[bksvol-discuss] New Books (70) for 08-25

  • From: John Immarino <johni2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:14:28 -0700



=====FICTION, 28


BAD MOON RISING (DARK-HUNTER, BOOK 25), BY SHERRILYN KENYON
A stunning and suspenseful new landscape emerges in the thrilling Dark-Hunter world---a world where nothing will ever be the same again. Fang Kattalakis isn't just a wolf.
Excellent Quality, 340 Pages
Romance,  Literature and Fiction,  Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110411/

BLOOD ENEMY, BY GREG COX AND  GREG COX
Based on characters from Screen Gems's 2003 motion picture starring Kate Beckinsale, this all-original prequel reveals the origins of the rival clans of vampires and werewolves, and how their clandestine war has been fought in the shadows of the
Excellent Quality, 308 Pages
Literature and Fiction,  Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110120/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743480724/

BLOOD OF THE ALBATROSS, BY RIDLEY PEARSON
It starts out so simply for Jay Becker--he's just an overworked, underpaid musician trying to earn some extra cash by giving sailing lessons on Puget Sound. But he is drawn into a whirlwind of events and characters that will change his life--and perhaps the future of his country--forever.
Excellent Quality, 319 Pages
Literature and Fiction,  Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107682/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/031208448X/

CANCER WARD, BY DAVID BURG TRANSLATOR AND NICHOLAS BETHELL TRANSLATOR AND ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN "Cancer Ward" examines the relationship of a group of people in the cancer ward of a provincial Soviet hospital in 1955, two years after Stalin's death. We see them under normal circumstances, and also reexamined at the eleventh hour of illness.
Excellent Quality, 544 Pages
History,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110110/

EVE OF DARKNESS, BY S. J. DAY
What was once a sexy fling for Evangeline Hollis has become a Mark of Cain. The formerly agnostic Evangeline finds herself struggling with her new life, her new demon-killing job, and her two loves - Cain and Abel.
Excellent Quality, 356 Pages
Literature and Fiction,  Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/99051/

HEART OF THE NIGHT, BY BARBARA DELINSKY
Dear Reader, When I think of Heart of the Night, I think of one of the characters in the book, late-night disc jockey Jared Snow. So do many of my readers, if the mail they send me is any indication.
Excellent Quality, 394 Pages
Romance,  Literature and Fiction,  Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107809/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0446354775/

IN MAD LOVE AND WAR, BY JOY HARJO
Sacred and secular poems of the Creek Tribe.
Excellent Quality, 79 Pages
History,  Poetry,  Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110121/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0819521809/

JANE AUSTEN, BY CLAIRE TOMALIN
Here, firmly rooted in her own social setting for the first time, is the real Jane Austen--the shy woman willing to challenge convention, the woman of no pretensions who nevertheless called herself "formidable," a woman who could be frivolous...
Excellent Quality, 349 Pages
History,  Biographies and Memoirs,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110111/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679446281/

KISSING THE BREAD, BY SANDRA M. GILBERT
"[Her] poems startle on every page: at times they bring your heart to your throat.
Excellent Quality, 319 Pages
Poetry,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110122/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393049418/

NICHOLAS COOKE, BY STEPHANIE COWELL
Stephani Cowell's debut novel artfully imagines an authentic reality that takes place in Elizabethan England. At just five years old, Nick looks on as his father is hanged as a thief. A series of resulting events result in Nick having to flee to London. Nick takes up with Will Shakespeare and becomes a successful leading actor.
Excellent Quality, 442 Pages
History,  Biographies and Memoirs,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110125/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393035433/

PARADISE OF THE BLIND, BY DUONG T. HUONG
Written by one of Vietnam's most beloved writers, this is an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a society where subservience to men is expected and Communist corruption crushes every dream. "Astonishingly powerful .
Excellent Quality, 267 Pages
History,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110126/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0688114458/

PROWLERS, BY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN
LONG HAVE THE PACKS LACKED A GREAT LEADER. SCATTERED FAR AND WIDE, THEY HAVE HUNTED AS BEST THEY COULD IN THE HARD LANDS, IN PLACES WHERE THEIR PREDATIONS COULD BE PASSED OFF AS THE WORK OF TRUE WOLVES.
Excellent Quality, 310 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110397/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743403649/

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, BY TREY ELLIS
By the acclaimed author of Platitudes and Home Repairs, Right Here, Right Now is a devilish and voluptuous satire that delves with uproarious incisiveness into the seemingly unquenchable American zeal for "self-improvement.
Excellent Quality, 285 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110130/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/068484592X/

