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Set against the backdrop of the 20th century`s biggest wildfires (the 1910 forest fires that destroyed acres of Idaho and Montana), this is a fictional work about a 16-year-old named Jarrett. Having rejected his father`s offer of a railroad job, Jarrett instead elects to become one of the fire fighters attempting to stop the Big Burn. AUTHOR: Jeanette Ingold
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Louder Than Words
Sergio Aragones, the undisputed master of the silent gag, proves again that a picture paints a thousand words, and a one-page comic strip is good for a million laughs! Leaving no stone unturned and no sacred cow untipped, these short, wordless jokes display Sergio's unparalleled comic wit at its best. Louder Than Words is page after page of some of the funniest illustrated humor ever published.
CATEGORY: General
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 | Gidget by Frederick Kohner
The quintessential '50s girl, Gidget, is the heroine of this coming-of-age novel that became a classic pop movie hit. This edition includes a new forward--written by Gidget herself: Kathy Kohner Zuckerman, daughter of the novelist, on whom the book was originally based. AUTHOR: Frederick Kohner
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Shattered Helmet by Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy brothers' visiting Greek pen pal enlists their help in searching for a priceless ancient Greek helmet loaned to and lost by a Hollywood movie company years before. AUTHOR: Franklin W. Dixon
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: General
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 | Faith of the Fallen by John Kenneth, Terry Goodkind
In this, the sequel to SOUL OF THE FIRE, an evil sorceress conjures a plot to enslave our hero Richard. While he struggles to escape, his wife, Khalen, leads the troops against the tyrannical rule of Imperial Order. And all the while, a new enemy is massing on the borders.... AUTHOR: John Kenneth, Terry Goodkind
PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Bald Eagle Returns by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, William Munoz
The inspiring story of the bald eagle?s resurgence is the good news in this follow-up to WHERE THE BALD EAGLES GATHER, published by Clarion in 1984. Full-color photographs and an updated text describe, in a handsome, newly designed format, the significant changes in the habitat and status of our national emblem. Young naturalists are sure to be encouraged by this account of a remarkably successful conservation effort, expertly documented by the same team that first helped to introduce young readers to the eagle?s plight. Index. AUTHOR: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, William Munoz
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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