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The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)

$17.99

ISBN-13: 9780525478812
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Published: Dutton Juvenile, 1/2012

Can a book about kids with cancer be funny? If the author is John Green, then the answer is yes... and heart-wrenching, beautiful, witty, spontaneous, tragic, and messy. The Fault in Our Stars is full of characters so rich and real that you want them to be your best friends. They're dealing with cancer, yes, but also what it means to be a teenager, to be young, to be in love, and to have dreams, even if you know they are likely to be cut short.

Cinder: Book One in the Lunar Chronicles (Hardcover)

By Marissa Meyer

$17.99

ISBN-13: 9780312641894
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Published: Feiwel & Friends, 1/2012

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Cinder may be a cyborg, she may be forced to work for her terrible stepmother, and yes, there may even be a Prince Charming and a ball, but there's a lot more to this book than your regular Cinderella tale. This version has an evil Lunar Queen, a deadly plague, and a heroine tough enough to unravel the conspiracy to help save her country. Marissa Meyer sets up a great series of futuristic fairytale re-tellings here... do I see hints of a programming Rapunzel and a Lunar Snow White?

The Inquisitor's Apprentice (Hardcover)

By Chris Moriarty, Mark Edward Geyer

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780547581354
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Published: Harcourt Children's Books, 10/2011

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This book was excellent and a really fun read. Echoes of Holly Black's White Cat and Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union this book re-imagines a turn-of-the-century New York City where magic is as common and diverse as the growing immigrant population. The main character is Sascha, a Russian Jewish immigrant who discovers that he has the ability to see magic, and is recruited by the magic-crimes police division, the Inquisitors. This book was funny, tongue-in-cheek, inventive, and at moments, even haunting. It seems to set itself up for sequels, of which I hope there will be several.

Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories (Hardcover)

By Gavin J. Grant, Kelly Link

$22.99

ISBN-13: 9780763648435
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Published: Candlewick, 10/2011

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Clockwork men! Time-traveling bandits! Airships! Steampowered vehicles, destiny machines, inventors and scientists, orphans and robots! Steampunk is where history, fantasy, romance, adventure and science intersect. These short stories by powerhouse YA writers are ones you won't forget!

The Clockwork Three (Hardcover)

By Matthew Kirby

$17.99

ISBN-13: 9780545203371
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Published: Scholastic Press, 10/2010

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This book has a little something for everyone, plus a good dose of mystery and adventure. Three children cross paths and become friends as they solve mysteries together. Throw in a hunt for lost treasure, a clockwork man, a seance, a magical violin and you won't be able to put this down until you see how it all comes together.

The Knife of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking: Book One (Paperback)

By Patrick Ness

$9.99

ISBN-13: 9780763645762
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Published: Candlewick, 7/2009

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In Todd's world, men and animals can hear each other's thoughts all the time - but it doesn't mean they can't lie. When Todd stumbles across a "silent" stranger, he finds himself running for his life. A gritty adventure about truth, identity, and what it means to really know another person. I couldn't put this down!

The School of Essential Ingredients (Paperback)

By Erica Bauermeister

$15.00

ISBN-13: 9780425232095
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Published: Berkley Trade, 1/2010

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This book will make your mouth water! Bauermeister doea a masterful job bringing the sensory experience of food to life. The novel follows the interwoven stories of a group of cooking class students as they find healing friendship, and connection. This is a delightful book that will stick with you!

Stir: Mixing It Up in the Italian Tradition (Hardcover)

By Barbara Lynch, Joanne Smart, Deborah Jones

$35.00

ISBN-13: 9780618576814
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Published: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 11/2009

White Cat (Paperback)

By Holly Black

$8.99

ISBN-13: 9781416963974
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Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2/2011

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Spellbinding! A very cool alternate history where magic is common but illegal. Cassel appears to be the only normal one in his family of "curseworkers"... that is until he almost sleepwalks off the roof of a school building. Has he been "worked"? Is someone trying to kill him? As he sets out to uncover his family's secrets, he finds much more than he bargained for. Realistically written and full of dark mystery, this is definitely worth a read!