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Beautiful Miscellaneous by Dominic Smith
Fic Smith
Possessing a superior intellect that is nevertheless overshadowed by his physicist
father's genius, Nathan Nelson fails to fulfill his father's definition of a child prodigy
until a head injury enables him to manifest a photographic memory, with unexpected
results.
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Fic Downham
Tessa has just a few months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless
tests, drugs with side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her Ten Things To Do Before
I Die list. Tessa's feelings, her relationships with her father, brother, mother, and
boyfriend, are crystallized before Tessa's time runs out.
Blood Brothers by S. A. Harazin
Fic Harazin
Dealing with an array of financial challenges and family problems, seventeen-year-
old Clay begins to lose faith and finds himself wishing he could have someone else's
perfect life, but when one his "perfect" classmates overdoses and ends up before him
while he is on duty at the local ER, Clay comes to realize that things aren't always
what they appear to be.
Bloom by Elizabeth Scott
Fic Scott
Having held out on having sex with her boyfriend in order to avoid making the same
mistakes as her mother, Lauren's feelings on her relationship with Dave and her
moral beliefs become even more complicated with the arrival of a new boy.
Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno
Fic Meno
As children Billy Argo and his sister Caroline solve a series of mysteries using a
detective kit, but as an adult, Billy faces an uncertain future after his sister commits
suicide and he finds himself trying to connect with the world again after a stay in
the mental hospital.
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Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
Fic Russo
After sixty years of living in the upstate New York town of Thomaston with his wife
of forty years, indominable mother, and grown son, Louis Charles and his wife Sarah
prepare for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy to visit his childhood friend, an artist
who had fled his hometown many years earlier, where he hopes to come to terms
with the secrets of small-town life and their individual fates.
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Fic Picoult
Picoult bangs out another ripped-from-the-zeitgeist winner, this time examining a
condemned inmate’s desire to be an organ donor. Freelance carpenter Shay Bourne
was sentenced to death for killing a little girl, Elizabeth Nealon, and her cop
stepfather. Eleven years after the murders, Elizabeth’s sister, Claire, needs a heart
transplant, and Shay volunteers, which complicates the state’s execution plans.
Chasing Windmills by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Fic Hyde
From their first meeting on a downtown New York City subway, the lives of two
very different people – Sebastian, an adolescent growing up under the watchful eye
of a reclusive father, who spends his time in late-night subway rides, and Maria, a
young single mother of two, desperate to escape her forbidding and abusive
boyfriend – are changed forever by their relationship.
Duma Key by Stephen King
Fic King
Renting a house on an eerily undeveloped stretch of the Florida coast after suffering
a crippling accident and ending his marriage, construction millionaire Edgar
Freemantle obsessively creates works of art that lead him to discover unsettling
elements from his landlady's enigmatic family history.
Elf Queen of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Fic Brooks
Ordered to do the impossible – find the Elves and bring them back to the world of
men – Wren must rely on the assistance of Tiger Ty, who accompanies her into the
jungle on her search. Book 3 of the Heritage of Shannara series.
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Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Fic Brooks
The grandson of Shea, Wil Ohmsford, searches for Amberle, the Chosen whose gift
of Bloodfire is needed to create the Ellcrys tree that protects against demons.
Essex County 2: Ghost Stories by Jeff Lemire
741.5 Lem
After moving to his uncle's farm, 10-year-old orphan Lester befriends the town's gas
station owner, damaged former hockey star Jimmy Lebeuf, and the two escape to a
fantasy world of super-heroes, alien invaders, and old-fashioned pond hockey. A
graphic novel.
Every Crooked Pot by Renee Rosen
Fic Rosen
Nina Goldman, growing up in Akron, Ohio, in the 1970s, struggles to overcome the
feelings of inferiority caused by the birth mark that covers one of her eyes but she is
helped along by her loving mom and larger-than-life father, and when a treatment is
found that could remove the mark, Nina is conflicted about whether to go forward.
First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Fic Brooks
Banished from Paranor because of his study of forbidden arcane arts, the Druid
Bremen discovers that Brona, the evil Warlock Lord, and his dark forces are once
again on the move, destroying everything in their path, and only a powerful weapon
wielded by a united Four Lands can stop them. Prequel to the Shannara series.
Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley
Fic Mosley
Sharing a close bond in spite of very different backgrounds, Eric, a handsome white
man of privilege, and Tommy, an impoverished black youth with poor health, are
separated by tragedy and reunited by a common enemy years later.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Fic Shelly
Full unabridged text with illustrations and glossary. Includes features written by
Philip Wilkinson.
