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Death by Education CBB-0891 / BRB-11225<br />

by Marion Rosen<br />

Work is never dull at the L.A. public high school where Greta<br />

Gallagher acts as teacher, counselor and confidante to 100s <strong>of</strong><br />

teenagers. But Greta’s job gets even livelier--and deadlier--when one<br />

<strong>of</strong> her star students, a beautiful and smart cheerleader, is found<br />

murdered on the school grounds. While the police suspect the girl’s<br />

ex-boyfriend Greta is convinced that someone else is to blame, but<br />

who? 1993.<br />

Death Dance CBB-1830<br />

by Berton D. Garey<br />

Marty Goldman, one <strong>of</strong> the best and brightest in entertainment law died<br />

violently with a gunshot to the head. His family feels like their spinning<br />

out <strong>of</strong> control but the family love and friendship pulls them back<br />

together again. 1999.<br />

Death in Venice BRB-08284<br />

by Thomas Mann; Translated from The German by H.T. Lowe-Porter<br />

An English translation <strong>of</strong> eight stories by the famous German author.<br />

Contents: “Death in Venice,” Tonio Kroger,” “Mario and the<br />

Magician,” “Disorder and Early Sorrow,” “A Man and His Dog,” “The<br />

Blood <strong>of</strong> the Walsungs,” “Tristan,” and “Felix Krull.” 1936.<br />

The Death <strong>of</strong> Woman Wang BRB-10781<br />

by Jonathan D. Spence<br />

In this history <strong>of</strong> the more than 100 million people who lived in the<br />

small towns and villages <strong>of</strong> rural China in the 17th century, the focus is<br />

on the one small county called T'an-ch'eng and comes from sources <strong>of</strong><br />

that century. Explicit descriptions <strong>of</strong> sex and violence.<br />

Death Trap: The Story <strong>of</strong> the La Brea Tar Pits CBB-1897<br />

by Sharon Elaine Thompson<br />

The La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles has asphalt that has been trapping<br />

prehistoric animals for nearly 40,000 years. The fossils teach us about<br />

the prehistoric world. For grades 4-7. 1995.<br />

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