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|  | Not a Sparrow Falls by Joyce Bean, Linda Nichols
In this powerful story of redemption and love, a prodigal young woman from the hills of Virginia flees the men who have lured her away from her godly upbringing into a life of desperation. Taking on a new identity, Mary Bridget Washburn escaped to the bustiling city of Alexandria. there her path crosses that of Alasdair MacPherson, a widowed pastor with three young children and daunting problems of his own. Mary Bridget longs to bring happiness to the deeply troubled family, but she seems an unlikely candidate to help. Has she fallen too far from grace to be able to pass it one AUTHOR: Joyce Bean, Linda Nichols
PUBLISHER: Brilliance Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Russell & Elisa by Debbie Tilley, Johanna Hurwitz
Siblings Russell and Elisa, stars of such books as E FOR ELISA and RUSSELL RIDES AGAIN, return for more adventures. This beginning chapter book chronicles both the good and bad times in their relationship. Illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Debbie Tilley, Johanna Hurwitz
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Bailey's Cafe by Gloria Naylor
Bailey's Cafe is not located in a specific geographical area. It is a place that appears whenever a character needs a place to take a breather for a while. The novel consists of the stories of various characters, all of them desperate, all of them in pain. Naylor uses a jazz-like construction, bringing in many voices all conducted by Bailey, to tell the story. AUTHOR: Gloria Naylor
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall
Edgar is 7 years old and living a bleak existence on an Apache reservation in Arizona. His father is lone gone, and his mother is an alcoholic. When the boy is hit by a car and wakes up after a three-month coma, his major need is to find the driver of the car that hit him and assure him that he has survived. Udall's novel is full of Dickensian situations and characters transported to the American southwest. AUTHOR: Brady Udall
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Working Hard with the Busy Fire Truck by Jordan Horowitz
Describes the activities of a group of fire fighters and the work they do to put out various fires. AUTHOR: Jordan Horowitz
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters by Julian Barnes
An unclassifiable, meditative novel that plays with history, beginning with the story of Noah and the ark as told by a stowaway woodworm, and ending with a dream of a very unsatisfying heaven: ...getting what you want all the time is very close to not getting what you want all the time. AUTHOR: Julian Barnes
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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