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In this year-end retrospective, award-winning author and editor Gardner Dozois gathers twenty-nine short pieces of science fiction originally published during…
2012. Authors include, among others: Elizabeth Bear, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Hannu Rajaniemi, Carrie Vaughn, and Lavie Tidhar. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2012
1897. Nine-year-old Ivoe steals the paper from her mother's white employer to read while waiting for her mother to finish…
work. Her fascination with the news leads her to college and Kansas City, where she launches her own newspaper. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015
When Stink's parents win a spot in the aquarium's sleepover event, he and his two friends team up for a…
sea-creature scavenger hunt. However, after learning about all of the different animals, Stink has problems falling asleep. For grades 2-4. 2014
When a brutal attack leaves her without memory, eleven-year-old Em becomes Penda, apprentice to mercenary Gwil. They find themselves in…
the castle of sixteen-year-old Maud of Kenniford, who has given sanctuary to the Empress Matilda. They resist siege by King Stephen. Strong language. 2015
Recounts how King Louis XVI of France enlisted the help of Benjamin Franklin to investigate claims that Dr. Franz Anton…
Mesmer possessed mysterious powers that could cure illnesses through animal magnetism. Describes how Franklin used the scientific method to debunk the fraud. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2015
Journalist relates the life of Elon Musk (born 1971), founder of PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors. Discusses Musk's early life…
in South Africa, his interest in science fiction and practical applications of ideas presented, and his business ventures. Examines public and private reactions to him. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2015
Recounts how young Sylvia Mendez and her brothers wanted to go to the school closest to their new home in…
California but were told they must attend a Mexican school. Their family organized, sued, and helped end segregation in the state. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2014
Profiles of twenty-five influential and inspiring American women who have made a significant impact. Highlights one woman for each letter…
in the alphabet, starting with Angela Davis and concluding with Zora Neale Hurston. For grades 5-8. 2015
Updated fourth edition describes the physiological effects of drugs on the body, including dangerous interactions and addiction potential. Discusses caffeine,…
nicotine, and alcohol as well as illegal and prescription drugs. Provides information on the brain and medical and legal issues involving drugs. Glossary of drug slang appended. 2014
Thomas Fool is an Information Man--one of Hell's investigators tasked with policing crimes that are egregious, even for the underworld.…
A series of brutal murders occurs while Hell is hosting angelic visitors, and Fool must find the killer. Violence and some strong language. 2015
Jack, alone in an old house, enters a room where thirteen chairs wait. Twelve are occupied, and those people have…
been waiting for Jack so they can tell him their scary stories. Each takes his or her turn. For grades 6-9. 2015
The American Southwest fights over dwindling sources of water during a growing shortage. Angel Velasquez--a water knife who "cuts" water--investigates…
rumors of a water source in Phoenix, where he meets a hardened journalist and a young Texas refugee. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015
Journalist investigates the impact of addiction to opiates, including morphine, OxyContin, and heroin. Focusing particularly on the town of Portsmouth,…
Ohio, the author discusses the ways people become addicted and the ways those addictions are fed, primarily through prescriptions and drugs smuggled from Mexico. 2015
Naturalist and documentary writer explores the world, intelligence, and consciousness of octopuses. Describes her interactions with captive giant Pacific octopuses…
named Athena, Octavia, Kali, and Karma at the New England Aquarium in Boston, and her field investigations in French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico. 2015
Journalist relates her educational journey learning about the Quran. Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi, a scholar of women in Islam, serves…
as her mentor. Power discusses her personal history in Arabic and Islamic countries, the Sheikh's educational journey, and the importance of cross-cultural education. 2015
Through an in-depth analysis of six human-animal relationships, Fagan examines how the human way of life has been irreversibly altered…
by bonding with animals. He discusses the effects of herding, the role of animals in globalization, and the general history of human interaction with the animal kingdom. 2015
In 1944, retired from the front lines of combat after losing a lung, military saboteur Matt has been sent to…
train new recruits on how to infiltrate enemy positions. He and recruit Madeleine fall in love, but the D-Day invasion separates them. Later, Matt searches for her. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2015
Linguist Guy Deutscher examines the genesis, evolution, and decay of language throughout mankind's history. Deutscher argues that destruction and creation…
are irrevocably entwined in language, demonstrating how these processes unceasingly operate to generate new words, structures, and meanings. 2005
Following The End is Now (DB 81701), this short story anthology provides the final part of a trilogy depicting the…
buildup, the occurrence, and the aftermath of apocalyptic scenarios. This volume consists of original stories exploring the time following catastrophe and during recovery. Strong language and some violence. 2015
Books written in 2013 and 2015. Twelve-year-old Reggie LeClaire was kidnapped and tortured for four years by Daryl Wayne Flint,…
until she was rescued after an auto accident. As a young adult, she helps identify another kidnapper. Then, Flint escapes. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015