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|  | Goin' Someplace Special by Jerry Pinkney, Pat McKissack
In this story set in the American South of the 1950s, a young African-American girl named `Tricia Ann is proud when she is allowed to go downtown by herself for the first time on her way to some place special. Throughout her journey `Tricia Ann encounters the racism associated with the Jim Crow laws common in the south during those years, but she is also encouraged to continue her journey by the supportive friends she meets. When `Tricia Ann finally reaches her some place special she enters a place her grandmother calls a doorway to freedom --the public library. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. AUTHOR: Jerry Pinkney, Pat McKissack
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Amazing Magnetism by Rebecca Carmi
Description not available.When Ms. Frizzle has the crazy idea of challenging Mr. Order's class to a science contest involving magnetism, the class finds out they have a natural attraction to the subject. Original. AUTHOR: Rebecca Carmi
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Shirt off His Back by Parry A. Brown
Terry Winston is African-American, single, and a devoted father to his twin girls as he struggles to get custody of them away from his selfish ex-wife. AUTHOR: Parry A. Brown
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley
An unforgettable detective story starring C.W. Sughrue, a Montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar. AUTHOR: James Crumley
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Moon Demon by Lynne Ewing
This is the seventh book in the Daughters of the Moon series. AUTHOR: Lynne Ewing
PUBLISHER: Hyperion Books for Children
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | June 29, 1999 by David Wiesner
A futuristic story about gigantic vegetables and some astounding events. Illustrated with color paintings. AUTHOR: David Wiesner
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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