[bookshare-discuss] New Books (80) for April 23
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WORLD HISTORY, PATTERNS OF INTERACTION, BY LARRY S. KRIEGER AND LINDA
BLACK AND ROGER B. BECK
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Brief Synopsis:
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Book Quality: Publisher Quality
Book Size: 1,105 Pages
Categories: =======================================================
ALWAYS LOOKING UP: THE ADVENTURES OF AN INCURABLE OPTIMIST , BY MICHAEL
J. FOX
Brief Synopsis:
There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father.
Activist. But readers of Always Looking Up will soon add another to the
list: Optimist.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 280 Pages
Categories: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Health,
Mind and Body
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WHY CLASSICAL MUSIC STILL MATTERS, BY LAWRENCE KRAMER
Brief Synopsis:
"What can be done about the state of classical music?" Lawrence Kramer
asks in this elegant, sharply observed, and beautifully written extended
essay.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 244 Pages
Categories: Entertainment, Nonfiction
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BY TRUST BETRAYED: PATIENTS, PHYSICIANS, AND THE LICENSE TO KILL IN THE
THIRD REICH, BY HUGH G. GALLAGHER
Brief Synopsis:
In September of 1939, Adolf Hitler signed an order declaring war on
disabled citizens. Following that order, doctors set up a program that
enabled the killing of anyone deemed "unworthy of life" (any disability),
without any fear of reprisal or prosecution.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 327 Pages
Categories: History, Nonfiction, Disability-Related
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BY WAY OF THE WILDERNESS (LIONS OF JUDAH, BOOK 5), BY GILBERT MORRIS
Brief Synopsis:
The always-compelling story of Moses, told as only master storyteller
Gilbert Morris can deliver it. Readers will feel the sand beneath their
feel as they follow Moses through his days in Pharaoh's court.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 264 Pages
Categories: History, Romance, Literature and Fiction, Religion and
Spirituality
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THE BEST GAME EVER: PIRATES VS. YANKEES: OCTOBER 13, 1960, BY JIM REISLER
Brief Synopsis:
A front row ticket to the "best game ever". Detailed and moving, this
book is the next best thing to being there.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 293 Pages
Categories: History, Nonfiction, Sports
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THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE PINK CARNATION, BY LAUREN WILLIG
Brief Synopsis:
A book within a book. No time travel here though the book has that
allure. Historical twist-has it all: romance, mystery, and adventure.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 388 Pages
Categories: History, Literature and Fiction
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A TASTE FOR DEATH, BY P. D. JAMES
Brief Synopsis:
When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church becomes the
blood-soaked scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam
Dalgliesh faces an intriguing conundrum: How did an upper-crust Minister
come to lie, slit throat to slit throat, next to a neighborhood derelict
of the lowest order?
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 464 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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FLESH AND BLOOD, BY JOHN HARVEY
Brief Synopsis:
Long ago he solved the cases of disappearing sixteen-year-old girls. Now
his daughter is sixteen and it's happening again. He's retired and
divorced but feels compelled to solve the cases old and new and to
rebuild the bond with his daughter. Contains rude language, explicit
descriptions of violence and sex.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 371 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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I WANT TO LIVE, BY LURLENE MCDANIEL
Brief Synopsis:
Fourteen-year-old Dawn Rochelle has had a busy year. She's been to summer
camp and she's helped her brother make plans for his wedding. And Dawn
has been in remission from the leukemia that threatened her life.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 125 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction
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LAGUNA HEAT, BY T. JEFFERSON PARKER
Brief Synopsis:
Tom Shephard is trying to rebuild his failed life while starting over as
Laguna Beach's new homicide detective.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 345 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000, BY E. L. DOCTOROW
Brief Synopsis:
Despite increasing competition, this annual collection remains the place
to find the most compelling short fiction published in the U.S. and
Canada.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 389 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction
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THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2001, BY BARBARA KINGSOLVER
Brief Synopsis:
This year's Best American Short Stories is edited by the critically
acclaimed and best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver, whose latest book
is Prodigal Summer.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 391 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction
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THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2004, BY LORRIE MOORE
Brief Synopsis:
Contemplating the appeal of the short story, Lorrie Moore writes in her
introduction, "A story's very shortness ensures its largeness of
accomplishment, its selfhood and purity.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 472 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction
