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Ages 4-7.           What I Know For Sure Tavis Smiley   Tavis Smiley grew up in a family of thirteen in a small trailer in Indiana, where money was scarce and the sight of other black faces even scarcer. One of only a few African American kids in his high school, he grew up feeling like an outsider because of his race, his Pentecostal religious beliefs, and his family's poverty. At home, the trust and support he felt from his family was shattered when his father, in a moment of rage, beat him with an electrical cord, sending him to the hospital. Placed in foster care for a time, it took Tavis years to bridge the emotional chasm between him and his parents...   0-385-50516-7, Doubleday, $23.95, Hardcover   TO PLACE ORDER WHOLESALE/RETAIL CALL 718 267-7929 WE OFFER SPECIAL DISCOUNTS TO BOOKSTORES & STREET VENDORS Visit our online bookstore at www.blackbookplus.com