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|  | Blackwater by Joan Tate, Kerstin Ekman
This atmospheric thriller, set in the Swedish wilderness, was a bestseller in Kerstin Ekman's home country. AUTHOR: Joan Tate, Kerstin Ekman
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Extra Innings by Robert Newton Peck
Little Viddy's earliest baseball memory was sitting on a hard plank bench in the heart of a visiting team'sdugout, wedged between her two aging gods, Wash and Cappy. And hearing an ump holler: Play ball! In a devastating explosion, young Tate Stonemason loses his family--and his dream--when their private plane crashes and burns. Only he survives. With a leg destroyed, Tate has no chance to pitch in the majors. No one can ease his anger and grief--except the lady who taught him the game...Great-aunt Vidalia.Desperate for a way to heal Tate's hurting, Aunt Viddy, now seventy, shares her childhood with him: her purple-bus travels with Ethiopia's Clowns, a Depression-era baseball team of rollicking rascals. The laughter and common love of baseball he shares with Aunt Viddy slowly inspires Tate Bannock Stonemason to mature, conquer tragedy, and realize the true power of family.Robert Newton Peck presents a humorous and heartwarming story of how yesterday's baseball diamonds help to mend the crushed leg and battered spirit of a young athlete. AUTHOR: Robert Newton Peck
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Schooling by Heather McGowan
A homesick American girl at an English boarding school tells her own story, in a stream-of-consciousness narrative that encompasses dreams of her dead mother, a crush on a teacher, regretful memories of the life she left behind, and a determination to grow up--against the odds--into a whole, healed adult. AUTHOR: Heather McGowan
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Dude on Arrival by J. S. Borthwick
English teacher Sarah Deane and her boyfriend, Dr. Alex McKenzie, leave snowy Maine to join Sarah's feisty Aunt Julia for Christmas at the exclusive Rancho del Gato Blanco resort in Arizona. But they soon realize there's no place like home for the holidays when ranch guests become the prey of a prankster whose destructive acts are tallying up like a Yuletide Carol. AUTHOR: J. S. Borthwick
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Someday a Tree by Eve Bunting, Ronald Himler
Alice loves the huge oak tree that grows in the meadow behind her house. She and her family picnic there with their sheepdog, and Alice`s christening was even held underneath the tree one spring day. However, the land around the tree has turned a strange yellow color, and the tree is dropping leaves and branches. Alice and her family realize that the tree has been poisoned--probably through illegal dumping--and is dying. Despite the efforts of the community, nothing can be done to save Alice`s beloved tree. Color paintings illustrate this picture book with an ecological message. AUTHOR: Eve Bunting, Ronald Himler
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming
Trick-or-treaters have some spooky and fun adventures on Halloween night. The illustrations for this book were created by pouring colored cotton pulp through hand-cut stencils. AUTHOR: Denise Fleming
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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