Children's

Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy

Jane O'Connor

$16.99

Fancy Nancy is back! And when her family decides to get a dog, she's certain she can be fancier than ever. After all, a papillon--a small, delicate, fluffy dog--is the ultimate accessory. But her family wants a large, plain dog. How unglamorous!

The Klutz Book of MAGIC

Klutz

$16.95

The Worst Witch in Trouble

$6.99

Jill Murphy

he bewitching adventures continue in " A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch" and " The Worst Witch at Sea."
" Pleasant, undemanding stories for young witch fanciers. . . . Humorous, gently eerie drawings on almost every page add to the fun." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

Mother Goose

Sylvia Long

$22.95

From bestselling artist Sylvia Long comes an enchanting collection of over seventy-five classic Mother Goose rhymes. Imbued with the artist's love of nature and overflowing with charming details, this spectacular compilation includes such timeless favorites as "Old Mother Hubbard, Mary had a little lamb," and "Rock-a-bye baby. Sylvia Long's Mother Goose" is a perfect gift that, like the rhymes themselves, will be passed from one generation to the next.

Agate: What Good Is a Moose?

Joy Morgan Dey & Nikki Johnson

$17.95

Bad Dog, Marley!

John Grogan

$16.99

Mommy, Daddy, Cassie, and Baby Louie welcome Marley, their new Labrador pup, into their family. But Marley doesn't stay a tiny puppy for long. He grows and grows, and the bigger Marley gets, the bigger trouble he gets into. Big, bad-boy trouble. Whether it's chewing Mommy's reading glasses or swallowing Daddy's paycheck, Marley is a dog like no other. He tries to be a good dog, honest he does, but everything he tries ends up bad. Then one day Marley goes too far. Will this family have to find a new home for their big, crazy, pure-hearted dog?

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Diary of a Whimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney

$12.95

An exciting new series begins. Greg Heffley is thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.

Dancing Shoes

Noel Streatfield

$5.99

Aunt Cora is determined to turn two orphans, perky Hilary and sullen Rachel, into members of her dance troupe. But Rachel wants to keep Hilary from being one of Wintle's Little Wonders-- is it selfishness or something else? Misunderstandings and a spoiled cousin come together for a tale full of high drama.

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If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period

Gennifer Choldenko

$17.00

Skippy Jones and the Big Bones

Judy Schachner

$16.99

(CD Included)

Holy guacamole! Skippyjon Jones is crazy-loco for dinosaurs! The kitty boy enters (via his closet) the land of dinosaurs in search of the fabled "Skipposaurus." Instead he runs into his old "amigos," the Chimichango gang. When a T-Mex threatens the pack, its El Skippito, the great sword fighter, to the rescue. With yips and yowls, he drives the big baddie away, so all the dino-dudes can rattle their bones another day. This fourth entry in a series that "Kirkus Reviews" called ay caramba, mucho fun, will win even more fans for the Siamese cat with oversize ears and an imagination to match.

Duck, Duck, Goose

Tad Hills

$15.99

In this sequel to "Duck & Goose", a domineering girl duckling threatens the friendship between the boyish title characters. As the drama begins, Goose stands in a marsh, waiting expectantly for Duck. He cannot wait to show Duck the blue butterfly that has alighted on his head. Duck, meanwhile, is planning his own show-and-tell. "Just wait until Goose meets Thistle," he thinks as he and a new friend visit "all his and Goose's favorite spots... the lily pond and the shady thicket." When Duck and Thistle race up to Goose, Thistle frightens the butterfly and boasts, "once, "three" butterflies landed on my head at the same time!... That's two more butterflies than you had!" Thistle challenges Goose to races and a handstand contest, winning with ease; Duck is impressed, Goose feels dejected, and Thistle pirouettes proudly. In sunny oil paintings of green grass and blue sky, Hills depicts the overeager newcomer proving herself and driving a wedge between the pals. His tale echoes Kevin Henkes's "Chester's Way", however this third wheel is not just assertive but obnoxious; Thistle is unlikable and, more generally, an off-putting portrait of a bratty, oblivious girl. Duck and Goose reconcile and get some peace by challenging Thistle to a napping contest ("I'm the fastest faller asleeper ever!" she proclaims), then the buddies play while she sleeps. However, silencing the bully is but a temporary fix. The book points out a common dilemma, leaving readers to strategize solutions. Ages 3-7.

