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Show of a woman. Here is American drama Washington in the 1840s; St. Louis when it was saved from destruction by Robert E. Lee; Texas of the dangerous '50s; and Brooklyn, Baltimore and Richmond Rich-mond of war times. Then serenity at Washington and Lee university which were Lee's greatest days. "Vagabond Summer" by Anne Emery A story of a young group an-swering an-swering youth's call to adventure. Peg Madison at 17 is talented in art but has no idea of what she wants to do with her life. She decides de-cides to go on a chaperoned hostel hos-tel trip with a group at Washington, Wash-ington, D.C. It was wonderful fun traveling to the various parts of our country. "Ready or Not" by Mary S. Stolz A novel for older girls. A story of Morgan Connor, a New York girl, who tries to keep house for her widowed father and the younger young-er brother and sister and to go to high school at the same time. In Your Library "The Singer and Not the Song" By Audrey E. Lindop In a small Mexican town, the bandit Malo held absolute authority. author-ity. No one dared challenge him until Father Keogh came. Sometimes Some-times the people follow the priest and sometimes they follow Malo. Two strong adversaries one standing for all that is good and the other for evil. The Kentuckians by Janice Holt Giles The homebuilders who moved through the Cumberland Gap by pack horse meeting the dangers of the 18th century wilderness. "Beyond This Place" by A. J. Cronin A story of injustice and a long fight to 'correct it. A young man comes upon evidence that his father, fath-er, whi is serving a life sentence for murder, is innocent. He finds opposition . when he tries to have him cleared. Although victorious he is then faced with the problem of his father's accumulated bitterness bitter-ness after long years of imprisonment. imprison-ment. "Life Among the Savages" By Shirley Jackson A delightful family that survives the chaos and the crises of day to day living. With understanding and humor the writer brings to life the joys and terrors of childhood child-hood as they are woven into the pattern of family life. "The Lady of Arlington" by Harnett T. Kane A story of Robert E. Lee and his wife as seen through the eyes |