Hello John, Yes, indeed, I absolutely love these daily updates! Thanks and keep them coming. They're even better with the direct links. Surprised to hear that you're not a Bookshare member. I hope you will consider joining us. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Immarino" <johni2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <undisclosed-recipients:> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:52 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] New Books (109) for June 4 Thanks to all those who took the time to give positive feedback, especially to Bob for his kind words. I believe that volunteering has to be something that you enjoy doing. I did enjoy doing the programming that produces the daily updates, and the day to day maintenance takes only a few minutes, so it's not something that takes up a lot of my time. Since I am not a Bookshare member, I am kind of on the outside looking in and I do appreciate any pointers or suggestions that would make your experience here more enjoyable. Please post your comments, be they positive or critical. Just a reminder that I have a mailing list for these daily updates. I f you would like them sent directly to your personal email address, post a note to the discussion group or email me directly and I will put you on the list. =================FICTION================= BRIDAL LACE AND BUCKSKIN, BY LORI COPELAND When Beth Baylor announces her engagement to gorgeous rancher Adam Baldwin, seamstress Vonnie Taylor would rather choke than make the wedding dress. Adam is secretly Vonnie's husband. BOOK SIZE: 345 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Romance More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/83931/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DON'T TELL, BY KAREN ROSE It was a desperate plan. But Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to save herself and her child from her abusive cop husband was to stage their own death. Now all that remains of their former life is at the bottom of a lake... BOOK SIZE: 483 Pages CATEGORIES: Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/83933/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECHOES, BY NANCY MORSE In the past decade, Catherine Coleman had found herself in many roles: rebellious teenager, society bride, rich man's daughter, and now penniless celebrity. With her marriage over and her fortune gone, Catherine had no choice but to return to the Canadian sheep ranch her grandfather had left her. BOOK SIZE: 215 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/83934/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, BY JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated. Now, with humor, tenderness, and awe, he confronts the traumas of our recent history. BOOK SIZE: 326 Pages CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85685/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEAT STROKE (WEATHER WARDEN, BOOK 2), BY RACHEL CAINE Mistaken for a murderer, Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is hunted down and killed by her colleagues. Reborn as a Djinn, she senses something sinister entering earth's atmosphere-something that makes tomorrow's forecast look deadly. BOOK SIZE: 342 Pages CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/82033/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIDDEN PLACES, BY LYNN N. AUSTIN A widowed mother of three is desperately trying to keep her family orchard from going under during the Great Depression. A novel about courage, love, triumph. This is a Christian novel, and uses Scripture frequently. BOOK SIZE: 427 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/84789/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I GOT YOU, BABE, BY JANE GRAVES She picked the wrong man . . . On the run for a robbery she didn't commit, Renee Esterhaus is stuck in the middle of Texas with a broken car and a sadistic bounty hunter hot on her trail. BOOK SIZE: 319 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/83935/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIGHTWALKERS (CAM RICHTER SERIES #4), BY P. T. DEUTERMANN Cam Richter steps back from his too-eventful detective service and seeks more peaceful pastures in the North Carolina countryside. BOOK SIZE: 315 Pages CATEGORIES: Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85378/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOWHERE TO HIDE (LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE), BY DEBBY GIUSTI If she'd arrived a moment later, her husband's killer would have taken her son away forever. Fearful the perpetrator would return, Lydia Sloan fled to an island of refuge off the Georgia coast. BOOK SIZE: 250 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and Spirituality More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/84346/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIESTESS OF THE FOREST: A DRUID JOURNEY, BY ELLEN EVERT HOPMAN In the tradition of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon, Ellen Hopman weaves Druid history and spirituality into an engaging love story. BOOK SIZE: 349 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Romance, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/81749/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURN TO HARMONY, BY T. DAVIS BUNN AND JANETTE OKE Two very different girls who are as close as sisters, the tragic wedge that drives them apart, and the healing love of God. BOOK SIZE: 246 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Religion