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Gardens of Water by Alan Drew
Fic Drew
Living on the outskirts of Istanbul, the lives of members of two families, one
Kurdish Muslim, the other American, are changed forever by a massive earthquake
that brings the families together in a dangerous intimacy in which forbidden love
blossoms between Irem, a Kurdish girl yearning to escape the confines of a devout
Muslim woman, and Dylan, a young American.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Fic Dickens
Full unabridged text with illustrations and glossary. Includes features written by
Douglas Glickman and Christy Lusiak.
Girl I Wanted to Be by Sarah Grace McCandless
Fic McCandless
Enjoying the last days of her fourteenth summer on the shores of Lake Michigan,
Presley Moran admires two close relatives and begins to confide in her best friend,
Jack, when her family becomes increasingly unsettled by a mysterious problem.
How the Dead Dream by Lydia Millet
Fic Millet
Consumed by his ambitions for political power, upwardly mobile real estate
developer "T." finds his life and latest project thrown into chaos by his suicidal
mother, homosexual father, and two deaths, a change of circumstances during which
he nurtures a growing obsession with vanishing species.
Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gilmore
Fic Gilmore
In early 1970s Riggold, Georgia, Catherine Grace Cline, the daughter of the local
Baptist preacher, spends her Saturday afternoons at the Dairy Queen, dreaming of
escaping her small town for Atlanta, but after her dream becomes a reality, a return
to her hometown following a tragedy transforms her perspective.
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Lost It by Kristin Tracy
Fic Tracy
As if dealing with her best friend's plot to destroy a poodle and considering losing
her virginity to her long-term boyfriend wasn't enough, now Tess Whistle has to
find her bearings in a new community when her family moves to a survivalist camp
in Utah, in a quirky coming-of-age tale.
Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
Fic Barker
A medieval devil speaks directly to the reader, his tone murderous one moment,
seductive the next, in a memoir allegedly penned in the year 1438. In a macabre
"memoir" lost for six hundred years, Jakabok – or Mr. B. – a minion of hell,
describes the dark events that had shaped his youth, his rise to "major" demon status,
and his nefarious plans to bring darkness and despair to unwitting humans
everywhere.
Paper Hearts by Debrah Williamson
Fic Williamson
Desperate to avoid being forced into an assisted living facility, eighty-three-year-old
Max Boyle comes up with an ingenious solution when he encounters Chancy Deel, a
teenage runaway sleeping in his garage, offering the young girl a place to live in
exchange for helping him avoid losing his home.
Petropolis by Anya Ulinich
Fic Ulinich
Abandoned by her father and struggling through adolescence under the shadow of
her overbearing mother, Jewish-Siberian teen Sasha has a baby with a nihilistic
homeless alcoholic and becomes a mail-order bride as part of her quest to find her
father in America.
Pride And Prejudice by Austen, Jane
Fic Austen
Full unabridged text with illustrations and glossary. Includes features written by
Philip Wilkinson.
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Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Fic Hawthorne
Full unabridged text with illustrations and glossary. Includes features written by
Philip Wilkinson.
Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Fic Brooks
The Scions of Shannara--Par Ohmsford, Wren, and Walker Boh--face a horrible fate
unless they can complete the dangerous tasks assigned to them by the shade of
Allanon and avert a horrifying future. Book 1 of the Heritage of Shannara series.
Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky
Fic Delinsky
Picking up her sixteen-year-old daughter Grace after a party, Deborah Monroe
accepts responsibility for hitting a man with the car on the way home, even though
Grace had been driving, a deception that takes on a life of its own, threatening their
family and the bond between mother and daughter.
Slam by Nick Hornby
Fic Hornby
At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend Alicia gets pregnant and Sam's life of
skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically, so Sam turns
to Hawk's autobiography for answers.
So Inn Love by Catherine Clark
Fic Clark
During the summer job of a lifetime – at the Tides Inn Resort on the coast of Rhode
Island – Liza hits it off with handsome coworker, Hayden, but his hot and cold
attitude may be influenced by the "in" crowd that just hasn't warmed up to Liza.
Sofi Mendoza’s Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico by Malin Alegria
Fic Alegria
Born in Mexico, but having lived in California nearly all her life, Sofi experiences
the culture of Mexico while on a trip to Tijuana, but when she tries to reenter the
United States and cannot because she isn't a citizen, Sofi must wait out her time at a
relative's house where she learns even more about her native land and its people.
