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    <![CDATA[Bud, Not Buddy]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.]]>
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    <![CDATA[The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his  younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or  another, from straightening his hair into a &quot;conk&quot; to lighting fires to freezing  his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family  too far. Before this &quot;official juvenile delinquent&quot; can cut school or steal  change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make good on their threat to send  him to the deep south to spend the summer with his tiny, strict grandmother.  Soon the whole family is packed up, ready to make the drive from Flint,  Michigan, straight into one of the most chilling moments in America's history:  the burning of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with four little girls  inside.<p>  Christopher Paul Curtis's alternately hilarious and deeply moving novel, winner  of the Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Honor, blends the fictional  account of an African American family with the factual events of the violent  summer of 1963. Fourth grader Kenny is an innocent and sincere narrator; his  ingenuousness lends authenticity to the story and invites readers of all ages  into his world, even as it changes before his eyes. Curtis is also the acclaimed  author of <em>Bud, Not Buddy</em>,  winner of the Newbery Medal. (Ages 9 to 12) <em>--Emilie Coulter</em></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[Elijah Of Buxton]]>
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    <![CDATA[Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. But things change when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Elijah embarks on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the thief, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled—a life from which he'll always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fifteen-year-old wannabe philosopher Luther T. Farrell knows a few things about life. He knows the Sarge (his rich, shrewd, slumlord mom) is tougher than nails and that he better not cross her. He knows his chances of using Chauncey, the ancient condom in his wallet, are slim to none. And, he knows that despite his goal to attend Harvard, he may end up stuck in Flint, Michigan, cleaning toilets in his mom's loathsome empire. Luther spends much of his time helping the Sarge run &quot;Happy Neighbor Group Homes&quot; around the city, including shaving and bathing elderly men and driving residents around with an illegal license. In spare moments he tries to win first place in the science fair at school and hang out with his best friend Sparky, all the while fantasizing mightily about his one true love, the beautiful Shayla.<p>  Readers will be moved as Luther, a thoroughly decent if sometimes naive boy, rails against his mother's cold, ruthless notions of what it takes to get ahead in the world. Up-to-the-minute slang and pop culture references will resonate with teen readers, as will the funny, first-person narrative; crisp, often hilarious dialogue; and wonderfully vivid characters. Christopher Paul Curtis, winner of the Newbery Medal for <em>Bud Not Buddy</em> tells a warm, witty, heart wrenching story where the good guy gets his due. (Ages 12 and older) <em>--Karin Snelson</em></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mr. Chickee, the genial blind man in the neighborhood, gives 9-year-old Steven a mysterious bill with 15 zeros on it and the image of a familiar but startling face. Could it be a <em>quadrillion dollar bill</em>?  Could it be real? Well, Agent Fondoo of the U.S. Treasury Department and his team of Secret Government Agents are determined to get that money back!  But Steven and his best friends, Russell and Zoopy the giant dog, are more than a match for the Feds. After all, Steven is the president of the Flint Future Detectives Club, and the inventor of fantastic spying and detecting equipment such as the Snoopeeze 9000!<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Hardcover edition.</em>]]>
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    <![CDATA[Steven and his best friend Russell are back!<br/><br/>When Russell's dog, Rodney Rodent, jumps into a mural to chase a demonic-looking gnome and disappears, the Flint Future Detectives are on the case. With the secret password (Bow-wow-wow yippee yo yippee yay!) Steven, Richelle, and Russell enter the mural too, only to find the mysterious Mr. Chickee on the other side. To find a way out, the detectives must complete a mission—finding Rodney Rodent. And that means they're in some wild adventure!<br/><br/>As Steven says, &quot;I second that emotion.&quot;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Brave Boys Newberry Boxed Set Includes The Watson go to Birmingham, Hatchet, Holes, Wringer]]>
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