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 | Wolf Brother Product# 460546535 Selling for $6.99 "When evil strikes the land six thousand years ago, twelve-year-old Tourak and his faithful wolf-cub are forced into a perilous journey to take on the destructive force and, with the help and guidance of strange characters along the way, find a way to change the horrific outcome the world seemed destined to endure. Reprint." |
 | Gone-Away Lake Product# 460680044 Selling for $6 Portia and her cousin Julian discover adventure in a hidden colony of forgotten summer houses on the shores of a swampy lake. |
 | The Odyssey Of Ben O'Neal Product# 460680076 Selling for $5.95 "The further adventures of Ben and Teetoncey as they take to the sea--he, to find his brother, and she to escape a forced return to England." |
 | Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber Product# 460680079 Selling for $17 "In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer." |
 | Skates Product# 460680105 Selling for $4.95 "Even with his new in-line skates Tiger is a terrible skater, but Kipper is good and, with a little practice, so is Pig." |
 | Escape from the Big Muddy Product# 460680386 Selling for $3.95 "Eric Wilson has done it again -- he's written a turbo-charged adventure mystery that will more than satisfy his legions of young fans. In this, the nineteenth Tom and Liz Austen mystery, Liz Austen is plunged into a deadly world of biker gangs, kidnapping and International smuggling. And imagine: it all starts in rural Saskatchewan." |
 | Tree Castle Island Product# 460680863 Selling for $5.99 "Fourteen-year-old Jack sets out in a handmade canoe for the legendary Okefenokee Swamp. But after several idyllic days of exploring, he's hit with some bad luck. He can't find his way home, and he runs into a hungry alligator who takes a bite out of his canoe. When he pulls up to a remote island, he finds another surprise: a mystery that will reach far into his own past . . . and force him to question the world he's left behind." |
 | Castaways: Stories of Survival Product# 460680926 Selling for $16.89 "How can a castaway survive on a tiny island that's nothing but sand -- no fresh water, no vegetation, no animals, just sand? How can another manage to face down a crocodile, a shark, and the bizarre beasts that roam his stange deserted island and prey on his imagination? And what can a third do when he finds himself adrift one hundred miles from land, surrounded by ocean and sky -- and ghosts? Here are six unforgettable tales of people who are set upon by raging weather, swooping seas, hunger, thirst, wild animals, overwhelming loneliness, and, harshest of all, thier own inner demons. Based on historical accounts and legends and seasoned with Gerald Hausmann's own experiences as a Sea Scout and long-distance swimmer, these exciting stories are fired with desperation, chilled with haunting breezes . . . and warmed by the sweet peace of survival." |
 | Julie of the Wolves Product# 460681045 Selling for $16.89 This Newbery Medal winner recounts the thrilling adventure of a 13-year-old Eskimo girl who is protected by wolves while lost on the tundra. |
 | Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons Product# 460681154 Selling for $15.89 "Thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, a princess of the Amazons, fights to save her people from destruction when her mother the Queen refuses to sacrifice her second-born male child." |
 | Wilderness Days Product# 460681170 Selling for $18.89 "'Remember -- you make your own luck.' Abandoned in Washington Territory by her faithless fiance, Jane Peck prepares to return home to Philadelphia -- only to learn that the life sheonce knew is no more. Lost and alone, Jane must make a new home for herself as the only pioneer woman in the primitive settlement of Shoalwater Bay. Armed with little more than her finishing-school education, Jane is left to survive everything from the disagreeable habits of her unkempt landlord to the infuriating flawlessness of Shoalwater's latest arrival, Mrs. Frink. All this, as well as a blossoming romance and a perilous manhunt, awaits Jane as she matches wits with the wilderness. The second book of the Boston Jane trilogy, this remarkable, suspense-filled adventure pits Jane Peck against some of her deepest fears in the wild, uncharted frontiers of friendship, love, and the Pacific Northwest." |
