The Magician's Elephant
Written by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by Yoko Tanaka
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.99
In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.What if? Why not? Could it be?
When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he...
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Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One
Written by Judy Blume
Illustrated by James Stevenson
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $5.99
The perfect chapter book!
The Pain and the Great One hardly agree on anything. But deep down, they know they can count on each other, especially at school, where it often takes two to figure things out. Like when that first baby tooth falls out on the school bus. Or when an...
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Leo and the Lesser Lion
Written by Sandra Forrester
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $16.99
A heartwarming family story set during the Depression that reads like a classic.Everyone's been down on their luck since the Depression hit. But as long as Mary Bayliss Pettigrew has her beloved older brother, Leo, to pull pranks with, even the hardest times can be fun. Then one day, there’s a...
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Leo and the Lesser Lion
Written by Sandra Forrester
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $6.99
A heartwarming family story set during the Depression that reads like a classic.Everyone's been down on their luck since the Depression hit. But as long as Mary Bayliss Pettigrew has her beloved older brother, Leo, to pull pranks with, even the hardest times can be fun. Then one day, there’s a...
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The Sisters Club: Rule of Three
Written by Megan McDonald
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $15.99
The play’s the thing when sibling rivalry takes center stage in a funny, spot-on, all-new Sisters Club story by the inimitable creator of Judy Moody.Alex has always been the Actor-with-a-capital-A in the Reel family, and middle-sister Stevie has always been content behind the scenes. But when the school play turns out...
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Family Reunion
Written by Caroline B. Cooney
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2009
Price: $5.99
When the invitation to the Preffyn family reunion arrives interrupting a perfectly decent summer vacation, 15-year-old Shelley Wollcott is anything but enthusiastic. It’s not that Shelley has anything against her relatives, she just can’t stand it when they give her that “what a pity” look. It’s not her fault that her...
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The Sorceress
Written by Michael Scott
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $17.99
Book Three in the New York Times
bestselling series.Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins of...
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The Sorceress
Written by Michael Scott
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $9.99
Book Three in the New York Times
bestselling series.Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins of...
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The Sorceress
Written by Michael Scott
Read by Paul Boehmer
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $50.00
Book Three in the New York Times
bestselling series.Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins of...
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The Sorceress
Written by Michael Scott
Read by Paul Boehmer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $25.00
Book Three in the New York Times
bestselling series.Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins of...
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
Written by Lenore Look
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $6.99
ALVIN HO IS an Asian American second grader who is afraid of
everything—elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He’s so afraid of school that, while he’s there, he never,
ever, says a word. But at home he’s a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man, a brother to Calvin and...
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Black Box
Written by Julie Schumacher
Read by Lynde Houck
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $28.00
WHEN DORA, ELENA’S older sister, is diagnosed with depression and has to be admitted to the hospital, Elena can’t seem to make sense of their lives anymore. At school, the only people who acknowledge Elena are Dora’s friends and Jimmy Zenk—who failed at least one grade and wears blackevery day of...
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Black Box
Written by Julie Schumacher
Read by Lynde Houck
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $14.00
WHEN DORA, ELENA’S older sister, is diagnosed with depression and has to be admitted to the hospital, Elena can’t seem to make sense of their lives anymore. At school, the only people who acknowledge Elena are Dora’s friends and Jimmy Zenk—who failed at least one grade and wears blackevery day of...
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Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One
Written by Judy Blume
Illustrated by James Stevenson
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $5.99
What’s the difference between a friend and a fiend?Jake is so embarrassed by a reading circle blunder, he vows never to speak in class again. Abigail believes she can no longer trust one of her best friends. Their teenage cousins have turned into fiends. And on the perfect snow day, who...
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Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One
Written by Judy Blume
Illustrated by James Stevenson
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $12.99
What’s the difference between a friend and a fiend?Jake is so embarrassed by a reading circle blunder, he vows never to speak in class again. Abigail believes she can no longer trust one of her best friends. Their teenage cousins have turned into fiends. And on the perfect snow day, who...
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Ten Days and Nine Nights
An Adoption Story
Written by Yumi Heo
Illustrated by Yumi Heo
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $17.99
How many days until a little girl’s adopted sibling is brought home?
Follow a little girl as she and her family prepare for the new baby that will soon be joining them. And simultaneously, watch the girl’s mother fly off to Korea, meet the new baby, and bring her home. Here is...
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Triskellion
Written by Will Peterson
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $8.99
First in a thrilling supernatural trilogy! "Breathless. . . . Suspenseful." — Kirkus ReviewsA sense of foreboding sets in the moment fourteen-year-old twins Rachel and Adam arrive from New York to visit their English grandmother. The station is empty, village streets are deserted, locals are hostile, and even their frail Granny...
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Triskellion 2: The Burning
Written by Will Peterson
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $16.99
As twins Rachel and Adam are pursued across Europe by terrifying forces, they realize they can trust no one — and must draw on their special
powers to survive.After the shocking revelations in Triskellion, being guests of the "Hope Project" might seem like a relief. But Rachel and Adam soon figure out...
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The Uninvited
Written by Tim Wynne-Jones
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $16.99
Mimi Shapiro had a disturbing freshman year at NYU, thanks to a foolish affair with a professor who still haunts her caller ID. So when her artist father, Marc, offers the use of his remote Canadian cottage, she’s glad to hop in her Mini Cooper and drive up north. The house...
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Double Spell
Written by Janet Lunn
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 8, 2009
Price: $7.99
“Ever since we’ve had this doll,” Elizabeth said hesitantly, “we’ve had funny things happen –
the same dreams and knowing things and stuff like that.”
Twins Jane and Elizabeth are twelve years old and have outgrown dolls. Nevertheless, on a cold wet spring Saturday they find themselves in an antique store, inexplicably...
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Would You
Written by Marthe Jocelyn
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 8, 2009
Price: $
A summer night. A Saturday. For Claire, this summer feels fantastic because she’ll be zooming off to college in the fall. For her younger sister, Natalie, it’s an okay time with her friends: summer jobs, then hanging out. Fun mostly, but nothing special.
A summer night. An accident. Life changes in...
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The Hollywood Sisters: Backstage Pass
Written by Mary Wilcox
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2009
Price: $6.99
Lights. Camera. Backstabbing.
My sister, Eva, just hit the big time as a TV teen–but the big time is hitting back. Someone on the set is planting lies about her in the gossip columns. Can I crack the case before Eva becomes just another falling star?
My camera is trained on two jealous...
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Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!
Toon Books Level 2
Written by Geoffrey Hayes
Illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2009
Price: $12.95
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner
In this Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner Benny and his sister Penny know it’s wrong to sneak into someone else’s backyard but their mysterious new neighbor – or is it a monster? – may be a thief. They go snooping and discover a lot about themselves...
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