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|  | Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen, George Wendt, Wendy Lamb
Fifteen-year-old Charley lies about his age so he can fight in the Civil War. As a Union soldier, Charley goes through training and four battles, including Gettysburg. After being wounded, Charley is sent home to recover, but finds he is also suffering from Soldier's Heart --the Civil War-era term for shell shock, or post-traumatic stress disorder. AUTHOR: Gary Paulsen, George Wendt, Wendy Lamb
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | China Trade by S. J. Rozan
Hired to find some precious stolen porcelain, Lydia follows a trail of clues from highbrow art dealers into a world of Chinese gangs. Suddenly, this case has become as complex as her community itself--and as deadly as a killer on the loose. This novel features the mystery world's first Chinese-American female detective. Martin's Press. AUTHOR: S. J. Rozan
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Silver Branch by Johanna Ward, Rosemary Sutcliff
More than a century after The Eagle of the Ninth leaves off, two cousins join the Roman side in the fight against a tyrannical British emperor. AUTHOR: Johanna Ward, Rosemary Sutcliff
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Liza of Lambeth by W. Somerset Maugham, Wanda McCaddon
Somerset Maugham's first novel concerns a young woman who is struggling to get out of her impoverished South London life. She begins an affair with Jim, who is married and has children of his own, but finds that, as wasted and sordid as her community is, it nevertheless has certain standards and rules, and she has violated them. AUTHOR: W. Somerset Maugham, Wanda McCaddon
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Only Human by Jenny Diski
Jenny Diski tackles the Book of Genesis in her novel about a very human God who looks down on his creation and finds it wanting. AUTHOR: Jenny Diski
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
Exiled to a low-tech world in an alternate universe as a result of her father's criminal activities, Tan-Tan finds her life spiralling out of control. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000 and an nominee for the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award. AUTHOR: Nalo Hopkinson
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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