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Caught stealing: Hoop hustle ; Soccer shake-up ; Touchdown triumph (Jake Maddox Sports Stories Ser.)
By Jake Maddox, Jesus Aburto. 2015
In Caught Stealing, a valuable baseball card goes missing during a team sleepover. In Hoop Hustle, a missed curfew jeopardizes…
a boy's basketball dream. In Soccer Shake-Up, a player fails to take the sport seriously. In Touchdown Triumph, a family move threatens a football team's winning streak. For grades 3-6. 2015
Serge Storms: Books 1-4 (Serge Storms #1)
By Tim Dorsey. 2006
First four books of the series featuring Florida spree killer and trivia buff Serge Storms and his bizarre adventures with…
various zany cohorts, written between 1999 and 2002. Includes Florida Roadkill, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, Orange Crush, and Triggerfish Twist. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002
Vango: A prince without a kingdom
By Timothée De Fombelle, Sarah Ardizzone, Timothee De Fombelle. 2015
In Vango: Between Sky and Earth, a young man with a murky past readies himself for priesthood, only to be…
accused of murder in 1930s Paris. In A Prince without a Kingdom, Vango continues to search for answers. Translated from French. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2014
The hanged man
By P. N. Elrod. 2015
Alex Pendlebury is a Reader for Her Majesty's Psychic Service, working closely with Scotland Yard. The police use her ability…
to see the emotions of the crime scene. A murder investigation with personal stakes, however, reveals a conspiracy that threatens the realm. Some violence and some strong language. 2015
The clockwork crown: a Clockwork Dagger novel (Clockwork Dagger Novels #2)
By Beth Cato. 2015
In this sequel to The Clockwork Dagger (DB 81126), magical healer Octavia Leander and her companion, Alonzo Garret, are searching…
for the original Lady's Tree. It is the source of Octavia's growing powers and a bone of contention in the wars between Caskentia and the Waste. 2015
Vesuvius: a biography
By Alwyn Scarth. 2009
One of the world's most dangerous volcanoes and capable of destroying entire cities, Vesuvius has fascinated many for over two…
millennia. Scarth draws on research, eyewitness accounts, and other sources to depict the story of this violent volcano from ancient times until the early twenty-first century. 2009
Silent scream: an Anna Travis mystery
By Lynda La Plante. 2010
As detective Anna Travis gets invited to apply for promotion to chief inspector, she begins a murder investigation. Actress Amanda…
Delany has been found stabbed to death in her bed. Heading the team is Anna's former lover, the demanding DCI James Langton. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2009
Wild within: how rescuing owls inspired a family
By Melissa Hart. 2014
Journalist discusses moving to Oregon from Los Angeles after a divorce, meeting a potential love interest at the dog park,…
and volunteering together at the local raptor rehabilitation center. Describes the ways working with owls helped her realize her desire to adopt, and the process of finding her daughter. 2014
Werewolf cop: a novel
By Andrew Klavan. 2015
Detective Zachary Adams and his partner investigate a brutal slaying for Extraordinary Crimes, a special federal task force. As they…
search for their prime suspect, a European criminal mastermind, he in turn seeks a powerful dagger that allegedly possesses demonic powers. Violence and strong language. 2015
Where women are kings: A Novel
By Christie Watson. 2015
When foster child Elijah is adopted by Nikki and Obi, they hope love will help him recover from his abuse-filled…
past. But Elijah longs for his Nigerian mother and clings to the stories she told him, including the fact that he is a wizard. 2015
Trial of intentions: the Vault of heaven (Vault of Heaven #2)
By Peter Orullian. 2015
The veil that keeps the Quiet from the world is weakened, and three heroes choose different paths while attempting to…
restore the song that keeps the world safe. But the kings who rule refuse to unite to oppose the growing threat. Violence and some strong language. 2015
The Tudor bride
By Joanna Hickson. 2014
A. D. 1421. Mette, from The Agincourt Bride (DB 81249), has followed her former charge, Catherine de Valois, and her…
new husband, Henry, king of England, back to London. There, Catherine runs afoul of the English court, despite giving birth to an heir to the throne. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2014
Deeply rooted: a novel
By Ice Mike. 2014
Twenty-five years after he stole $5 million from and killed a drug kingpin, thug Bad Boy spills his secrets to…
his cellmate. Soon, many people, including Bad Boy's gangbanger son Wahdatah, are searching for the lost money. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2014
Dead heat: an Alpha and Omega novel (Alpha and Omega #4)
By Patricia Briggs. 2015
Werewolf mates Charles and Anna Cornick are visiting an old friend in Arizona when they interrupt a fae magic attack.…
Anna and Charles will need help to catch this dangerous fae hiding among the humans. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2015
Chasing the scream: the first and last days of the war on drugs
By Johann Hari. 2015
After travel and research, journalist Johann Hari posits three truths about the War on Drugs: first, that drugs are not…
what we think they are; second, that addiction is not what we think it is; and third, that the drug war's motives are different from those broadcast. Some violence and some strong language. 2015
Bo at Iditarod Creek
By Kirkpatrick Hill, LeUyen Pham. 2014
Alaska, 1920s. Five-year-old Bo and her two adoptive fathers move to Iditarod Creek to work at a new gold mine.…
Homesick Bo is excited to realize that friendship can be found everywhere. Sequel to Bo at Ballard Creek (DB 80868). For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2014
Award-winning author and editor gathers thirty-two short pieces of science fiction originally published during 2013 in this year-end retrospective. Authors…
include, among others: Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Carrie Vaughn, Ken Liu, and Jay Lake. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013
Inventing a Christian America: the myth of the religious founding
By Steven K. Green. 2015
Professor of law and religion examines the perception of the creation of the United States of America as a Christian…
nation. Discusses the history of religious freedom in the formation of states, details historical attempts to codify a belief of Christian supremacy, and argues against privileging the Christian faith. 2015
Citizen Coke: the making of Coca-Cola capitalism
By Bartow J. Elmore. 2015
Historian examines the historical, cultural, and personal impact of Coca-Cola and its self-defined role as "a global citizen." Explores the…
creation of the company, the sourcing of ingredients, and the development of the company's distribution business model. 2015
The festival of insignificance: a novel
By Milan Kundera. 2015
Four friends discuss matters both ridiculous and deeply philosophical amid the cafes, gardens, and museums of Paris. Conversations range from…
motherhood, death, sex, and Stalin to whether angels have navels. Originally published in French as La fête de l'insignificance. Bestseller. 2013