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Jonas, a young Ethiopian American, meets Angela, an African American, at the immigration center where they work in New York…
City. The two experience a colorful courtship and tackle relationship difficulties. Meanwhile Jonas's immigrant parents adjust to life in Peoria, Illinois, while weathering marriage issues. Some strong language. 2010
Psychiatrist/neurologist Small and coauthor Vorgan recount intriguing cases from Small's novice 1979 Harvard training days to his practice at UCLA…
as an experienced doctor. They describe a seemingly neurotic housewife who is really a dangerous, borderline psychotic; a shopaholic; and a young man with hysterical blindness. Some strong language. 2010
Retiring Japanese American assassin John Rain is forced into one last job when rogue CIA agent Jim Hilger kidnaps Rain's…
friend Dox. Rain is caught in a dilemma as Hilger will kill Dox unless Rain hits three more targets. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2007
Ten short stories, many featuring Latino protagonists. In the title piece a fourteen-year-old boy demonstrates his love for his older…
sister, who is pregnant by her recently murdered boyfriend. In "Women Speak" a teacher gains strength from her daughter's ambition and a refugee's speech. Some strong language. PEN/Faulkner finalist. 2009
Orphaned Plain Kate's mismatched eyes and skillful wood carving cause rumors that she is a witch. Her problems multiply when…
she sells her shadow to a stranger with sinister intentions. It's up to Kate, her talking cat, and a friend to stop him. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2010
When Mellie Turpin's parents inherit a run-down inn, they discover that it is infested with Parvi Pennati--small persons with wings…
who do not like being called fairies. The Turpins also inherit a magic moonstone ring that the Parvi want returned--but first the family must locate it. For grades 4-7. 2011
Blind Ian Stott hires fellow vampire Raylene Pendle--also known as Cheshire Red--to steal medical documents that may help Ian restore…
his sight. But in the process Raylene finds herself up against Project Bloodshot, a government program that performed cruel experiments on vampires. Strong language. 2011
Upstate New York. Seventeen-year-old Jamie Davidson openly declares that he is gay, not anticipating the problems it will cause his…
family. His Catholic father cannot accept Jamie's sexuality and when his mother does, their marriage is threatened. Meanwhile Jamie's brother Brian is harassed at school. Strong language. 2010
New Mexico, 1826. Josefina has always heard tales about buried treasure and a ghostly weeping woman. But it takes the…
arrival of a mysterious stranger to make her think the stories might be true. For grades 3-6. 2006
Early environmentalist and author Mary Austin, portrayed in Mary Austin and the American West (DB 72474), describes the landscape between…
the high Sierras and the Mojave Desert in this 1903 work about the flora, fauna, and people of the California desert. 1903
Investment banker and business strategist Roth provides a realistic look at owning, starting, or buying a business. Suggests that one…
should ask, "Should I be an entrepreneur?" before starting on the business-ownership path. Uses examples from her own clients. 2011
With the battle against the Horvath, begun in Live Free or Die (DB 70635), scarcely over, humanity and its allies…
face a new threat: the Rangora Empire. Engineering apprentice Dana Parker and two other navy recruits do their part in the expanding galactic war. Some strong language. 2011
Like his mother Jem, from Numbers (DB 70605), fifteen-year-old Adam sees numbers in people's eyes--the date they will die. And…
now nearly everyone around him in London shares the same numbers. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
As former army ranger Jack Armstrong lies dying, his wife Lizzie is killed in a car accident, and his three…
children are sent to various relatives. But Jack miraculously recovers, collects his kids, and moves to Lizzie's childhood home on the South Carolina coast. Bestseller. 2011
Weekly columnist argues that the Democratic Party in America exhibits the psychological characteristics of a mob. Asserts that Democrats activate,…
appeal to, celebrate, and publicize groupthink behavior to promote their agenda. Bestseller. 2011
Seventy-six-year-old award-winning actress Dench recalls her career, which began on the stage of the Old Vic Theatre and spans more…
than half a century. Discusses family life with actor Michael Williams and their daughter, but focuses on her voluminous stage and screen repertoire--ranging from Shakespeare to James Bond. 2010
To sell her late father's campground, Tricia McCall returns from Seattle to Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Tricia's beloved great-grandmother Natty encourages…
her to date rancher Connor Creed. Tricia wants to return to city life but can't resist Connor. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
A collection of memories and anecdotes told by friends, family members, and other self-proclaimed victims of the author of Are…
You There, Vodka? It's Me Chelsea (DB 66827) and Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (DB 71113). Glen Handler recalls ten-year-old Chelsea hanging out with his fraternity brothers. Strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Autobiography of former University of Florida quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy his sophomore year in 2007. Highlights his religious…
upbringing on a working family farm and homeschooling with dyslexia. Describes his experience as a missionary in the Philippines and being Denver's 2010 first-round NFL draft pick. Bestseller. 2011
Oslo detective Harry Hole is tracking a serial killer who leaves snowmen at murder scenes. Hole's new young colleague believes…
there is a link between the crimes and a long-missing cop from her town. Originally published in Norwegian in 2007. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2010