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|  | Rose by Charles Vess, Martin Cruz Smith
In 19th-century England, Bishop Hannay, a manipulative charmer, retains Jonathan Blair to find his daughter's fiance, a curate who has gone missing in the coal-mining town of Wigan. Blair soon discovers that Wigan is a town as dark and sooty as the mines in its bowels. The residents are full of the misdirected passion, secrets, and resentment fueled by the drudgery and despair of a mining life. AUTHOR: Charles Vess, Martin Cruz Smith
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Untitled Novel by Rich Wallace, Tracy Gates
Abandoned by his mother when his was 9, high school senior Jay McLeod is left on his own in the town of Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, after his father takes a new job and moves to California. Devastated when he doesn't make his school's basketball team, Jay is reduced to playing in the YMCA church league. Facing a year without any support from his family, Jay learns on his own about teamwork, friendship, and romance. AUTHOR: Rich Wallace, Tracy Gates
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Totally Nuts by Helene Siegel
International and multicultural is the only way to describe this nutty collection. Peanuts, pine nuts, pecans and pistachios perform with aplomb. Walnuts, chestnuts, and hazelnuts are equally at home in starters, side dishes, or desserts. And almonds, cashews and macadamias crop up everywhere from soup to--well--nuts! AUTHOR: Helene Siegel
PUBLISHER: Celestial Arts Publishing Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Burning for Revenge by John Marsden, Suzi Dougherty
In this entry in the Tomorrow, When the War Began series, teenager Ellie and her compatriots find themselves trapped in enemy headquarters. Knowing that they might not make it out alive, they decide to do as much damage to their enemies as humanly possible. AUTHOR: John Marsden, Suzi Dougherty
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | What Is a Life Cycle? by Bobbie Kalman
This exciting new book explains the basic concept of the life cycle. Using examples that will fascinate young readers, the book explores both plant and animal life from seed or egg through birth, growth, reproduction, and death. It also helps children understand how individual life cycles, such as the human life cycle, are connected to other life cycles in the natural world. AUTHOR: Bobbie Kalman
PUBLISHER: Crabtree Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen, Mark Teague
Description not available.Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick. Offers preschoolers a colorfully illustrated, read-aloud tale about a frightened dinosaur who finally overcomes his fears and visits the doctor where he gets the treatment he needs to be made well once again. AUTHOR: Jane Yolen, Mark Teague
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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