 | The Teacher's Funeral : A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.01 One of the funniest books I've ever read! Simply begs to be read aloud! Recommend for all ages!
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 | The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $0.62 A memorable story of a unique friendship between two eighth grade boys: Antsy and the Schwa. Apt description of those hard growing-up years. Very funny.
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 | Pepperland by Mark Delaney
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $0.01 Star is a sixteen year old girl recovering from the loss of her mother to breast cancer. Chronicles her journey from anger to accepantance.
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 | Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.01 A wonderful book! Francesca is a young teen dealing with many changes in addition to the "typical" ones faced by all teens (new school, crushes, etc). Her mother is severely depressed.
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 | So B. It (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards)) by Sarah Weeks
Buy new: $14.44 / Used from: $0.01 A tear-jerker of a novel! Heidi is a twelve year old girl with a mentally ill mother. The novel shows her journey to find her own identity.
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 | The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman
Buy new: $13.50 / Used from: $0.75 Moving biography of Marian Anderson. Well written and well researched.
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 | Kira-Kira (Newbery Medal Book) by Cynthia Kadohata
Buy new: $11.84 / Used from: $0.01 One of the year's best. Deserved to win the Newbery. Sweet story of two sisters.
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 | The Truth about Forever (Teen's Top 10 (Awards)) by Sarah Dessen
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $1.00 Macy Queen is a wonderfully-drawn character. Dessen at her finest!
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 | Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) by Mo Willems
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $4.99 Great picture book! A must-read!
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 | I Am Too Absolutely Small for School (Charlie and Lola) by Lauren Child
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $0.24 Lola and Charlie are back for their third adventure in their best book yet!
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 | My Teacher For President by Kay Winters
Buy new: $11.24 / Used from: $0.01 Hilarious picture book comparing the role of teachers with that of presidents. Includes such things as "signs important documents," "deals with the media every day."
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 | Dog Blue by Polly Dunbar
Buy used from: $0.29 Great picture book! Bernie loves blue...and just can't wait to get the perfect pet.
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 | My Father's Summers: A Daughter's Memoir by Kathi Appelt
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.79 Autobiographical poems by one of my favorite authors!
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 | Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives by Kathi Appelt
Buy new: $16.00 / Used from: $0.01 Bubba and Beau are inseparable. This is their third adventure.
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 | Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World (Bank Street College of Education Josette Frank Award (Awards)) by Katherine Hannigan
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $0.01 Ida B. is a one-of-a-kind narrator! Truly unforgettable and enjoyable read.
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 | One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $0.01 Ruby's free-verse poems are a mix of poignant emotions (grief, anger, hurt, bitterness) and funny satire as her life changes drastically after her mom's death.
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 | An An Elephant in the Backyard by Richard Sobol
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.00 Nonfiction picture book. Did you know that elephants in Thailand play soccer with the local kids? Find out more!
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 | Mira, Mirror by Mette Harrison
Buy used from: $0.01 A twist on the classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Mira, the magic mirror, desperately seeks to become human again. Great read. Recommended by Orson Scott Card.
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 | Antarctica (hc) by Walter Dean Myers
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $0.01 Great nonfiction book!
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 | Secrets Of The Sphinx (Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards)) by James Cross Giblin
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $0.70 Great nonfiction book!
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 | Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards)) by Andrea Warren
Buy new: $13.26 / Used from: $0.01 Great nonfiction book!
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 | Peter and the Starcatchers by Ridley Pearson
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $0.01 An exciting adventure book, a prequel of sorts to Peter Pan.
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 | Going for the Record by Julie A. Swanson
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $0.01 A great novel, Leah is a young teen whose life changes dramatically after her father is diagnosed with cancer and given three months to live.
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 | A Crack in the Line (Withern Rise) by Michael Lawrence
Buy used from: $0.01 Novel exploring the realms of alternative realities. First in a series.
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 | A Dream of Freedom : The Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1968 by Diane Mcwhorter
Buy new: $13.84 / Used from: $0.51 Great nonfiction book!
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