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Fiction

Fire in the Blood

Irene Nemirovsky

$22.00

Now 20% off Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed and bestselling "Suite Franaise" (a Larry pick!) comes a newly discovered, never-before-published novel--a story teeming with the life of a small French village in the years before World War II.

The Choice

Nicholas Sparks

$24.99

#1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make.Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life - boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies -- he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, THE CHOICE ultimately confronts us with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
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Non Fiction

Coffee with Marilyn

Yona Zeldis McDonough

$9.95

Sex appeal: Monroe had it, all right. And sometimes that's all people could see: "The trouble is being a sex symbol means being a "thing."" But she was, in reality, a complex, talented, and troubled woman. You can almost hear Marilyn's soft, breathy voice rising from these pages as the screen goddess discusses her difficult childhood, feelings of worthlessness, opinions on men, relationships with her co-stars, decision to train with famed acting teacher Lee Strasberg, and turbulent personal life. Gloria Steinem provides her uniquely feminist and sympathetic perspective on Monroe's persona.

Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Earth

The Onion

$27.99

Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of The Planet Earth, 73rd Edition features incorrect statistics on all of the Earth's 168, 182, or 196 independent nations. It also features maps, including a fold-out world map at actual size. Readers will learn about every country from Afghanistan, "Allah's Cat Box," to the Ukraine, "The Bridebasket of Europe."
Today's news-parody consumer cannot possibly understand made-up current events without the context of fake world history and geography. That is why "The Onion" is publishing a world atlas: to help us.
Our Dumb World is an invaluable tool for any reader interested in overthrowing a weakened government in East Asia, exploiting a developing nation in Africa, or for directions to tonight's party at Erica's. It is a reference guide to 250,000 of the world's most important places, such as North Korea's Trench of Victory, the Great Human Pyramid of Egypt, and Saudi Arabia's superhighway, the Mohammedobahn.

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Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen

Julie Powell

$23.95

Julie Powell needs something to break the monotony of her life. So, she invents a deranged assignment: She will take her mother's dog-eared copy of Julia Child's 1961 classic, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," and cook all 524 recipes in the span of just one year.

Science Fiction

Magic Bites

Ilona Andrews

$6.99

In this first novel of a new urban fantasy series, mercenary Kate Daniels cleans up problems of a paranormal kind. But her latest prey, a pack of undead warriors, presents her greatest challenge.

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler

$13.99

Butler's first new novel in seven years is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in

fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire.

Touch of Evil

C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp

$6.99

The authors of "Hunter's Moon" begin a new paranormal series. It's been six years since Kate Reilly's lover turned her over to the vampire parasites who call themselves the Thrall. Now Katie is next in line to be the Thrall Queen-

and each day might be her last as a human.

Cosmic Cocktails

Denise Little

$7.95

Get inebriated with fifteen all-new stories set in some of the wildest taverns, saloons, and bars across the universe. From a liquid life-form that has to be drunk to get drunk to a Terran agent on the trail of alien collaborators to a time-traveling assassin out to kill more than time in a bar--these

tales are guaranteed to lift your spirits.

Dark Side of the Moon

Sherrilyn Kenyon

$7.99

Susan Michaels was the hottest reporter on the Beltway Beat until she walked into a setup that ruined her reputation. Now she' s working for a small Seattle paper, penning stories about killer moths and alien babies, convinced that her life couldn' t get any worse… That was before an idea for a breaking news piece brought her to a local animal shelter where she ends up listening to her source rant about vampires "and "gets coerced into adopting a cat despite her allergies. But when her new pet suddenly reveals himself to be a gorgeous— and lethal— shapeshifter, Susan realizes that there' s far more at stake than a career-saving by-line. Born into a world of predators, Were-Hunter Ravyn Kontis was betrayed by those he loved best. Soulless, pitiless, he has spent three hundred years battling the Daimons who seek to subjugate humankind. Against all odds, Susan evokes in Ravyn feelings of tenderness. Desire. Love. And with the ultimate battle about to begin, this one very human

woman holds the power to shatter both their worlds...

Fantastic Four: War Zone

Greg Cox

$7.99

They are the Earth's most revered protectors: Reed Richards, Susan Richards, Ben Grimm, and Johnny Storm -- the Fantastic Four. Celebrities around the globe and defenders of mankind, these extraordinary individuals have sworn to confront the perils and challenges facing the modern world and each other, always with unyielding

courage, unerring wisdom, and an unshakable familial bond.

