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|  | The Victory Garden by Lee Kochenderfer
Using small-town Kansas as a backdrop, this World War II tale of 11-year-old Theresa, whose brother is at war, centers on a tomato-growing contest between the girl and her father and their neighbor, Mr. Burt. When Mr. Burt becomes ill, Theresa rallies her friends to maintain his garden. She also develops a relationship with the misunderstood class bully, all the while hoping for her brother's safe return home. AUTHOR: Lee Kochenderfer
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Sleepover Secret by Judy Katschke
Description not available.Ashley gets a surprise when she and her friends play Truth or Dare at a sleepover party and Mary Kate reveals a secret she has never told Ashley AUTHOR: Judy Katschke
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Cam Jansen & the Mystery of the Gold Coins by David A. Adler
Pre-teen detective Cam Jansen uses her amazing photographic memory to solve the crime when both her camera and some valuable gold coins are stolen from the school science fair. Occasional b&w illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: David A. Adler
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | A Box Can Be Many Things by Dana M. Rau, Paige Billin-Frye
This beginning-to-read series, Rookie Readers, will score easily with early readers. These very simple books focus on different aspects of language usage. Colorful, action pictures and familiar, everyday activities will interest and motivate young readers. The Rookie Readers are prepared under the direction of Linda Cornwell, Learning Resource Consultant, Indiana Department of Education. After her mother tosses out a large box as junk, a girl and her younger brother pull it out. They pretend it is a cave, car house, and cage. And even when it lies in pieces on the ground, their imagination leads them to even more inventive uses for the box. AUTHOR: Dana M. Rau, Paige Billin-Frye
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | I Have an Olive Tree by Christina Moore, Eve Bunting, Karen Barbour
Sophia is a little confused when her grandfather gives her an olive tree for her seventh birthday, especially because the olive tree is in Greece. After her grandfather dies, Sophia and her mother travel to Greece to see Sophia's tree and learn more about their family heritage. Sophia learns more about her grandfather's life and comes to appreciate the wonderful gift he gave her. Illustrated with color paintings. AUTHOR: Christina Moore, Eve Bunting, Karen Barbour
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Lucy by Ellen Feldman
A fictionalized account of the love affair between Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife`s social secretary, Lucy Mercer. AUTHOR: Ellen Feldman
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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