Avril LaVigne has her finger on the pulse (wait, she IS the pulse!) so it figures that she launched her very own manga series. Any pop-loving girl who totally relates to Avril will want to be the first at school to have her hands on one of these!

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The Book of Chess

This book of chess actually opens into a full chess kit, complete with board and pieces that actually spell out their names in fun graphics. And when the game is done, it makes an impressive-looking tome on your bookshelf!