and Spirituality More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/79616/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAMIDHA, BY SADHANA AMATE A saga of suffering, hopes, tensions and success, as well as the thrill of pleasure of work the two experienced while pursuing their goal - will serve as a beacon of light for posterity and as a model in human relationships. BOOK SIZE: 273 Pages CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85696/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCARPETTA'S WINTER TABLE, BY PATRICIA DANIELS CORNWELL Scarpetta's house is the place to be for the holidays. Everything is so warm and inviting. She puts love into all her recipes. BOOK SIZE: 86 Pages CATEGORIES: Cooking, Food and Wine, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/44967/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOMEONE TO TRUST (CAROLINA JUSTICE SERIES, BOOK 3, LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE), BY GINNY AIKEN Kate is haunted by one night that took her sister and brother in law and left her father and her to raise their 3 children. Now a fire and her past collide and someone is trying to harm Kate. BOOK SIZE: 213 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and Spirituality More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/81395/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CRUISE OF THE ARCTIC STAR, BY SCOTT O'DELL Scott takes a journey up the length of the California coast in his Arctic Star. With his wife Elizabeth along as skilled navigator and cook, Del as cohort and deckhand and the unpredictable Rodney, they move up the coast and get a feel of life at sea along the shoreline. BOOK SIZE: 207 Pages CATEGORIES: Travel, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85588/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE GRIP OF CHANGE: A NOVEL, BY P. SIVAKAMI The Grip of Change is the English translation of Pazhaiyana Kazhithalum, the first full-length novel by P. Sivakami, an important Tamil writer. This translation also features Asiriyar Kurippu, the sequel in which Sivakami revisits her work. BOOK SIZE: 207 Pages CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85698/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE KIDNAPPING OF KENZIE THORN (LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE), BY LIZ JOHNSON "Someone wants you out of the picture," Myles said. Kenzie's face went white, and she slowly slipped to the floor, as though her legs would not hold her one more second. "What do you mean?" BOOK SIZE: 213 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and Spirituality More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/82035/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE YEAR OF OUR REVOLUTION: NEW AND SELECTED STORIES AND POEMS, BY JUDITH ORTIZ COFER A variety of stories and poems by Hispanic authors. BOOK SIZE: 99 Pages CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85618/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================NONFICTION================= ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED, BY ALISON LESLIE GOLD AND MIEP GIES Miep Gies writes her true story of how she and her husband hid Anne Frank and her family during World War II. BOOK SIZE: 274 Pages CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85737/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A MAN NAMED DAVE: A STORY OF TRIUMPH AND FORGIVENESS, BY DAVE PELZER "All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." BOOK SIZE: 292 Pages CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/82822/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASHMIR: INSURGENCY AND AFTER, BY BALRAJ PURI Kashmir: Insurgency and After attempts to understand the nature and historical roots of the insurgency in Kashmir, and examines the causes and consequences of the blood-soaked rupture between the Kashmiri people and the Indian state. BOOK SIZE: 158 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Military, Nonfiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85697/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LANGUAGE ON A LEASH, BY BRUCE O. BOSTON Where the English language is concerned, professional writer and editor Bruce O. Boston sees himself "holding one end of a leash, at the other end of which is a language barking its head off, trying to tear off in every which direction..." BOOK SIZE: 130 Pages CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/77715/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LUCKY MAN, BY MICHAEL J. FOX In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. The worldwide response was staggering. BOOK SIZE: 260 Pages CATEGORIES: Biographies and Memoirs More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85759/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILOSOPHY OF WICCA, BY AMBER LAINE FISHER Discusses philosophies of Wicca including chapters on the Rede and the worship of nature. BOOK SIZE: 270 Pages CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/63540/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME: THE RE-ENSLAVEMENT OF BLACK AMERICANS FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO WORLD WAR II, BY DOUGLAS A. BLACKMON In this groundbreaking historical expose, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history--an "Age of Neoslavery" that thrived from the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II. BOOK SIZE: 468 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Nonfiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85651/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LIFE OF THE MIND, BY HANNAH ARENDT This work is a rich, challenging analysis of man's mental activity, considered in terms of thinking, willing, and judging. Originally published in two separate volumes with subtitles: Thinking, and Willing. