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Product Description: A story of persecution and poetry, love and war set in 13th century Southern France. As crusaders sweep through the country, destroying all those who do not follow their religion, Bertrand risks his life to warn others of the invasion...read more

Hardcover:

9781599903675 | Bloomsbury USA, August 19, 2009, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A story of persecution and poetry, love and war set in 13th century Southern France.
9780747592518 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, August 3, 2009, cover price $19.05

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A fantasy adventure that is set in the real world. The story finds Archie with the ability to read people's minds, her brother, Fitz, can teleport through time, and both their parents are shape-shifters.

Paperback:

9781903015780 | Gardners Books, October 10, 2008, cover price $9.95
9780340626702 | Hodder & Stoughton, June 1, 1999, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A fantasy adventure that is set in the real world.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780754050629 | Unabridged edition (Chivers Audio Books, March 1, 1999), cover price $32.95 | About this edition: Emily feels that everything about her is boring, her name, her looks, her life.

Paperback:

9781903015766 | Gardners Books, October 1, 2008, cover price $11.50

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Seventeen-year-old Matt, painfully dyslexic and insecure, discovers that he can travel between worlds after being transported to Talia, where he joins Luciano and other Stravaganti in trying to prevent the di Chimici family's breakthrough into our world.

Hardcover:

9781599902029 | Bloomsbury USA, June 24, 2008, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Seventeen-year-old Matt, painfully dyslexic and insecure, discovers that he can travel between worlds after being transported to Talia, where he joins Luciano and other Stravaganti in trying to prevent the di Chimici family's breakthrough into our world.

Accompanied by Nana, Grace travels to Africa to visit her father, who left home when she was little, and learns that love can be without bounds even in divided families
By Caroline Binch (illustrator) and Mary Hoffman

Hardcover:

9780803717152 | Dial Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1995, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Accompanied by Nana, Grace travels to Africa to visit her father, who left home when she was little, and learns that love can be without bounds even in divided families

Paperback:

9780140556674 | Puffin, December 1, 2000, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Accompanied by Nana, Grace travels to Africa to visit her father, who left home when she was little, and learns that love can be without bounds even in divided families.

Prebinding:

9781435267800 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 9, 2008), cover price $15.99

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Product Description: Grace again takes center stage, this time in her very own chapter book, Starring Grace. School's out for the summer, and each day brings a new adventure for Grace and her friends. With Grace as their energetic and imaginative ringleader, they play circus and astronaut, practice their medical skills, invent a time machine, investigate a haunted house, and even find time to befriend an elderly neighbor and to wow the town in a musical!Featuring the engaging text of Mary Hoffman, as well as a vibrant full-color jacket and black-and-white illustrations by Caroline Binch, Starring Grace will delight her old fans--and gain her some new ones...read more
By Caroline Binch (illustrator) and Mary Hoffman

Hardcover:

9780803725591 | Phyllis Fogelman Books, May 1, 2000, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Grace and her friends have all sorts of adventures during their summer vacation--going to the circus, taking an imaginary safari, making friends with an elderly neighbor, pretending to be astronauts, and calling the paramedics when her grandmother has anaccident.

Paperback:

9781845070861 | New edition (Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, April 9, 2008), cover price $7.95
9780711221406 | New edition (Gardners Books, July 1, 2003), cover price $8.20 | About this edition: Grace joins her friends in a series of dramatic holiday adventures, using her imagination to become anything she wants.
9780142300220 | Reprint edition (Puffin, December 1, 2001), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Grace and her friends have all sorts of adventures during their summer vacation--going to the circus, taking an imaginary safari, making friends with an elderly neighbor, pretending to be astronauts, and calling the paramedics when her grandmother has anaccident.

Prebinding:

9781439553183 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, September 18, 2008), cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Grace again takes center stage, this time in her very own chapter book, Starring Grace.
9780613444187 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $14.75 | About this edition: Grace and her friends have all sorts of adventures during their summer vacation--going to the circus, taking an imaginary safari, making friends with an elderly neighbor, pretending to be astronauts, and calling the paramedics when her grandmother has anaccident.

