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Room for Ripley Uses a story about a young boy who is getting a fish bowl ready for his new pet to introduce various units of liquid measure. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461109510
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Monsieur Eek Nothing ever happens in MacOongafoondsen (population 21) ... . . . that is, until a mysterious ship washes up on the town's bevery. The lone survivor is a small, hairy figure the townspeople take for a Frenchman. While thirteen-year-old Emmaline Perth and her best friend, Flurp, the Town Fool, welcome Monsieur Eek, the rest of the town is a little uncertain of the stranger. In fact, Shmink the Bailiff thinks Monsieur Eek is a spy! In short order, Eek is arrested and put on trial for his life. As the town's fear of foreigners grows, Emmaline and Flurp find themselves not only defending their new friend's life, but also trying to save their own. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461109524
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The Wish When Wilma gets one wish, she asks to be the most popular girl at school--but when her wish is granted it's more than she bargained for. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461109527
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Park's Quest 'Paterson offers her young readers a glimpse of the Vietnam War from what might be considered their own perspective: that of the next generation, the children of veterans, those for whom Vietnam is a vague historical event'.--The New York Times. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113308
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The Figure in the Shadows Lewis Barnavelt is sure that his grandpa's 1859 lucky piece is really a magical talisman in disguise. But as soon as he starts wearing the coin around his neck, strange things begin to happen, and soon a shadowy figure is following him wherever he goes. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113316
- The Figure in the Shadows |
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Hope to Die A Matthew Scudder Novel Matthew Scudder, ex-cop, ex-alcoholic, and unlicensed private detective, must draw on all his skills and imagination to find the vicious killer responsible for the robbery and murders of a wealthy couple in an Upper West Side brownstone. (Mystery) - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461109548
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The Peopleware Papers Notes on the Human Side of Programming When it comes to the human side of software, nobody speaks with as much insight as Larry Constantine: developers and managers worldwide recognize his Constantine on Peopleware as the classic in the field. In The Peopleware Papers , Constantine thoroughly updates all 52 of the legendary columns in that book, and adds 25 new essays published for the first time in book form. These 77 essays offer powerful guidance on virtually every software development challenge in the 'no-man's land' where technical and social issues blur, psychology meets cybernetics, and theory and practice intersect. Constantine's range is extraordinary: project management, group development, discipline vs. chaos, tools, models, methods, processes, personalities, usability, and beyond. The Peopleware Papers includes two completely new sections: one on organizational culture, and another on making software objects more usableincluding Constantine's hard-to-find, breakthrough essays on usage-centered design. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461111655
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Valentine's Day There are over 200 hearts in this book. See if you can find them all! For Valentine's Day everyone is making valentines to send to Michiko inJapan. Eveline decorates her card with gold glitter glue. Pablo draws a picture of a happy fish. Jessica writes a poem. The kids in Mrs. Madoff's class remember all the things they liked to do with their friend Michiko, even though she's thousands of miles away now. This Valentine's Day gem from the classroom' Kirkus Reviews' called 'a charmed place' explored what it means to be a friend. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461107873
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Don't Know Much about Mummies From 'natural' mummies frozen in ice to the elaborate burial ceremonies of the ancient Egyptians, an addition to a popular series gives the real scoop about a variety of intriguing mummies through a question-and-answer format which also features quotes, sidebars, quizzes, and fun artwork. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461107884
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Mommy Loves Her Baby Daddy Loves His Baby Daddy Loves His Baby Compares the love Mommy and Daddy have for their baby to the things that various animals love to do. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461107903
- Mommy Loves Her Baby Daddy Loves His Baby Daddy Loves His Baby - for sale |
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Baa-Choo 'Can someone help me, help me please, to find the ending of my sneeze?' Sam the lamb has a bad cold. But every time he thinks he is going to sneeze, he only gets as far as 'Baa . . . ahhh . . .' No choo! Sarah Weeks' rhyming tale and Jane Manning's lively art make for a hilarious barnyard romp. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461107910
- Baa-Choo - on sale |
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Down the Yukon 'Amid the shouts and the cheers and the splashing of oars, it was pandemonium. 'Nome or bust!' I yelled. In the shadow of the Arctic Circle, Dawson City is burning down, changing forever the lives of thousands in the Klondike goldfields. All the talk is of Nome, nearly two thousand miles away, where gold has been discovered in the bevery sands. Jason Hawthorn is itching to join the new rush. He and his brothers have been cheated out of their sawmill, and Jason has vowed to buy it back. A race to Nome has been announced, with a $20,000 prize. Jason's partner in his canoe is the girl he loves, Jamie Dunavant, freshly returned from the States, as she promised she would. The Great Race across Alaska will be a grueling test for the two of them as they face the hazards of the Yukon River, two very dangerous men Jason has reason to fear, and the terrors of the open sea. Only their combined skills, courage, and mutual devotion can pull them through. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461107929
- Down the Yukon - more info |
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