But their darkest hour may yet be at hand, as humanity's

most frightening threat comes violently from beyond the

stars...from the depths of the Negative Zone, a universe in a dimension parallel to our own -- one first discovered years ago by Reed Richards himself. And it is this terrifying and deadly menace that will ultimately test the measure and mettle of four heroes sworn to protect the human race at

any cost -- even their own lives....

Light

M. John Harrison

$6.99

In Harrison's dangerously illuminating new novel, three quantum outlaws face a universe of their own creation, where the rules are made up--and broken--along the way, and where there's only one thing more mysterious than darkness.

Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Alan Dean Foster

$6.99

The official prequel to the upcoming blockbuster film from executive producerSteven Spielberg, Paramount Pictures, and DreamWorks--the action-packed storyof the battle between the Autobots and the Deceptions.

Avalon High

Meg Cabot

$8.99

Avalon High, I was starting to think, might not be so bad after all.

Maybe it's not where Ellie wants to be, but if you have to start at a new school, Avalon High is typical enough: There's Lance, the jock. Jennifer, the cheerleader. And Will, senior class president, quarterback, and all-around good guy.

But not everyone at Avalon High is who they appear to be . . . not even, as Ellie is about to discover, herself. As a bizarre drama begins to unfold, Ellie has to wonder, what part does she play in all this? Do the coincidences she's piecing together really mean— as in King Arthur's court— that tragedy is fast approaching for her new friends?

Ellie doesn't know if she can do anything to stop the coming trouble. But somehow, she knows she has to try.

You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah!

Fiona Rosenbloom

$8.95

Stacy Friedman is getting ready for one of the msot important events of her young life-her bat mitzvah! All she wants is the perfect BCBG dress to wear, her friends by her side, and her biggest crush ever, Andy Goldfarb, to dance with her. But Stacy's well-laid plans soon start to fall apart....Her stressed out mother forces her to buy a hideous sequined dress that makes her look like the bride of Frankenstein. Her mitzvahs are not going at all well. And then the worst thing in the entire world happens--causing Stacy to utter the worlds that will wreak havok on her social life...You are SO not invoted to my bat mitzvah!

Dairy Queen

Catherine Gilbert Murdock

$8.99

When you don' t talk, there' s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
Harsh words indeed, from Brian Nelson of all people. But, D. J. can' t help admitting, maybe he' s right.
When you don' t talk, there' s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said. Stuff like why her best friend, Amber, isn' t so friendly anymore. Or why her little brother, Curtis, never opens his mouth. Why her mom has two jobs and a big secret. Why her college-football-star brothers won' t even call home. Why her dad would go ballistic if she tried out for the high school football team herself. And why Brian is so, so out of her league. When you don' t talk, there' s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said. Welcome to the summer that fifteen-year-old D. J. Schwenk of Red Bend, Wisconsin, learns to talk, and ends up having an awful lot of stuff to say.

Brunettes Strike Back

Kieran Scott

$7.99

New Jersey transplant and spunky brunette Annisa and her sand Dune High cheerleading squad are headed to nationals! Just

when she thinks her blonde teammates have accepted her, some of the girls have suddenly made it their mission to convert Annisa to the blonde side. Annisa thinks her luck is finally changing when her old squad makes a surprise appearance at nationals, but soon it turns into a Jersey versus Florida turf battle. torn between two worlds, and two hair colors, can one non-blonde cheerleader make it through the sea of highlights and rock nationals her own way?

Estrella's Quinceanera

Malin Alegria

$8.99

In this touching debut novel, Estrella Alvarez is about to turn 15, and there's nothing her meddling mother and T'a Lucky want more than to throw her a gaudy "quinceaera"--a party that Estrella would rather avoid.

Learning to Swim

Cheryl Klam

$8.99

Seventeen-year-old Steffie Rogers works as a maid at a country club and is in love with lifeguard Keith McKnight, but he already has a girlfriend. When Keith offers to teach Steffie how to swim, she finds herself in his arms and fighting the symptoms of love lunacy.

Spells and Sleeping Bags

Sarah Mlynowski

$16.99

Rachels powers have finally arrived and shes a bona fide witch. And its happened just in time. No Manhattan for her this summer--shes spending her vacation at Camp Wood Lake. But shes having some serious issues in this hilarious follow-up to "Frogs & French Kisses."

*Check out Sarah Mlynowski's other two books in this series!

Bras and Broomsticks & Frogs and French Kisses