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1	Good Earth more books like this by Pearl S Buck Pearl Buck (1892-1973) wrote THE GOOD EARTH in three months, based on her observations of Chinese life and culture while she lived in China as the daughter of American missionaries. In the novel, Buck tells the story of a simple, traditional small-farmer, Wang Lung, whose highest priority is the land he farms himself with his wife, O-lan. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Giver more books like this by Lois Lowry Set in a completely controlled, soothingly pleasant society, THE GIVER takes readers into a world free of such things as conflict, hate, and disappointment. At age 12 all residents are given their Assignment, or their adult role in the community--some are Nurturers who care for the young children, others are Laborers, still others are Doctors, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Wrinkle in Time more books like this by Madeleine L'Engle (Introduction by) A classic battle of good versus evil as well as a reflection on the value of being true to oneself and the power of love and faith, A WRINKLE IN TIME is the first book in the Time Quartet series. Meg Murry, the daughter of two brilliant scientists, is a socially awkward 12-year-old who has trouble fitting in at school. Her closest friend is her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Holes more books like this by Louis Sachar Following a miscarriage of justice, the ever-unlucky Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to imprisonment at a boys' juvenile detention center known as Camp Green Lake. There's just one thing about Camp Green Lake--there's no lake, just a dried-up lake bed in which, every day, each boy must dig a hole five feet deep and five feet across. The sadistic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Ender's Game more books like this by Orson Scott Card Ender Wiggins was only six when he was sent for special training because of his unique talents, and he may be humanity's only hope in a war against aliens. Winner of the 1986 Hugo and the 1985 Nebula Awards. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Where the Wild Things Are more books like this by Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE was one of the first children's books to depict the sometimes subversive inner mind of a child. A seemingly straightforward tale about monsters, the story allows readers to deal with their fears of the unknown. Wearing a wolf suit and acting like a wild child, a boy named Max gets so out of control that his mother sends ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Hatchet more books like this by Gary Paulsen Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson was devastated when his parents divorced and his father took a job working in the far off oil fields of Canada. Traveling to visit his dad for the first time since the divorce, Brian survives a plane crash that kills the airplane's pilot--the only other person aboard the small aircraft. Stranded in the wilderness, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.10! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Interpreter of Maladies more books like this by Jhumpa Lahiri Most of the short stories in this debut volume are about marriage in one form or another. A New York Times Notable Book in 1999, this book also won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.82! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	From the mixed-up files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler more books like this by E. L. Konigsburg A New York Times Bestselling Author Winner of the 1968 Newbery Award For thirty-five years E. L. Konigsburg's story about Claudia, the girl who ran away from home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has entranced readers of all ages. This special anniversary edition contains a new afterword from the author, along with a few extra surprises to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Maniac Magee more books like this by Jerry Spinelli After his parents are killed in an accident, Jeffrey Lionel Magee is forced to live with his aunt and uncle--a situation he eventually finds so unbearable that he runs away. Initially, Jeffrey leads an itinerant life, finding food and shelter where he can, but his circumstances change forever when he makes his way to Two Mills--a small, racially ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy more books like this by Wilson Rawls This classic tells of a ten-year-old boy in the Ozarks during the depression who desperately wants and works for a pair of coon dogs. He finally saves enough to get them, and Old Dan and Little Ann become his inseparable companions in this fine novel of courage, hard work, and ultimate heartbreak. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Education of Little Tree more books like this by F Carter The best-selling 1976 memoir of life growing up as an orphan on a Cherokee reservation in backwoods Tennessee during the Great Depression. Later made into a movie, the story was eventually revealed to be a hoax in one of the most celebrated literary scandals of modern times. Forrest Carter was in fact the pseudonym of Asa Carter, a white ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.35! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Color Purple more books like this by Alice Walker Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Bridge to Terabithia more books like this by Katherine Paterson In this classic novel, the friendship between young Jess and Leslie grows as they meet in Terabithia--their secret hiding place--and only ends with the tragic death of one of them. Set in contemporary rural America, "the story is one of remarkable richness and depth, beautifully written".--The Horn Book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Frindle more books like this by Andrew Clements Imaginative Nicholas Allen stops using the word pen and instead calls that writing instrument a frindle. With Nicholas's encouragement, his friends also begin calling pens frindles. Soon, Nicholas's word is being used all over town much to the disgust of his teacher, Mrs. Granger. Illustrated with b&w drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	All the Pretty Horses more books like this by Cormac McCarthy The first volume in McCarthy's Border Trilogy, ALL THE PRETTY HORSES begins with the death of John Grady Cole's grandfather. John Grady, age 16, has lived with his grandfather for much of his life, and when the old man dies and the family home--a ranch in Texas--is sold, John Grady and his old friend Lacey Rawlins take off for Mexico, looking for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Shipping News more books like this by E Annie Proulx In this lively dark comedy, a hapless man named Quoyle is grief-stricken after his no-good wife dies in a car crash. He packs up his dog, his children, and an ancient aunt and returns to the old family home in the town of Killick-Claw, on the coast of Newfoundland, where he gets a job with the local newspaper covering the shipping news. Gradually, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Hoot more books like this by Carl Hiaasen From the bestselling mystery novelist comes this story for younger readers. New to Florida, Roy is on the school bus when he spots the running boy--running away from the bus, carrying no books or wearing no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy's trail, which leads him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, and a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Ellen Foster more books like this by Kaye Gibbons (Read by) An 11-year-old girl narrates this award-winning first novel. Ellen witnesses her beloved mother's suicide and is forced to live with her alcoholic father. Unable to stand his behavior, she runs away to live with her art teacher. A painful story of a young girl's search for identity and love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Streetcar Named Desire more books like this by Tennessee Williams Blanche DuBois, a fading Southern belle, arrives to see her sister Stella in New Orleans. An alcoholic, clinging to the Southern tradition, she criticizes Stella for losing the family home to marry the rugged and crude Stanley Kowalski. Blanche lives in her own grieving, half-mad fantasy world; this ires Stanley, who ruins her relationship with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	My Side of the Mountain more books like this by Jean Craighead George Tired of living in a cramped New York City apartment, teenaged Sam Gribley takes an ax, a penknife, a ball of cord, $40, and pieces of steel and flint with him to the Catskill Mountains where he attempts to live off the land. In order to survive in the wilderness, Sam must depend not only on his knowledge of nature but also on his own ingenuity ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Because of Winn-Dixie more books like this by Kate DiCamillo Abandoned by her mother when she was just three years old, 10-year-old India Opal has been raised primarily by her father, a Baptist preacher. When he relocates the family to a small Florida town, Opal has trouble adjusting, until the day her father sends her to the store to pick up a few necessities--and she comes back with a dog. Inspired by her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Make Way for Ducklings more books like this by Robert McCloskey MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS combines a perfectly told tale with lovely illustrations to tell the story of how a family of ducks found a home in Boston's Public Garden. After hatching and raising their chicks along the Charles River, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard decide it's finally time to bring their new family to their real home--on the island in the middle ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Neuromancer more books like this by William Gibson William Gibson's groundbreaking debut became an instant classic, sweeping for the first time all of science fiction's major awards (the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Philip K. Dick), coining the term "cyberspace," and effectively launching the cyberpunk subgenre in the mid-'80s. Having grown out of a subculture disillusioned with technology's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason more books like this by Sam Harris Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. see all copies from $2.45! new only from $7.72! \| first editions \| SVS

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