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|  | Revenge of Randal Reese Rat by Brett Helquist, Tor Seidler In this sequel to A RATS TALE, Randal Reese-Rat is painfully jealous of rat hero Montague Mad-Rat--the rodent who has stolen the heart of Randal's former fiance, Isabel Moberly-Rat. When something terrible happens to Montague and Isabel on their wedding day, Randal is the prime suspect. Now on the run, Randal sets in motion a devastating plan--one that brings him in contact with a glamourous rat--who just happens to be Montague's cousin. Illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Brett Helquist, Tor Seidler PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Autobiography of a Bed by Christina Dodd, Connie Brockway Description not available.Traces the history of a medieval England bed and the lovers who used it throughout history, from a Masterson knight seeking to woo his wife, to an Elizabethan romance brought about by a botched kidnapping, to a Regency woman's attempt to manacle her lover. Original. AUTHOR: Christina Dodd, Connie Brockway PUBLISHER: Pocket Books FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Invasion by Janet Lewis The Invasion, originally published in 1932, marked the debut of historical novelist Janet Lewis, who went on to write numerous poems and short stories as well as the novels The Wife of Martin Guerre and The Trial of Soren Qvist. Lewis grew up in the Lake country of the Old Northwest and The Invasion is based on family stories told to her as a child. The Invasion displays well-researched historical accuracy, an innate understanding of and felling for Native American culture enhanced by the author`s fluency in the Ojibway language, and an economy of style that is remarkable for a first novel. AUTHOR: Janet Lewis PUBLISHER: Michigan State University Press FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki The story of four sisters from the Osaka merchant class in the years immediately before World War II and their attempt to maintain a vanishing way of life in the face of the threatening onrush of modernity. One of the best novelistic portraits of a family, and one of the greatest Japanese and 20th century novels. AUTHOR: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Mystery of Drear House by Virginia Hamilton Having previously discovered that the House of Dies Drear was a stop on the underground railroad, the Small family and their friends Mr. Pluto and Pesty Darrow must decide who really owns the recently uncovered treasures of Dies Drear. AUTHOR: Virginia Hamilton PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Preserver by William Shatner Description not available.Captain Kirk is helpless to prevent his evil twin from capturing him, but the reappearance of the long-dormant Preservers will threaten the entire galaxy, unless he can prevent them. Reprint. AUTHOR: William Shatner PUBLISHER: Pocket Books FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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