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3) When birds could talk & bats could sing: the adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Sis Wren, and their friends
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A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on those African American tales originally written down by Martha Young on her father's plantation in Alabama after the Civil War.
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"On her twentieth birthday, Lynnie Russell--just a little ol' thing from down in Havana, Arkansas--falls in love under a full silver moon. Waking up the next morning naked and caked in blood, Lynnie is faced with a horrifying truth. She's death incarnate. In a race to unearth what she's become, Lynnie must hide her beastly thing from those she loves most. If only to keep them alive. When an unexpected ally offers help, how can she refuse?"--Back cover....
15) Baby rattlesnake
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Willful Baby Rattlesnake throws tantrums to get his rattle before he's ready, but he misuses it and learns a lesson.
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"Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett...