The Power of One
Written by Bryce Courtenay
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: March 30, 2011
Price: $6.99
In 1939, hatred took root in South Africa, where the seeds of apartheid were newly sown. There a boy called Peekay was born. He spoke the wrong language–English. He was nursed by a woman of the wrong color–black. His childhood was marked by humiliation and abandonment. Yet he vowed to survive–he...
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War Games
Written by Audrey Couloumbis and Akila Couloumbis
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $6.99
1941. Greece. For 12-year-old Petros, World War II feels far away. But when the Germans invade Greece, the war is suddenly impossibly close. Overnight, neighbors become enemies. People begin to keep secrets (Petros's family most of all). And for the first time, Petros has the chance to prove himself to his...
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Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic
Written by Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 15, 2010
Price: $4.99
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!
Titanic trouble!
Jack and Annie are in for an exciting, scary, and sad adventure when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the decks of the
Titanic. Is there anything they can...
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Honey Cake
Written by Joan Betty Stuchner
Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2010
Price: $4.99
A story about friendship, honor, and bravery—now in paperback.
For David Nathan, Copenhagen is the most beautiful city in the world. Even Nazis in the street can’t make Copenhagen ugly. But life has changed since the soldiers arrived. His parents are always worried. And his older sister
goes to school early and comes...
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The Titanic: Lost and Found
Written by Judy Donnelly
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2010
Price: $3.99
Titanic. Just the name evokes tales of the doomed ship that have captivated people of all ages for more than 100 years.
Early readers will enjoy this exciting account of the world's most famous disaster-at-sea and the discovery of it's remains many years later.
Step 4 books are perfect for independent readers who...
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Grease Town
Written by Ann Towell
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $17.95
A heartbreaking history of prejudice, family ties, and the loss of innocence.When twelve-year-old Titus Sullivan decides to run away to join his Uncle Amos and older brother, Lem, he finds an alien and exciting world in Oil Springs, the first Canadian oil boomtown of the 19th century.
The Enniskillen swamp is slick...
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Grease Town
Written by Ann Towell
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $10.99
A heartbreaking history of prejudice, family ties, and the loss of innocence.When twelve-year-old Titus Sullivan decides to run away to join his Uncle Amos and older brother, Lem, he finds an alien and exciting world in Oil Springs, the first Canadian oil boomtown of the 19th century.
The Enniskillen swamp is slick...
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War Games
Written by Audrey Couloumbis and Akila Couloumbis
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $6.99
Based on a true story of World War II.
For 12-year-old Petros, World War II feels unreal and far away. What’s real is working in his papa’s garden. Playing marbles with his friends. Fighting with his older brother, Zola. Zola, who must always be first. Who must always be best. But when...
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Honey Cake
Written by Joan Betty Stuchner
Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $4.99
A story about friendship, honor, and bravery—now in paperback.
For David Nathan, Copenhagen is the most beautiful city in the world. Even Nazis in the street can’t make Copenhagen ugly. But life has changed since the soldiers arrived. His parents are always worried. And his older sister
goes to school early and comes...
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eBook.
A Maze Adventure: Search for Pirate Treasure
Written by Graham White
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $8.95
Ahoy, puzzle-loving landlubbers! Our young friend Tom needs your help. His family faces ruin after his father’s trading ship was attacked by pirates who plundered all their worldly wealth. Now, a new ship is ready chase down these evil brigands, overpower and capture them, and to regain the treasure. On this...
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Shackleton's Stowaway
Written by Victoria McKernan
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2008
Price: $5.99
On October 26, 1914, Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance set sail from Buenos Aires in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration: the crossing of the Antarctic continent. The crew stood on deck to watch the city fade away. All but one.
Eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow hid below in a locker. But the...
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The King of Mulberry Street
Written by Donna Jo Napoli
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $6.99
In 1892, nine-year-old Dom’s mother puts him on a ship leaving Italy, bound for America. He is a stowaway, traveling alone and with nothing of value except for a new pair of shoes from his mother. In the turbulent world of homeless children in Manhattan’s Five Points, Dom learns street smarts...
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One Hundred Shining Candles
Written by Janet Lunn
Illustrated by Lindsay Grater
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $17.95
This well-loved storybook has been reissued with enhanced reproduction and many newly created illustrations just in time for a warm Christmas read under a cozy quilt by the light of a flickering fire.
Ten-year-old Lucy is a pioneer girl in the Upper Canada of 1800. Her imagination fired by the schoolmaster’s...
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The King of Mulberry Street
Written by Donna Jo Napoli
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2007
Price: $6.99
In 1892, nine-year-old Dom’s mother puts him on a ship leaving Italy, bound for America. He is a stowaway, traveling alone and with nothing of value except for a new pair of shoes from his mother. In the turbulent world of homeless children in Manhattan’s Five Points, Dom learns street smarts...
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Also available as an
eBook.
The Power of One
Written by Bryce Courtenay
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2007
Price: $6.99
In 1939, hatred took root in South Africa, where the seeds of apartheid were newly sown. There a boy called Peekay was born. He spoke the wrong language–English. He was nursed by a woman of the wrong color–black. His childhood was marked by humiliation and abandonment. Yet he vowed to survive–he...
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The Riddle
The Second Book of Pellinor
Written by Alison Croggon
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2007
Price: $9.99
"Maerad’s tale continues, luminous, desperate, and bold. . . . Brimming with archetypal motifs but freshly splendorous in its own right." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)Maerad is a girl with a tragic past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, hunted by both the...
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Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic
Written by Mary Pope Osborne
Read by Mary Pope Osborne
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 27, 2007
Price: $6.00
Jack and Annie are in for an exciting, scary, and sad adventure when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the decks of the
Titanic. Is there anything they can do to help the ill-fated ship? Will they be able to save anyone? Will they be able to save
themselves?
...
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Shackleton's Stowaway
Written by Victoria McKernan
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $6.50
On October 26, 1914, Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance set sail from Buenos Aires in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration: the crossing of the Antarctic continent. The crew stood on deck to watch the city fade away. All but one.
Eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow hid below in a locker. But the...
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eBook.
The Riddle
The Second Book of Pellinor
Written by Alison Croggon
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: August 8, 2006
Price: $18.99
A young woman embraces her power — and her destiny — as the thrilling quest begun in THE NAMING continues!Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, hunted by both the Light and the Dark...
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