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THE LONGING, by Beverly Lewis. Nellie Mae Fisher greatest longing is for more knowledge of the Lord. Caleb yearns for freedom, while longing for Nellie Mae, still hoping that she will return to the Old Order...and to him. Christian Yoder, a young Mennonite man, longs to get to know Nellie Mae better...and to share with her the secrets of her sister Suzy's final days. Rhoda longs for more of what the world has to offer--from fancy clothes, to her own car, to a new English boyfriend. Meanwhile, father Rueben Fisher longs for unity--among his family and all the brethren. Whose longing will be satisfied, and whose will not?
BRINGING UP THE BONES by Lara Zeises. Delaware author. Bridget Edelstein is taking a year off before she goes to college to try to recover from the the recent death of Benji, her longtime best friend-turned-reluctant boyfriend. Rather than accept support from her friends or family, Bridget turns to Jasper, a wonderful guy willing to nurse her broken soul–when she lets him. As she comes to terms with life without Benji, and the truth about their relationship, Bridget learns that being able to love deeply and truly is essential, even if the one you love doesn't feel the same.
W INTER ACROSS AMERICA, by Seymour Simon. Grade 3-5. Simon teams his flowing, poetic narrative style with superb full-color nature photographs to present a beautiful tribute to the season, giving readers a definite feel for the cold regions of North America. He describes winter's effect on the migration of whales and birds, and how it is also an important part of the life cycle for such plants as the Joshua tree in the Mojave desert. The text is printed on muted shades of blue, gray, lavender, and green with snowflakes scattered in the background, enhancing each two-page spread and augmenting the wintery atmosphere.
SOMEBODY by Nancy Springer. Multi-layered, thought-provoking novel sure to appeal to even the most reluctant teen reader. At the age of fifteen, a girl who has spent most of her life moving around the country with her father and brother-changing names and hair color with every move-suddenly remembers her real name, Sherica. Soon Sherica experiences other snatches of memory and begins to question her unusual upbringing and the troubling inconsistencies in her father's accounts of her early childhood. Tentative at first, but with growing determination, Sherica investigates and uncovers the shocking truth about her past.
SWINDLE , by Gordon Korman. Ages 9 - 12. This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their inability to drive -- but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his . . . even if hijinks ensue.
THE ALL-PRO DIET: LOSE FAT, BUILD MUSCLE, AND LIVE LIKE A CHAMPION, by Tony Gonzalez. A perennial NFL Pro-Bowler reveals the program, low in animal protein and high in whole organic plant-based and unprocessed foods, that has given him more strength, stamina, and energy than ever before. This book will show you how to make simple lifestyle changes and dietary adjustments so you can feel stronger, healthier, and more energetic. The All-Pro Diet includes: * Meal plans * An array of wholesome recipes * Tony’s Ultimate Fitness Program * 8-Point Plan of Attack for achieving the All-Pro Mindset.
SEE YOU DOWN THE ROAD by Kim Ablon Whitney.Glimpse into the lives of Irish Travelers in America. Bridget’s family lives in a trailer, moving every so often; she’s engaged and her wedding is sooner than she’d like; and her parents want her to quit high school so she can help more with the family business. She feels guilty about pulling scams, and she’s definitely not sure she wants to get married, even though Patrick’s a good guy. But Bridget’s always been the good girl who does what she’s told, and there’s no way her parents will let her out of the wedding. And if she leaves the life, she’s out of the family for good.