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. BOOK SIZE: 527 Pages CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85701/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIAN LIFE AND VICTORIAN FICTION, BY JO MCMURTRY Description of items in Victorian life which differ from our understandings derived from life today. BOOK SIZE: 314 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Nonfiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/84776/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER HAS DEMENTIA: STEPS TO BECOMING A RESILIENT CAREGIVER , BY SUSAN MCCURRY The author describes the physical, emotional, and social aspects of dementia and gives caregivers suggestions on how to deal with a person with dementia. BOOK SIZE: 177 Pages CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Health, Mind and Body More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/84656/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============TEENS AND CHILDREN============ 30 GUYS IN 30 DAYS, BY MICOL OSTOW Claudia just broke up with her boyfriend. She misses Drew, but with so many eligibles in college campus, why hang onto the past? BOOK SIZE: 294 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85127/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIR RAID -- PEARL HARBOR!: THE STORY OF DECEMBER 7, 1941, BY THEODORE TAYLOR It examines from both the American and Japanese points of view the political and military events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. BOOK SIZE: 196 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Military, Nonfiction, Teens More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85132/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEXANDRA, BY SCOTT O'DELL Men in Alexandra's family have always been sponge divers. Diving's always been taken to be a man's job by her family. When misfortune strikes, she decides to become a sponge diver in spite of objections. BOOK SIZE: 122 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85136/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A NOVEL IDEA, BY AIMEE FRIEDMAN Norah is unsuccessful in love, and short on extra-curricular activities for her college applications. She decides to start a book group with the perfect locale -- a local bookstore with a cutie running the counter. Norah may just find her "Happily Ever After" love story. BOOK SIZE: 250 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85405/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BILLY THE KID, BY THEODORE TAYLOR Young William Bonney is talked into committing his first train robbery. He's unaware that his cousin and best friend, Willie Monroe, is now sheriff of the nearest town, and that his fellow robbers are already wanted in four states. BOOK SIZE: 211 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85139/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSPIRACY: THE LADY GRACE MYSTERIES, BOOK 3, BY PATRICIA FINNEY When Margaret Cavendish, one of Elizabeth I's Gentlewomen of the Bedchamber, lost her life in a bungled attempt to kill the Queen, her daughter, Lady Grace, became a protégée to the monarch, who takes her under her wing. BOOK SIZE: 198 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/83307/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUPIDITY, BY AMY SAIDENS AND CAROLINE GOODE Dating in high school is like reality TV. It can get pretty surreal. Between the strict social ladder (geeks' lockers left, jocks' to the right), and silly, pointless rules, high school is the worst place to find a boyfriend. BOOK SIZE: 280 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85171/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO-OVER, BY NIKI BURNHAM Girl meets prince, loses him and then gets him back. Well that's what Valerie is hoping. She's back in Schwerinborg after spending time with her mother in USA, and hopes sparks are still flying between her and Georg. BOOK SIZE: 232 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85202/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETTIN' LUCKY, BY MICOL OSTOW Looking for love in Las Vegas... Cass Parker is a big believer in luck, fate, and all things cosmic. So she's devastated when she walks in on her supposed best friend making out with Jesse, the guy she's in total "like" with. Talk about bad karma. BOOK SIZE: 244 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85227/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETTING TO THIRD DATE, BY KELLY MCCLYMER Could a forgotten cutie be Katelyn's newest catch? Katelyn Spears is a firm believer in the two-date rule. First dates are so awkward; every guy deserves a second chance. But a third? Not unless he's got serious Romeo potential. Enter Tyler. BOOK SIZE: 294 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85228/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HALLOWEEN RAIN (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), BY NANCY HOLDER AND CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN Hungry vampires, zombies who chomp on brains, and an evil scarecrow make for a full night of slaying. But what did Buffy expect? After