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Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species

A Graphic Adaptation

Story by Michael Keller, Illustrated by Nicolle Rager Fuller Rodale Books

"Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species will be helpful in schools and libraries, where it will undoubtedly help science classes get the lessons of evolution across to students, but it also is useful to readers looking to finally understand what all the fuss was about."—John Hogan, Graphic Novel Reporter

Trade Paperback : $9.99 Buy	The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 3 Dark-Hunter Manga #3 Sherrilyn Kenyon St. Martin's Griffin In the war against vampires, mankind has only one hope: The Dark-Hunters. Ancient warriors who died of brutal betrayal, the Dark-Hunters have sworn themselves...

Trade Paperback : $9.99 Buy	The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 2 Dark-Hunter Manga #2 Sherrilyn Kenyon; Art by Claudia Campos St. Martin's Griffin In the war against vampires, mankind has only one hope: The Dark-Hunters. Ancient warriors who died of brutal betrayal, the Dark-Hunters have sworn themselves...

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Infinity

Chronicles of Nick

Chronicles of Nick #1

Sherrilyn Kenyon St. Martin's Griffin

At fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends. ....

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Invincible

The Chronicles of Nick

Chronicles of Nick #2

Sherrilyn Kenyon St. Martin's Griffin

Nick Gautier’s day just keeps getting better and better. Yeah, he survived the zombie attacks, only to wake up and find himself enslaved to a world of...

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A Smile as Big as the Moon

A Special Education Teacher, His Class, and Their Inspiring Journey Through U.S. Space Camp

Mike Kersjes with Joe Layden St. Martin's Griffin

"Genuinely inspirational . . . McKinney and Kersjes witnessed a remarkable transformation: kids who were plagued by numerous, often severe emotional, familial, and learning problems became a cohesive team that placed in the top three in all three of the camp's competitions . . . A remarkable story."—Booklist

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The Color of Earth

The Color of Earth #1

Kim Dong Hwa First Second

First love is never easy. Ehwa grows up helping her widowed mother run the local tavern, watching as their customers – both neighbors and strangers –...

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The Color of Water

The Color of Earth #2

Kim Dong Hwa First Second

When Ehwa goes to the town festival, she meets a handsome young wrestler named Duksam who’s eager to catch her eye. After he wins the festival wrestling...

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Annie John

A Novel

Jamaica Kincaid Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks

Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua. A classic coming-of-age story in the tradition of The...

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Captains Courageous

Tor Classics

Rudyard Kipling Aerie

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each...

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All But My Life

A Memoir

Gerda Weissmann Klein Hill and Wang

"Soul searching and human . . . A moving personal testament to courage."—Herbert Mitgang, The New York Times

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The Cartoon Introduction to Economics

Volume One: Microeconomics

Grady Klein and Yoram Bauman, PhD Hill and Wang

"Learning economics should be fun. Klein and Bauman make sure that it is.”—N. Gregory Mankiw, Professor of Economics, Harvard University, and author of Principles of Economics

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The Cartoon Introduction to Economics

Volume Two: Macroeconomics

Grady Klein and Yoram Bauman, Ph.D. Hill and Wang

Need to understand today’s economy? This is the book for you. The Cartoon Introduction to Economics, Volume Two: Macroeconomics is the most accessible,...

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A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L'Engle Square Fish

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were...

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A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

Madeleine L'Engle Square Fish

Fifty years ago, Madeleine L’Engle introduced the world to A Wrinkle in Time and the wonderful and unforgettable characters Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, and...

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Kampung Boy

Lat, illustrated by the author First Second

"Sweet, funny, and brilliantly drawn, Kampung Boy is one of the all-time great cartoon books."—Matt Groening

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Town Boy

Lat, illustrated by the author First Second

Malaysian teenager Mat makes a life-changing move from the quiet kampung where he was born to Ipoh, the rapidly industrializing nearby town. Living far from...

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The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

A Play

Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Hill and Wang

A reissue of a now classic American drama. If the law is of such a nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the...

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Trade Paperback : $21.99 Buy	Beatrix Potter A Life in Nature Linda Lear St. Martin's Griffin "The matters on which Lear chooses to focus her work are so genuinely interesting . . . I am struggling to think of a writer who comes across as more humanly admirable than the energetic, blunt, determined, and always truthful Beatrix Potter."—*The New York Review of Books*

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Snow Falling in Spring

Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution

Moying Li Melanie Kroupa Books

"Snow Falling in Spring joins other important books about the Cultural Revolution . . . as childhood testimonies to national trauma, cautionary tales for our own time, and appreciations for homes, old and new." —San Francisco Chronicle

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Hardcover : $45.00 Buy	What on Earth Evolved? 100 Species That Changed the World Christopher Lloyd; Carol Baicker-McKee Bloomsbury USA Published on the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species, an erudite, original, and lavishly illustrated guide to the most important species in the...

Trade Paperback : $7.95 Buy	The Hardy Boys #4: Malled Hardy Boys Graphic Novels: Undercover Brothers #4 Scott Lobdell; Illustrated by Daniel Rendon Papercutz "When the Hardy Boys series began in 1927, the brothers were helping Dad figure out who robbed a neighbor. Now they're taking on radical environmentalists and a murderer at the X Games."—*Newsweek*

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The Hardy Boys #1: The Ocean of Osyria

Hardy Boys Graphic Novels: Undercover Brothers #1

Scott Lobdell, Daniel Rendon Papercutz

"The updating of The Hardy Boys is done with a style that pays homage to their roots. A minimum of gadgets (thus far a Palm Pilot and a computer nerd father), a close relationship with their parents, and a pair of clean wholesome kids form the basis for this series, just like the novels have all these years."—Tim Lasiuta, Comics Buyer's Guide

Trade Paperback : $8.99 Buy	The Hardy Boys #2: Identity Theft Hardy Boys Graphic Novels: Undercover Brothers #2 Scott Lobdell, Daniel Rendon Papercutz The second in a series of all-new Hardy Boys mysteries in graphic novel form with manga-inspired art for readers ages 8 to 12.