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Young Phoebe Olcott's family threatens to be split apart because they have taken different political sides during the Revolutionary War--some of them are Loyalists, while others are Patriots. Unable to choose, Phoebe realizes that she feels sympathy for both parties and soon ends up on an adventure that leads her through dark and dangerous territory. AUTHOR: Janet Lunn
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz, Tomie dePaola
An account of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Color illustrations accompany the text, which contains historical fact as well as interesting details, such as how the hot weather and loud street noises affected the men creating the document. AUTHOR: Jean Fritz, Tomie dePaola
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | A Snowy Day by Gail Saunders-Smith, Lola M. Schaefer
Description not available.Simple text and photographs depict a snowy day, including the formation of snow and the actions of the people out in it AUTHOR: Gail Saunders-Smith, Lola M. Schaefer
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Dancing in the Cadillac Light by Kimberly J. Brown, Kimberly Willis Holt, Raul Colon
Jaynell is thrilled when her grandfather, who her parents worry is losing touch with reality, moves in with her family. As the two grow closer, Jaynell wonders why her grandfather has befriended the Pickens, a poor family who everyone else in the neighborhood refers to as white trash. When her grandfather dies, Jaynell and the rest of her family are shocked and hurt to discover that he has left his house to the Pickens family--a fact that forces Jaynell to reevaluate her relationship with her grandfather. AUTHOR: Kimberly J. Brown, Kimberly Willis Holt, Raul Colon
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Misfits by James Howe
A group of four misfit friends band together and attempt to win their school's seventh-grade elections. AUTHOR: James Howe
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Harry Gets An Uncle by Barbara A. Porte, Yossi Abolafia
Description not available.Harry is worried about being the ring boy at his Aunt Rose's wedding, after he hears his friend Dorcas tell horror stories about what went wrong at her Uncle Fred's wedding. Simultaneous. AUTHOR: Barbara A. Porte, Yossi Abolafia
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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