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Sixteenth-century Europe. Jepp, a teenage dwarf, leaves home in search of his destiny after a stranger tempts him with dreams…
of life as a court dwarf. While struggling to find a place in the world, Jepp develops friendships--and romance. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2012
Aaron Dixon details his experiences with racism while growing up in the 1950s and 1960s. Describes how he co-founded the…
Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party--the first chapter outside of California--when he was nineteen years old, and discusses his work as an activist. Young adult appeal. Some violence. 2012
Award-winning historian, author, and broadcaster examines the life and times of Athenian philosopher Socrates (469-399 B.C.E.). Explores the world Socrates…
inhabited, the ideas he espoused, and his seminal influence on Western thought. 2011
The discovery of the corpses of five prostitutes with tiny dead birds sewn into their ribcages has London detective Jack…
Caffery searching for a serial killer who is a doctor wannabe. Meanwhile, Caffery's girlfriend pressures him to commit. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999
Legal analyst and author of The Nine (DB 64971) assesses the ideological differences between Chief Justice John Roberts and President…
Barack Obama. Details the politics and procedural strategies behind court decisions--including the 2012 ruling that narrowly upheld the Affordable Care Act--and their implications. Some strong language. 2012
Dor, the creator of the first clock, angered God and was punished by being forced to hear endless petitions for…
more time. But if Dor--who is now Father Time--can help teenager Sarah Lemon and businessman Victor Delamonte, his curse may be lifted. Bestseller. 2012
A new adventure begins for thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket when he sneaks away from his parents--and a breakfast of bad eggs--at…
the Hemlock Tearoom and Stationery Shop to search for the author of a strange note that was dropped in his lap. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2012
1962. Sixth-grader Kitty's family has recently moved to Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon, where she is one of the few white…
children at her school. Unsure of how to fit in, Kitty eventually finds friendships--and opportunities to make a difference. For grades 4-7. 2011
Retired lawyer Schmidt is in love with Alice, the Parisian widow of a former colleague, with whom he has had…
an on-again, off-again affair. Meanwhile, he continues to struggle with his daughter Charlotte, whose in-laws want Schmidt's fortune. Then tragedy strikes. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2012
Jackson Oz's PhD fast track was derailed when he began warning about changing behavior in animals. But now he is…
being proven correct: wild and domestic species alike are carrying out brutal attacks. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
Germany, 1177. Abbess Hildegard von Bingen, known far and wide for her visions, is visited by Benedictine monk Guibert of…
Gembloux Abbey, who wants to write her life story. Hildegard recounts her past as she awaits the prelates coming to excommunicate her. Some violence. 2012
Joe Coughlin's dad is a Boston cop, but Prohibition turns Joe into a small-time hood. He survives prison and becomes…
a crime boss in Florida and Cuba--but his fate is shaped by his choice in women. Violence, explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 2012
Huntsville, North Carolina. Following her stepfather's death in Me and Emma (DB 60639), nine-year-old Carrie and her abusive mother end…
up penniless in a motel. As Carrie fends for herself she meets a family who has also suffered a loss, causing Carrie to wonder about her sister Emma. 2012
Accompanied by an eccentric, human-sized rat, Liza embarks on a perilous quest through an underground realm to save her brother…
Patrick. His soul has been stolen by the evilest of creatures--the spiderlike spindlers. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2012
True-crime author uses police files and interviews with the victim's family and friends to recount the July 5, 2003, murder…
of Tampa, Florida, bartender Sandee Rozzo. Discusses the evidence that pointed to a newlywed bride who wanted to prevent Sandee from testifying in court against her groom. 2010
Merlin Athrawes--the cybernetic avatar of a girl dead for a thousand years--continues to advise the leaders of the Charisian Empire,…
Cayleb and Sharleyan. Merlin has convinced them to defy the totalitarian Church of God Awaiting, which sparks a revolution in the Republic of Siddarmark. Violence and some strong language. 2012
Australian ethicist examines mankind's treatment of animals, focusing on factory farms, product testing, medical research, and what he labels "speciesism"--the…
systematic disregard for nonhuman creatures. Originally published in 1975, revised in 1990. With 2009 preface by the author. Violence. 2009
Minneapolis television reporter Riley Spartz goes to report on a boy trapped overnight in a sinkhole, but finds a much…
bigger story--a young woman's naked corpse wrapped in an Amish quilt. Riley investigates the Amish community, but the people want nothing to do with her. Some violence. 2012
Freshman Ariel Silverman enters Berkeley haunted by the news of her mother's breast cancer diagnosis and the disappearance of her…
best friend Jeni, who vanished last year while visiting the university. Ariel searches for Jeni and discovers new experiences. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
Calcutta, 1930s. Separated as babies, twins Ben and Sheere are reunited at age sixteen. When a mysterious man threatens them,…
the siblings must confront an unspeakable terror with the help of a secret society of fellow orphans. Originally published in Spanish. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011