ROCKING THE BABIES, BY LINDA RAYMOND
Two African American women meet in a hospital volunteer program in Dayton, Ohio to feed and rock premature babies. They share their life stories and form a bond that is tried when a certain tragedy occurs.
Excellent Quality, 261 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110131/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670852635/

SHADE OF DIFFERENCE, BY ALLEN DRURY
The first sequel to the successful 1959 political novel, "Advise and Consent." Pulitzer Prize winner Allen Drury includes Congress and Washington, the United Nations and the city of New York as dangerous battlefields in a troubling future. Minorities are uprising; gathering their strength and resentment toward their white oppressors and demanding freedom.
Excellent Quality, 601 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110107/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385023898/

SHEPHERD'S FALL (PRODIGAL RECOVERY AGENCY #1), BY WANDA L. DYSON
Bounty hunter Nick Shepherd thinks of himself as a shepherd of sorts. After his daughter is kidnapped, Nick must risk everything, but will it be enough?
Excellent Quality, 337 Pages
Romance,  Mystery and Thrillers,  Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109100/

THE ADVENTURES OF FELUDA, BY SATYAJIT RAY
Satyajit Ray's series of Bengali detective stories feature the expert sleuth Pradosh C. Miller, better known as Feluda. The stylish Feluda enjoys yoga, jujitsu, karate, and solving mysteries.
Excellent Quality, 271 Pages
Literature and Fiction,  Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110115/

THE DRAGON, THE EARL, AND THE TROLL, BY GORDON R. DICKSON
The loving couple Jim and Angie are in trouble once again, as if this was not enough trouble, an orphaned infant has been dropped in their laps. The Dark Powers plan to tamper with History.
Excellent Quality, 442 Pages
Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110061/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0441000983/

THE EXTRA MAN, BY JONATHAN AMES
Young Louis Ives, recently fired from his teaching position for cross-dressing, moves to New York City on a whim and finds himself rooming with a flamboyant, eccentric playwright.
Excellent Quality, 378 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109973/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671015583/

THE KITE RIDER, BY GERALDINE MCCAUGHREAN
Up and up the wind drew him. Haoyou looked about him and saw the whole world beneath him. And it was his. He could breathe! Today Haoyou was a kite, a windhover riding on spread wings.
Excellent Quality, 279 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110412/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0066238749/

THE NANNY SOLUTION, BY TERESA HILL
Sit. Stay. Roll over. Good Boy. Well, these commands worked for the puppy. Unfortunately, Audrey Graham's new boss was not so easily tamed.
Excellent Quality, 216 Pages
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107819/

THE SHERBROOKE BRIDE, BY CATHERINE COULTER
The first book in Catherine Coulter's beloved Bride series. Douglas Sherbrooke, Earl of Northcliffe, marries the wrong woman-only to find himself haunted by a bride of an entirely different kind.
Excellent Quality, 409 Pages
Romance,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110071/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0515107662/

THE STORY SISTERS, BY ALICE HOFFMAN
Hoffman's newest novel charts the story of three sisters - Elv, Claire, and Meg. Each has a fate she must meet alone: one on a country road, one in the streets of Paris, and one in the corridors of her own imagination.of her own imagination. Inhabiting their world are a charismatic man who cannot tell the truth, a neighbor who is not who he appears to be, a clumsy boyin Paris who falls in love and stays there, a detective who finds his heart's desire, and a demon who will not let go.
Excellent Quality, 325 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106705/

THE TEXAS RANGER'S TWINS, BY TINA LEONARD
Texas Ranger Dane Morgan wasn't planning to get married any time soon, but he's been lured home by his father's ultimatum: become a family man or forfeit his inheritance.
Excellent Quality, 205 Pages
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107820/

THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE, BY HEATHER GUDENKAUF
It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night.
Excellent Quality, 378 Pages
Literature and Fiction,  Mystery and Thrillers,  Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110119/

WAKE UP, SIR!, BY JONATHAN AMES
"Wake Up, Sir!" tells the story of Alan Blair, a young writer and his trusty personal valet -- Jeeves. It narrates the adventures the pair undergo as they travel from New Jersey to New York and the milieu of distractions and disasters that befall Alex...
Excellent Quality, 348 Pages
Literature and Fiction,  Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109957/

WHERE THE BROKEN HEART STILL BEATS: THE STORY OF CYNTHIA ANN PARKER, BY CAROLYN MEYER Having been taken as a child and raised by Comanche Indians, thirty-four-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker is forcibly returned to her white relatives, where she longs for her Indian life, and her only friend is her twelve-year-old cousin Lucy.
Excellent Quality, 197 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110396/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0152006397/