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Product Description: Lucien is in bed seriously ill with cancer. So how can he simultaneously exist in full health in a strange city that looks oddly like Venice - and yet couldn't be more different? Lucien has arrived in Bellezza, ruled by the powerful Duchessa, but it is his method of travel that marks Lucien out...read more

Hardcover:

9780713686111 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, March 1, 2008, cover price $12.15 | About this edition: Lucien is in bed seriously ill with cancer.

Reinforced:

9780606328494 | Demco Media, December 8, 2004, cover price $16.71 | About this edition: While sick in bed with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to a place in a parallel world that resembles Venice, Italy, and he becomes caught up in the political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city.

An inspiring text and festive illustrations that highlight the story of Tyler's quest to find a Christmas tree angel who does not have golden hair and pink skin, but rather looks like him and his family, is a unique Christmas story that celebrates ethnic diversity. Reprint.
By Mary Hoffman, Ying-Hwa Hu (illustrator) and Cornelius Van Wright (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780803722651 | Dial Books for Young Readers, October 1, 1997, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: An African American child wonders why all Christmas tree angels look alike and sets out to find an angel that looks just like him

Paperback:

9781845077334 | Reprint edition (Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, September 28, 2007), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: An African American child wonders why all Christmas tree angels look alike and sets out to find an angel that looks just like him.

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Offers simple retellings of the parables and miracles of Jesus, such as curing the sick and raising the dead, through scriptural citations, accessible verse, and rich illustrations capturing the period in time when Jesus walked the earth.

Hardcover:

9781845077860 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, September 28, 2007, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Retells eight parables told by Jesus and describes the stories of Jesus' miracles, including when he turned water into wine at a wedding and raised Lazarus from the dead.

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Fans of Grace know that she's the girl who loves to act out stories. And now Grace has the chance to be a princess in a school parade. But what does a princess do? Grace and her friends start finding out about princesses in China, Egypt, the Philippines and Zimbabwe - and on the day of the parade, Grace's school has the interesting float of all.

Hardcover:

9781845075323 | Gardners Books, September 1, 2007, cover price $18.65 | About this edition: Fans of Grace know that she's the girl who loves to act out stories.

Paperback:

9781845076696 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, April 9, 2008, cover price $8.95

School and Library:

9780803732605 | Dial Books for Young Readers, January 10, 2008, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: Having been picked to be a princess in the town parade, Grace begins to consider her attire for the big event, but when she can't figure out the appropriate costume to wear and turns to her teacher and classmates for help, Grace learns a great deal about the diversity of princesses throughout time and the different roles they each played in their own cultures.

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Hardcover:

9780122784507, titled "Pragmatics: Implicature, Presupposition, and Logical Form" | Academic Pr, June 1, 1978, cover price $35.00 | also contains Pragmatics: Implicature, Presupposition, and Logical Form

Silvano and Chiara are teenagers with a difference. When they meet, they are aware that they alone are not accustomed to the religious clothes and customs. And when not just one murder - but then another happens to both the friars and guests staying with them, Chiara and Silvano cling together within the spiral of murder as they solve the mystery.

Paperback:

9780747588900 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, April 2, 2007, cover price $15.35 | About this edition: Silvano and Chiara are teenagers with a difference.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780747564027 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, December 13, 2006, cover price $19.10

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Offers a collection of fourteen classic fairy tales, such as 'Cinderella' and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' along with lesser known tales, including 'The Fisherman and his Wife.' Reprint.
By Julie Downing (illustrator) and Mary Hoffman

Hardcover:

9780789479068 | Dk Pub, September 1, 2001, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Offers a collection of classic fairy tales, such as 'Cinderella' and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' along with lesser known tales, including 'The Fisherman and his Wife.

Paperback:

9780756621070 | Reprint edition (Dk Pub, July 17, 2006), cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Offers a collection of classic fairy tales, such as 'Cinderella' and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' along with lesser known tales, including 'The Fisherman and his Wife.

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A family adopt the baby on their doorstep and enjoy bringing her up, though her teeth grow in sharp and pointed until Dracula comes to claim her for his own.
By Mary Hoffman and Chris Riddell (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780812061352 | Barrons Juveniles, November 1, 1989, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: A family adopt the baby on their doorstep and enjoy bringing her up, though her teeth grow in sharp and pointed until Dracula comes to claim her for his own.