all, it is Halloween in Sunnyvale! "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" is a Monday night hit series on WB. BOOK SIZE: 167 Pages CATEGORIES: Horror, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/65598/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW NOT TO SPEND YOUR SENIOR YEAR, BY CAMERON DOKEY Jo O'Connor has spent her whole life moving around, and she's about to learn something: how to disappear entirely. They have to move again and Jo wont disagree. But she can't resist one last visit to her school. Now that can't cause any problems, can it? BOOK SIZE: 292 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85290/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LORD OF THE KILL, BY THEODORE TAYLOR When a half-eaten body is found inside a locked jaguar cage, eighteen-year-old Ben Jepson knows it's no prank - someone is trying to make trouble for the Los Coyotes Big Cat Preserve and its manager, Ben's father. BOOK SIZE: 246 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Animals, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85311/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOVE, HOLLYWOOD STYLE, BY P. J. RUDITIS Tracy Vance's love life is a total failure. She has a cool job as a tour-guide at a real Hollywood movie studio, but when it comes to her personal life, she can hardly get her crush, Connor, to notice her. BOOK SIZE: 262 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85317/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOVE ON CUE, BY CATHERINE HAPKA Maggie is a theater girl and a total shoo-in for the lead in this year's production of Romeo and Juliet. She's psyched because it seems like Derek might be playing her Romeo both on- and offstage. Instead, a musical is to be presented, but Maggie can't sing. BOOK SIZE: 284 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85327/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR CRUSH, BY JENNIFER ECHOLS Marching to the beat of a different drum... Tired of the beauty-pageant circuit, Virginia Sauter tosses her tiara, pierces her nose, and auditions for the most unlikely of roles -- drum major of the high school marching band. BOOK SIZE: 298 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85335/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICHIGAN MEGA-MONSTERS (AMERICAN CHILLERS, #1), BY JOHNATHAN RAND When Rick arrives at Camp Willow, he's ready for a week of fun. He's met new friends: Sandy and Leah, and they are ready for an exciting week. But when Rick spots strange tracks around his cabin, they realize that they aren't the only ones at the lakeside summer camp. And what about the legends that speak of giant, terrifying creatures that roam the swamp at night? Soon, they find out that the legends of the Michigan Mega-Monsters aren't legends at all! The problem is: have they found out too late? BOOK SIZE: 208 Pages CATEGORIES: Horror, Teens, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85149/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISS MATCH, BY WENDY TOLIVER Sasha has a skill for matching people. But when hottie Derek asks Sasha to match him with her own sister, Sasha's not sure she can do it -- because she thinks Derek's a good match for herself. BOOK SIZE: 296 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85343/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOON MOUNTAIN, BY PRADEEP SINHA AND BIBHUTIBHUSHANA BANDYOPADHYAYA Set in India and Africa, the Moon Mountain is a classic of the Bengali 'kumar-sahitya' genre or young-adult literature that smoothly blends narrative elements of the thriller, the fantasy and the travelogue into an action-packed adventure story. BOOK SIZE: 187 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85699/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOVING UP (HIGH HURDLES #7) , BY LAURAINE SNELLING DJ Randall becomes anxious on moving day when one delay after another prohibits she and her family from actually doing it. But when the time finally arrives, DJ realizes she's about to leave the only home she's ever known. BOOK SIZE: 147 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85402/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER Ashamed of his parents' way of life traveling around the country peddling honey for medicinal purposes and stealing, Fergy takes his young sister and runs away to find his mother's wealthy parents and a better way to live. BOOK SIZE: 180 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85406/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARTY GAMES, BY WHITNEY LYLES Sara would be anticipating her sixteenth birthday, but owing to her mom's party planning business, she's tied up in someone else's: spoiled Dakota London's. BOOK SIZE: 294 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85413/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUPPIES, DOGS, AND BLUE NORTHERS, BY GARY PAULSEN Cookie's last litter of puppies is born. The puppies grow up and learn to pull sleds across the snowy edge. BOOK SIZE: 85 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Animals, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85422/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUPPY LOVE, BY NANCY KRULIK New York City dog-walker Alana Marks can't help but complain to her new friend, Connor, about her clients' pampered pooches -- and she can't help falling for Connor. BOOK SIZE: 266 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85423/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIPPED