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|  | Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood
A satirical novel of romance and discontent by the well-known Canadian novelist. Elizabeth is an unhappily married woman whose lover has recently killed himself. Unbeknownst to her, her apparently ineffectual husband, Nate, has found the resolve to leave her and run off with Lesje, his paleontologist mistress. Running wordlessly through everyone's consciousness is the ghost of Elizabeth's dead lover, as well as the overwhelming suspicion that, in the end, happiness is forever out of reach. AUTHOR: Margaret Atwood
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Wave of the Sea-Wolf by David Wisniewski
Description not available.Colorful cut-paper illustrations incorporating traditional Native American motifs from the Pacific Northwest complement the suspenseful story of Kchokeen, a young Tlingit woman, who saves her people from hostile strangers. AUTHOR: David Wisniewski
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Goat Wings of Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff
During a class trip to Ellis Island, Dominic Cantori is magically transported back to 1908 Italy. Will this adventure gives him more insight into his place in his family's history? AUTHOR: Elvira Woodruff
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Bending Heaven by Jessica Francis Kane
A collection of family stories by a Virginia writer. AUTHOR: Jessica Francis Kane
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Rush Home Road by Lori Lansens
This novel`s unusual background involves a group of blacks whose ancestors made their way to Canada on the Underground Railroad. The story moves back and forth in time, from Addy Shadd`s present life in the segregated section of a small-town trailer park, to her own traumatic childhood, her brother`s death, and her own rape. AUTHOR: Lori Lansens
PUBLISHER: Time Warner AudioBooks
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
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 | Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
In this black comedy, a reporter investigating a sudden spike in the number of infant deaths discovers a link between each of the victims--apparently all had been read a particular poem from a mysterious book found at the scene of each death. His subsequent investigation leads him into contact with everyone from librarians to witches to eco-terrorists. AUTHOR: Chuck Palahniuk
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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