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Midnight, the Sudanese American teenager from Midnight: A Gangster Love Story (DB 68016), leaves Brooklyn for Japan to reclaim his…
wife Akemi, who was kidnapped by her father. Midnight traces them to Korea, where he encounters hostility. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
While in Russia, dyslexic Jack McClure, advisor to U.S. president Edward Carson, is sent to investigate the death of Senator…
Lloyd Berns in Capri. Carson's daughter Alli, rescued from kidnappers by McClure in First Daughter (DB 73168), joins him, as does Russian agent Annika. Strong language and some violence. 2010
When literary detective Thursday Next goes missing, BookWorld's Council of Genres sends for her doppelganger, the written Thursday Next. Her…
mission: Take the real Thursday's place in negotiations to settle a border dispute between Racy Novel and Women's Fiction. 2011
San Francisco police officer Nick Stathos's marriage to Golden Gate Mercy Hospital emergency-room physician Leigh is ending, in part because…
of his affair with social worker Samantha Golden. But Nick is determined to win Leigh back--especially when a gunman triggers a lockdown at the hospital. 2010
Boston Globe political reporters explore the life of former Massachusetts governor and 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney. They discuss the…
influence Romney's father, the late governor of Michigan, had on his political views and describe Romney's Mormon upbringing, his marriage, and his role at the investment company Bain Capital. 2012
Updated standards address staff, consultants, volunteers, and stakeholders of libraries serving blind and physically handicapped individuals. Offers guidelines for patron…
contact, lending, and outreach and for producing websites and reading materials. Covers budgets, policies and procedures, reports, and research and development. 2011
When Anne de Vernase learns that her talented sister, a student in magic, died in an accident, she is convinced…
foul play was involved. Then Portier arrives to inform her of other disturbing news, and Anne wonders whom to trust. Sequel to The Spirit Lens (DB 71011). Some violence. 2011
Recounts the transformation of Mount St. Helens from a forested mountain to a desolate blast zone after its explosion on…
March 27, 1980. Discusses the earthquakes and mud flows that occurred and the gradual return of plants, insects, and animals. For grades 4-7. Newbery Honor Book. 1986
Marina, or Number Seven, tries to bring the surviving six Lorien children together to fight the Mogadorians. But first Marina…
needs to escape the confines of the convent she has called home. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Northern Ireland bookmobile librarian Israel Armstrong lends fourteen-year-old Lyndsay Morris, the Goth daughter of a local politician, a copy of…
a banned book. When Lyndsay disappears, Israel becomes a suspect. He and his colleague Ted Carson search the county for the missing teen. 2010
Detailed account of college intern Thad Roberts's theft of moon rocks from NASA in 2002 and the FBI sting that…
snared him. Describes Roberts's sheltered upbringing, his estrangement from his parents, and his romance with a coworker that motivated the heist. Some strong language. 2011
Nine Lorien children were sent to Earth after their planet was attacked. Charmed for protection, the powerful children scatter until…
they are strong enough to fight as one--but the Mogadorians are hunting them. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2010
Fictional biography of Dr. John Henry "Doc" Holliday, a gambler, prostitute's lover, and friend of Wyatt Earp. Hoping to relieve…
his tuberculosis, Doc moves westward, leaving dental surgery for high-stakes card games in the saloons of 1870s Kansas. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2011
After a school-bus accident, sixteen-year-old Jessica has her right leg amputated below the knee and is convinced she will never…
run again. But prosthetics, a new friend with cerebral palsy, and the support of her track team help Jessica find a way forward. For junior and senior high readers. Schneider Award. 2011
Ex-marine Spero Lucas works as a defense attorney's investigator and does side jobs recovering stolen items. Drug dealer Anwan Hawkins…
hires Lucas to retrieve stolen marijuana packages Hawkins had delivered by FedEx to houses when the residents were not home. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
British Museum director profiles one hundred pieces from the institution's collection that trace human history, from a stone chopping tool…
discovered in Tanzania in 1931--and estimated to be one of the first manmade objects--to a solar-powered lamp and charger manufactured in China in 2010. Bestseller. 2010
Tale of the quirky residents of Corduroy Mansions, a four-story building in the London neighborhood of Pimlico. Middle-aged widower William…
French hopes his grown son Eddie moves out; young ladies Jo, Caroline, and Dee share a flat; and caterer Marcia fancies William. 2009
The continuing saga of London neighbors from Corduroy Mansions (DB 74001). Wine merchant William French becomes reacquainted with an attractive…
woman named Angelica, who works for the spy agency MI6. Angelica borrows William's terrier to eavesdrop on some Russians. 2010
In post-apocalyptic New Orleans, now a sanctuary for supernatural beings, hardened teenager Ari is on the run and searching for…
the truth about her monstrous heritage. She discovers a curse that could ignite the ancient war between gods and monsters. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Hard-boiled, teen private investigator Dalton Rev transfers to Salt River High to solve the case of a dead student. But…
he has his hands full trying to outwit the police, negotiate the school's social hierarchy, and get paid. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011