[bksvol-discuss] New Books (183) for 08-21
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A CONVERGENCE OF BIRDS: ORIGINAL FICTION AND POETRY, BY JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER
A living notebook of contemporary literature, and the twentieth
anniversary issue promises to be a capstone in this continuing project.
Excellent Quality, 360 Pages
Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106643/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1891024221/
DAY, BY A. L. KENNEDY
A. L. Kennedy now gives us a brilliant new novel "Day" about war --
Alfie Day, RAF airman and former World War II POW, never expected to
survive the war. He may not have even wanted to...
Excellent Quality, 285 Pages
History, Military, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108315/
DOUBLY DEAD, BY RANDALL SILVIS
Suspense and mystery jump from the page to real life when Edgar Allan
Poe finds himself hot on the heels of a serial killer terrorizing
Pittsburgh.
Excellent Quality, 404 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106485/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0843954779/
EAVAN BOLAND: A CRITICAL COMPANION, BY E. BOLAND AND JODY ALLEN RANDOLPH
A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book: a celebrated collection from "one
of the finest and boldest poets of the last half century" ( Poetry Review ).
Excellent Quality, 284 Pages
Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109079/
FIREPROOF, BY ALEX KENDRICK AND STEPHEN KENDRICK AND ERIC WILSON
Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the firefighter's adage: Never leave your
partner behind. However, after seven years of marriage, he and his wife
have drifted so far apart that Catherine wishes she had never married.
Excellent Quality, 314 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108335/
FIRES: ESSAYS, POEMS, STORIES, BY RAYMOND CARVER
"Fires," a disparate collection of stories and poems, show the enormous
talent of Raymond Carver beginning to take hold as this is his most
revealing book.
Excellent Quality, 208 Pages
Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106669/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679722394/
HEARTS DIVIDED (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 5), BY PAULA MOORE
Hearts Divided is the fifth in the new series, The Making of America.
Many of the absorbing characters from The Forty-Niners reappear in this
romantic saga that sets lover against lover.
Excellent Quality, 427 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107036/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440039177/
HORNBLOWER AND THE HOTSPUR (THE HORNBLOWER SAGA, BOOK 10), BY C. S. FORESTER
Horatio Hornblower -- who, at age twenty-seven, has already
distinguished himself as one of the most daring and resourceful officers
in the Royal Navy -- commands the three-masted Hotspur on a dangerous
reconnaissance mission that evolves, as war breaks out, into a series of
spectacular confrontations.
Excellent Quality, 396 Pages
History, Military, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106488/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316288993/
LETTERS TO MONTGOMERY CLIFT: A NOVEL, BY NOëL ALUMIT
This haunting and compelling novel of a Filipino boy sent to America by
his parents to escape the brutal Marcos regime is a story of hope set
against a backdrop of abuse and alienation.
Excellent Quality, 256 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106119/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1555838154/
LIEUTENANT HORNBLOWER (THE HORNBLOWER SAGA, BOOK 7), BY C. S. FORESTER
"The Horatio Hornblower" novels, which recount the thrilling adventures
of one of the most daring and resourceful officers in the Royal Navy as
he wrestles with his own "accursed unhappy temperament" and as he sails
valiantly into battle after battle against Napoleon's forces.
Excellent Quality, 314 Pages
History, Military, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106259/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316290637/
LORD HORNBLOWER (THE HORNBLOWER SAGA, BOOK 5), BY C. S. FORESTER
These thrilling tales of high-seas adventure in the Napoleonic era,
which Winston Churchill found "vastly entertaining" and Ernest Hemingway
recommended to "every literate I know", are being eagerly embraced by a
new generation of readers.
Excellent Quality, 294 Pages
History, Military, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106257/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316289434/
MR. MIDSHIPMAN HORNBLOWER (THE HORNBLOWER SAGA, BOOK 6), BY C. S. FORESTER
More adventures of Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars.
Excellent Quality, 312 Pages
History, Military, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106256/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316290602/
NO LEGAL GROUNDS, BY JAMES SCOTT BELL
Successful attorney Sam Trask is stunned when a voice from the past
threatens to use secrets from Sam's youth to destroy him.
Excellent Quality, 352 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108308/
PRIMITIVE PEOPLE: A NOVEL, BY FRANCINE PROSE
What are these barbaric rituals that pass for social and family life?
Who are these fearsome creatures who linger in decaying mansions and at
glittery malls, trendy weddings and dinner parties?
Excellent Quality, 228 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106105/
SMOKE IN THE WIND: A MYSTERY OF ANCIENT IRELAND (SISTER FIDELMA MYSTERY
#10), BY PETER TREMAYNE
While Fidelma and her companion Eadulf are journeying to visit the new
Archbishop of Canterbury, their ship is blown badly off course, and the
pair find themselves on the coast of modern Wales in the kingdom of Dyfed.
Excellent Quality, 311 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107029/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0451215532/
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1981, BY HORTENSE CALISHER
An anthology of the Best American Short Series both fiction and non
fiction; and featuring Hortense Calisher as the guest editor and writing
the introduction to this novel in the series.
Excellent Quality, 356 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108317/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395312590/
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1982, BY JOHN GARDNER
An anthology of the best contemporary American short stories as told by
various world renowned authors of both fiction and non-fiction. John
Gardner is the guest editor for this edition.
Excellent Quality, 378 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108680/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395322073/
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1990, BY RICHARD FORD
"The Best American Short Stories" is a yearly anthology of the best of
contemporary American writing.
Excellent Quality, 385 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108320/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/039551617X/
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1985, BY GAIL GODWIN
Best American Short Stories 1985 is an anthology of short stories by
some of the most well-known contemporary writers in American literature.
All the stories in the series have been appeared in American or Canadian
Magazines.
Excellent Quality, 307 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108081/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395390583/
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1983, BY ANNE TYLER
Short Stories by Ann Tyler, Bill Barich, John Updike, Carolyn Chute,
Ursula K. Le Guin, Raymond Carver, and many others.
Excellent Quality, 341 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108337/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395348447/
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1977, BY MARTHA FOLEY
This anthology of "The Best American Short Stories" features the best
fiction and non-fiction of the year, carefully selected and guest-edited
by Martha Foley.
Excellent Quality, 390 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108372/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395257018/
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1978, BY TED SOLOTAROFF
An anthology of the best contemporary American short stories as told by
various world renowned authors of both fiction and non-fiction. Ted
Solotaroff is the guest editor for this edition.
Excellent Quality, 410 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108691/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395271045/
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1987, BY ANN BEATTIE
Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the
premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and
non-fiction.
Excellent Quality, 352 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108361/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395413427/
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1998, BY GARRISON KEILLOR
Edited by beloved storyteller Garrison Keillor, this year's volume
promises to be full of humor, surprises, and, as always, accomplished
writing by new and familiar voices.
