[bksvol-discuss] New Books (156) for 08-20
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- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:07:34 -0700
=====FICTION, 51
A LOST LADY, BY WILLA CATHER
The Forresters are known for their gatherings, and Mrs. Forrester, to be
an enchanting hostess. Neil Herbert, finds himself at the Forester
estate playing with friends, and he falls in love with Mrs. Forrester,
and what she represents.
Excellent Quality, 174 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108838/
A SECRET RAGE, BY CHARLAINE HARRIS
Former New York City model Nickie Callahan is looking forward to the
easy life when she moves to the sleepy college town of Knolls,
Tennessee. But the women of Knolls are not safe. And as Nickie gets
swept up in a string of brutally violent crimes, she must take matters
of justice into her own hands.
Excellent Quality, 213 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/99691/
BASS CATHEDRAL, BY NATHANIEL MACKEY
Nathaniel Mackey, winner of the 2006 National Book Award, presents "Bass
Cathedral" which is an open-ended epistolary novel. The fourth in an
ongoing series commencing with "Bedouin Hornbook" in 1978.
Excellent Quality, 202 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108773/
BON APPETIT: A NOVEL, BY SANDRA BYRD
Pastries, Paris and romance. Lexi's adventure has just begun! Lexi
Stuart is risking it all. Saying au revoir to the security of home, her
job, and Dan, Lexi embarks on a culinary adventure in France to fulfill
her life dream of becoming a pastry chef.
Excellent Quality, 288 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108930/
CATHEDRAL , BY RAYMOND CARVER
A few of Mr. Carver's stories can already be counted among the
masterpieces of American fiction... "Cathedral" shows a gifted writer
struggling for a larger scope of reference, a finer touch of nuance.
Excellent Quality, 240 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106226/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679723692/
COLD JUSTICE, BY JONNIE JACOBS
This latest in the author's Kali O'Brien series (Shadow of Doubt) pits
the San Francisco lawyer against a serial murderer with an agenda. He
uses the MO of a serial killer who was recently executed and his first
victim happens to be Kali's best friend. Riveting suspense. Copyright
2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Excellent Quality, 415 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108033/
DANGER IN A SMALL TOWN (CAROLINA JUSTICE SERIES #1,LOVE INSPIRED
SUSPENSE), BY GINNY AIKEN
Someone had broken into Tess Graver's home and trashed the place. But
this was no random robbery. The intruder was looking for something
specific--but what?
Excellent Quality, 218 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and
Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101931/
DEADLOCK, BY JAMES SCOTT BELL
She's a Supreme Court Justice. She's an atheist. And she's about to
encounter the God of the truth and justice she has sworn to uphold. A
hidden web of lies, manipulation, and underworld connections is being
woven around her. It could control her. It could destroy her reputation.
Excellent Quality, 318 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and
Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108066/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0310243882/
DESIRABLE DAUGHTERS, BY BHARATI MUKHERJEE
Mukherjee, whose short story collection "The Middleman" won the 1998
National Book Critics Circle Award, presents a masterful meditation on
marriage and family ties.
Excellent Quality, 310 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106263/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786885157/
DIARY OF A BAD YEAR, BY J. M. COETZEE
Bold, funny, and sad, as well as intellectually clever and satisfying,
"Diary of a Bad Year" is a journey into the world of politics -- a new
topic for Coetzee -- and explores the role of the writer in our times
with an extraordinary moral compass.
Excellent Quality, 234 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108322/
ENVY, BY ANNA GODBERSEN
In "Envy" the next thrilling installment of Anna Godbersen's bestselling
Luxe series, Manhattan's most envied residents appear to have everything
they desire: Wealth. Beauty. Happiness. But sometimes the most practiced
smiles hide the most scandalous secrets...
Excellent Quality, 408 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108328/
FADO AND OTHER STORIES, BY KATHERINE VAZ
Vazr's beautiful, intensely conscious language often delicately slips
her stories into the realm of the "Fado", the Portuguese song about fate
and longing. Listen for the nightingale that presses its breast against
the thorns of the rose, one character sings, that the song might be more
beautiful.
Excellent Quality, 172 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106224/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0822940515/
FEVER: TWELVE STORIES, BY JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN
By turns subtle and intense, disturbing and elusive, the twelve stories
in this collection are ultimately connected by themes of memory and
loss, reality and fabrication, and by a richness of language that rests
lightly on its carefully founded foundation.
Excellent Quality, 174 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105347/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0140143475/
FINAL FINESSE, BY KARNA SMALL BODMAN
Samantha Reid, the White House Deputy Director for Homeland Security,
deals with national security threats on a daily basis.
Excellent Quality, 338 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107804/
FIRE WATCHER (THE WATCHER SERIES, BOOK 3), BY LILITH SAINTCROW
Remy gets assigned to guard a smart-mouthed fire witch who has just
found the talisman capable of blowing the city sky-high. If the Dark
catch Elise, she'll be turned into a magickal weapon and sold to the
highest bidder.
Excellent Quality, 185 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105168/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1933417021/
FREEDOM LIKE SUNLIGHT: PRAISE SONGS FOR BLACK AMERICANS, BY JOHN THOMPSON
A poetry collection celebrating 13 black Americans.
Excellent Quality, 40 Pages
Poetry
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107584/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1568461380/
HOLD FAST THE DREAM, BY LURLENE MCDANIEL
As Caitlin Burke is struggling to uncover the truth about Independent
Senatorial candidate Matthew Carr she finds herself confronted by a
choice between the man who has engineered her successful career and the
man who seems possessed by an impossible dream... Who will she choose?
Excellent Quality, 200 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108475/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0310468027/
HOME FROM THE VINYL CAFE: A YEAR OF STORIES, BY STUART MCLEAN
"Home from the Vinyl Cafe" explores the tender awkwardness of first
love, the challenges presented by a dying guinea pig, and the answer to
the question of why a teenager would rather eat vegetables and clean his
room than go on a family vacation.
Excellent Quality, 270 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106251/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743270002/
HOW THE DEAD DREAM, BY LYDIA MILLET
T. is a young Los Angeles real estate developer consumed by power and
political ambitions. His orderly, upwardly mobile life is thrown into
chaos by the sudden appearance of his nutty mother, who's been deserted
by T.'s now out-of-the-closet father.
