Reader's Digest Editors

A Reader's Digest Anthology collection of fairy tales.
Excellent condition with no marks or tears 
Vintage 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Michigan

A collection of sixty-nine well-known fairy tales from around the world, translated and gathered by recognized contributors to the field of folklore.

The World's Best Fairy Tales

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Jack. London

Melvin Burgess

In mid air, just as his jaws were about to close on the man, he received a shock that checked his body and brought his teeth together with an agonizing clip. He whirled over, fetching the ground on his back and side. He had never been struck by a club in his life, and did not understand. With a snarl that was part bark and more scream he was again on his feet and launched into the air.

Classic novel
Very good condition with no marks or tears.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Presents the adventures of an unusual dog, part Saint Bernard and part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

The Call of the Wild

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Lucille Colandro

Includes fun facts and a search-and- find game!

Excellent condition 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

In this adaptation of the traditional nursery rhyme, a mermaid swims through the ocean swallowing various marine animals, starting with a shark, while two children ask questions and comment on the different creatures.

There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark!

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Robert Ludlum

ODD BELKNAP, A LEGENDARY FIELD AGENT FOR Consular Operations with a reputation as a cowboy, is cut loose from the agency after an operation goes wrong. At the same time, Jared Rinehart, his best friend and fellow agent, is abducted in Lebanon by a militia group with a vicious reputation. When the government refuses to either rescue Rinehart or negotiate for his release, Belknap decides to take matters into his own hands.

Meanwhile, hedge fund analyst Andrea Bancroft gets a surprising call-she is to receive an unexpected bequest of $12 million from a cousin she never met, but with one condition: She must agree to sit on the board of the Bancroft family foundation, a charitable organization that is run by the family patriarch, Paul Bancroft. Having never been involved with, or even met, the family-her mother was briefly married to a Bancroft and cut off all contact many years ago Andrea is intrigued. But the foundation, which is dedicated to doing strategic good deeds, appears less and less benign the more deeply involved she gets. What exactly is their involvement with the "Genesis," a mysterious individual working to destabilize the geopolitical balance at the risk of millions of lives? As events escalate, Todd Belknap and Andrea Bancroft come together and must form an uneasy alliance if they are to uncover the truth behind "Genesis"-before it is too late.
Hardcover with dust jacket. Excellent condition.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

In the tradition of such Ludlum classics as The Chancellor Manuscript and The Icarus Agenda, The Bancroft Strategy is a compelling novel of intrigue, where two figures find themselves facing a shadowy organization working to twist global politics to their own unsavory ends. When Todd Belknap - a legendary field agent for Consular Operations with a reputation as something of a cowboy - is cut loose from the agency after an operation goes wrong, his best friend and fellow agent is abducted in Lebanon by a militia group with a vicious reputation. When the government refuses to either rescue him or negotiate for his release, Belknap decides to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, hedge fund analyst Andrea Bancroft gets a surprising call - she is to receive an unexpected bequest of six million dollars from a cousin she never met. With one condition -- she must agree to sit on the board of the Bancroft family foundation, a charitable organization that is run by the family patriarch, Paul Newton. Having never been involved with, or even met, the family - her mother was briefly married to an Bancroft and cut off all contact many years ago - Andrea is intrigued. But the foundation, which is dedicated to doing strategic good deeds, appears less and less benign the more deeply involved she gets. What exactly is their involvement with the "Genesis" - a mysterious group working to destabilize the geopolitical balance at the risk of millions of lives? As events escalate, Todd Belknap and Andrea Bancroft come together and must form an uneasy alliance if they are to uncover the truth behind "Genesis" -- before it is too late.

The Bancroft Strategy

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PI Kids

Fun book of Look & Find challenges!
Very good condition - slight wear on cover corners.


Disney Princess

A look and find book featuring cartoon princesses from Disney Enterprises.

Look and Find

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Gooseberry Patch

Four seasons of recipes, decorating tips & easy-to-make gifts!

Celebrate the Seasons follows in the successful tradition of the Gooseberry Patch( Christmas books. Users will find craft projects, decorating ideas, and recipes keyed to the major holidays for the entire year.

Celebrate the Seasons

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Clare Beaton

Baby Board Book in very good condition with no marks or tears.

This board book features classic bedtime rhymes for small children, including favourites like 'I See the Moon', 'Wee Willie Winkie' and 'Brahms' Lullaby'. Soothing poems are chosen to develop language and learning skills, while also encouraging peaceful and relaxing bedtimes.

