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Diamond Dogs
Neil is a 17-year-old bully who has an abusive, demanding father. While driving drunk, he hits and kills a pedestrian and hides the body in the trunk of his father's car. His father, who is sheriff, chooses to ignore the crime.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2001
- ISBN: 9780312848798
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The Girl with a Pearl Earring
Have you ever thought about the story behind a person in a painting? Griet is the name of the girl with a pearl earring painted by Vermeer, a famous Dutch artist. As the story unfolds, she is only sixteen and a servant in the household of the painter himself.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2001
- ISBN: 9780525945277
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The Man Who Ate the 747
Unbeknownst to Wally Chubb he is going for a record. He will be the only person who ever ate a 747 airplane by grinding it into paste and using it like ketchup on his food. But Wally doesn't want the record--this amazing feat is an act of love!- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2001
- ISBN: 9780553801828
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The Sand-Reckoner
Archimedes is known best for his mathematical abilities, but he was also one of the first army engineers. Both skills came in handy in ancient Greece when the Romans threatened to take over the known world.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2001
- ISBN: 9780312873400