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Mexican days: journeys into the heart of Mexico
By Tony Cohan. 2006
The author of On Mexican Time (BR 12948) leaves his beloved San Miguel to explore off-the-beaten-track places in the Sierra…
Gorda mountains; old neighborhoods in Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Guanajuato; and Mayan ruins in Palenque. Describes encounters with friends old and new and reflects on the changing world. 2006Favorite fairy tales told around the world
By S. D. Schindler, Virginia Haviland. 1985
Street love
By Walter Dean Myers. 2006
College-bound Harlem teen Damien falls in love with sixteen-year-old Junice. But when Junice's mother is sent to prison, Junice struggles…
to keep her younger sister with her. Meanwhile Damien fights with a rival who belittles their love. For senior high readers. 2006Introduces basic rules and tips for healthy eating and exercise habits. Covers the five food groups and meal and snack…
recommendations. Explains the importance of sleep and the healthy body and mind connection. Lists fun ways to be active. For grades 2-4. 2006The necessary beggar
By Susan Palwick. 2005
Darroti's entire family is exiled to the planet Earth after he is accused of killing a high-born woman. The clan…
is interned in a Nevada refugee camp where Darroti commits suicide. Surviving family members escape with the help of an American. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2005Red Sea
By Diane Tullson. 2005
Fourteen-year-old Libby's year-long sailing adventure with her mother and stepfather becomes a nightmare when modern-day pirates attack their boat in…
the Red Sea. Libby needs courage and skill to survive and to save her mother. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2005Princess Academy (Princess Academy #1)
By Shannon Hale. 2005
When it is decreed that Prince Steffan of Danland will choose a bride from remote Mount Eskel, Miri and all…
the village girls--including newly arrived Britta--attend a princess academy to prepare them for the potential honor. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor Book. 2005Caddy ever after
By Hilary McKay. 2006
Casson siblings Rose, Indigo, Saffy, and Caddy present individual accounts of events leading up to Caddy's wedding, including a helium…
balloon stalking and a Ghost Club accident. Rose, upset that the groom is not darling Michael, intervenes. Sequel to Permanent Rose (DB 61209, BR 16274). For grades 4-7. 2006The higher power of Lucky
By Susan Patron, Matt Phelan. 2006
Hard Pan, California: population forty-three. Convinced that her guardian, Brigitte, wants to return to France, ten-year-old Lucky Trimble runs away…
during a sandstorm with her dog, HMS Beagle. Lucky encounters her five-year-old neighbor Miles, and the three of them have an adventure. For grades 4-7. Newbery Medal. 2006The skeleton in the Smithsonian (Capital Mysteries)
By Ron Roy. 2003
Washington, D.C. When Leonard Fisher claims to be the long-lost heir to the Smithsonian fortune, KC and Marshall set out…
to prove that he is a phony. For grades 2-4. 2003Two urologists provide a guide to help people suffering from overactive bladder and urinary incontinence. Discusses these conditions, explains their…
causes and treatment options, and offers tips from actual patients. 2005American pastoral: American Trilogy (1) (Vintage International Ser.)
By Philip Roth. 1998
After serving in World War II, "Swede" Levov weds Miss New Jersey, takes over the family business, and moves to…
the suburbs. His dream life unravels in the late 1960s, when daughter Meredith joins an antiwar terrorist group bent on undermining all that Swede values. Strong language. Pulitzer Prize. 1997A death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. 2006
Examines the 1963 arrest, trial, and conviction of African American Roy Smith for the murder of Boston-area resident Bessie Goldberg.…
Describes how Smith's case was later called into question by the dubious confession of the Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006Treasure mountain: A Novel (The sacketts Ser. #No. 17)
By Louis L'Amour. 1972
New Orleans, 1870s. Brothers Orrin and Tell Sackett investigate the decades-old disappearance of their father, who was last seen guiding…
an expedition for hidden gold. But they are tracked by a dangerous group who will do anything to keep the father's fate and the treasure's location secret. Some violence. 1972Fashionably late
By Beth Kendrick. 2006
Becca Davis breaks up with her fiancé and moves in with her sister in Los Angeles to pursue a career…
in fashion design. While waiting for her big break, Becca works as a hostess and falls for sexy restaurant owner Connor Sullivan. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2005The ABC murders (Hercule Poirot Mystery Ser.)
By Agatha Christie. 1935
England, 1935. Belgian detective Hercule Poirot receives letters signed "A.B.C." that announce the date and location of future crimes. When…
the killer strikes Mrs. Ascher in Andover and then Miss Barnard in Bexhill, Poirot knows it's no coincidence and hurries to find the culprit before he completes the alphabet. 1935The counterfeit princess
By Jane Resh Thomas. 2005
England. Vowing revenge when her parents are executed in 1553 by the duke of Northumberland, teenaged Iris becomes a messenger,…
a spy, and a stand-in for Princess Elizabeth during the volatile political events surrounding young King Edward VI's death. For grades 6-9. 2005Enthusiasm
By Polly Shulman. 2006
Julie and Ashleigh are high school sophomores, best friends, and Jane Austen fans. Looking for their own Mr. Darcy, both…
girls fall for the same boy and hide their feelings while rehearsing for a school play. Despite comic errors, everyone experiences a happy ending. For senior high readers. 2006H.R.H
By Danielle Steel. 2006
After college graduation Princess Christianna's royal father allows her to volunteer anonymously at an international relief camp in Africa. Christianna…
falls in love with Parker Williams, a physician working with Doctors without Borders, but violence invades their haven. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. Bestseller. 2006Shōgun: a novel of Japan
By James Clavell. 1975
Seventeenth-century Japan. Saga of the struggle between Japanese warlords vying for the military title of shogun. John Blackthorne, a shipwrecked…
British sea pilot, and Mariko, a Japanese noblewoman, figure prominently in the intrigues and confrontations. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 1975