. --Regina Marler [via]
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Querido Senor Henshaw / Dear Mr. Henshawby Beverly Cleary, Paul O. Zelinsky, Amalia Martin-GameroISBN 0688154859 (0-688-15485-9)
Softcover, Beech Tree Books
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I wish somebody would stop stealing the good stuff out of my lunchbag. I guess I wish a lot of other things, too. I wish someday Dad and Bandit would pull up in front in the rig ... Dad would yell out of the cab, "Come on, Leigh. Hop in and I'll give you a lift to school."
Leigh Botts has been author Boyd Henshaw's number one fan ever since he was in second grade.
Now in sixth grade, Leigh lives with his mother and is the new kid at school. He's lonely, troubled by the absence of his father, a cross-country trucker, and angry because a mysterious thief steals from his lunchbag. Then Leigh's teacher assigns a letter-writing project. Naturally Leigh chooses to write to Mr. Henshaw, whose surprising answer changes Leigh's life.
This is a high-quality Spanish language edition of the beloved Beverly Cleary classic.
Cuando Leigh Botts envía a su escritor preferido una extensa lista de preguntas, el Señor Henshaw le responde con otra lista de preguntas. Al principio, Leigh se enoja muchísimo pero cuando termina de responderle, se da cuenta de que en papel se puede expresar de una forma que jamás se hubiera atrevido personalmente. Las cartas de Leigh y el diario que éstas le inspiran a escribir, originan un libro conmovedor y divertido acerca de encontrarse a sí mismo.
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Ralph S. Mouseby Beverly Cleary, Paul O. ZelinskyISBN 0688014526 (0-688-01452-6)
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The Road to Ozby L. Frank Baum, John R. NeillISBN 0688099971 (0-688-09997-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Road to Oz'Book summary:Dorothy and Toto are off again on an exciting adventure down The Road to Oz!
In order to help the lovable, ever-wandering Shaggy Man, Dorothy and Toto must journey through magical and mysterious lands. Soon the three are joined by a lost lad named Button-Bright and the beautiful young Polychromethe Rainbow's Daughter. With magic at work and danger about, these new friends must journey through cities of talking beasts, across the Deadly Desert into the Truth Pond, and through many other strange and incredible places before they can reach the Emerald City.
Along the way, Dorothy and her companions encounter a whole new assortment of fantastic and funny characters--the crafty King Dox of Foxville, the magical donkey King Kik-a-bray, the terrible bigheaded Scoodlers, and Johnny Dooit (who can do anything)--along with old friends Jack Pumpkinhead, Tik-tok, Billina, and, of course, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the wonderful Wizard himself.
The Road to Oz is the fifth adventure in the magical Land of Oz. For the first time since the original 1909 edition, this stunning new facsimile edition illustrates Dorothy's fantastic adventures on different colors of paper reflecting where she and her friends are on the road to Oz. Featuring all of John R. Neill's 126 striking pen-and-ink drawings, this handsome deluxe edition is one to be treasured for years to come.
Afterword by Peter Glassman. This deluxe facsimile of the fifth Oz adventure reunites Dorothy and her friends for Princess Ozma's glorious birthday party. For the first time since the original 1909 edition, the 126 masterful illustrations are printed on colored papers, exactly as the author intended. A Books of Wonder Classic. [via]More editions of The Road to Oz:
The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Peopleby Adam MastoonISBN 0688149316 (0-688-14931-6)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Sharing Groups in Youth Ministryby Walt MarcumISBN 0687383447 (0-687-38344-7)
Softcover, Abingdon Pr
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The Story of Doctor Dolittleby Hugh Lofting, Michael HagueISBN 0688140017 (0-688-14001-7)
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Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Campsby Andrea WarrenISBN 0688174973 (0-688-17497-3)
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Through the Looking-Glass: And What Alice Found Thereby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0688120490 (0-688-12049-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Through the Looking-Glass: And What Alice Found There'Book summary:When Through the Looking Glass was published in 1871, readers were as delighted with that book as they were with Lewis Carroll's first masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In the topsy-turvy world that lies beyond the looking-glass, Alice meets such fantastical characters as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, and the Jabberwock.
For over 120 years John Tenniel's superb illustrations have been the perfect complement to Lewis Carroll's timeless story. This is the first edition of Looking-glass to reproduce Tenniel's exquisite drawings from engravings taken directly from the original woodblocks. Here, Tenniel's fine line work is far crisper, delicate shadings are reproduced with more subtlety, and details never seen before are now visible.
The pictures for the first edition of Looking-glass were created by transferring the artist's drawings to woodblocks. These original blocks served as masters from which metal plates were made for printing. Unfortunately, these plates deteriorated from the repeated pressure applied during the printing process, and over time, many of the fine lines in Tenniel's pictures simply vanished.
The original woodblocks disappeared and were believed lost; then, in 1985 they were discovered in a London bank vault. Now, for the first time, engravings from these woodblocks have been used to produce a deluxe gift edition. At last, readers can see the Looking-glass that Carroll and Tenniel had originally intended.
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The Time of the Ghostby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688145981 (0-688-14598-1)
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Transforming Bible Study With Children: A Guide for Learning Togetherby Patricia Van NessISBN 0687425026 (0-687-42502-6)
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Turandotby Marianna Mayer, Winslow PelsISBN 0688090737 (0-688-09073-7)
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Very Far Away from Anywhere Elseby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0689305257 (0-689-30525-7)
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A Very Important Dayby Maggie Rugg Herold, Catherine StockISBN 0688130658 (0-688-13065-8)
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The War of the Worldsby H. G. Wells, Tom KiddISBN 0688131379 (0-688-13137-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The War of the Worlds'Book summary:This is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories, first published by H.G. Wells in 1898. The novel begins ominously, as the lone voice of a narrator tells readers that "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's..."
Things then progress from a series of seemingly mundane reports about odd atmospheric disturbances taking place on Mars to the arrival of Martians just outside of London. At first the Martians seem laughable, hardly able to move in Earth's comparatively heavy gravity even enough to raise themselves out of the pit created when their spaceship landed. But soon the Martians reveal their true nature as death machines 100-feet tall rise up from the pit and begin laying waste to the surrounding land. Wells quickly moves the story from the countryside to the evacuation of London itself and the loss of all hope as England's military suffers defeat after defeat. With horror his narrator describes how the Martians suck the blood from living humans for sustenance, and how it's clear that man is not being conquered so much a corralled. --Craig E. Engler [via]
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Wayside School Gets A Little Strangerby Louis Sachar, Joel SchickISBN 068813694X (0-688-13694-X)
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Welcome back to Wayside School! After closing for 242 days to get rid of the cows (don't ask), everyone's favorite thirty-story school is finally back in session.
But all is not well at the school with no nineteenth floor. Mrs. Jewls, the best teacher at Wayside, is having a baby, and that can mean only one thing -- substitute teachers.
First comes Mr. Gorf. Was he married to the terrible Mrs. Gorf? And why does he have three nostrils? The kids won't tell you. They're not talking.
Then there's Mrs. Drazil. She never forgets a missed homework assignment, not even one that Louis the yard teacher owed her fifteen years ago.
By the time the class gets the fearsome Miss Nogard, the kids can't wait for everything to return to normal.
Wayside School may seem like a pretty strange place already, but now it has to get a little stranger.
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The Whipping Boyby Sid Fleischman, Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress), Peter SisISBN 0688062164 (0-688-06216-4)
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Querido Senor Henshawby Beverly ClearyISBN 0688154654 (0-688-15465-4)
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