Excellent Quality, 247 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108053/
IDA EARLY COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN, BY ROBERT BURCH
There are tough times in rural Georgia during the Depression which
suddenly take a lively turn when spirited Ida Early arrives to keep
house for the Suttons.
Excellent Quality, 150 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108041/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670391697/
INTERVENTION, BY ROBIN COOK
"New York Times"-bestselling author Cook returns with another
ripped-from-the-headlines medical thriller, where DNA science,
biotechnology, and religion collide.
Excellent Quality, 392 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108800/
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW, BY JONATHAN AMES
In his latest collection, "I Love You More Than You Know", Ames proves
once again his immense talent for turning his own adventures, neuroses,
joys, heartaches, and insights into profound and hilarious tales.
Excellent Quality, 268 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106262/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/080217017X/
JASMINE, BY BHARATI MUKHERJEE
When Jasmine is suddenly widowed at seventeen, she seems fated to a life
of quiet isolation in the small Indian village where she was born. But
the force of Jasmine's desires propels her explosively into a larger,
more dangerous, and ultimately more life-giving world
Excellent Quality, 242 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106227/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802136303/
JOHNNY PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF DREAMS (SHORT STORIES, PROSE, AND DIARY
EXCERPTS), BY SYLVIA PLATH
Sylvia Plath, renowned for her poetry, was also a brilliant writer of
prose. This collection of short stories, essays, and diary excerpts
highlights her fierce concentration on craft, the vitality of her
intelligence, and the yearnings of her imagination.
Excellent Quality, 336 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106142/
LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER (LAUREN MAXWELL MYSTERY, BOOK 2), BY ELIZABETH QUINN
Book 2 in the wildlife investigator Lauren Maxwell series. Lauren asks
herself how she, an obscure biologist, could get mixed up in murder yet
again.
Excellent Quality, 211 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106989/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671527657/
LOST: ENDANGERED SPECIES, BY CATHERINE HAPKA
Lost, the television series, takes place on a remote South Pacific
island, where a plane crash has left 48 survivors stranded. These
novelizations focus on survivors who are not main characters on the
television series.
Excellent Quality, 193 Pages
Entertainment, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105509/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786890908/
LUCY GAYHEART, BY WILLA CATHER
Lucy Gayheart is eighteen years old, a temperamental young lady, rife
with charm and vitality, and a good pianist. She wanted to escape life
in the little town of Haverford and went to Chicago to study music.
Excellent Quality, 195 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108851/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679728880/
LUKE'S STORY: BY FAITH ALONE, BY TIM LAHAYE AND JERRY B. JENKINS
A fictional account of the life of the apostle Luke.
Excellent Quality, 391 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/82701/
MALEDICTE (KINGDOM OF ANTYRE, BOOK 1), BY LANE ROBINS
From a dazzling new voice in fantasy comes a mesmerizing tale of
treachery, passion, intrigue, betrayal, and an act of pure vengeance
that threatens to bring down a kingdom.
Excellent Quality, 444 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/102646/
MASTERED BY LOVE, BY STEPHANIE LAURENS
The men of the Bastion Club have proven their bravery by secretly
fighting for their country. Now their leader, Dalziel, faces that most
dangerous of all missions: finding a bride. Original.
Excellent Quality, 459 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108841/
MILLROY THE MAGICIAN, BY PAUL THEROUX
Fourteen-year-old Jilly Farina was enthralled with "Millroy the
Magician" at the Barnstable County Fair. After all, he once turned a
girl from the audience into a glass of milk and drank her.
Excellent Quality, 438 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108698/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679402470/
MONTMORENCY'S REVENGE, BY ELEANOR UPDALE
As Queen Victoria lies dying, Montmorency and his friends are already in
mourning, and determined to track down the killers who have wrecked
their lives.
Excellent Quality, 290 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108597/
MONTMORENCY AND THE ASSASSINS: MASTER CRIMINAL, SPY?, BY ELEANOR UPDALE
The criminal of 19th-century England is back in this installment. Free
of his wretched alter-ego Scarper, Montmorency soon becomes aware of a
murderous political plot. Now he may have no choice but to call upon
none other than Scarper for help.
Excellent Quality, 404 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108291/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439683440/
MONTMORENCY ON THE ROCKS: DOCTOR, ARISTROCRAT, MURDERER?, BY ELEANOR UPDALE
Montmorency's old friend and fellow government agent, Lord George
Fox-Selwyn, fights to rescue him from disaster. The two men are needed
now more than ever, as a rash of bombings threaten to destroy England's
rail lines.
Excellent Quality, 362 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108309/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439606772/
MOONLIGHT BOWL MANIFESTO: A CURE FOR CALIFORNIA, BY BARBARA JONES
When a renegade East Coast bowling team moves into the sunshine state,
the bowling buddies discover the ultimate weapon in their war against
political correctness. Will the General Sherman Tree survive? Can
Californians survive behavior re-engineering and learn to use bus tokens?
Excellent Quality, 210 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106225/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1891954164/
MURDER MOST GRIZZLY (LAUREN MAXWELL MYSTERY, BOOK 1), BY ELIZABETH QUINN
The cold blue, salmon-rich water and vast green terrain of Alaska's
McNeil River Sanctuary make it perfect bear country. Lauren Maxwell,
Anchorage- based investigator for the Wild America Society, has flown
there after getting an urgent message from her friend Roland Tail, an
eccentric biologist, and staunch defender of Ursa arctos horribilis, the
savage grizzly.
Excellent Quality, 211 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106988/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671749900/
MY SECRET HISTORY, BY PAUL THEROUX
Brilliantly written and erotically charged, "My Secret History" is the
story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveler, a lover of every kind
of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead.
Excellent Quality, 509 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108318/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399134247/
NEW MOON (THE ORAN TRILOGY, BOOK 1), BY MIDORI SNYDER
Four witches appear and lead a ragtag army to overthrow the fire queen
who had taken power and purged elemental magic 200 years earlier.