Clare Beaton's Bedtime Rhymes

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David G. McAfee

WHAT IS BELIEF AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT? WHERE DID IT COME FROM AND WHAT DOES IT DO? THIS BOOK ANSWERS ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS AND MORE!

David G. McAfee, an author who studies religions, teamed up with writer and illustrator Chuck Harrison to create The Belief Book. No matter how old or how young you are, this easy-to-read book can help you learn more about religions and gods and beliefs in general. It will also teach you about something called The Scientific Method, which is how we learn new things about the world!

Book is in very good condition with no marks or tears.

What is belief and why is it so important? Where did it come from and what does it do? This book answers all of those questions and more! David G. McAfee, an author who studies religions, teamed up with writer and illustrator Chuck Harrison to create The Belief Book. No matter how old or how young you are, this easy-to-read book can help you learn more about religions and gods and beliefs in general. It will also teach you about something called The Scientific Method, which is how we learn new things about the world! By the time you're done reading you will know the answers to some of life's biggest questions, but more importantly you will see why your questions, and all questions for that matter, are so important. This book is the first in a series of books all about belief, gods, and religion. The fully illustrated and interactive Belief Book is for readers and thinkers of all ages, including kids and kids at heart.

The Belief Book

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Paula Brackston

"The dead are seldom silent. All that is required for them to be heard is that someone be willing to listen. I have been listening to the dead all my life."

ADY LILITH MONTGOMERY L is the daughter of the sixth Duke of Radnor. She is one of the most beautiful young women in London and engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. She is also a witch.

When her father dies, her hapless brother Freddie takes on his title. But it is Lilith, instructed in the art of necromancy, who inherits their father's role as Head Witch of the Lazarus Coven. And it is Lilith who must face the threat of the Sentinels, a powerful group of sorcerers, who are intent on reclaiming the Elixir from the coven's guardianship for their own dark purposes. Lilith knows the Lazarus creed: secrecy and silence. To abandon either would put both the coven and all she holds dear in grave danger. She has spent her life honoring it, right down to her engagement to her childhood friend and fellow witch, Viscount Louis Harcourt.

That is, until the day she meets Bram, a talented artist who is neither a witch nor a member of her class. With him, she must not be secret and silent. Despite her loyalty to the coven and duty to her family, Lilith cannot keep her life as a witch hidden from the man she loves.

To tell him the truth will risk everything.

Book is in great condition - former library book.

A Novel

Inheriting her late father's role as the Head Witch of the Lazarus Coven, duke's daughter Lilith prepares for a confrontation with a powerful group of sorcerers who would exploit a magical Elixir under her guardianship, an effort that is challenged by her illicit love for a man outside her class and magical circle. 75,000 first printing.

The Midnight Witch

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Carol Cassella

A STRANGER'S LIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE. WHAT IF YOU HAD THE POWER TO DECIDE IF SHE LIVES OR DIES?

Dr. Charlotte Reese works in the intensive care unit of Seattle's Beacon Hospital, tending to patients with the most life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Her job is to battle death-to monitor erratic heartbeats, worry over low oxygen levels, defend against infection and demise.

One night a Jane Doe is transferred to her care from a rural hospital on the Olympic Peninsula. This unidentified patient remains unconscious, the victim of a hit and run. As Charlotte and her team struggle to stabilize her, the police search for the driver who fled the scene.

Days pass, Jane's condition worsens, and her identity remains a mystery. As Charlotte finds herself making increasingly complicated medical decisions that will tie her forever to Jane's fate, her usual professional distance evaporates. She's plagued by questions: Who is Jane Doe? Why will no one claim her? Who should decide her fate if she doesn't regain consciousness-and when?

Perhaps most troubling, Charlotte wonders if a life locked in a coma is a life worth living.

Enlisting the help of her boyfriend, Eric, a science journalist, Charlotte impulsively sets out to uncover Jane Doe's past. But the closer they get to the truth, the more their relationship is put to the test. It is only when they open their hearts to their own feelings toward each other - and toward life itself - that Charlotte and Eric will unlock Jane Doe's shocking secret, and prepare themselves for a miracle.

Book is in great condition - former library book.

