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Children's Middle Readers


2008 Holiday Catalog

Children's Middle Readers

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New Arrivals



General

Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle #3)
by Christopher Paolini
Powells.com Staff Pick
Brilliant! This, the third book in the Inheritance Cycle, was well worth the wait. There are dragons, thrills, and action aplenty — enough to satisfy any reader. Recommended by Carla, Powells... (read more)
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Horns & Wrinkles Horns & Wrinkles
by Joseph Helgerson
Publisher Comments
How can you tell if a river's under a spell? River trolls, rock trolls, blue-wing fairies--the usual suspects. The stretch of the Mississippi where Claire lives has rumors of them all, not that she's ever spotted any. But then Claire's cousin Duke takes... (read more)
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Used Books

A Single Shard (Yearling Newbery) A Single Shard (Yearling Newbery)
by Linda Sue Park
Publisher Comments
The winner of the 2001 Newbery Medal is now in paperback. Set in 12th-century Korea, "A Single Shard" is the story of an orphan boy who dreams of making beautiful pottery at the King's Court. An ALA Notable Book and ALA Best Book for Young Adults.... (read more)
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Newbery Award Winners

Crispin: The Cross of Lead
by Avi
Publisher Comments
Winner of the 2003 Newbery Medal. In medieval England, 13-year-old Crispin has no home, family, or possessions. Accused of a crime he didn't commit, he takes his mother's cross of lead and begins an amazing and terrifying journey across the English... (read more)
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New Arrivals

Charlie Bone and the Shadow (Children of the Red King)
by Jenny Nimmo
Publisher Comments
The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him... (read more)
Your Price $12.99
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Movie and TV

Disney High School Musical 3 Junior Novel (Disney High School Musical 3)
by N. B. (adp) Grace
Synopsis
This must-have junior novel with an eight-page full-color insert retells the story of the full-length feature film "High School Musical 3," an all-new musical experience that follows Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, and the rest of the Wildcats during their... (read more)
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A to Z

Charles Dickens and Friends: Five Lively Retellings
by Dickens And Williams
Publisher Comments
"With small, teeming cartoon scenes so boisterous they frequently burst their borders, Williams catapults readers headlong through five of Dickens's best-known melodramas." -- Kirkus Reviews "OLIVER TWIST, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, A TALE OF TWO CITIES... (read more)
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General

The Way Science Works: Discover the Secrets of Science
The Way Science Works: Discover the Secrets of Science
by Dorling Kindersley Publishing

Publisher Comments
Eye-opening experiments and exceptional photography bring science to life. Discover science in action from the principles that explain everyday occurrences to the theories behind the technology in today's fast-moving world. Test the theories in more than 100 hands-on projects. Next-generation visuals and cutting-edge content help illuminate key scientific developments. Packed full of facts about famous scientists, technology newsflashes, and more....(read more)

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Time Stops for No Mouse: A Hermux Tantamoq Adventure
Time Stops for No Mouse: a Hermux Tantamoq Adventure
by Michael Hoeye

Publisher Comments
Hermux Tantamoq is an average mouse who works in his watch shop by day and spends his evenings at home with Terfle, his pet ladybug. Nothing extraordinary has ever happened to him, but that changes when Linka Perflinger, daredevil aviatrix, drops off her watch to be repaired and steals his heart. But when a shady-looking rat tries to claim the repaired watch instead of Linka, Hermux... (read more)

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Horse Stories

Misty of Chincoteague
by Marguerite Henry
Publisher Comments
Nobody could capture the Phantom. She was the wildest mare on Assateague Island. They said she was like the wind, that the white "map" on her shoulders was her mark of freedom. Paul and Maureen Beebe had their hearts set on owning her. They were itching... (read more)
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Newbery Prize Honor Book

Everything on a Waffle
Everything on a Waffle
by Polly Horvath

Synopsis
Primrose's parents have been lost at sea, but she believes without an iota of doubt that they are still alive, somewhere. She moves in with her Uncle Jack, but feels generally friendless. Her only real refuge is a local restaurant called The Girl on the Red Swing, where the owner, Miss Bowzer, serves everything on waffles � except advice and good sense, which comes free of charge and are always reliable.... (read more)

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Scary Stories

The Complete Horowitz Horror
by Anthony Horowitz
Publisher Comments
New York Times Bestseller Anthony Horowitz's horror collections, now in one volume! Welcome to a world where everything seems normal. At least, at first. But the sinister and truly terrifying lurk just beneath the surface. Like a bathtub with a history... (read more)
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Bestsellers

Monday December 1, 2008
Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle #3)
  1. Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle #3)
    by Christopher Paolini
  2. Journey to Jo'burg
    by Beverly Naidoo
  3. Crispin
    by Avi
  4. The Graveyard Book
    by Neil Gaiman
  5. The Battle of the Labyrinth
    by Rick Riordan
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