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PERFORMANCE IN POPULAR CULTURE

SHARON MAZER

Performance in Popular Culture reveals the intricate relationship between performance and popular culture by exploring how theatrical conventions and dramaturgical tropes have informed the way the social is constructed for popular consumption. Staged as a series of case studies, this book considers the diverse ways the social is imagined and produced in live and mediated perfor...

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BAYESIAN PROGRAMMING

PIERRE BESSIERE / EMMANUEL MAZER / JUAN AHUACTZIN / KAMEL MEKHNACHA

A new modeling methodology, new inference algorithms, new programming languages, and new hardware are all needed to create a complete Bayesian computing framework. Focusing on the methodology and algorithms, this book describes the first steps toward reaching that goal. It emphasizes probability as an alternative to Boolean logic, covering new methods to build probabilistic pro...

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GIRLHEARTS

NORMA FOX MAZER

Some families you're born into, some you have to find for yourself Sarabeth Silver knows that her mom is different. Jane Silver is younger, prettier, harder working, and poorer—making just enough money cleaning houses for her and Sarabeth to live in a little trailer. It's always been just the two of them, but when tragedy suddenly strikes, Sarabeth will have to figure things ou...

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B, MY NAME IS BUNNY

NORMA FOX MAZER

Bunny is funny, but that doesn't mean she's totally clueless when it comes to more serious matters With her quick wit and lighthearted personality, Bunny Larrabee can make people laugh about almost anything. She collects knock-knock jokes, riddles, and all kinds of comedy routines to try out on her best friend, Emily. The only thing Bunny doesn't find humor in is her unusual ...

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A, MY NAME IS AMI

NORMA FOX MAZER

The more things change, the more Ami wishes they'd stay exactly the same Ami and her best friend, Mia, share almost everything—even the letters in their names! But when Ami's mom and dad separate and her mom moves out, even all of the traditions she and Mia share can't put her family back together. Ami wants everything to go back to the way it was—for her mother not to live i...

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C, MY NAME IS CAL

NORMA FOX MAZER

How is it possible to feel more at home with your friends than with your own family? Sometimes Calvin Miller really hates that he and his mother, Nina, don't have a home of their own. Instead, they live in Garo's house—well, more precisely, Alan's house. A pilot who is always away, Alan is also Nina's boss. As his live-in housekeeper, Nina raises Alan's son, Garo, right alongsi...

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SUMMER GIRLS, LOVE BOYS

NORMA FOX MAZER

Some loves last forever—others, only a summer The summer Mary turns fifteen, she meets an unsuitable boy with an even more unsuitable motorcycle. Who cares if he's from the wrong side of the tracks? He's fun, and that's a risk Mary decides is worth taking. Before she got married and had three children, Zelda quit college to work in a factory because she thought it would impre...

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SOMEONE TO LOVE

NORMA FOX MAZER

Nina always thought that if just one person would love her perfectly and completely, she'd never be alone again Nina's the first person in her family to leave home and go to college. Maybe that's why she feels so isolated once she gets there, especially compared to some of the other students—like her roommates, who have been friends for so long they can finish one another's sen...

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A FIGURE OF SPEECH

NORMA FOX MAZER

Both overlooked in the middle of a big, noisy family, Jenny and her grandpa will always have each other to confide in . . . right? No one in Jenny Pennoyer's family understands her at all—no one, that is, except her grandfather, who lives in an apartment in the basement of her family's home. Jenny and her grandfather have been close ever since she was born, when Grandpa, newly ...

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OUT OF CONTROL

NORMA FOX MAZER

Going along with the crowd can have shattering consequences Why does everyone always want you to make so many choices? Pizza or burgers, swimming or a movie, one friend or another, yes or no. For Rollo Wingate, who's always been the biggest guy in school, sometimes it's easier to relax and let someone else take the lead. After all, when he and his two best friends get together,...

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THREE SISTERS

NORMA FOX MAZER

How's a girl supposed to know when she's in love—and more importantly, how does she get out of it? One remarkable older sister would be bad enough, but Karen Freed has two: Liz, a beautiful poet, and Tobi, compellingly intense and argumentative. Karen knows she couldn't possibly compete, but it would be nice to be known for something of her own. The three have been inseparable ...

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CAVE UNDER THE CITY

HARRY MAZER

Nobody said New York City was easy, but for Tolley Holtz, it's home Tolley Holtz would rather be exploring the city with his friends, talking about the Yankees, and discussing what President Roosevelt is going to do about the Depression than watching his little brother, Bubber. With his mother working all day in a garment factory and his father looking for work in Baltimore, To...

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CITY LIGHT

HARRY MAZER

George feels as if he's going through life with his eyes half closed—but sometimes that's how you bump into the best surprises George has been in love with Julie since they were twelve years old. For six years, they've barely taken a step without each other, and and every time George imagines his future, he sees Julie in it. She'll be a doctor and they'll stay in their small to...

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THE OXBOY

ANNE MAZER

An ALA Notable Book: A contemporary tale of mythic proportions Once upon a time, humans and animals lived together in perfect harmony. Each species was respected for its own particular strength, knowledge, and wisdom. The Oxboy has a human mother and an ox father. But human society has now decided that this is unnatural and degrading. He and other children like him must keep t...

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MOOSE STREET

ANNE MAZER

Welcome to Moose Street Lena Rosen is eleven years old, and her life is pretty typical. From babysitting her little sister to spending time with friends to sticking up for the class outcast to sneaking off to buy candy from the corner store, she is just like all of the other kids on her block. Except for one thing—she's Jewish. Lena's family is the only one on all of Moose Stre...

