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|  | Brazzaville Beach by Donada Peters, William Boyd
Brazzaville Beach is in Africa, and a young Englishwoman has taken refuge there to escape her marriage and her career. Winner of the 1990 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. AUTHOR: Donada Peters, William Boyd
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia
Fourteen-year-old Gayle already has a 7-month-old son, so when she gets pregnant again her mother takes her for an abortion which Gayle calmly accepts. The mother also decides to send Gayle and her child out of the city to live with relatives--the mother's brother, a pastor, and his family--in Georgia. How will city-girl Gayle come to accept living with in a quiet town with a conservative religious family? AUTHOR: Rita Williams-Garcia
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Bridal Showers by Beverly Clark
Description not available.An authority on wedding planning demonstrates how to plan a successful shower with style and panache in this second edition of her popular guide, which features checklists, timetables, worksheets, party favor ideas, advice on decorations, and much more. Original. AUTHOR: Beverly Clark
PUBLISHER: Wilshire Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | School Tools
Description not available.As Taylor helps his mother clean the house, he describes their various tools, such as a sponge or a vacuum cleaner, and how each is used.
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Beatrice's Goat by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Lori Lohstoeter, Page McBrier
In this story set in Uganda, a girl named Beatrice wants to go to school but family circumstances force her to stay home and care for her younger siblings while their mother works in the fields. When the family is given a goat by a charitable organization, their lives begin to improve and, eventually, Beatrice is even able to go to school. Illustrated with acrylic paintings. Two percent of the publisher's proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Heifer Project International, a nonprofit organization that donates livestock and training to people in need. AUTHOR: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Lori Lohstoeter, Page McBrier
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Run If You Dare by Randy Powell
At first, 14-year-old Gardner thinks his father is simply going through a midlife crisis. He's lost his job, is constantly complaining about his life, and is even confiding to Gardner that he's thinking about leaving the family. However, Gardner soon begins to realize that his father is dealing with a depression far more serious than a midlife crisis. AUTHOR: Randy Powell
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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