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The New Kid on the BlockFrom beloved and bestselling poet Jack Prelutsky come over 100 hilarious poems about strange creatures and people--from jellyfish stew to a bouncing mouse, to the very unexpected new kid For fans of Shel Silverstein and Louis Sachar's Wayside School series. "The illustrations bring the...
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The Beautiful Room Is EmptyWhen the narrator of White's poised yet scalding autobiographical novel first embarks on his sexual odyssey, it is the 1950s, and America is "a big gray country of families on drowsy holiday." That country has no room for a scholarly teenager with guilty but...
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Genius: The Life and Science of Richard FeynmanFrom the author of the national bestseller Chaos comes an outstanding biography of one of the most dazzling and flamboyant scientists of the 20th century that "not only paints a highly attractive portrait of Feynman but also . . . makes for a stimulating...
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Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal EducationHow can higher education today create a community of critical thinkers and searchers for truth that transcends the boundaries of class, gender, and nation? Martha C. Nussbaum, philosopher and classicist, argues that contemporary curricular reform is already producing such citizens of the world in...
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Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest CatSince the year 1900, cheetah footprints quickly dwindled in African dirt as the species plummeted from more than 100,000 to fewer than 10,000. At the Cheetah Conservation Fund's (CCF) African headquarters in Namibia, Laurie Marker and her team save these stunning, swift, and slender...
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Shadowshaper (the Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): Volume 1"Magnificent." -- Holly Black, New York Times Book ReviewCome to the crossroads, to the crossroads comeSierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts...
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Rumpelstiltskin: From the German of the Brothers GrimmAdult and child can delight together in the richness of color, gilt and detail...captured in such art. The story is palinly and gracefully told.--The New York Times Book ReviewA lush and substantial offering. -- BooklistAuthor: Paul O. Zelinsky, Brothers GrimmPublisher: Dutton Books for Young...
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Catch That Cookie!Solve the riddles to find the runaway gingerbread men in this funny and magical cookie hunt Marshall knows one thing for sure, despite what all the stories say: Gingerbread men cannot run. Cookies are for eating, and he can't wait to eat his after...
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Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives: A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy and ChildbirthA much-needed antidote to our modern, assembly-line approach to childbirth, this new book is designed as a guide for all who wish to participate in the wondrous process of bringing new life into the world. Its ideas derive from two sources: the ancient wisdom...
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Sunset Limited"One of the best novels of the year from one of the very best writers at work today."--Rocky Mountain News The townspeople of New Iberia, Louisiana, didn't crucify Megan Flynn's father. They just didn't catch whoever pinned him to a barn wall with sixteen-penny...
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Happy Ever AfterDreams are realized in this gorgeous french flap edition of the final novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts's Bride Quartet. As the public face of Vows wedding planning company, Parker Brown has an uncanny knack for fulfilling every bride's vision....
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Dog SoldiersIn Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action - and profit - by getting involved in a big-time drug deal. But back in the States, things go horribly wrong for him. Dog...
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Signs of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and Their Biblical RootsScott Hahn, the bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper and Reasons to Believe, celebrates the touchstones of the Catholic life, guiding readers to a deeper faith through the Church's rites, customs, and traditional prayers. Signs of Life is beloved author Scott Hahn's clear and...
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The Testament#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions--a message that...
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The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's DilemmaBestselling author Alex Kotlowitz is one of this country's foremost writers on the ever explosive issue of race. In this gripping and ultimately profound book, Kotlowitz takes us to two towns in southern Michigan, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, separated by the St. Joseph...
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Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian LiberationSince the decade to lift the ban on gays in the military, the emergence of gay conservatives, and the onslaught of antigay initiatives across America, the gay and lesbian community has been asking itself tough questions: Where should the movement go? What do we...
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Zigazak!: A Magical Hanukkah NightJewish folklore comes to life in this magical Hanukkah story On the first night of Hanukkah, two tricky devils arrive in the town of Brisk to cause mischief. They use a magic word Zigazak to make dreidels dance and latkes fly. The good citizens...
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Grime and PunishmentIt's So hard to Kill Good Help These Days. . .With three kids to raise on her own, Jane Jeffry sometimes needs a hand with the housework. But many of her complaining neighbors believe that the Happy Helper cleaning lady they all share wouldn't...
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Clever Jack Takes the CakeTake a bite out of this deliciously funny original fairy tale, which received four starred reviews and was named a Best Book of the Year by Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and the Bank Street College of Education. What would you do if...
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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartFrom the acclaimed author of The Great and Only Barnum--as well as The Lincolns, Our Eleanor, and Ben Franklin's Almanac--comes the thrilling story of America's most celebrated flyer, Amelia Earhart. In alternating chapters, Fleming deftly moves readers back and forth between Amelia's life (from...
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