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Four women get together to form a publishing company whose real purpose is revenge on the people who have wronged them. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. AUTHOR: Fay Weldon
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Challenge at Second Base by Marcy Dunn Ramsey, Matt Christopher, Norman Dietz
Stan Martin wants to play second base for his baseball team, but he thinks his rival for the position, Gary Newman, is just too good to beat. Although Stan tries hard to improve, he soon finds himself wanting to give up. Will anyone be able to persuade Stan to keep striving for his goal? This beginning-chapter book is illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Marcy Dunn Ramsey, Matt Christopher, Norman Dietz
PUBLISHER: Little Brown Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Busted! by Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman
Description not available.Follows Jeremy's adventures as he continues through adolescence, coping with parents, school, friends, and other aspects of everyday teenage life. AUTHOR: Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman
PUBLISHER: Andrews McMeel Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Under the Lemon Moon by Edith Hope Fine, Rene King Moreno
In this story set in the Mexican countryside, a young girl named Rosalinda is heartbroken when a mysterious stranger steals all the lemons from her prized tree. To make matters worse, after the lemons are stolen, the tree grows sick and begins to die. At first Rosalinda asks her family and neighbors for advice but when none of them are able to help her, she sets off in search of La Anciana, a mythical healing figure also known as The Old One. While searching for La Anciana, Rosalinda encounters the man who stole her lemons and realizes why he committed the crime. With the help of La Anciana Rosalinda is able to save her tree, but it is her own generosity and forgiveness that enable her to help the man who was compelled to steal her lemons. Watercolor and pastel illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Edith Hope Fine, Rene King Moreno
PUBLISHER: Lee & Low
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Milky Way Railroad by D. M. Stroud, Joseph Sigrist, Kenji Miyazawa, Ryu Okuzaki
Teased by his friends and alone on a hilltop, young Kenji is suddenly swept aboard a magical train bound for the Milky Way. Representing the soul's passage to heaven, the train is a passage from this life to the next. Kenji meets many of the newly departed on his journey, but only he will allowed to return to Earth, where he dreams of being reunited with his father. Miyazawa uses a wealth of literary, scientific, and religious allusion to depict a universe that is sad yet miraculous. A classic in Japan for its original and artful evocation of a young boy's yearnings, this is a book of great wisdom that teaches acceptance and compassion. AUTHOR: D. M. Stroud, Joseph Sigrist, Kenji Miyazawa, Ryu Okuzaki
PUBLISHER: Stone Bridge Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Right Outside My Window by Mary Ann Hoberman, Nicholas Wilton
A young narrator observes the seasonal changes that occur outside her window. For example, in the spring she sees kites flying while in the fall she spots a squirrel scampering across her yard. Mixed-media illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Mary Ann Hoberman, Nicholas Wilton
PUBLISHER: Mondo Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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