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After her parents had a successful match, in The Selection Series (DB 79319), Princess Eadlyn, the heir to the throne,…
must go through her own Selection process. However, Eadlyn remains unenthusiastic about the prospect of having thirty-five strange boys vying for her attention. For senior high and older readers. 2015
Vermont Bureau of Investigation's Joe Gunther has a high-profile case. A state senator and good friend of the governor was…
murdered, the word "dyke" was carved on her chest, and she was hung from a cliff along the interstate. Some violence and some strong language. 2015
A Washington Post reporter details the efforts of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Newark mayor Cory Booker, and New Jersey governor…
Chris Christie to reform the struggling Newark school system. Their plan, which focused on charter schools, soon ran into difficulties. Some strong language. 2015
American expatriate in Paris expands on her blog, Paris Paysanne, and shares the culture of local farmers markets around her,…
offering recipes arranged according to when ingredients are in season. Discusses the farmers she usually sources her foods from and provides tips on understanding food seasonality. 2015
Examines the French Revolution and discusses the events leading up to it; the impact of major uprisings, participants, and actions;…
and its lasting effect on France and around the world. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016
Novel in verse. In 1969, seventh-grader Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi's mixed-race…
background and interest in "boyish" topics like astronomy and carpentry make her feel like an outsider. For grades 4-7. 2015
Richard is dead, and the Sword of Truth is in Kahlan's care. As the veil between life and death fails,…
evil is coming and Kahlan will wager everything in a desperate effort to save the world. Sequel to Severed Souls (DB 80584). Violence. 2015
Overview of the history of excrement, from prehistoric times to how human waste could fertilize our crops in the future.…
Also highlights notable events like The Great Stink in 1858, when the River Thames in London became a river of reeking sewage. For grades 4-7. 2016
Autobiographical examination of life in what the author, having been born into an elite black family in 1947 Chicago, calls…
the colored aristocracy or colored elite. The author examines the intersections of this life with crucial historical moments such as the civil rights movement and the rise of feminism. 2015
Five mysteries, written between 1985 and 1989, featuring New York police lieutenant Sigrid Harald. Includes Death in Blue Folders, The…
Right Jack, Baby Doll Games, Corpus Christmas, and Past Imperfect, in which Sigrid's investigation into a colleague's death provides clues to her own cop father's death. Some strong language. 1990
The first three mysteries, written between 1992 and 1994, in the series featuring the only black female police detective in…
Lincoln Prairie, Illinois. Includes Dead Time, Slow Burn, and Gone Quiet, in which a colleague's elderly stepfather is suffocated in his sleep. Some violence and some strong language. 1994
An exploration of how the politics of race shaped Barack Obama's presidency, including how the president dealt publicly with national…
issues of race and his use of his own biracialism. Additional perspectives are provided through the author's interviews with Obama, Eric Holder, Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson, among others. 2016
A historian examines Ukraine's past in an effort to better understand its present and future. Plokhy details how, given its…
unique geographical situation between Europe, Russia, and the Asian East, Ukraine has been shaped by empires repeatedly using it as a strategic gateway between East and West throughout history. 2015
A biography of Margaret Douglas, the Countess of Lennox and niece of King Henry VIII, who operated at the very…
highest levels of power to influence the political arena, including orchestrating her son's marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots and securing the Stuart ascension to the throne for her grandson. 2015
Woman recounts growing up as a devout Christian and finding out that her father's family was actually Jewish and had…
fled to Canada at the start of World War II, though some were lost to the Holocaust. Discusses her exploration of Judaism and eventual conversion. 2014
First in the series featuring NYPD homicide detective Lieutenant Sigrid Harald. She investigates the poisoning of Vanderlyn College art department…
deputy-chairman Riley Quinn. The entire department had access to his tainted coffee--and all had a motive to want him dead. Some strong language. 1981
Two historical romances set in 1880s Wyoming Territory, written in 2014 and 2015. In West Winds of Wyoming, a widower…
with a blind daughter seeks a new start. In Under a Falling Star, a sheriff falls in love, but a secret comes to light that could ruin everything. 2015
Journalist recounts his faith journey. Discusses being raised by a Catholic mother and a Jewish father, his understanding and appreciation…
of his Jewish culture without a sense of belief, his marriage to a devout Protestant, and his subsequent exploration of Abrahamic religions. Relates challenges in his life that tested his faith. 2015
Eleven-year-old Kammie reflects on her life and her family problems as she fights panic and claustrophobia while waiting to be…
rescued from a well she fell into as she was trying to impress a group of popular mean girls. For grades 5-8. 2016
First two books, written in 1995 and 1996, in the series featuring Malvin Stark, who bluffs his way into becoming…
a private eye called Gil Yates. Includes The Missing Link and The Con, in which Yates is hired by a Los Angeles museum to find a stolen Monet painting. 1996