Excellent Quality, 282 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/102630/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142403490/
OF LOVE AND SHADOWS, BY MARGARET SAYERS PEDEN AND ISABEL ALLENDE
Isabel Allende transports us to a Latin American country in the grip of
a military dictatorship, where Irene Beltran, an upperclass journalist,
and Francisco Leal, a photographer son of a Marxist professor together
discover a hideous crime.
Excellent Quality, 292 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106123/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553273604/
REVENGE OF THE SPELLMANS (BOOK 3), BY LISA LUTZ
Private investigator Isabel Spellman is back on the case and back on the
couch--in court-ordered therapy after getting a little too close to her
previous subject.
Excellent Quality, 375 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101181/
SACRED HEARTS, BY SARAH DUNANT
Doweries were so high in Italy that nearly half of the noblewomen were
sent to convents by their families for want of money. Many girls enter
the religious life against their will. Santa Caterina is a convent used
to accepting sometimes unwilling members. Any community suffers tremors
when it takes in someone by force.
Excellent Quality, 415 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101108/
THE BAREFOOT BRIDE, BY JOAN JOHNSTON
Young widowed Molly decides to leave the security of Boston and travel
to the wilds of Montana as a mail-order bride. After all, she has two
children to consider. She'll marry first, and reveal her family later.
Excellent Quality, 388 Pages
History, Romance, Westerns, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105793/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440211298/
THE CONSUL'S FILE, BY PAUL THEROUX
In this 1978 compilation, Paul Theroux offers twenty stand-alone (and
originally serialized) chapters told through the eyes of a young
American consul posted to a small Malaysian town in the 1970s.
Excellent Quality, 217 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108305/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395253993/
THE COLLECTED STORIES, BY PAUL THEROUX
"The Collected Stories" are a first, for Theroux's tales which are funny
and sardonic, sensuous and evocative, streaked with terror and cruelty.
Excellent Quality, 666 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108709/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670861278/
THE INHERITANCE, BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
"The Inheritance" sets love and courtesy against depravity and dishonor
-- and with the help of a secret inheritance, allows virtue to prevail.
Excellent Quality, 188 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108042/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525457569/
THE LEDGE, BY GERTRUDE SCHWEITZER
Young Catherine Beauchamp had defied her father and ignored all the
warnings when she took the job at High View. There were whispers about
the brilliant ex-senator, ugly rumors about his strange behavior and the
mysterious death of his first wife.
Excellent Quality, 270 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108746/
THE PENGUIN BOOK OF MODERN BRITISH SHORT STORIES, BY MALCOLM BRADBURY
Introduction by the editor, Malcolm Bradbury, explaining the purpose and
contents of this collection of 34 stories written after 1945--post-WW
II. Note: British spellings and punctuation.
Excellent Quality, 449 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108840/
THE ROGUE'S HOUR, BY SCOTT CIENCIN
A man without a past, Rileigh is pursued through the port city of Qeynos
by a necromancer and a shadow night. After hiding aboard a ship, he
finds himself embroiled in a quest to retrieve four stolen objects of
power that once belonged to a dragon.
Excellent Quality, 432 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108313/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1593152949/
THE STRANGER AT THE PALAZZO D'ORO AND OTHER STORIES, BY PAUL THEROUX
Rich with Theroux's typically effortless but devastating descriptions of
people and places, "The Stranger at the Palazzo d'Oro" is a brilliant
portrayal of aging and decay, a shocking tale of sensuality in a golden
age. 7 short stories.
Excellent Quality, 304 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108323/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0618265155/
THREE FOR MIDNIGHT, BY PHILIP MACDONALD
3 short stories that introduce readers to MacDonald's celebrated
detective Colonel Anthony Gethryn. Includes "The Rasp", "Murder Gone
Mad" and "The Rynox Murder".
Excellent Quality, 434 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109017/
YES IS FOREVER, BY STELLA CAMERON
This title was missed by most of Stella Cameron's current readership
when it was originally published under the Jane Worth Abbott pseudonym
in 1987. This title is the conclusion to the trilogy that began with
Faces of a Clown, and Choices.
Excellent Quality, 427 Pages
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100391/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786278188/
=====NONFICTION, 48
900 MILES FROM NOWHERE: VOICES FROM THE HOMESTEAD FRONTIER, BY STEVEN R.
KINSELLA
It was on the vast American prairie that people from around the world
seized the opportunity for personal and economic freedom promised by
free land.
Excellent Quality, 199 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/102338/
ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA: A LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, BY SAMUEL
ELIOT MORISON
Telling the story of the greatest sailor of them all, "Admiral of the
Ocean Sea" is a vivid and definitive biography of Columbus that details
all of his voyages that, for better or worse, changed the world.
Excellent Quality, 680 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108307/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1567311431/
AMONG THE CITIES, BY JAN MORRIS
No one, since the days of the great Arab travelers, has described so
much of the known world as Jan Morris. Considered by many the preeminent
travel writer of our age, she now offers this retrospective selection of
her best writings.
Excellent Quality, 414 Pages
Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106151/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195056620/
BEYOND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE: LANGUAGE, POWER, AND SOCIAL CONTEXT, BY
DAVID BARTON AND KARIN TUSTING
In these studies, linguists and educational researchers examine the
concept of "communities of practice," developing aspects of the concept
previously unexplored.
Excellent Quality, 179 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108379/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0521544920/
BRIDGES OUT OF POVERTY: STRATEGIES FOR PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITIES, BY
TERIE DREUSSI SMITH AND PHILIP DEVOL AND RUBY K. PAYNE
About United States welfare reform, natural disasters, and poverty.
Development of sustainable communities, mental models, and forward progress.
Excellent Quality, 288 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109016/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0964743795/
COMMANDOS: THE CIA AND NICARAGUA’S CONTRA REBELS, BY SAM DILLON
"Commandos" is a narrative based largely on the personal experiences of
Luis Fley who had at the peak of Nicaragua's contra war, led a rebel
battalion, commanding hundreds of fighters in combat ranging over three
provinces.
Excellent Quality, 402 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108975/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805014756/
CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE
DISABILITIES, BY BARBARA WILSON AND DIANE M. BROWDER
A guide to designing and implementing personalized curricula for
students with moderate to severe disabilities.
