| Ed Emberley Edward Randolph Emberley (born October 19, 1931 in Malden, Massachusetts) is an American artist and illustrator. Ed_Emberley
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| The Lightning Thief The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy/adventure novel based around Greek mythology and is the first children's book written by Rick Riordan. It is the first book in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series, and chronicles the adventures of the demigod Percy Jackson, who is the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon. The_Lightning_Thief
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| Elizabeth McCracken Elizabeth McCracken (born 1966) is an American author.McCracken, a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts, earned a B.A. and M.A. in English from Boston University, an M.F.A. Elizabeth_McCracken
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| Time After Time (1985 novel) Time after Time is a novel by Allen Appel, first published in 1985 by Carroll & Graf. It launched the Alex Balfour series of time travel novels, which the author usually refers to as the "Pastmaster" series.The story follows New School history professor Alex Balfour as he is tossed back and forth between present-day New York City and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Time_After_Time_(1985_novel)
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| Comic Book Resources Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion. Comic_Book_Resources
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| Henriette Avram Henriette Davidson Avram (October 7 1919 – April 22 2006) was a computer programmer and systems analyst who developed the MARC format (Machine Readable Cataloging), which is the national and international data standard for bibliographic and holdings information in libraries. Henriette_Avram
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| Baltimore County Public Library Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL), established in 1948, is a public library system located in central Maryland. BCPL serves Baltimore County, Maryland which surrounds but does not include the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore City is served by the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Baltimore_County_Public_Library
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| The Man Who Walked Between the Towers The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is a 2003 children's book by Mordicai Gerstein that won the 2004 Caldecott Medal. It tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a man who walked the space of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974 on a tightrope.It was adapted into an animated short film with the same name in 2005 by Michael Sporn, narrated by Jake Gyllenhaal. The_Man_Who_Walked_Between_the_Towers
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| The Friendship The Friendship is the name of the 1988 Coretta Scott King Award-winning book by Mildred Taylor. Published in 1987, it is set in 1933 in Mississippi. It deals with the unfair treatment of African Americans. The_Friendship
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| Administrators' noticeboard/Archive54 Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive54
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| The Moorchild The Moorchild is a novel by Eloise McGraw, centering on the life of a changeling girl in Ireland and drawing heavily from Irish and European folklore about changelings, leprechauns and fairies. The_Moorchild
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| Fun Home Fun_Home
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| Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Choice, or simply Choice, is a magazine published by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). It is considered the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education. Choice:_Current_Reviews_for_Academic_Libraries
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| Verifiability/Archive 10 Wikipedia_talk:Verifiability/Archive_10
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| Catherine Cate Coblentz Catherine Cate Coblentz (June 5, 1897 Catherine_Cate_Coblentz
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| Disaster informatics Talk:Disaster_informatics
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| Alison Goodman Alison Goodman (born August 18, 1966) is an Australian writer based in Melbourne.Goodman last came to attention with her science fiction novel Singing the Dogstar Blues (first published in Australia 1998, subsequently released in several foreign editions). The novel won an Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel. Alison_Goodman
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| The Snowy Day The Snowy Day is a popular children's book by award-winning children's author Ezra Jack Keats. The book received the prestigious Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children in 1963. It features a little boy named Peter exploring his neighborhood after the first snowfall of the season. The_Snowy_Day
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| Beta Phi Mu Beta Phi Mu (alsohonor society for library & information science and information technology. Founded by a group of librarians and library educators, the society's express purpose is to recognize and encourage "superior academic achievement" among library and information studies students. Beta Phi Mu now has over 45 chapters in the U.S. and abroad, continues to sponsor various publications and lectures, and funds several scholarships. Beta_Phi_Mu
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| Patricia McKissack Patricia_McKissack
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| Lyman Ray Patterson Lyman Ray Patterson (18 February 1929 5 November 2003) was an American law professor and an influential copyright scholar and historian.Patterson was born in Macon, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University, and obtained a masters degree in English from Northwestern University. Lyman_Ray_Patterson
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| The First Part Last The First Part Last, a young adult novel by Angela Johnson that deals with the subject of teen pregnancy. The story is told from Bobby's perspective, which sets it apart from most books on teen pregnancy. Bobby and Nia, the child's parents, are urban upper-middle-class African-American teenagers. This book talks about Bobby being a father at the age of 16. Bobby raises his little girl, Feather, on his own and realizes how hard it truly is to be a parent. The_First_Part_Last
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| Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is the title of a 1999 book by Simms Taback that won the 2000 Caldecott Medal. The main character is Joseph, a 40-something Jewish farmer, who has a little striped overcoat. When it is old, Joseph makes it into a little jacket and so on until he makes it into a button. Then Joseph loses the button and makes a story out of it. The moral of the story is "you can always make something out of nothing." Joseph_Had_a_Little_Overcoat
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| Wilmette Public Library The Wilmette Public Library serves the citizens of Kenilworth and Wilmette, Illinois on Chicago's North Shore. Ellen B. Clark is the library's director. The library is part of the North Suburban Library System, a consortium of public, academic and special libraries in Illinois.The library was founded in 1901, but traces its origins to private nonprofit lending libraries created as early as 1880. Wilmette_Public_Library
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| The Princess Diaries The Princess Diaries is the most notable series of novels by Meg Cabot in the chick-lit genre, and the title of the first volume, published in 2000. The Princess Diaries novels are divided into journal entries of varying lengths, not chapters as in most novels.The series has been published in more than 38 countries including Canada and Norway. The_Princess_Diaries
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| Fumi Yoshinaga is a Japanese mangaka, known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works. Fumi_Yoshinaga
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| Ox-Cart Man Ox-Cart Man is the title of a 1979 book written by Donald Hall and illustrated by Barbara Cooney. It won the 1980 Caldecott Medal. The book deals with an 18th century farming family that uses an ox-cart to take their goods to market, where they make the money to buy the things they need. Ox-Cart_Man
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| David Small (author) David Small (born February 12, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American author and illustrator. He was only 2 years old when he began drawing. Health problems in childhood kept him at home for much of his childhood, time in which he developed his interest in drawing.David Small began studying writing in college, but at age 21 switched to art. David_Small_(author)
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| Pura Belpré Pura Belpré (died 1982) was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. She was also a writer, collector of folktales, and puppeteer. There is some dispute as to the date of her birth which has been given as February 2 1899, December 2 1901 and February 2 1903. Pura_Belpré
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| So You Want to Be President? So You Want to Be President? is the title of a 2000 book by Judith St. George. It featured a comprehensive guide to the Presidents of the United States. David Small won the 2001 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations of the book. This book lists many facts about presidents, and some vice presidents including their occupation before office, education, and family. So_You_Want_to_Be_President?
