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|  | The Good Negress by A. J. Verdelle
It is 1963, and young Denise Palms, reared in rural Virginia by her grandmother, has just rejoined her mother, new stepfather, and two older brothers in Detroit. Denise is an ordinary, intelligent negro girl in a not unusual negro family, which means that she is expected to cook and clean house, go to school, and take care of her mother`s baby when it comes. In this groundbreaking debut, A. J. Verdelle tells the story of Denise`s family - a story filtered through the perspective of Denise`s vibrant, maturing intelligence. Studies with an uncompromising new teacher, Miss Gloria Pearson, have encouraged Denise to reach beyond her station , and Denise begins to dread the arrival of her mother`s baby, knowing that her new responsibilities at home will mean the end of her after-school lessons in diction and grammar. Miss Pearson insists that she must educate herself - that she must learn to speak the King`s English - if she ever wants to be heard. If her mother succeeds in keeping her homebound, Miss Pearson warns, Denise will remain the good little negress the world wants her to be. AUTHOR: A. J. Verdelle
PUBLISHER: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Marinade for Murder by Claudia Bishop
Description not available.Hoping to buy back the Inn at Hemlock Falls, the Quilliam sisters are challenged when the body of a TV producer turns up on the grounds. Original. AUTHOR: Claudia Bishop
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Balance by James Huston
Description not available.Constitutional law, high-tech intelligence, and human relations all come into play in a story about a political crisis in Washington and the countdown to a military assault halfway around the world. AUTHOR: James Huston
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
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 | Standoff by Sandra Brown
Beautiful television reporter Tiel McCoy's vacation turns into a tour of passion and suspense when she takes a pitstop at a convenience store in small town Rojo Flats, Texas, where Dallas heiress, Sabra Dendy, and her boyfriend, Ronnie, are staging a hold-up. Herself a resident of Big D, Tiel recognizes Sabra--and her bulging belly. With the help of a handsome, brooding local doctor, Sabra gives birth to a healthy baby at the crime scene. The foursome now caught in a sudden bond, Tiel, Sabra, Ronnie, and Doc must deal with the FBI and Sabra's tyrannical father before the standoff subsides. AUTHOR: Sandra Brown
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Grandpa's Teeth by Rod Clement
When Granpa's false teeth disappear, everyone in town becomes a suspect. The only way for anyone to prove that they aren't the thief is to smile and show their own teeth--all the time! Will Grandpa ever find his missing choppers? Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Rod Clement
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Fast Forward Leadership by Louellen Essex, Mitchell Kusy
Description not available.Quick adjustment to a changing world is taught in this unique management guide, which focuses on practices that don't work, showing how to excise them and put more effective techniques in place. AUTHOR: Louellen Essex, Mitchell Kusy
PUBLISHER: Financial Times/Prentice Hall
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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