"A medical mystery wrapped in a contemporary love story, GEMINI is a stand out new novel from the Cassella, a practicing M.D. and author of the national bestseller OXYGEN. Think Jodi Picoult meets Abraham Verghese"--

Gemini

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Tim Dorsey

If you're loud and proud Floridian Serge A. Storms, how do you follow up on your very own remake of Easy Rider? You shoot your own "epi- sodes of your favorite classic television show, Route 66! With Coleman riding shotgun, Serge is rolling down the highway of his dreams in a vintage silver Corvette. It doesn't matter that the actual Route 66 doesn't pass through Flor- ida, for Serge discovers that a dozen episodes near the show's end were filmed (really!) in his beloved home state. So for Serge and the always toked and stoked Coleman, the Sunshine State is all the road you need to get your kicks.

But their adventure traveling the byways of Florida's underbelly is about to take a detour. Someone is trying to tilt the odds in the state lottery amid a conga line of huge jackpots, resulting in more chaos than any hurricane season. Soon every shady character wants in- crooked bodega owners, drug cartels laundering money, and venture capitalists trying to win one for the mathletes. They're also gambling with their lives, because when Serge and Coleman get hip to this timely (and very lucrative) trip, there's no telling whose number is up next.

Throw in Brook Campanella, Serge's old flame, as well as the perpetually star-crossed Reevis Tome, and it's a sure bet that the ever lucky Serge will hit it big. Winning has never been this deadly or this much fun! 

Book is in great condition - former library book.

A (Serge A.) Storm is brewing for a cabal of bad guys gaming the Florida state lottery in this insanely funny novel from the maestro of mayhem, Tim Dorsey. If you’re loud and proud Floridian Serge A. Storms, how do you follow up your very own remake of Easy Rider? You shoot your own "episodes" of your favorite classic television show, Route 66! With Coleman riding shotgun, Serge is rolling down the highway of his dreams in a vintage silver convertible Corvette just like the snazzy car Martin Milner drove. It doesn’t matter that the actual Route 66 didn’t pass through Florida, for Serge discovers that a dozen episodes near the series’ end were filmed (really!) in his beloved home state. So for Serge and the always toked and stoked Coleman, the Sunshine State is all the road you need to get your kicks. But their adventure traveling the byways of the Sunshine State’s underbelly is about to take a detour. Someone is trying to tilt the odds in the state lottery amidst a conga line of huge jackpots spinning off more chaos than any hurricane season. With this much at stake, of course every shady character wants in. Crooked bodega owners, drug cartels laundering money through the lottery, and venture capitalists are all trying to game the system—and lining up to get their cut. They’re also gambling with their lives, because when Serge and Coleman get hip to this timely (and very lucrative) trip, there’s no telling whose number is up next. Throw in Brooke Campanella, Serge’s old flame, as well as the perpetually star-crossed Reevis, and it’s a sure bet that the ever lucky Serge will hit it big. Winning has never been this deadly—or this much fun!

Clownfish Blues

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ALL JUST ANOTHER DAY IN SERGE STORMS'S SUN-SPLASHED PARADISEI

Thanks to the growth of the Internet, America finds itself plagued by a noxious epidemic of ruthless scam artists. Where do they all come from? If you guessed 110 percent of them are spawned in Florida, you win the cigar.....

When a new digital scheme goes horribly awry-causing innocents to die and a young woman to go missing-only one person can set things right: obsessive Florida trivia buff and reluc- tant serial killer Serge Storms.

Aided by his perpetually addled sidekick, Coleman, and latter-day noir private eye Mahoney, Serge launches a crusade to rid his beloved state of predators and save the girl.

But Serge's mission is hampered by one pesky little detail: he's being tracked by a hit man dis- patched from his murky past. And all bets are off when Serge learns the same assassin is responsible for killing the love of his life years ago. It's not long before the two begin tracking each other around Florida in a frenzied Möbius loop.

It's a dance only one can survive-it's the Tiger Shrimp Tango!

Book 8s in great condition - former library book.

Determined to save a damsel in distress, the Sunshine State's favorite serial killer and encyclopedia of Florida lore Serge Storms dances a tango of death and mayhem in this funny and dementedly entertaining crime caper from Tim Dorsey, author of the New York Times bestseller The Riptide, Ultra-Glide.

Thanks to the Internet, America has become a playground for ruthless scam artists out to make an easy buck. And where do these models of entrepreneurship hail from? Why, the Sunshine State of course!

