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|  | Queen of the Tambourine by Jane Gardam
This winner of the 1991 Whitbread Best Novel of the Year Award traces the descent of Eliza Peabody into madness. Eliza's emotional breakdown occurs during a period of unbearable loneliness, during which she writes to her neighbor Joan to berate her for leaving her husband and children to travel the world. As more letters are presented, one realizes that Eliza's version of events is not always accurate. Despite the intimacy of the letters, she barely knows Joan, and we learn that many letters are never sent: they are really the record of Eliza's breakdown. AUTHOR: Jane Gardam
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Magic Gourd by Baba Wague Diakite
Description not available.Having been given a magic gourd by a Chameleon for rescuing him from a thorny bush, hungry Rabbit appreciates the gesture of the never-ending bounty of food, but when a greedy king steals it away, Rabbit finds a way to get it back and teach him an important lesson in the process. AUTHOR: Baba Wague Diakite
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Count to Ten, Piggywiggy! by Christyan Fox, Diane Fox
Description not available.Piggywiggy counts to ten as he adds ingredients to the surprise he is making for Teddy's birthday. AUTHOR: Christyan Fox, Diane Fox
PUBLISHER: Handprint Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Norwood by Charles Portis
The picaresque adventures of a folk singer named Norwood Pratt on a cross-country trip from Texas to Manhattan in the 1960s. AUTHOR: Charles Portis
PUBLISHER: Overlook Press, The
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: General
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 | Kin by Crystal Williams
The adopted black daughter of an interracial couple, Williams confronts in her poems the complicated issues of race and identity that arise in her unique family, while addressing the theme of otherness on a universal level. Williams is a former slam poet; thus this collection is musically rich, finely tuned in particular to the African-American oral tradition. AUTHOR: Crystal Williams
PUBLISHER: Michigan State University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Adventure Stories That Will Thrill You
Description not available.Emergent readers can explore the Arctic tundra with a pack of sled dogs or go sailboating into the middle of a wild storm in five exerpts taken from exciting picture books by Betsy Byars, Arnold Lobel, and others. Simultaneous.
PUBLISHER: SeaStar Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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