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|  | The Gardener by Bonnie K. Young, David Small, Sarah Stewart
In this picture book set during the Great Depression, a young farm girl named Lydia Grace goes to the city to work at her Uncle Jim's bakery after her father loses his job. But Lydia Grace remains a country girl at heart, and brings her love of gardening with her to the city. Soon her uncle's apartment and bakery are bursting with Lydia Grace's flowers, but she is disappointed because she's never seen her uncle smile. Then Lydia Grace comes up with a plan for a surprise that's sure to make Uncle Jim smile. This story, told via Lydia Grace's letters, is illustrated with colorful drawings. AUTHOR: Bonnie K. Young, David Small, Sarah Stewart
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Nana's Fiddle by Larry Dane Brimner, Susan Miller
Description not available.Although her neighbors are reluctant to listen to her play the fiddle, Nana persists and her hog steals the show. AUTHOR: Larry Dane Brimner, Susan Miller
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Cindy Hardin, Kathryn England, L. Frank Baum, Martin Gardner, Michael Foreman
This is the first in the 14-book Wizard of Oz series. When a tornado hits her small Kansas town, Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are transported to the magical Land of Oz. Seeking a way back home, Dorothy sets out in search of the Wizard of Oz, who she hopes will be able to help her. As she travels, Dorothy meets a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, a Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. AUTHOR: Cindy Hardin, Kathryn England, L. Frank Baum, Martin Gardner, Michael Foreman
PUBLISHER: Dalmatian Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Feathers & Fools by Mem Fox, Nicholas Wilton
An allegory about two flocks of birds who live in a beautiful garden. Everything is peaceful until the two groups begin to notice their differences and grow fearful of each other. Soon the birds collect weapons to protect themselves. Can they restore their peaceful coexistence? Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Mem Fox, Nicholas Wilton
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Lasko Tangent by Richard North Patterson
William Lasko is a self-made millionaire with an eye for wealth and influence, and a talent for using both to get what he wants. Now the Economic Crimes Commission wants to bring down the corrupt, untouchable Lasko. It falls to U. S. Attorney Christopher Paget to play by the book and nail Lasko without embarrassing the White House. But Lasko makes his own rules, and eliminating enemies is his golden one. AUTHOR: Richard North Patterson
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | In Country RI by Bobbie Ann Mason
In Mason's acclaimed novel, Samantha Hughes is staying with her uncle Emmett the summer after high school, while she considers her future. Her mother has remarried and moved to Lexington, Kentucky with her husband and new baby--in the meantime, Emmett develops headaches, rashes, stomach trouble, and Sam fears Agent Orange poisoning. In her attempts to come to terms with this, and with her father's death in Vietnam, she encounters Emmett's Vietnam War buddies, her mother's Beatles records, and her father's war diary. Eventually, she and Emmett and her grandmother find themselves making the pilgrimage to Washington D.C. to the Vietnam War Memorial. AUTHOR: Bobbie Ann Mason
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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