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  The Misplaced Battleship

  Harry Harrison

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  The Misplaced Battleship by Harry Harrison - It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude. But a misplaced battleship—in the wrong hands!—can be most dangerous. 
  When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master. The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth. I must have gone through that door without breaking step. Quiet as I was though, Inskipp still heard me. The light came on and there he was sitting up in bed pointing a .75 caliber recoilless at my sternum. 
  "You should have more brains than that, diGriz," he snarled. "Creeping into my room at night! You could have been shot." 
  "No I couldn't," I told him, as he stowed the cannon back under his pillow. "A man with a curiosity bump as big as yours will always talk first and shoot later. And besides—none of this pussyfooting around in the dark would be necessary if your screen was open and I could have got a call through." 
  Inskipp yawned and poured himself a glass of water from the dispenser unit above the bed. "Just because I head the Special Corps, doesn't mean that I am the Special Corps," he said moistly while he drained the glass. "I have to sleep sometime. My screen is open only for emergency calls, not for every agent who needs his hand held." 
  "Meaning I am in the hand-holding category?" I asked with as much sweetness as I could. 
  "Put yourself in any category you please," he grumbled as he slumped down in the bed. "And also put yourself out into the hall and see me tomorrow during working hours." 
  He was at my mercy, really. He wanted sleep so much. And he was going to be wide awake so very soon. 
  "Do you know what this is?" I asked him, poking a large glossy pic under his long broken nose. One eye opened slowly.

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  March Forward Girl - From Young...

  PhD Melba Pattillo Beals

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  Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior. Frustrated by the laws that kept African-Americans separate but very much unequal to whites, she had questions: Why couldn't she drink from a whites only fountain? Why couldn't she feel safe beyond home-or even within the walls of church? Adults all told her: Hold your tongue. Be patient. Know your place. But Beals had the heart of a fighter-and the knowledge that her true place was a free one. This memoir paints a vivid picture of Beals's powerful early journey on the road to becoming a champion for equal rights, an acclaimed journalist, a bestselling author, and the recipient of this country's highest recognition, the Congressional Gold Medal.

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  No One in I Land - A Parable of...

  Patricia Pearce

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  Cloaked in the deceptively simple guise of a bedtime story for all ages, this light-hearted, whimsical tale lovingly exposes the absurdity of the ego and its empires. Playfully making the connections between the global crises we face and the state of consciousness we hold, No One in I Land transports us back to the knowing that we have always been one with the “boundless, laughing Love” from which we have come.

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  The Creeping Bookends

  Michael Dahl

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  One evening, a young boy is accidentally locked inside the library. Suddenly, a pair of lizard bookends come alive! The boy watches as the ravenous reptiles gobble up stacks of books. Will the Librarian arrive before the boy becomes their next meal?

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  Just in Case You Ever Feel Alone

  Max Lucado

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  Read by the author.  
  Even children experience lonely moments. When they do, this book reminds them that you will always be there, and God is right there too. Max Lucado's comforting words reinforce the thought that no matter what happens--the good and bad, the firsts and lasts--children will never be alone . . . just in case they ever wonder.  
  To a child, a day can last forever, and hurt feelings sink in deep. Whether they're having trouble making friends, struggling to learn something new, or just having a sad day, children need daily reminders of how much they're cherished. Just in Case You Ever Feel Alone soothes away loneliness by promising children that their parents or caregivers will always make time for them--they will squeeze away the sad and welcome back the glad every single day. 
  A follow-up to the classic children's book Just in Case You Ever Wonder, which has sold more than 1.8 million copies, this jacketed picture book for boys and girls ages 3 to 7addresses a child's feelings of loneliness and uncertainty;assures children that their parents are there for them and that God is always with them;includes tender rhymes from Eve Tharlet of a loving parent and baby bear; andis a perfect gift for Easter or for children who need reassurance that they will always have someone to turn to, someone to talk to, and someone who will love them no matter what. 
    
  Draw your little ones close as you affirm your unconditional love for them and God's never-ending presence and desire to be with His children.

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  The Adventures Of Na Willa -...

  Reda Guadiamo

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  Na Willa is a bright, adventurous girl living in Surabaya's suburbs, her home in the middle of an alley surrounded by cypress trees. She spends her days running after trains, going down to the market, and thinking about how people can sing through radios. Indonesian author Reda Gaudiamo has created a collection of stories of curious adventures and musings of a multicultural girl growing up in Indonesia with an East Indonesian mother and a Chinese-Indonesian father. Set in a time when children spent the day outside, listening to Lilis Suryani's songs on the radio, and when race and gender would still go undiscussed, this is Na Willa's story as she grows up unafraid to ask the big questions.

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