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From the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling comes an extra book - Tales of Beetle the Bard. It's a book containing the most popular wizarding "fairy tales".  Coming out December 4th.

From the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney comes #3 - Last Straw. Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg’s father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other “manly” endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father’s efforts to change him. But when Greg’s dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up . . . or get shipped out.  Coming out January 13th, 2009.

From the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan comes #5 - The Last Olympian. The prophecy surrounding Percy's sixteenth birthday will be revealed in this final book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series... Coming out may 5th, 2009.