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Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
Fic Hill
Dreaming daily of escaping her life of slavery in South Carolina and returning to her
African home, slave Aminata Diallo is torn from her family when she is sold and
thrown into the chaos of the Revolutionary War, during which she helps create a list
of black people who have been honored for their service to the king.
Swim to Me by Betsy Carter
Fic Carter
Desperate to compete with the newly opened Walt Disney World Resort, Miss
Thelma Foote struggles to deal with the lack of business at Weeki Wachee Springs,
while coping with the constant repairs, bills, and mischievous "mermaids," but
everyone's luck takes a turn for the better when Delores Walker arrives from the
Bronx to pursue her long-time dream of becoming a mermaid.
Talk Talk by T. C. Boyle
Fic Boyle
Having fallen completely in love with hearing-impaired Dana, Bridger is unable to
believe her guilty of charges ranging from assault to auto theft and discovers that a
man named Peck Wilson has been living a life of criminal excess at Dana's expense.
What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng by Dave Eggers
Fic Eggers
A biographical novel traces the story of Valentino Achak Deng, who as a boy was
separated from his family when his village in southern Sudan was attacked, and
became one of the estimated 17,000 "lost boys of Sudan" before relocating from a
Kenyan refugee camp to Atlanta in 2001.
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New Nonfiction
Gidgets and Women Warriors: Perceptions of Women in the 1950s and 1960s
by Catherine Gourley
305.4 Gou
Looks at the roles of American women in the 1950s and 1960s seen in the
stereotypes of the attractive, attentive housewife and the educated working woman
and illustrates how they were reflected in the magazines, television shows, and
films of the time.
Hamlet: No Fear Shakespeare
by Shakespeare, William; Crowther, John (EDT
822.33 Sha
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version,
with marginal notes, explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations
by Clay Shirky
303.48 Shi
Evaluates the significant role of technological advances on the formation and
experience of modern group dynamics, citing such examples as Wikipedia and
MySpace to demonstrate the Internet's power in bridging geographical and cultural
gaps. Recommended as an addition to the collection by Karl Fisch.
Scuba Diving by Dennis Graver
797.23 Gra
The official scuba instructional manual of the YMCA.
Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism
By Temple Grandin
616.85 Gra and Professional 616.85 Gra
Celebrated for her unique empathy with animals, the animal scientist describes how
she and other victims of autism perceive the world, and relates the ways in which she
has been able to adapt and have a successful career. Recommended as an addition to
the collection by Sheila Pepe.
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New Professional Titles
Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices by Ralph Fletcher
Professional 372.62 Fle
Fletcher draws on his years of experience as a staff developer, children’s book
author and father of four boys. He relates the insights shared by dozens of writing
teachers around the U. S. and abroad. He asks teachers to imagine the writing
classroom from a boy’s perspective and to consider specific steps to take to create
stimulating classrooms for them.
Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning
by Peter Johnston
Professional 370.152 Joh
Johnston (education, State University of New York-Albany) shows how teachers can
build emotionally and relationally healthy learning communities in the classroom
through language. He provides examples of ordinary words, phrases, and uses of
language that encourage students to become strategic thinkers and acquire literacy
skills.
Intellectual Character: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It
by Ron Ritchhart
Professional 370.152 Rit
What does it really mean to be intelligent? Ron Ritchhart presents a new and
powerful view of intelligence that moves beyond ability to focus on cognitive
dispositions such as curiosity, skepticism, and open mindedness. Arguing
persuasively for this new conception of intelligence, the author uses vivid classroom
vignettes to explore the foundations of intellectual character and describe how
teachers can enculturate productive patterns of thinking in their students.
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
by Maryanne Wolf
Professional 612.82 Wol
A developmental psychologist evaluates the ways in which reading and writing have
transformed the human brain and the outside world, in an anecdotal study that
reveals the significant changes in evolutionary brain physiology throughout history
while making cautionary predictions about the possible consequences of technology.
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Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
By John Ratey and Eric Hagerman
Professional 612.7 Rat
An investigation into the effects of exercise on the brain evaluates how aerobic
exercise positively influences the progression of such conditions as Alzheimer's
disease, ADD, and depression, in a report that shares theory-supporting case studies
and the results of a progressive school fitness program.
Why Gender Matters: New Systems and Structures for Classrooms that Read,
Write, and Think
by Leonard Sax
Professional 305.3 Sax
A noted pediatrician and child psychologist looks at the controversial question of
biologically based gender differences, arguing that these variations are a biological
reality and that they play a key role in the development of personality traits and
intellectual and social skills.
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