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Busybody Nora -- by Johanna Hurwitz (Author) (Book - Child)
"About the first book starring this irrepressible heroine, PW said, "Six joyous stories. . .will make six-year-old Nora and her little brother the favorite fiction friends of all readers, any age." ...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm -- by Carla Stevens (Author) (Book - Child)
"Anna's grandfather is bored with city life until he and Anna are stranded on the Third Avenue elevated subway train during the blizzard of 1888." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass and Public Policy -- by William Wilson (Author) (Book)
"The Truly Disadvantaged should spur critical thinking in many quarters about the causes and possible remedies for inner city poverty. As policy makers grapple with the problems of an enlarged...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
In the Name of the Poor: Contesting Political Space for Poverty Reduction -- by Neil Webster, Lars Engberg-Pederson (Authors) (Book)
"Current development discourse on poverty reduction mainly emphasizes the respective roles of the state and the market. This book argues for the importance of exploring and understanding the poor's...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
My Robot Buddy -- by Alfred Slote (Author) (Book - Child)
"For his tenth birthday, Jack wants a robot so he'll have someone to play with." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Ruthie's Rude Friends -- by Jean Marzollo (Author) (Book - Child)
"Ruthie is the only kid from earth on Planet X10 in this humorous science fiction." From Publishers Weekly
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Hawk, I'm Your Brother -- by Byrd Baylor (Author) (Book - Child)
"Determined to learn to fly, Rudy adopts a hawk hoping that their kinship will brin him closer to his goal." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Kid's Computer Capers -- by Sandra Markle (Author) (Book - Child)
"Presents the history of computers, investigates what computers can and cannot do, explores how they work, and explains how to operate a computer and write programs. Includes puzzles, activities, and...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Bridge to Terabithia -- by Katherine Paterson (Author) (Book - Child)
"The story starts out simply enough: Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade--he wants it so bad he can taste it. He's been practicing all summer, running in the fields around his...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler -- by E.L. Konigsburg (Author) (Book - Child)
"After reading this book, I guarantee that you will never visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or any wonderful, old cavern of a museum) without sneaking into the bathrooms to look for Claudia and...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)