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"So, You Wanna Be a Writer?: How to Write, Get Published, and Maybe Even Make it Big!"

By: N/A

Price: $4.45

Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing:

Seller ID: 9781582700434

ISBN: 1582700435

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

SO, YOU WANNA BE A WRITER? is a how-to book that teaches young, aspiring authors how to achieve their dreams. In this follow-up book to the popular SO, YOU WANNA BE A ROCK STAR? Hambleton and Greenwood reveal to kids, in a fun and informative style, how to practice and improve their writing, get published, and maybe even become famous The book also contains both practical advice and insights from real kid authors. Writer wannabes will learn: * how to begin a career in writing * exploring different areas of writing: poetry, journalism, fiction, or nonfiction * where to find inspiration for you...
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Success for Teens: Real Teens Talk About Using the Slight Edge

By: N/A

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Success Books:

Seller ID: 9780979034152

ISBN: 0979034159

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: very good

We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries Of Teenagers Who Died In The Holocaust

By: "Boas, Jacob"

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Square Fish:

Seller ID: 9780312535674

ISBN: 0312535678

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

The five diarists in this book did not survive the war. But their words did. Each diary reveals one voice, one teenager coping with the impossible. We see David Rubinowicz struggling against fear and terror. Yitzhak Rudashevski shows us how Jews clung to culture, to learning, and to hope, until there was no hope at all. Moshe Ze'ev Flinker is the voice of religion, constantly seeking answers from God for relentless tragedy. Eva Heyman demonstrates the unquenchable hunger for life that sustained her until the very last moment. And finally, Anne Frank reveals the largest truth they all left f...
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"Changes in You and Me: A Book About Puberty, Mostly for Girls"

By: "Bourgeois, Paulette, Wolfish, Martin, Martyn, Kim"

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing:

Seller ID: 9780836228151

ISBN: 0836228154

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: GOOD

A complete illustrated guide to puberty helps young girls understand and cope with the internal and external changes occuring with their bodies, discussing menstruation, sexuality, sexual responsibility, reproduction, and what is happening to boys. Original.
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Living With Dyslexia (Living With Health Challenges)

By: "Eboch, Chris"

Price: $8.90

Publisher: Abdo Pub Co:

Seller ID: 9781624032448

ISBN: 1624032443

Binding: Library Binding

Condition: very good

Living with Dyslexia features fictional narratives paired with firsthand advice from a medical expert to help preteens and teenagers feel prepared for dealing with dyslexia during adolescence. Topics include causes and risk factors, complications, tests and diagnosis, treatment methods, coping strategies, and giving and getting support. Throughout the book, Ask Yourself This questions encourage discussion. Features include a selected bibliography, further readings, Just the Facts summary of medical facts about dyslexia, Where to Turn summary of key advice that includes contact information for ...
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100 Award-winning Science Fair Projects

By: "Editor-Jeanette, Glen Vecchione; Green"

Price: $2.00

Publisher: Sterling:

Seller ID: 9780439318419

ISBN: 0439318416

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

Christopher Columbus (WORLDS GREAT EXPLORERS)

By: "Fitz-Gerald, Christine"

Price: $4.95

Publisher: Childrens Pr:

Seller ID: 9780516430645

ISBN: 0516430645

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

"It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (The Family Library)"

By: "Harris, Robie H."

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Candlewick:

Seller ID: 9780763624330

ISBN: 0763624330

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

"Alternately playful and realistic, Emberley's. . . . art reinforces Harris's message that bodies come in all sizes, shapes, and colors -- and that each variation is 'perfectly normal.'" -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)

When young people have questions about sex, real answers can be hard to find. Providing accurate, unbiased answers to nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL offers young people the information they need -- now more than ever -- to make responsible decisions and to stay healthy. Already used ...
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"Its Perfectly Normal : Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health"

By: "HARRIS, ROBIE H., EMBERLEY, MICHAEL"

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Candlewick Pr:

Seller ID: 9781564021595

ISBN: 1564021599

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

When children wonder about sex, where will they go for the answers? Providing accurate, lucid, unbiased answers to nearly every conceivable question children may have about sexuality, IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL is here to help. From conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, it is a refreshingly open and thorough presentation of the facts of sex--both biological and psychological--which children need now more than ever. Throughout, two cartoon characters, a curious bird, and a squeamish bee reflect the diverse feelings children often have about sex. Packed with warm, age-appropriate illustra...
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What life was like (The Nature Company discoveries library)

By: "Hart, George"

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Time Life Books:

Seller ID: 9780737010077

ISBN: 073701007X

Binding: Paperback

Condition: GOOD

To Be a Slave

By: "Lester, Julius."

