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  Come On, Rain

  by Karen Hesse, Jon J. Muth

  "Come on, Rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Then the clouds roll in and the rain pours. And Tess, her friends, and their mothers join in together in a rain dance to celebrate the shower that renews both body and spirit. Full color.
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  A River Runs Through It

  And Other Stories

  by Norman MacLean

  Just as Norman Maclean writes at the end of "A River Runs through It" that he is "haunted by waters," so have readers been haunted by his novella. A retired English professor who began writing fiction at the age of 70, Maclean produced what is now recognized as one of the classic American stories of the 20th century. Originally published in 1976, A River Runs through It and Other Stories now celebrates its 25th... (more)
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  Baghdad without a Map

  And Other Misadventures in Arabia

  by Tony Horwitz

  A journalist chronicles his travels throughout the Middle East, discussing Cairo's seedy nightclubs, paid assassins in Libya, a mourner at the Ayatollah's funeral, and more. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. NYT.