PICTURE BOOKS

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GOLDILICIOUS, written and illustrated by Victoria Kann. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) A girl who loves pink and purple turns to gold. (Ages 5 to 8)

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ELEPHANTS CANNOT DANCE !, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. (Hyperion Books for Children/Disney, $8.99.) The author’s oft-visited elephant and pig take on another challenge and refine their self-knowledge. (Ages 4 to 8)

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LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND "THREE CUPS OF TEA", by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth. ( Dial, $16.99.) A school grows in Pakistan. (Ages 4 to 8)

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EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE !, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, $12.99.) Fancy Nancy meets the outdoors in the finest tradition of the great explorers. (Ages 4 to 7)

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GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)

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LLAMA LLAMA MISSES MAMA, written and illustrated by Anna Dewdney. (Viking, $16.99.) A little creature goes to preschool. (Ages 2 and up)

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SWING !, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Children seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)

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DUCK! RABBIT!, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. (Chronicle, $16.99.) Which is it? It’s all in how you look at it. (Ages 3 and up)

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LADYBUG GIRL AND BUMBLEBEE BOY, by David Soman and Jacky Davis. Illustrated by David Soman. ( Dial, $16.99.) A dynamic duo’s play date. (Ages 3 to 5)

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THE CURIOUS GARDEN, written and illustrated by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown, $16.99.) A boy named Liam nurtures a straggly garden to vivid fruition. (Ages 4 to 8)

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CHAPTER BOOKS

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THE AWAKENING, by Kelley Armstrong. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) A genetically altered, ghost-seeing girl juggles complicated adolescent trials. (Ages 12 and up)

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THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) To avoid a killer a boy takes up residence in a cemetery. Excerpt (Ages 10 and up)

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TWILIGHT: DIRECTOR’S NOTEBOOK, by Catherine Hardwicke. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) The making of "Twilight," the movie. (Ages 9 to 12)

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THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)

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THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. (Razorbill, $16.99.) Before committing suicide a girl records and sends explanatory audiotapes to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up)

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WINGS, by Aprilynne Pike. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) Home schooling meets supernatural romance, with cellular-level scientific surprises. (Ages 12 and up)

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MILES TO GO, by Miley Cyrus. (Disney-Hyperion, $24.95.) The life of the performer Miley Cyrus. (Ages 9 to 12)

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DORK DIARIES, written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, 12.99.) Reflections of a junior Samuel Pepys of the female variety. (Ages 9 to 13)

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BLOODHOUND, by Tamora Pierce. (Random House, $18.99.) The further adventures of Beka Cooper, who develops her "terrier nature" in a more sensitive direction in this police procedural. (Ages 12 and up)

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SCAT, by Carl Hiaasen. (Random House, $16.99.) An eco-mystery, with a dismal swamp and wild characters who are not always what they seem. Excerpt (Ages 9 to 12)

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PAPERBACK BOOKS

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THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning and shares them with a Jewish man in hiding. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up)

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LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen. ( Speak, $8.99.) Loss and change crack a girl’s cynicism. (Ages 12 and up)

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THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, by Trenton Lee Stewart. Illustrated by Carson Ellis. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, $6.99.) Gifted kids on a mission. (Ages 9 to 12)

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EVERMORE, by Alyson Noël. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.95.) Immortals in school. (Ages 12 and up)

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THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12)

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THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, by John Boyne. (Random House, $8.99.) A boy’s innocence is eroded in evil times. (Ages 12 and up)

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TWEAK, by Nic Sheff. ( Atheneum, $9.99.) The addiction memoir of the “Beautiful Boy.” (Ages 14 and up)

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THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99.) A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up)

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UP, by Jasmine Jones. (Random House, $4.99.) A novelization. (Ages 8 to 12)

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BEAUTIFUL DISASTER, by Kate Brian. (Simon & Schuster, $9.99.) From a mental institution back to a charmed life. (Ages 14 and up)

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SERIES BOOKS

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THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Vampires and werewolves in school. (Ages 12 and up)

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PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)

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THE 39 CLUES, by various authors. (Scholastic, hardcover only) A brother and sister travel the world in search of the key to their family’s power. (Ages 9 to 12)

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HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. ( St. Martin’s, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up)

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GALLAGHER GIRLS, by Ally Carter. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) A school for spies. (Ages 12 and up)

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THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, by Cassandra Clare. ( McElderry/Simon & Schuster, hardcover and paper) A world of demons and warriors. (Ages 14 and up)

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NIGHT WORLD, by L. J. Smith. (Simon Pulse, paper only) Supernatural races form secret societies. (Ages 14 and up)

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WARRIORS, by Erin Hunter. (HarperCollins, hardcover and paper) Four clans of cat warriors aspire to meet up with the StarClan. (Ages 10 to 14)

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VAMPIRE DIARIES, by L. J. Smith. ( HarperTeen, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school, with a love triangle. (Ages 12 and up)

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