The Bog Baby
Written by Jeanne Willis
Illustrated by Gwen Millward
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $16.99
Do you believe in Bog Babies?
If you don’t, you will!When two small sisters go fishing in a magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a Bog Baby. Small and blue, with wings like a dragon, the girls decide to take him home with...
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The Bog Baby
Written by Jeanne Willis
Illustrated by Gwen Millward
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $19.99
Do you believe in Bog Babies?
If you don’t, you will!When two small sisters go fishing in a magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a Bog Baby. Small and blue, with wings like a dragon, the girls decide to take him home with...
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The Last Exit to Normal
Written by Michael Harmon
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $6.99
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“An excellent read.”—School Library Journal,
Starred
It's true: After 17-year-old Ben’s father announces he’s gay and the family splits apart, Ben does everything he can to tick him off: skip school, smoke pot, skateboard nonstop, get arrested. But he never thinks he’ll end up yanked out of his city life and plunked...
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Gone from These Woods
Written by Donny Bailey Seagraves
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $15.99
I didn't want to go hunting with Uncle Clay that morning. Now I have to live with what happened for the rest of my life. It was just an accident. The rabbit ran away. Clay fell.
Nothing has been the same for Daniel since that morning in the woods when Uncle Clay...
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Gone from These Woods
Written by Donny Bailey Seagraves
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $15.99
I didn't want to go hunting with Uncle Clay that morning. Now I have to live with what happened for the rest of my life. It was just an accident. The rabbit ran away. Clay fell.
Nothing has been the same for Daniel since that morning in the woods when Uncle Clay...
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Gone from These Woods
Written by Donny Bailey Seagraves
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 192 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $18.99
I didn't want to go hunting with Uncle Clay that morning. Now I have to live with what happened for the rest of my life. It was just an accident. The rabbit ran away. Clay fell.
Nothing has been the same for Daniel since that morning in the woods when Uncle Clay...
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Hug
Written by Jez Alborough
Illustrated by Jez Alborough
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $3.99
"Alborough celebrates the pleasure of giving and receiving good hugs, as well as the joy inherent in finding just the right word." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)Bobo needs a hug. But his friends don't seem to understand. "Hug," he implores, time and again. Time and again his puzzled pals—from the smallest...
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Where's My Mummy?
Written by Carolyn Crimi
Illustrated by John Manders
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $7.99
This gently spooky read-aloud treat is also a satisfying bedtime book — sure to delight the youngest reader on many a deep, dark night.Little Baby Mummy wants just one more game of hide-and-shriek with Big Mama Mummy before bedtime. The night is deep and dark, full of friendly creatures that click...
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Likely Story: Red Carpet Riot
Written by David Van Etten
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $15.99
It’s award night—will Mallory make it down the red carpet?
When we last left Mallory, her first show had just aired to rave ratings; her conniving mother was engaged to her dreaded producer boyfriend, Richard; she wasn’t sure if her boyfriend, Keith, would stick by her; and the school secretary had some...
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Likely Story: Red Carpet Riot
Written by David Van Etten
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $15.99
It’s award night—will Mallory make it down the red carpet?
When we last left Mallory, her first show had just aired to rave ratings; her conniving mother was engaged to her dreaded producer boyfriend, Richard; she wasn’t sure if her boyfriend, Keith, would stick by her; and the school secretary had some...
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Likely Story: Red Carpet Riot
Written by David Van Etten
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 304 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $18.99
It’s award night—will Mallory make it down the red carpet?
When we last left Mallory, her first show had just aired to rave ratings; her conniving mother was engaged to her dreaded producer boyfriend, Richard; she wasn’t sure if her boyfriend, Keith, would stick by her; and the school secretary had some...
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Tempo Change
Written by Barbara Hall
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $16.99
It’s tough enough defining your identity—imagine if your father was a rock legend.
Blanche Kelly's dad is a famous indie rock icon, but not many people at the private school she attends on scholarship know this. Her father left when she was in the first grade, and she can’t quite forgive her...
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Tempo Change
Written by Barbara Hall
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $16.99
It’s tough enough defining your identity—imagine if your father was a rock legend.