Excellent Quality, 335 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109004/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395875145/
THE CONESTOGA PEOPLE (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 3), BY JEANNE SOMMERS
THE CONESTOGA PEOPLE.Filled with hope, they headed westward into unknown
danger with Barry Fitzpatrick at the fore. It was the largest wagon
train ever to leave Independence, and it was in trouble before it had
traveled ten miles westward.
Excellent Quality, 446 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107034/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440012279/
THE COMPANY SHE KEEPS, BY MARY MCCARTHY
The six episodes create a fascinating portrait of a New York social
circle of the 1930s. McCarthy's bold insight and virtuoso style won her
immediate recognition as one of the most accomplished, versatile, and
penetrating writers in America.
Excellent Quality, 305 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106769/
THE BEST AMERICAN MAGAZINE WRITING 2004, BY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE
STAFF
This stunning collection of features, essays, profiles, and reportage is
comprised of all the winners and finalists for this year's National
Magazine Awards.
Excellent Quality, 548 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108721/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060749539/
THE ALASKANS (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 10), BY LEE DAVIS WILLOUGHBY
Bryan Mathews stood over the dead moose, knowing that they must do
something immediately to stay alive--in minutes they'd be frozen corpses
in this raging Arctic storm.
Excellent Quality, 396 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108024/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440001994/
THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2002, BY DAVE EGGERS
Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the
premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and
nonfiction.
Excellent Quality, 297 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108304/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0618246940/
THE BRIDEGROOM (STONE CREEK SERIES #4), BY LINDA LAEL MILLER
"New York Times"-bestselling author Miller returns to the Arizona
frontier in this latest Stone Creek novel--a tale of passion, adventure,
and dangerous promises.
Excellent Quality, 346 Pages
Romance, Westerns, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109281/
THE BUILDERS (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 6), BY JEANNE SOMMERS
Liberty Wells O'Lee had felt the hypnotic power of Kai Soong's dark eyes
from the moment she entered the house of the man, whispered about as the
"bandit king"--the most powerful man in Chinatown.
Excellent Quality, 503 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107039/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440013895/
THE EARLY STORIES: 1953-1975, BY JOHN UPDIKE
"The Early Stories" preserves almost all of the short fiction John
Updike published between 1954 and 1975, eleven tales in all.
Excellent Quality, 860 Pages
Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106684/
THE FORTY-NINERS (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 4), BY JOHN TOOMBS
The Forty-Niners, fourth in the new series, The Making of America, is
the novel that immediately precedes in time Hearts Divided. It tells the
turbulent story of the madness that swept the country when traces of the
precious metal were found at Sutter's Mill in 1849.
Excellent Quality, 373 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107035/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440025354/
THE LAND RUSHERS (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 7), BY ELIZABETH ZACHARY
Seventh book in the Making of America series.When the U.S. Government
threw open the unoccupied Indian lands in theOklahoma Territory to
settlers in 1889, they swarmed by the thousands--the homesteaders,
cattlemen, outlaws,confidence men, dance hall girls, dudes and
debutantes--to fight for a claimon the lush but dangerous Indian lands.
Excellent Quality, 363 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108020/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440060222/
THE MESSENGERS OF DEATH: A MYSTERY IN PROVENCE, BY PATRICIA CLANCY AND
PIERRE MAGNAN
"The Messengers of Death" is a story of dark vengeance and avarice that
will thrill and intrigue as Commissaire Laviolette is back in a second
delectable mystery set in Provence.
Excellent Quality, 311 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108782/
THE MOUNTAIN BREED (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 2), BY AARON FLETCHER
The excitement of the fight still churned within Maria as she reloaded
her rifle and walked toward the prostrate body of Stephen Kruger.
Excellent Quality, 408 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107033/
THE WILDERNESS SEEKERS (THE MAKING OF AMERICA, BOOK 1), BY LOU CAMERON
The Indians called it Kan-Ta-Ke ("Beautiful Meadow" but to the pioneers
who made their way to Kentucky over the Wilderness Road in the 1770s it
was "The Dark and Bloody Ground" where American patriots still fought
for their lives against redcoats and their savage allies thirteen years
after the British surrender.
Excellent Quality, 475 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105802/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440092876/
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ANTI-OEDIPUS: CAPITALISM AND SCHIZOPHRENIA, BY FéLIX GUATTARI AND GILLES
DELEUZE
This is an essential text for feminists, literary theorists, social
scientists, philosophers, and others interested in the problems of
contemporary Western culture
Excellent Quality, 400 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106678/
ANYTHING WE LOVE CAN BE SAVED: A WRITER'S ACTIVISM, BY ALICE WALKER
In Anything We Love Can Be Saved, Alice Walker writes about her life as
an activist, in a book rich in the belief that the world is saveable, if
only we will act.
Excellent Quality, 234 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107300/
AN ARMY AT DAWN: THE WAR IN NORTH AFRICA, 1942-1943, BY RICK ATKINSON
In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why
no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied
powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa
in 1942 and 1943.
Excellent Quality, 682 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106110/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805062882/
AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC AND ART IN THE WESTERN WORLD (10TH EDITION), BY
JAMES MILLER AND GARY MARTIN AND EDMUND CYKLER AND MILO WOLD
An undergraduate introduction to the music, painting, sculpture, and
architecture of the Western world, featuring chapter objectives and
summaries, pronunciation guides, and chronologies.
Excellent Quality, 523 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and
Architecture
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107289/
A CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA (2ND EDITION), BY JONATHAN LAW AND ALAN ISAACS
Lively, accessible, and up-to-date, the Concise Encyclopedia is an
invaluable quick-reference work. Its compact size and clear concise
style make it easy to find information quickly and painlessly on
virtually any topic you are curious about.
Excellent Quality, 983 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107056/
A NATION UNDER OUR FEET: BLACK POLITICAL STRUGGLES IN THE RURAL SOUTH
FROM SLAVERY TO THE GREAT MIGRATION, BY STEVEN HAHN
This is the epic story of how African-Americans, in the six decades
after their release from slavery, transformed themselves into a
political people--an embryonic black nation.
Excellent Quality, 610 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109187/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0674011694/
BELONGING: A CULTURE OF PLACE, BY BELL HOOKS
What does it mean to call a place home? Who is allowed to become a
member of a community? When can we say that we truly belong? These are
some of the questions of place and belonging that renowned cultural
critic Bell Hooks examines in this book.
Excellent Quality, 230 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109186/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/041596816X/
CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY: REPAY YOUR DEBTS (6TH EDITION), BY ROBIN LEONARD
This guide describes every step in the process of Chapter 13 bankruptcy,
who can use it, and how to file the papers and create a workable
repayment plan. This edition has been rewritten to reflect recent
changes to federal and state laws.
Excellent Quality, 139 Pages
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107290/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0873379691/
CHOOSING GREEN: THE HOMEBUYER'S GUIDE TO GOOD GREEN HOMES, BY JERRY YUDELSON
Drawing from the expertise of dozens of homebuilders, government
officials, and green home experts, Choosing Green deftly takes the
reader through these considerations with easy-to-use tables, charts,
maps, score sheets, and checklists.The book includes a glossary of green
building terms, an extensive resource section, and a list of
homebuilders, green rating programs, and financial incentives.
