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Delacorte Press/Random/Knopf. Delacorte Press/Random/Knopf 1745 Broadway, New York New York, state, United StatesNew York,Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids Isobelle Carmody's LITTLE FUR: THE LEGEND BEGINS (0375838546, $12.95) provides grades 4-6 with a cute story of a half-elf, half-troll girl who cares for a magical grove of trees in the middle of a big city. Evil forces are out to destroy them--and it's up to Little Fur to journey into the human world to save them in this engaging tale of courage and fantasy. Tamora Pierce's BEKA BEKA Boeing Employees' Karate Association (Washington)COOPER BOOK ONE: TERRIER: A TORTALL LEGEND (9780375814686, $18.95) is set a hundred years before Pierce's popular Alanna Alanna may refer to: Alanna Ubach, a Puerto Rican actress. Alanna Kraus, a Canadian skater. Alanna Nash, an American journalist and biographer. Alanna Buehring, a crew member on the IPTV show Hak.5. series and tells of heroine Beka Cooper, a crime fighter in a world of magic. This first book introduces her story, telling of her position as a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost's Guard What Is the Provost's Guard?In Corus, the capital of Tortall, the Provost's Guard is a form of police. Corus is divided into 8 districts: Highfields District Prettybone District Unicorn District Palace District Flash District Upmarket District in the capital city of Tortall and her new assignment to the dangerous city of her birth. Bekka's magical listening talent couples with a complex, fast-paced story line to appeal to fantasy fans in grades 5 and older. Diane Roberts' PUPPET PANDEMONIUM PandemoniumMilton’s capital of the devils. [Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost]See : ConfusionPandemoniumchief city of Hell. [Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost]See : Hell (0385733097, $15.95) tells of a kid who moves to a new town in Texas, only to discover that his grandmother's gift of a ventriloquist's dummy may be the key to making new friends. Little does he know his puppet will change the school and gain him new inroads inroadsNoun, plmake inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savingsinroadsnpl to make inroads into [+ into life in this story of acceptance and growth. L.S. Matthews' A DOG FOR LIFE (0385744666, $14.95) tells of Mouse, who is anything more than an ordinary pet dog. John and his brother got Mouse when they were kids and they discover early on that Mouse is as clever as a person--but when Tom falls ill and Mouse may be sent away to the pound, the brothers have to do something that involves a dangerous journey to find a temporary home for Mouse. Beth Cooley's SHELTER (0385733305, $15.95) tells of a father's death and a family's loss of both their father and their home. As Lucy finds her circle of friends vanishes as her home life deteriorates, she has only courage and faith left--faith that her mom will find a job, and she'll make new friends. SHELTER is the moving story of a young girl's adjustment to terrible challenges, and makes an absorbing read. Linda Collison's STAR-CROSSED (0375833633, $16.95) tells of a British girl whose father has died: to claim her estate she has to travel to Barbados as a stowaway. When she's discovered she lives a dual life: in training as a surgeon's mate, and at night donning pants to climb the rigging rigging,the wires, ropes, and chains employed to support and operate the masts, yards, booms, and sails of a vessel. Standing rigging is semipermanent, consisting mainly of mast supports, the fore-and-aft stays, and the stays running from the masthead to each side with sailors. Her very different lives will bring her a new understanding of both romance and male/female roles in a fast-paced adventure recommended for teens in grades 6-12. Brent Bunton's MAYBE (0375835431, $16.95) uses the first person narrative style to display the emotions and thoughts of Brian, who is still gripping with his older brother's death. He's recently moved to a new town and is starting a new school--but he's unable to escape his past. The narrative is moving and involving--hard to put down. Celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to:in Music Voix c��leste, a Pipe Organ stop. Celesta, a musical instrument Other Spanish/Portuguese for Sky Blue, Light Blue, Baby Blue Conway's THE MELTING SEASON (0385733399, $15.95) tells of Giselle, a ballet student and daughter of a famous ballerina. Her journey to a different county of New York introduces her to the most beautiful boy she's ever seen, who introduces her to a world quite different from her familiar Manhattan. Despite her enchantment enchantment:see magic. EnchantmentSee also Fantasy, Magic.Alidorofairy godfather to Italian Cinderella. [Ital. problems from her home life continue to haunt her--and will ultimately affect her decisions. Jean-Cl;aude Mourlevat's THE PULL OF THE OCEAN (038573488, $13.95) tells of seven children who flee a violent father, and begin a journey which will ultimately involve many outsiders in their uncertain life. Each person they encounter provides a different story to the social worker investigating their family; but it's not until all voices are joined that a complete picture is presented--and a blueprint for change. All are recommended picks for collections where leisure readers are looking for Looking forIn the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. something different.