[bksvol-discuss] Re: New Books (49) for 09-07
- From: "Lynn I" <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:32:52 -0500
Hi Gwen!
I haven't read any of them--but since they're meant to be read by students,
I would think they should be pretty reader friendly.
Blessings.
Lynn I
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I have a question, please and thank you. These making of America books, do
they have strong language and explicit descriptions of sex in them I just
needed to know if I felt these were ones I could read for me thank you.
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>
>
> =====FICTION, 23
>
>
> ALWAYS VALENTINE'S DAY, BY KRISTIN HARDY
> Had his ship finally come in? For Christopher Trask, it was beginning to
> look that way.
> Excellent Quality, 216 Pages
> Romance
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111836/
>
> A TEXAN ON HER DOORSTEP, BY STELLA BAGWELL
> As deputy sheriff, Mac MacCleod gave difficult news--but now he's about to
> get it. He's planning to confront his long-lost mother--until he's blocked
> by her formidable doctor.
> Excellent Quality, 211 Pages
> Romance
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111835/
>
> FORCED WIFE, ROYAL LOVE-CHILD, BY TRISH MOREY
> Sienna Wainwright has one passionate night with international financier
> Rafe Lombardi before he unceremoniously casts her out of his bed. Sienna
> hopes never to see his seductively arrogant face again, but six weeks
> later their world changes--forever. ...
> Excellent Quality, 183 Pages
> Romance
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111837/
>
> HEARTS IN THE CROSSHAIRS (LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE), BY SUSAN PAGE DAVIS
> How long had she been staring?She stepped forward, extending her hand.
> "I'm delighted to meet you, Detective...""Dave Hutchins, ma'am.""Oh,
> please. Let's not be 'ma'am' and 'sir."He cocked his head slightly to one
> side, studying her. "Well, then, please call me Dave."She smiled. "And you
> may call me--" "Governor," he said gravely.
> Excellent Quality, 210 Pages
> Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and
> Spirituality
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/112701/
>
> HER VALENTINE BLIND DATE, BY RAYE MORGAN
> She spied him across the crowded dance club. And before Cari Christensen
> could say Mr. Right, the tall, dark, movie-star-gorgeous stranger had
> whisked her outside to his waiting car. Talk about being swept off your
> feet!
> Excellent Quality, 187 Pages
> Romance
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111838/
>
> ITALIAN TYCOON, SECRET SON, BY LUCY GORDON
> Stranded after an avalanche, Mandy Jenkins and Renzo Ruffini awaited
> rescue and found comfort in each other's arms. A year on, Mandy still
> longs for the carefree Italian she fell in love with but believed was lost
> forever--until now!
> Excellent Quality, 180 Pages
> Romance
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111839/
>
> JADE STAR, BY CATHERINE COULTER
> Vowing to save a young girl from her painful past, Saint Morris marries
> her out of duty. He thinks of himself as her protector and brother. But
> she has other ideas....
> Excellent Quality, 399 Pages
> Romance, Westerns
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111001/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0451206126/
>
> LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS (THE FIRST LAW, BOOK 3), BY JOE ABERCROMBIE
> Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him but it's going to
> be a big one.
> Excellent Quality, 631 Pages
> Military, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110108/
>
> LET THEM EAT CAKE, BY SANDRA BYRD
> Lexi Stuart is at a critical crossroads. She's done with college but still
> living at home, ready to launch a career but unable to find a job, and
> solidly stalled between boyfriends.
> Excellent Quality, 310 Pages
> Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113697/
>
> NERVOUS, BY ZANE
> Zane's legion of fans can't get enough of her way of telling a juicy, sexy
> story. In Nervous, the New York Times bestselling queen of erotica brings
> us a tale of a woman with a split personality.
> Excellent Quality, 297 Pages
> Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110476/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743476247/
>
> NEW FOUND LAND: LEWIS AND CLARK'S VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY, BY ALLAN WOLF
> The letters of Thomas Jefferson, members of the Corps of Discovery,their
> guide Sacagawea, and Captain Lewis's Newfoundland dog all tell of the
> historic exploratory expedition to seek a water route to the Pacific
> Ocean.
> Excellent Quality, 506 Pages
> History, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113708/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0763621137/
>
> SAREK (STAR TREK), BY A. C. CRISPIN
> The novel begins after the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered
> Country. Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, is dying, and Spock returns to
> the planet Vulcan where he and Sarek enjoy a rare moment of rapprochement.