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THE DISTANT LAND OF MY FATHER, BY BO CALDWELL
Brief Synopsis:
For Anna, the narrator of Bo Caldwell's richly lyrical and vivid first
novel, growing up in the magical world of Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s
creates a special bond between her and her father.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 373 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction
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THE FACTS BEHIND THE HELSINKI ROCCAMATIOS, BY YANN MARTEL
Brief Synopsis:
Here are four unforgettable stories by the author of Life of Pi.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 208 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction
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UNTIL THEY BRING THE STREET CARS BACK, BY STANLEY GORDON WEST
Brief Synopsis:
The book is set in post-war era in 1949 when there were ten-cent sodas,
big band music, and burning leaves. Stanley West weaves rollicking humor,
and riveting suspense.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 276 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction
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ZEITGEIST, BY BRUCE STERLING
Brief Synopsis:
It's 1999, and in the Turkish half of Cyprus, the ever-enterprising Leggy
Starlitz has alighted -- pausing on his mission to storm the Third World
with the G-7 girls, the cheapest, phoniest all-girl rock group ever to
wear Wonder bras and spandex.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 281 Pages
Categories: Literature and Fiction
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CHECKMATE, BY KARNA SMALL BODMAN
Brief Synopsis:
When Dr. Cameron Talbot invents a breakthrough technology to defend
against cruise missiles, she needs funding from a reluctant Congress and
help from the White House to develop her project.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 336 Pages
Categories: Military, Romance, Literature and Fiction
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REGARDING THE PAIN OF OTHERS, BY SUSAN SONTAG
Brief Synopsis:
How does the spectacle of the sufferings of others (via television or
newsprint) affect us? Are viewers inured--or incited--to violence by the
depiction of cruelty?
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 123 Pages
Categories: Military, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
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10 DAYS TO A LESS DISTRACTED CHILD: THE BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM THAT GETS
YOUR KIDS TO LISTEN, LEARN, FOCUS AND BEHAVE, BY JEFFREY BERNSTEIN
Brief Synopsis:
A recent study reported that 10 percent of schoolchildren show symptoms
of ADHD, and more children now face learning disabilities, anxiety,
depression, and increased stress. Dr. Bernstein's plan works for all
types of distracted kids.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 324 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family
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BEST NEWSPAPER WRITING 1987, BY DON FRY
Brief Synopsis:
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies proudly publishes the ninth
volume of its series Best Newspaper Writing, valued since 1979 by
students, teachers, and professionals as an indispensable text on clear,
effective, and graceful newswriting.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 404 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction
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BEST NEWSPAPER WRITING 1998, BY CHRISTOPHER SCANLAN
Brief Synopsis:
Best Newspaper Writing for 1998 celebrates the winners of the American
Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Awards and highlights
the best newspaper stories of 1998.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 389 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction
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BEST NEWSPAPER WRITING 2001, BY KEITH WOODS
Brief Synopsis:
Best Newspaper Writing 2001 celebrates the winners of the American
Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Awards including the
Jesse Laventhol Prizes, created to honor deadline reporting.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 405 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction
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BEST NEWSPAPER WRITING 2002, BY KEITH WOODS
Brief Synopsis:
Best Newspaper Writing 2002 celebrates the winners of the ASNE
Distinguished Writing Awards, including the Jesse Laventhol Prizes
honoring deadline reporting.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 426 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction
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BEST NEWSPAPER WRITING 2003, BY KEITH WOODS
Brief Synopsis:
Best Newspaper Writing 2003, the 25th anniversary of this prestigious
series' publication, celebrates the winners of the ASNE Distinguished
Writing Awards, including the Jesse Laventhol Prizes honoring deadline
reporting.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 409 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction
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CULTURE SHOCK! MALAYSIA, BY HEIDI MUNAN
Brief Synopsis:
Malaysia is a cultural potpourri for the casual visitor. Malays, Chinese
and Indians dominate in Peninsular Malaysia while in Sabah and
Sarawak--the Borneo states that make up the rest of the country--Kadazans
and Dayaks add to the variety.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 264 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Travel
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HAPPENS EVERY DAY: AN ALL-TOO-TRUE STORY, BY ISABEL GILLIES
Brief Synopsis:
Isabel Gillies had a wonderful life -- a handsome, intelligent, loving
husband; two glorious toddlers; a beautiful house; the time and place to
express all her ebullience and affection and optimism. And then her
husband announced that he was leaving her...
