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ABA bookstore members are currently casting ballots to elect 2005 - 2006 ABA Board directors and to ratify the ABA Nominating Committee's choice of Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books of Coral Gables, Florida, for a second term as ABA President and Russ Lawrence of Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, Montana, for a first term as Vice President.
 "What a fun book this was to read," said Kimberly A. Hughes of Village Bookstore in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, of Chasing Vermeer. "Two sixth-graders, a creative teacher, stolen art, letters written in secret code, and a lot of seemingly unrelated clues had me guessing all along the way." --from the 2004 Book Sense Summer Kids' Picks
 To stand out in the current sea of memoirs isn't easy, but with fine writing and a compelling story, Jeannette Walls' debut memoir, The Glass Castle (Scribner), is winning rave reviews.
In David Skibbins' debut mystery novel, Eight of Swords (St. Martin's Minotaur), dramatic events occur with startling synchronicity in the life of its protagonist, a part-time professional tarot-card reader.
American Booksellers Association Board of Directors ballots, which must be returned to accountant KPMG by May 4, feature the names of two new candidates for the Board: Michael Tucker of Books Inc. in San Francisco and Collette Morgan of Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers in Minneapolis.
This week, ABA announced that David Walker had joined the association as Director of Special Projects. Walker will be focusing on three key areas: developing educational programs, building upon and maintaining relationships with publishers and wholesalers, and working with ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz on further enhancing the ABACUS study.
 The state of Mississippi, while home to generations of literary giants, ranks at or close to last of all state literacy rates and the dollar amounts spent on each pupil in its public school system. High poverty levels and a lack of funding for remediation, materials, and teacher training all contribute to the critical problem.
 American Booksellers Association Board of Directors ballots, arriving in stores now, feature the names of two new candidates for the Board: Collette Morgan of Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers in Minneapolis and Michael Tucker of Books Inc. in San Francisco.
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The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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"Robert Kurson tells the story of a close-knit band of deep-sea wreck divers trying to determine the identity of a Nazi sub sunk off the New Jersey coast," said bookseller Peter Guadagni of Bonanza Books in Clayton, California. " Shadow Divers combines a moving story of personal relationships with an inside look into a world most of us will never experience.
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