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|  | Getting Out by Gwendolen Gross
Hannah Blue, who narrates the story, comes from an unusual family that includes a surgeon mother and a pot-throwing father with lupus), plus a sister and a brother, neither of whom has been successful at love and marriage. When Hannah joins a mountain-climbing club and begins to form close friendships there, her relationship with her less adventurous boyfriend is sorely tested, and her wacky family gets reevaluated in the process. AUTHOR: Gwendolen Gross
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Flying Free by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Having escaped from slavery and traveled via the Underground Railroad to freedom in Canada in FREEDOM'S WINGS, Corey Birdsong and his family must adjust to life in their new country. Now living in a community of composed of mostly other escaped slaves, Corey begins to experiences life as a free person. AUTHOR: Sharon Dennis Wyeth
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Mississippi Bridge by Max Ginsburg, Mildred D. Taylor
Ten-year-old Jeremy Simms, who also appears in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, narrates this story of racism in pre-Civil Rights era Mississippi. On a cold wintery day, both black and white people line up to take a bus. When the bus is full, the black passengers are ordered off to make room for the whites still standing in line. As the bus travels into town a tragedy occurs--is this a punishment for racism or a simple twist of fate? AUTHOR: Max Ginsburg, Mildred D. Taylor
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Nazarene by Herbert Lockyer, Sholem Asch
The story of Jesus, as told by three who were there: Cornelius, the governor of Jerusalem appointed by Pontius Pilate; Judas Iscariot; and Joseph, student of the wise and sympathetic Pharisee Nicodemus who was intrigued by Jesus and what he had to sa... AUTHOR: Herbert Lockyer, Sholem Asch
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Touring the Canadian Rockies by Fred Gebhart
With information on public transportation as well as driving excursions, thistravel guide gives readers the ambiance of the area's cosmopolitan cities. of color photos. 65 maps. AUTHOR: Fred Gebhart
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Jack by Celia Godkin, Shirley E. Woods
Description not available.Jack, a young beaver, survives the dangers of life in the wild as he grows up, learns how to build a lodge and protect a family, and sets out to find a home and a mate for himself. AUTHOR: Celia Godkin, Shirley E. Woods
PUBLISHER: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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