 | Jackie's Wild Seattle Product# 460681304 Selling for $16.89 "How do you rescue a wild coyote trapped in an elevator in a downtown Seattle office building? How do you save an injured baby seal at the bottom of a cliff with the tide coming in? Fourteen-year-old Shannon Young, visiting from New Jersey, is about to find out. Shannon's parents, both doctors, are working in refugee camps overseas while she and her little brother, Cody, are spending the summer in Seattle with their mysterious uncle Neal. To their surprise, Uncle Neal drives an ambulance for Jackie's Wild Seattle, an animal rescue center. Shannon and Cody join their uncle and his partner, a border collie, for nine weeks of breathless, sometimes reckless, often hilarious adventure chasing after whatever wild critters need help. When Uncle Neal is injured by a red-tailed hawk, Shannnon summons her courage and becomes the one who rescues the animals. Jackie, who runs the center, believes in the 'circle of healing,' and in Shannon's circle everyone is in need of healing. Traumatized by the events of September 11, Cody is sure disaster is about to strike. Shannon" |
 | James and the Giant Peach Product# 460681407 Selling for $18 "When James Henry Trotter accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Then James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit, and when he crawls inside, he meets a bunch of marvelous oversized friends -- Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Miss Spider, and more. After years of feeling like an outsider in the house of his despicable Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, James has finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the exciting adventure begins!" |
 | The Anybodies Product# 460681475 Selling for $6.99 "After learning that she is not the biological daughter of boring Mr. and Mrs. Drudger, Fern embarks on magical adventures with her real father and finally finds 'a place that feels like home.' Reprint." |
 | Abarat Days of Magic, Nights of War Product# 460681669 Selling for $7.99 "In this second addition to the Arabat series, Candy Quackenbush, with the help of the forces of Day, must use all their special powers to stop Christopher Carrion and the Army of Night's devious plot to conquer her beloved islands. Reissue." |
 | Kingdom of the Golden Dragon Product# 460681673 Selling for $29.95 "Escorted by his bold grandmother, reporter Kate Cold, Alexander and his friend, Nadia, enter a magical realm in the Himalayas in search for the Golden Dragon, but the task isn't simple and soon the explorers must seek help from the animal spirits to safely guide them through what lies ahead. Simultaneous." |
 | Abarat: Days of Magic Nights of War Product# 460681782 Selling for $39.95 "Candy Quackenbush's adventures in the Abarat continue as she makes a startling realization as to who she is, and the forces of Night begin plans for war." |
 | The Giant Rat Of Sumatra or Pirates Galore Product# 460681822 Selling for $16.89 "Shipwreck, a twelve-year-old cabin boy on a pirate ship, finds himself in San Diego, California, in 1846 as war breaks out between the United States and Mexico." |
 | The Brink of Ex-stink-tion Product# 460681872 Selling for $3.99 "Secret agent and kid race car driver Otto Pillip heads to Maasailand in Africa with his aunts to stop a skunky villain from spreading his evil stink juice throughout the land. Includes words spelled backwards, anagrams, and palindromes." |
 | The Return of Meteor Boy? Product# 460681929 Selling for $17.89 "Determined to uncover the truth about whether or not Meteor Boy died on his perilous mission 25-years ago, Ordinary Boy leaves Superopolis to begin a dangerous mission of his own in order to get to the bottom of this great mystery once and for all." |
 | Alfred Digs Product# 460681971 Selling for $17.89 "Alfred the aardvark lives with his mother on the 'A' page of the dictionary, and when his pet ant, Itty Bitty, slips out of the ant farm to visit the zoo, Alfred goes after him, digging all the way down to 'Z.'" |
 | Fly by Night Product# 460682115 Selling for $17.89 "Mosca Mye and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man, Eponymous Clent." |
 | Day With Wilbur Robinson Product# 460682149 Selling for $17.89 "While spending the day in the Robinson household, Wilbur's best friend joins in the search for Grandfather Robinson's missing false teeth and meets one wacky relative after another." |
