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by Josh Berk
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Read ReviewsThose who prefer their heroes to be not-so-usual and with a side of wiseguy will gobble up this witty, geeks-rule debut.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Published Mar 2009
Read ReviewsThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, based on the author's own experiences, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Published May 2006
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by Michael Gruber
Published May 2006
Read ReviewsMichael Gruber has created a world that is at once deceptively familiar and stunningly original, a world of cruelty, beauty, legend, truth, and above all, wonder. Readers will delight in the author's ingenious retelling of classic fairy tales and will marvel at the stunning new tale of a boy raised by a witch, a cat, a bear, and a demon. Ages ...
by Janet Tashjian
Published May 2003
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by Philip Pullman
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