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|  | The Treason of Isengard by Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
This is the seventh volume of previously unpublished works in Tolkien's prehistory of Middle Earth, the setting of his famous The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit , among others. AUTHOR: Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Miranda's Last Stand by Gloria Whelan
Miranda and her mama have always agreed about everything. So when Mama is offered a job with Buffalo Bill`s Wild West Show painting scenery, she and Miranda certainly agree that it is time to get out of Fort Lincoln, where they`ve been doing soldiers` laundry for as long as Miranda can remember. But while Miranda blossoms on the road -- meeting Annie Oakley, making friends with an Indian girl, and even participating in the show herself -- Mama stews in her hatred of the Indians; she blames them all for her husband`s death. And when Chief Sitting Bull joins the troupe, Miranda begins to see that there are two sides to every battle, a vision Mama won`t share. Gloria Whelan combines expert storytelling and meticulous historical detail to create a provocative tale that shimmers with remarkable insight into the heart of American history. AUTHOR: Gloria Whelan
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Wedding by Dorothy West, Regina Taylor
The last novel by Dorothy West, the final surviving member of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1953, Shelby Coles, a young member of the colony of upper-class black families on Martha's Vineyard, wishes to marry a white jazz musician. The older generation rejects this proposal, but finds equally unsuitable Lute McNeil, a prosperous black furniture salesman who wants to move into the group's social rank. After uncovering buried tensions among the members of the Coles family, The Wedding arrives at a tragic event. Using flashbacks from the wedding day to past generations, it delves into interracial and intraracial bigotry. AUTHOR: Dorothy West, Regina Taylor
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Hostage! by Alice Leonhardt, Dennis Sutton
This in-your-face story tracks the Staunton police department as they work to defuse a hostage situation at a downtown bank. Text accompanied by full-color photographs, and the book comes with a police badge sticker. AUTHOR: Alice Leonhardt, Dennis Sutton
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Saint Francis by Brian Wildsmith
This is a story of a rich man's son who gave up his wealth and lived and worked among the poor. He loved all God's creatures and called them his sisters and brothers. His name was Francis. AUTHOR: Brian Wildsmith
PUBLISHER: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins Mysteries by Paul Winfield, Walter Mosley
A set of five mystery stories: A Red Death, Devil in a Blue Dress, A White Butterfly, Black Betty & A Little Yellow Dog AUTHOR: Paul Winfield, Walter Mosley
PUBLISHER: Audio Renaissance
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
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