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Volume ten of L. Ron Hubbard`s massive Mission Earth series concludes the adventures of Jettero Heller as he tries to thwart the ever more convoluted plots of the alien Voltarian government to destroy the Earth as we know it. AUTHOR: L. Ron Hubbard
PUBLISHER: Galaxy Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Traveling on into the Light by Martha Brooks
A collection of 11 stories about contemporary teenagers. In the title story, a girl feels betrayed when her father leaves the family to live with his gay lover. In another, a runaway teen finds the courage to call home only to be told by her mother that she doesn`t want him to come back. AUTHOR: Martha Brooks
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | If You Made a Million by Amy Cohn, Steven Kellogg
A humorous yet informative look at money--the way it is earned, how it is saved, and the many ways it can be spent. Readers will learn about such financial concepts as earning interest, writing checks, paying income tax, and even financing a mortgage. Illustrated with watercolor and ink drawings. AUTHOR: Amy Cohn, Steven Kellogg
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Learning Joy from Dogs Without Collars by Lauralee Summer
In this memoir, Summer explores her childhood with her mother, experienced in a series of shelters, motels, and temporary homes. Despite the instability of her upbringing, upon finally moving into an apartment in Boston with her mother, Summer`s academic interest blossomed. Eventually, against all odds, Summer became a student at Harvard. This memoir shares how. AUTHOR: Lauralee Summer
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | One Day of Life by Manlio Argueta
Depicts a typical day in the life of a peasant family caught up in the terror and corruption of civil war in El Salvador--told almost entirely from the perspective of the resilient women of the Guardado family. AUTHOR: Manlio Argueta
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Sleeping Ugly by Diane Stanley, Jane Yolen
A humorous take on the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. In this easy-reader story, the princess in indeed beautiful, but she is also a terrible person. In fact, her horrible behavior causes a witch to put a spell on her, making her sleep until she is awoken by a prince's kiss. Unfortunately, a kind but plain girl is also caught in the spell. When the prince finally does arrive, who will he decide to awaken? AUTHOR: Diane Stanley, Jane Yolen
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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