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Hello Groin$19.95 add to cart

When Dylan Kowalski is asked to create a display for the school library, she has no idea that the project will lead to the rapid dissolution of life as she knows it. Her choice of one simple word threatens to reveal a secret that Dylan has been unable to admit even to herself.

Saskatoon based author Beth Goobie brings us this brilliant exploration of teen identity and sexuality. Goobie's authentic and exquisite prose will delight readers as they are drawn into the character-driven story. This intense, memorable novel is perfect for the mature teen reader.

Teens (ages 13-19) are invited to write an essay of 500 words or less describing how they would end the Twilight Series. Submission deadline is July 23, 2008. All submissions must include: full name, age, and phone number.

The winner will be announced at the Breaking Dawn Launch Party upstairs in the Kids Bookstore at our Saskatoon location, Saturday, August 2, 9:00-11:00 am.

Essays may be submitted via email. Call 955-1477 for more information.

 

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Thirteen Reasons Why$20.00 add to cart

There are plenty of stories about relationships that don't work out, but what about the relationships that never really begin?

Clay Jensen has just received a box of cassette tapes recorded with the voice of a girl he hardly knew - and wishes he had known better. Two weeks ago Hannah Baker killed herself and Clay is about to find out why...

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Adoration Of Jenna Fox$18.95 add to cart

"Choices were made.
None of them mine.
At first I wondered if it was hell.
And then I knew it was."

When Jenna Fox wakes up, everything is different. Her family has moved to an isolated house in the countryside, her grandmother won't speak to her, and no one will discuss the accident that trapped her in "the dark place". Worse yet, her parents want their perfect daughter back, and Jenna is beginning to realize how far they would go to do it.

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When a small bear from Darkest Peru first arrived at Paddington Station in 1958, no one would have predicted that he would become one of the most well-loved of celebrity bears. Now, with his 50th Anniversary fast approaching, his publishers are planning a special celebration.

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An Abundance of Katherines$21.00 add to cart

Colin was a child prodigy. Was because he has just graduated high school and is no longer a child. To make things worse, his girlfriend, Katherine, has just dumped him. This makes her the 19th girl named Katherine that Colin has dated and been dumped by. Colin doesn't know why, but he has only ever loved girls named Katherine.

Now Colin is on a road trip with his best friend and he thinks he may have just discovered the equation that will solve his Katherine problems...

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City of Bones$19.99 add to cart

What could be more tantalizing than a fast-paced otherworldly series about smart, hip (not to mention good-looking) teenagers with otherworldly "skills" engaging in mortal combat with dark entities?

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Body Drama is one book that many women will wish they had read while growing up.

As author Nancy Amanda Redd explains, "Body Drama closes the current gap in women's health education...providing practical and entertaining information, photographs, and anecdotes that describe how real bodies look and how they function - the good, the bad, as well as the ugly, the funky, and the admittedly gross."

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When was the last time you bought something just for the fun of totally trashing it?

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith takes an unconventional approach to autobiography.

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