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|  | Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson, Susan Jameson
Kate Atkinson, winner of the Ian St. James award for her short stories, has written a first novel about the life of Ruby Lennox, a Yorkshirewoman, and her eccentric family. This novel won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award in 1995. AUTHOR: Kate Atkinson, Susan Jameson
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Heaven's Edge by Romesh Gunesekera
Marc`s family is originally from Sri Lanka, and his father returned there when Marc was a child. Now grown, Marc wants to learn more about his family, and he travels to the island in hopes of finding his father. He falls in love with a young woman who is working to improve the badly damaged ecology of the place. When she is kidnapped by local thugs because of her efforts, Marc joins the resistance--and in the course of the events that follow he learns the truth about his father. AUTHOR: Romesh Gunesekera
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Last Man's Reward by David Patneaude
A group of five friends buy some junk at a yard sale and discover, hidden among their purchases, a Willie Mays baseball card worth $4,000. In order to decide who owns the card, the boys devise a `last man` contest in which the winner gets the card, and the losers get nothing. AUTHOR: David Patneaude
PUBLISHER: Whitman, Albert & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Dog Jack by Florence K. Biros
Dog Jack was mascot of the 102nd Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers....his photo & story hang in Soldier's & Sailor's Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jack was with his regiment from 1861 to 1863 until he became a prisoner of war. He was captured by the Confederate Army at Salem Church, VA. He was later exchanged for a confederate soldier whereupon he returned to be with his regiment. In this remarkable novel Florence Biros transports you back in time to the Civil War with the story of a runaway slave boy & his loyal dog. Jack is also the story of love & allegiance of the men of the Niagara Volunteers to their mascot & companion Dog Jack. To order 1-800-358-0777. AUTHOR: Florence K. Biros
PUBLISHER: Son-Rise Publications & Distribution Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Grasshopper's Secret by Renate Stendhal
Description not available.When thirteen-year-old Zelda travels through time and space to Venice, Italy, her actions help a young boy she had envied, thereby changing her relationship in the present with him, with her family, and with herself. AUTHOR: Renate Stendhal
PUBLISHER: EdgeWork Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | In the Days of the Pharoahs by Milton Meltzer
Description not available.Looks at the day-to-day life, politics, and culture of the diverse people of ancient Egypt. AUTHOR: Milton Meltzer
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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