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By Helen Youngsman Teeter (Miss Print Publishing, $7.50)

The blurb: "The sometimes hairy, sometimes hilarious adventures of a woman missionary in the Alaska Bush, sequel to 'Honeybuckets on the Kuskokwim.' "

Excerpt: "When we heard of a small village on the Kuskokwim River that harbored, along with Athabascan Indians and whites, a band of Eskimo emigres from the deep Arctic, our interest was at first stirred, only to flare into purpose. Yes, to Aniak we would go! 'Why Richard, it even sounds biblical!' "

D.B. Cooper, Where Are You: My Own Story

By D.B. Cooper (Publication Consultants, $15.95)

The blurb: "D.B. Cooper is wild and conservative, smart and stupid, careful and courageous. ... He is a pirate, a friend, a schemer, a drug dealer, a nurturer, a murderer, a family man. And now -- a writer?"

Excerpt: "Candi was the type of girl young men's mothers warn them about and pray their sons will never bring home for Sunday dinner -- she was also the type of girl young men hope to encounter and experience at least once before they become old men. The moment I laid eyes on her I knew I was in trouble."

The Berry Fairies of Alaska

By Teresa Ascone (Alaskan Portfolio, $12.95)

The blurb: "The chronicles of the Alaska berry fairies are set down with my best efforts, as revealed to me in my dreams by my great-grandmother Alice Piper. She was fortunate enough to gain the friendship and trust of Nettie Twinkle of the Blueberry Fairie Clan."

Excerpt: "Alaska berry fairies belong to clans that care for their particular berry. The berry fairy clans are separated into two categories: The Glayin berry fairies, who oversee poisonous and medicinal fruit like devil's club and snowberries, are more serious than the carefree and joyful Deeyin, who watch over the delicious edible ones such as blueberries, salmonberries and cranberries."

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