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| Song and Dance Man Song and Dance Man is the title of a 1988 book by Karen Ackerman and illustrated by Stephen Gammell. It won the 1989 Caldecott Medal.The plot deals with a grandfather who tells his grandchildren about his adventures on the stage. Song_and_Dance_Man
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| The Little House The Little House is the title of a 1942 book written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton. The_Little_House
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| Union catalog union catalog is a combined library catalog describing the collections of a number of libraries. Union catalogs have been created in a range of media, including book format, microform, cards and more recently, networked electronic databases. Print union catalogs are typically arranged by title, author or subject (often employing a controlled vocabulary); electronic versions typically support keyword and Boolean queries. Union_catalog
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| Lupo/Notes User:Lupo/Notes
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| Ordinary People (novel) Ordinary People is Judith Guest's first novel. Published in 1976, it tells the story of a year in the life of the Jarretts, an affluent suburban family trying to cope with the aftermath of two traumatic events.Although it won critical praise and awards upon its release, it is best remembered today as the basis for the 1980 film version, which won several Academy Awards including best Picture. It is also assigned in many American secondary school English classes. Ordinary_People_(novel)
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| World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories Talk:World_Trade_Center_controlled_demolition_conspiracy_theories
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| The Great Gilly Hopkins The Great Gilly Hopkins is a 1978 novel for children by Katherine Paterson. The_Great_Gilly_Hopkins
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| A Tree Is Nice A Tree is Nice is a children's picture book written by Janice May Udry and illustrated by Marc Simont. It was published by Scholastic in 1956, and won the Caldecott Medal in 1957. The book tells Udry's poetic opinion on why trees are nice A_Tree_Is_Nice
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| Milwaukee Public Library Milwaukee Public Library(MPL) is a public library system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of a central library and 12 branches, all part of the Milwaukee County Federated Library System. MPL is the largest public library system in Wisconsin. Milwaukee_Public_Library
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| Time of Wonder Time of Wonder is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey that won the Caldecott Medal in 1958. The book tells tells the story of a family's summer on a Maine island overlooking Penobscot Bay, filled with bright images and simple alliteration. Time_of_Wonder
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| Readers' advisory Readers' advisory (sometimes spelled readers advisory and reader's advisory) is a service that involves suggesting fiction and nonfiction titles to a reader through direct or indirect means. This service is a fundamental library service; however, readers' advisory also occurs in commercial contexts such as bookstores. Currently, almost all North American public libraries offer some form of Readers' Advisory. Readers'_advisory
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| The Egg Tree The Egg Tree is a 1950 book by Katherine Milhous that won the 1951 Caldecott Medal, based on the author's family tradition. It tells the classic tale of a Pennsylvania Dutch Easter, with its main characters being Katy and Carl. One day, near Easter, they look for Easter eggs and find eggs that their grandmom had painted on a tree. They are interested, so they ask their grandmother about the eggs. They eventually create one, and it becomes a big success the next Easter. The_Egg_Tree
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| American Library Association/Archive 1 Talk:American_Library_Association/Archive_1
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| EndScientificCensorship User_talk:EndScientificCensorship
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| Requests for comment/SafeLibraries.org Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/SafeLibraries.org
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| Smoky Night Smoky Night is a 1994 children's book by Eve Bunting. It tells the story of a Los Angeles riot and its aftermathDavid Diaz's acrylic, collage-like illustrating of the tale earned the book the 1995 Caldecott Medal. Smoky_Night
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| Owl Moon Owl Moon is a 1987 children's picture book by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr. The book won many awards, most notably being the Caldecott Medal for its illustrations, and has appeared on the show Reading Rainbow. Owl Moon has been translated into more than a dozen foreign languages, including French, German, Chinese, and Korean. A song by Bruce O'Brien is about this book. Owl_Moon
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| Sam, Bangs and Moonshine Sam, Bangs and Moonshine is a popular 1966 book by Evaline Ness. For its illustrations, it won the 1967 Caldecott Medal. Sam,_Bangs_and_Moonshine
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