Catalog Heading/Language Arts/Literature
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Those Shoes
$8.99 Add to cart“In this witty, wise picture book, Boelts presents a kid’s-eye view of a consumer fad that rages through school at gale force.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
All Jere- Author: Boelts, Maribeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 09, 2009
- ISBN10: 0763642843
- Language: English
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How to Steal a Dog
$8.99 Add to cartDon’t miss Barbara O’Connor’s other middle-grade work–like Wish; Wonderland; Greetings from Nowhere; Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester; and more!
Half of me was- Author: O’Connor, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0312561121
- Language: English
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The Wave
$8.99 Add to cartThe Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.
The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as- Author: Strasser, Todd
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 15 1981
- ISBN10: 0440993717
- Language: English
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Ivy and Bean #5: Bound to Be Bad
$6.99 Add to cartA Netflix Original Film Series
A New York Times Bestselling Series
Over 8 Million Copies Sold
The adventures of Ivy and Bean continue in paperback! In Ivy and Bean Bound to Be Bad the two girls deci… [more below]- Series: Ivy & Bean #05
- Author: Barrows, Annie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0811868575
- Language: English
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Only One You
$12.95 Add to cartThere’s only one you in this great big world. Make it a better place. Adri’s mama and papa share some of the wisdom they have gained through the years with their eager son. Their words, simple and pow… [more below]
- Author: Kranz, Linda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0873589017
- Language: English
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A Splendid Friend, Indeed
$9.99 Add to cartA Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book
This charming, bestselling picture book says volumes about friendship with a few select words and accessible illustrations.
Bear wants to read and write and think. But- Series: Goose and Bear Books
- Author: Bloom, Suzanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2009
- ISBN10: 159078488X
- Language: English
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The Recess Queen
$19.99 Add to cartA fresh & original twist on the common issue of bullying. Kids will relate, & parents & teachers will appreciate the story’s deft handling of conflict resolution (which happens w/o adult intervention)… [more below]
- Author: O’Neill, Alexis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0439206375
- Language: English
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
$7.99 Add to cartThe first book in a hilarious chapter book series that tackles anxiety in a fun, kid-friendly way. Perfect for both beginning and reluctant readers, and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
A humorous and to- Series: Alvin Ho (Paperback) #1
- Author: Look, Lenore
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 12, 2009
- ISBN10: 0375849300
- Language: English
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Sophocles, the Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
$17.99 Add to cartThe critically acclaimed Fitts and Fitzgerald translation of Sophocles’ Oedipus Cycle that chronicles the tragic downfall of the royal family of Thebes.
The ancient myth of Oedipus, which still reverb… [more below]
- Series: Harvest Book
- Author: Sophocles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 01 2002
- ISBN10: 015602764X
- Language: English
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
$21.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller–over one million copies sold!
Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding c
A National Book Award winner
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner- Author: Alexie, Sherman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 12, 2007
- ISBN10: 0316013684
- Language: English
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Hamlet
$12.99 Add to cartThis edition of Hamlet is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials… [more below]
- Series: Oxford School Shakespeare
- Author: Shakespeare, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 23 2009
- ISBN10: 0198328702
- Language: English
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The Empty Pot
$10.99 Add to cartThe Empty Pot is Demi’s beloved picture book about an honest schoolboy
A long time ago in China there was a boy named Ping who loved flowers. Anything he planted burst into bloom. The Emperor loved fl- Author: Demi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15, 1996
- ISBN10: 0805049002
- Language: English
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Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
$6.99 Add to cart“Halloween was made for carefree Mercy Watson.” — School Library Journal
When the Watsons decide to zip their porcine wonder into a formfitting princess dress for Halloween — complete with tiara —- Series: Mercy Watson #04
- Author: DiCamillo, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: June 04 2010
- ISBN10: 0763649511
- Language: English
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Ready, Set, Snow! (Ready, Freddy! #16)
$5.99 Add to cartFreddy Thresher’s at it again And this time, there’s a snowball fight….
Everybody knows shark expert Freddy Thresher is also a snowshoe whiz–or is he? When Mrs. Wushy announces that the class will- Series: Ready, Freddy! #16
- Author: Klein, Abby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0439895960
- Language: English
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Seedfolks
$10.99 Add to cartALA Best Book for Young Adults ∙ School Library Journal Best Book ∙ Publishers Weekly Best Book ∙ IRA/CBC Children’s Choice ∙ NCTE Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts
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- Series: Joanna Colter Books
- Author: Fleischman, Paul
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 14 2004
- ISBN10: 0064472078
- Language: English
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Sold (National Book Award Finalist)
$12.99 Add to cartThe powerful, poignant, bestselling National Book Award finalist gives voice to a young girl robbed of her childhood yet determined to find the strength to triumph.
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old gir- Author: McCormick, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0786851724
- Language: English
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People of the Book
$19.00 Add to cartThe bestselling novel that follows a rare manuscript through centuries of exile and war, from the author of The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Inspired by a true story, Peop… [more below]- Author: Brooks, Geraldine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: December 30 2008
- ISBN10: 0143115006
- Language: English
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A Lesson Before Dying
$16.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER – A deep and compassionate novel about a young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to visit a Black youth on death row for a crime he didn’t commit. Togeth
- Series: Vintage Contemporaries
- Author: Gaines, Ernest J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 28, 1997
- ISBN10: 0375702709
- Language: English
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The Dot
$15.00 Add to cartWith a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark — and follow where it takes us.
Her teacher smiled. “Just- Series: Creatrilogy
- Author: Reynolds, Peter H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15 2003
- ISBN10: 0763619612
- Language: English
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
$18.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – An exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. First published in 1976, it has become a classic in its innovative portray… [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Kingston, Maxine Hong
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 23 1989
- ISBN10: 0679721886
- Language: English