Excellent Quality, 238 Pages
Nonfiction, Home and Garden, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109107/
CUBA AND THE MISSILE CRISIS, BY MARY TODD AND CARLOS LECHUGA
A fascinating insight into one of the most serious episodes of the Cold
War written by a key protagonist, Cuba's ambassador to the UN Carlos
Lechuga, who for the first time reveals Kennedy's overtures for a
dialogue with Castro.
Excellent Quality, 180 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106108/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1876175346/
DARKWATER: VOICES FROM WITHIN THE VEIL, BY W. E. B. DU BOIS
First published in 1920, this collection of essays, fiction, and poetry
by Du Bois addresses questions of race, class, and gender.
Excellent Quality, 162 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106091/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0486408906/
DAVE BARRY DOES JAPAN, BY DAVE BARRY
Not since George Bush's memorable dinner with the Japanese prime
minister has the Land of the Rising Sun seen the likes of a goodwill
ambassador like Dave Barry.
Excellent Quality, 213 Pages
Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107301/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0449908100/
DECCA: THE LETTERS OF JESSICA MITFORD, BY PETER Y. SUSSMAN AND JESSICA
MITFORD
These letters reflect the humor and wide-ranging curiosity that
propelled Mitford through her adventurous life.
Excellent Quality, 752 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107296/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375410325/
DELIVERED FROM DISTRACTION: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LIFE WITH ATTENTION
DEFICIT DISORDER, BY JOHN J. RATEY AND EDWARD M. HALLOWELL
"Delivered from Distraction" provides accessible, engaging discussions
of every aspect of the condition, from diagnosis to finding the proper
treatment regime. ADD is a trait, a way of living in the world. It only
becomes a disorder when it impairs your life.
Excellent Quality, 395 Pages
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106153/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345442318/
DE KOONING: AN AMERICAN MASTER, BY ANNALYN SWAN AND MARK STEVENS
The young de Kooning overcame an unstable, impoverished, and often
violent early family life to enter the Academic in Rotterdam, where he
learned both classic art and guild techniques.
Excellent Quality, 734 Pages
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109149/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400041759/
GREAT BATTLES OF WORLD WAR I: IN THE AIR, BY FRANK C. PLATT
A unique anthology of aerial combat witnessed during World War I.
Recording the personal experiences of these first air-borne fighters;
the great air battles of WWI and the daring aces who began a new era of
warfare with a spirit of chivalry and gallantry that belongs to a past age.
Excellent Quality, 208 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109305/
GUIDE TO PREHISTORIC RUINS OF THE SOUTHWEST (2ND EDITION), BY NORMAN T.
OPPELT
A new edition of a popular guide to the major ruins of Utah, Colorado,
Arizona, and New Mexico, the range of Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon
cultures.
Excellent Quality, 208 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Travel, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109322/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0871087839/
HARD RIGHT TURN: THE NEW FACE OF NEO-CONSERVATISM IN CANADA, BY BROOKE
JEFFREY
Based in an international context, Jeffrey examines such influences as
the global corporate agenda. She also explores the Canadian context of
western alienation, populism and the emergence of a small but
influential neo-conservative intellectual elite whose membership
includes right-wing icons.
Excellent Quality, 472 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108331/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0002557622/
HOW TO DESIGN AND EVALUATE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION (7TH EDITION), BY
NORMAN E. WALLEN AND JACK R. FRAENKEL
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education provides a
comprehensive introduction to educational research. The text covers the
most widely used research methodologies and discusses each step in the
research process in detail.
Excellent Quality, 647 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction, Professional and Technical
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109142/
INDIA IN THE WEST: SOUTH ASIANS IN AMERICA, BY RONALD T. TAKAKI
The history of Indians in America.
Excellent Quality, 120 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107302/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0791021866/
ISSEI AND NISEI: THE SETTLING OF JAPANESE AMERICA, BY RONALD T. TAKAKI
The history of Japanese people in America.
Excellent Quality, 126 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107303/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0791021793/
LIVE IN A BETTER WAY: REFLECTIONS ON TRUTH, LOVE AND HAPPINESS, BY
RENUKA SINGH AND DALAI LAMA
A new book by the best-selling author of "The Art of Happiness", "Ethics
for the New Millennium", and "The Path to Tranquility". As accessible as
it is inspirational, this selection gathers together a decade's worth of
public lectures given in India to audiences from all walks of life.
Excellent Quality, 208 Pages
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108048/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670896713/
MOONDUST: IN SEARCH OF THE MEN WHO FELL TO EARTH, BY ANDREW SMITH
A thrilling blend of history, reportage, and memoir, "Moondust"
rekindles the hopeful excitement of an incandescent hour in American
history and captures the bittersweet heroism of those who risked
everything to hurl themselves out of the known world -- and who were
never again quite able to accept its familiar bounds.
Excellent Quality, 372 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108353/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0007155417/
MOONWALK, BY MICHAEL JACKSON
Biography written by Michael Jackson.
Excellent Quality, 310 Pages
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/103673/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385247125/
MORE THAN A MOM: LIVING A FULL AND BALANCED LIFE WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS
SPECIAL NEEDS, BY HEATHER FAWCETT AND AMY BASKIN
Solid, practical advice on how to cope with the many personal challenges
mothers of children with disabilities face at home, at work, and within
themselves.
Excellent Quality, 496 Pages
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107305/
MY TEN YEARS AS A COUNTERSPY, BY CHARLES SAMUELS AND BORIS MORROS
Boris Morros was a successful Hollywood producer and a highly regarded
musician and impresario. What chain of events in 1936 led him into
serving the interests of a Soviet spy ring? This book, for the first
time, unfolds the entire drama of the ten-year ordeal of Boris Morros.
Excellent Quality, 284 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109312/
ON PRACTICE AND CONTRADICTION, BY MAO TSE-TUNG
In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj
Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution. These early philosophical
writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions and their clarion calls to
insurrection remain some of the most stirring of all time.
Excellent Quality, 202 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106113/
PANDEMICS AND GLOBAL HEALTH, BY BARRY YOUNGERMAN
Infectious agents have been prime movers of whole populations,
economies, and societies, and our age is not exempt just because it
arrives on a plane rather than a ship.
Excellent Quality, 353 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109140/
POWER, POLITICS AND CULTURE: INTERVIEWS WITH EDWARD W. SAID , BY EDWARD
W. SAID
A collection of interviews with the Palestinian scholar, on many diverse
topics.
Excellent Quality, 488 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106048/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375421076/
REPORTING WORLD WAR II: AMERICAN JOURNALISM 1938-1946, BY ROGER J.
SPILLER AND SAMUEL HYNES AND ANNE MATTHEW AND NANCY CALDWELL SOREL
Here, for the first time in paperback, the work of more than 50
remarkable reporters has been drawn from original newspaper and magazine
reports, radio transcripts, and wartime books to capture the intensity
of World War II's unfolding drama.
