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  by Louise Mathews; pictures by Jeni Bassett

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  Book, Dodd Mead, 1979

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  Two alligators consider dividing their pie into halves, thirds, fourths, eighths, and hundredths.

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  Fractions · Juvenile fiction · Division · Alligators · Mathews, Louise, 1950 · Bassett, Jeni

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  by John Francis Marion

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  Book, 1st ed, Crown Pub, 1977

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  Cemeteries · United States · Europe · Marion, John Francis

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    393.1 Mar (AVAILABLE)

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  John le Carré

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  Book, Little, Brown and Company, 2005

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  The epic “New York Times” bestseller by the master of international intrigue–now in paperback–spans the lives of two friends from the riot-torn West Berlin of the 1960s to the grimy looking-glass of Cold War Europe to the present day of terrorism and new alliances.

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  Tour guides (Persons) · Fiction · British · Germany · College teachers · Male friendship · Philanthropists · Billionaires · Terrorism · Spy stories · Psychological fiction · West Berlin · Heidelberg · Ted Mundy · Zara · Mustafa · Sasha · Nick Amory · Jay Rourke · New York Times bestseller · Fiction · 2004 · Le Carré, John, 1931

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  Book, HMH Books, 1998

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  Every year George and the man with the yellow hat attend the pancake breakfast to benefit the children’s hospital. Rey, the books appear in paperback (8 x 8″) and hardcover editions and feature the art of Vipah Interactive, the animators of HMI’s Curious George CD-ROMs.

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  Ages 4-8 · Monkeys · Juvenile fiction · Pancakes, waffles, etc · Fund raising · Rey, Margret · Rey, H. A. 1898 · Vipah Interactive

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  Robert Barnard

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  Book, Scribner, 1999

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  Masterly mystery writer Robert Barnard transports us to the Yorkshire town of Haworth, once home to the literary Bronts, now a crowded tourist mecca, for The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori, which begins with the shocking discovery of a young man’s strangled body in an Indian Tandoori restaurant parking lot.

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  Police · England · Yorkshire · Fiction · Police, Black · Detective and mystery stories · Yorkshire (England) · Barnard, Robert

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  Jonathan Gash

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  Book, First American Edition, Viking, 1999

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  He hopes to keep a low profile by masquerading as Jonno Rant, an island local, but that plan backfires when the local police start to keep tabs on him and the real Jonno Rant shows up.

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  Lovejoy (Fictitious character) · Fiction · Antique dealers · England · East Anglia · Detective and mystery stories · East Anglia (England) · Channel Islands · Guernsey · Lovejoy · Gash, Jonathan

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  Loren D. Estleman

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  Book, First Edition, Mysterious Press, 1995

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  The Pulitzer Prize nominee and author of the acclaimed Detroit Trilogy returns with a hard-hitting tale of power-hungry executives, self-righteous union bosses, ruthless mobsters, and the biggest flop ever to roll off a Motor City assembly line.

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  Advertising · Automobiles · Michigan · Detroit · Fiction · Edsel automobile · History · Detroit (Mich.) · Detective and mystery stories · Historical fiction · Estleman, Loren D

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  story by Hugh Lewin; pictures by Lisa Kopper

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  Book, Carolrhoda Books, 1983

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  Jafta describes some of his everyday feelings by comparing his actions to those of various African animals.

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  Ages 4-8 · Animals · Juvenile fiction · Emotions · South Africa · Lewin, Hugh · Kopper, Lisa

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  Jere Longman

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  Book, 1st, HarperCollins, 2000

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  With especially revealing profiles of such superstars as Mia Hamm, Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, and Briana Scurry, Longman illuminates the larger issues surrounding their success–their newfound status as role models, the media’s sexualization of the team members, plays’ grappling with matters of race, alleged sexual harassment, and equal pay for equal play, as well as the battle to establish an enduring legacy of female participation in the sport.

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  FIFA Women’s World Cup · Women soccer players · Biography · Soccer for women · Longman, Jere

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    796.334 Lon (AVAILABLE)

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  Penny and John Hubley

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  Book, Lerner Pub Group (L), 1987

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  Describes the home, school, amusements, customs, and work of an eight-year-old girl and her family living in a small town outside of Florence.

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  Ages 9-12 · Families · Italy · Juvenile literature · Social life and customs · Family · Hubley, Penny · Hubley, John

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  Martha Brooks

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  Book, Little Brown & Co (Juv), 1990

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  Fourteen short stories dealing with various aspects of love.

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  Young Adult · Short stories, Canadian · Short stories · Brooks, Martha, 1944

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  by Washington Irving

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  Book, Recorded Books, 1981

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  These 2 stories from the pen of one of America’s earliest and most popular writers draw upon the myths and legends of local and European folklore to create memorable, richly American tales and characters. In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” the gawky schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, and his rival Brom Bones, both court beautiful Katrina Van Tassel – until a Headless Horseman makes a ghostly ride

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  Children’s audiobooks · Audiobooks for children · Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) · Juvenile sound recordings · New York (State) · Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 · Guidall, George

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  edited by James W. Morrison

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  Book, 3rd, Arco Publishing Inc., 1979

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  Dwellings · Energy conservation · Arco Publishing · Morrison, James Warner, 1940

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  Jacque Hall; illustrated by Reg Cartwright

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  Book, Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2000

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  As they name many animals and their sounds–ducks quack, cows moo, chickens cluck, doves coo–the children imitate the other animals while they play with their rabbit. The short, simple rhymes, plenty of fun animal noises to join in on, and animal poses to imitate, combine to create an engagingly playful book for toddlers.

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  Ages 4-8 · Animal sounds · Juvenile fiction · Rabbits · Stories in rhyme · Hall, Jacque · Cartwright, Reg

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  Madeleine L’Engle

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  Book, First Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1978

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  In this companion to the Newbery Award winner A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door, fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo.

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  Young Adult · Science fiction · Charles Wallace Murry · Meg Murry · Meg Murry O’Keefe · Gaudior · unicorn · Branwen Zillah Maddox O’Keefe · Mrs. O’Keefe · Beezie O’Keefe · Mad Dog Branzillo · Harcels · Madoc Gywnedd · Brandon Llawcae · Matthew Maddox · Chuck Maddox · Gwydyr · Zillah Llawcae · Bran Maddox · The Star-Watching Rock · South America · Vespugia · UK · Wales · Newbery Honor · 1981 · National Book Award · Children’s Books · Paperback · 1980 · L’Engle, Madeleine

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