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Reader's Choice Award Nominees 2006
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Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Adventure)Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Adventure) by Anthony Horowitz
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Move over 007! This popular book is now a movie. After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider continues his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward TulaneThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
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Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.
HeatHeat by Mike Lupica
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Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
InkheartInkheart by Cornelia Funke
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Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini
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This movie hits theaters on December 15th! One boy, two dragons, a world of adventure. In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography Of A StrayA Dog's Life: The Autobiography Of A Stray by Ann M Martin
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Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal. This great read is from the author of the popular Baby Sitters Club books.
Peter Pan in ScarletPeter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean
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The Trustees of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital launched a search for a writer to create a sequel Peter Pan. Geraldine McCaughrean won the honor to write this official sequel, Peter Pan in Scarlet. Set in the 1930s, Peter Pan in Scarlet takes readers back to Neverland in an adventure filled with tension, danger, and derring-do! Spoiler Alert--Watch out for the Circus Ringmaster!
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13)The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13) by Lemony Snicket
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Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe. Final book in this popular series!
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (National Book Award for Young People's Literature (Awards))The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (National Book Award for Young People's Literature (Awards)) by Jeanne Birdsall
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While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
Will Of The EmpressWill Of The Empress by Tamora Pierce
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On visit to Namorn to visit her vast landholdings and her devious cousin, Empress Berenene, eighteen-year-old Sandry must rely on her childhood friends and fellow mages, Daja, Tris, and Briar, despite the distance that has grown between them.