Excellent Quality, 888 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108288/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1931082057/
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INTELLECTUAL, BY EDWARD W. SAID
Celebrated humanist, teacher, and scholar, Edward W. Said here examines
the ever-changing role of the intellectual today.
Excellent Quality, 122 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106046/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679761276/
ROMARE BEARDEN: COLLAGE OF MEMORIES, BY JAN GREENBERG
Recounts the life of the twentieth-century African-American collage
artist who used his southern childhood. New York City, jazz, and Paris
to influence his bold and meaningful art.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107024/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0810945894/
SHELTER DOGS: AMAZING STORIES OF ADOPTED STRAYS, BY PEG KEHRET
A big, jumpy dog who's "hard to handle," a scared little dog who snarls
and snaps at everyone, a blind dog who hasn't been house-trained -- all
have come to the shelter. What is going to happen to these abandoned
animals?
Excellent Quality, 144 Pages
Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108411/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439760992/
SNOWBOARDING, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
Traces the history of this recreational activity, describes the required
equipment and basic techniques, concludes with a discussion of safety
issues and competitive aspects of the sport.
Excellent Quality, 64 Pages
Nonfiction, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107329/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0531203131/
STANDING IN THE LIGHT: MY LIFE AS A PANTHEIST, BY SHARMAN APT RUSSELL
Everything is connected, and the web is holy. So wrote Marcus Aurelius,
the starting point of Sharman Russell's wise and haunting new memoir
about her life as a pantheist. Perhaps no other religious philosophy is
as simple and inclusive as pantheism.
Excellent Quality, 318 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106106/
STUMBLING TOWARD ENLIGHTENMENT, BY GERI LARKIN
A humorous and honest collection of Buddhist wisdom from a Western
beginner's perspective. author and teacher Geri Larkin shows us that
even stumbling along the path of enlightenment can lead to
self-discovery and awakening, especially if we prize the journey and not
the destination.
Excellent Quality, 224 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109342/
SUPER CRUNCHERS: WHY THINKING-BY-NUMBERS IS THE NEW WAY TO BE SMART, BY
IAN AYRES
Why would a casino try and stop you from losing? How can a mathematical
formula find your future spouse? Would you know if a statistical
analysis blackballed you from a job you wanted?
Excellent Quality, 260 Pages
Nonfiction, Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109152/
SYMPHONIES AND OTHER ORCHESTRAL WORKS, BY DONALD FRANCIS TOVEY
Over 100 critical essays about symphonies and other orchestral works
from the author.
Excellent Quality, 583 Pages
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109143/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0193151472/
TALES OF TAHOE, BY DAVID J. STOLLERY
The "Tales of Tahoe" is an anthology of 78 of the 250 plus columns that
appeared in Tahoe City World -- the weekly newspaper of Tahoe City.
Excellent Quality, 257 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109341/
TENT LIFE IN SIBERIA, BY GEORGE KENNAN
First published in 1870, this book is a thrilling account by telegraph
operator George Kennan, who signed on to build a telegraph line across
Siberia in the 1860s. Though the Trans-Siberian telegraph line failed,
we are left today with this tale of virtual first contact with a land
and a people.
Excellent Quality, 425 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106770/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0898755980/
THE ROUGH GUIDE BOOK OF PLAYLISTS, BY MARK ELLINGHAM
For late-comers to the iPod revolution or owners who simply want to
learn how to get more from their music player, this guide is the perfect
resource.--"Metro."
Excellent Quality, 417 Pages
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107287/
THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2004, BY LOUIS MENAND
Since its inception in 1915, the "Best American series" has become the
premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and
nonfiction.
Excellent Quality, 329 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108327/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0618357092/
THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 1986, BY ELIZABETH HARDWICK
Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the
premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and
nonfiction.
Excellent Quality, 312 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108343/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0899194672/
THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 1990, BY JUSTIN KAPLAN
Part of the Best American Stories Series, this novel examines the most
outstanding essays written by numerous and well renowned American
authors. Featuring Justin Kaplan as the guest editor for this anthology.
Covering such varied topics as AIDS, Religion and Saving the Whales.
Excellent Quality, 314 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108358/
THE COPYRIGHT HANDBOOK: HOW TO PROTECT AND USE WRITTEN WORKS (9TH
EDITION), BY STEPHEN FISHMAN
Fishman offers copyright advice to writers of words (not music) in any
genre, whether working freelance or for someone else, and for related
professionals such as editors, publishers, librarians, and literary agents.
Excellent Quality, 514 Pages
Nonfiction, Professional and Technical, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109145/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1413305334/
THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2006, BY BRIAN GREENE
Bestselling author Brian Greene edits this year's volume of the finest
science and nature writing. Contributors include Walter Kirn, Ron
Rosenbaum, Jeffrey Toobin, and Oliver Sacks as well as many others.
Excellent Quality, 296 Pages
Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108344/
THAT SUMMER IN PARIS: MEMORIES OF TANGLED FRIENDSHIPS WITH HEMINGWAY,
FITZGERALD, AND SOME OTHERS, BY MORLEY CALLAGHAN
"That Summer In Paris" brings to the fore the fabulous summer of 1929
when the literary capital of North America moved to La Rive Gauche in
Paris. And the tale of Callaghan's journey in to the literary world and
his friendships with various well-known authors.
Excellent Quality, 256 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109268/
THE BELEAGUERED CITY: THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN, DEC. 1862-JULY 1863, BY
SHELBY FOOTE
The companion volume to Stars in Their Courses, this marvelous account
of Grant's siege of the Mississippi port of Vicksburg continues Foote's
narrative of the great battles of the Civil War--culled from his massive
three-volume history.
Excellent Quality, 350 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106763/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679601708/
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, BY HENRY F. PRINGLE
Pringle's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography not only chronicles the
incidents that shaped Roosevelt's career but also offers insight into
the character and mind of this colorful American president.
Excellent Quality, 436 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108314/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1568520611/
THE AMAZING LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, BY JAMES CROSS GIBLIN
A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman
who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109113/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590485342/
THE BASIC BUSINESS LIBRARY: CORE RESOURCES (4TH EDITION), BY RASHELLE S.
KARP AND BERNARD S. SCHLESSINGER
The entries in this comprehensive reference offer substantial paragraphs
on each work that detail its authority and scope, and provide a critical
evaluation. For each title a price and website of the publisher is provided.
Excellent Quality, 287 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107315/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1573565121/
THE BEST WOMEN'S TRAVEL WRITING 2006: TRUE STORIES FROM AROUND THE
WORLD, BY LUCY MCCAULEY
This collection contains 35 stories by women travel writers who tell
about their experiences in countries from Mexico to Papa New Guinea,
emphasizing themes of serendipity, spiritual growth, adventure, romance,
exoticism, and others.
