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Great Books for Everyone on Your Shopping List from Lauren

Submitted by Mrs. Nelsons Blog on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 12:23pm

Blog post from Lauren:

These are my favorite picks for the holiday season. Books for Everyone on your Christmas list--kids and adults!

Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading (Paperback)

By Lizzie Skurnick
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780061756351
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks, 8/2009
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Perfect for: Voracious readers who came of age in the 80's

The Grift (Paperback)

By Debra Ginsberg
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780307382733
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Three Rivers Press, 8/2009
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Perfect for: Murder mystery fans who normally hate books involving the supernatural - I guarantee this book will change their mind!

Ophelia Joined the Group Maidens Who Don't Float: Classic Lit Signs on to Facebook (Paperback)

By Sarah Schmelling
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780452295735
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Plume, 8/2009
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Perfect for: Closet Facebook addicts

Summer at Tiffany (Hardcover)

By Marjorie Hart
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780061189524
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Published: William Morrow, 4/2007
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Perfect for: Would-be Audrey Hepburn's of any age

Make It Work!: A Fashion Lover's Journal (Paperback)

By Running Press
$10.95
ISBN-13: 9780762438259
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Running Press Kids, 3/2010
Perfect for: The budding fashionista who needs a place to store her thoughts. For inspiration, pair it with "The Allegra Biscotti Collection" by Sherri Rifkin

Dick and Jane and Vampires (Hardcover)

By Laura Marchesani, Tommy Hunt
$9.99
ISBN-13: 9780448455686
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Grosset & Dunlap, 8/2010
Perfect for: Hipsters and baby boomers with a sense of humor

The Grand Design (Hardcover)

By Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow
$28.00
ISBN-13: 9780553805376
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Published: Bantam, 9/2010
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Perfect for: The intellectual who will someday rule the world

Life (Hardcover)

By Keith Richards, James Fox
$29.99
ISBN-13: 9780316034388
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Published: Little, Brown and Company, 10/2010
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Perfect for: Recent college grads and their dads

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Hardcover)

By Aimee Bender
$25.95
ISBN-13: 9780385501125
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Published: Doubleday, 6/2010
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Perfect for: The woman who wants to read something other than "Eat, Pray, Love"

Pretty Little Liars (Paperback)

By Sara Shepard
$8.99
ISBN-13: 9780060887322
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: HarperTeen, 9/2007
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Perfect for: Teen girls who have moved on from "Gossip Girl" (Keep an eye out for Shepard's new series, starting with "The Lying Game" coming out this month!)

The Marbury Lens (Hardcover)

By Andrew Smith
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780312613426
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Square Fish, 11/2010
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Perfect for: Teenage boys who'd rather be playing video games - this book will distract them!

Rot & Ruin (Hardcover)

By Jonathan Maberry
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9781442402324
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 10/2010
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Perfect for: Teenage boys who'd rather be playing video games - this book will distract them!

Big Nate Strikes Again (Hardcover)

By Lincoln Peirce, Lincoln Peirce
$12.99
ISBN-13: 9780061944369
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: HarperCollins, 11/2010
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Perfect for: Kids going through "Wimpy Kid" withdrawal

My Little Pink Princess Purse (Hardcover)

By Stephen T. Johnson, Stephen T. Johnson
$19.99
ISBN-13: 9781416979791
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 10/2010
Perfect for: The very girliest of little girls

The ABCs of Rock (Hardcover)

By Melissa Duke Mooney, Print Mafia
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781582462936
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tricycle Press, 10/2010
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Perfect for: Your little rocker

Two Dumb Ducks (Hardcover)

By Maxwell Eaton
$12.99
ISBN-13: 9780375845765
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 10/2010
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Perfect for: Any kid. Literally any small child will enjoy this book - as will their parents!