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Little Princess by Barbara Chitouras, Bob Blaisdell, Cathy E. Dubowski, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frederic Marvin
Description not available.After her father dies penniless in India, the pampered Sara Crewe finds herself a cold and hungry drudge at Miss Minchin's boarding school. Reading Level, 2.0. Original.

AUTHOR: Barbara Chitouras, Bob Blaisdell, Cathy E. Dubowski, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frederic Marvin
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General

Haunting of the Presidents by Joel Martin
Description not available.Accompanied by firsthand accounts from such First Ladies as Nancy Reagan and Eleanor Roosevelt, a fascinating historical glimpse into the paranormal events that have plagued the White House for more than two centuries features actual transcripts from channeling sessions and seances, as well as a guided tour of the Presidential Haunted Places. Original.

AUTHOR: Joel Martin
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General

All the Names by Jose Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa
This novel was the winner of the Weidenfeld Translation Prize for Margaret Jull Costa's translation from the Portuguese. Saramago tells the story of a passive, mild man who has little interest in anything beyond his job as a low-level clerk in an office that records births and deaths. When he comes across the birth certificate for a mysterious young woman, however, he becomes strangely obsessed with finding out more about her, and his lonely life may never be the same.

AUTHOR: Jose Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General

A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith, Jon Goodell
A mouse named Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse (Wolf for short) loves music. His siblings seem to enjoy the piano only as a place for holding races, but Wolf loves to hear Mrs. Honeybee, the lady who owns the house where he and his family live, use it to play beautiful music. Then one day, moved by Mrs. Honeybee's playing, Wolf opens his mouth and finds that he can really sing.

AUTHOR: Dick King-Smith, Jon Goodell
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General

Witness (Unabridged Audio Cassette) by Karen Hesse
In this novel set in 1924 Vermont, 11 different characters share their reactions to the fact that a sect of the Ku Klux Klan has been established in their small town. Two of those characters, a 12-year-old African-American girl named Lenora and a six...
In this novel set in 1924 Vermont, 11 different characters share their reactions to the fact that a sect of the Ku Klux Klan has been established in their small town. Two of those characters, a 12-year-old African-American girl named Lenora and a six-year-old Jewish girl named Esther, become targets of the Klan's harassment even as other townsfolk join the group and still others take a stand against the Klan. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2001 by Publishers Weekly.

AUTHOR: Karen Hesse
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General

Monsoon by Jamel Akib, Uma Krishnaswami
In this story set in India, a young girl waits out the hot, dry days of summer and anticipates the cooling arrival of a much-needed monsoon. Chalk pastel illustrations accompany the text.

AUTHOR: Jamel Akib, Uma Krishnaswami
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General