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THE ACCIDENTAL WITCH

ANNE MAZER

What will it take for Phoebe to become a witch? Phoebe has wanted to be a witch since she was four years old, when witches transformed a barren, rundown park in her town into a thriving and beautiful spot with flowerbeds in full bloom and swings for the children. Witches are what keep the world spinning. They are responsible for beauty and magic—and Phoebe wants desperately to ...

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E, MY NAME IS EMILY

NORMA FOX MAZER

Emily just wants everything to be perfect—is that too much to ask? When Emily's parents got divorced two years ago, her dad still made time to see her and the twins as much as possible. But since he moved to Chicago with Marcia, his phone calls have started getting less and less frequent and it feels like he might as well live at the North Pole. And if that weren't bad enough, ...

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MISSING PIECES

NORMA FOX MAZER

Jessie's father has always been a missing piece of her life—but if she were to find him, how would he feel about her? Jessie Wells thinks four is a good number. Things with four sides are sturdy and strong. A box, a chair, a room with four walls. But ever since the day Jessie's dad left, Jessie, her mother, and Aunt Zis have been a triangle—three-sided, though solidly linked. ...

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GOOD NIGHT, MAMAN

NORMA FOX MAZER

Escaping from the terrors of World War II, Karin gets the chance for a new life in America—but she can't stop thinking about her mother, who she left behind in France Karin Levi's life in Paris was happy and normal. She never dreamed she would find herself hiding in a cramped attic with her family, sitting silently while police went from house to house hunting for Jews and turn...

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D, MY NAME IS DANITA

NORMA FOX MAZER

Danita knows that nobody's perfect, but it's never easy to admit that might include your own parents Danita's parents love to remind their daughter that she weighed less than a loaf of bread when she was born, but now that she's almost fourteen and perfectly healthy, Danita really wishes they'd give her some space. Obviously still in love and completely devoted to their family,...

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WHAT I BELIEVE

NORMA FOX MAZER

Vicki wishes she could solve her problems as easily as she can arrange words into a poem Vicki Marnet has two wonderful big brothers who are completely regular people. They like sports, chess, and the student senate, and are totally normal—unlike Vicky, who feels in her heart that she's different. For one thing, she writes poetry for fun. She plays with sonnets, pantoums, sest...

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DEAR BILL, REMEMBER ME?

NORMA FOX MAZER

Eight extraordinary stories of heartbreak, growing up, and the importance of finding your voice Everything changes eventually. Jessie Granatstein doesn't think she'll have anything to say in the journal her teacher asks her to write—until suddenly, the words come tumbling out. Zoe Eberhardt has been raised and cherished by the strong, powerful women in her family, but when she...

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BABYFACE

NORMA FOX MAZER

When Toni's luck runs out, real life comes calling Toni and Julie were both born right after their parents moved in next to one another, and the two girls have hardly been separated since. Julie is tall and outspoken and stands up for herself, but really she's just trying to survive until she turns eighteen so she can move out before her parents' constant fighting drives her cr...

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DOWNTOWN

NORMA FOX MAZER

In real-life, happily ever after can be hard to come by Pete Greenwood loves history. Any era or country will do as long as the books are lengthy and full of the past. But that may be because Pete's own history is a work of fiction. For the last eight years, he's lived with his uncle Gene under an assumed name. He's had to keep his parents' existence a secret ever since they co...

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WHEN WE FIRST MET

NORMA FOX MAZER

How is it possible that the one guy Jenny falls for is totally off limits? March isn't usually Jenny's month. For one thing, it's too dark and gray. For another, her sister, Gail, died two years ago in March after being hit by a drunk driver, a blow her family hasn't yet recovered from. But March is also when she first sees Rob. He's new in school, and although Jenny doesn't kn...

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I LOVE YOU, STUPID!

HARRY MAZER

Can Marcus be friends with a girl without thinking about sex all the time? Marcus Rosenbloom wants to be a writer almost as much as he doesn't want to be a virgin anymore. At seventeen years old, Marcus thinks, shouldn't he have done it already? Crossed over to the other side, where everyone is different, more adult, more . . . experienced? His friend Alec is smooth and char...

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THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS

HARRY MAZER

When you're alone, all you have to think about is yourself Willis Pierce knows she's out there somewhere. He doesn't know when she'll appear, but he knows that when he meets the girl of his dreams, they'll recognize each other from the look in their eyes. In the meantime, Willis eats frozen pizza in his empty apartment and runs at a nearby track late at night, training for an i...

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HEY, KID! DOES SHE LOVE ME?

HARRY MAZER

Jeff's life would be so much better if he were the one directing it Close-up: Mary running toward him with tears in her eyes. "Oh, my darling, I couldn't wait to get back." Cut to long shot: Jeff puts his arms around her. They kiss. Fade out. Jeff already sees everything as a scene in a movie, planning the camera angles and imagining people reading the lines he'll write for ...

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A SLIVER OF GLASS

ANNE MAZER

Eleven gripping paranormal tales from award-winning author Anne Mazer Full of paranormal activity, haunting plot twists, and bone-chilling horror, this spellbinding collection will grip readers until the very last page. In "Glass Heart," a tiny shard of glass flies into a girl's eye, causing her body to grow colder and colder until she is frozen to her very bones. "Secrets" tel...

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SPILLING INK

ANNE MAZER / ELLEN POTTER

Practical advice for young aspiring writers. In Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook, you'll learn how to write like the experts—with a little help from the experts. After receiving letters from fans asking for writing advice, accomplished authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter joined together to create this guidebook for young writers. The authors mix inspirational anecdotes w...

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