AT THE SEAMS, BY NANCY KRULIK Sami Granger is just off the bus from the Midwest when someone in the bus terminal cautions her that life in New York won't be all she's dreamed of. But she's unwavering in making it in a hard industry to break into. BOOK SIZE: 327 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85433/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYALLY JACKED, BY NIKI BURNHAM Valerie's life is pretty good. While she's not the most popular girl in school, she does have decent grades, great friends, and a potential boyfriend. All a girl could want. BOOK SIZE: 229 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85439/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCARY BEAUTIFUL, BY NIKI BURNHAM Chloe has a serious boyfriend, she's about to start her junior year of high school, and she has a tight group of girlfriends. Chloe's distressed when her boyfriend breaks up their relationship when he moves across the country. People treat her differently in school. BOOK SIZE: 264 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85449/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SENTRIES, BY GARY PAULSEN The common theme of nuclear disaster and human vulnerability interweaves the lives of four young people, an Ojibway Indian, an illegal Mexican migrant worker, a rock musician, and a sheep rancher's daughter with the lives of three veterans of past wars. BOOK SIZE: 170 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85459/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHADOW OVER SAN MATEO (GOLDEN FILLY #6), BY LAURAINE SNELLING As sixteen-year-old Tricia grieves over the death of her father, she loses interest in horse racing and begins to question the wisdom of God. BOOK SIZE: 156 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85474/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHE'S GOT THE BEAT, BY NANCY KRULIK Miranda was quiet until she moved to Austin, home to the trendiest college rock bands. She wants to come out of her shell; and decides to learn to play the drums. Plus there's a bonus to her new appearance: a cute bass player. BOOK SIZE: 306 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85475/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SNIPER, BY THEODORE TAYLOR Fifteen-year-old Ben must cope alone when a mysterious sniper begins shooting the big cats in his family's private zoological preserve. BOOK SIZE: 230 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Animals, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85477/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOMETHING BORROWED, BY CATHERINE HAPKA Ava's pretty upset after being dumped. With her sister's wedding just two weeks away, Ava's got to find someone to bring as her date. Ava "borrows" her best friends boyfriend, Jason, for the night. Ava soon realizes she's got him all wrong... BOOK SIZE: 264 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85483/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH BEACH SIZZLE, BY DIANA GONZALEZ AND SUZANNE WEYN Lula Cruz is checking out of NYC with Jeff. Their jobs get to be boring, so they make things fun by entering a local band contest. Lula keeps running into Enrique, a seemingly perfect guy, who is also her band's toughest competition. As things blaze up, Lula wonders if she can trust her biggest rival with her heart. BOOK SIZE: 265 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85487/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPIN CONTROL, BY NIKI BURNHAM Valerie didn't think life in Schwerinborg could be so great. But then she never thought she would be dating Georg, the prince of Schwerinborg, who was her first real boyfriend. Then everything falls apart. BOOK SIZE: 248 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85525/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWEET FRIDAY ISLAND, BY THEODORE TAYLOR Vacationing on what they think is an uninhabited island, fifteen-year-old Peg and her father find their adventure turned into a fight for survival. BOOK SIZE: 173 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85528/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BOMB, BY THEODORE TAYLOR Shortly after the first atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, World War II came to and, and the terrible reality of the atomic age began . . . Sixteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu has lived on the Bikini Atoll, and the US government wants to use his home as a site for atomic weapons tests. BOOK SIZE: 162 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85542/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE AMAZING LIFE OF BIRDS: (THE TWENTY-DAY PUBERTY JOURNAL OF DUANE HOMER LEECH), BY GARY PAULSEN As twelve-year-old Duane endures the confusing and humiliating aspects of puberty, he watches a newborn bird in a nest on his windowsill begin to grow and become more independent, all of which he records in his journal. BOOK SIZE: 85 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85529/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BOYS NEXT DOOR, BY JENNIFER ECHOLS Lori hangs out with her friends all summer. Lori and Adam are close friends, though she can't deny a crush on Sean, who's been paying her a lot of attention. Lori decides to prove she's girlfriend material, but becomes aware of her important role as Adam's girlfriend. BOOK SIZE: 328 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85580/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH, BY