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Journalist Giridharadas, a first-generation American, moves to his parents' homeland of India in 2003 to work and record the societal…
changes wrought by the country's economic boom. Details the cultural upheaval as younger Indians seek betterment and escape from restrictive traditions. 2011
To please her mom's boyfriend, fifteen-year-old Elle is forced to move into her own apartment across town. Lonely Elle falls…
for her friendly neighbor Frank. But when she learns that he is transgendered, it turns her world upside down. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2010
Discusses the early battles of the Revolutionary War, beginning with the appointment of George Washington as commander of the newly…
formed Continental army. Examines the British army's advantages during the invasion of New York City and asserts that Washington's tactics revived the spirit of the revolution. For grades 4-7. 2010
Navy Commander Dan Lenson leads a humanitarian mission to assist the Islamic country of Ashaara, but warlord Ghedi--also called Al-Maahdi,…
"the Guided One"--attacks aid workers and villages. After a hotel bombing, Lenson and SEAL sniper Teddy Oberg track down the terrorist. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2009
Compilation of personal stories and essays written by teens--gay and straight--describes their conflicts with the homosexual identity, attempts to establish…
relationships, and struggles for acceptance. For senior high and older readers. 2009
Raphael, Gardo, and Rat, who live in poverty, decide to keep a special bag Raphael discovers during their daily routine…
of scouring the dump for things they can sell. But the bag belongs to someone who will do anything to get it back. For junior and senior high readers. 2010
Annah waits alone for Elias to return and listens to the moaning of the Dark City dying around her, while…
longing to find her way back home to her family. Sequel to The Dead-Tossed Waves (DB 71614). Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Paroled murderer Parker Harrison, who has been rehabilitated at a program run by Alexandra and Joshua Cantrell, hires Cleveland PI…
Lincoln Perry to find the missing Alexandra. The hunt, already complicated by Alexandra's mafia ties, intensifies after Joshua's body is discovered. Strong language and some violence. 2009
Henry Adams, Kansas. After the events in Second Helping (DB 72510), former high school sweethearts Lily Fontaine and Trent July…
are finally getting married. Lily's wealthy boss Bernadine wants a grand wedding for the couple despite their wishes for a simple ceremony. Meanwhile, the feuding July clan causes problems. 2011
On a trip from the country to visit relatives in Seoul, an elderly couple are separated in a crowded subway…
station. The wife disappears, leaving her husband and adult children to reflect on her life and the sacrifices she made for them. Originally published in South Korea, 2008. 2011
Ever and Damen seek a cure for Damen's curse--and explore their relationship's secrets and origins. To be together forever, they…
must face their past. Sequel to Night Star (DB 73584). Descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2011
In the fourth novel in theNew York Timesbestselling series, Marine sniper Kyle Swanson finds himself in the sights of a…
man he once idolized—a true American hero turned traitorSwanson and his beautiful girlfriend, CIA agent Lauren Carson, are on a mission in Pakistan when their world is turned inside out. Kyle is captured and thrown in prison. Lauren is accused of being a double agent. The one person they trust to help is the man who sent them on the black operation—Jim Hall, a legendary CIA agent, Kyle’s sniper mentor, and Lauren’s boss and former lover.But Hall has gone rogue. He is selling America’s innermost secrets to a ruthless Pakistani warlord who wants to mold al- Qaeda into a legitimate political party, and secure a nuclear arsenal. For Jim Hall, his former protégé Swanson is the final obstacle.Success or failure pivots on whether Swanson can stop the old friend who trained him to be a shooter. From the streets of Washington to the Bavarian Alps, the two snipers stalk each other in a deadly hunt that has only one possible outcome.
Biography of African American general Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912-2002), who challenged racial discrimination in the military as a West…
Point cadet and a World War II hero. Discusses Davis's personal encounters with segregation, determination to be a pilot, and successful career. For grades 5-8. 2010
Korean American third-grader Clara Lee enters the Little Miss Apple Pie contest to ride a float in the town parade.…
But she worries that she is not American enough to win and wonders if she can make a speech in front of the whole school. For grades 2-4. 2011
Louisiana-born Reed Sawyer sails to Texas and is hired by rancher Thomas "Hawk" Canfield, who is embroiled in a feud…
with businessman Branch Isom. After fighting in the Civil War Sawyer returns to Texas and discovers that Canfield's enmity still festers--and threatens his community and family. Spur Award. 1981
Inspired by her mother Jutta's poesiealbum--an album of poems written by friends--and Jutta's diary, Levy presents a blank-verse recollection of…
the rapidly increased danger for Jews in Nazi Germany, which culminated in Jutta's family moving to the United States before World War II. For grades 5-8. 2010
Uses extensive quotes from primary sources to highlight youth bravery during Hitler's reign. Describes the atrocities, prejudices, disbelief, violence, and…
fear that Jews struggling to survive countered with acts of heroism and rebellion. Some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2010
Biography of Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), who was born in the West Indies and immigrated to New York in 1773. Discusses…
Hamilton's loyalty as aide-de-camp to General Washington, role at the Constitutional convention, authorship of the Federalist Papers, work at the treasury, and duel with Aaron Burr. For grades 5-8. 2011
Tom Carmody is back and ready to make rich rancher Holt Bannerman regret that Holt stopped his daughter Ruth from…
marrying Tom. Now that the lease is up on Holt's Snaketrack ranch, Tom--who has a trainload of newly bought cattle--makes his move. Some violence. 1951
An Agfa box camera plays an important role in this fictionalized autobiography by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Eight siblings record…
memories of their childhood and growing up with their father, a peripheral figure preoccupied with writing books. Originally published in German in 2008. 2010