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Taber’s excellent novel introduces some significant ethical and moral conundrums presented in a dystopian future when humans are...»

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A Boy Named Shel : The Life & Times of Shel Silverstein

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  Shel Silverstein has written so many wonderful books such as: Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and The Giving...»

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Necessary Ill

By Deb Taber
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Taber’s excellent novel introduces some significant ethical and moral conundrums presented in a dystopian future when humans are...»

A Boy Named Shel : The Life & Times of Shel Silverstein

By Lisa Rogak
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  Shel Silverstein has written so many wonderful books such as: Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and The Giving...»

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By Karen Russell
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You may have read Russell’s 2006’s book of short stories, St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, and have an...»

Timeline

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A secretive American high-tech company is sponsoring a university group at an archeological dig in France; unaware of the real motive...»

Necessary Ill

By Deb Taber
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Taber’s excellent novel introduces some significant ethical and moral conundrums presented in a dystopian future when humans are...»

A Boy Named Shel : The Life & Times of Shel Silverstein

By Lisa Rogak
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  Shel Silverstein has written so many wonderful books such as: Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and The Giving...»

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