No one loves Florida more, or can keep it safe from invasive criminal species better than self-appointed Sunshine Sheriff Serge Storms. When a particular scam leads to the death of a few innocents and a young woman's disappearance, Serge and his perpetually self-bent sidekick Coleman--aided by his new pal, latter-day noir private eye Mahoney--load up the car for a riotous road trip to do right. Packed with seafood, mayhem, blood, Coleman's deep thoughts, Floridian lore, and more, Tiger Shrimp Tango is a hilarious treat from the incomparable Tim Dorsey.

Tiger Shrimp Tango

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Vic James

MAGIC COMPELS. WE BLEED.

In a modern Britain where magic users con- trol wealth, politics, and you, an uprising has been crushed. In its aftermath, two fami- lies will determine the country's fate. The ruthless Jardines make a play for ultimate power. And the Hadleys, once an ordinary family, must find the extraordinary strength to fight back.

Abi Hadley is a fugitive. Her brother, Luke, a prisoner. Both will discover that in the dark- est places, the human spirit shines brightest. Meanwhile, amid his family's intrigues, Silyen Jardine dreams of forgotten powers from an earlier age.

As blood runs in the streets of London, all three will discover whether love and courage can ever be stronger than tyranny.

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE WHEN YOU CAN'T SAVE EVERYONE?

Book is in very good condition - former library book.

MAGIC COMPELS. WE BLEED. The captivating dystopian trilogy that began with Gilded Cage continues. In a modern Britain where magic users control wealth, politics--and you--an uprising has been crushed. In its aftermath, two families will determine the country's fate. The ruthless Jardines make a play for ultimate power. And the Hadleys, once an ordinary family, must find the extraordinary strength to fight back. Abi Hadley is a fugitive. Her brother, Luke, a prisoner. Both will discover that in the darkest places, the human spirit shines brightest. Meanwhile, amid his family's intrigues, Silyen Jardine dreams of forgotten powers from an earlier age. As blood runs in the streets of London, all three will discover whether love and courage can ever be stronger than tyranny. How do you choose when you can't save everyone?

Tarnished City

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INTRODUCTION

Poets don't just think about America. They harbor dreams, preserve the past, reflect tomorrows by seeing, feeling, tasting, smelling, hearing-wrapping their arms around the country-with their words.

I travel extensively throughout the United States, talking with teachers, librarians, professors, parents, and children to read poetry. Whether we meet midst a bustling city, on a rich, sowed farmland, or in the smallest of villages close to somewhere yet far from anywhere, we are all Americans and we all share a love of poetry that makes our hearts beat- that joins us together as one.

My America depicts our always forever-changing land. Through poets' voices our senses are stirred, shaken, awakened to witness the various regions that make up our great United States.

Our nation is so exciting, so multifaceted, as are poets who hail from every walk of life-who sing of cities where we "sprawl-in, sit-tall-in," areas where "wheat whirls with joyful wind," where a "mail boat chugs to the Cranberry Islands" of Maine.

Poets reveal the diversity of our nation's people, too-a Kansas boy who never saw the sea, a Native American child singing a lullaby to his little brother, a farmer and his wife talking things over together.

Poets praise our country's natural wonders-the Grand Canyon, the Everglades, the mighty Mississippi River-as well as tucked away, remote places like a California ghost town, "a village / where lighted streets were few," an ice mountain "hurled/Down this unfinished world." Poets also voice the ordinary-a pebble pocketed from a farm, ripening wheat, lazy ants.

My America, divided into eight sections, one for each unique region, captures the breadth, depth, and character of the United States. Prefacing each section are fascinating facts about each state and the Capital.

Twenty new commissioned works appear along with a host of beloved poets-including Langston Hughes, X. J. Kennedy, David McCord, and Carl Sandburg-to bring the United States into a distinctive focus.

Stephen Alcorn's powerful paintings add further dimension, interpreting the works with brilliant design, color, and composition.

My America pays a fitting tribute to our nation. Journey through our incredible country-from the coast of Maine to the Hawaiian Islands. It's a trip you'll want to take over and over again.

-Lee Bennett Hopkins

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A Poetry Atlas of the United States 

My America 

Judith Hoffman Corwin

Be a patriot! Try the spirited ideas in this book for celebrating George Washington's Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday, Flag Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day and Columbus Day with your friends and class- mates. It's a whole year full of fun for the kids of America!

Treats to bake Crafts you make Projects galore What's it all for? An America celebration! Special days in our nation Facts, traditions and pride You will find right inside.

Good condition - former library book.