Paperback:

9780778710004 | Crabtree Pub Co, April 30, 2006, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A family adopt the baby on their doorstep and enjoy bringing her up, though her teeth grow in sharp and pointed until Dracula comes to claim her for his own.

Library:

9780778709541 | Crabtree Pub Co, April 30, 2006, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: A family adopt the baby on their doorstep and enjoy bringing her up, though her teeth grow in sharp and pointed until Dracula comes to claim her for his own.

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Georgia and Falco are back in a new addition to the Stravaganza series as Sky is suddenly transported from London to the land of Giglia that, although beautiful in appearance, can strike with deadly poisons for those who don't keep up their guard. Reprint.

Hardcover:

9781582348872 | Bloomsbury USA, May 13, 2005, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Seventeen-year-old Sky joins Georgia and the other Stravagante, 'who travel between worlds and do what is required,' when he leaves London for Giglia and becomes involved in ancient feuds and palace intrigue.

Paperback:

9781582347493 | Reprint edition (Bloomsbury USA, October 3, 2006), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Seventeen-year-old Sky joins Georgia and the other Stravagante, 'who travel between worlds and do what is required,' when he leaves London for Giglia and becomes involved in ancient feuds and palace intrigue.
9780747565024 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, March 6, 2006, cover price $14.80 | About this edition: Set in the beautiful city of Florence, the politics and the intrigue grow ever more dangerous.

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A beautifully illustrated religious storybook captures favorite tales from the Bible for young readers.
By Julie Downing (illustrator) and Mary Hoffman

Hardcover:

9780756615079 | Dk Pub, November 20, 2005, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: A collection of simple retellings of stories from both the Old and New Testaments.

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Three wise women follow a bright star to find a very special newborn baby in a stable, where each of them is able in her own way to give the child a gift, in a feminist adaptation of the Nativity story. Reprint.
By Mary Hoffman and Lynne Russell (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780803724662 | Dial Books for Young Readers, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Three wise women follow a bright star to find a very special newborn baby in a stable, where each of them is able in her own way to give the child a gift

Paperback:

9781845074470 | Reprint edition (Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, November 9, 2005), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Three wise women follow a bright star to find a very special newborn baby in a stable, where each of them is able in her own way to give the child a gift.

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With a Solomon-like wisdom far beyond her seven years, young Katya helps her father solve a riddle posed by the Tsar.
By Marie Cameron (illustrator) and Mary Hoffman

Paperback:

9781905236053 | Barefoot Books, October 5, 2005, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: With a Solomon-like wisdom far beyond her seven years, young Katya helps her father solve a riddle posed by the Tsar.

School and Library:

9781901223644 | Barefoot Books, September 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A retelling of the Russian folktale about a young girl whose cleverness saves her father from being beheaded, and wins them a baby foal

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Product Description: Grace loves to act out stories. When her school decides to perform Peter Pan, Grace longs to play the lead, but her classmates point out that Peter was a boy, and besides, he wasn't black. This dual language edition is written in Bengali with parallel English text.

Hardcover:

9781854303363 | Magi Pubns, March 1, 1999, cover price $16.95
9781854303349 | Magi Pubns, September 1, 1996, cover price $16.95

Paperback:

9781845074142 | Bilingual edition (Gardners Books, July 1, 2005), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Grace loves to act out stories.
9780871298096 | Dramatic Pub Co, May 1, 1998, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.

School and Library:

9780803710405 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1991, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.

Prebinding:

9780613692304 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $13.85 | About this edition: Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells.

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Product Description: The sequel to the international bestseller "City of Masks". The time period is the same - C16 Talia as a parallel world version of Italy - but the setting has moved from Bellezza (Venice) to Remora (Siena). The main character in this book is Georgia - who has a love of horses...read more

Reinforced:

9780606337601 | Demco Media, April 16, 2005, cover price $16.71 | About this edition: The sequel to the international bestseller "City of Masks".

Sky doesn't know it yet but he is a Stavagante: somebody who, with the help of a talisman, can travel in time and space to the parallel world of Talia.

