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John Brown : his fight for freedom.
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"Presents the life of abolitionist John Brown, discussing his early
opposition to slavery, his ill-fated raid on the United States arsenal at
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859, and the impact of his actions on the
antislavery movement"--From publisher.
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The daring Miss Quimby.
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Describes Harriet Quimby's success as the first woman in the United
States to earn a pilot's license and the public admiration of her.
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Mule train mail.
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The postman delivers mail down the Grand Canyon using a train of
mules instead of a truck.
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Davy Crockett gets hitched.
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An accidental encounter with a thorn bush on his way to the spring
dance has Davy Crockett kicking up his heels and out-dancing even the audacious
Miss Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind.
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Surf war! : a folktale from the Marshall Islands.
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A bragging contest between Whale and Sandpiper turns into a battle
over the beach and sea, until both parties realize that the beach and the sea,
as well as sea creatures and shorebirds, are interdependent.
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The real spy's guide to becoming a spy.
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This is the official handbook for anyone who dreams of one day
becoming a spy and working in the intelligence field, writtne by the founding
executive director of the International Spy Museum, who is also a former
operative in the CIA's Clandestine Service.
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Boys, girls, and other hazardous materials.
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Transferring to a new high school, freshman Charlotte "Charlie"
Healey faces tough choices as she tries to shed her "mean girl" image at her new
high school. She hits a road block after meeting her former next-door neighbor
and best friend, Will, who is hanging out with a questionable crew.
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Henry and the Valentine surprise.
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When Henry and his first-grade classmates notice a heart-shaped box
on their teacher's desk the day before Valentine's Day, they try to find out if
he has a girlfriend.
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Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-fabulous life.
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Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle
to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place
after she gives up on being part of the elite group.
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