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 262 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family
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LETTERS TO MILENA, BY PHILIP BOEHM AND FRANZ KAFKA
Brief Synopsis:
Kafka's terrible illness was progressing. He was a man who needed so much
time, and who had so painfully little. Kafka lived his whole life as few
do; these letters are a testimony to his intense vitality and to his
genius as a writer.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 300 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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MOVING OVER THE EDGE: ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES TAKE THE LEAP , BY PAMELA
K. WALKER
Brief Synopsis:
A book about the author's coming of age alongside disability activists
and artists with disabilities, reflecting the sociological evolution from
disability rights to disability culture. It features many of the artists
and groups that emerged in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1980s,
including Axis Dance Company, Bruce Curtis, CJ Jones, David Roche, Cheryl
Marie Wade and Wry Crips Disabled Women's Theater.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 244 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Art and Architecture,
Biographies and
Memoirs
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THE BEST AMERICAN MAGAZINE WRITING 2005, BY NICHOLAS LEMANN
Brief Synopsis:
In the magazine world, no recognition is more highly coveted or
prestigious than a National Magazine Award.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 428 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction
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THE BEST AMERICAN SPIRITUAL WRITING 2004, BY PHILIP ZALESKI
Brief Synopsis:
It is said that we live in a secular age, yet religion and spirituality,
belief and practice, are ever more powerful forces in contemporary
culture, shaping both personal lives and world events.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 290 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction
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THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING 1992, BY THOMAS MCGUANE
Brief Synopsis:
The greatest sports stories of 1992. A sheer pleasure reading for sports
lovers or anyone with a good sense of reading. The best compiled stories
from Paul Solotaroff, Peter Gammons, William Nack, Gary Smith, Bryan
Woolley and more.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 359 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Sports
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THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING 1996, BY JOHN FEINSTEIN
Brief Synopsis:
The best sports writings for the year 1996. This is a good read for
sports enthusiasts and sheer story lovers as well by Karen Karbo, Rick
Reilly, David Remnick, Frank Deford among other great sports writers.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 372 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Sports
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THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING 2002, BY RICK REILLY
Brief Synopsis:
The series has garnered wide acclaim for its stellar writing and topnotch
editors; now Reilly, Sports Illustrated"s "Life of Reilly" columnist,
continues that tradition with his choices for the year"s best sports
journalism.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 307 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Sports
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THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING 2005, BY MIKE LUPICA
Brief Synopsis:
For sports fans and fans of great writing alike, this collection brings
together the finest sports writing from the past year.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 370 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Sports
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THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING 2006, BY MICHAEL LEWIS
Brief Synopsis:
For fans of sports and just plain great writing, this collection of
twenty-seven of the finest pieces from the past year features outstanding
sports reporting on a wealth of different topics"
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 398 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Sports
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THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING 2007, BY DAVID MARANISS
Brief Synopsis:
For fans of sports and just plain great writing, this absorbing
collection, featuring twenty-eight of the finest pieces from the past
year, has something for everyone.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 386 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Sports
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THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2001, BY PAUL THEROUX
Brief Synopsis:
Already a best-selling addition to the series, this year's Best American
Travel Writing is a far-flung collection chosen by travel writer
extraordinaire Paul Theroux.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 434 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Travel
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THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2002, BY FRANCES MAYES
Brief Synopsis:
The Best American Travel Writing 2002 is edited by Frances Mayes, the
author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany and the master of
"running away to live in the place of one"s dreams" (Los Angeles Times).