DOG DAYS: RHYMES AROUND THE YEAR , by Jack Prelutsky. Ages 8 - 12. I am a dog who scribbles rhymes / About my many happy times. / I wrote this book to make it clear / That I have fun around the year. Learning about the 12 months of the year is more fun than ever with Jack Prelutsky's rhymes and Dyanna Wolcott's illustrations. Told and pictured from a dog's point of view, this bright little book makes you want to kick up your heels and be a dog for a day! "Rhyming quatrains and whimsical pictures describe each month in a fun-loving dog’s year in this good-natured collaboration." — Publishers Weekly
ON THE FIFTH DAY by A.J. Hartley. The death of a priest is met with suspicion by his brother Thomas, who knows that his sibling died while researching Christian symbols. But Thomas and curator Deborah Miller aren't alone in retracing the priest's final steps. They're followed by fanatics desperate to hide the secret stumbled upon by Thomas's brother-and willing to kill to keep it buried forever. Publisher's Weekly says: "Though the action occasionally snags on some repetitive character details, this slam-bang title is a very fun, surprisingly satisfying read"
THE STORM IN THE BARN , by Matt Phelan. Ages 9 - 12. In Kansas, 1937, eleven-year-old Jack Clark faces his share of ordinary challenges: local bullies, his father’s failed expectations, a little sister with an eye for trouble. But he also has to deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl, including rising tensions in his small town and the spread of a shadowy illness. Certainly a case of "dust dementia" would explain who (or what) Jack has glimpsed in the Talbot’s abandoned barn — a sinister figure. In a land where it never rains, it’s hard to trust what you see with your own eyes — and harder still to take heart and be a hero when the time comes.
THE GOLDEN BOOK OF COOKIES, by Carla Bardi. Everybody loves cookies, but few are aware that the first cookie was probably invented in ancient Persia, and later, the Romans made fried cookies using wheat, water, and honey. In the seventeenth century, Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (now New York) were baking little cakes, or koekje, a word that was later transformed into cookie. Here is the ultimate guide and definitive book on the art, the baking, and the enjoyment of cookies. It’s filled with fascinating information, wonderful color photos, and easy-to-follow recipes for more than 330 different cookie varieties.
ALONG CAME SPIDER, by James Preller. Ages 9 - 12. Spider Stevens and Trey Cooper have lived next door to each other their entire lives. Their houses are on the odd-numbered side of Maple Street, which seems just about right. Because, well, Trey Cooper is a little odd himself. It didn't matter when they were little kids --- you know, way back in second grade. And it doesn't matter so much when they're at home on Maple Street. That's just Trey being Trey. But it matters in the fifth grade. The whole class thinks Trey is weird. Does that mean Spider has to turn his back on his oldest friend?
SEPULCHRE by Kate Moss. I n 1891, young Léonie Vernier and her brother Anatole arrive in the beautiful French town of Rennes-les-Bains. They've come at the invitation of their widowed aunt. But it soon becomes clear that their aunt Isolde—and the Domain—are not what Léonie had imagined. More than a century later, Meredith Martin, an American graduate student, arrives in France. In Rennesles- Bains, Meredith checks into a grand old hotel—the Domain de la Cade. Something about the hotel feels eerily familiar, and strange dreams and visions begin to haunt Meredith's waking hours.
THE CASE OF THE CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY , by Mac Barnett. Ages 9 - 12. Steve Brixton always wanted to be a detective... until he found out he already WAS one. It all starts here: The thrilling story of Steve Bixton's first case. Our hero has a national treasure to recover, a criminal mastermind to unmask, and a social studies report due Monday -- all while on the run from cops, thugs, and secret-agent librarians. Since when can librarians rappel from helicopters? Does Steve have any brothers or sisters? If not, then why is this series called The Brixton Brothers? Steve Brixton's first adventure is his best adventure yet!
EVANS ABOVE by Rhys Bowen. Evan Evans is a young police constable who has traded in the violence of city life for idyllic Llanfair, a Welsh village tucked far away from trouble. Nestled in the Snowdonia mountain range, Llanfair looks to Evans like a town forgotten by time, but he quickly learns that even the bucolic countryside has its share of eccentric - and deadly - characters. Before Evans has time to sort through the complicated relationships and rivalries of his new home, he's called to the scene of a crime as brutal and fearsome as any he encountered in the big city.