WILDFIRE, BY CHRISTYNA HUNTER
Joanna Webb grew up determined to save animals and their diminishing habitat. Ryan Stewart grew up to be a manager in his family's construction business. Now considered enemies, Ryan and Joanna are on the opposite sides of a fight. But can sparks of hate lead to flames of passion? Can two enemies fall in love?
Excellent Quality, 144 Pages
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110082/



=====NONFICTION, 20


50 FACTS THAT SHOULD CHANGE THE WORLD (REVISED AND UPDATED), BY JESSICA WILLIAMS Jessica Williams revisits her classic series of snapshots of life in the twenty-first century. Revised and updated with lots of new material, this book is every bit as vital as the first edition.
Excellent Quality, 308 Pages
Nonfiction,  Science,  Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110016/

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE PRAIRIE YEARS AND THE WAR YEARS (VOLUME III, THE WAR YEARS 1864-1865), BY CARL SANDBURG The War Years, 1864-1865, examines the bitter election of 1864, the conclusion of the War, the evolution of Lincoln's reconstruction policy, and finally the terrible assassination. Concluding volume of the 3-volume set.
Excellent Quality, 480 Pages
History,  Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110047/

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE PRAIRIE YEARS AND THE WAR YEARS (VOLUME II, THE WAR YEARS 1861-1864), BY CARL SANDBURG Originally published in six volumes, Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln was called "the greatest historical biography of our generation." Sandburg distilled this work into one volume that became the definitive life of Lincoln.
Excellent Quality, 448 Pages
History,  Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110019/

A FINAL ARC OF SKY, BY JENNIFER CULKIN
A critical care and emergency flight nurse, Jennifer Culkin is no stranger to death and its dramas.
Excellent Quality, 240 Pages
Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs,  Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104877/

BELOVED BRIDE: THE LETTERS OF STONEWALL JACKSON TO HIS WIFE 1857-1863, BY WILLIAM POTTER Beloved Bride: He called her "my beloved esposa" because Anna was his dearest love on this earth. Even in the midst of the most arduous military campaigns, Stonewall took the time to send home extensive letters of love and devotion.
Excellent Quality, 160 Pages
History,  Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105753/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1929241631/

CHARLES SUMNER AND THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR, BY DAVID HERBERT DONALD
In a period when senators exercised more influence than presidents, Senator Charles Sumner was one of the most powerful forces in the American government. His uncompromising moral standards made him a lightning rod in an era fraught with conflict.
Excellent Quality, 417 Pages
History,  Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109878/

FROM MAHAN TO PEARL HARBOR: THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY AND THE UNITED STATES, BY SADAO ASADA This book details the rise of the Imperial Japanese Navy from the latter 19th century to World War II.
Excellent Quality, 363 Pages
History,  Military,  Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/39551/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1557500428/

FROM OCTOBER TO BREST-LITOVSK, BY LEON TROTSKY
Trotsky's account of the revolutionary events in Russia in 1905.
Excellent Quality, 122 Pages
History,  Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109530/

GANDHI'S PASSION: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MAHATMA GANDHI, BY STANLEY WOLPERT
"Gandhi's Passion" is a remarkable tribute by Wolpert which boldly considers Gandhi the man, rather than the living god depicted by his disciples; thereby providing an unprecedented representation of Gandhi's passionate personality and the profound complexities that compelled his actions and brought freedom to India.
Excellent Quality, 324 Pages
History,  Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110043/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/019513060X/

IN THE PRESIDENT'S SECRET SERVICE: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH AGENTS IN THE LINE OF FIRE AND THE PRESIDENTS THEY PROTECT, BY RONALD KESSLER Never before has a journalist penetrated the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service, that elite corps of agents who pledge to take a bullet to protect the president and his family.
Excellent Quality, 270 Pages
History,  Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110118/

MONT-SAINT-MICHEL AND CHARTRES, BY HENRY ADAMS
"Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres" is one of the most distinguished contributions to literature and one of the most valuable adjuncts to the study of medievalism America thus far has produced.
Excellent Quality, 476 Pages
History,  Nonfiction,  Art and Architecture
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110165/

MOTHERS WHO THINK, BY ANNE LAMOTT FOREWORD BY AND CAMILLE PERI AND KATE MOSES From the editors of the cutting-edge online magazine Salon come provocative essays that take an unflinching look at the gritty truths and unreserved pleasures of contemporary motherhood.
Excellent Quality, 291 Pages
Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs,  Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110124/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375502696/

MY LIFE, BY GOLDA MEIR
"My Life" by Golda Meir is a compelling autobiography of an amazing woman, from her early days in poverty-stricken Kiev to her tenure as Prime Minister of Israel. This is a frank portrayal of her personality, motivations and goals.
Excellent Quality, 472 Pages
History,  Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110160/