Excellent Quality, 401 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction, Disability-Related
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108979/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1572306157/
DISABILITY BIOETHICS: MORAL BODIES, MORAL DIFFERENCE, BY JACKIE LEACH SCULLY
Jackie Leach Scully argues that bioethics cannot avoid the task of
considering the moral meaning of disability in humans--beyond simply
regulating reproductive choices or new areas of biomedical research.
Excellent Quality, 203 Pages
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101382/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0742551229/
EVERY LANDLORD'S GUIDE TO FINDING GREAT TENANTS, BY JANET PORTMAN
Choosing tenants is a landlord's most important (and most risky)
decision -- find out how to do it safely and legally!
Excellent Quality, 475 Pages
Home and Garden
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107286/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1413304133/
FROM A MESS TO A MIRACLE, BY KIMBERLY DANIELS
A bold confrontation with the church regarding critical issues such as
homosexuality, idolatry and rebellion, and a challenge for radical change.
Excellent Quality, 191 Pages
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104157/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0884199355/
FROM CLUELESS TO CLASS ACT: MANNERS FOR THE MODERN WOMAN, BY JODI R. R.
SMITH
Have you ever debated what to do when an acquaintance has a piece of
broccoli stuck in her teeth, wrestled to find the right words to express
condolences, or struggled to extricate yourself from a lengthy telephone
conversation as the work mounts on your desk?
Excellent Quality, 176 Pages
Nonfiction, Self-Help
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107357/
FROM OSLO TO IRAQ AND THE ROAD MAP, BY EDWARD W. SAID
These forty-six eloquent and impassioned essays written by Said between
December 2000 and July 2003 for the London-based Al-Hayat, Cairo's
Al-Ahram Weekly, and the London Review of Books underscore his tireless
efforts for the Palestinian cause.
Excellent Quality, 322 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105276/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375422870/
GREAT RIVER: THE RIO GRANDE IN NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, BY PAUL HORGAN
With the skill of a novelist, and the love of a long-time resident, Paul
Horgan describes the Rio Grande, its role in human history, and the
overlapping cultures that have grown up alongside it or entered into
conflict over the land it traverses.
Excellent Quality, 1,020 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108581/
IN-LINE SKATING MADE EASY: A MANUAL FOR BEGINNERS WITH TIPS FOR THE
EXPERIENCED, BY MARTIN DUGARD
Whether you are a beginner in the rollerblading phenomenon or have been
rollerblading for years, you'll profit from the information in this
indispensable resource.
Excellent Quality, 150 Pages
Nonfiction, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106243/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1564409031/
IN PHARAOH'S ARMY: MEMORIES OF THE LOST WAR, BY TOBIAS WOLFF
Whether he is evoking the blind carnage of the Tet offensive, the
theatrics of his fellow Americans, or the unraveling of his own
illusions, Wolff brings to this work the same uncanny eye for detail,
pitiless candor and mordant wit that made "This Boy's Life" a modern
classic.
Excellent Quality, 240 Pages
Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106232/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679402179/
I GO TO AMERICA: SWEDISH AMERICAN WOMEN AND THE LIFE OF MINA ANDERSON,
BY JOY K. LINTELMAN
Near the end of her life, Mina Anderson penned a lively memoir that
helped Swedish novelist Vilhelm Moberg create "Kristina", the central
female character of his beloved emigrant novels, a woman who constantly
yearns for her homeland.
Excellent Quality, 290 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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LOOKING FOR LOST BIRD: A JEWISH WOMAN DISCOVERS HER NAVAJO ROOTS, BY
CLAIRE SAFRAN AND YVETTE D. MELANSON
In this haunting memoir, Yvette Melanson tells of being raised to
believe that she was white and Jewish. At age forty-three, she learned
that she was a "Lost Bird," a Navajo child taken against her family's
wishes...
Excellent Quality, 233 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106707/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0380795531/
MADNESS AND CIVILIZATION: A HISTORY OF INSANITY IN THE AGE OF TREASON,
BY MICHEL FOUCAULT
Perhaps the French philosopher's masterpiece, which is concerned with an
extraordinary question: What does it mean to be mad?
Excellent Quality, 304 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106139/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/067972110X/
MEDIA/SOCIETY: INDUSTRIES, IMAGES, AND AUDIENCES, BY WILLIAM HOYNES AND
DAVID CROTEAU
Presenting the new edition of their undergraduate-level textbook,
Croteau (sociology and anthropology, Virginia Commonwealth U.) and
Hoynes (sociology, Vassar College) discuss the social components of the
mass media and highlight the tension between constraint and action.
Excellent Quality, 403 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Entertainment, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108595/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0761987738/
MEDIA ETHICS: ISSUES AND CASES, BY LEE WILKINS AND PHILIP PATTERSON
By combining real-life and hypothetical cases with a succinct
introduction to ethical theory, this text helps students prepare for the
ethical situations they will encounter in the media professions.
Excellent Quality, 327 Pages
Entertainment, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108380/
MY FIRST 79 YEARS, BY CHAIM POTOK AND ISAAC STERN
Renowned violinist Isaac Stern shares both his personal and his artistic
experiences -- the story of his rise to eminence, his feelings about
music and the violin, his rich emotional life, his great friendships,
his background, his ideas and beliefs about art, life, love, and the
world we live in.
Excellent Quality, 328 Pages
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108069/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679451307/
OIL AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY, BY SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Oil and the Future of Energy brings together the most important and
accessible science writing on a topic of intense public interest and
concern.
Excellent Quality, 239 Pages
Nonfiction, Science, Professional and Technical
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107505/
ONE GENERATION AFTER, BY ELIE WIESEL
Short tales, dialogues, and narrative offer the author's reflections on
the state of Israel, modern-day rebels, Germany in World War II, and the
atomic holocaust.
Excellent Quality, 200 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108743/
PARENTING YOUR COMPLEX CHILD: BECOME A POWERFUL ADVOCATE FOR THE
AUTISTIC, DOWN SYNDROME, PDD, BIPOLAR, OR OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, BY
PEGGY LOU MORGAN
Morgan describes ways to parent children with special needs,
particularly in communication, adaptation, and communicating with those
who can help.