TO AFGHANISTAN AND BACK: A GRAPHIC TRAVELOGUE , by Ted Rall. From the author about the book: " I wrote and drew it beginning just days after my return from Afghanistan, so my impressions and memories of the trip were still amazingly fresh. I've tried to incorporate that sense of immediacy with a view to the long term, so that someone who wants to know (a) what Afghanistan is like and (b) what the American bombing campaign was really like might come away with a fairly accurate impression. Much of the reporting from the war was spun and edited beyond recognition. This is my attempt to set the record--the part of I saw, anyway--straight."
STREET WITHOUT A NAME, by Kapka Kassabova. Escaping with her family as soon as possible after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, she lived in Britain, New Zealand, and Argentina, and several other places. But when Bulgaria was formally inducted to the European Union Kassabova decided it was time to return to the home she had spent most of her life trying to escape. What she found was a country languishing under the strain of transition. This two-part memoir of Kapka’s childhood and return explains life on the other side of the Iron Curtain. Kapka Kassabova was born in Bulgaria in 1973.
THE VANISHED MAN by Jeffery Deaver. It begins at a prestigious music school in New York City. A killer flees the scene of a homicide and locks himself in a classroom. Within minutes, the police have him surrounded. When a scream rings out, followed by a gunshot, they break down the door. The room is empty. Forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs are brought in to help with the high-profile investigation. For the ambitious Sachs, solving the case could earn her a promotion. For the quadriplegic Rhyme, it means relying on his protégé to ferret out a master illusionist.
WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura Lippman. Thirty years ago two sisters disappeared from a mall. Their bodies were never found and those familiar with the case have always been tortured by these questions: How do you kidnap two girls? Who—or what—could have lured the two sisters away from a busy mall on a Saturday afternoon without leaving behind a single clue or witness? Now a clearly disoriented woman involved in a rush-hour hit-and-run claims to be the younger of the long-gone Bethany sisters. But her involuntary admission and subsequent attempt to stonewall investigators only deepens the mystery.
DAYS OF GOLD , by Jude Deveraux. "After dozens of novels, Deveraux has a sure hand evoking plucky heroines, dastardly villains and irresistible heroes, as well as a well-rounded supporting cast... the pace moves quickly and the romance sparks with enough voltage to keep readers turning pages."-- Publishers Weekly. "With the promise of future books about surprising and interesting Edilean, veteran storyteller Deveraux incorporates her trademark sweet and salty characters into a pair of entertaining romances, one past, one present, to create one of her most fun and pleasing tales."-- Booklist
BONES TO ASHES by Kathy Reichs. Temperance Brennan is a brilliant, sexy forensic anthropologist. But for Tempe, the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than just another assignment. Évangéline, Tempe's childhood best friend, was also from Acadia. Évangéline was the most exotic person in Tempe's eight-year-old world. When Évangéline disappeared, Tempe was warned not to search for her, that the girl was "dangerous." Thirty years later, Tempe cannot help wondering if this skeleton could be the friend she lost. And what is the meaning of the strange skeletal lesions found on the bones of the young girl?
THE SEWING CIRCLES OF HERAT: A PERSONAL VOYAGE THROUGH AFGHANISTAN , by Christina Lamb. This book uncovers the abandoned victims of almost a quarter century of war. Among them, the brave women writers of Herat who risked their lives to carry on a literary tradition under the guise of sewing circles; the princess whose palace was surrounded by tanks on the eve of her wedding; the artist who painted out all the people in his works to prevent them from being destroyed by the Taliban; and Khalil Ahmed Hassani, a former Taliban torturer who admitted to breaking the spines of men and then making them stand on their heads.
BLESSED IS THE BUSYBODY by Emilie Richards. Meet the unconventional Aggie Sloan-Wilcox, a minister's wife with her own calling: helping troubled souls in need of justice. When the naked body of a murdered woman turns up on Aggie's front porch--and suspicion falls on Aggie's husband--she doesn't have a prayer of clearing his name unless she can uncover the truth in a town not known for confessing its sins. Author Emile Ricards says: "I'm the author of 60 something novels. I find relationships fascinating and write about them no matter what genre I'm exploring at the moment."
