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philadelphia (pa.)

Back spin

1998
Sports agent Myron Bolitar encounters lowlifes, blue bloods, and liars while searching for the kidnapped son of a golf superstar.

The key to the Golden Firebird

a novel
2005
As three teenaged sisters struggle to cope with their father's sudden death, they find they must reexamine friendships, lifelong dreams, and their relationships with each other and their father.

The price of a child

a novel
1996
While traveling with her master, Ginnie, a slave from Virginia, daringly walks away from slavery into freedom with two of her children. She begins a new life in Philadelphia as Mercer Gray, and there she becomes a fierce abolitionist, determined to rescue the baby son she had to leave behind.

Mrs. Millie goes to Philly

2008
Students enjoy their teacher's silly misuse of words during a class field trip to Philadelphia.

Seventh and Walnut

life in colonial Philadelphia
1982
A night watchman who is also the town crier in colonial Philadelphia talks about the daily life in the city, its leading citizens, and important landmarks as he shows a visitor to Chestnut Street.

Philadelphia

1989
Introduces the history, economy, and notable attractions of the fourth largest city in the nation.

Back in time with Benjamin Franklin

2005
After accidentally sucking Benjamin Franklin into twenty-first-century New Jersey with his Anytime Anywhere machine, thirteen-year-old Qwerty Stevens and his best friend almost wind up stuck in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 when they try to send him back.

The creek

2004
Around the time of her thirteenth birthday, Penny's suburban Philadelphia neighborhood is terrorized by a psychopath and everyone is sure that the young man just out of a juvenile home is responsible.

Kidding around Philadelphia

a young person's guide to the city
1990
A travel guide to the city with information about its history, culture, and people.

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