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Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse
Written by David A. Kelly
Illustrated by Tim Jessell

eBook | 112 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Sports & Recreation - Baseball; Juvenile Nonfiction - History; Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
978-0-307-47785-9 (0-307-47785-1)

November 17, 2010 | $5.50



Before 1918, the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series, thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth, and he was traded away to one of the worst...

Also available as a hardcover library binding and a trade paperback.

Bear Hugs

eBook | 32 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Language Arts
978-0-307-51383-0 (0-307-51383-1)

November 17, 2010 | $5.99





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Cat on the Mat
Written by Susan Schade

eBook | 32 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Language Arts
978-0-307-51689-3 (0-307-51689-X)

November 17, 2010 | $5.99





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Dancing Dinos
Written by Sally Lucas
Illustrated by Margeaux Lucas

eBook | 32 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Language Arts
978-0-307-51918-4 (0-307-51918-X)

November 17, 2010 | $5.99





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Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race
Written by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Walz

eBook | 48 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Transportation - Cars & Trucks; Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
978-0-307-55583-0 (0-307-55583-6)

November 17, 2010 | $5.99



It’s 1901 and Henry Ford wants to build a car that everyone can own. But first he needs the money to produce it. How will he get it? He enters a car race, of course! Readers will love this fast-paced, fact-based story!


From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Finding the First T. Rex
Written by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Illustrated by Jim Nelson

eBook | 112 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - History - United States - 20th Century; Juvenile Nonfiction - Animals - Dinosaurs; Juvenile Nonfiction - Nature - Fossils
978-0-307-47787-3 (0-307-47787-8)

November 17, 2010 | $4.99



IN 1902, WILLIAM HORNADAY handed a map to the famous paleontologist Barnum Brown. It was Hornaday’s hand-drawn directions to a remote area of the Montana Badlands, where he believed amazing dinosaur fossils lay buried. Following the map, Brown dug up a jawbone edged with six-inch long teeth, the remains of a...

Also available as a hardcover library binding and a trade paperback.

Fossil Fever
Written by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Illustrated by Paulette Bogan

eBook | 48 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Language Arts
978-0-307-55623-3 (0-307-55623-9)

November 17, 2010 | $5.99



Jeff’s Uncle Roy runs a museum. That means he’s always zooming off to strange places to find ruins and treasure. But Jeff has never gone along—until now. They’re headed to the Sahara desert to search for dinosaur fossils. And Jeff knows he’ll find the bones of the biggest meat-eater ever!

“The subject’s...

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Getting to Know the Real You

eBook | 240 pages | Three Rivers Press | Juvenile Nonfiction - Girls & Women
978-0-307-55635-6 (0-307-55635-2)

November 17, 2010 | $14.95



Cool Quizzes & Hot Tips About Growing Up
Talking about life with your friends can be one of the best things about growing up! You laugh and learn and even figure out parts of life you never understood before. You find out about your friends and yourself—who you are, what you like...

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The Girls' Guide to Friends
Written by Julie Taylor

eBook | 224 pages | Three Rivers Press | Juvenile Nonfiction - Social Situations - Friendship
978-0-307-52821-6 (0-307-52821-9)

November 17, 2010 | $13.00



Hey, girlfriend! Would you just die if your best friend moved away? Or what if that guy chatting you up in science class turns out to have a crush on your pal and not you? Are you fighting with a friend because she is constantly breaking plans with you to hang...


Girls: What's So Bad About Being Good?

eBook | 240 pages | Three Rivers Press | Juvenile Nonfiction - Social Situations - Self-Esteem
978-0-307-55640-0 (0-307-55640-9)

November 17, 2010 | $15.95



A Girl's Guide to Growing Up
Being a girl is a lot of fun most of the time. But some days are really difficult. Dealing with a body that is changing before everyone's eyes, increasing amounts of schoolwork, boys, other girls, friends, makeup, clothing, parents. Wow! Life as a preteen or early-teen...

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Helen Keller
Written by Johanna Hurwitz

eBook | 48 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Historical
978-0-307-55668-4 (0-307-55668-9)

November 17, 2010 | $5.99



When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible adversity. This amazing true story is finally brought to the beginner reader level.  


From the Hardcover edition.

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Hungry Plants
Written by Mary Batten

eBook | pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Nature - Flowers & Plants
978-0-307-53122-3 (0-307-53122-8)

November 17, 2010 | $4.99



This book offers readers a bug’s-eye view into the strange and fascinating world of carnivorous plants. From the “jaws” of the Venus flytrap to the pretty sundew plant whose delicate tentacles entrap its prey, the unique anatomy and behaviors of meat-eating plants are detailed with clear, engaging text and art.


From the...

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Johnny Appleseed: My Story
Written by David L. Harrison
Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka

eBook | 48 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Readers - Intermediate; Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Historical
978-0-307-53347-0 (0-307-53347-6)

November 17, 2010 | $5.99



Johnny Appleseed was an important historical figure, well known for planting apple orchards across the new frontier. But he was also a master storyteller! In his own folksy voice, Johnny Appleseed tells his story to a couple of entranced children in this fictionalized Step 2 title. Readers learn how he started...

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Kids Take the Stage
Written by Lenka Peterson and Dan O'Conner
Foreword by Paul Newman

eBook | 208 pages | Back Stage Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Drama; Performing Arts - Theater - Direction & Production
978-0-307-87539-6 (0-307-87539-3)

November 17, 2010 | $24.95



• Foreword by Paul Newman

• Completely revised and updated version of a beloved theater classic

• Replaces Kids Take the Stage, ISBN 0-8230-7742-X

• Clear, practical guide to helping kids ages 8 to 18 get a show up and running



The classic Kids Take the Stage is one of the best-selling Back Stage Books...

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Lucy on the Loose
Written by Ilene Cooper
Illustrated by Amanda Harvey

eBook | pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Language Arts; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - New Experience; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Friendship
978-0-307-53796-6 (0-307-53796-X)

November 17, 2010 | $4.99



When Bobby Quinn got a beagle puppy for his eighth birthday, his whole life changed. But now Lucy's taken off after a fat orange cat, and no one in the neighborhood has seen her anywhere. What will Bobby do if his best friend is gone for good?


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