HOMESTEAD , by Rosina Lippi. Homestead traces the intertwined lives of three clans in the remote village of Rosenau, high in the Austrian alps, over a span of seven decades. This intricately spun web of human dramas opens in 1909 with the arrival of a postcard addressed to "Anna Fink"-- who, because of the conventions of naming in this close-knit village (population 363), might be any one of seven women. By the time the novel closes in 1977, we are on intimate terms with Rosenau. In her remarkable first novel, Rosina Lippi gives us a world rich and strange, made known with stunning particularity and emotional precision.
THE MANHATTAN HUNT CLUB by John Saul. Falsely convicted of a brutal crime, college student Jeff Converse sees his future vanishing before his eyes. But someone has other plans for Jeff, in a far deadlier place than any penitentiary. Jeff finds himself beneath the teeming streets of Manhattan, in a hidden landscape of twisting tunnels and forgotten subterranean chambers. Here, an invisible population of the homeless, the desperate, and the mad has carved out its own shadow society. But they are not alone.
WHOM THE GODS LOVE by Kate Ross. Alexander Falkland hasn't an enemy in the world. Young, talented, charming, he shines in every field he enters: law, architecture, the investment market. But one night his luck runs out with a vengeance. In the midst of one of his famous parties, he is found in his study with his head smashed, a blood-stained poker beside him. No wonder the inscription on his gravestone reads: whom the gods love die young. When the Bow Street runners fail to solve the crime, Alexander's distraught father turns to Julian Kestrel, elegant dandy and intrepid amateur sleuth. Soon Kestrel is up to his ears in suspects.
IN A GILDED CAGE , by Rhys Bowen. It’s Easter Sunday 1918, and Irish immigrant Molly Murphy has agreed to march with the sign-wielding suffragettes that lands her in jail. Molly’s betrothed, Police Captain Daniel Sullivan, manages to spring her from the clink. But as soon as she’s free, Molly marches straight into trouble again. Vassar alumni need Molly’s help as a private investigator. One believes her uncle is cheating her out of an inheritance; the other suspects her husband is cheating. And when one dies—presumably from influenza —Molly takes to the streets once more to reveal the wrongs of some very evil men…
THE SLAYING OF THE SHREW by Simon Hawke. Will Shakespeare, Symington "Tuck" Smythe, and their band of thespians are contracted to provide entertainment at a rural estate as part of a large wedding pageant. When the headstrong bride turns up dead, and overheard conversations contain conspiratorial plots against the families involved, Will and Tuck must once again pull double duty as thespians and sleuths to solve the case. Publisher's Weekly writes: "Avid Shakespeareans will chortle as they identify elements of this plot that will later find their way into the esteemed works of the great playwright ... "
SILENT THUNDER by Iris Johansen. Marine architect Hannah Bryson has landed the assignment of a lifetime. The U.S. maritime museum has just acquired the former pride of the Soviet fleet, the legendary nuclear attack sub Silent Thunder. It’s Hannah’s job to inspect every inch of the decommissioned vessel and make sure it’s safe for the thousands of expected visitors. Enlisting the aid of her brother, Connor, they delve into its long and lethal history. Then, on a routine check, Connor discovers a cryptic message behind one of the ship’s panels. Before he can figure out what it means, there’s a deadly assault on the submarine.
THE TROUBLE WITH MAGIC , by Madelyn Alt. Enchantments is the area’s finest antique store. But shop clerk Maggie O’Neill and her employer Felicity Dow also possess a talent for sleuthing. Maggie is surprised when Felicity described herself as a witch, but if her boss wants to play with broomsticks, where’s the harm? However, police question Felicity in the murder of her estranged sister. With everyone in town proclaiming Felicity’s guilt faster than the Salem Witch trials, Maggie finds herself receiving messages on a spiritual frequency that is guiding her to prove Felicity’s innocence!
