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A grand mystical tree festooned in brilliant red flowers becomes he life force of a village. When the tentacles of civil unrest tear the hamlet apart the tree swallows the dead and fallen friends and enemies are born again to live in peace within the majestic and benevolent tree. As in the title story, the passion and politics of the civil war in E1 Salvador, the blight of political strife and social injustice color this richly textured short story collection. With poetic vision the author chronicles a chapter of hemispheric history that gripped El Salvador and polarized not only the United States but also every other country in Central and South America. The turmoil, intrigue and suffering have been captured and universalized in these beautifully wrought tales told from the perspective of the common man caught up in a confusing maelstrom. AUTHOR: Mario Bencastro
PUBLISHER: Arte Publico Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Aunt Pitty Patty's Piggy by Barbara McClintock, Jim Aylesworth
This book tells the story about a very stubborn pig that refuses to go into his new owner's yard. Everyone on the farm tries to get him to go inside, but he just won't! Will they every get him to move? With color illustrations throughout. AUTHOR: Barbara McClintock, Jim Aylesworth
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Lock-In by Paul Buchanan, Rod Randall
Description not available.In honor of the eighth-graders' graduation, Willie's church is holding a Lock-In, including an exciting contest that might also introduce some of the participants to Jesus. AUTHOR: Paul Buchanan, Rod Randall
PUBLISHER: Concordia Publishing House
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Everyone Has a Belly Button by Clare Wood, Laurence Pringle
Everybody has a bellybutton, but what is its purpose? Award-winning author Laurence Pringle provides the answer in this unique angle on life from a single cell to birth. Pringle explains how the bellybutton is a vital link to life-giving nutrients, water, and oxygen for a fetus in the womb. Pringle`s gentle description of life in the womb is both understandable and enjoyable for young children. Illustrations. AUTHOR: Clare Wood, Laurence Pringle
PUBLISHER: Boyds Mills Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Loop by Joe Coomer
Lyman, a courtesy patrolman, spends his nights maintaining the loop of highway outside of Fort Worth where his parents were killed when he was a baby. When a ninety-year old parrot arrives at his trailer one morning announcing, I`m an eagle, and That which hath wings shall tell the matter, Lyman is convinced that heeding the bird`s wisdom and tracing its origins will lead him to the answers about his own past he so desperately seeks. Accompanied by Fiona, the loquacious librarian who has already decided she loves him, and her dog Floyd, Lyman heads up an investigation, and while what he ultimately discovers may do nothing to help him piece together his own past, it paves the way for a future he never anticipated. AUTHOR: Joe Coomer
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | String in the Harp by Barbara Caruso, Nancy Bond
After the death of Peter's mother, he and his father move to Wales where his father has accepted a professorship. Peter is unhappy with the move, but when he finds a magical key, he embarks on an amazing time travelling adventure. AUTHOR: Barbara Caruso, Nancy Bond
PUBLISHER: McElderry, Margaret K. Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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