Excellent Quality, 235 Pages
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108563/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0814473164/
REEL BAD ARABS: HOW HOLLYWOOD VILIFIES A PEOPLE, BY JACK G. SHAHEEN
A groundbreaking book that dissects a slanderous history dating from
cinema's earliest days to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters that
feature machine-gun wielding and bomb-blowing "evil" Arabs.
Excellent Quality, 573 Pages
Entertainment, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108987/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1566563887/
RIDING THE IRON ROOSTER: BY TRAIN THROUGH CHINA, BY PAUL THEROUX
Paul Theroux invites you to join him on the journey of a lifetime, in
the grand romantic tradition, by train across Europe, through the vast
underbelly of Asia and in the heart of Russia, and then up to China.
Excellent Quality, 452 Pages
Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108785/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0804104549/
ROCK MY SOUL: BLACK PEOPLE AND SELF-ESTEEM, BY BELL HOOKS
In Rock My Soul, world-renowned scholar and visionary Bell Hooks takes
an in-depth look at one of the most critical issues facing African
Americans: a collective wounded self-esteem that has prevailed from
slavery to the present day.
Excellent Quality, 226 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108582/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743456068/
SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
KNOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN, BY AMY JAMES
Every child has special needs, but for those whose needs are identified
as disabilities, parents and other caregivers must serve as advocates to
ensure children receive the proper support.
Excellent Quality, 294 Pages
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Parenting and Family
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SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR KIDS WITH ADHD, BY SUE JEWELER AND JACQUELINE S.
ISEMAN AND STEPHAN M. SILVERMAN
Two clinical psychologists and a K-12 teacher authored this text
offering parents and teachers a clinical perspective on ADHD and
strategies to manage its effect on study.
Excellent Quality, 258 Pages
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108564/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1593633580/
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, BY ERROL MORRIS AND PHILIP GOUREVITCH
"Standard Operating Procedure" is a book that makes you see, and makes
you feel, and above all makes you think about what it means to be human.
It is the story of how those soldiers were at once the instruments of a
great injustice and the victims of a great injustice.
Excellent Quality, 287 Pages
Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108060/
THEY WENT WHISTLING: WOMEN WAYFARERS, WARRIORS, RUNAWAYS, AND RENEGADES,
BY BARBARA HOLLAND
Throughout history there have been women, endowed with curiosity and
abundant spirit, who stepped out of the cave, cast off the shackles of
expectation, and struck out for new territory.
Excellent Quality, 304 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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THE AGNOSTIC'S GUIDE TO PRAYER, BY SAMUEL ABINITIO
Why does an agnostic need to pray? This haunting question marks the
beginning of a remarkable spiritual quest. For prayer is nothing we
ought to do. It is something we need as much as food or rest or
exercise. Yet to whom do we pray if we're not religious?
Excellent Quality, 87 Pages
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS, BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
This autobiographical account of the life of William Carlos Williams
recounts the challenges of being a busy physician in the town of
Rutherford, New Jersey as well as pursuing a literally career.
Excellent Quality, 404 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108383/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0811202267/
THE BELGIAN COOKBOOK, BY MRS BRIAN LUCK
The recipes in this little book have been sent by Belgian refugees from
all parts of the United Kingdom, and it is through the kindness of these
correspondents that I have been able to compile it. It is thought, also,
that British cooking may benefit by the study of Belgian dishes.
Excellent Quality, 98 Pages
Cooking, Food and Wine
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108959/
THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF LINGUISTICS (2ND EDITION), BY P. H.
MATTHEWS
Now in its second edition, this invaluable work is the most
authoritative dictionary of linguistics of its kind available. The
author, Peter Matthews, is a professor of linguistics at Cambridge
University and an established expert in the field.
Excellent Quality, 448 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107608/
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF ESSENTIAL OILS AND AROMATHERAPY, BY VALERIE ANN WORWOOD
Essential oils are one of the world's great untapped resources. This
complete volume explains how to incorporate these ancient medicines of
the earth into everyday life for personal care, physical and mental
health, and a safe home environment.
Excellent Quality, 427 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Outdoors and Nature
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THE GREEK ACHIEVEMENT: THE FOUNDATION OF THE WESTERN WORLD, BY CHARLES
FREEMAN
"Charles Freeman's The Greek Achievement is the first book in a
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thousands of years - from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the
Bronze Age through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods.
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History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85623/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670885150/
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COTTON MATHER, BY KENNETH SILVERMAN
A sophisticated work which succeeds admirably in presenting a complete
portrait of a complex man and a groundbreaking study that accurately
portrays Mather and his contemporaries as the first true Americans
rather than European expatriates.
Excellent Quality, 480 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108294/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060152311/
THE MARKET SYSTEM: WHAT IT IS, HOW IT WORKS, AND WHAT TO MAKE OF IT, BY
CHARLES E. LINDBLOM
In this clear and accessible book, an eminent political scientist offers
a jargon-free introduction to the market system for all readers, with or
without a background in economics.
Excellent Quality, 282 Pages
Nonfiction, Professional and Technical
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109050/
THE MOST FAMOUS MAN IN AMERICA: THE BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY WARD BEECHER, BY
DEBBY APPLEGATE
No one predicted success for Henry Ward Beecher at his birth in 1813.
The blithe, boisterous son of the last great Puritan minister, he seemed
destined to be overshadowed by his brilliant siblings--especially his
sister, Harriet Beecher.
Excellent Quality, 522 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108310/
THE NORTON BOOK OF MODERN WAR, BY PAUL FUSSELL
In dozens of selections that range from classic fiction and poetry to
journalistic dispatches, this anthology presents the voices of this
century's major conflicts: the First World War, the Spanish Civil War,
the Second World War and the wars in Asia.
Excellent Quality, 830 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108837/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393029093/
THE RISE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT, BY EDMUND MORRIS
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies
of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on
September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt
becoming president.
Excellent Quality, 885 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108590/
THE WILL TO CHANGE: MEN, MASCULINITY, AND LOVE, BY BELL HOOKS
Everyone needs to love and be loved -- even men. But to know love, men
must be able to look at the ways that patriarchal culture keeps them
from knowing themselves, from being in touch with their feelings, from
loving.