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 368 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Travel
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THE DALAI LAMA AT HARVARD: LECTURES ON THE BUDDHIST PATH TO PEACE, BY
DALAI LAMA AND JEFFREY HOPKINS
Brief Synopsis:
A comprehensive introduction to Buddhism.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 255 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
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THE ONCE AND FUTURE CELT: A MEMOIR, BY BILL WATKINS
Brief Synopsis:
"This witty true adventure of Celtic culture, language and history opens
with twenty-one-year-old Bill stranded in a Gypsy camp with an injured
foot, cared for by the beautiful, unattainable Riena."
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 358 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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TRANSFORMING THE MIND: TEACHINGS ON GENERATING COMPASSION, BY DALAI LAMA
Brief Synopsis:
In his commentary on the Verses, His Holiness shows us how to cultivate
wisdom and compassion in our daily lives.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 168 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
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WHEN IS A PIG A HOG? A GUIDE TO CONFOUNDINGLY RELATED ENGLISH WORDS, BY
BERNICE RANDALL
Brief Synopsis:
Want to know the difference between a saying, proverb, maxim, saw, adage,
aphorism, epigram and motto? This and hundreds of other questions are
answered in this informative book.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 328 Pages
Categories: Nonfiction, Reference
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HOLD FAST THE DREAM, BY LURLENE MCDANIEL
Brief Synopsis:
A journalist must cover an up-and-coming politician, Matthew Carr, which
puts her in a position to decide between her career or her heart.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 200 Pages
Categories: Romance, Literature and Fiction
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LOVE, CAJUN STYLE, BY DIANE LES BECQUETS
Brief Synopsis:
Teenage Lucy learns about life and love with the help of her friends and
saucy Tante Pearl over the course of one hot Louisiana summer before her
senior year of high school.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 296 Pages
Categories: Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction
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SUDDEN DEATH, BY ALLISON BRENNAN
Brief Synopsis:
HEROIC JUSTICE When a homeless veteran is found dead in a squalid
Sacramento alley, FBI special agent Megan Elliott vows to find the
murdered hero's killer.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 434 Pages
Categories: Romance, Mystery and Thrillers
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THE MILLION DOLLAR STRIKE, BY DAN GUTMAN
Brief Synopsis:
Ouchie and Squishy love bowling, even if it is not the coolest sport. And
their favorite place to bowl is Bowl-A-Rama. So, the Park field city
council decides to condemn the decrepit alley, Ouchie and Squishy are
devastated.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 177 Pages
Categories: Sports, Teens, Literature and Fiction
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ACCIDENTALLY FABULOUS, BY LISA PAPADEMETRIOU
Brief Synopsis:
The book in a four-part series. Amy Flowers refuses to be labeled, and
she can't wait for seventh grade at Allington Academy. The academics, the
art program--and the look on snotty Jenelle's face when she sees that Amy
is daring to invade her turf.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 187 Pages
Categories: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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BECAUSE OF LISSA (HOTLINE BOOK #1), BY CAROLYN MEYER
Brief Synopsis:
After her best friend commits suicide, Jenny starts a hotline for people
to call anonymously to talk about their troubles.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 188 Pages
Categories: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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FIND A STRANGER AND SAY GOODBYE, BY LOIS LOWRY
Brief Synopsis:
A novel about faith, love, courage, and especially hope, Lowry describes
Natalie's perfect lifestyle vividly and also the strain of the fact that
she has been adopted. Natalie finds her birth mother and meets her for
the first time.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 187 Pages
Categories: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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GETTING AIR, BY DAN GUTMAN
Brief Synopsis:
After foiling a terrorist hijacking aboard their plane, fourteen-year-old
Jimmy, his younger sister, and two skateboarding friends crash-land the
plane and try to survive in a forest wilderness until help arrives
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 236 Pages
Categories: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT (HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: STORIES FROM EAST HIGH #11), BY
CATHERINE HAPKA
Brief Synopsis:
The Wildcats get a Hollywood trip to vacation and attend the premiere of
the movie Sharpay's dad produced. Troy worries too much that Gabriella
isn't sporty enough for surfing and Sharpay gets ignored and doors
slammed on her when she tries to break into show biz. Ages 10 and up.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 124 Pages
Categories: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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MAKING WAVES, BY H. B. GILMOUR AND RANDI REISFELD
Brief Synopsis:
Emily, Jenna, and LJ have been a trio forever. So when new girl Aubrey
shows up at the summer pool, they're ready to make room for a fourth!
