A Day with Dad
Written by Bo R. Holmberg
Illustrated by Eva Eriksson
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 22, 2008
Price: $15.99
A child’s visit with Dad is a day full of quiet pleasures in a genuine, tender story many young readers will relate to.Tim lives with his mom. His dad lives in another town. But today, Tim’s dad is coming on the train so the two can spend the whole day together...
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Love Me Tender
Written by Audrey Couloumbis
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: April 22, 2008
Price: $5.99
Elvira’s family has never been the warm, fuzzy type. Most of the time, Elvira can’t stand the sight of her little sister, Kerrie. Elvira and her mother, Mel, fight more often than not. Mel hasn’t spoken to her own family in years. And when Mel announces she’s pregnant again, Elvira’s daddy...
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Am I Right or Am I Right?
Written by Barry Jonsberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $8.99
Calma Harrison is in love. Not just with herself, but also with the handsome checkout guy at Crazi-Cheep. So stocking shelves at the Crazi- Cheep seems like the perfect job—until that annoying customer tries to hold up the store. . . .
And then there's the small matter of the rest of...
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Am I Right or Am I Right?
Written by Barry Jonsberg
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $8.99
Calma Harrison is in love. Not just with herself, but also with the handsome checkout guy at Crazi-Cheep. So stocking shelves at the Crazi- Cheep seems like the perfect job—until that annoying customer tries to hold up the store. . . .
And then there's the small matter of the rest of...
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Crooked
Written by Laura McNeal and Tom McNeal
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
Clara Wilson has a lot on her mind. Her best friend, Gerri, has started moving in circles that will never in a million years include Clara and her crooked nose. Clara's parents are fighting again, and her mom keeps talking about teaching in France. At least Clara still has Hambone, her...
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The Magic Nation Thing
Written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2007
Price: $6.50
Abby O’Malley is a girl who likes things to make sense. School makes sense, and her best friend Paige makes sense (most of the time), but Abby’s flighty mother
never makes sense. Abby’s mom seems to think that she and Abby are descended from a line of witches, and that they...
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Lucy Rose: Busy Like You Can't Believe
Written by Katy Kelly
Illustrated by Adam Rex
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $6.50
I'm Lucy Rose, and here's the thing about 4th: that grade is busy like you can't believe! Especially if you are a person who is already PLENTY busy on account of having RESPONSIBILITIES and I am that kind exactly. I am already collecting a vocabulary, plus I have to think up...
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Lucy Rose: Working Myself to Pieces and Bits
Written by Katy Kelly
Illustrated by Peter Ferguson
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $12.99
I'M LUCY ROSE and here's the thing about friends: I am lucky in them. And here's the thing about that: sometimes they are in need, indeed, especially when one of them buys a plumbing store and needs to diva it up so it can turn into a bakery. That is one...
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Crooked
Written by Laura McNeal and Tom McNeal
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2007
Price: $7.99
Clara Wilson has a lot on her mind. Her best friend, Gerri, has started moving in circles that will never in a million years include Clara and her crooked nose. Clara's parents are fighting again, and her mom keeps talking about teaching in France. At least Clara still has Hambone, her...
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A Friend at Midnight
Written by Caroline B. Cooney
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $15.95
Lily has settled into life in Connecticut after her parent's divorce but it's been harder on her eight-year-old brother Michael. After their mother remarries, her brother chooses to go live with his father in Washington, D.C., until the day he calls home from the Baltimore-Washington Airport where his father has abandoned...
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Mr. and Mrs. God in the Creation Kitchen
Written by Nancy Wood
Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 14, 2006
Price: $16.99
What will this cosmic couple cook up next? Nancy Wood's lively take on how a duo of married chefs got all of us started is magically and hilariously brought to life through Timothy Basil Ering's extraordinary illustrations.Deep in the heavens, in the space between the clouds, Mr. and Mrs. God are...
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I Do
Written by Melody Carlson
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2005
Price: $13.99
Saturday, October 22 My life changed today. It’s as if I got up this morning as one person and will go to bed as someone else. Okay, maybe it’s not THAT drastic. But I’m so excited I’m not sure I’ll ever go to sleep tonight. Josh Miller asked me...
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Barbie Loves Weddings (Barbie)
Written by Mary Man-Kong
Format: Trade Paperback, 16 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $3.99
From picking the perfect wedding dress, to finding the best present, to throwing a surprise bridal shower, Barbie has tons of fun because
Barbie Loves Weddings! This storybook is filled with all-new full-color photos and wonderful wedding stickers.
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Two Homes
Written by Claire Masurel
Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2003
Price: $6.99
"Parents looking for a book about separation or divorce will find few offerings as positive, matter-of-fact, or child-centered as this one. . . . Simple, yet profoundly satisfying. - BOOKLIST (starred review)At Mommy’s house, Alex has a soft chair. At Daddy’s house, Alex has a rocking chair. In each home, Alex...
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