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A collection of 11 linked stories about a young, upper-middle-class writer and his career. Four of the stories are told from the points of view of women in his life. AUTHOR: Dwight Allen
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Lon Po Po by Christina Moore, Ed Young
A Chinese folk tale similar to the story of Little Red Riding Hood . Here a mother leaves her three daughters, Shang, Tao, and Paotze, at home while she visits their grandmother. She warns the girls not to let anyone in the house, but a clever wolf convinces them that he is their grandmother, and they let him in. Soon Shang realizes the danger, and must use all her wits to save her sisters and herself from the wolf. Watercolor and pastel illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1990 Caldecott Medal. AUTHOR: Christina Moore, Ed Young
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Garbage Monster from Outer Space by Gerald L. Holmes, John R. Erickson
This time, in a tragic case of mistaken identity, Hank is forced to take the heat after a notorious gang of raccoons raid Sally May`s garbage barrels. But that`s not all. Hank runs away to save his name and winds up getting mixed up with Rip and Snort, the good-for-nothing coyote brothers, and gets in even worse trouble than he`s already in! AUTHOR: Gerald L. Holmes, John R. Erickson
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Nightingale by Anna Bier, Anthea Bell, Aurora Wetzel, Bagram Ibatouilline, Catherine Huerta
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him. AUTHOR: Anna Bier, Anthea Bell, Aurora Wetzel, Bagram Ibatouilline, Catherine Huerta
PUBLISHER: North-South Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Off We Go! by Jane Yolen, Laurel Molk
One by one, a variety of animals go off to visit their grandmothers. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. AUTHOR: Jane Yolen, Laurel Molk
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Q Road by Bonnie Jo Campbell
Set on a single day in the autumn of 1999, this novel reaches back many years to tell the panoramic story of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, its history and the histories of its people, and the changes that have occurred over the course of nearly 200 years of strife. AUTHOR: Bonnie Jo Campbell
PUBLISHER: Scribner
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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