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The war of the words
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Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. $2.68 The award-winning and bestselling classic memoir about a young Chicano gang member surviving the dangerous streets of East Los Angeles, now featuring a new cover. Winner of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award, hailed as a New York Times notable book, and read by hundreds of thousands, Always Running is the searing true story of one man’s life in a Chicano gangâand his heroic struggle to fr… |
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Captain Underpants And The Preposterous Plight Of The Purple Potty People $2.16 Book Description:When we last saw George and Harold, they were about to take their pet pterodactyl Crackers back to the Cretaceous period. But things didn’t work out quite as they had hoped. They’ve entered an absurd alternate reality where teachers are nice, kids are allowed to read banned books, and the cafeteria food doesn’t smell like dirty diapers. Even worse, they’ve discovered a… |
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The Fighting Ground 25th Anniversary Edition $1.76 April 3, 1778 He may be just thirteen, but Jonathan knows he’s ready to go to the war against the British. He can handle a gun. He yearns to battle for glory, just like his brother and cousin. So when Jonathan hears the tavern bell toll, calling men to fight, he runs to join them. He doesn’t realize that in just twenty-four hours, his life will be forever altered — by the war, by his fellow … |
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