Excellent Quality, 188 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108311/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743456084/
WALKING SOFTLY IN THE WILDERNESS: THE SIERRA CLUB GUIDE TO BACKPACKING
(4TH EDITION), BY JOHN HART
The ultimate manual for wilderness travelers and campers, "Walking
Softly in the Wilderness" is the groundbreaking guide that first taught
backpackers how to enjoy a genuine wilderness experience that leaves
nature undisturbed.
Excellent Quality, 508 Pages
Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109009/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578051231/
WHO WILL WRITE OUR HISTORY? REDISCOVERING A HIDDEN ARCHIVE FROM THE
WARSAW GHETTO, BY SAMUEL D. KASSOW
The gripping true story of a clandestine archive in the Warsaw ghetto
and its heroic founder.
Excellent Quality, 528 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109015/
WHY I AM AN AGNOSTIC AND OTHER ESSAYS: INCLUDING EXPRESSIONS OF FAITH
FROM A PROTESTANT, A CATHOLIC AND A JEW, BY CLARENCE S. DARROW
In these wide-ranging essays, Darrow attacks beliefs in the inerrancy of
the Bible, the immortality of the soul, miracles, and heaven as being
completely at odds with human experience and science.
Excellent Quality, 63 Pages
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108939/
WOMEN'S LIVES: MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES, BY MARGO OKAZAWA-REY AND GWYN
KIRK
This work is designed to serve as a textbook for an introductory women's
studies course at the undergraduate level.
Excellent Quality, 612 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108596/
WORLD RELIGIONS IN AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION, BY JACOB NEUSNER
A textbook surveying the various religions as they are practiced and
represented in the US, and the religious world of various ethnic and
national populations. Essays also consider the relation of religion to
politics and society.
Excellent Quality, 299 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85137/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0664220533/
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AS IT IS IN HEAVEN, BY NIALL WILLIAMS
A man content to let life pass him by, schoolteacher Stephen Griffin is
about to experience a miracle.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109065/
A DAY OF SMALL BEGINNINGS, BY LISA PEARL ROSENBAUM
Poland, 1906 On a warm spring night, in the small Jewish cemetery of
Zokof, Friedl Alterman is wakened from death.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109067/
WELCOME TO MICHAEL'S: GREAT FOOD, GREAT PEOPLE, GREAT PARTY!, BY MICHAEL
MCCARTY
Michael McCarty has played a major role in defining a uniquely modern
American attitude to cooking, dining, and entertaining since 1979, when
he opened his first acclaimed Michael's restaurant in Santa Monica,
California.
Publisher Quality
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=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 54
A HOLE IN THE WORLD, BY SID HITE
As punishment for lying, fifteen-year-old city-bred Paul is sent to work
on his relative's farm. Among the farmers, a girl he likes, and a sad
dog, all grieving for a friend who died the summer before. he gains
muscles as well as a greater understanding of life values.
Excellent Quality, 204 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/98310/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439098300/
BAD NEWS/GOOD NEWS (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
Charlotte just joined the school newspaper. Maeve needs help with the
most important project of her life. The new girl, Isabel, is trying to
join their group, and Katani's not happy about it. And their adopted
dog, Marty, needs lots of attention.
Excellent Quality, 236 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106011/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416964258/
BECAUSE OF LISSA (HOTLINE BOOK 1), BY CAROLYN MEYER
After learning of her best friend Lissa's suicide, Jenny, 17, attempts
to understand what her motives were in taking such drastic action.
Together with three other friends, Jenny is determined to launch 'Ears'.
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Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108478/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553288024/
BEN TAKES A CHANCE (MAKING OUT, BOOK 11) , BY K. A. APPLEGATE
Couplehood on the island is unpredictable this Christmas. Ben's risking
an operation that could restore his sight. Who will he be if he can see?
Zoey's toying with Lucas and Aaron, Jake's stealing Vodka, and
Christopher is headed for the army and he wants Aisha along as his wife.
Excellent Quality, 184 Pages
Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/0380808676/
BIRDLAND, BY TRACY MACK
Jed and his friend go in search of Jed's older brother, who left behind
many unanswered questions.
Excellent Quality, 200 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107340/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439535913/
BOUNCE, BY NATASHA FRIEND
Thirteen-year-old Evyn's world is turned upside-down when her father,
widowed since she was a toddler, suddenly decides to remarry a woman
with six children, move with Ev and her brother from Maine to Boston,
and enroll her in private school.
Excellent Quality, 188 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108289/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439853508/
BREAK THE SURFACE (WATCHING ALICE #1), BY LEE MILLER AND DANIEL PARKER
High school senior Tom Sinclair's journal chronicles events leading up
to the disappearance of Alice, the only person he has confided in after
moving from Vermont to Manhattan in an attempt to run away from his past.
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Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108931/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1595140018/
DRAGON'S MILK, BY SUSAN FLETCHER
Kaeldra, an outsider adopted by an Elythian family as a baby, possesses
the power to understand dragons and uses this power to try to save her
younger sister who needs dragon's milk to recover from an illness.
Excellent Quality, 242 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106215/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0689315791/
DRAWING LESSONS, BY TRACY MACK
Twelve-year-old Rory begins to lose the passion for making art that she
shares with her father after she finds him kissing his female model and
fears for the safety of her parents' marriage.
Excellent Quality, 168 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108292/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439112028/
DREAMS CAN COME TRUE, BY JANE CLAYPOOL MINER
Talk about impossible dreams! Ellyne has fallen for the football captain
-- Kip Russell -- who also happens to be dating one of the most popular
girls in the school. Nothing like aiming for the moon!
Excellent Quality, 204 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109040/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590315668/
LAKE RESCUE (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
The seventh-grade class is heading to Lake Rescue in Vermont for their
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things that go bump in the night.
Excellent Quality, 226 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105329/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0975851136/
LAST DANCE, BY LURLENE MCDANIEL
Rachel Deering, an otherwise normal 13-year-old aspiring ballerina from
Miami, suddenly finds herself in the hospital, diagnosed with diabetes.
Now she needs to learn how to manage her disease, and to cope with being
different from all her friends. Will she ever dance again?