Aubrey is friendly, bubbly, and definitely has that it factor.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 184 Pages
Categories: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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MISS POPULARITY, BY FRANCESCO SEDITA
Brief Synopsis:
Meet Cassie Knight. Bubbly, stylish, and super-friendly, she's the
fashion queen at her Texas school. But when her father's job moves the
family to cold, snowy Maine, Cassie's in for a huge culture shock.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 137 Pages
Categories: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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THERE'S A BAT IN BUNK FIVE, BY PAULA DANZIGER
Brief Synopsis:
On her own for the first time, 14-year-old Marcy tries to cope with the
new people and situations she encounters while working as a counselor at
an arts camp.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 151 Pages
Categories: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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UNDER MY ROOF, BY NICK MAMATAS
Brief Synopsis:
A suburban satire that begins when the father of twelve-year-old telepath
Herbert Weinberg turns a lawn gnome into a nuclear device and declares
their house its own nation.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 158 Pages
Categories: Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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THE ELEPHANTA SUITE, BY PAUL THEROUX
Brief Synopsis:
A master of the travel narrative weaves three intertwined novellas of
Westerners transformed by their sojourns in India. This startling and
satisfying book captures the tumult, ambition, hardship, and serenity
that mark today's India.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 272 Pages
Categories: Travel, Literature and Fiction
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ALADDIN: JASMINE'S STORY, BY VANESSA ELDER
Brief Synopsis:
This book is a great adaptions from Disney's Aladdin. Princess Jasmine
tells the story of Disney's Aladdin in her own way.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 60 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Entertainment, Literature and Fiction
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AMBER BROWN IS FEELING BLUE, BY PAULA DANZIGER
Brief Synopsis:
Amber Brown has always enjoyed being the only kid in school with a
two-color name. Until a new girl joins her fourth-grade class--Kelly
Green.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 134 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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ANNE FRANK: LIFE IN HIDING, BY JOHANNA HURWITZ
Brief Synopsis:
In this sensitive introduction to the Holocaust and to the life of the
little girl who hid out and kept a diary during World War II, this
acclaimed author deftly evokes the background of the war while capturing
the girl's unforgettable spirit.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 67 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, History, Literature and Fiction
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ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT, BY NANCY KRULIK
Brief Synopsis:
Katie, who has never cooked a thing alone, switches into Louie the chef
at a pizza parlor sponsoring a pizza-eating contest.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 76 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction
and Fantasy
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BASEBALL FEVER, BY JOHANNA HURWITZ
Brief Synopsis:
Ezra Feldman, almost ten, likes baseball more than anything else in the
world. But his father cannot understand why his son would rather rot his
brains watching men swinging big wooden sticks than read a book or play
chess.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 128 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction
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BODY CHECK, BY MATT CHRISTOPHER
Brief Synopsis:
Thirteen-year-old Brent Mullen isn't sure he's seeing what he thinks he's
seeing. A hockey novel about playing fair and good sportsmanship.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 141 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction
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DISNEY'S DOUG CHRONICLES: THE FUNNIE FAMILY VACATION - BOOK #10, BY PAM
MUñOZ RYAN
Brief Synopsis:
Doug is sure his summer is completely doomed when he has to go on a
week-long camping trip with his entire family. To top it all off, he has
to miss Beebe's annual swim party.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 55 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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DISNEY'S FLUBBER, BY VANESSA ELDER
Brief Synopsis:
When the professor invents Flubber he doesn't realize that the miraculous
substance is alive! How Flubber adjusts to his new life and helps
Weebo-the-Robot save the day for the Professor makes for a humorous,
suspenseful read.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 57 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Entertainment, Literature and Fiction
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DISNEY'S KIM POSSIBLE #10: EXTREME, BY MARC CERASINI
Brief Synopsis:
What a mess. First Kim's best friend, Ron Stoppable, starts writing for
the school paper. No big, right? But then he starts digging for dirt--and
