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Drama Queen Contestants
This won't hurt a bit: This month's Drama Queen candidates tell tales of their most hellish experiences at the gynecologist's office
(11/17/98)

Things are not quite what they seem
By Polly Shulman
Themes of transformation populate three weirdly hypnotic children's books
(11/16/98)

Dark night of the iguana
By Anne Lamott
How my son's pet reptile taught me to love all sentient beings -- and Republicans too
(11/12/98)

Is one enough?
By Vivienne Walt
Will China's generation without siblings break away from the one-child rule?
(11/11/98)

Time for One Thing: Anxiety
By Jennifer Moses
Anxiety: That persistent, gnawing sense that something, somewhere, is not quite right actually serves a purpose -- it gets me out of bed
(11/10/98)

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_____WHAT KIDS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT BUDDY AND SOCKS

"DEAR SOCKS, DEAR BUDDY:
KIDS' LETTERS TO THE FIRST PETS"
BY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
SIMON & SCHUSTER, 205 PAGES

First lady Hillary Rodham peppers her new book, "Dear Socks, Dear Buddy," with fun facts about presidential pets, those fortunate furry ones who call the White House home. Did your history teacher let on that Martha Washington was a cat lover, that Woodrow Wilson allowed sheep to graze on the White House lawn or that Millie, the Bush's springer spaniel, was the first pet to land a book deal? The first lady also answers some of the most common (and pressing) questions children have about Socks the cat and Buddy the dog. Do the two pets get along? Do they miss Chelsea now that she's away at college? Do they have special Secret Service agents looking after them? Here are some of the curious questions -- selected from more than 300,000 letters from children across the country -- that appear in the book. (All author proceeds from the book will benefit the National Park Service Foundation.)

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