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When Britney, the most popular girl at Penford High School, invites April Bowers to her lunch table, April is thrilled…
with her sudden change in status. But April soon learns that Britney's friendship comes at a steep price. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Eden Anderson arrives at her brother's California home to find Jansen McKnight, his childhood friend who used to torment Eden,…
house sitting. Now a divorced cop, Jansen is very different from peace-loving vegetarian Eden--but their mutual attraction is strong. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
America, 2098. Fifteen-year-old Kelsa grieves for her recently deceased father and rages against her mother's choices. But then she meets…
Raven, a spirit in the form of a boy, who warns of an impending ecological disaster. Together they try to save the world. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010
1939. Charlotte Tucker leaves home to teach school in Oklahoma. Charlotte boards at John Grant's ranch where she meets twins…
Owen and Hannah, who are searching for their birth father. As Charlotte gradually falls in love with Owen, someone begins sabotaging the ranch. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
London constable and sorcerer's apprentice Peter Grant, from Midnight Riot (DB 74012), hears a song drifting from the corpse of…
a murdered jazz player. As the investigation progresses, Peter begins to suspect that his dad, a famous trumpet player, may be connected to the case. Violence and strong language. 2011
After interviewing an unlikely witness--a ghost--at a crime scene, probationary constable Peter Grant is reassigned to Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale.…
Nightingale, who is unpopular within London's Metropolitan Police because he deals with the supernatural and practices magic, takes Grant on as his apprentice. Violence and strong language. 2011
Arizona Territory, 1880. Sheriff John Henry Stevens enlists the help of U.S. marshal Piedmont Kelly and his friend Spotted Dog…
to follow three bounty hunters who ride into Cochise looking for murderer Alex Bowdre. When the riders kidnap a local rancher, Kelly and Spotted Dog pursue them. 2010
Devlin St. Just, still traumatized by the Napoleonic Wars, inherits a rundown earldom estate--and Winnie, the illegitimate child of the…
former earl. Winnie is under the care of Emmie Farnum, a baker with a long-held secret. The unlikely trio becomes a family of sorts. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2011
Victorian London. Impoverished fifteen-year-old orphan Grace must care for her older but mentally unfit sister Lily. The two sisters endure…
many painful experiences and become the victims of a fraud perpetrated by a wealthy family. Then Lily disappears. For senior high and older readers. 2010
Author recounts her experiences as a young Jewish girl during Hitler's rise to power. Recalls being trapped in Ukraine while…
visiting her grandmother, returning to her family in Hungary, and being forcibly moved to an Auschwitz ghetto. Describes the many wartime restrictions. For grades 6-9. Newbery Honor Book. 1981
After scientists predict a one-hundred-kilometer-wide Near-Earth Object (NEO), dubbed Keanu, will pass by the planet, the United States competes against…
the Russian-Indian-Brazilian Coalition to land on it first. But as NASA's Destiny approaches Keanu, the NEO vents, signaling the presence of intelligent life. Some strong language. 2011
Three stories set before and after Misguided Angel (DB 72556). In "Just Another Night in Suck City" Oliver deals with…
Schuyler's departure. "Always Something There to Remind Me" features Allegra in 1985. And Jack and Schuyler work together in "Ring of Fire." Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2010
After learning of his wife Helen's murder in Fever Dream (DB 71402), FBI special agent Aloysius Pendergast wants vengeance--especially after…
Helen's brother Judson Esterhazy tries to kill him. But a mysterious organization called the Covenant stands in Pendergast's way. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
In a companion to Crazy Love (DB 72126), pastor Chan turns to the purpose and presence of the Holy Spirit.…
Uses anecdotes and scripture to show the ways Christians can recognize the Holy Spirit in their lives. Bestseller. 2009
1779-1781. Abigail Stewart and her family follow the path of her father's Continental Army unit after their home in Valley…
Forge burns down. They endure harsh winters, frequent food shortages, and narrow escapes from danger. Sequel to Winter of Red Snow (DB 44459). For grades 4-7. 2011
Quentin, from The Magicians (DB 69579), becomes bored with his cushy life in Fillory and searches for adventure. But somehow…
he and his friend Julia end up back on Earth and have to search for a way back to Fillory. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
Former army captain recalls returning stateside with numerous physical injuries--including traumatic brain injury--and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after two tours…
in Iraq. Describes acquiring a service dog named Tuesday and ways the canine helped him recover. 2011
Judd, a well-known actress and the sister and daughter of country-music stars, explains her international human-rights advocacy for public-health nonprofit…
Population Services International. Discusses her depressions stemming from her troubled childhood and the therapy that led to her recovery and gave her tools to use in her new career. 2011
Anthology of stories and poems set in Bordertown, a city populated by human and elfin runaways that spans the edges…
of the faerie and human worlds. Introduction by Terri Windling. Authors include Neil Gaiman and Jane Yolen. Some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011
The dying owner of Al's Diner has a shocking request for his friend, English teacher Jake Epping: go back in…
time through a portal in Al's storeroom and stop JFK's assassination. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011