Excellent Quality, 350 Pages
Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108350/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1932361359/
THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE WRITING 2006, BY ATUL GAWANDE
Together these twenty-one articles on a wide range of today's most
leading topics in science, from Dennis Overbye, Jonathan Weiner, and
Richard Preston, among others, represent the full spectrum of scientific
inquiry.
Excellent Quality, 371 Pages
Nonfiction, Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108312/
THE BLUE GUIDE TO CRETE (7TH EDITION), BY PAT CAMERON
Travel guide to the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea.
Excellent Quality, 446 Pages
Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107298/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0713646764/
THE BOAT PEOPLE: AN 'AGE' INVESTIGATION, BY BRUCE GRANT
"The Boat People" drew on the reports of foreign correspondents of the
Australian newspaper, the "Age", which undertook this special
international investigation into the events behind the refugee crisis.
Excellent Quality, 244 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109345/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0140055312/
THE EDWARD SAID READER, BY MOUSTAFA BAYOUMI AND ANDREW RUBIN AND EDWARD
W. SAID
For more than three decades his books, which include Culture and
Imperialism, Peace and Its Discontents, and the seminal study
Orientalism, have influenced not only our worldview but the very terms
of public discourse.
Excellent Quality, 499 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106104/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375709363/
THE HARPER BOOK OF AMERICAN QUOTATIONS, BY EUGENE EHRLICH AND GORTON CARRUTH
More than 8000 quotations grouped into 264 alphabetical categories where
they are listed alphabetically by author. Valuable index includes
authors and their quotations, the topic of quotations and familiar or
key words.
Excellent Quality, 827 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107103/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060159758/
THE HEART OF COMPASSION: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO A MEANINGFUL LIFE, BY
DALAI LAMA
This book carefully balances philosophical concepts with a very
practical, day-by-day approach to living a spiritual life. Anyone
reading this book will come away richer for the experience, regardless
of your own spiritual or religious background.
Excellent Quality, 160 Pages
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108769/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0940985365/
THE LETTERS OF EVELYN WAUGH, BY MARK AMORY AND EVELYN WAUGH
The correspondence of English author Evelyn Waugh, who lived from 1903
to 1966.
Excellent Quality, 672 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107317/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0899190219/
THE LIVES OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND, BY ANTONIA FRASER
Updated with a new chapter on the Windsors, including the death of
Diana, this reference offers a concise guide to the great dynasties of
English royalty.
Excellent Quality, 382 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109141/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0520219384/
THE NEW DIVISION OF LABOR: HOW COMPUTERS ARE CREATING THE NEXT JOB
MARKET, BY RICHARD J. MURNANE AND FRANK LEVY
As the current recession ends, many workers will not be returning to the
jobs they once held--those jobs are gone.
Excellent Quality, 178 Pages
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107014/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0691119724/
THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE BEATLES, BY CHRIS INGHAM
The Beatles are the ultimate band--the most popular, the most respected,
the most influential. This new edition of The Rough Guide to the Beatles
covers every aspect of the Fab Four, delving deep into the music,
lyrics, movies and solo careers.
Excellent Quality, 326 Pages
Entertainment, History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109147/
THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE BLUES, BY NIGEL WILLIAMSON
The Rough Guide to Blues gives you the complete lowdown on all the
grittiest singers, bottleneck guitarists, belt-it-out divas and wailing
harmonica players that made the most influential music of the last century.
Excellent Quality, 394 Pages
Entertainment, History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109150/
THE ROUGH GUIDE TO WEATHER, BY ROBERT HENSON
A primer on weather-related phenomena and behind-the-scenes looks at how
forecasts are made.
Excellent Quality, 424 Pages
Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109151/
THE SECRET NAME: THE SOVIET RECORD 1917-1958, BY LIN YUTANG
This book is a historical survey of the forty years of the Soviet rule
in Russia, and an examination of its change of character from extreme
left to extreme right. It is not meant as a report of contemporary
Russia, or its latest zigzag developments, but is rather aimed at
revealing the true character of the state and providing a background for
the average reader who wishes to be informed of the main tendencies and
developments of the past period.
Excellent Quality, 239 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107016/
THE SOCCER REFEREE'S MANUAL, BY DAVID AGER
This widely respected book has been revised to ensure that it continues
to deliver the latest instruction on soccer refereeing.
Excellent Quality, 144 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107288/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1570281874/
THE WOMAN IN AMERICAN HISTORY, BY GERDA LERNER
Stories about the woman in the history of America.
Excellent Quality, 208 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107323/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0201042274/
THE WORLD CAFE: SHAPING OUR FUTURES THROUGH CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER,
BY DAVID ISAACS AND JUANITA BROWN
"The World Cafe" is an easy-to-use process for fostering collaborative
dialogue and creating innovative possibilities for action particularly
in large groups.
Excellent Quality, 246 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108602/
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME: THE LIFE AND SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE,
BY ELIZABETH PARTRIDGE
Before Springsteen and before Dylan, there was Woody Guthrie. With "This
Machine Kills Fascists" scrawled across his guitar in big black letters,
Woody Guthrie brilliantly captured in song the experience of
twentieth-century America.
Excellent Quality, 224 Pages
Entertainment, History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109153/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670035351/
WHITE GUILT: HOW BLACKS AND WHITES TOGETHER DESTROYED THE PROMISE OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS ERA, BY SHELBY STEELE
Steele argues that the worst problem affecting American race relations
in the current age is "White Guilt" over past racism.
Excellent Quality, 189 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109265/
WOLFPACK HUNTING MIGS OVER VIETNAM, BY JERRY SCUTTS
Air-to-air combat was limited in Vietnam compared to the Korean or
Second World wars. The author does a credible job of examining the air
combat that did take place, examining the tactics, equipment, and the
personnel of both sides.
Excellent Quality, 180 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109279/
=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 75
AT THE MOVIES WITH MAEVE (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY MAEVE KAPLAN-TAYLOR
Meet the irrepressible, vivacious redheaded Maeve. Movies, dance, music
and romance are this lively girl's inspiration. Hollywood--here she
comes! A twin heart and rhinestone necklace for this stylin' gal.
Excellent Quality, 35 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107318/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/097465874X/
CHAMPAGNE WITH A CORPSE (THUMBPRINT MYSTERIES), BY KATHLEEN NIXON BRUSH
AND JOAN LOWERY NIXON
"The Thumbprint Mysteries" series have been carefully written for young
adults and adults at a particular reading level. Each book presents a
suspense crime in which the reader must solve one or more mystery murders.
Excellent Quality, 158 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106073/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0809206722/
CUCHIFRITA BALLERINA (CHEETAH GIRLS #10), BY DEBORAH GREGORY
Chanel has always dreamed of being a ballerina. Now that the "Cheetah
Girls" are establishing themselves, Chanel has time to take classes at
the American Ballet Theater.
Excellent Quality, 156 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106038/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786814764/
ELSIE'S CHILDREN, BY MARTHA FINLEY
"Elsie's Children" is the sixth volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore
Series, and the sequel to "Elsie's Motherhood". It continues the story
of Elsie and Edward winter at Viamede where the newest member of their
family, Lily, is born.
