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You might not see Mel as often, she works in the back checking in all of the books, but if you like mysteries and horror and books for 3rd-6th graders, you'll like her reviews...

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The Unwanteds (Hardcover)

By Lisa McMann
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781442407688
Availability: Readily available. If this title is not currently in-stock in the store, it is available to ship from the warehouse.
Published: Aladdin, 8/2011
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Every year in the city of Quill, all 13-year-olds await their fate on Purge Day. Identical twins Alex and Aaron Stow are among the group this year hoping to become Wanteds, but, unfortunately, Alex is marked as an Unwanted and will be eliminated - all because he was caught drawing in the dirt. As Alex heads to his fate with the rest of the Unwanteds, he soon sees that it is not death like they all first thought, but a place to be creative and learn. There is only one rule in this new place: you can never go back or tell anyone. Alex can't help but want to get his brother Aaron here with him and save him from his plain life in Quill. Alex soon has to face the facts about his brother and take the consequences for his own actions. 

This is an action packed adventure for intermediate readers that will have you wishing for more.

White Girl Problems (Paperback)

By Babe Walker
$13.99
ISBN-13: 9781401324544
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Published: Hyperion Books, 1/2012
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Socialite Babe Walker lands herself in rehab because she spent $246,893.50 at Barney's – all in one afternoon.  While in rehab, she decides to write a memoir. This book is laugh-out-loud funny at times, but is also like watching a train wreck – you just can’t stop. Babe has a Narcissistic personality, with, perhaps, a slight split personality problem, and severe addiction to smoothies. Babe has been in therapy since she was very young, and one day when her therapist falls asleep, instead of waking her up, Babe draws on her forehead, steals her file and promptly throws a temper tantrum (oh, and she is an adult at this time). You get to follow Babe through her mood swings and tantrums as she tries to figure out what to do with her life, which most of the time does not work out.

Angel of the Battlefield #1 (Paperback)

By Ann Hood, Scott Altmann
$6.99
ISBN-13: 9780448454672
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Published: Grosset & Dunlap, 10/2011
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This is the first in a new series of books for intermediate readers. 

12-year-old twins Maisie and Felix move to a new home, Elm Medona, with their mother after their parents announce they are getting a divorce. Elm Medona is a historic 70 room mansion once owned by a distant relative, but now owned by the preservation society. While they are allowed to live in the servant’s quarters in the attic, they are forbidden to enter the mansion’s main rooms. When Maisie and Felix sneak into the mansion late at night, they enter the Treasure Chest room and are whisked from present-day Rhode Island to 1836 Massachusetts with no way of knowing why they are there or how to get home. They set out on a fun, magical adventure to get home.

The Chalk Girl (Hardcover)

By Carol O'Connell
$25.95
ISBN-13: 9780399157745
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Published: Putnam Adult, 1/2012
When a little girl named Coco is found in the park, covered in blood, detective Kathy Mallory and detective Sergeant Riker are on the case. Coco is no ordinary child; she does not see the world the way most would. She does not know her real name or where her home is, and she cannot even manage to do the simplest of tasks, like tying her shoes. When detective Mallory figures out Coco's strange story-telling, everything starts to fall into place. The detectives soon find bodies tied up in sacks hanging from trees in the park. As the bodies pile up, the truth of a long-forgotten crime unfolds, and one person will make the people responsible pay for their misdeeds.

Legend (Hardcover)

By Marie Lu
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780399256752
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Published: Putnam Juvenile, 11/2011
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This is a fantastically well-written story of 15-year-old Day, who lives in a futuristic time where the world he knows is at war and the plague is everywhere. To The Republic, Day is considered their most wanted criminal. June, a young Republic soldier who's brother was killed, is sent on her first mission: to find Day and bring him in. As June and Day get to know each other, June sees the truth about the Republic and learns how everything she was raised to believe is a lie. June must decide to continue living a lie or help save the boy she was sent to capture.

 

I loved this story! Once I started reading, I just could not put it down.

A Stolen Life: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Jaycee Dugard
$24.99
ISBN-13: 9781451629187
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Published: Simon & Schuster, 7/2011
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In A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard tells her story of the 18 years she spent with her kidnapper and his wife. In her tell-all book, she relives the horrible first days, which turned into weeks and even years, starting on June 10, 1991 when she was just 11. Jaycee reflects on what she was thinking when her life was in the hands of a drug addicted man. She shares how when her daughters were born she was afraid she would have no one to turn to if she left, so she stayed. Jaycee also tells us how she has coped with life since her freedom and what it’s like raising her daughters today.

