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When homeschooled farm girl Piper McCloud reveals that she can jump into the air and fly, officials whisk her away…
to a top-secret government institute for exceptional children. But Piper learns that the school is full of danger and longs to escape. For grades 5-8. 2008
Amos Kincaid's father Jake inherited a gift for dowsing--finding water with a forked willow branch--but prefers to roam as a…
trapper. Amos adjusts to a new Indian stepmother, travels with a wagon train headed for Oregon, and gradually accepts being a dowser himself. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010
Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor on television drama Law & Order: SVU Ice-T, born Tracy Marrow, describes becoming an orphan…
at age twelve and moving from New Jersey to live with relatives in Los Angeles. Details his life of crime before beginning his music career. Violence and strong language. 2011
The lords of the Seven Kingdoms continue to scheme and fight, leaving the land vulnerable. Meanwhile, Daenerys Targaryen's efforts to…
rule Meereen peacefully are beset by internal and external threats. Sequel to A Feast for Crows (DB 62348). Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
More than one hundred essays and testimonials from celebrities, politicians, and others inspired by the It Gets Better Project, which…
sex-advice columnist Dan Savage and his husband, Terry Miller, created to provide support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. For senior high and older readers. 2011
1957. Pearl's nineteen-year-old daughter Joy, from Shanghai Girls (DB 69160), leaves L.A. for China to seek her biological father and…
join the revolutionary struggle. As Joy begins to realize the harsh reality of the regime's policies, Pearl arrives to bring her home. Some violence. Bestseller. 2011
After corpses are found at the construction site of her cousin's bail bonds office, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum fears she's…
the next target. Meanwhile, Stephanie's family is pressuring her to marry--either cop Joe Morelli, security expert Ranger, or ex-classmate Dave Brewer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
Follows the development of women's bicycles in the 1880s and 1890s and explores the impact of the two-wheeler on everyday…
life during the beginning of women's liberation. Discusses celebrity cyclists, reaction to the new transportation mode, and fashion changes to accommodate riding. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011
Journalist investigates the Church of Scientology's history from its 1954 creation by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. Discusses Hubbard's…
beliefs, David Miscavige's takeover of the organization after Hubbard's 1986 demise, and lawsuits by defectors. Covers the church's war against psychiatry and feuds with the IRS. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
In this updated edition of Overcoming Macular Degeneration (DB 51826), ophthalmologist Solomon, who has the condition, offers information and advice…
to patients. Lists special tools, including magnifiers and text-to-voice devices; issues for caregivers, such as watching for signs of depression; and resources. 2009
Gold digger India finally snares billionaire husband Marcus. Unable to conceive, the couple hires Princeton senior Jules to donate eggs…
and married mother Annie to carry the baby. But Marcus's daughter Bettina vows to expose India's past and drive her away. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
Weather warden Joanne Baldwin is ecstatic when her boyfriend David, a djinn, decides to take their relationship to the next…
level. But a powerful earthquake in Florida interrupts the couple's bliss. Sequel to Thin Air (DB 73184). Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2008
When mercenary Dare Macintosh locates a friend's kidnapped sister in Mexico he also rescues romance-suspense novelist Molly Alexander. Believing that…
someone paid her abductors, Molly hires Dare to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Dare and Molly's mutual attraction builds. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2011
Oliver, from The King in the Window (DB 61831), has a little sister, Rose, adopted from Russia. One day in…
New York's Central Park, Rose discovers magical glass steps that lead to the fantastic city of U Nork. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2010
Rising rock star Adam and successful cellist Mia, from If I Stay (DB 69818), reunite in New York and reconnect…
after the horrific events that tore them apart years earlier. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2011
As aging chief inspector Wallander's forgetfulness gets him into trouble at work, his daughter Linda has a baby with her…
lover Hans. When the baby's ex-military grandfather goes missing, Hans asks Wallander to investigate. Then Hans's mother disappears, too. Originally published in Sweden in 2009. Some violence. Bestseller. 2011
Matthew, named Levi at birth, turns away from the Jewish faith and becomes a despised tax collector for Rome. By…
his forties, Levi is one of the richest men in Judea--but after hearing Jesus and seeing him perform miracles, Levi becomes Jesus's disciple Matthew. 2010
Commander Dan Lenson assumes command of the destroyer USS Thomas Horn and heads to the Red Sea with his mixed-gender…
crew to search for weapons of mass destruction. But in Bahrain, an al-Qaeda terrorist is plotting to attack the ship. Violence and strong language. 2004
London, 1885. Low on money, young widow Lady Julia Winterset decides to sell her great-grandmother Hermione's scandalous memoirs. Earl Harrison…
Landingham, shocked to learn his father was one of Hermione's lovers, attempts to stop Julia. Then Hermione's ghost arrives to advise Julia as well. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
During what seems like a typical New England blizzard, seven kids at Tattawa Regional High School are waiting to be…
picked up by their parents. Only the snowstorm is much more powerful than was expected, and not everyone survives. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011