Excellent Quality, 143 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108426/
LAST STOP (WATCHERS #1), BY PETER LERANGIS
Watchers have power. They can see things that other people can't. Like
David Moore, who glimpses his father in the phantom subway station of
another world...
Excellent Quality, 167 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108506/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439811759/
LETTERS FROM THE HEART (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
A family history project for school is giving the Beacon Street Girls a
lot to think about -- especially Avery. She's got three families: her
mother and brothers at home, her father in Colorado, and the birth
mother she never really knew.
Excellent Quality, 224 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105323/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416964266/
LUCKY CHARM (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
The Beacon Street Girls begin a search to find their beloved doggie
mascot. At the same time, Katani's sister Kelley has become involved
with a therapeutic riding program for children with autism, but the
riding stable is in danger of closing.
Excellent Quality, 233 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105327/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0975851195/
MEET ME AT THE BOARDWALK, BY ERIN HAFT
Growing up in a resort town, best friends Jade, Megan, and Miles spend
their summers working at the Clam Shack, making fun of the snooty summer
people, and chilling on the boardwalk. But this summer is one the
friends will "never" forget.
Excellent Quality, 203 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108290/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545042135/
MORTAL ENGINES (THE HUNGRY CITY CHRONICLES, BOOK 1), BY PHILIP REEVE
In this stunning literary debut, Reeve creates an unforgettable
adventure story set in a dark and utterly original world. "A brilliant
construction that offers new wonders at every turn."--Publishers Weekly.
A "School Library Journal" Best Book.
Excellent Quality, 372 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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OUTCAST OF REDWALL (REDWALL, BOOK 8), BY BRIAN JACQUES
When ferret Swartt Sixclaw and his arch enemy Sunflash the Mace swear a
pledge of death upon each other, a young creature is cruelly banished
from the safety of Redwall.
Excellent Quality, 374 Pages
Teens, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/0441004164/
OUT OF BOUNDS (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
Everyone is excited about the talent show at Abigail Adams Junior High
School. The Beacon Street Girls are planning a magic act. Avery wants to
pull Marty out of a hat. But, Anna and Joline, are planning to upstage
everyone with a number of their own.
Excellent Quality, 263 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106473/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0974658790/
PROMISES, PROMISES (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
Who will be the next seventh grade class president at Abigail Adams
Junior High? Mr. Popular, Dillon Johnson, is running, and making a lot
of promises that are sure to get ...
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Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106050/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0975851128/
PURGE, BY SARAH DARER LITTMAN
When her parents check sixteen-year-old Janie into Golden Slopes to help
her recover from her bulimia, she discovers that she must talk about
things she has admitted to no one--not even herself.
Excellent Quality, 235 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108580/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545052351/
REBEL FORCE #3: RENEGADE (STAR WARS), BY ALEX WHEELER
Deadly assassin X-7 has infiltrated the Rebel Alliance. Trained by
ruthless Commander Rezi Soresh, X-7 is the best there is: he feels
nothing, but sees everything. And now, he's gunning for the ultimate prize.
Excellent Quality, 170 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545112117/
SEA CHANGE, BY AIMEE FRIEDMAN
When her grandmother dies and leaves her mother the family home on
Selkie Island, seventeen-year-old Miranda meets her mother on the
Georgia island, where she discovers mysterious family secrets and
another side to her logical, science-loving self.
Excellent Quality, 294 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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SIX MONTHS TO LIVE, BY LURLENE MCDANIEL
Thirteen is supposed to be a great age -- dances, cheerleading, boys --
she never thought it would also include cancer. Dawn Rochelle is about
to face the toughest fight of her life -- a fight she has to win.
Excellent Quality, 138 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
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SOMETIMES LOVE ISN'T ENOUGH, BY LURLENE MCDANIEL
Andrea is thirteen and scared. She feels her family is falling apart.
She can't even admit to herself that her parents are divorcing They say
they love her, but she needs more than just words in her life.
Excellent Quality, 144 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
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SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH, BY WALTER DEAN MYERS
A two-time Newbery Honor-winning author looks at a contemporary war with
the same power and searing insight he had brought to the Vietnam War of
his classic, "Fallen Angels".
Excellent Quality, 292 Pages
History, Military, Teens, Literature and Fiction
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THE GREAT SCAVENGER HUNT (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
The BSG are off on a scavenger hunt on Cape Cod, with three teams vying
to solve the most clues the fastest. The competition should be intense.
But there are so many distractions...like a beautiful beach that's
perfect for volleyball and surfing.
Excellent Quality, 290 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107337/
THE MEMOIRS OF HELEN OF TROY, BY AMANDA ELYOT
In this lush, compelling novel of passion and loss, Helen of Troy, a
true survivor, tells the truth about her life, her lovers, and the
Trojan War. This is the memoir that she has written--her legendary
beauty still undimmed by age.
Excellent Quality, 309 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/98341/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307209989/
THE SOUL THIEF (CORBAN LOOSESTRIFE SERIES, BOOK 1), BY CECELIA HOLLAND
They were one soul in two bodies, Corban and Mav, twins born to the lord
of a Irish coastal farmstead; they were separated when the Vikings raided.
Excellent Quality, 301 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/96050/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312848854/
TIME'S UP (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
With just a week away, major school projects due, and a promise to knit
twenty(!) scarves for a Think Pink! fund-raiser, Katani is running out
of time. It doesn't make things easier that Maeve has signed up for
Betsy Fitzgerald's tutoring service.
Excellent Quality, 194 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107339/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416964223/
UNDERCURRENTS, BY WILLO DAVIS ROBERTS
Fourteen-year-old Nikki has trouble accepting her new stepmother
Crystal, and the problem grows worse when they visit the northern
California house where Crystal lived as a child and experienced some
horrible event that she is trying to keep secret.
Excellent Quality, 240 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107592/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0689816715/
WAR PAINT, BY SANDRA BYRD
Should she compete in an all-out mural painting contest with her Secret
Sister, Erin--or run for "Miss Coronado"? Tess must decide! Competition
is fierce for the sixth grade mural team, and Tess's Secret Sister,
Erin, wants their group to win.
