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|  | Oranges on Golden Mountain by Aki Sogabe, Elizabeth Partridge
You are never alone. Your dream spirit, your Hun, will make sure of that, Jo Lee's mother tells him when she sends him across the ocean to fish with Fourth Uncle on Golden Mountain--California. Adjusting to the strange new land is not easy, but the orange branches he has brought from home and his Hun's nighttime travels remind Jo Lee of his roots and nourish his growth. In this finely wrought story of one Chinese boy's transition to a new life in late-nineteenth-century California, Elizabeth Partridge captures the determination, family strength, and courage needed by all immigrants. Aki Sogabe's cut-paper illustrations, as rich in character and historical detail as the text, soar with drama, imagination, and--like Jo Lee's Hun--a deep desire to connect. AUTHOR: Aki Sogabe, Elizabeth Partridge
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Death on the Downs by Simon Brett
Down-to-earth Englishwoman Carole Seddon and her flighty friend Jude try to discover the identity of a long-dead woman they've found outside of an affluent town. AUTHOR: Simon Brett
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | WINNING by C. S. Adler
Eighth-grader Vicky's family is anything by perfect--her mother and brother don't get along at all, and are always yelling and screaming at one another, and they seem to ignore Vicky all of the time. The only place that Vicky feels good about herself is when she's playing tennis--she'd do anything to make the school team and change her life for the better. But when she does make the team, she's faced with many obstacles that she'd never thought she'd have to think about. Will Vicky be able confront her challenges? Will she ever be happy? AUTHOR: C. S. Adler
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Caterpillars
Description not available.An introduction to the stages a caterpillar goes through as it develops from egg to butterfly
CATEGORY: General
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 | Crashed, Smashed & Mashed by Joyce Mitchell, Karen Salmansohn, Steven Borns
This colorful photo-essays explores what happens to automobiles when they are sent to the junkyard. AUTHOR: Joyce Mitchell, Karen Salmansohn, Steven Borns
PUBLISHER: Tricycle Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Haunted House by Christopher Santoro
Description not available.A spooky and funny lift-the-flap board book--a perfect introduction to Halloween--lets little hands peek behind flaps to find out who is hiding underneath. AUTHOR: Christopher Santoro
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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