 | Talking Earth Product# 460682693 Selling for $5.99 'Billie Wind is disciplined for doubting the beliefs of her Seminole tribe. She chooses her punishment--to journey into the Florida Everglades until she hears the animal gods who talk. . . . The conservation message grows naturally out of the excitement of the survival adventure story.'--'The New York Times.' |
 | Ascension Product# 460682722 Selling for $4.99 "A young mermaid of the Bluefin clan, sixteen-year-old Nia hopes to become an Avatar, responsible for the protection of Atlantis, unaware that a prophecy foretells the destruction of the city should she be selected." |
 | Harold and the Purple Crayon Product# 460682753 Selling for $6.99 'An ingenious and original picture story in which a small boy out for a walk--happily with crayon in hand--draws himself some wonderful adventures. A little book that will be loved.'--'The Horn Book.' Full-color illustrations. |
 | Harold's ABC Product# 460682754 Selling for $6.99 "Taking along his purple crayon, Harold journeys from A to Z, each letter generating a picture from which the word becomes part of an uninterrupted story." |
 | Chang's Paper Pony Product# 460682809 Selling for $3.99 "In San Francisco during the 1850's gold rush, Chang, the son of Chinese immigrants, wants a pony but cannot afford one until his friend Big Pete finds a solution." |
 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Product# 460686577 Selling for $4.99 "Join Tom Sawyer's wild adventures along the banks of the Mississippi River. Tom and his best friend, Huck Finn, share exciting make-believe escapades as treasure hunters, swashbuckling pirates, and soldiers in battle. They also unwittingly become real-life witnesses to a terrible crime." |
 | Website of the Warped Wizard Product# 460686831 Selling for $4.99 "When Jessica's friend Matt suggests visiting a new Web site, she is hardly prepared for the twisted cyber world, a topsy-turvy Camelot, that she and Matt enter. Can they uncover the mastermind behind this medieval madness before their crusade is cut short? Illustrations." |
 | A Rose for Pinkerton Product# 460686887 Selling for $6.99 "Pinkerton, the Great Dane, intimidated by Rose, the kitten, who wants to be a Great Dane herself, goes to the International Pet Show for expert advice." |
| Gone-Away Lake Product# 460687267 Selling for $6 Portia and her cousin Julian discover adventure in a hidden colony of forgotten summer houses on the shores of a swampy lake. |
| The Odyssey Of Ben O'Neal Product# 460687353 Selling for $5.95 "The further adventures of Ben and Teetoncey as they take to the sea--he, to find his brother, and she to escape a forced return to England." |
| Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber Product# 460687357 Selling for $17 "In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer." |
 | Forest of the Pygmies Product# 460766318 Selling for $19.99 "Alexander Cold knows all too well his grandmother Kate is never far from an adventure. When International Geographic commissions her to write an article about the first elephant-led safaris in Africa, they head -- with Nadia Santos and the magazine's photography crew -- to the blazing, red plains of Kenya. Days into the tour, a Catholic missionary approaches their camp in search of his companions who have mysteriously disappeared. Kate, Alexander, Nadia, and their team, agreeing to aid the rescue, enlist the help of a local pilot to lead them to the swampy forests of Ngoubé . There they discover a clan of Pygmies who unveil a harsh and surprising world of corruption, slavery, and poaching. Alexander and Nadia, entrusting the magical strengths of Jaguar and Eagle, their totemic animal spirits, launch a spectacular and precarious struggle to restore freedom and return leadership to its rightful hands. The final installment of Isabel Allende's celebrated trilogy of the journeys of Jaguar and Eagle soars with radiant settings, spirits, beings -- and the transformation of an extraordinary friendship." |
 | The Hero Revealed Product# 460766325 Selling for $16.89 "Ordinary Boy, the only resident of Superopolis without a superpower, uncovers and foils a sinister plot to destroy the town." |
 | Young Zorro: The Iron Brand Product# 460766364 Selling for $15.99 "When men start disappearing from the pueblo of Los Angeles and cattle are missing from his father's rancho, young Diego de la Vega and his best friend, Bernardo, encounter an injustice so wicked that they must take action." |
| Football Genius Product# 460766494 Selling for $17.89 "Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players." |