ONE LAST DANCE by Eileen Goudge. On the eve of their fortieth wedding anniversary, the Seagraves are among the most enviable couples of Miramonte, California, and still deeply in love - until the night Lydia Seagrave picks up a gun and shoots her husband. Novelist Daphne returns home and is forced to contend not only with her father's murder but also with her undeniable feelings for the only man she has ever loved - the D.A. who is prosecuting her mother. Youngest daughter Alex is determined to clear her father's name. Kitty sets out to vindicate her mother and enters headlong into a passionate love affair with a younger man.
DON'T LOOK BACK by Amanda Quick. In this most entrancing tale of mystery and romance by the New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick, lovers and partners-in-crime investigators Lavinia Lake and Tobias March continue their exciting newfound relationship, with its delicious mix of risky business, rising passion, and now--murder. Publisher's Weekly forecasts: "While Quick is known best for her historical romance novels, the strong detective element in this series should garner her new fans among mystery readers." Amanda Quick is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz.
THE ROAR OF BUTTERFLIES , by Raymond Hill. Laid-off lathe operator-turned-private investigator Joe Sixsmith is suddenly very popular. Though he doesn't know a putter from a nine iron, he's being implored to rescue Christian Porphyry, the scion of the upper-crust family that owns the most exclusive country club in Luton. Porphyry faces expulsion for the heinous crime of cheating at golf. Inexplicably, political boss/crime czar "King Rat" Ratcliffe is also interested in employing Joe, offering him some very attractive surveillance work in sunny Spain. It's not unusual for Joe to feel out of his depth, but this time he feels out of his class too!
WHY SHOOT A BUTLER? by Georgette Heyer. On a dark night, along a lonely country road, barrister Frank Amberley stops to help a young lady in distress and discovers a sports car with a corpse behind the wheel. The girl protests her innocence, and Amberley believes her—at least until he gets drawn into the mystery and the clues incriminating Shirley Brown begin to add up… Every clue complicates the puzzle, and the bumbling police are well-meaning but baffled. Fortunately, in ferreting out a desperate killer, amateur sleuth Amberley is as brilliant as he is arrogant, but this time he's not sure he wants to know the truth…
JACK ABSOLUTE , by C.C. Humphreys. In 1777 Jack Absolute is famous throughout London. However, this notoriety comes as something of a shock to the real Jack Absolute when he arrives in England after four months at sea. But there's barely time for outrage before he finds himself dueling for his life. Even worse, as soon as he's won the duel he's forced to flee London by the quickest means possible, becoming a spy in America's war of Independence. Jack Absolute: rogue, duellist, and charmer, from the field of honor in London through the pivotal battle of Saratoga to a hunt for a double agent in wintry Philadelphia.
HOMICIDE IN HARDCOVER by Kate Carlisle. The streets of San Francisco would be lined with hardcovers if rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright had her way. And her mentor wouldn’t be lying in a pool of his own blood on the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration.With his final breath he leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, and gives her a priceless—and supposedly cursed—copy of Goethe’s Faust for safekeeping.
Brooklyn suddenly finds herself accused of murder and theft, thanks to the humorless—but attractive—British security officer who finds her kneeling over the body.
THE BONE VAULT by Linda Fairsteen. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exquisite Temple of Dendur, a monument to an ancient world, a very modern debate is raging at a gala dinner: a controversial new exhibit is fiercely opposed by many among the upper echelon of museum donors. Alex Cooper steps into this highly charged ring of power players only to make a much more troubling discovery: a young museum researcher has been murdered, her body shipped to the Met in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus. Together with cops Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace, Alex must penetrate the realm of the city's cultural elite to find a killer.
PINK MOON by Stef Ann Holm. When single mom Lauren Jessup sees a picture of Bella Luna on a postcard, a strange feeling comes over her. And she decides on the spot to move with her six-year-old son to the small town. Lauren soon realizes she's not cut out for the waitressing job she takes, but she's a good listener, and regular customer Nick DiMartino needs a sympathetic ear: his ex-wife has come back to claim their son. Lauren opens her heart to Nick, whose troubles threaten to end what has barely begun. But here in Bella Luna, under the magic of a pink moon, people soon learn to expect the unexpected.
