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|  | Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The first book in the thrilling Time Quartet series introduces Meg and her little brother Charles Wallace, who, along with Meg's friend Calvin, go out of this world in a quest for Meg's missing scientist father. With help from three unearthly women, the trio tries to rescue their father from IT, a terrible source of evil. Sequels in this quartet are A WIND IN THE DOOR, A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET, and MANY WATERS. AN ACCEPTABLE TIME features some of the same characters. Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal. AUTHOR: Madeleine L'Engle
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The System by Ben Mezrich
Description not available.Recounts the story of how a notorious gang of MIT blackjack savants devised and received backing for a system for winning at the world's most sophisticated casinos, an endeavor that earned them more than three million dollars. 40,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Ben Mezrich
PUBLISHER: Free Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Disorderly Conduct by Rodney R. Jones
This rollicking guide to America's legal system consists of an assortment of unintentionally amusing courtroom exchanges, ranging from the testimony of expert witnesses and jury selection to cross examination and creative defense. Cartoons. AUTHOR: Rodney R. Jones
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Henry & Mudge Take the Big Test by Cynthia Rylant, George Guidall, Sucie Stevenson
Henry enrolls his pet dog, Mudge, for obedience lessons. Will Mudge be able to pass the test at the end of the class, proving once and for all that he knows how to sit and stay? Watercolor illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Cynthia Rylant, George Guidall, Sucie Stevenson
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Technology Book for Girls by Patricia Cupples, Trudee Romanek
Follow Gina as she works on her science project, which has her exploring remote controls, bar codes, smoke detectors, and other advanced technologies. With line-and-watercolor illustrations throughout. AUTHOR: Patricia Cupples, Trudee Romanek
PUBLISHER: Kids Can Press, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Terrible Things by Eve Bunting, Stephen Gammell
This book, an allegory about the Holocaust, is set in a forest where, one by one, groups of animals are captured and taken away by the Terrible Things. The remaining animals decide that their best chance of survival is to mind their own business, rather than work together to defeat the Terrible Things, a decision that has tragic consequences. Illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Eve Bunting, Stephen Gammell
PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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