Blanche Kelly's dad is a famous indie rock icon, but not many people at the private school she attends on scholarship know this. Her father left when she was in the first grade, and she can’t quite forgive her...
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Tempo Change
Written by Barbara Hall
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 256 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $19.99
It’s tough enough defining your identity—imagine if your father was a rock legend.
Blanche Kelly's dad is a famous indie rock icon, but not many people at the private school she attends on scholarship know this. Her father left when she was in the first grade, and she can’t quite forgive her...
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Call Me Mimi
Written by Francis Chalifour
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 5, 2009
Price: $12.95
Mimi loves flowers, crystal chandeliers, kittens, Céline Dion’s voice, the color pink, swaths of satin, the Queen of England, and chocolate. Far, far too much chocolate. She craves beauty and her own overweight self is emphatically not beautiful, at least in her own eyes. And despite her size, she doesn’t feel...
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Some Kind of Pride
Written by Maria Testa
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2009
Price: $14.95
Named after the mighty Babe Ruth, Ruth DiMarco has some big shoes to fill. But she’s already on her way to achieving her dream of becoming a major-league baseball player. Eleven-year-old Ruth is the star shortstop in her small Maine town, and now a reporter is coming to interview her for...
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Harriet's Had Enough!
Written by Elissa Haden Guest
Illustrated by Paul Meisel
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $15.99
This funny, endearingly honest tale of tempers lost and tenderness found is sure to appeal to spirited readers everywhere.Harriet’s fed up! She and Mama had a big fight, and now Harriet’s planning to run away. Grandma’s kisses won’t stop her. Papa’s spaghetti sauce won’t stop her. Mama’s cozy sweater won’t stop...
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After
Written by Francis Chalifour
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 8, 2009
Price: $7.95
Nominated for the Governor General's Literary Awards 2005, (Children's Literature, Text)
Fifteen-year-old Francis’s father has committed suicide and nothing will be the same again. Suicide is ugly, unglamorous, and it is never a solution. Its aftermath is dreadful.
At first, Francis feels a terrible guilt. Could he have been a better son? What...
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No One Must Know
Written by Eva Wiseman
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 8, 2009
Price: $9.95
Chosen for inclusion in the reading list for the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
It is 1957 and Alexandra’s immigrant family is living the North American dream. Her father is a respected doctor, and she has a warm circle of good friends from church, from girl guides, and from school. Perhaps...
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Guyaholic
Written by Carolyn Mackler
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $7.99
"Mackler’s unsentimental feel for how kids think and talk, and how they go about entering the grown-up world, makes V’s journey engrossing."
— The New York Times Book ReviewEver since V’s mom dumped her with her grandparents, she’s bounced from guy to guy. That is, until a fateful hockey puck lands her...
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Piggy and Dad Play Big Book
Brand New Readers
Written by David Martin
Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $24.99
Big Books meet our Brand New Readers for the very first time, with short, funny stories by top authors and illustrators. What better way to share the joy of beginning to read?Piggy and his patient dad star in four funny stories:
Lemonade for Sale
Water Balloons
Play Ball!
Sledding
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Pajama Mamas
Written by Kate Spohn
Format: Board, 14 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $4.99
This charming and interactive board book has full-page gatefold flaps on every spread, just the right size for baby’s little fingers to open and close! Pajama-clad moms kiss, hug, sing, strum, and snuggle—turning the flap reveals babies in matching pjs drifting off to sleep. With rhythmic, rhyming text and adorable illustrations...
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If I Could
Written by Susan Milord
Illustrated by Christopher Denise
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $15.99
A refreshed edition of the new favoriteFrom the first rays of the morning sun to the last nod of a tiny head at bedtime, a toddler and mother share a blissfully ordinary day. But there is nothing ordinary about the love between them — a love that is as bright as...
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Harley's Ninth
Written by Cat Bauer
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: February 25, 2009
Price: $15.99
Sixteen-year-old Harley Columba knows that October 9th won't be an ordinary day. At 8:00 a.m. she stands on the pier and gazes at the Statue of Liberty, framed by the morning sun and the fading moon. This is the day her first art exhibit opens in a gallery in New York...
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