MISTRESS IN THE ART OF DEATH by Ariana Franklin. Hailed by the New York Times as a "vibrant medieval mystery...[it] outdoes the competition." In medieval Cambridge (UK), Adelia, a forensics expert, is summoned by King Henry II to investigate a series of gruesome murders that has wrongly implicated the Jewish population, yielding tragic results. As Adelia's investigation takes her behind the closed doors of the country's churches, the killer prepares to strike again. Author Ariana Franklin is a British writer who, as Diana Norman, has written several critically acclaimed biographies and historical novels.
THE WORDY SHIPMATES by Vowell, Sarah. To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation. But this book discovers that something is far different from what their uptight shoebuckles- and-corn reputation might suggest. Puritans could be a highly literate, deeply principled, and surprisingly feisty people, whose story is filled with pamphlet feuds, witty courtroom dramas, and bloody vengeance. Vowell takes us from the modern-day reenactment of an Indian massacre to the Mohegan Sun casino, from old-timey Puritan poetry, where "righteousness" is rhymed with "wilderness," to a Mayflower-themed waterslide.
FIRE by Kristin Cashore. She is the last of her kind... It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her. Exquisitely romantic, this companion to the highly praised Graceling has an entirely new cast of characters, save for one person who plays a pivotal role in both books.
FORTY ACRES AND MAYBE A MULE , by Harriette Robinet. Grades 3-6. Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon have been promised forty acres and maybe a mule. With the family of friends they have built along the way, they claim a place of their own. Green Gloryland is the most wonderful place on earth, their own family farm with a healthy cotton crop and plenty to eat. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives. Coming alive in plain, vibrant language is this story of the Reconstruction, after the Civil War.
GOING BOVINE by Libba Bray. All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of effort. It’s not a lot to ask. But that’s before he’s given some bad news: he’s sick and he’s going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure—if he’s willing to go in search of it. With the help of a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf and a yard gnome, Cam sets off on the mother of all road trips through a twisted America into the heart of what matters most.
THE KISSING HAND , by Audrey Penn. Ages 3-8. In this contemporary classic Chester Raccoon seeks love and reassurance from his mother as he ventures out into the world to attend his very first day of school. Alternative Family Magazine writes: "When it's time to send a child off to school for the very first time, it's hard to say who is the most anxious about it—the parent or the child. Both will appreciate the sweet and gentle message in The Kissing Hand, a softly illustrated picture book."
CHAOS by Ted Dekker. A final quest and an ultimate betrayal. Deep in the mountains of Romania stands a fortress, and deep within that fortress lies a chamber. In that chamber, ruling the dead for over two thousand years, lives one Shataiki bat straight from the bowels of the Black Forest. He seeks the final Books of History with which he will destroy the world. But there are four who stand in the way. The chosen are trapped in a new world of high technology and weapons of mass destruction. In the midst of chaos, they must find the last book before the Dark One can in this final test to save the world.
STRANGE ANGLES by Lili St. Crow. Grade 9 & Up. Sixteen-year-old Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called “the touch.” (Comes in handy when you’re traveling from town to town with your dad, hunting ghosts, suckers, wulfen, and the occasional zombie.) Then her dad turns up dead—but still walking—and Dru knows she’s next. Even worse, she’s got two guys hungry for her affections, and they’re not about to let the fiercely independent Dru go it alone. Will Dru discover just how special she really is before coming face-to-fang with whatever—or whoever— is hunting her?
TACKY THE PENGUIN, by Helen Lester. Ages 4-8. Tacky is an odd bird who marches to the beat of his own drummer. He’s something of an eccentric, which wouldn’t be a problem if all the other penguins weren’t such . . . conformists. Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger have teamed up to tell Tacky’s story, about the day when some hunters come to the penguins’ Nice Icy Land, and how Tacky’s individuality saves the day! Publishers Weekly declared that ``this book is must reading for any kid--or grown-up--who refuses to follow the pack.''
