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Angler: the Cheney vice presidency
By Barton Gellman. 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman details the inner workings of Vice President Dick Cheney's office through interviews with…
Cheney's colleagues and critics. Discusses the war in Iraq, the interrogation of prisoners, domestic espionage, and Cheney's beliefs supporting a strong commander in chief. Bestseller. 2008Our bodies, ourselves: pregnancy and birth
By Judy Norsigian, Boston Women's Health Book Collective. 2009
Information about all stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Discusses choosing medical care, planning the birth, and attending…
to the pregnant woman's physical and emotional care. Describes special concerns during pregnancy and childbirth and covers the tests that may be involved. Also addresses infant feeding options. 2008The house at Sugar Beach: in search of a lost African childhood
By Helene Cooper. 2008
Memoir by New York Times correspondent describes her privileged childhood in Liberia as a descendant of black American founders. Cooper…
relates her uprooting by a 1980 coup that forced the family to flee to the United States--and her return decades later. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Hunting the hunter (On The Run Ser. #6)
By Gordon Korman. 2006
When Aiden and Meg Falconer discover that their parents' freedom from prison is in the hands of a killer and…
madman named Hairless Joe, the siblings vow to trap him--whatever the dangers. Sequel to Public Enemies (BR 17843). For grades 4-7. 2006The last lecture
By Randy Pausch. 2008
Carnegie Mellon computer professor Pausch provides personal lessons and stories for his young children to learn from as they go…
through life. Continues the message of his widely circulated taped lecture on achieving childhood dreams that he delivered after he learned he was dying of pancreatic cancer. Bestseller. 2008Shooting star (Martha's Vineyard Mysteries Ser.)
By Cynthia Riggs. 2007
The island's community theater prepares for the opening night of a stage adaptation of Frankenstein, written by ninety-two-year-old playwright (and…
sleuth) Victoria Trumbull. The production is marred by tragedy when a young actor disappears and an actress is murdered. Victoria investigates while the show goes on. Some strong language. 2007The fugitive factor (On The Run Ser. #No. 2)
By Gordon Korman. 2005
Fifteen-year-old Aiden and eleven-year-old Meg, escapees from a juvenile detention center, search for evidence to prove their parents' innocence against…
charges of treason. As fugitives running from the police, the Falconer kids must lie and steal to avoid capture. Sequel to Chasing the Falconers (BR 17056). For grades 4-7. 2005Lilith's ark: teenage tales of biblical women
By Deborah Bodin Cohen. 2006
Stories of young Jewish women from the Torah. Includes the story of Eve, the first woman named in the holy…
book, and of Sarah and Rebekah, the first and second matriarchs. Discusses the challenges they faced, including love, spirituality, and growing up. For senior high readers. 2006Examines Albert Einstein's discoveries in the quantum world, the theory of relativity, and nuclear physics. Discusses the way his theories…
revolutionized scientific thinking about the universe and led to modern inventions, from the atom bomb to cell phones. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2007Jumper: Griffin's story (Jumper)
By Steven Gould. 2007
Nine-year-old Griff O'Conner causes his parents' murders in San Diego when he teleports himself to avoid a bully. Griff hides…
with friends until, at sixteen, he is ready to confront the killers. Sequel to Jumper (DB 37465, BR 9548). Violence and strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2007White House Q & A
By Denise Rinaldo. 2008
Facts about the history and functions of the presidential residence in Washington, D.C. Questions cover the famous rooms, the Rose…
Garden, first ladies' home decoration, family living and pets, holiday celebrations, and more. Includes a timeline for each president's stay in the White House. For grades 3-6. 2008Undercover (Laura Geringer Bks.)
By Beth Kephart. 2007
Sophomore loner Elisa has a talent for observing the world and operates a business ghostwriting love letters for guys. As…
her parents' marriage disintegrates, Elisa escapes by ice-skating on the local pond. Theo, a client, begins joining her and they fall in love. For senior high readers. 2007Now you see them, now you don't (On The Run Ser. #No. 3)
By Gordon Korman. 2005
Aiden and Meg Falconer, whose parents are wrongly imprisoned as terrorists, track a mysterious "uncle" named Frank Lindenauer, convinced he…
holds the key to their parents' freedom. But FBI agents are trailing the siblings and may catch them first. Sequel to The Fugitive Factor (BR 17840). For grades 4-7. 2005Secret prey
By John Sandford. 1999
Fighting off depression after breaking up with his fiancée, Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport throws himself into his latest investigation. A…
bank executive has been shot, and his murder may be linked to past deaths. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1998Jokes, riddles, and knock-knocks about school, computers, aliens from outer space, sports, and more. The tips section gives practical advice…
on finding and telling jokes and planning your own comic-relief performance. Sequel to You Must Be Joking! (RC 58214, BR 15363). For grades 3-6. 2007Off season
By Anne Rivers Siddons. 2008
After her beloved husband Cam dies, Lilly takes his ashes to her family's beach cottage in Maine. Comforted by conversations…
with ghosts, Lilly thinks back over her marriage, her relationship with her parents, and long-ago tragedies--and learns about something that Cam kept from her. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008L'acrobatie aérienne de Confucius
By Sijie Dai. 2009
"La journée du 1er février 1521 fut ensoleillée, à Pékin. Dans son palais, Sa Majesté - certains lecteurs doivent connaître…
son surnom : la Quinte Souveraine - présida l'audience matinale pour la dernière fois. Voilà un surnom qui mérite des éclaircissements : connu pour sa peur obsessionnelle de la mort, cet empereur apparaissait toujours, en public ou en privé, accompagné par quatre sosies qui, non seulement lui ressemblaient comme des gouttes d'eau, mais avaient atteint une telle perfection dans l'art de synchroniser leurs mouvements, leurs mimiques, leurs paroles que personne ne pouvait dire lequel d'entre eux était le vrai, pas même sa mère, ni l'Impératrice ou les concubines auxquelles il accordait ses faveurs, encore moins ses ministres". -- 4e de couvThe pure in heart: a Simon Serrailler mystery
By Susan Hill. 2007
Detective chief inspector Simon Serrailler investigates a schoolboy's abduction that has the town of Lafferton on edge. Meanwhile, Simon's handicapped…
sister battles illness, his other sister gives birth, his former lover keeps bothering him, and a Laffertonian recently released from prison runs into trouble. Some strong language. 2005Public enemies
By Gordon Korman. 2005
Aiden and Meg Falconer have been chased around the country by the FBI and a killer known only as Hairless…
Joe. Now, as Hairless Joe gets closer than ever, the Falconers are on the verge of discovering the truth. Sequel to The Stowaway Solution (BR 17842). For grades 4-7. 2005Get hooked again: simple steps to crochet more cool stuff
By Kim P Werker. 2007
Covers crochet basics--hook sizes and yarn-buying tips, stitching techniques, and gauge. Provides fifteen patterns of varying difficulty, from a simple…
scarf to a chunky hat crocheted in the round. Projects include a choker, a tote, fingerless mitts, a vest, beaded slippers, and a floral pillow. For grades 6-9. 2007