Price: $1.60

Publisher: "Scholastic,":

Seller ID: 9780590424608

ISBN: 0590424602

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

"My Body, My Self for Boys: The ""What's Happening to My Body?"" Workbook for Boys"

By: "Madaras, Lynda,Madaras, Area"

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Newmarket Pr:

Seller ID: 9781557042309

ISBN: 1557042306

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

A fact-filled and fun workbook created especially for 8- to 15-year-old boys as the companion to The "What's Happening To My Body?" Book for Boys. Packed with drawings, cartoons, games, checklists, quizzes, and innovative exercises, this helpful workbook includes special sections on the body, body image, height, weight, growing size and shape, hair, voice changes, perspiration, pimples, reproductive organs, sexuality, emotional problems of puberty, diet, and health.
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Our Fifty States

By: "Mark H.; Cunha, Stephen F. Bockenhauer"

Price: $6.45

Publisher: National Geographic Society:

Seller ID: 9780792242253

ISBN: 0792242254

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

"Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens : The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Room, Your Time, and Your Life"

By: "MORGENSTERN, JULIE, MORGENSTERN-COLON, JESSI"

Price: $7.50

Publisher: N/A:

Seller ID: 9780805064704

ISBN: 0805064702

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

From Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens:

Jessi Says

What's My Payoff?
My bedroom is my home base and keeping it organized is a must. If my room isn't in solid condition, it's difficult to keep the rest of my life on track. Here are some other reasons that motivate me to keep my room organized:
- My room is the only space on the entire planet that is solely mine.
- My organized room allows me to maximize my space and time.
- My room boosts my confidence.
- My room gives others (especially my mom ) confidence in me.
- Organizing my r...
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Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story

By: "Myron, Vicki, Witter, Bret"

Price: $4.00

Publisher: "Little, Brown Books for Young Readers":

Seller ID: 9780316068710

ISBN: 0316068713

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: GOOD

In the tradition of Marley: A Dog Like No Other, this is the story of a cat who was more than a pet, and the amazing effect he had on the people around him. This middle-grade adaptation of the Grand Central bestseller Dewey features an 8-page photo insert, including exclusive, never-before-seen photos of the Dew

Now everyone's favorite library cat can inspire a new audience of young readers with his story of courage and love. Abandoned in a library book drop slot in the dead of winter, this remarkable kitten miraculously endured the coldest night of the year. Dewey Readmore ...
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J. K. Rowling: New and Revised: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter

By: "Shapiro, Marc"

Price: $3.00

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin:

Seller ID: 9780312286620

ISBN: 0312286627

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: very good

Harry Potter is loved throughout the world-so is his creator. Joanne Kathleen (J.K.) Rowling is a true wizard, a woman who has the ability to recall vividly her days as a child and capture those wild, wonderful, difficult times-an ability that helps make her creation, Harry Potter, seem so real.
In this revealing look, fans of the Harry Potter series will get to see their favorite author as they never have before. From a child with a wonderful imagination who didn't quite fit in, to a single mother with almost overwhelming responsibilities, the J.K. Rowling story is a wonderful chance for ...
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Knots in My Yo-Yo String

By: "Spinelli, Jerry"

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Ember:

Seller ID: 9780679887911

ISBN: 0679887911

Binding: Paperback

Condition: GOOD

Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli has penned his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of his best-selling fiction.

"A master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and suddenly wonderful things that happen on the razor's edge between childhood and full-fledged adolescence" (The Washington Post),

From first memories through high school, including first kiss, first punch, first trip to the principal's office, and first humiliating sports experience, this is not merely an account of a highly unusual childhood. Rather, like Spinelli's fiction, its appeal ...
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Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz

By: Bornstein, Michael,Holinstat, Debbie Bornstein

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Square Fish:

Seller ID: 9781250118752

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: very good

Probability: The Science of Chance (Exploring Mathematics)

By: Razzell & Watts (Ellen Raskin, illus.)

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday: 1967

Seller ID: 6-7T003

Binding: Hardbound

Condition: GOOD+

READING COPY. Ex library with expected markings and soiled covers. No dust jacket. Interior is clean and tight. Clearly explained with useful illustrations of familiar objects to clarify the process. Suitable for adult or child with an interest in math. Includes suggested experiments requiring minimum stuff (pennies, beads, dice). 48 pages.
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Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary - A Photographic Remembrance

By: van der Rol, Ruud,Verhoeven, Rian

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Puffin Books:

Seller ID: 9780140369267

ISBN: 0140369260

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

Anne Frank lived a life filled with the enthusiasms and hopes shared by many young women coming into adulthood. But the times Anne lived in and wrote of in her diary made her simple life extraordinary. In over one hundred photographs, many which have never been published, this poignant memoir brings to life the harrowing story of one young Jewish woman's struggle to survive during a period of history which must never be forgotten.

"All libraries will want this: for classroom units studying the Holocaust, for kids reading the diary, for everyone who remembers it." - Booklist