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We're blogging! Not here, but at Publishers Weekly in its children's bookselling blog, ShelfTalker. Josie and I will take turns sharing tidbits of bookselling humor, observations, book reviews, and literary treats of all kinds. Customers be warned: you might find yourselves making an appearance. : )
School Library Journal's Battle of the (Kids') Books is a competition (judged by literary luminaries) between sixteen of the very best books for young people published in 2008. The Flying Pig Bookstore is offering 30% off the contenders. See here for a full list of the books and their face-off dates. It's a great list of both fiction and nonfiction books for middle-grade- and high-school-aged kids. Come by the Flying Pig to enter your predictions for a chance to win a set of the top three titles!
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Mesmerizing, gritty. Think Outsiders for 2009
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Gritty, fast-paced, and brutally real, this debut novel takes an unflinching look at what binds friends together--and what can tear them apart.
ISBN: 0545097495
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We love this pig.
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From the creators of "Little Pea" and "Little Hoot" comes a tidy tale of a decidedly different pig--one who wants to be clean. Readers who hate to clean up will love this humorous twist on a universal dilemma. Full color.
ISBN: 0811866556
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Breathtaking and powerful
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A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make, and the ultimate choice one teenage girl commands, this emotionally arresting novel is sure to captivate readers.
ISBN: 9780525421030
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Readers, avoid this new Lemony Snicket mystery!
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A murder has been committed in the symphony hall, and the culprit is lurking in the orchestra. A Peter and the Wolf for the 21st century, this book comes with a CD featuring narration by Lemony Snicket and original music performed by the San Francisco Symphony.
ISBN: 0061236276
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Gooney Bird does poetry
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The fourth hilarious title in Lowry's popular Gooney Bird series. Mrs. Pidgeon is teaching her class about poetry. Who knew there could be so many different ways to write a poem? Haikus, couplets, limericks--Gooney Bird Greene and the rest of the class soon find that writing good poetry takes a lot of hard work and creative thinking. Illustrations.
ISBN: 0547119674
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Wild adventure in the Florida Keys, by Vermonter Jim Arnosky
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A long way from home, Sandy and Jack Casperin escape their abusive father and disappear into Crocodile Swamp, a remote wilderness in the Florida Keys. With nothing but their wits and limited supplies, the boys must learn to fend for themselves as they survive surrounded by snakes, massive crocodiles and a territorial hammerhead shark. But it is only with the help of newfound friendsaa local girl their age, and an old sailor (who might be a real pirate!)a that they can truly escape from their tragic past and make a new life for themselves.
ISBN: 0399250689
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