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TOP 5 BESTSELLERS
Who
Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer Johnson: An amazing way to deal
with change in your work and in your life.
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Summer
Sisters by Judy Blume: Story of
friendship that blossoms between unlikely friends as they grow into
young women.
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The Watsons Go
to Birmingham--1963 By Christopher Curtis: Comical,
historical book touches on present-day issues. |
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The
Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver: Kingsolver has done
a brilliant job of capturing part of the complicated story of Africa, with
all its beauty and its pain.
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Weetzie
Bat
by Francesca Lia Block: This
story follows the wild adventures of Weetzie Bat and her Los Angeles
punk friends.
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Bud, Not Buddy
(Newbery Book) By Christopher Paul Curtis: A
humorous, heartwarming story of a determined ten year-old
searching for his father. |
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The
Dark Side of the Light Chasers : Reclaiming Your Power, Creativity,
Brilliance, and Dreams by Debbie
Ford: Rather than reject the seemingly undesirable parts of ourselves,
Ford offers advice on how to confront our shadows |
Chicken
Soup for the Teenage Soul
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Kimberly Kirberger:
gGves more love, support and inspiration for the series' loyal teen
readers.
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Insects:
Creepy Crawly Corner Big Book of Bugs by Theresa Greenaway,
Bug Faces by Darlyne A. Murawski, StinkBugs, Stick Insects, and Stag Beetles by Sally
Kneidel, |
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Talking
Dirty With the Queen of Clean by
Linda C. Cobb: Her techniques are easy to
accomplish and the results are fast.
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Op-Center:
Mirror Image by Tom Clancy: Clancy at his best. |
Maniac Magee
By Jerry Spinelli: An orphan makes friends
with all kinds of people.
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Memoirs
of a Geisha
by Arthur S.
Golden:This book is extraordinary,
combining highly literary style with unusual subject matter, the world of
the geisha.
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2001:
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke: Classic sci-fi novel that changed the way
we looked at the stars and ourselves.
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Lily's
Crossing By Patricia R. Giff: Lily's in
upheaval during the summer of 1944 when her best friend moves
away, and her father has gone overseas.
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Boone's
Lick by Larry McMurtry: Account of a
woman's post-Civil war trek to find her husband. |
Flight
#116 is Down
by Caroline B. Cooney: Story
about the crash of a 747 focuses the young reporter and EMT.
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Holes
By Louis Sachar: Adventures of Stanley Yelnats deals with
the gypsy curse cast upon his great grandfather. |
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If
I Could by Donna Hill: Journalist Regina Everette fights burnout from
covering too many crime stories.
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The
Lost World
by Michael Crichton: Sequel to the author's
novel Jurassic Park.
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Frindle
By Andrew Clements:Nick Allen loves nothing more than out-foxing
his teacher, Mrs. Granger.
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Licks
of Love by John Updike: Fond reconsiderations of youth. |
Brave
New World
by Aldous Huxley: Classic satire where genetic and social
control breeds out creativity and passion. |
Ella Enchanted
By Gail C. Levine: Cinderella-type story.
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For
Rabbit, With Love and Squalor by Anne Roiphe : This story
continues with the adventures of hero Harry.
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Tomorrow,
When the War Began
by John Marsden: Australian teenager and her friends stick
together after returning from a camping trip to find their homes burned
and their families imprisoned. |
Walk Two Moons
By Sharon Creech: A native American girl is on a quest to find
her mother.
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