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An English naturalist looks at the intersection of people and plants throughout history. Covers the roles of plants in religion,…
food, philosophy, art, and more. Topics range from the cultivation of apples to the mimicry of orchids, and even an examination of the possibility of plant intelligence. 2015
Catesby, from The Darkling Spy (DB 84655), is dispatched to Berlin, Havana, and Washington amid a welter of Cold War…
cross-purposes and deceptions, to derail a nuclear catastrophe. Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the Kennedys make cameo appearances. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013
Trilogy, written between 2013 and 2016, featuring a family that buys a grand, eerie house without knowing its secrets. In…
House of Secrets, siblings Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor are whisked away into a mysterious world. Includes Battle of the Beasts and Clash of the Worlds. For grades 4-7. 2016
Family tragedy followed by fortune forces the Haji family from Mumbai. They travel to London, and then to a small…
town in France. Their neighbor, Madame Mallory, first wages war and then mentors son Hassan in the ways of cuisine. Basis for 2014 movie starring Helen Mirren. Some violence. 2008
Fifteen pieces of short speculative fiction from the author of The Grace of Kings (DB 81502), many of which reflect…
his Asian heritage. In the title story (which won the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards), a mother creates a magical origami menagerie for her son. Some strong language. 2016
Birdwatcher chronicles the trip through Ethiopia he was invited on to search for the Nechisar Nightjar, which was identified as…
a new species of bird in 1990 solely on the basis of one wing. Discusses scientific debate surrounding the identification, the drive of exploration, and his travels through the plains of Ethiopia. 2015
Moscow, 1953. Russia is once again gearing up for another pogrom on Stalin's orders. Solomon Shimonovich Levinson, an actor for…
the defunct State Jewish Theater, is a veteran of previous pogroms. He gathers together compatriots to help him fight the forces of this one. Violence. 2016
Attorney specializing in debt resolution presents strategies for living with and reducing debt. Discusses what debt is, including good debt…
versus bad debt; creating and following a budget; the use of credit and the ways it affects financial lives; addressing the stress debt creates; and more. 2015
Biological anthropologist examines the evolution of the human diet and the ways modern methods of nutrition have led to a…
rise in diseases such as type 2 diabetes, gout, hypertension, breast cancer, and more. Argues the rise is due to straying from the diets developed by ancient ancestors. 2016
Fiftyish PI Agatha Raisin is outraged to learn that newly arrived therapist Jill Davent not only is dating Agatha's ex…
but has hired her own detective to dish up dirt on Agatha. After loudly telling her off, Agatha finds herself the main suspect when Jill is murdered. Some strong language. 2015
David and the remaining Reckoners, from Firefight (DB 80669), must face the most powerful High Epic of all to find…
redemption for his closest friend, Prof. Violence. For senior high and older readers. 2016
Two romances set in the Regency era, featuring seafaring adventurers. In The Lady's Command, Declan Frobisher assumes his new wife…
will stay safely at home when he sails away, but Edwina has other ideas. Also includes A Buccaneer at Heart. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2016
Landreaux Iron is hunting near his home on the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. He accidentally shoots and kills five-year-old…
Dusty Ravich, son of his neighbor and best friend Peter. Landreaux offers Peter his own son, LaRose, in return. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2016
Devoted to God and her large family, seventeen-year-old Rachel still grows curious about the world her parents turned away from.…
As the Calvary Christian Church becomes more restrictive, Rachel considers leaving her family and sheltered life. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2015
Bess, widow of Harry Houdini--famous magician and debunker of mediums--searches for the coded messages he promised to send after death.…
She finds them in unlikely places and realizes Harry is trying to contact her. But now her love for her husband may be threatened. 2016
Journalist describes the world of undercover union organizers, which he joined while undercover himself. Describes the process of being hired…
in a non-unionized organization, life as a service worker in the casino where he was employed, and the legal fights for unionization. Discusses the personal impact on his life. 2016
Meadow and Carrie grew up together in Los Angeles, both fascinated with film. Meadow became a documentary filmmaker, while Carrie…
makes more commercial movies. Despite their differences, they have remained close, until their lives intersect with a mysterious woman known as Jelly. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2016
Minnesota detective Alexander Rupert has been transferred from Narcotics to Frauds until he's cleared of corruption charges. He latches on…
to a case involving young, wealthy James Putnam, who--after being killed in a car crash--is discovered to be someone else altogether. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2015
En 2005, la narratrice, 19 ans, est violée dans une forêt. Elle porte plainte mais l'affaire est classée sans suite.…
Douze ans plus tard, un suspect est arrêté pour d'autres faits et la jeune femme, enceinte de son deuxième enfant, doit témoigner au procès. Elle replonge dans son passé et les peurs enfouies se réveillent. Pourtant, le procès est aussi l'occasion de faire la paix avec elle-même.