> Excellent Quality, 440 Pages
> Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111394/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671795619/
>
> SCARLET (KING RAVEN TRILOGY, BOOK 2), BY STEPHEN R. LAWHEAD
> After losing everything he owns, forester Will Scarlet embarks on a search
> for none other than King Raven, whose exploits have already become
> legendary.
> Excellent Quality, 450 Pages
> Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109414/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/1595540865/
>
> SWIFT ARROW: AN HISTORICAL NOVEL BASED ON THE SIOUX INDIAN UPRISING, BY
> ALICE PRENDERGAST
> Here is a dramatic narrative with its setting in southern Minnesota and
> based upon the period before and during the Indian resurrection. Written
> in a stirring and compelling manner by an author who spent several years
> in exhaustive research of all historical facts involved in this period of
> Minnesota history, she has combined a fictional story against a background
> of actuality.
> Excellent Quality, 320 Pages
> History, Military, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/112967/
>
> THE ELUSIVE BRIDE, BY DEBORAH HALE
> To protect her home and people, Cecily Tyrell would marry the devil
> himself! And if rumor held any truth, she would mayhap do so! A royal
> command bound her to wed Lord Rowan DeCourtenay, a knight of some
> renown... but a widower of shadowed repute. Still, he was the warrior she
> needed--but was he the man she wanted?
> Excellent Quality, 299 Pages
> Romance
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110463/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0373291396/
>
> THE FRONTIER HEALERS (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 16), BY LEE DAVIS
> WILLOUGHBY
> A mother's vengeance.The man writhed on the ground in pain and held his
> shoulder with his right hand, his eyes closed tightly. Yvonne stepped to
> the pistol, picked it up and looked down at him. His wounded horse
> screamed again, frantically flailing its legs in a losing effort to get to
> its feet.
> Excellent Quality, 526 Pages
> History, Westerns, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111833/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440026083/
>
> THE HOMESTEADERS (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 15), BY LEE DAVIS WILLOUGHBY
> "Burn out the homesteaders..."That was the cry of certain "law-abiding"
> cattlemen, as homesteaders crowded into the Nebraska frontier, urged on by
> the Homestead Act of 1862.
> Excellent Quality, 400 Pages
> History, Westerns, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111832/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440036283/
>
> THE HUMAN ANGLE, BY WILLIAM TENN
> An anthology of eight science fiction stories by William Tenn.
> Excellent Quality, 154 Pages
> Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/99381/
>
> THE RANCHERS (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 14), BY LEE DAVIS WILLOUGHBY
> Ben Simmons was no gunfighter, and his death in a shootout with Bates was
> no less than cold-blooded murder in Quince Parker's mind.
> Excellent Quality, 304 Pages
> History, Westerns, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111831/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440074851/
>
> THE RIVER PEOPLE (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 12), BY LEE DAVIS WILLOUGHBY
> These are the people who dared the wild river.In the 1800's the
> Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers were the great roadway that bore men
> and women westward in search of wealth, glory, a new life. The path was
> turbulent, dangerous, and often deadly.
> Excellent Quality, 415 Pages
> History, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111830/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440072484/
>
> TOUR DE FORCE, BY ELIZABETH WHITE
> Gillian Kincade is a rising New York ballet star. When Jacob Ferrar casts
> Gilly in his compelling ballet, it seems like a match made in heaven.
> Excellent Quality, 336 Pages
> Romance, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109103/
>
> TRANSFORMERS: HARDWIRED, BY SCOTT CIENCIN
> War between the Autobots and Decepticons is halted when an alien invasion
> fleet arrives on Earth. Forced to create a temporary truce, the two robot
> races must put aside their differences and protect the very planet their
> war might end up destroying.
> Excellent Quality, 332 Pages
> Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113712/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743458982/
>
> YOUR OWN, SYLVIA: A VERSE PORTRAIT OF SYLVIA PLATH, BY STEPHANIE HEMPHILL
> On a February day in 1963, a young American poet died by her own hand, and
> passed into a myth that has since imprinted itself on the hearts and minds
> of millions. She is Sylvia Plath and Your Own, Sylvia is a portrait of her
> life, told in poems.
> Excellent Quality, 261 Pages
> Nonfiction, Poetry, Biographies and Memoirs
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113710/
>
>
>
> =====NONFICTION, 4
>
>
> RENTING LACY: A STORY OF AMERICA'S PROSTITUTED CHILDREN, BY CINDY COLOMA
> AND LINDA SMITH
> Documentation of sex slavery in the United States, with ways people can
> help.
