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Award-winning journalist candidly recounts his relationship with his son Walker, who was born with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome (CFC), a rare genetic…
mutation. Discusses raising Walker at home and the heart-rending decision to place teenaged Walker in a care facility. Reflects on the value of human life. Some strong language. 2009
Scientist Alex Hoffmann's invention--an artificial-intelligence computer that predicts financial markets' ups and downs--has made him a wealthy hedge-fund manager. But…
after an intruder breaks into his Geneva mansion and other mysterious happenings occur, Hoffmann becomes increasingly fearful that someone is trying to destroy him. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Biography of Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Greenberg (1911-1986), who played for the Detroit Tigers in the 1930s and…
1940s. Discusses early twentieth-century immigrant life in New York City, where Greenberg grew up, and the widespread prejudice the Jewish athlete endured. For grades 4-7. 2011
After Ty barely survives a fight with enormous diablo rojo squid, he and his friend Gemma stumble upon a mysterious…
township chained inside an airplane floating within the Atlantic's trash vortex. Sequel to Dark Life (DB 71820). For grades 6-9. 2011
Edilean, Virginia. Graduate student Gemma Ranford lands a dream job--organizing centuries-old documents and writing the Frazier family history. Gemma's research…
reveals the existence of the Heartwishes Stone. Meanwhile, town sheriff Colin Frazier hunts for the jewel thief who has been robbing locals--and falls in love. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
Former head of Greenpeace examines the state of the environment and argues that the imminent crisis will disrupt our way…
of living--and propel us to replace our addiction to growth with an ethic of sustainability. Offers a "one-degree war" plan to achieve the rapid reduction of carbon emissions. 2011
Forty-eight slice-of-life tales by prize-winning Irish author. In "Le Visiteur" a man who helps a drunken husband becomes complicit in…
the wife's vengeful act. In "Marrying Damian" a five-year-old girl predicts she will wed her parents' friend, who reappears twenty-two years later. Companion to The Collected Stories (DB 36156). 2009
New York City, 1900s. Eleven-year-old Rebecca Rubin helps her new neighbors, the Brodskys, care for their infant since Mrs. Brodsky…
suffers from an eye infection called trachoma. But a string of kidnappings in the neighborhood causes Rebecca to worry about her new charge's safety. For grades 4-7. 2011
After the teen crew of the Galahad thwarts a saboteur in The Comet's Curse (DB 71776), another mystery confounds them.…
Triana and the Council ready the ship to pick up a strange pod that was jettisoned from an eerily silent research station. For senior high and older readers. 2006
1941. Fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and her brother are taken from their Lithuanian home by the Soviet secret police. When…
her father is sentenced to death in a Siberian prison camp, Lina vows to honor her family by documenting what happened. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Thirty-three tales and an overview of 2010's sci-fi news. In Lavie Tidhar's "Night Train" an assassin targets a toad-like gangster.…
Includes works by Kage Baker, Cory Doctorow, Joe Haldeman, Allen M. Steele, Robert Reed, and others. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2011
After relocating from Ithaca to Manhattan, the Bergamots place their fifteen-year-old son Jake and six-year-old adopted daughter Coco in private…
schools. Their household implodes when a middle-school girl sends Jake her sex video and he unintentionally makes it go viral. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
After her love life becomes fodder for newspaper gossip columnist Sam Pierce, TV investigative reporter Riley Spartz throws wine on…
him. Then Sam is murdered, and mounting evidence implicates Riley. Meanwhile, Riley has to deal with an overbearing Texas newcomer at work. Some violence. 2010
Author, born in the 1980s, describes being raised by her Hasidic grandparents in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood after her mother left…
her developmentally disabled father. Discusses being an outcast and her arranged marriage, limited access to reading material, and lack of educational or employment opportunities. Bestseller. 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's 2007-2011 observations of the inhabitants of Annawadi, a slum surrounding the luxury hotels at the Mumbai, India,…
airport. Portrays the lives of disadvantaged families who battle hunger and disease and describes India's political and religious tensions and police corruption. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2012
While attending obedience class with his humans Connor and Mom, Buddy the dog meets Jazzy, a pug who was switched…
at the dog park for Muffin, another pug. Now Muffin's human is sad. Buddy thinks he might be able to solve the problem. For grades K-3. 2010
John Nemecek, the former Special Forces mentor of falconer Nate Romanowski, now has reason to want Nate dead. Nate is…
skilled at living off the grid but knows Nemecek will target his friends, including Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett and his family. Violence and strong language. 2012
Sixteen-year-old Carlos Duarte is on the verge of realizing his dream of becoming a famous makeup artist. But first he…
must deal with his jealous boss, his sister's abusive boyfriend, and his crush on a fellow student. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. Stonewall Book Award. 2011
Darri reluctantly agrees to wed prince Kestin of Ghostland to release her sister Callie from her betrothal contract. But her…
plans go astray when Darri realizes Callie has changed--and learns that prince Kestin is a ghost. Companion to Mistwood (DB 72039). For senior high readers. 2011