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  • The Incredible Journey

    Sheila Burnford, Carl Burger

    Hardcover (Little, Brown, June 1, 1961)
    A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family.
  • The Pretty Committee Strikes Back

    Lisi Harrison

    Paperback (Little Brown, Aug. 16, 2006)
    A tragic haircut leaves Kristen looking manlier than a New York Jets linebacker. Will she be condemned to a season of trying to find cute hats when, as everyone knows, hats are so over? Meanwhile, Claire got everything she wants -- new camo Converse high-tops, bag and bags of gummies, and best of all, her first ever cell phone, from Massie. Although Claire's now an official member of the Clique, presents don't matter to her -- all she really wants is her first kiss from Cam, of course!
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  • The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

    Alexander McCall Smith

    Hardcover (Little, Brown, March 15, 2013)
    The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (14)
  • FAR LANDS, THE

    James Hall

    (Atlantic, Little Brown, July 6, 1950)
    Dust jacket is slightly chipped at the edges.
  • To the Land of Long Lost Friends

    Alexander McCall Smith

    Hardcover (Little, Brown, Sept. 5, 2019)
    The latest instalment from the beloved THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY series . . . TO THE LAND OF LONG LOST FRIENDS As Botswana waits for rain to nourish the land, Precious Ramotswe's thoughts turn to love and friendship as vital nourishment for the soul. Times are changing, she realises. These days, more and more women are not content just to be a man's wife. The men, however, are suspicious of the notion of vegetarianism, let alone gender equality . . .At a local wedding Mme Ramotswe bumps into a long-lost friend, Calviniah, who confesses that her only daughter Nametso has inexplicably turned away from her. Not only that, an old acquaintance has simultaneously lost all her money and found solace in a charismatic ex-mechanic turned reverend, who seems to have cast a spell over several ladies in the region. With little work on at the agency, Precious and her colleague Mme Makutsi see no harm in investigating these curious situations. Meanwhile, part-time detective Charlie is anxious. He has few prospects and little money, so how can he convince his beloved Queenie-Queenie's father to approve of their marriage?As Precious and Mme Makutsi dig deeper into the stories of Nametso and the mysterious reverend, Precious once again ponders the human condition. She chooses to believe in goodness, that if our hearts are open, true equality can be found with one another. But in this world can that assumption be justified? It will take all her ingenuity and great moral sense to get to the heart of the matter.
  • Minnie Saves the Day : The Adventures of Minnie

    Melodye Benson Rosales

    Hardcover (Little, Brown, April 1, 2001)
    Hester Merriweather's grandmother gives her a handmade rag doll that proves to be very special indeed, in the first book of a series which includes historical background on Chicago's African-American community during the 1930s. 50,000 first printing.
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  • The Book of Think: Or How to Solve a Problem Twice Your Size

    Marilyn Burns

    Paperback (Little, Brown, Oct. 30, 1976)
    Brain-teasers, riddles, and projects help the young reader discover new ways of thinking about problems of logic and communication
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  • And Then There Was One: The Mysteries of Extinction

    Sierra Club Books, Margery Facklam

    Paperback (Little, Brown, Sept. 1, 1993)
    Examines the many reasons for the extinction and near-extinction of animal species. Discusses how some near-extinctions have been reversed through special breeding programs and legislation to save endangered species.
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  • The Lake House

    James Patterson

    Hardcover (Little, Brown, June 9, 2003)
    The six children have escaped horrifying government experiments, a childhood in captivity, and a frightening brush with death. Living out in the world for the first time, they yearn to be reunited with Kit and Frannie, the couple who saved their lives. And Max, the leader of the flock, is seized by an overpowering fear that the kids are about to face a danger greater than any they've ever known. All that the children want is to return to the one place they have ever felt truly protected-the waterfront cabin known as the Lake House.But in order to get there, they must thwart the sinister plans of a survivor from their worst nightmare-plans that not only keep Kit, Frannie, and the children in constant peril, but threaten the future of human existence. And it's a battle they must be willing to pay any price to win.
  • Invasion of the Boy Snatchers

    Lisi Harrison

    Paperback (Little, Brown, Oct. 5, 2005)
    Massie is less than thrilled when Claire's forced to move into Massie's bedroom, but Claire isn't the only person edging in on Massie's territory -- Alicia's hot Spanish cousin Nina arrives from Spain and starts flirting with all the Briarwood boys, including Massie's crush! Will Nina make every boy in Westchester fall in love with her? or will Massie toss her out faster than last season's Sevens jeans. . . ?
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  • Heart of Glass

    Zoey Dean

    Paperback (Little, Brown, April 1, 2007)
    The New York Times bestselling series about the scandalous lives of rich and famous teens in Beverly Hills, California. <BR /><BR />High school is officially over and that means one thing for the A-List: time to party! But the celebration is cut short when unlikely pair Anna and Cammie find themselves in an even more unlikely situation--caught trespassing on a celeb's beach estate--and are forced to don steel handcuffs along with their Tiffany tennis bracelets. Luckily, the girls are spared a summer stuck in tacky orange jumpsuits when their hotshot lawyer lands them a cushy community service gig: helping plan a fabulous charity fashion show! But while it may seem like a plush job, Anna and Cammie are in for a challenge. Can the girls handle the pressure of the vicious fashion world? Or will they fall to pieces faster than a cheap Louis Vuitton knockoff?<BR />
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  • The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

    Holly Black

    Hardcover (Little, Brown, Aug. 16, 2013)
    Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave.One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.
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