The 10 hottest back-to-school items for 2011

Top back-to-school items of 2011
Top back-to-school items of 2011-
Over the past few years, the back-to-school season has become one of the largest for the U.S. retail industry-to put this into perspective, in terms of raw buying power and sales, it's second only December's frenzied holiday shopping season. According to Adweek, in 2011, an average of $600 will be spent buying each American student back-to-school gear, including apparel, school supplies, and electronics. So, what exactly are folks bringing home? Yahoo! Shopping did some digging and behold: the top 10 back-to-school items of '11.