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Yarn harlot: the secret life of a knitter
By Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. 2005
Compulsive knitter shares her projects' successes and disasters. In "The Green Afghan" the author recalls attempting to knit an eight-by-five-foot…
blanket as a present for her brother's wedding five months later. She remained undeterred, despite her mother's chuckle or the yarn-store lady's whistle. 2005Reading the OED: one man, one year, 21,730 pages
By Ammon Shea. 2008
A self-proclaimed collector of words describes his yearlong reading of the Oxford English Dictionary. He comments on words that he…
believes others would like to know about, such as "sympatetic," which is a companion one walks with, and "onomatomania," which means vexation at having difficulty finding the right word. 2008Air castle of the South: WSM and the making of Music City (Music in American life)
By Craig Havighurst. 2007
Chronicles the rise of Nashville radio station WSM, established in 1925, which popularized country music including the Grand Ole Opry…
performances. Discusses the station's importance to the city. Profiles the businessmen and entertainers who influenced the station's popularity and protested the 2002 proposed format change. 2007Orient express: an entertainment (Penguin classics)
By Graham Greene. 2004
The lives of several passengers aboard the Orient Express become intertwined on a three-day journey from Ostend to Constantinople. Characters…
include an English chorus girl, a rich Jewish businessman, a spiteful journalist, a mysterious doctor, and a murderous burglar. Includes 2004 introduction by Christopher Hitchens. 1932175 essential slow cooker classics
By Judith Finlayson. 2006
Canadian author provides practical advice on using a slow cooker to its best advantage. Presents her favorite recipes for appetizers,…
fondues, soups, stews, chili, pot roast, vegetarian main and side dishes, and desserts. Lists ingredients and includes step-by-step instructions and preparation tips. 2006Julia Gillian (Julia Gillian Ser.)
By Alison McGhee. 2008
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear when she and her Saint Bernard, Bigfoot, take long walks through…
their Minneapolis neighborhood one hot summer. As she interacts with neighbors, Julia seeks the courage to finish reading a book that might have an unhappy ending. For grades 3-6. 2008Rat life
By Tedd Arnold. 2007
Upstate New York, 1972. Fourteen-year-old Todd, an aspiring writer, befriends Rat, a young Vietnam War veteran, while they work at…
the local drive-in. After a body is found in the river, Todd suspects Rat has committed murder. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. Edgar Award. 2007Paula Deen's the Deen family cookbook
By Paula H Deen. 2009
Savannah, Georgia, restaurant owner and TV host gathers her relatives' down-home favorites, like Aunt Peggy's meat loaf and Michael's deluxe…
twice-baked potatoes with shrimp, and adds some more health-minded dishes, like seared scallops and oven-fried chicken. Recipes cover all categories from snacks to main dishes, desserts, and beverages. Bestseller. 2009Home: A novel
By Marilynne Robinson. 2008
Events take place concurrently with those in Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead (RC 59561, BR 16160). Like his friend and fellow minister…
John Ames, Robert Boughton is dying. Boughton's daughter and his long-estranged son return home to care for him--and to take refuge from their own troubled lives. 2008The moviegoer (Vintage International)
By Walker Percy. 1998
New Orleans. Apathetic young businessman and avid movie fan Binx Bolling undertakes a quest for authenticity that outrages his family,…
endangers his aunt's fragile stepdaughter Kate, and leads him into the chaos of Mardi Gras--during which he opens up to love. Some strong language. National Book Award. 1960The dead and the gone (Life As We Knew It #2)
By Susan Beth Pfeffer. 2008
After a meteor hits the moon causing a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of…
his younger sisters alone in the chaos of New York City. Companion to Life as We Knew It (RC 65047, BR 18228). For junior and senior high readers. 2008Saturday night dirt: A MOTOR Novel (Motor Novels)
By Will Weaver. 2008
While preparing for a special Saturday night stock-car race in a small Minnesota town, seventeen-year-old driver Trace Bonham suspects his…
dad's crew chief Larry Rawlins of sabotaging his car. Meanwhile another teenager, Melody "Mel" Walters, daughter of the Headwaters Speedway owner, checks on track conditions. For senior high readers. 2008The joys of love
By Madeleine L'Engle. 2008
After graduating from college in 1946, Elizabeth pursues her dream of acting and lands an apprenticeship in a summer theater…
company. She falls in love with an aspiring director, not realizing how much her friendship with a fellow apprentice means to her. For senior high and older readers. 1950Tell me, pretty maiden (A molly Murphy Mystery Ser.)
By Rhys Bowen. 2008
New York, 1902. Private investigator Molly Murphy finds a beautiful young woman lying unconscious in snow-covered Central Park. As Molly…
visits local theatres and flophouses in an attempt to learn what happened, she is aided by her beau, Daniel--a wrongfully suspended police captain--and influential friends like reporter Nelly Bly. 2008The man within (Penguin classics)
By Graham Greene. 2005
Greene's first novel. Young Francis Andrews betrays his fellow smugglers and flees from them. He finds refuge in the cottage…
of a woman named Elizabeth, who persuades him to testify in court. Francis falls in love even as he is consumed by fear. Includes 2005 introduction by Jonathan Yardley. 1929Little Bee: A Novel
By Chris Cleave. 2009
Fourteen-year-old Little Bee flees Nigeria and spends two years in a British immigration detention center. Upon her release, Little Bee…
seeks out Andrew and Sarah O'Rourke, a couple she and her sister had previously encountered--with dire consequences--on an African beach. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Life as we knew it
By Tony Johnston, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Barry Moser. 2006
Sixteen-year-old Miranda keeps a journal describing her family's struggle to survive after an asteroid hits the Moon and causes disastrous…
climate change on Earth. She records her feelings about losing contact with friends and the outside world, locating food, and keeping hope alive. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Paula Deen's my first cookbook (Simon & Schuster books for young readers)
By Paula H Deen. 2008
Introduces kitchen safety, cooking terms, measuring, setting the table, and manners. Features recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks, birthday…
and holiday treats, dishes for parents, and arts and crafts projects. From the simple--ants on a log--to the more complicated--meat stew with veggies. Adult help recommended. For grades 2-4. 2008Jane Goodall: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
By Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. 2008
Biography of the British primatologist born in 1934 who has spent many years in Africa studying chimpanzees in the wild.…
Features her dedication to field research, her marriages, her family, the 1975 kidnapping of Jane's colleagues from Gombe, and her ongoing championing of chimpanzees. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2008Sweet thang
By Allison Whittenberg. 2007
Philadelphia, 1975. African American ninth-grader Charmaine Upshaw resents having her orphaned, six-year-old cousin living with her family. At school she…
does homework for Demetrius McGee, but he likes another girl. Gradually, Charmaine realizes what is really important in life. For junior and senior high readers. 2006