MAY MCNEER The book traces the history of the gold rush in California including anecdotes about legendary characters and fabulous "strikes" of the mining camps. BOOK SIZE: 147 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Nonfiction, Teens More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85587/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS, BY JAMES DAUGHERTY In order to escape religious persecution, a group of English Separatists set sail for America in 1620, hoping to establish a new colony. BOOK SIZE: 152 Pages CATEGORIES: History, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85593/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE RACE (GOLDEN FILLY #1), BY LAURAINE SNELLING Tricia learns to trust in God as she deals with the problems of her father's serious illness and her mother's disapproval of Tricia's involvement with horse racing. BOOK SIZE: 157 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85532/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE TREASURE IN THE ROYAL TOWER (NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #128), BY CAROLYN KEENE On a winter vacation in Wisconsin, Nancy and her friends stay in a 200-year-old castle where there is the rumor of a hidden treasure. BOOK SIZE: 150 Pages CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/67228/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT ZOEY SAW (MAKING OUT, BOOK 6), BY K. A. APPLEGATE What Zoey sees shatters her faith in her parents. She's misunderstood when she turns to Jake who understands the tragedy and she questions if she can trust Lucas who is moving too fast. To Aisha's horror Christopher gets a gun to go after the racists who beat him up. BOOK SIZE: 197 Pages CATEGORIES: Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/83622/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A SAILOR RETURNS, BY THEODORE TAYLOR When 11-year-old Evan Bryant receives a letter from his grandfather, everything changes for his family. Tom Pentreath is an old sailor who abandoned Evan's mother when she was just three years old. BOOK SIZE: 160 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85129/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACK STAR, BRIGHT DAWN, BY SCOTT O'DELL Bright Dawn must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone when her father is injured. BOOK SIZE: 134 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85140/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN'S HUNT, BY GARY PAULSEN Brian returns to the woods and lakes of Canada. After surviving a plane crash with only a hatchet to protect and provide for himself, he's now well prepared to survive. But can anything prepare him for what awaits him on an island where he aims at meeting his Cree friends? BOOK SIZE: 104 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85142/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN'S RETURN, BY GARY PAULSEN After having survived alone in the wilderness, Brian finds that he can no longer live in the city but must return to the place where he really belongs. BOOK SIZE: 118 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85144/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR COURAGE (GOLDEN FILLY #5), BY LAURAINE SNELLING After her history-making Kentucky Derby win, Trish believes she can go on to win the triple crown of thoroughbred racing but untold adversity and near tragedy may stop her progress. BOOK SIZE: 159 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85147/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLASS ACT (HIGH HURDLES #10) , BY LAURAINE SNELLING With the support of her family and friends, DJ undertakes the long and difficult process of recovery from the serious burns she received while saving horses from a deadly fire, but she is afraid she may never ride again. BOOK SIZE: 161 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85153/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COACH AMOS, BY GARY PAULSEN Asked to train a local t-ball team, Dunc and Amos must come up against players who know nothing of the game, a menacing local gangster, and overanxious family supporters. BOOK SIZE: 80 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85156/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETECTIVE CAMP (A TO Z MYSTERIES SUPER EDITION #1), BY RON ROY Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are back! This time, they're off to a camp for detectives! The camp directors have set up a week of lessons in forensics and fun mysteries for the campers to solve. BOOK SIZE: 134 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85387/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DJ'S CHALLENGE (HIGH HURDLES #2), BY LAURAINE SNELLING A new job for her mother and a possible move to another city threaten to part DJ from her horse. BOOK SIZE: 145 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85200/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EAGLE'S WINGS (GOLDEN FILLY #2), BY LAURAINE SNELLING Because her father is ill, without telling her parents, horse-loving Trish earns money after school at the race track, where trouble begins when one of her mounts is in a mysterious accident. BOOK SIZE: 158 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85217/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRIZZLY, BY GARY PAULSEN Life at the Montana sheep ranch is good for Justin. Then a bear begins threatening the livestock, injuring Justin's Radar, and killing his pet