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A present for Yanya
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Peggy Mann |
In Yugoslavia not long after World War II, a young girl dreams of owning the doll she sees in a market window, knowing her family can never afford to buy it. |
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My dad lives in a downtown hotel
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Peggy Mann |
Convinced that his parents' separation is somehow his fault, a young boy tries to persuade his father to come home. |
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Amelia Earhart
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Peggy Mann |
A biography of the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone and to solo between Hawaii and California. |
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Clara Barton, battlefield nurse
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Peggy Mann |
A biography of the teacher, nurse, and founder of the American Red Cross, who became known to the world as "the benefactress of humanity." |
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King Laurence, the alarm clock
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Peggy Mann |
The animals always go to the water when King Laurence, the alarm clock of the jungle, signals the appropriate time. But what happens when the king wakes up with laryngitis? |
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The lost doll
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Peggy Mann |
With the help of a number of city officials, Emily finds her very special lost rag doll. |
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The secret dog of little Luis
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Peggy Mann |
The move to a nearby housing project poses two major problems for twelve-year old Carlos-remaining the leader of his old neighborhood gang and keeping a dog in a building allowing no pets. |
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The telltale line
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Peggy Mann |
An introduction to graphology, complete with a step-by-step guide to "reading" handwriting for clues to the personality of the writer. |
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There are two kinds of terrible
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Peggy Mann |
After his beloved mother dies of cancer, a boy must learn to relate to his father who has withdrawn into his own shell of suffering. |
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Twelve is too old
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Peggy Mann |
Eleven-year-old Jody, living with her divorced mother and pot-smoking older sister, dreads her twelfth birthday and the adolescent problems it may bring. |
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Israel in pictures
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Peggy Mann |
Photographs and brief text introduce the ancient and modern history, the geography, people, government, and economy of the Biblical country reborn in modern times. |
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