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"Anyone who finds it is finding a jewel. Its themes are profound and universal." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL It is the now-classic story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world tha…
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- 9780449213445
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- 292p; bw; pbk
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- 823 POT T
Lisa, Bright and Dark
A young girl's journey toward the strange hypnotic world of madness, and about a group of her friends who unite to get her help-filmed as a Hallmark Hall of Fame Production. "Compassionate and tragic, an indictment of adults who refuse to get involved."-"The New York Times" "A surprise and a delight, despite its sobering theme."-"Austin American Statesman" ." skillfully constructed and more exc…
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- 9780595450480
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- 143p; bw; pbk
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- 823 NEU L
Pegasus And The Flames
When Pegasus crashes on to her roof, 13 year old Emily's life becomes that of legend: epic battles, desperate chases, captivating flights astride the beautiful winged-stallion, and one heroic quest to save Olympus before its Flame is extinguished . . . for ever.
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- 9780340997406
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- 344p; bw; pbk
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- 823 OHE P
The English Patient
With unsettling beauty and intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an abandoned Italian villa at the end of World War II.The nurse Hana, exhausted by death, obsessively tends to her last surviving patient. Caravaggio, the thief, tries to reimagine who he is, now that his hands are hopelessly maimed. The Indian sapper Kip searc…
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- 9780679745204
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- 305p; bw; pbk
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- 823 OND T
Down and Out in Paris and London
This unusual fictional account - in good part autobiographical - narrates without self-pity and often with humor the adventures of a penniless British writer among the down-and-out of two great cities. The Parisian episode is fascinating for its expose of the kitchens of posh French restaurants, where the narrator works at the bottom of the culinary echelon as dishwasher, or plongeur. In London…
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- 9780156262248
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- 213p; bw; pbk
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- 823 ORW D
Island of The Blue Dolphins
In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it blue dolphin swim, otters play, and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind. Karana is the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphin. Year after year she waited for a ship to re…
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- 9780440439882
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- 184p; bw; pbk
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- 823 ODE I
Captain Underpants And The Big, Bad Battle Of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2 : …
The seventh book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series. Now with super-cool foil covers! Shiny! Fun! Just when they thought they were out, it pulls them back in! Our heroes beat the Bionic Booger Boy, but they forgot about those rascally Robo-Boogers. Join George, Harold, Mr. Krupp, Melvin Sneedly, and Sulu the Bionic Hamster on an adventure that will take them into the …
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- 9780439376129
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- 175p; ill; bw; pbk
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- 823 PIL C
Tracker
For John Borne's family, hunting is a matter of survival. But this year John's grandfather is dying and John must hunt alone. John tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he realizes he cannot shoot her. For John, the hunt is no longe
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- 9780590440981
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- 90p; bw; pbk
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- 823 PAU T
The Edge of The Cloud
Christina and Will have escaped Flambards for London with their heads full of dreams, only to find a whole new set of problems. Not only the basic ones of work and a place to live, but Will's single-minded ambition to desing and pilot flying machines, which terrify Christina every time he leaves the ground. Will is certain he can become a success, but what price is he willing to pay for the glory?
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- 9780192750235
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- 183p; bw; pbk
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- 823 PEY T
The Twins Hit Hollywood
Identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield have the chance to star on the big screen! They were such a hit in the Corny O's cereal commercials that the director has asked them to try out for his next movie. The girls are shocked to see so many other twins vying for the same parts at the audition...and nobody is friendly. The Gilbert twins put sneezing powder in the Parker twins' swe…
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- 0553484389
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- 137p; bw; pbk
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- 823 SUZ T
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