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by Gene Luen Yang  
Powells.com Staff Pick For the winter holidays try American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Chang. This quirky book is a fabulous introduction to the new generation of graphic novels, and blends folklore with an exploration of racial stereotyping and the "right stuff" of America... (read more) Your Price $17.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies 
by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments In 1943 Copenhagen, the Germans begin their campaign to "relocate" the Jews of Denmark. So Annemarie Johansen's parents take in her best friend Ellen Rosen and pretend that she is a part of their family.... (read more) Your Price $6.99 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Gary Soto Publisher Comments In this unique collection of short stories, the small events of daily life reveal big themes — love and friendship, youth and growing up, success and failure. Calling on his own experiences of growing up in California's Central Valley, poet Gary... (read more) Your Price $6.99 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Norton Juster
Publisher Comments Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and... (read more) Your Price $6.99 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall Publisher Comments The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide, Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Markus Zusak
Powells.com Staff Pick "It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery..." Take your time reading this beautifully written book with an innovative... (read more) Your Price $16.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Patricia Maclachlan Publisher Comments Journey is eleven the summer his mother leaves him and his sister, Cat, with their grandparents. He is sad and angry, and spends the summer looking for the clues that will explain why she left. <P><BR>Journey searches photographs for answers.... (read more) Your Price $5.99 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Joan Aiken
Publisher Comments In this chilling beginning to The Wolves Chronicles, two little cousins are left in the care of an evil governess. They escape and travel 400 miles to London with their friend Simon and his geese. <BR>Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.... (read more) Your Price $5.99 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher Comments This special edition of A Wrinkle in Time includes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy. Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles... (read more) Your Price $4.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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