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In this bilingual one-to-10 counting book, two girls visit an open market in Mexico in search of the perfect birthday present for their mother. Then English/Spanish text is illustrated with watercolor paintings. AUTHOR: Barbara Lavallee, Pat Mora
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Ghost Brother by C. S. Adler
Twelve-year-old Wally is visited by the ghost of his older brother Jon, who died in a swimming accident while trying to save someone from drowning. In an attempt to cope with the loss of Jon, Wally tries to become the sort of person Jon was--a person very different from his true personality. AUTHOR: C. S. Adler
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | 10 Minutes till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann
As a young child prepares for bed, his pet hamster invites other hamsters to observe the boy's activities. Part countdown book, part hidden picture -type observation book, this story puts traditional bedtime rituals in a new light. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Peggy Rathmann
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | At Paradise Gate by Jane Smiley, Suzanne Toren
Jane Smiley`s first novel is about a dying old man and the three middle-aged daughters who come home to look after him--and to watch, wait, and remember. AUTHOR: Jane Smiley, Suzanne Toren
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Rover Saves Christmas by Brian Ajhar, Roddy Doyle
This children`s book by Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle is a Christmas-themed spoof that pokes fun at such things as Christmas commercials, Christmas stories, and even James Joyce. When Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer calls in sick to work on Christmas Eve, it is up to Rover the dog from Doyle`s previous children`s book THE GIGGLER TREATMENT to step in and save the day. Also reappearing are such GIGGLER TREATMENT characters as Robbie, Jimmy, and baby Kayla. Illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Brian Ajhar, Roddy Doyle
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Time for Yesterday Star Trek 39
The Guardian of Forever is malfunctioning. To save the universe, Starfleet command reunites its most legendary figures--Kirk, Spock and McCoy--for a desperate mission 5,000 years into the past. They must find Spock`s son Zar once again--and bring him back to telepathically communicate with the Guardian.
PUBLISHER: Pocket Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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