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Pinkerton, a gigantic Great Dane, mistakenly believes that a football is an abandoned baby penguin--and so he takes it in as his own pup. Impressed by Pinkerton`s parenting skills, young Emily brings him to school for show-and-tell. However, when Pinkerton finds another football, this time one being used in a game, chaos ensues. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Steven Kellogg
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Royal Flash by David Case, George MacDonald Fraser
The second of Fraser's books detailing the history and adventures of Harry Flashman, the bully of TOM BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYS who went on to become a soldier, an inadvertent hero, and an empire-builder. Here Flashman, as an officer in the Horse Guards, becomes unintentionally involved in the politics of colonial Africa and emerges, though luck and want of scruple, as an heroic statesman. AUTHOR: David Case, George MacDonald Fraser
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Something Wicked's in Those Woods by Marisa Montes
Following their parents' death, brothers Javi and Nico leave their home in Puerto Rico and move in with their Titi Amparo in northern California. As the brothers struggle to adapt to life in a new country, Javi becomes concerned about Nico, who seems to be dealing with his grief by inventing an imaginary friend. Then Javi discovers that Nico's imaginary friend, Hamish, is really a ghost. Is Hamish a gentle spirit or one bent on destroying Nico? AUTHOR: Marisa Montes
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Three Pillars of Zen by Roshi P. Kapleau
As with A Buddhist Bible , this introduction to the Buddhist practice of Zazen or sitting meditation has served many Western readers as a gateway to the wisdom of the East. One of the first Westerners to practice Zen in a traditional monastic setting, Roshi Phillip Kapleau, an American Zen master who studied in Japan for 15 years, before returning to the United States where he started the Rochester Zen Center, provides a lucid presentation of the common questions and challenges associated with the experience of enlightenment. AUTHOR: Roshi P. Kapleau
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Hawk, I'm Your Brother by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall
Rudy longs to fly like a hawk over the mountain. In an unusual way, he makes his dream come true. AUTHOR: Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | We Need Veterinarians by Gail Saunders-Smith, Lola M. Schaefer
Description not available.Simple text and photographs present veterinarians and their role in the community AUTHOR: Gail Saunders-Smith, Lola M. Schaefer
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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