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Science Fiction & Fantasy
Eva by Peter Dickinson
Eva wakes up in the hospital unable to remember anything about the accident. When she is finally allowed to look in a mirror, she recognizes the face that stares back at her, but it is not her own, nor is it human.
As a dedicated runner, Bullet has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of his teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value of giving and receiving.
Find out just what it takes to win a gold medal (if you're competing in the Olympics rather than the Reading Pentathlon), by reading about the struggles of this famous Japanese-American figure skater.
An interesting mix of poems by contemporary poets interspersed with short comments by the poets about how they get their ideas and how they create their art. I dare you to read this one without wanting to write a poem yourself!
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Whether you are more comfortable with funny ghost stories, or tend toward the gruesome, this collection will have something for you--along with tips for telling convincing stories.
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Guaranteed to make you cry, this is Morgan's story of learning to deal with the death of her best friend, Jimmy. We all have friends we can't imagine living without, read how Morgan learns to cope without hers.
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Copyright 1996
Last Updated February 17, 1996
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