Hardcover:

9780747565017 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, March 7, 2005, cover price $27.85 | About this edition: Sky doesn't know it yet but he is a Stavagante: somebody who, with the help of a talisman, can travel in time and space to the parallel world of Talia.

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Product Description: Being a proper cat has to be carefully taught, as mother cat Serena's words to her five rowdy kittens demonstrate. Yawning, stretching, slow, careful washing from the ears downward - everything a young cat needs to know is presented in simple, amusing language...read more

Hardcover:

9780711212619 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, December 1, 2001, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Being a cat has to be carefully taught, as this mother cat's words to her kittens demonstrate.

Paperback:

9781845073060 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, September 10, 2004, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Being a proper cat has to be carefully taught, as mother cat Serena's words to her five rowdy kittens demonstrate.
9780711219014 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, December 1, 2001, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Being a cat has to be carefully taught, as this mother cat's words to her kittens demonstrate.
9781845071974 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, December 1, 2001, cover price $7.95

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Product Description: The sequel to the international bestseller "City of Masks". The time period is the same - C16 Talia as a parallel world version of Italy - but the setting has moved from Bellezza (Venice) to Remora (Siena). The main character in this book is Georgia - who has a love of horses...read more

Hardcover:

9780747561231 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, September 15, 2003, cover price $22.75 | About this edition: Georgia is desperate to buy a little, dusty winged horse that has appeared in a local antiques shop.
9781582348391 | 1 edition (Bloomsbury USA, September 1, 2003), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Fifteen-year-old Georgia, who loves horses as much as she hates her bullying stepbrother, buys a figurine of a winged horse and finds it has magical powers that transport her from present-day London to the sixteenth-century world of Talia where, in the city of Remora, similar to Sienna, Italy, she finds danger and intrigue as well as friendship and a chance to perfect her riding skills.

Paperback:

9781582349824 | Reprint edition (Bloomsbury USA, April 16, 2005), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Fifteen-year-old Georgia, who loves horses as much as she hates her bullying stepbrother, buys a figurine of a winged horse and finds it has magical powers that transport her from present-day London to the sixteenth-century world of Talia where, in the city of Remora, similar to Sienna, Italy, she finds danger and intrigue as well as friendship and a chance to perfect her riding skills.
9780747565000 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, June 21, 2004, cover price $14.80 | About this edition: Georgia is desperate to buy a little, dusty winged horse that has appeared in a local antique shop.

Prebinding:

9781439561454 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 10, 2008), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: The sequel to the international bestseller "City of Masks".

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Product Description: Set in a parallel world, in an Italy that in this world is called Talia and in a Venice that in this world is called Bellezza, the narrative follows Lucien, who in this world is ill with cancer. Given a marbled notebook to help him communicate when his throat hurts too much to speak, this notebook is the means that transports Lucien to this magical, dangerous new world - a world which is set in the C16, and thrills to the delight of political intrigue, including assassination attempts both foiled and successful...read more

Hardcover:

9781582347912 | Bloomsbury USA, September 1, 2002, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: While sick in bed with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to a place in a parallel world that resembles Venice, Italy, and he becomes caught up in the political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city.

Paperback:

9781582349176 | Reprint edition (Bloomsbury USA, September 30, 2004), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: While sick in bed with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to a place in a parallel world that resembles Venice, Italy, and he becomes caught up in the political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city.
9780747576143 | New edition (Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, June 21, 2004), cover price $12.90 | About this edition: Set in a parallel world, where Italy is called Talia and Venice is called Bellezza, this title takes into dangerous world, and thrills to the delight of political intrigue and danger of assassination attempts both foiled and successful.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780807217023 | Abridged edition (Listening Library, February 1, 2003), cover price $36.00 | About this edition: Set in Talia, a parallel world very similar to 16th-century Italy, the narrative follows Lucien, who in our world is very ill.

Prebinding:

9781439569504 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, November 11, 2008), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Set in a parallel world, in an Italy that in this world is called Talia and in a Venice that in this world is called Bellezza, the narrative follows Lucien, who in this world is ill with cancer.
9781417624409 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2004, cover price $28.10 | About this edition: While sick in bed with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to a place in a parallel world that resembles Venice, Italy, and he becomes caught up in the political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city.

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