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|  | Made in U. S. A. by Jan Greenberg
A collection of 43 poems celebrating contemporary art and artists. For example, Jan Greenberg writes about artist Chuck Close's self-portrait and Peter F. Neumeyer pens an ode inspired by Jacob's Lawrence painting Barber Shop. AUTHOR: Jan Greenberg
PUBLISHER: Abrams, Harry N. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | From Sand Creek by Simon J. Ortiz
Originally published in 1981, this volume of poems about Colorado`s Sand Creek massacre has become a classic of Native American poetry. AUTHOR: Simon J. Ortiz
PUBLISHER: University of Arizona Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Thousand Orcs by R. A. Salvatore
Description not available.The first volume in a new trilogy from the Forgotten Realms universe continues the adventures of the author's popular Dark Elf hero, Drizzt Do'Urden, and his companions. 200,000 first printing. AUTHOR: R. A. Salvatore
PUBLISHER: Wizards of the Coast
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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 | Bitters by Rebecca Seiferle
In this volume of poems Seiferle shakes her fist at a god who has beset the world with tragic reminders. AUTHOR: Rebecca Seiferle
PUBLISHER: Copper Canyon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Lost & Found by Helen S. Weiss, M. Jerry Weiss
Description not available.Thirteen acclaimed young adult authors share their own experiences in high school in a collection of original fiction designed to help young people deal with their own everyday experiences in a more meaningful way, with contributions from Tamora Pierce, Paul Zindel, Eleanora E. Tate, Rich Wallace, and Jon Scieska, among others. Reprint. AUTHOR: Helen S. Weiss, M. Jerry Weiss
PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Parrot in the Oven - El Perico en el Horno by Robert Ramirez, Victor Martinez
Manuel Hernandez faces a time of many changes during the year leading up to anticipated initiation into a gang. Manny`s alcoholic father calls him el perico, or parrot, comparing him to the Mexican saying about a parrot that complains about how hot it is in the shade while all along he`s sitting inside the oven and doesn`t know it. Will Manny find a way to escape for the oven he`s trapped himself in? AUTHOR: Robert Ramirez, Victor Martinez
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Fiction
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