ORDEAL BY HUNGER: THE STORY OF THE DONNER PARTY, BY GEORGE R. STEWART
The tragedy of the Donner party constitutes one of the most amazing stories of the American West; weaving an astonishing account of what human beings may endure and achieve in the final press of circumstance. In 1846, eighty-seven people set out for California, persuaded to attempt a new overland route.
Excellent Quality, 320 Pages
History,  Nonfiction,  Travel,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109976/

RUSHMORE, BY LYNN CURLEE
This is the fascinating story of how Gutzon Borglum, gifted sculptor and son of immigrants, overcame tremendous obstacles to create the world's most immense stone carving.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110400/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590225731/

TEXAS HOLD'EM FOR DUMMIES, BY MARK HARLAN
Turn on the TV, drop by a newsstand, or just browse the checkout at your local supermarket and you'll see firsthand that Texas Hold'em is the poker game everyone's playing. It's a game that's deceptively simple, yet within its easy framework you'll find truth and trickery, boredom and fear, skill and misfortune -- in other words, all the things that make life fun and worth living!
Excellent Quality, 268 Pages
Entertainment,  Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110217/

THE GREAT PLAINS, BY IAN FRAZIER
With his unique blend of intrepidity, tongue-in-cheek humor, and wide-eyed wonder, Ian Frazier takes us on a journey of more than 25,000 miles up and down and across the vast and myth-inspiring "Great Plains".
Excellent Quality, 310 Pages
History,  Nonfiction,  Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109959/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0140131701/

THE LOST HEART OF ASIA, BY COLIN THUBRON
In "The Lost Heart of Asia", acclaimed, bestselling travel writer Colin Thubron carries readers on an extraordinary journey through this little understood, rarely visited, yet increasingly important corner of the world.
Excellent Quality, 390 Pages
Nonfiction,  Travel,  Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110004/

WILLA CATHER: A CRITICAL BIOGRAPHY, BY LEON EDEL AND  E. K. BROWN
Willa Cather: A Critical Biography is a look at the life of this extraordinary woman and writer who is distinguished for her strong and sensitive evocations of prairie life in the twilight years of the mid-western frontier.
Excellent Quality, 303 Pages
Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109992/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0380496763/

YOUR DEFIANT TEEN: 10 STEPS TO RESOLVE CONFLICT AND REBUILD YOUR RELATIONSHIP, BY CHRISTINE M. BENTON AND ARTHUR L. ROBIN AND RUSSELL A. BARKLEY "Your Defiant Teen" provides practical guidelines for putting an end to hostilities. You'll learn realistic ways to foster mutual respect, introduce cooperative problem solving, and strengthen family relationships -- while giving your teen vital skills for becoming a mature, independent adult.
Excellent Quality, 334 Pages
Nonfiction,  Self-Help,  Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110166/



=====UNCATEGORIZED, 3


ALPHAS #1, BY LISI HARRISON
At OCD the losers are tormented. At Alpha Academy, they're sent home. Skye Hamilton has scored an invitation to the ultra-exclusive Alphas-only boarding school where beta is spelled LBR .
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110156/

THE RURAL LIFE, BY VERLYN KLINKENBORG
Klinkenborg is a member of the editorial board of the .
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110271/

THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE, BY J. RANDY TARABORRELLI
FromNew York Timesbestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular American culture.
Publisher Quality, 92 Pages
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110155/



=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 19


ENNA BURNING (THE BOOKS OF BAYERN #2), BY SHANNON HALE
Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and her loved ones in grave danger.
Excellent Quality, 336 Pages
Teens,  Literature and Fiction,  Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110151/

GAUDENZIA, PRIDE OF THE PALIO, BY MARGUERITE HENRY
This is the story based on true events of a peasant boy and a cart horse who win one of the wildest horse races in the world.
Excellent Quality, 240 Pages
Sports,  Teens,  Animals,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105810/

MASQUERADE, BY MELISSA DE LA CRUZ
Preparations are underway in New York for an exclusive gala hosted by the city's wealthy, powerful Blue Bloods. But it is an after-party masquerade where true danger lurks, and a young vampire's destiny is changed.
Excellent Quality, 321 Pages
Teens,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110123/

PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW, BY PAULE MARSHALL
Avey Johnson is reluctant to return home from her Caribbean cruise vacation. Just before she is about to leave she encounters a man who convinces her to join him on his annual trip to the native island of Carriacou. The journey to the tiny island teaches Avey multitudes about her cultural heritage; she forms a greater understanding of her family, her traditions, and the importance of her memories and her past.
Excellent Quality, 254 Pages
Teens,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110128/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525483039/

