| 11. The Giver (Readers Circle) | |
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by: LOIS LOWRY Amazon.com's Price: $6.50 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Characters:Jonas, Lily, Jonas' Mom, Jonas' Dad,The Giver,Gabriel Setting and Time: The setting is in so-called a perfect world with many different points of view of life. The time is really whenever you want it to be but I think it is in the future. Review: After reading the book, "The Giver," written by Lois Lowry it changed my perspective towards life. Jonas, a 12-year-old boy, living in is what to be a Utopia has just been selected to become the next, "Receiver ... Read More  Read Reviews and Description
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| 12. Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-4) | |
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by: J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré List Price: $30.96 Amazon.com's Price: $21.05 You Save: $9.91 (32%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I worked at a bookstore. I resisted the Harry Potter series. "After all," I said to myself, "anything that splashes THIS big in popular culture cannot possibly be good." I was smugly pleased with myself, having been the only person I knew who had never read ANY of the "Harry Potter" books. Then book four, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was due to be released. The store I worked in was going to open at midnight of the day the book was to be released. I worked that night, and ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 13. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Oprah's Book Club) | |
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by: Carson McCullers List Price: $12.00 Amazon.com's Price: $7.20 You Save: $4.80 (40%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter is one of the best novels I've read in a while. I loved the way Carson McCullers develops the characters in this book. Loneliness and racial injustice are two timeless themes in this novel that McCullers presents so well. McCullers was a white woman writing about how black people were mistreated and felt oppressed in 1940. She was an author truly ahead of her time in that way. All the characters are so memorable in this book. Biff Brannon is a compassionate cafe owner. ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 14. Harry Potter Schoolbooks Box Set: Two Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry | |
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by: J. K. Rowling List Price: $12.95 Amazon.com's Price: $10.36 You Save: $2.59 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Although the wait for 2002 and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is going to be a hard one for a lot of people, these two brief but fun books should fill the gap admirably as well as supporting a great cause. Released for the first time (well, to the general Muggle public), here's two of Harry Potter's schoolbooks, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Quidditch Through the Ages." Slim and quick reads, these books nevertheless are a great deal of fun. "Quidditch" provides us with a brief ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 15. Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) | |
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by: Christopher Paolini List Price: $18.95 Amazon.com's Price: $13.26 You Save: $5.69 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Elves, dwarves, dragons, evil Urgals and terrifying shades, love, revenge, and adventure all wrapped up into one intricate tale of enchantment that leaves the reader breathless and wishing for more--this is Eragon, by Christopher Paolini. Right away I was pulled in by the professional and artistic cover, the giant blue eye of the dragon Sapphira drawn by the author himself, and when I opened the book, I was not in the least disappointed. Once you pick this book up, you can't put it down. Immmediately you are swept ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 16. Too Big for Diapers (Too Big Board Books) | |
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by: John E. Barrett, Random House, Jim Henson Amazon.com's Price: $3.99 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description My son was showing some of the signs that he might be ready for his own potty, so I bought this book to introduce the basics. I was really impressed. It explains how babies wear diapers, but when they grow up, they use a potty. It also illustrates important points like not using too much toilet paper and washing your hands afterwards. It's a simple story, so it doesn't go into a lot of detail. There's no discussion of "poo-poo" or "pee-pee." It just uses the generic term "having to go." But I don't think that's a bad thing. This ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 17. The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set | |
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by: C. S. Lewis, Cliff Nielsen List Price: $41.93 Amazon.com's Price: $28.51 You Save: $13.42 (32%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Clives Staples Lewis has created a mythical world which absolutely captures the human mind. The Chronicles of Narnia contain exciting plots, which all converge upon each other at the finally of the series: The Last Battle. Through out the books weaves the morals and beliefs of Christianity. These books do a wonder job of telling the story of the Bible, from the instantaneous creation of the world to the death of Aslan (Jesus). The way God cares about every one and desires us to enjoy life through Him, to the last battle and final ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 18. Toes, Ears, & Nose! : A Lift-the-Flap Book | |
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by: Marion Dane Bauer Amazon.com's Price: $5.99 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description My ten month old loves his Karen Katz books (we have four of them). He loves to lift the flaps as we go, but sometimes he gets excited and tears them right off -- the flaps are paper thin in this book. It seems like we're always repairing them. But that's the only downside...the illustrations are colorful and we always touch his nose when we get to the nose page and his ears, etc and he giggles. They're very cute books. I just wish they were sturdier. Read Reviews and Description
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| 19. Oh, the Places You'll Go! | |
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by: Dr. Seuss List Price: $17.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.90 You Save: $5.10 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Dr. Seuss is considered to be one of America's best "children's" authors. However, I don't think the good doctor ever intended to write solely for children. Some of his books were clearly written for youngsters, but most of them, I believe, were written for everyone. Nowhere is this more apparent than in OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! The book is often given as a gift to students as they graduate. But the messages the book contains aren't just for the transitional times of our lives. They are things to remember wherever we go, and ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 20. A Wrinkle In Time | |
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by: MADELEINE L'ENGLE Amazon.com's Price: $6.50 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Madeline L'Engle has done a wonderful job of creating this fun and imaginative book about the mystery of the "Dark Thing." Meg and Charles Wallace Murry's scientist father has been missing for a few years now. No one knows where he is until three strangers "tesser" Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin to distant planets in order to find him. They finally arrive on Camazotz, the planet on which Mr. Murry is imprisoned. Even with some aliens' help, can the four battle the Dark Thing in order to get back to Earth before it is too late? Read More Read Reviews and Description
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