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Pepita Talks Twice / Pepita habla dos veces
by Ofelia Dumas LachtmanThis picture book charmingly explores the joys and benefits of bilingualism. This story of a little girl at the crossroads of the English and Spanish-speaking worlds will delight children of all backgrounds who enjoy multicultural identities.
Preserving the Anthropological Record (Second Edition)
by Sydel Silverman Nancy J. ParezoTopics include: Institutional Resources, The Preservation and Use of Cultural Materials, Preservation Issues in the Field of Anthropology, and Guidelines and Strategies.
Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Volume 3 1995
by The Editors Of The Reader's DigestCondensed versions of Prizes by Erich Segal, Secret Missions by Michael Gannon, Eyes of a Child by Richard North Patterson, and More Than Meets the Eye by Joan Brock and Derek L. Gill
Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Volume 4 1995
by The Editors Of The Reader's DigestCondensed versions of Acceptable Risk by Robin Cook, Local Rules by Jay Brandon, Salem Street by Anna Jacobs, and Fast Forward by Judy Mercer
Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Volume 5 1995
by The Editors Of The Reader's DigestCondensed versions of The Rainmaker by John Grisham, The Carousel by Belva Plain, Wedding Night by Gary Devon, and Cloud Shadows by Elizabeth Webster
Scary Stories to Drive You Batty
by Devra Newberger SperegenFrom the book: Suddenly, a strange fluttering noise above my head caught my attention. "Do you hear that noise?" I asked, peering up into the darkness. "Yeah, it's the rain. It's really coming down hard." "No, not the rain. It's something else." I took a closer look, then gasped. "Jordan... the roof is moving!" Jordan flung back his head and stared at the roof. His eyes widened with fright. "The roof isn't moving," he cried. "There are bats up there!"
Shadow of the Watching Star
by William SarabandeAnother book in the First Americans series, about prehistoric man on the North American continent.
Songs in Ordinary Time
by Mary Mcgarry MorrisMarie is a strong but vulnerable divorced woman, whose ambitions for her chidren and loneliness make her easy prey for a con man.
Splitting: A Novel
by Fay WeldonThis wickedly incisive portrait of divorce captures the chaotic rhythms of a woman in crisis.
The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena (Goosebumps #38)
by R. L. StineJordan Blake and his sister, Nicole, are sick of the hot weather in Pasadena. Just once they'd like to have a real winter. A real winter with real snow. And then it happens. The Blakes are off to Alaska! Seems that Mr. Blake has been asked to photograph a mysterious snow creature there. Poor Jordan and Nicole. They just wanted to see snow. But now they're being chased by a monstrous creature. A big furry-faced creature...known as the Abominable Snowman.
The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
by The Bathroom Readers' InstituteTrivia, trivia and more trivia on science, entertainment, humor, history, pop culture, etc.
The Bridge Builder's Story: A Novel
by Howard Fast1939. A honeymoon in Europe. A tragic encounter. A man and woman's desperate struggle for healing and love.
The Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism
by Joseph Childers Gary HentziA book to help initiate the curious generalist into the world of theoretical vocabularies, and to refresh the memories of specialists on necessary terms and their roots.
The Conan Chronicles
by Robert Jordan3 stories - Conan the Invincible, Conan the Defender, and Conan the Unconquered.
The Crusade of the Flaming Sword (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #131)
by Franklin W. DixonAvalon, a medieval fair, has come to Bayport, promising fun and excitement for all. But the drama soon turns perilously real. A crowded platform crashes to the ground. A shard of glass pierces Callie's arm. A knight errant is knocked unconscious. And each incident is accompanied by an ominous note -- a threat to bring wrack and ruin to Avalon!
The Cybernetic Walrus (Book One of The Wonderland Gambit)
by Jack L. ChalkerBeyond virtual reality, everything you think you know about your world is wrong... That was the strange message left in Cory Maddox's emailbox.
The Dark Garden
by Margaret BuffieThea, a 16-year-old suffering from traumatic amnesia, struggles to discover who she is - and who she is not. She hears voices no one can hear, and sees people in the garden no one can see.
The Doom Stone
by Paul ZindelJackson is always psyched to visit his aunt Sarah when she's working on an anthropological dig. This time she's in England, at Stonehenge, and Jackson can't wait to see the massive and mysterious stone formations in person. But then he witnesses a vicious attack on a young man, and another on his beloved aunt Sarah. A savage beast no one has ever seen before is on the prowl. Now it's up to Jackson and his new friend, Alma, a gravedigger's daughter, to stop the beast. All the clues lead back to Stonehenge, where he and Alma must risk their lives to solve the mystery of the monster stalking the countryside-before it's too late. "Even reluctant readers won't be able to put this one down. "-Booklist
The End of the Story
by Lydia DavisThis modular novel is about the taste of memory, the awkwardness of lovesickness, and the decomposition of a relationship.
The Hallo-Wiener
by Dav PilkeyAll the other dogs make fun of Oscar the dachshund until one Halloween when, dressed as a hot dog, Oscar bravely rescues the others.
The Lost Ones (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, Book 3)
by Kevin J. Anderson Rebecca MoestaLuke and Leia are 14 and enrolled at the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4. The future heroes are beginning their training.
The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake: A Book about Kitchen Chemistry
by Linda BeechThe class wants to surprise their teacher on her birthday, but something's missing - a birthday cake! Off to the bakery they go.