CHAUCER, GEOFFREY
THE CANTERBURY TALES - DAB 00046
One of the greatest poetic works in the English language concerning man's pursuit of a sensible existence. Adult Non-Fiction
COLFER, EOIN
ARTEMIS FOWL - DAB 00056
Twelve-year-old mastermind Artemis plans to restore his family fortune by obtaining some of the fairies' gold. The first step involves blackmailing an alcoholic fairy to photograph her "book," containing her race's secrets but written in an ancient tongue. Some violence. For grades 5-8. Bestseller. 2001. Juvenile Fiction
COX, LYNNE
GRAYSON - DAB 00043
Author recalls an encounter from her teenage years when a baby gray whale followed her during a long-distance training swim along the California coast. Describes communicating with the calf she called Grayson and battling fatigue, fifty-five-degree water, and dehydration to protect him until he was reunited with his mother. Adult Non-Fiction
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