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Keeper of Soles (Hardcover)

By Teresa Bateman, Yayo (Illustrator)
$16.95
ISBN-13: 9780823417346
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Holiday House, 01/01/2006
Despite one of the two main charcters being Death (!!!), this is one of the warmest, most optimistic stories ever. And the illustrations are fabulous.

The Green Glass Sea (Hardcover)

By Ellen Klages
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780670061341
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Viking Juvenile, 11/01/2006
This wonderful story is set in the secret town of Los Alamos, New Mexico where all of the parents are working hard on a secret "gadget" that will win the war. Davey is a budding scientist herself, unaware of how everything is about to change. . . .

The Madonnas of Leningrad (Hardcover)

By Debra Dean

ISBN-13: 9780060825300
Availability: Out of Print
Published: William Morrow, 03/01/2006
Imagine memorizing every painting in a world class museum. I loved this book by Seattle author Debra Dean.

Walk On!: A Guide for Babies of All Ages (Hardcover)

By Marla Frazee
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780152055738
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Harcourt Children's Books, 04/01/2006
This book is about WAY more than just walking. And it's fun to read, too!

The Beast of Noor (Hardcover)

By Janet Lee Carey
$18.99
ISBN-13: 9780689876448
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Atheneum, 07/01/2006
New from this wonderful Seattle author

A Beautiful Place to Die (Hardcover)

By Malla Nunn
$25.00
ISBN-13: 9781416586203
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Atria, 01/01/2009
I think I am now officially a mystery fan - if they can all be THIS GOOD! And on another level, it's a powerful portrayal of the complex racial tensions in Southern Africa. Brilliant!

The Sea of Trolls (Paperback)

By Nancy Farmer
$9.99
ISBN-13: 9780689867460
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Atheneum, 05/01/2006
Beowulf for kids. Or anyone. Nancy Farmer has done it again with this terrific adventure. Read it aloud!

Three Cups of Tea (Hardcover)

By Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
$25.95
ISBN-13: 9780670034826
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Viking Adult, 03/01/2006
What a great read! We can't all be Mortenson but we can grab onto his impetuous vision and change the world in our own unique ways.

Guernica (Hardcover)

By Dave Boling
$26.00
ISBN-13: 9781596915633
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Bloomsbury USA, 09/01/2008
An exquisite portrayal of Basque culture through the lives of Justo Ansotequi's family. I loved these folks and you will, too! Sad but lovely.
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TEEN. BOOK. CLUB.

 Calling all the bookish youth!

 Teen. Book. Club. 

We have found the most wonderful and amazing teen-lit-world insider ever to lead our brand-new every-last-Wednesday-of-the-month group now forming.  She is Liz Gallager and you can read all about her amazingly hooked-up and authorial self here. There will be yummy PIZZA provided by Ballard's own Snoose Junction Pizzeria. There will be sneak-peek book GIVEAWAYS for everyone!  

If you are or have or know a teen as excited as we are about this, pass this info on!:

Our book for our next meeting: 25 August 6:30 - 8 PM is:

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart, discounted @ Book Club rate

GET IN ON THE VERY BEGINNING