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Adolescent Swayze Barksdale learns a lot about love and death as he plays taps at the ever-increasing funerals for local soldiers killed in Korea. Willie Morris tracks Swayze's experiences, and those of some of his fellow townspeople, in this affectionate novel about life in a small Mississippi town. AUTHOR: Willie Morris
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Fearful Symmetry by Northrop Frye
Northrop Frye's first book, published in 1947, is a study of the poetry of William Blake, who was a central figure to whom Frye later returned in essays and books. Blake represents two of Frye's enduring interests, the Bible and literature. AUTHOR: Northrop Frye
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Music Is by Lloyd Moss, Philippe Petit-Roulet
Description not available.A rhyming salute to the many ways in which people enjoy music. AUTHOR: Lloyd Moss, Philippe Petit-Roulet
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Chicago Blues by Hugh Holton
Reggie Stanton, FBI agent and bodyguard of Senator Harry Banks, runs afoul of the mafia when he thwarts their plan to murder the senator. An infuriated Tuxedo Tony imports the deadly Steiger father-and-son duo to kill the senator and knock off that uppity Stanton while they're at it. But Stanton and the Steigers have seen each other before, and they have unfinished business. AUTHOR: Hugh Holton
PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Night Worker by Georg Hallensleben, Kate Banks
Alex wants to go to work with his father, a nighttime engineer, but every evening his dad tucks him into bed and says not tonight. Then one night, Alex's father takes him along for an evening on the job site. Illustrated with color paintings. Winner of the 2001 Charlotte Zolotow Award for Outstanding Writing in a Picture Book. AUTHOR: Georg Hallensleben, Kate Banks
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Fanny's Dream by Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner
Hardworking Fanny Agnes just knows she has a fairy godmother watching over her. On the night of the mayor's ball, with visions of Cinderella dancing in her head, Fanny waits out in the garden for her fairy godmother to appear. She doesn't arrive, but humble Heber Jensen comes by to declare his love. Giving up her dreams, Fanny agrees to marry Heber and they have a hard but loving life together. After many years, Fanny's godmother does appear...should she give up her life with Heber? Oil and acrylic paintings illustrate the text. AUTHOR: Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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