Judy Moody (Book #1)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $5.99
Reissued in a way-cool paperback design"Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood."
To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. Her new desk won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it. Her new classroom will not have a...
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Dr. Seuss's ABC
Written by Dr. Seuss
Format: Hardcover, 72 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1960
Price: $8.99
Dr. Seuss's ABC is turning 50, and to celebrate we're popping a peel-off Anniversary Edition sticker on the cover. Arguably the most entertaining alphabet book ever written, this classic Beginner Book features a fantastic cast of characters—among them a lazy lion licking a lollipop, an ostrich oiling an orange owl, and...
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Chomp
Written by Carl Hiaasen
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $8.99
Wahoo Cray lives in a zoo. His father is an animal wrangler, so he's grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, and snappers in his backyard. The critters, he can handle. His father is the unpredictable one.
When his dad takes a job with a reality TV show...
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 12, 2000
Price: $6.99
A wonderful middle-grade novel narrated by Kenny, 9, about his middle-class black family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Kenny's 13-year-old brother, Byron, gets to be too much trouble, they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up. And they happen to be in Birmingham when Grandma's church...
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The Boy Who Loved Words
Written by Roni Schotter
Illustrated by Giselle Potter
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $17.99
In this Parents' Choice Gold Award–winning book, Selig collects words, ones that stir his heart (Mama!) and ones that make him laugh (giggle). But what to do with so many luscious words? After helping a poet find the perfect words for his poem (lozenge, lemon, and licorice), he figures it out...
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How to Babysit a Grandpa
Written by Jean Reagan
Illustrated by Lee Wildish
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2012
Price: $16.99
A
New York Times bestselling picture book about a child spending time with his grandpa. Written in a how-to style, the narrator gives important tips for "babysitting" a grandpa, including what to eat for snack (anything dipped in ketchup, ice cream topped with cookies, cookies topped with ice cream) what to...
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 6, 2013
Price: $6.99
This special edition movie tie-in includes a letter from the author, letter from the producer of the movie, and a 16-page color photo insert!
Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an "official juvenile delinquent."...
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Magic Tree House #46: Dogs in the Dead of Night
Written by Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $4.99
The fan-favorite chapter-book series whisks Jack and Annie back in time to the Swiss Alps in search of a rare flower. When they find a monastery where monks and St. Bernards live, Annie offers to train a young dog named Barry. Then Barry runs away, and Jack and Annie have a...
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Written by Judy Blume
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1986
Price: $6.99
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret No one ever told Margaret Simon that eleven-going-on- twelve would be such a hard age. When her family moves to New Jersey, she has to adjust to life in the suburbs, a different school, and a whole new group of friends. Margaret knows she needs someone...
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The Apple Orchard Riddle
Written by Margaret McNamara
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: July 9, 2013
Price: $15.99
Mr. Tiffin and his students from the perenially popular
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? are back in this picture book about a school trip to an apple orchard! In this playful, humorous, and child-friendly classroom story, the students learn a lot about apples and apple orchards—including how apples are harvested...
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