Excellent Quality, 228 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108778/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1888306394/
GAME OF HEARTS (HANNAH MONTANA #14), BY M. C. KING
When Lucas asks Lilly to be his girlfriend, Miley is so excited for her
best friend! But when Lilly starts spending all of her free time with
Lucas, Miley feels left out. To make matters worse, when Miley tells
Lilly she caught Lucas kissing another girl, Lilly doesn't even believe her!
Excellent Quality, 126 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108756/
GO GLOBAL WITH CHARLOTTE (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY CHARLOTTE RAMSEY
Get to know the girl who's lived all over the globe. Worldly and down to
earth, Charlotte is a good friend and knows how to create a ton of fun.
Her Eiffel Tower necklace is so Euro!
Excellent Quality, 36 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107308/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0974658715/
HOSTAGE (STAR WARS REBEL FORCE #2), BY ALEX WHEELER
The deadly assassin contracted by the Empire, X-7, is closer than ever
to discovering the identity of his target. He's already infiltrated the
top levels of the Rebel Alliance and gained Princess Leia's trust.
Excellent Quality, 188 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108293/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545112184/
IF ONLY YOU KNEW (HOTLANTA #2), BY MITZI MILLER AND DENENE MILLNER
Wealthy and beautiful African American twins Sydney and Lauren both face
boyfriend problems as they continue to delve into a murder mystery that
somehow involves both their father and stepfather.
Excellent Quality, 274 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107593/
MELUSINE: A MYSTERY, BY LYNNE REID BANKS
A teen-aged boy becomes embroiled in the mysterious life of a farm girl
while on vacation in the south of France.
Excellent Quality, 248 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106086/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060203943/
NOTHIN' BUT NET, BY MATT CHRISTOPHER
When thirteen-year-old Tim Daniels gets a chance to go to basketball
camp, he is faced with trying to be accepted by the popular players and
remaining true to his friend who has become the butt of practical jokes.
Excellent Quality, 136 Pages
Sports, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108505/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316135852/
NOTORIOUS (IT GIRL #2), BY CECILY VON ZIEGESAR
Popular Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey is making a splash at
Waverly Academy, an elite boarding school in New York horse country
where glamorous rich kids don't let the rules get in the way of an
excellent time.
Excellent Quality, 282 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106114/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/031601186X/
OOPS, DOGGY DOG! (CHEETAH GIRLS #13), BY DEBORAH GREGORY
Galleria is psyched. It looks like the "Cheetah Girls" are finally going
to get their chance to record a demo for big-cheese music producer Mouse
Almighty. But then she finds out that her mean old neighbor's pedigreed
pooch, Buffy, is about to have puppies -- and her dog, Toto, is the father!
Excellent Quality, 146 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105731/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786814845/
ORIGINS (SWEEP #11), BY CATE TIERNAN
The chronicle of the deadly Woodbane conspiracy--as told by one of
Morgan's own ancestors--has fallen into Hunter and Morgan's hands.
Hunter and Morgan explore the world of these powerful witches, to find a
way to vanquish them at last.
Excellent Quality, 185 Pages
Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105858/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142301094/
RENEGADE (STAR WARS REBEL FORCE #3), 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
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108859/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545112117/
SKIN HUNGER (RESURRECTION OF MAGIC #1), BY KATHLEEN DUEY
Poor Sadima was born with the ability to communicate with animals, but
magic has been banned from the land and there are people who want to
exploit the magically gifted.
Excellent Quality, 359 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104600/
SPORT TALK WITH AVERY (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY AVERY MADDEN
Soccer, snowboarding, Avery is on the move. She loves sports, dogs, and
speaking her mind. Nothing keeps this dynamo down. Check out Avery's
kickin' enamel soccer charm necklace.
Excellent Quality, 36 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107309/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0974658723/
SWEET SIXTEEN (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), BY SCOTT CIENCIN
Buffy's younger sister, Dawn, knows how it feels to be different. So
when she overhears her classmates teasing a new girl, Arianna, she steps
in, and the two become friends.
Excellent Quality, 211 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108295/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743427327/
WALK ON WATER (WATCHING ALICE #2), 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/
WHALES OF THE WORLD, BY W. NIGEL BONNER
Informative and readable survey of the cetacean species; clear,
accurate, and uncomplicated by excessive technical terminology.
Excellent Quality, 187 Pages
Nonfiction, Teens, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107292/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0816052166/
WHO'S 'BOUT TO BOUNCE, BABY? (CHEETAH GIRLS #3), BY DEBORAH GREGORY
Dorinda's dance teacher tells her that she's got what it takes to
audition as a back-up dancer for the singing sensation Money Monique.
But if she gets chosen to tour with Money Monique, she'll have to leave
The Cheetah Girls and Mrs. Bosco, her foster mother, behind.
Excellent Quality, 150 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106036/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786813865/
WISHFUL THINKING (HANNAH MONTANA #16), BY LAURIE MCELROY
Miley Stewart looks like a regular girl-next-door, but when the lights
go down, Miley is teen pop sensation Hannah Montana! Off stage, Miley
wants her life to be as normal as possible, so only a few people know
the truth about her dual identity. But keeping that secret is harder
than Miley ever thought it would be.
Excellent Quality, 126 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108755/
WOLF-SPEAKER (THE IMMORTALS #2), BY TAMORA PIERCE
With the help of her animal friends. Daine fights to save the kingdom of
Tortall from ambitious mortals and dangerous immortals.
Excellent Quality, 289 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109185/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679882898/
ALL THE PLACES TO LOVE, BY PATRICIA MACLACHLAN
A young boy describes the favorite places that he shares with his family
on his grandparents' farm and in the nearby countryside.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107017/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060210982/
ANYONE CAN EAT SQUID!, BY PHYLLIS REYNOLDS NAYLOR
Sarah longs to find a way to be someone special, and when her friend's
Chinese restaurant needs customers, she finds a special way to save it.
Excellent Quality, 76 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109209/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/076145182X/
AWAY FROM HOME (GRANDMA'S ATTIC SERIES), BY ARLETA RICHARDSON
These historical and humorous novels explore the spiritual and emotional
challenges of growing up.
Excellent Quality, 164 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108757/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0781432901/
A TWIST OF FATE (NO WAY BALLET #2), BY SUZANNE WEYN
When ten-year-old Lindsey worries that she may have to go to live with
an aunt in Boston and leave her widowed father alone, her friends from
school and ballet class support her in various ways.
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107351/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0816716226/
BELLE (BREYER STABLEMATES), BY J. ELIZABETH MILLS
Belle is a quarter-horse who lives in a big city park. Emmy is a shy
young girl who has just moved to the big city from the country. Emmy is
afraid of things in the city and needs a friend.
