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Happy Holidays!
Below are some great gift ideas for kids and teens. All of these titles are 20% off during the entire month of December, and are just a handful of the nearly 100 titles on our Holiday Picks list. 
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From Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parrish and H.A. Rey's Curious George to The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff and Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, this wonderful collection features more than 40 of the 20th century's most memorable children's books by 57 celebrated authors and illustrators.
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In this superb wordless picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor recipient Marla Frazee, a baby clown accidentally bounces off the circus train and lands in a lonely farmer's empty field. The farmer rescues the little clown, and over the course of one day together, the two of them make some surprising discoveries about themselves - and about life.
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The complete Newbery Medal-winning Giver Quartet, with newly designed jackets, is now available as a boxed set - a great gift for teens and young adults. The set includes The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son, as well as a new and exclusive map of The Giver world.
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Hermelin is a charming little mouse who solves mysteries in a quaint British community. He lives in an attic at 33 Offley Street, and can read books and type notes on his typewriter. The residents on Offley Street have a number of items that have gone missing, and Hermelin knows where to find them.
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Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan and innovative illustrator Hadley Hooper have created an original and luminous look at the childhood of influential French artist Henri Matisse, who grew up in a cold, gray city in northern France and was warmed by the colors of the paints, fabrics, and birds that surrounded him.
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In this new series by Carrie Ryan (the Forest of Hands and Teeth series) and her husband, short fiction author John Parke Davis, two displaced young adventurers are on a quest for a mysterious map. Twelve-year-old Fin, a master thief from the pirate world of Khaznot Quay, and Marrill, also 12, of Arizona, cross paths in the magical world of the Pirate Stream.
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Day the Crayons Quit, comes a creative tour de force from A through Z. Slyly funny and gorgeously illustrated, this series of interconnected stories and characters explores the alphabet in a way that will raise the bar forever.
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Magic and danger abound in the second book in a series of "fanciful, action-packed adventure" (Publishers Weekly, starred review), from the New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series.
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From John Flanagan, author of the worldwide bestselling Ranger's Apprentice, comes the fifth book in the Brotherband Chronicles series. Hal, his Brotherband crew, and the Ranger Gilan have freed the 12 Araluens sold into slavery. Returning to Araluen, Gilan is given a new mission by King Duncan: protect his daughter's life. Princess Cassandra has already survived one attempt on her life, and now rumors of a second attempt have reached the kingdom. A deadly sect known as the Scorpion Cult may be behind the assassination threat.
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Adapted from the bestselling adult book of the same name, this riveting account tells the story of Louis Zamperini, a wild boy and thief turned track star, Olympian, airman, castaway, and prisoner of war. Includes an appended interview with Zamperini.
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