Patriotic Fun

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Marcia Muller

He moved to the next window. Living room: hearth with fire burning, white cat sleeping on the area rug in front of it, black leather furniture. Gwen sat at the end of the sofa, her feet propped on a coffee table, her head bowed as she went over some papers, prob- ably manuscript pages. A half-full wineglass sat on the table beside her; she reached for it and sipped, looking up at the window. Involuntarily Matt stepped back, even though he knew she couldn't possibly see him. She set the glass down, turned her head, and spoke to someone outside of his range of vision. Appeared to be waiting for an answer.

Still pretty, Gwennie, even after fourteen years. You've taken good care of yourself. Of course, with money, that's easy.

He began to snap photographs.

National bestselling author Muller returns with her first stand-alone mystery since Point Deception. When Matthew Lindstrom's wife Gwen disappeared, his life was destroyed by innuendo. But 14 years later, Matthew receives a phone call saying Gwen is alive--and well aware of what her disappearance has done to him.

Cyanide Wells

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Laurie R. King

Laurie R. King's New York Times Bestselling novels of suspense featuring Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, are critically acclaimed and beloved by readers for the author's adept interplay of history and adventure. Now the intrepid duo is finally trying to take a little time for themselves only to be swept up in a baffling case that will lead them from the idyllic panoramas of Japan to the depths of Oxford's most revered institution.

A fter a lengthy case that had the couple traipsing all over India, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are on their way to California to deal with some family business that Russell has been neglecting for far too long. Along the way, they plan to break up the long voyage with a sojourn in southern Japan. The cruising steamer Thomas Carlyle is leaving Bombay, bound for Kobe. Though they're not the vacationing types, Russell is looking forward to a change of focus-not to mention a chance to travel to a location Holmes has not visited before. The idea of the pair being on equal footing is enticing to a woman who often must race to catch up with her older, highly skilled husband.

Aboard the ship, intrigue stirs almost immediately. Holmes recognizes the famous clubman the Earl of Darley, whom he suspects of being an occasional blackmailer: not an unlikely career choice for a man richer in social connections than in pounds sterling. And then there's the lithe, surprisingly fluent young Japanese woman who befriends Russell and quotes haiku. She agrees to tutor the couple in Japanese language and customs, but Russell can't shake the feeling that Haruki Sato is not who she claims to be.

Once in Japan, Russell's suspicions are confirmed in a most surprising way. From the glorious city of Tokyo to the cavernous library at Oxford, Russell and Holmes race to solve a mystery involving international extortion, espionage, and the shockipecrets that, if revealed, could spark revolution-a an empire.

Good condition - former library book.

A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Laurie R. King's New York Times bestselling novels of suspense featuring Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, are critically acclaimed and beloved by readers for the author's adept interplay of history and adventure. Now the intrepid duo is finally trying to take a little time for themselves--only to be swept up in a baffling case that will lead them from the idyllic panoramas of Japan to the depths of Oxford's most revered institution.
 
After a lengthy case that had the couple traipsing all over India, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are on their way to California to deal with some family business that Russell has been neglecting for far too long. Along the way, they plan to break up the long voyage with a sojourn in southern Japan. The cruising steamer Thomas Carlyle is leaving Bombay, bound for Kobe. Though they're not the vacationing types, Russell is looking forward to a change of focus--not to mention a chance to travel to a location Holmes has not visited before. The idea of the pair being on equal footing is enticing to a woman who often must race to catch up with her older, highly skilled husband.
 
Aboard the ship, intrigue stirs almost immediately. Holmes recognizes the famous clubman the Earl of Darley, whom he suspects of being an occasional blackmailer: not an unlikely career choice for a man richer in social connections than in pounds sterling. And then there's the lithe, surprisingly fluent young Japanese woman who befriends Russell and quotes haiku. She agrees to tutor the couple in Japanese language and customs, but Russell can't shake the feeling that Haruki Sato is not who she claims to be.
 
Once in Japan, Russell's suspicions are confirmed in a most surprising way. From the glorious city of Tokyo to the cavernous library at Oxford, Russell and Holmes race to solve a mystery involving international extortion, espionage, and the shocking secrets that, if revealed, could spark revolution--and topple an empire.
 
