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008			881223s1989 nyu j 000 1 eng
010			_a 88026899
020			_a0517571978 : _c$13.95
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC
042			_alcac
050	0	0	_aPZ 7 _b.H8376Gam 1989
082	0	0	_aFIC H83g _b1991
100	1		_aHowe, Norma. _920352
245	1	4	_aThe game of life / _cNorma Howe.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bCrown, _cc1991.
300			_a181 p. ; _c22 cm.
520			_aWith a name like Cairo, she's destined to be a little different. But what excuse do the other people in her family have for being so... well, weird? Her mom's a bingo frantic. Her dad's into collecting PKGs (that's patented kitchen gadgets). Her aunt Lucille has a serious eating problem. Her older sister Heather, an astrology freak, is threatening to marry a violent environmentalist. These people need her help! Sixteen-year-old Cairo feels as though she's the only one (besides her dog) with any sense at all -- until she meets a soulmate in the handsome and worldly-wise Rocky Nevin. They talk passionately about Vietnam, rootbeer, tennis, and the purpose of existence. Rocky's taking his time, but Cairo's certain he's worth the wait. Because as crazy as life is, things seem to have an even crazier way of working out...
541			_e0151
650		1	_aFamily life _xFiction. _920353
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942			_2lcc _cBK-FIC
955			_apc01 to be00 12-23-88; be20 to SCD 12-23-88; fa02 12-28-88; fr27 12-30-88; lb03 06-03-94; cip ver. lb02 06-22-94
999			_c11477 _d11477