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When young Justin Cobb is finally cured of his thumbsucking habit, his obsessions change to less benign ones that include sex, drugs, fly-fishing, Mormonism, and Ritalin. This comic novel is set vividly in the world of the 1980s. AUTHOR: Walter Kirn
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Matilda Bone by Janet McTeer, Karen Cushman
Raised by a priest, 14-year-old Matilida has spent most of her days studying Latin and praying. Life changes, however, when she is forced to become an apprentice to a bonesetter named Red Peg. While she initially looks down on Peg and her work, Matilida finds a way to reconcile her pious upbringing with her new life as an apprentice bonesetter. AUTHOR: Janet McTeer, Karen Cushman
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant by William G. Piston
Reconstructing the military career of one of the Confederacy's most competent but also one of its most vilified corps commanders, this book reveals how Longstreet became, in the years after Appomattox, the Judas of the Lost Cause, the scapegoat for Lee's and the South's defeat. AUTHOR: William G. Piston
PUBLISHER: University of Georgia Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Where's Elmo's Blanket by Nancy Stevenson
Elmo can't find his blanket anywhere! Luckily he has lots of friends to help him including the Count, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, and Barkley. But most of all Elmo needs the readers' help. Find Elmo's beloved blanket by lifting up the flaps and revealing all sorts of Sesame Street surprises! AUTHOR: Nancy Stevenson
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Birthday Riots by Nabiel Kanan
This graphic novel traces several weeks in the life of a mayoral candidate's campaign advisor in London. With the election fast approaching, a number of political issues begin to come to a head, embroiling the advisor in memories of his own activist past. AUTHOR: Nabiel Kanan
PUBLISHER: N B M Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | And I Mean It, Stanley by Crosby N. Bonsall
A young girl builds a truly great thing out of junk as she entices Stanley the dog to come out of hiding. AUTHOR: Crosby N. Bonsall
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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