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|  | A Matter of Profit by Hilari Bell
In this futuristic tale set on the planet of T'Chin, a young man named Viv Ahvren investigates what he believes is a plot to assassinate the Emperor of T'Chin. However, when Viv uncovers the unsettling truth behind the rumor, he must decide which path he, and the rest of his planet, will take. AUTHOR: Hilari Bell
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Little Granny Quarterback by Bill Martin, Michael Chesworth, Michael Sampson
Description not available.As she watches a televised football game from her bed, Granny Whiteoak recalls her days as a college quarterback and decides to make a comeback. AUTHOR: Bill Martin, Michael Chesworth, Michael Sampson
PUBLISHER: Boyds Mills Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Summer Reading is Killing Me by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
Another in the series of adventures featuring friends Joe, Fred, and Sam--a.k.a. The Time Warp Trio . When Fred puts his summer reading list into the magic book the stories start coming to life and the boys are forced to live out scenarios which they only planned to read about. Illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Sister of the Bride by Lynne Barasch
April is upset that her beloved older sister, Annabel, is getting married and moving out of the house. Determined to stop the wedding, April tells her sister's fiance a few fibs--such as that Annabel snores and wets the bed. However, none of Annabel's tricks seem to deter Annabel's fiance. Will April just have to learn to accept having a married sister--and a brother-in-law? Watercolor illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Lynne Barasch
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Tomcat in Love by Tim O'Brien
A college professor and Vietnam vet named Thomas H. Chippering is 49, divorced, depressed, and obsessed with women--particularly with his ex-wife, whom he wants desperately to get back. He begins to spy on her and her new lover and, eventually, spins his fantasies into a series of vengeful acts ranging from the comic to the violent. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. AUTHOR: Tim O'Brien
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Dark Secret by Elizabeth Atkins Bowman
Description not available.When her mother falls victim to a rare illness, Karen Bradley sets out to find the only person who can help save her--her sister Sharlene, who had fled the shame of living as a mixed-race child in the Detroit slums--but saving her mother's life could destroy Sharlene's new life, masquerading as a white orphan now engaged to a powerful Southern aristocrat. Reprint. AUTHOR: Elizabeth Atkins Bowman
PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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