THE SAMURAI'S TALE, BY ERIK CHRISTIAN HAUGAARD
In turbulent 16th-century Japan, orphaned Taro is taken in by a general serving the great warlord Takeda Shingen and grows up to become a samurai fighting for the enemies of his dead family.
Excellent Quality, 244 Pages
History,  Teens,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108237/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0395345596/

I LIKE NOISY, MOM LIKES QUIET, BY EILEEN SPINELLI
A child who is very different from Mom spends a happy Mother's Day acting just the way Mom likes.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books,  Animals,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109863/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/082495517X/

PRINCESS SONORA AND THE LONG SLEEP (THE PRINCESS TALES), BY GAIL CARSON LEVINE
Princess Sonora has an awful curse placed on her when she is born.
Excellent Quality, 112 Pages
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction,  Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110150/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439265029/

RAYMOND'S PERFECT PRESENT, BY THERESE ON LOUIE
A Chinese-American boy named Raymond wants to give his mother a good gift when she gets home from the hospital. Since he doesn't have enough money to buy flowers, Raymond decides to grow them from seeds.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110399/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1584300558/

STELLA LOUELLA'S RUNAWAY BOOK, BY LISA CAMPBELL ERNST
It's Stella Louella's library due date, but aghast! She can't find the book anywhere. Almost everyone in town joins in on the frantic search, and the wild book chase begins. Full color.
Excellent Quality, 36 Pages
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110404/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0689818831/

THE BOATS ON THE RIVER, BY MARJORIE FLACK
In The Boats On The River, a busy river flows through a great city, carrying boats on their daily journeys. There are little boats and big boats, ferryboats, tugboats, a riverboat, an ocean liner, and many more.
Excellent Quality, 31 Pages
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110406/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670839183/

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING, BY JEAN CRAIGHEAD GEORGE
Describes how the colonists aboard the Mayflower founded New Plymouth and celebrated their first harvest with a feast of thanksgiving.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110407/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399219919/

THE GOOD LITTLE BAD LITTLE PIG, BY MARGARET WISE BROWN
When a little boy named Peter asks his mother for a pet pig, he's in for a few surprises. But no matter how dirty, messy, noisy, or stubborn his unusual pet is, he's always perfect in Peter's eyes.
Excellent Quality, 27 Pages
Children's Books,  Animals,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109862/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786825146/

THE PRINCESS TEST (THE PRINCESS TALES), BY MARK ELLIOTT AND GAIL CARSON LEVINE The test of finding things, such as find the flex of the raw noodles in a salad, finding a stitch etc. can determine whether a little girl is a princess or not.
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction,  Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109423/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/043917595X/

THE STORY OF ROSY DOCK, BY JEANNIE BAKER
The plant rosy dock is not native to Australia. A newcomer who settled in the desert area of central Australia planted it in her garden.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110413/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0688114911/

THE ZACK FILES #26: ME AND MY MUMMY, BY DAN GREENBURG
Mummies may be cool, but they're creepy too. Zack has faced almost everything before--but never a teenage mummy named Ikhnaton.
Excellent Quality, 60 Pages
Children's Books,  Horror,  Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110158/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0448426331/

THE ZACK FILES #27: MY TEACHER ATE MY HOMEWORK, BY DAN GREENBURG
Zack's new substitute teacher seems kind of odd. And she is rather hairy. And get this, her name is Mrs. Wolfowitz! But is she really a werewolf? Or just one very weird lady who happens to like the taste of homework papers? Read on to find out!
Excellent Quality, 57 Pages
Children's Books,  Horror,  Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110159/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0448426838/

THE ZACK FILES #28: TELL A LIE AND YOUR BUTT WILL GROW, BY DAN GREENBURG
When Zack's classmate Andrew, who always has a story to top everyone else's story, finally agrees to submit to a lie detector test at the police station, Andrew messes around with the lie detector machine and suddenly his butt grows every time he tells a lie!
Excellent Quality, 58 Pages
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction,  Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110164/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/044812682X/

VULTURE VIEW, BY APRIL PULLEY SAYRE
Turkey vultures soar on the balmy air, looking for their next stinky feast. These birds don't hunt-they like their food to be already dead, and their eating habits serve a very important ecological role. Vultures are part of nature's clean-up crew.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110395/

WHERE HAVE ALL THE PANDAS GONE?, BY GILDA BERGER AND  MELVIN BERGER
Where have all the pandas gone? From the bamboo forests of China--to near extinction. Today, there are only about 1,000 giant pandas left in the entire world.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
Children's Books,  Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110414/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439266696/

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