Excellent Quality, 41 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107352/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439883369/
CINDERELLIS AND THE GLASS HILL, BY GAIL CARSON LEVINE
In this unusual spin on an old favorite, Cinderella is a boy! He's
Cinderellis, and he has two unfriendly brothers and no fairy godmother
to help him out. Luckily, he does have magical powders, and he intends
to use them to win the hand of his Princess Charming.
Excellent Quality, 110 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109156/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060283378/
COUNTRY GIRL (HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE), BY KATE EGAN
When Hannah Montana goes back to her hometown, will she miss her current
life?
Excellent Quality, 28 Pages
Children's Books, Entertainment, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106999/
COWBOY UP!, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
Presents a rhyming look at a cowboy's day at the rodeo.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109109/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0516211994/
DOLPHINS! (STEP INTO READING, STEP 3), BY MARGARET DAVIDSON
The general relationship and special friendships that have developed
between these playful mammals and humans provides the framework for this
easy reader. Facts about physical characteristics, social structure, and
intelligence are adequately presented along with information about
"Dolphin Safe" tuna fishing and canning.
Excellent Quality, 47 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109110/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590444956/
FLIK TO THE RESCUE, BY THE EDITORS AT THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Flik's crazy ideas have gotten the colony in trouble again. He needs a
new scheme to save them -- and this one better work.
Excellent Quality, 53 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109208/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786842512/
FLIPS AND TIPS: FUN ADVICE FROM TODAY’S TOP SKATERS AND GYMNASTS, BY
POHLA SMITH
How to improve your athletic skills, with tips from famous skaters and
gymnasts.
Excellent Quality, 36 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107291/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1930623046/
FOOTBALL SUPERSTARS, BY BOBBY CLAY
Children's biographies of football superstars.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107294/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1886749167/
GLACIERS: A TRUE BOOK, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
Describes what glaciers are, how they are formed, and how they move and
shape the Earth.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106453/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0516206702/
LAB 6 (WATCHERS #5), BY PETER LERANGIS
What is going on in Lab 6? Whatever it is, Sam Hughes is somehow
involved. He hears a strange voice calling from within his mind and from
behind the lab door. The closer Sam gets to the truth, the more the
danger grows.
Excellent Quality, 167 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109159/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590115014/
LAST OF THE DINOSAURS (TIME MACHINE #22), BY PETER LERANGIS
You have traveled back to a time when dinosaurs rule the earth. You're
alone in a prehistoric pine forest when a huge dinosaur -- a
flesh-eating megalosaurus -- comes staggering toward you. It looks sick
and weak -- but suddenly it turns on you with a tremendous roar!
Excellent Quality, 142 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108510/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553270079/
LUCKY (BREYER STABLEMATES), BY JANE E. GERVER
Spurred on by her older sister, Amy works hard to overcome her
nervousness so that she and her horse Lucky can compete in their first
horse show.
Excellent Quality, 41 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105324/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439722349/
LUNCHTIME RULES (GO GIRL! #4), BY VICKI STEGGALL
Fly away, fairies! Push-off, princesses! Go, real-life GIRLS! A
refreshing new series for girls that's flying off the shelves in
Australia and will make readers exclaim, "She knows what it's like to be
me."
Excellent Quality, 90 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107348/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312346441/
MAX AND FELIX, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
Max and Felix, the two funny frogs featured in this chapter book, record
their mishaps and misadventures with the click of a camera. Whether the
frogs are building a new porch, telling spooky stories or going fishing,
Felix captures the unwittingly comic moments.
Excellent Quality, 31 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109111/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1563970104/
MISS MARY MACK: A HAND-CLAPPING RHYME, BY MARY ANN HOBERMAN
An expanded adaptation of the familiar hand-clapping rhyme about a young
girl and an elephant.
Excellent Quality, 27 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107021/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439040221/
MY PONY, BY SUSAN JEFFERS
A little girl who longs for a pony draws pictures of a dappled mare she
names Silver, then rides her through a magical countryside in her
dreams. At the heart of Susan Jeffers's exquisite picture book lies the
idea that in her imagination, a child can journey anywhere and do
anything--even fly through the stars on her very own pony...
Excellent Quality, 26 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107022/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786819952/
PATCH (BREYER STABLEMATES), BY KRISTIN EARHART
Lauren is friendly with Sarah even after the new girl brags that her
horse is much better than Lauren's, but when Sarah gets in trouble while
riding in the woods, Lauren and her horse come to the rescue.
Excellent Quality, 39 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106109/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439722365/
PENNY (BREYER STABLEMATES), BY JANE E. GERVER
To prove her worth as a potential queen, Princess Isabella and her
beloved pony Penny embark on a quest for twelve precious jewels.
Excellent Quality, 40 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106107/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439722357/
POINTING TOWARD TROUBLE (NO WAY BALLET #5), BY SUZANNE WEYN
Hoping to impress an older ballet student and gain the attention of her
busy parents, eleven-year-old Emma lies about her ability to dance en
pointe.
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107349/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0816716544/
PRINCESSES ARE NOT QUITTERS, BY KATE LUM
Three bored princesses decide to become servants for a day and learn
what hard work is all about.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109117/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/158234762X/
QUIET WYATT, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
A boy who is normally very loud is quiet on this day. He imagines all
the way he could be loud.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109112/
ROSCOE AND THE PONY PARADE (BIG APPLE BARN #6), BY KRISTIN EARHART
When the spring festival comes to town, Happy Go Lucky and his friends
can't wait to see what it's all about. But when Roscoe the barn mouse
disappears, Happy worries that he's gone off to the festival alone.
Excellent Quality, 90 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106762/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545034728/
SADDLE UP, HAPPY! (BIG APPLE BARN #4), BY KRISTIN EARHART
It's Happy Go Lucky's first time riding in a show! He and Dapper Dan, a
very professional show pony, will both be there. Dan loves showing, but
Happy isn't so sure about it. It's an awful lot of work. He has so much
practicing to do!
Excellent Quality, 90 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108296/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439900964/
SIENNA THE SATURDAY FAIRY (THE FUN DAY FAIRIES), BY DAISY MEADOWS
The Fun Day Fairies are each responsible for adding spunk and sparkle to
one day of the week! But when Jack Frost steals their magic, they need
Rachel and Kirsty's help. Without the fairies' special flags, every day
of the week will be gloomy.
Excellent Quality, 72 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109210/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545067618/
SISTER SPIRIT (GO GIRL! #3), BY THALIA KALKIPSAKIS
Fly away, fairies! Push-off, princesses! Go, real-life GIRLS! A
refreshing new series for girls that's flying off the shelves in
Australia and will make readers exclaim, "She knows what it's like to be
me."
Excellent Quality, 91 Pages
Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106751/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312346433/
SLEEPOVER! (GO GIRL! #5), BY ROWAN MCAULEY
PJ Party Puzzle! Olivia is starting to worry about her very first
sleepover. She's thought up a hundred different things that could go
wrong--and they're all totally embarrassing! Olivia doesn't want to
cancel on her best friend at the last minute.