Kill Switch (Hardcover)

By Neal Baer, Jonatha Greene
$25.00
ISBN-13: 9780758266866
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Published: Kensington Books, 12/2011
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Claire Waters, a forensic psychiatrist who is haunted by a terrible incident from childhood, is asked to participate in a program to help criminals when they are up for parole from Rikers Island in New York City. Claire's first case is Todd Quimby, a deranged maniac who has an abusive, dysfunctional past. Once Quimby is released from prison, women who bear a striking resemblance to his father’s mistress start turning up dead. Claire realizes too late that she has set loose a killer and now she must stop him before he kills her, too.

This book is from the writers of Law & Order SVU, The Gifted Man and ER.

The Jolly Christmas Postman (Hardcover)

By Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780316127158
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Published: LB Kids, 9/2001
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This is a cute story that follows the postman on his route to deliver letters to The Three Bears, The Big Bad Wolf, Red Riding Hood and many more of your favorite fairytale characters. On the back of each page, there is an envelope with the letters, cards and books enclosed. This is a great little Christmas story and it is very fun to read the letters that the postman is delivering.

Northwest Angle (Hardcover)

By William Kent Krueger
$24.99
ISBN-13: 9781439153956
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Published: Atria Books, 8/2011
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On vacation in the remote Lake of the Woods, Cork and his daughter Jenny become separated from the rest of their family by a violent storm. Amid the wreckage on one of the many islands in Lake of the Woods, Jenny finds herself in real danger when she stumbles upon a trapper’s cabin. When she checks out the cabin, she finds a young dead girl who was very obviously not killed by the storm. Following whimpering sounds, she finds a baby boy hidden in a hole in the ground. When night falls, the real danger reveals itself when a man comes hunting for the infant. Cork knows that to keep his family and the baby safe he needs to find out the truth about who killed the child’s mother.

Ravenwood (Hardcover)

By Andrew Fusek Peters
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780545305501
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Published: The Chicken House, 8/2011
Ark, a young sewer worker, stumbles upon a plot to kill the king and take over the city of Arborium. The city of Arborium is built among giant trees where huge ravens swoop out of the sky and pluck people from the branchway if they smell their blood. Ark and a fellow sewage worker, Mucum, set out on a quest to help save their beloved city from the people of Maw, and a traitor in their own city. Along the way, Ark finds out about his own past and who his real parents are, all while he is being hunted down by the traitor, Councilor Grasp, and his bodyguards. Councilor Grasp is determined to keep their plans from being relayed to the king.

The Dark City #1 (Hardcover)

By Catherine Fisher
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780803736733
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Published: Dial, 5/2011
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The world of Anara is in danger of dying out. Galen Harn, a Relic Master, and his 16-year-old apprentice Raffi set off on a journey to save their world. In this place, Relic Masters are hunted down and tortured for information by a group called the Watch. The Watch has their own deadly plan to take over and rule the world without the interference of the Makers. As Galen and Raffi travel through Anara, they meet some new friends along the way, including a creature who looks like a giant cat called a Sekoi named Carys, a Watch spy sent to find Galen Harn and bring him in for questioning.

This is the first in a series of four books. It’s a wonderfully written story for young readers. This book is full of adventure, strange new places and magic. In each of the four books there is a piece of the map for the world of Anara; when you have all four books, the whole world is laid out in front of you.

Ghost Hunt: Chilling Tales of the Unknown (Hardcover)

By Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, Cameron Dokey
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780316099592
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 9/2010
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This book is a collection of short stories from the SYFY network’s hit show Ghost Hunters, featuring Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. The stories are real cases that the TAPS team have investigated over the years. Through a companion website, readers can check out bonus materials from case files, including video, audio, and photo evidence. This is a great book for anyone who loves to hear or watch ghost stories.

Liesl & Po (Hardcover)

By Lauren Oliver, Kei Acedera
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780062014511
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Published: HarperCollins, 10/2011
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After the death of her father, Liesl’s stepmother locks her away in a tiny attic bedroom. She is all alone in the world until a ghost named Po and an animal named Bundle suddenly appear in her bedroom. Liesl and Po embark on a journey to spread her father’s ashes on the grave of her mother so he will finally be at rest. Along the way they meet a boy named William who was an Alchemist apprentice. Their adventure is full of narrow escapes, coincidences, dangerous villains and the most powerful magic in the world.

This is a good pick for readers in 6th – 8th grade.

Ready Player One (Hardcover)

By Ernest Cline
$24.00
ISBN-13: 9780307887436
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Published: Crown, 8/2011
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In the year 2044 most of civilization spends their time connected to a virtual world called Oasis, which holds tens of thousands of planets on which to live, play and fall in love. Oasis has become an escape from the real world, which is being destroyed mostly by neglect. Wade Watts, a teenager who spends as much time as possible in Oasis, joins the hunt for a hidden egg after the creator of Oasis dies and leaves his billions, and control of his company, to whoever can find the egg hidden inside his virtual world. This novel is full of 80s trivia and is a fast paced mystery. This is a great book for anyone who enjoys role-playing video games, fantasy, or just loves 80s trivia.