> Excellent Quality, 175 Pages
> Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111843/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0976559463/
>
> SISTERS OF THE DARK MOON: THIRTEEN RITUALS OF THE DARK GODDESS, BY GAIL
> WOOD
> Thirteen rituals to the dark Goddess aspect of each of the dark moons of
> the year.
> Excellent Quality, 167 Pages
> Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/49875/
>
> THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD: HOW SCIENCE REVEALS THE ULTIMATE TRUTH, BY GERALD
> L. SCHROEDER
> In a tour of science from cosmology to DNA, popular writer and MIT-trained
> scientist Schroeder explains how the most cutting-edge scientific theories
> point to a universal wisdom that lies behind matter and energy.
> Excellent Quality, 224 Pages
> Nonfiction, Science, Religion and Spirituality
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113704/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0684870592/
>
> WAITING FOR COYOTE'S CALL: AN ECO-MEMOIR FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER BLUFF, BY
> JERRY WILSON
> Inspired by the works of Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, and Annie
> Dillard, Jerry Wilson's eco-memoir covers twenty-five years of trying to
> live life while leaving as small an environmental footprint as possible.
> Wilson encourages the reader to think about his or her place in nature as
> he recounts his own family's experiences on prairie and woodland near the
> Missouri River in eastern South Dakota.
> Excellent Quality, 267 Pages
> History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107805/
>
>
>
> =====UNCATEGORIZED, 4
>
>
> IN CHEAP WE TRUST: THE STORY OF A MISUNDERSTOOD AMERICAN VIRTUE, BY LAUREN
> WEBER
> Cheap. Cheap suit. Cheap date. Cheap shot. It's a dirty word, an epithet
> laden with negative meanings. It is also the story of Lauren Weber's life.
> Publisher Quality
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113709/
>
> MARKED BY PASSION, BY KATE PERRY
> Gabrielle Sansouci Chin is turned for a loop when she receives the ancient
> scroll that she was marked to protect. Her possession only means one
> thing...her father is dead.
> Publisher Quality
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113711/
>
> SIX PIXELS OF SEPARATION: EVERYONE IS CONNECTED. CONNECT YOUR BUSINESS TO
> EVERYONE., BY MITCH JOEL
> Is it important to be connected? Well, consider this: If Facebook were a
> country, it would have the sixth largest population in the world. The
> truth is, we no longer live in a world of six degrees of separation.
> Publisher Quality
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113706/
>
> THE GIFT OF AN ORDINARY DAY: A MOTHER'S MEMOIR, BY KATRINA KENISON
> The Gift of an Ordinary Day is an intimate memoir of a family in
> transition-boys becoming teenagers, careers ending and new ones opening
> up, an attempt to find a deeper sense of place, and a slower pace, in a
> small New England town.
> Publisher Quality
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113707/
>
>
>
> =====TEENS & CHILDREN, 18
>
>
> AN INVITATION TO HEALTH (2009-2010 EDITION), BY DIANNE HALES
> This textbook identifies the components of a healthy lifestyle and offers
> college students advice on managing stress and weight, exercising, eating
> well, responsible sex, disease prevention, alcohol use, and
> self-protection from injury.
> Excellent Quality, 595 Pages
> Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction, Teens, Health, Mind
> and Body
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113724/
>
> DANGER OVERSEAS (NANCY DREW GIRL DETECTIVE AND HARDY BOYS UNDERCOVER
> BROTHERS SUPER MYSTERY), BY FRANKLIN W. DIXON AND CAROLYN KEENE
> "Wow, Joe, I can't believe there are actually people out there who would
> mess around with all these awesome ancient ruins." Yeah, but Frank, it's
> because of them that ATAC sent us here to Rome, and nothing beats this
> Italian food.
> Excellent Quality, 213 Pages
> Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113703/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416957774/
>
> DREAMER, BY CATHY HOPKA
> DREAMER, loosely based on a true story, is the story of a Kentucky horse
> trainer and his daughter who rescue a horse with a broken leg. The two
> then help nurse the animal back to health and take it to race in the
> Breeders' Cup.
> Excellent Quality, 150 Pages
> History, Teens, Animals, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113717/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439774942/
>
> POPULAR VOTE, BY MICOL OSTOW
> In an election year, Erin Bright sets aside her familiar supporting role
> as daughter of the mayor and girlfriend of the student body president to
> stand up for what she believes in and protect an historic park from being
> replaced by a gas station.
> Excellent Quality, 216 Pages
> Teens, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113714/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545075211/
>
> PRESENTING PATTI (SLEEPOVER FRIENDS #36), BY SUSAN SAUNDERS
> Patti has to read her essay in front of hundreds of students, and a
> practical joker is out to get her.