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106474/
SPECTACULAR SPIDERS, BY LINDA GLASER
Describes, in simple text the physical characteristics, habits, and
natural environment of the garden spider.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107025/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0761303537/
STARLIGHT (BREYER STABLEMATES), BY KRISTIN EARHART
Haley has difficulty training her foal, Starlight, to come when she
calls. Finally, one night when Starlight escapes, Haley's hard work pays
off.
Excellent Quality, 40 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106478/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439722373/
STEPPING OUT (NO WAY BALLET #1), BY SUZANNE WEYN
Three girls become friends when they skip ballet class and spend a
calamity-filled afternoon in a shopping mall.
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107350/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/081671620X/
SURF'S UP! (GO GIRL! #6), BY CHRISSIE PERRY
Kowabunga! Lucy cant wait to go on vacation with her BFF, Bonnie, and
her family. They are going to stay by the beach, take surf lessons, and
eat tons of junk food! But the trip takes a nosedive as soon as they hit
the waves.
Excellent Quality, 91 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106481/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312346476/
SURPRISE!, BY LAURIE MCELROY
Based on two episodes: JOSH MEETS OPRAH. Josh is jazzed at the prospect
of meeting his TV idol when Drake gets tickets to Oprah for his
birthday, but delight turns to dismay in the studio parking lot.
Excellent Quality, 120 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106480/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439916453/
THE ADVENTURES OF EDDY AND TEDDY TOO TEFF, BY LORRAINE WOODING
Four little Adventures of Eddy and Teddy Too Teff. Each character is
colored-coded, for easy reading, but also identified for listening. You
could even make this book into role-plays.
Excellent Quality, 46 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109104/
THE ARTEMIS FOWL FILES, BY EOIN COLFER
Two original short stories, plus puzzles, interviews with characters,
and other writings that unlock secrets of the Artemis Fowl books, which
feature a twelve-year-old evil genius and his dealings with fairies and
other magical beings.
Excellent Quality, 202 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107314/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786856394/
THE CHICKEN-CHASING QUEEN OF LAMAR COUNTY, BY JANICE N. HARRINGTON
A young farm girl tries to catch her favorite chicken, until she learns
something about the hen that makes her change her ways.
Excellent Quality, 34 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109114/
THE CHILLING TALE OF CRESCENT POND (BLACK CAT CLUB, #8), BY SUSAN SAUNDERS
To help her human friends understand the circumstances of her death, the
ghost Alice takes them back to 1899, to the pond where her fatal
accident occurred.
Excellent Quality, 86 Pages
Children's Books, Horror, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106495/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0064420728/
THE CREEPY CAMP-OUT (BLACK CAT CLUB, #10), BY SUSAN SAUNDERS
While on a camping trip, the members of the Black Cat Club are haunted
by a trouble-making ghost.
Excellent Quality, 72 Pages
Children's Books, Horror, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106476/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0064420744/
THE CURSE OF THE CAT MUMMY (BLACK CAT CLUB, #3), BY SUSAN SAUNDERS
Despite a warning from their ghostly friend, Alice, the Black Cat Club
kids smuggle Belinda's cat, Mittens, into the museum to see an ancient
Egyptian cat mummy, after which the mummy disappears and Mittens
undergoes a strange personality change.
Excellent Quality, 83 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106472/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/006442037X/
THE HAUNTED SKATEBOARD (BLACK CAT CLUB, #2), BY SUSAN SAUNDERS
Four friends find an intriguing old skateboard that turns out to be
haunted by the malevolent ghost of the teenage boy who was killed while
riding it.
Excellent Quality, 76 Pages
Children's Books, Horror, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106494/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0064420361/
THE LITTLE BOOK OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES, THEORIES, AND THINGS, BY
SURENDRA VERMA
What is Pythagoras' Theorem? Who developed the World Wide Web? What is
the difference between circadian rhythms and the popular concept of
biorhythms? Find out the answers here, where serious science is
presented simply, clearly, and chronologically for the layperson.
Excellent Quality, 223 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109108/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1402738706/
THE NEW GIRL (GO GIRL! #9), BY ROWAN MCAULEY
Zoe can't wait to meet Isabelle, the new girl. What will she be like,
and will they be friends? But when Isabelle starts being really mean,
Zoe has to choose between being mean too, or standing tall and being a
good friend.
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106493/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312346492/
THE NEW KATE (SLEEPOVER FRIENDS #26), BY SUSAN SAUNDERS
Her weekend away with the video club seems to have turned Kate into a
completely different person, when she returns in a ripped sweatshirt,
torn jeans, and dark shades, and a new, unpleasant attitude.
Excellent Quality, 90 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108583/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590431927/
THE SECRET CLUB (GO GIRL! #1), BY CHRISSIE PERRY
Wildly popular in Australia, this chapter book series addresses topics
that are important in a young girl's life--family, friends, school, and
sports--without fairies, princesses, or fantasy elements.
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106502/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312346522/
THE WORST GYMNAST (GO GIRL! #2), BY THALIA KALKIPSAKIS
Fly away, fairies! Push-off, princesses! Go, real-life GIRLS! A
refreshing new series for girls that's flying off the shelves in
Australia and will make readers exclaim, "She knows what it's like to be
me."
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106761/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312346425/
THREE FOR THE SHOW (NO WAY BALLET #6), BY SUZANNE WEYN
When her father loses his job and plunges her family into a financial
crisis, eleven-year-old Lindsey enlists the help of her faithful friends
in several moneymaking schemes so she can afford the costume for their
upcoming ballet recital.
Excellent Quality, 102 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107345/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0816716560/
UNCLE JED'S BARBER SHOP, BY MARGAREE KING MITCHELL
In the segregated South of the 1920s, Uncle Jed was the only black
barber in a county of sharecroppers.
Excellent Quality, 40 Pages
Children's Books, History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109115/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395732468/
WHAT CHARLIE HEARD, BY MORDICAI GERSTEIN
Describes the life of American composer Charles Ives, who wrote music
which expressed all the sounds he heard in the world, but which was not
well received during his lifetime.
Excellent Quality, 40 Pages
Children's Books, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109116/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0374382921/
WHO LET THOSE GIRLS INTO BALLET CLASS? (NO WAY BALLET #7), BY SUZANNE WEYN
It all started when Charlie's mother had the brilliant idea that Charlie
should take ballet lessons at the local mall. And if that wasn't bad
enough, Charlie's mother convinced some other parents that their kids
should take ballet, too.
Excellent Quality, 96 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107338/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0816772401/
WOLF!, BY BECKY BLOOM
A wolf learns to read in order to impress a group of farmyard animals he
has met.
Excellent Quality, 28 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and
Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107026/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0531301559/
WORLD CLASS GYMNAST (THE GYMNASTS #14), BY ELIZABETH LEVY
Can Lauren overcome her fear of hospitals and help a lonely girl feel
less alone?
Excellent Quality, 110 Pages
Children's Books, Sports, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107596/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590438328/
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