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  • Iou's

    Ouida Sebestyen

    Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, May 1, 1982)
    A visit with his dying grandfather, who Annie, his mother, has not spoken to in years, helps thirteen-year-old Stowe Garrett resolve his feelings about her and his estranged father
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  • Catcher with a Glass Arm

    Matt Christopher, Foster Caddell

    Hardcover (Little Brown & co., July 6, 1964)
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  • Bartlett's Familiar Quotations : A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

    John Bartlett

    Hardcover (Little, Brown, Nov. 4, 1992)
    Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition of the classic reference encompasses more than twenty thousand quotations, arranged chronologically and featuring the wit and wisdom of such newcomers as Russell Baker, Mel Brooks, and Salman Rushdie. 75,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.
  • Trunk Music

    Michael Connelly

    Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, Feb. 1, 1997)
    When the body of a Hollywood producer, the apparent victim of a mafia hit, is found in the trunk of a Rolls-Royce, maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch follows a complex trail of gambling debts to Las Vegas, in a case that suddenly becomes personal. 150,000 first printing. $400,000 ad/promo. BOMC. Tour.
  • An American Hero: The Red Adair Story : An Authorized Biography

    Philip Singerman

    Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, May 1, 1990)
    Chronicles the sixty-year career of Red Adair, an American who began extinguishing blazes in the Texas oil fields in the 1920s and continues to fight massive oil fires in the Middle East
  • Moe Berg: Athlete, Scholar, Spy

    Louis Kaufman

    Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, Jan. 1, 1975)
    Biography of Morris Berg, the major league baseball player, linguist, and O.S.S. espionage agent who was the United States' outstanding atomic spy during World War II
  • The Fannie Farmer Junior Cookbook

    Joan Scobey, Patience Brewster

    Library Binding (Little Brown & Co, Oct. 1, 1993)
    This new edition of the popular favorite offers tasty, easy-to-follow recipes for breads and biscuits, soups and salads, meat and pastas, and cakes, cookies, and pies.
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  • When the Wind Blows

    James Patterson

    Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, Oct. 28, 1998)
    While grieving her husband's murder, a young Colorado veterinarian meets a troubled FBI agent and begins to uncover the world's most sinister secrets.Frannie O'Neill is a young and talented veterinarian living in Colorado. Plagued by the mysterious murder of her husband, David, a local doctor, Frannie throws herself into her work. It is not long before another bizarre murder occurs and Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI agent, arrives on her doorstep.Late one night, near the woods of her animal hospital, Frannie stumbles upon a strange, astonishing phenomenon that will change the course of her life forever: her name is Max.With breathtaking energy, eleven-year-old Max leads Frannie and Kit to uncover one of the most diabolical and inhuman plots of modern science. Bold and compelling, When the Wind Blows is a story of suspense and passion as only James Patterson could tell it.
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  • Top of the World

    Holly Hobbie

    Paperback (Little, Brown, Dec. 1, 2008)
    When Puddle wakes up one morning Toot is missing! Where can he be? Although Puddle prefers to stay home in Woodcock Pocket, his concern for his best friend prompts him to set off. Puddle takes a train... a plane... and eventually finds himself in a far-away place. And who do you think he finds?Holly Hobbie's story of a friendship that extends to the top of the world will be welcomed by the many fans of Toot & Puddle.
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  • The Sleeping Beauty

    Trina Schart Hyman

    Hardcover (Little, Brown & Co., Oct. 30, 1977)
    Elaborate illustrations supplement a retelling of the fairy tale of love's triumph over the dark power of revenge
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  • The Girls' Book of Wisdom: Empowering, Inspirational Quotes from over 400 Fabulous Females

    Catherine Dee, Ali Douglas

    Paperback (Little, Brown, Oct. 1, 1999)
    Aimed at advising and amusing girls age 12 and up, this collection includes quotations from 500 famous women, including suffragists, pioneers, politicians, moms, musicians, athletes, and actors. The quotes are grouped by categories, such as friendship, confidence, and creativity.
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  • Sara Raccoon and the Secret Place

    Margaret Burdick

    Library Binding (Little Brown & Co, Nov. 1, 1992)
    Tired of being stuck inside on a rainy day with her noisy siblings, Sara Raccoon takes a walk in Maple Forest and finds a secret place to make all her own.
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