Praise for the award-winning novels of Laurie R. King
 
"The great marvel of King's series is that she's managed to preserve the integrity of Holmes's character and yet somehow conjure up a woman astute, edgy, and compelling enough to be the partner of his mind as well as his heart."--The Washington Post Book World
 
"The most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today."--Lee Child
 
"A lively adventure in the very best of intellectual company."--The New York Times
 
"Erudite, fascinating . . . by all odds the most successful re-creation of the famous inhabitant of 221B Baker Street ever attempted."--Houston Chronicle
 
"Intricate clockworks, wheels within wheels."--Booklist (starred review)
 
"Imaginative and subtle."--The Seattle Times
 
"Impossible to put down."--Romantic Times
 
"Remarkably beguiling."--The Boston Globe

Dreaming Spies

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Andrea J. Buchanan

Miriam Peskowitz

For every girl with an independent spirit and a nose for trouble, here is the no-boys-allowed guide to adventure.

First Edition Hardcover 

280 pages of adventures.

Excellent condition except inscription inside front cover and small tear on back cover from price tag.

The Daring Book for Girlsis the manual for everything that girls need to know—and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Whether it's female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking, this book has it all. But it's not just a guide to giggling at sleepovers—although that's included, of course! Whether readers consider themselves tomboys, girly-girls, or a little bit of both, this book is every girl's invitation to adventure.

The Daring Book for Girls

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Judith Martin

With the entire nation screaming for a return to civility, Miss Manners, the highest authority, takes matters into her own properly gloved hands and puts etiquette where it belongs on the public agenda. Miss Manners Rescues Civilization is a wise, witty and startling examination of how the breakdown of eti quette is contributing to the disintegration of our society.

Even the government finds itself battered by our national epidemic of rudeness, yet the very politicians who cry loudest for civility fail to understand the roots of the problem. Using a combination of essays and answers to her Gen- tle Readers' questions, Miss Manners examines society's ever-rising level of irritation, from the classroom to the caucus room. She shows the crucial role of etiquette in such contemporary issues as political correctness, multiculturalism, sexual harassment, educational failure and freedom of speech.

Miss Manners leads the charge toward a liv- able future rather than a return to the etiquette of past eras. But calling for civility without eti- quette is like asking for morality without law, she says. Idealists who mistakenly reject eti- quette as snobbish, repressive and dishonest fail to understand that manners form the philo- sophical basis for civilized life. As society's common language of behavior, manners have always functioned as the modest partner of morality to protect the dignity of everyone, especially society's less powerful members.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket

From Sexual Harassment, Frivolous Lawsuits, Dissings and Other Lapses in Civility

She shows the crucial role of etiquette in such contemporary issues as political correctness, multiculturalism, sexual harassment, educational failure and freedom of speech.

Miss Manners Rescues Civilization

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Yona Zeldis McDonough

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The New York Times Best-Selling Series
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Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia. Throughout her long life (she died at the age of ninety-two) and long after the Civil War brought an end to slavery, this amazing woman was proof of what just one person can do.

Who Was Harriet Tubman?

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Pete the Cat picture book series.
Scholastic book.
Good condition with no marks, normal wear.

Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie

Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park. Reading Level 1.9 Guided Reading Level K
Scholastic Paperback in good condition, normal yellowing of pages 

Aloha-ha-ha!

Junie B., First Grader

Barbara Park

Junie B. Jones series of children's chapter books.

"I'm the bestest winner in the world!"

It's Carnival Night, and Lucille has already won a box of fluffy cupcakes with sprinkles on them. But when Junie B. wins the Cake Walk, she chooses the bestest cake of all-the one wrapped in sparkly aluminum foil. How was she to know it was a lethal weapon?

Don't miss the other Junie B. Jones books.

"Park is truly a funny writer. Although Junie B. is a kindergartner, she's sure to make middle graders laugh out loud." -School Library Journal

In very good condition - slight wear on cover edges, name written on inside front cover.

Junie, a spunky, sometimes exasperating, kindergartener, looks forward to winning lots of prizes at the school carnival, but a fruit cake was not exactly what she had in mind.

Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake

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Rebecca Elliott

Illustrated early chapter book.
Appeals to 1st & 2nd graders.
Reading Level - Grade 2
Paperback book is in excellent condition with no marks or tears.

Baxter Is Missing - A Branches Book

Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! In book 6, a famous author is coming to Treetopolis! Eva and her classmates each have to write a story to share with the author. Eva's excited! But then something terrible happens: Her pet bat, Baxter, goes missing! Eva can't think of anything to write about -- except how much she misses Baxter! With help from her friends, Eva looks everywhere for Baxter. She even hangs up MISSING posters! Where could Baxter be? And will Eva finish her story in time for the author's visit?

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The World's Best Fairy Tales

Jack. London; Melvin Burgess

The Call of the Wild

Lucille Colandro

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