finds it. Adrena-Lynn, the big TV star known for her "extreme"
adventures, is nothing but a fake.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 79 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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DISNEY'S THE LION KING, BY GABRIELLE CHARBONNET
Brief Synopsis:
Simba can't wait to be king and do everything his own way. But a dreadful
events prompts him to flee the pride lands. With the help of Nala, Timon,
and Pumbaa, Simba must muster his courage and reclaim his rightful place
from his evil uncle, Scar.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 57 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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HERCULES: I MADE HERC A HERO BY PHIL, BY GABRIELLE CHARBONNET
Brief Synopsis:
Hades had been trying to knock Herc off, see, so that he wouldn't get in
the way when Hades made his move to take over Mount Olympus.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 57 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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KARATE KATIE, BY NANCY KRULIK
Brief Synopsis:
Katie's friend Kevin can't wait for the big karate match that he's
convinced he'll win. But when the magic wand turns Katie into Kevin just
before the big match, she threatens his chances.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 78 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction
and Fantasy
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LAUGH TILL YOU CRY, BY JOAN LOWERY NIXON
Brief Synopsis:
Thirteen-year-old Cody doesn't like Texas. He and his mom were only
supposed to spend the summer there, helping out his grandmother. But
Cody's grandmother is sick and needs them to stay.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 104 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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ME OH MAYA (TIME WARP TRIO #15), BY JON SCIESZKA
Brief Synopsis:
Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main
ring-ball court in Chichen Itza, Mexico, in 1000 A.D., where they must
play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 99 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction
and Fantasy
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MOSTLY MONTY, BY JOHANNA HURWITZ
Brief Synopsis:
Because he suffers from asthma, six-year-old Monty is nervous about
starting first grade but he soon learns to cope with his illness and use
his special talents to make friends.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 86 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Disability-Related, Literature and Fiction
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SAFE AS THE GRAVE, BY CAROLINE B. COONEY
Brief Synopsis:
A young girl inadvertently discovers clues leading to a long-lost treasure
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 48 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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TEAM TROUBLE (THE GYMNASTS #21), BY ELIZABETH LEVY
Brief Synopsis:
When her prolonged antics at practice suddenly hurt her standing on the
gymnastics team, Jodi is determined to prove that she can compete with
the best of them, but her sudden resolve could alienate other team
members.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 104 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction
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THE BURNHOPE WHEEL, BY SUSAN GATES
Brief Synopsis:
After finding old photographs of miners and a gigantic water wheel, both
involving the abandoned lead mines near her English village,
fifteen-year-old Ellen is obsessed with dreams and mental images tempting
her to reenact a tragedy from a century ago.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 114 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
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THE LITTLE MERMAID: FLOUNDER TO THE RESCUE, BY BETTINA LING
Brief Synopsis:
Flounder's not just a guppy, and when his best friend, Ariel, gets
entangled with the evil sea witch, Ursula, he gets the chance to prove it.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 56 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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THE NEW COACH (THE GYMNASTS #18), BY ELIZABETH LEVY
Brief Synopsis:
My coach, Patrick Harmon, doesn't like us to have grudge matches. But I
knew that Patrick wanted nothing more than for the Pinecones to beat the
pants off our archrivals, the Atomic Amazons.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 104 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction
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THE PASSENGERS, BY NANCY KRULIK
Brief Synopsis:
The Robinsons have picked up a small rescue capsule carrying two orphaned
children. Soon all the instruments on board the "Jupiter 2"--including
Robot--are dangerously out of whack.
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 84 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction
and Fantasy
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THE STATUE WALKS AT NIGHT, BY JOAN LOWERY NIXON
Brief Synopsis:
Two young brothers decide to solve the mystery of the valuable sketches
that are missing from a museum. (Best Books for Children, 6th ed.)
Book Quality: Excellent
Book Size: 91 Pages
Categories: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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