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|  | The Dandelion Seed by Cris Arbo, Joseph A. Anthony
By roadside or mountainside, the humble dandelion flowers every month of the year throughout the world, a fitting symbol of life. Its journey is our journey, filled with challenge, wonder, and beauty. Joseph Anthony's story of mystery and truth, and illustrator Cris Arbo's stunningly detailed illustrations make this book a joy for all. AUTHOR: Cris Arbo, Joseph A. Anthony
PUBLISHER: Dawn Publications
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby
Description not available.The decadence and violence of the urban streets is graphically portrayed in a novel set in a New York slum AUTHOR: Hubert Selby
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Chevrolet Saturdays by Candy Dawson Boyd
Ten-year-old Joey is angry about his parents' divorce--so angry, that he starts to do poorly in school. Worst of all, he refuses to accept his new stepfather as a member of the family and will only call him 'Mr. Johnson'. When Mr. Johnson helps him with problems at school and is kind to him, Joey reluctantly starts to warm up. When Joey accidentally leaves the yard gate open and Mr. Johnson's beloved dog is hurt, Joey realizes he does care for his new stepfather, and tries to prove it to him by finding his dog. AUTHOR: Candy Dawson Boyd
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Beach by Alex Garland
A young man backpacking in Southeast Asia meets a French couple, and together they follow a dead man's map to the beach, a fabled island unspoiled by the tourist trade. Haunted by increasingly violent dreams about the dead man, he finds that, once there, the idyllic paradise slowly begins to shatter, giving way to escalating horror and depravity. This novel, which follows in the tradition of LORD OF THE FLIES, was a huge success in England upon its publication, establishing Garland as an author to watch. AUTHOR: Alex Garland
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: General
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 | White Horses by Alice Hoffman
Teresa, an incest victim, grows up hearing her mother's highly romantic prediction that she will be swept off her feet by the man of her dreams. As an adult, and in the context of her difficult childhood and subsequent struggles, she discovers just how destructive those fantasies have been. AUTHOR: Alice Hoffman
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Unfinished Tales of Numenor & Middle-Earth by Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
This collection of stories, edited by Tolkien's son, features a number of pieces set prior to the events of THE HOBBIT and LORD OF THE RINGS, as well as several tales concurrent with those books (including Gandalf's version of the party at the Shire). Includes a massive index, maps, and commentary by Christopher Tolkien. AUTHOR: Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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