> Excellent Quality, 122 Pages
> Teens, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113718/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590443542/
>
> SKINNY, BY IBI KASLIK
> After the death of their father, two sisters struggle with various issues,
> including their family history, personal relationships, and an extreme
> eating disorder.
> Excellent Quality, 246 Pages
> Teens, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113716/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802796087/
>
> STEPHANIE'S BIG STORY (SLEEPOVER FRIENDS #15), BY SUSAN SAUNDERS
> The Sleepover Friends become writers for the new school newspaper, but
> Stephanie is annoyed when Karla keeps "scooping" her listings of upcoming
> parties for the "Social Notes" column and decides to find out just how
> Karla is doing it.
> Excellent Quality, 87 Pages
> Teens, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113713/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590422995/
>
> THE HOUSE ON THE GULF, BY MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX
> A sixteen-year-old boy arranges a house-sitting job for the summer, but he
> starts acting strangely after his family moves in, and his sister begins
> to suspect they are not supposed to be there.
> Excellent Quality, 201 Pages
> Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113700/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0689854226/
>
> THE HUNDRED-TOWERED CITY, BY GARRY KILWORTH
> When a stranger from the past arrives in the middle of the night with
> shocking news, Jack, Annie, and Davey are catapulted into the wildest
> adventure they've ever had. Their parents have been arrested on suspicion
> of being spies.
> Excellent Quality, 344 Pages
> Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113699/
>
> THE KILN (FIRE-US TRILOGY #3), BY NANCY BUTCHER AND JENNIFER ARMSTRONG
> After a virus destroys most of the world's adult population, a band of
> children travels in search of an explanation for the dark mystery that
> forms the heart of their existence.
> Excellent Quality, 193 Pages
> Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113705/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060294132/
>
> VOTE FOR LARRY, BY JANET TASHJIAN
> Not yet eighteen years old, Josh, a.k.a. Larry, comes out of hiding and
> returns to public life, this time to run for president as an advocate for
> issues of concern to youth and to encourage voter turnout.
> Excellent Quality, 224 Pages
> Teens, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113701/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805072012/
>
> ALL ABOUT HORSES , BY MARGUERITE HENRY
> Describes horses, their uses, origin, colors, common breeds, and other
> fascinating facts.
> Excellent Quality, 130 Pages
> Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111048/
>
> IT'S NOT MARSHA'S BIRTHDAY, BY GERALD KRUGLIK AND BARBARA BOTTNER
> Lulu wants her birthday to be special and she does not want to share it
> with her baby sister, so she decides to spend it at the zoo with a gorilla
> who is also turning eight.
> Excellent Quality, 49 Pages
> Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113695/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307263339/
>
> KITTYCAT LULLABY, BY EILEEN SPINELLI
> Hush-a-bye, KittycatShadows sail through townTime to wash your
> whiskersTime to settle down . . .When the sun sets, it's time for Kittycat
> to go to bed. After all, she's had a very busy day of scaring mice and
> swatting yarn balls. This lyrical poem offers a lullaby to help Kitty (and
> children) drift into sleep, and a gentle reassurance that bad dreams will
> stay away.Ages 3-6
> Excellent Quality, 26 Pages
> Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113693/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786804580/
>
> PLANTING THE TREES OF KENYA: THE STORY OF WANGARI MAATHAI, BY CLAIRE A.
> NIVOLA
> Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the
> Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees
> cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their
> bountiful gardens.
> Excellent Quality, 30 Pages
> Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and
> Nature
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113680/
>
> SKY DANCE (DINOTOPIA SERIES), BY SCOTT CIENCIN
> Since he was small, Marc has wanted to be a tightrope walker - even though
> he has no sense of balance and a fear of heights. His buddy Gentle, a
> Parasaurolophus, dreams of being a musician - even though his notes are
> wildly out of tune.
> Excellent Quality, 267 Pages
> Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113702/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/037580417X/
>
> THE DOG WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS AND OTHER TRUE ANIMAL TALES, BY ALLAN ZULLO
> Months after being adopted from an animal shelter by a family, a Labrador
> retriever saved a mom's life on Christmas Eve...
> Excellent Quality, 107 Pages
> Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113698/
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545046432/
>
> THE HOUSE IN THE NIGHT, BY SUSAN MARIE SWANSON
> Here is the key to the house. In the house burns a light. In that light
> rests a bed. On that bed waits a book... A spare, patterned text and
> glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home in
> this bedtime book for young children.
> Excellent Quality, 22 Pages
> Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113681/
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