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|  | The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
In this novel set in war-torn Afghanistan, an 11-year-old girl named Parvana takes desperate measures to help her family survive. Because Afghanistan's Taliban regime has ruled that only men may work or earn money--and that women may not even venture out of their homes unless they are accompanied by a male relative--Parvana takes the extreme step of disguising herself as a boy in order to support her family after her father is arrested and taken away by the government. AUTHOR: Deborah Ellis
PUBLISHER: Groundwood Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Lord of the Rings by Alan Lee, J. R. R. Tolkien, Fotonovel Publications Staff
Tolkien's masterpiece, and arguably the greatest fantasy work in Western literature, is a massive and complex epic simultaneously about the history of the imaginary kingdom of Middle Earth and the difficult quest of a group of adventurers as they strike out against the dark forces of Sauron, the Dark Lord. AUTHOR: Alan Lee, J. R. R. Tolkien, Fotonovel Publications Staff
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
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 | Greasy Lake & Other Stories by T. Coraghessan Boyle
This collection of short fiction includes Ike and Nina, the story of an imaginary affair between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Khrushchev's wife. AUTHOR: T. Coraghessan Boyle
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Going on a Plane
Description not available.Tim and Rosie Tripp and their parents travel by airplane on their vacation.
PUBLISHER: EDC Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Powerful Communication Skills by Colleen McKenna, Gayle Humphrey
Description not available.A helpful guide to effective communication explains how to speak clearly, listen accurately, assert oneself with confidence, bridge communication gaps, deal with challenges, and improve one's image with superior communication skills. Book available. AUTHOR: Colleen McKenna, Gayle Humphrey
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
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 | Mayor of Casterbridge by Craig Raine, Dale Kramer, Jay Parini, Jill Masters, John Sutherland
Hardy's novel begins with the famous scene in which Michael Henchard, a young farmer, gets drunk at a village fair and sells his wife and baby daughter to a passing sailor for five guineas. The consequences of this impulsive act are regrettable and far-reaching, and culminate in Henchard's ruin and his death in obscurity as a lonely old man. Henchard is similar to the heroes of Greek tragedies who destroy themselves through weaknesses in their own character. (The subtitle of the novel is The Life and Death of a Man of Character. ) AUTHOR: Craig Raine, Dale Kramer, Jay Parini, Jill Masters, John Sutherland
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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