Excellent Quality, 112 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108849/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578560209/
WATCHING ALICE: WALK ON WATER, BY LEE MILLER AND DANIEL PARKER
Alice's diary reveals her true, hidden reason for pursuing Tom; her
secret meetings in a downtown hospital with a mysterious bed-ridden
patient; and her desperation to escape her aggressive ex-boyfriend, Carter.
Excellent Quality, 204 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108850/
WORST ENEMIES/BEST FRIENDS (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
Charlotte Ramsey is the new girl ... again. Back to the USA after Paris,
Australia, and Africa, Charlotte is ready to make new friends and stay
in one place.
Excellent Quality, 218 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107341/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0974658766/
11 BIRTHDAYS, BY WENDY MASS
After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda
and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other
for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately.
Excellent Quality, 268 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108858/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545052394/
17 KINGS AND 42 ELEPHANTS, BY MARGARET MAHY
Where those kings are headed is a mystery, but no travelers ever had
such a jolly time. Here is a royal romp through a tongue-twisting paradise.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108565/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0140545972/
ADELE AND SIMON, BY BARBARA MCCLINTOCK
When Adele walks her little brother, Simon, home from school he loses
one more thing at every stop: his drawing of a cat at the grocer's shop,
his books at the park, his crayons at the art museum, and more.
Excellent Quality, 36 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108567/
A GLORY OF UNICORNS, BY BRUCE COVILLE
Compiled by the author of the Unicorn Chronicles, these twelve tales
find unicorns in far-reaching times and places, from the fantastical
world of Luster and the mystical land of ancient China to modern-day
America.
Excellent Quality, 206 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108852/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/043906628X/
BIRCH HOLLOW SCHOOLMARM (DORA'S DIARY #1), BY CARRIE BENDER
Popular author Carrie Bender begins a new series about Dora, the adopted
daughter of Miriam and Nate (in Miriam's Journal). Join Dora as she runs
around with the Amish youth, then makes peace with her parents and church.
Excellent Quality, 189 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108853/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836190955/
IRIS AND WALTER AND COUSIN HOWIE, BY ELISSA HADEN GUEST
Walter is so excited that his favorite cousin, Howie, is coming to
visit. He is sure that Iris will like Howie as much as he does. But nine
year-old Howie has other plans...and none of them include Iris.
Excellent Quality, 44 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107515/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0152166955/
JUST TELL ME WHEN WE'RE DEAD!, BY ETH CLIFFORD
Jeffrey Post runs away to the island and so his cousins -- sisters Mary
Rose and Jo-Beth find themselves in an unexpected adventure as they
search for him.
Excellent Quality, 142 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108489/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590406876/
KATIE FOR PRESIDENT, BY MARTHA TOLLES
Katie Hart is convinced by her friends Sarah Lou, Jody, Mary and Diane
to run for Class President against none other than Lynne, who's one of
the Elm Girls!
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108488/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590102702/
LIONS (NATURE'S CHILDREN), BY AMY-JANE BEER
Presents an introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of
lions.
Excellent Quality, 53 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/98145/
RACSO AND THE RATS OF NIMH, BY JANE LESLIE CONLY
"Racso, a brash and boastful little rodent, is making his way to Thorn
Valley, determined to learn how to read and write and become a hero. His
bragging and lies get him off to a bad start, but a crisis gives him the
opportunity to prove his mettle.
Excellent Quality, 279 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and
Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107775/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060213612/
RAPUNZEL, THE ONE WITH ALL THE HAIR, BY WENDY MAS
Rapunzel is having the ultimate bad day. She's been stolen from home by
an evil witch, locked in an incredibly high tower, and doesn't even have
a decent brush for her hair. Prince Benjamin is in a pretty
uncomfortable situation himself.
Excellent Quality, 206 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108626/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439796563/
SEA MAMMALS (NATURE'S CHILDREN), BY JEN GREEN
Describes the physical features, habits and uses of all kinds of sea
mammals from dolphins to seals to whales.
Excellent Quality, 52 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105809/
SHADOWS OF NIGHT: THE HIDDEN WORLD OF THE LITTLE BROWN BAT, BY BARBARA BASH
Describes the life cycle, physical characteristics, and habits of the
little brown bat, one of the most widespread bats in North America.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108568/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0871565625/
SHADOW OF THE WOLF, BY GLORIA WHELAN
In 1841, thirteen-year-old Libby and her family begin a new life on the
shores of Lake Michigan, where her father works as a surveyor for the
Ottawa Indians and Libby is reunited with her Indian friend Fawn.
Excellent Quality, 79 Pages
Children's Books, History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108601/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/067998108X/
SNOWBOARD SHOWDOWN, BY PAUL MANTELL AND MATT CHRISTOPHER
Rivalry flares between twelve-year-old Freddie and his
fourteen-year-old, Dondi, both on and off the snowboarding slopes,
nearly leading to disaster.
Excellent Quality, 148 Pages
Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109006/
THE BODIES IN THE BESSLEDORF HOTEL, BY PHYLLIS REYNOLDS NAYLOR
Dead bodies which appear and disappear mysteriously are threatening to
lose Sam's father his job as manager of the Besseldorf Hotel. What can
be done? How do you find a ghost?
Excellent Quality, 101 Pages
Children's Books, Horror, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108501/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0380704854/
THE LION AND THE MOUSE, BY BEVERLEY RANDELL
Aesop's fable of the lion and the mouse.
Excellent Quality, 17 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108818/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0435067435/
THE MYSTERIOUS TADPOLE, BY STEVEN KELLOGG
It soon becomes clear that Louis's pet tadpole is not turning into an
ordinary frog.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108569/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0803762453/
THE WITCH FAMILY, BY ELEANOR ESTES
Old Witch, Little Witch Girl, Weeny Witch, and two real girls in a
fantasy that blends the worlds of reality and imagination. A Halloween
classic about the power of make-believe.
Excellent Quality, 230 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/95791/
TROUT SUMMER, BY JANE LESLIE CONLY
A sister and brother spend a largely unsupervised summer in a cabin near
a river, where they befriend a cranky elderly ranger with much to teach
them as they cope with their parents' separation.
Excellent Quality, 235 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107776/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805039333/
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