lamb, Blue. Justin sets out to hunt down the bear. Things become perilous when Justin confronts the bear. BOOK SIZE: 76 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85614/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRIS AND ME, BY GARY PAULSEN Sent to live with relatives on their farm because of his unhappy home life, an eleven-year-old city boy meets his distant cousin Harris and is given an introduction to a whole new world. BOOK SIZE: 157 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85261/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELP! I'M TRAPPED IN MY GYM TEACHER'S BODY, BY TODD STRASSER After an accident causes Jake Sherman to switch bodies with the gym teacher, he discovers that being a muscle-bound hunk is not all that great. It's lonely living in an apartment full of vitamins and vegetables and it takes more than muscles to stop a bully. RL5 ages 9-12 BOOK SIZE: 139 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/84829/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICE DRIFT, BY THEODORE TAYLOR In 1863, two young Inuits, fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother Sulu, must fend for themselves during the six months they are stranded on an ice floe that is adrift in the Greenland Strait. BOOK SIZE: 207 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85298/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOLLY MCGINTY HAS A REALLY GOOD DAY, BY GARY PAULSEN When supremely organized seventh-grader Molly McGinty loses the notebook she relies on to keep her life in order, she spends the day in chaos. BOOK SIZE: 106 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85345/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. YONKERS IS BONKERS! (MY WEIRD SCHOOL #18), BY DAN GUTMAN Mrs. Yonkers, the computer teacher, is the nerdiest teacher in the history of the world. She can type with her feet! She buys foam cheese heads off eBay! She even puts a Webcam on a turtle! Is she trying to take over the world? BOOK SIZE: 101 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85700/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR. CHICKEE'S FUNNY MONEY, BY CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS Mr. Chickee, the genial blind man in the neighborhood, gives 9-year-old Steven a mysterious bill with 15 zeros on it and the image of a familiar but startling face. Could it be a quadrillion dollar bill? Could it be real? BOOK SIZE: 152 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85403/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR. CHICKEE'S MESSY MISSION, BY CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS Flint Future Detective Club members Steve Carter and his friends Russell and Richelle follow Russell's dog, Rodney Rodent, into a mural to chase a demonic-looking gnome, only to find the mysterious Mr. Chickee on the other side. BOOK SIZE: 232 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85404/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- POPCORN DAYS AND BUTTERMILK NIGHTS, BY GARY PAULSEN Carley would rather be anywhere than in this poverty-ridden Minnesota farm town. But staying with his Uncle David's family is better than reform school, where she was headed. BOOK SIZE: 106 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85418/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINCE AMOS, BY GARY PAULSEN On a weekend in Washington, Dunc and Amos confront Amos's double, Prince Gustav of Muldavia, who asks Amos to change places with him so as to unearth a turncoat. BOOK SIZE: 80 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85420/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAISING THE BAR (HIGH HURDLES #9), BY LAURAINE SNELLING While rescuing Herndon and other horses from a burning barn, fifteen-year-old DJ suffers serious injuries but also finds that God has answered her prayer to overcome a life-long fear of fire. BOOK SIZE: 146 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85425/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURN TO SENDER, BY JULIA ALVAREZ After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter. But when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders. BOOK SIZE: 332 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85429/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BALD BANDIT (A TO Z MYSTERIES), BY RON ROY The Green Lawn Savings Bank has been robbed! When a private detective comes to Dink's door looking for the kid who videotaped the crime, Dink and his friends volunteer to find him. After all, there's a reward! But tracking down one red-headed kid isn't so easy, especially if he doesn't want to be found. Can the trio find that kid--and his tape--before the bandit does? BOOK SIZE: 80 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85388/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BOY WHO COULD FLY WITHOUT A MOTOR, BY THEODORE TAYLOR In 1935, living at a lighthouse near San Francisco, a lonely nine-year-old boy inadvertently summons a magician who teaches him the secret of flying. BOOK SIZE: 155 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85708/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CANARY CAPER (A TO Z MYSTERIES), BY RON ROY C is for Canary...Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get an urgent call from Mrs. Davis. Her canary is missing! The little bird has vanished without a trace, and he's not the only one. Two other pets are missing. BOOK SIZE: 90 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85389/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE DREADFUL REVENGE OF ERNEST GALLEN, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER When Eugene starts hearing a voice inside his head telling him to do awful things, it leads him to look into his small town's past before the Depression, and to discover long-hidden secrets about his neighbors and his town. BOOK SIZE: 232 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Horror, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85589/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE EMPTY ENVELOPE (A TO Z MYSTERIES), BY RON ROY E is for Envelope... Dink keeps getting envelopes in the mail addressed to "D. Duncan." But the letters inside all start with "Dear Doris" and don't make any sense! Josh and Ruth Rose think someone's playing a trick on Dink. BOOK SIZE: 96 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85686/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE EVERAFTER WAR (THE SISTERS GRIMM BOOK #7), BY MICHAEL BUCKLEY Sabrina and Daphne's prayers are finally answered when their parents finally wake up from their sleeping spell. Their happy reunion is short-lived, as they are caught in the middle of a war and shocking secrets are revealed. BOOK SIZE: 308 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85690/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE FALCON'S FEATHERS (A TO Z MYSTERIES), BY RON ROY F is for Falcon...When Josh discovers a nest of young falcons in the forest, he, Dink, and Ruth Rose start visiting every day. Until the morning they find it empty! Then the kids discover a wounded falcon with its wing feathers clipped, and they know someone's up to no good. Can they figure out what's going on before it's too late to save the falcons? BOOK SIZE: 89 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85390/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE INVISIBLE ISLAND (A TO Z MYSTERIES), BY RON ROY While picnicking on Squaw Island, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find a hundred dollar bill, and when they return to explore further they find an entire cave full of money. BOOK SIZE: 90 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85392/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LATCHKEY MYSTERY, BY MARGARET GOFF CLARK Minda, one of several latchkey children in her neighborhood, forms a group to look for a intruder who is breaking into empty houses. BOOK SIZE: 128 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85600/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LEGEND OF RED HORSE CAVERN, BY GARY PAULSEN Armed bandits are after them. A headless Indian haunts them. There's danger around each dark turn for Will "Little Bear" Tucker and his friend Sarah when they lose their way in the labyrinthine caverns of the Sacramento Mountains. BOOK SIZE: 72 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85601/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LUCKY LOTTERY (A TO Z MYSTERIES), BY RON ROY L is for Lucky. . . . And that's just how Lucky O'Leary feels when the lottery ticket his grandfather sends him for Christmas turns out to be a million-dollar winner! But before Lucky can cash it in, someone sneaks into his house and steals it. BOOK SIZE: 90 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85687/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE MIND READER (FEAR STREET #26), BY R. L. STINE A teenager's strange visions lead her to a secret grave in the Fear Street woods -- and on a terrifying hunt for a killer. A bony hand beckons from a shallow grave, but only Ellie can see the skeletal hand. BOOK SIZE: 151 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Horror, Teens, Literature and Fiction More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/84556/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ORANGE OUTLAW (A TO Z MYSTERIES), BY RON ROY O is for Orange. . . . An art thief is on the loose! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink's Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. BOOK SIZE: 84 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85688/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE PANDA PUZZLE (A TO Z MYSTERIES), BY RON ROY P is for Panda. . . . There's pandemonium in Green Lawn! The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars. . . . BOOK SIZE: 90 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85689/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SEVENTH CRYSTAL, BY GARY PAULSEN Enjoying the computer game that arrived mysteriously, Chris Masters plays compulsively and finally becomes conscious that the world of the game is real. BOOK SIZE: 94 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Science Fiction and Fantasy More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85615/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE VAMPIRE'S VACATION (A TO Z MYSTERIES), BY RON ROY V is for Vampire . . . Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose follow a pale, dark-haired stranger into Ellie's Diner, he vanishes! But Ellie has a cut on her neck ... or could it be a bite? BOOK SIZE: 88 Pages CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers More info: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85391/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the New Book List: All books on the list are rated Excellent unless otherwise specified. NIMAC books are excluded from the list. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.