PAPER TOWNS by John Greene. Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life — dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge — he follows. After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Quentin arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Quentin soon learns that there are clues — and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Quentin sees the girl he thought he knew.
FACE - Poems by Sherman Alexie. In this first full collection in nine years, Alexie's poems and prose show his celebrated passion and wit while also exploring new directions. Novelist, storyteller and performer, he won the National Book Award for his YA novel, THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN. His work has been praised throughout the world, but the bedrock remains what The New York Times Book Review said of his very first book: "Mr. Alexie's is one of the major lyric voices of our time." Alexie lives in Seattle with his wife and sons.
THE GREAT AND ONLY BARNUM, by Candace Fleming. Ages 4-8. Known far and wide for his jumbo elephants, midgets, and three-ring circuses, here’s a complete and captivating look at P. T. Barnum, the man behind the Greatest Show on Earth. Meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 inches tall) and his tinier bride (32 inches); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum’s legacy. Drawing on old circus posters, photographs, etchings, ticket stubs, this book presents history as it’s never been experienced before—a show-stopping event!
CHAINS by Laurie Halse Anderson. Grades 6- 10. If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion.
INFEDEL by Ted Dekker. After being stretched to their limits, the four heroic young Forest Guard recruits--Johnis, Silvie, Billos, and Darsal--are pulled into deeper danger on their mission to secure the seven lost Books of History. Celebrated as a hero, Johnis's world is shattered when he learns that his mother may not be dead as presumed but could be living as a slave to the Horde. Throwing caution to the wind, he rushes to her rescue. But this is precisely what the Horde has planned. Now he will face a choice between Silvie, whom he is quickly falling for, and his sworn duty to protect the Forest Dwellers.
CATCHING FIRE (Sequel to bestselling Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins. Grade 7 & Up. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
I SAW YOU : COMICS INSPIRED BY REAL LIFE MISSED CONNECTIONS by Wertz, Julia. This anthology of comics inspired by real-life missed connection ads posted on Craigslist and in local papers around the country will tug at your heartstrings and make you think. Lonely hearts, romantics, and even cynics pore over missed connection ads in search of love, to gawk and giggle, or out of curiosity. These posted stranger sightings and chance encounters lay bare the truths and oddities of real-life loneliness and attractions and bring out the voyeur in the best of us. I Saw You takes this phenomenon and makes it even better.
SAVING THE FAMILY COTTAGE : A GUIDE TO SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR YOUR COTTAGE, CABIN, CAMP OR VACATION HOME by Stuart J Hollander. Keep your vacation home in the family with the definitive guide to succession planning. Written in plain English by estate planning and succession attorney-experts, this book will help you plan to pass on your vacation home and keep it in the family. Complete with real-world examples and stories of cottage "wars" gone awry, this book breaks down the essentials for passing your cottage to the next generation, including fully up-to-date estate tax information.
SUPERFREAKONOMICS : GLOBAL COOLING, PATRIOTIC PROSTITUTES, AND WHY SUICIDE BOMBERS SHOULD BUY LIFE INSURANCE by Levitt, Steven D. The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation. Now, Levitt and Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. Four years in the making, this book asks not only the tough questions, but the unexpected ones: What's more dangerous, driving drunk or walking drunk? Why is chemotherapy prescribed so often if it's so ineffective? Can a sex change boost your salary?
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult. Adult/ High School. An emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person.
RENEGADE by Ted Dekker. One of the chosen has gone renegade. Turning his back on all that he once believed, Billos enters the forbidden book and lands in a reality that is as foreign to him as water is to oil. A place called Paradise, Colorado, where he discovers he has strange new powers given to him courtesy of a mysterious figure known as Marsuvees Black. The chosen four have survived the desert, escaped the Black Forest, battled the Horde, and added a spirited refugee to their number. But nothing has prepared them for the showdown that Billos, the renegade, will lure them into.
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