New Books at the KFL
April 2008

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Adult Non-Fiction

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O'Toole, James M., 1950-. The faithful : a history of Catholics in America. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008. The priestless church -- The church in the Democratic Republic -- The immigrant church -- The church of Catholic action -- The church of Vatican II -- The church in the twenty-first century.

301 G335
Get satisfied : how twenty people like you found the satisfaction of enough. Glendale, CA : Simple Living America, 2007.

302.13 H351
Heath, Chip. Made to stick : why some ideas survive and others die. New York : Random House, c2007. Examines why some ideas struggle to attract public interest while other, less important, ideas circulate rapidly.

305.42 M228
McMillen, Sally Gregory, 1944-. Seneca Falls and the origins of the women's rights movement. New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. Separate spheres : law, faith, tradition -- Fashioning a better world -- Seneca Falls -- The women's movement begins, 1850-1860 -- War, disillusionment, division -- Friction and reunification, 1870-1890 -- Epilogue : "Make the world better" -- Appendix.

323.65 D651
Dobbs, Lou. Independents day : awakening the American spirit. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2007.

324.024 K482
Kessel, Brent. It's not about the money : unlock your money type to achieve spiritual and financial abundance. 1st ed. San Francisco : HarperOne, c2008. The nature of mind: You will never have enough; The unconscious wins every time -- The eight financial archetypes: Introducing the archetypes; The guardian; The pleasure seeker; The idealist; The saver; The star; The innocent; The caretaker; The empire builder -- In the world and of it: The middle way with money; The conscious investor; The yoga of money;You have arrived -- Appendix: The nuts and bolts.

327.73 AL15
Albright, Madeleine Korbel. Memo to the president elect : how we can restore America's reputation and leadership. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2008. A mandate to lead -- What kind of president? -- Thy staff shall comfort thee -- The art of persuasion -- Fifty lady sharpshooters -- Be sure you're right; then go ahead -- The lion and the lion-tamers -- New foundations -- Hoops of iron -- America's place in the Asian century -- Pride and prejudice in Russia and South Asia -- One Iraq is enough -- Middle East: the power to choose -- Isolating Al Qaeda -- Above the thundering abyss. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright offers a persuasive, wide-ranging set of recommendations to the prospective winner of the 2008 Presidential election. Secretary Albright explains how to select a first-rate foreign policy team, how to avoid the pitfalls that plagued earlier presidents, how to ensure that decisions, once carefully made, are successfully implemented, and how to employ the full range of tools available to a president to persuade other countries to support U.S. objectives.--From publisher description.

330.153 Or6
O'Rourke, P. J. On The wealth of nations. 1st ed. New York : Berkeley, Calif. : Atlantic Monthly Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2007.

330.951 M541
Meredith, Robyn. The elephant and the dragon : the rise of India and China and what it means for all of us. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton, c2007. Introduction: tectonic economics -- Where Mao meets the middle class -- From the spinning wheel to the fiber-optic wire -- Made by America in China -- The Internet's spice route -- The disassembly line -- India's cultural revolution -- Revolution by dinner party -- Geopolitics mixed with oil and water -- A catalyst for competitiveness. Today, India is as near as the voice answering an 800 number for one dollar an hour, and China is as close as the nearest Wal-Mart. Not since the United States rose to prominence a century ago have we seen such tectonic shifts in global power; but India and China are vastly different nations, with opposing economic and political strategies--strategies we must understand in order to survive in the new global economy. This book is the first to compare and contrast how these two Asian nations, each with more than a billion people, are spurring a new "gold rush," and what this will mean for the rest of the world.--From publisher description.

362.299 Sh39
Sheff, David. Beautiful boy : a father's journey through his son's addiction. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008.

363.738 W152
Walker, Gabrielle. The hot topic : what we can do about global warming. 1st U.S. ed. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2008. The problem -- Warming world -- Whodunnit? -- Feeling the heat -- In the pipeline -- Climate wild cards -- Technological solutions -- What should we aim for? -- More from less -- Planes, trains, and automobiles -- Power to change -- Political solutions -- It's the economy, stupid -- The road from Kyoto -- Rapidly developing nations (or, Come on in, the agreement's lovely) -- Industrialized nations (or, Whose fault is it anyway?) -- How you can change the world.

373.12 B278
GED : high school equivalency exam. 14th ed. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, c2007.

373.12 P442
Kaprov, Ronald M. (Ronald Myron), 1942-. Peterson's master the GED 2008. 22nd ed. Lawrenceville, NJ : Peterson's, c2007.

510.9 B991
Byers, William, 1943-. How mathematicians think : using ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox to create mathematics. Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007. .

530 K123 Kaku, Michio. Physics of the impossible : a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, c2008. Force fields -- Invisibility -- Phasers and death stars -- Teleportation -- Telepathy -- Psychokinesis -- Robots -- Extraterrestrials and UFOs -- Starships -- Antimatter and anti-universes -- Faster than light -- Time travel -- Parallel universes -- Perpetual motion machines -- Precognition -- Epilogue: The future of the impossible.

612.6 R53
Roach, Mary. Bonk : the curious coupling of science and sex. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.

631.8 P71
Pleasant, Barbara. The complete compost gardening guide. North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2008.

635.04 M386
Hart, Rhonda Massingham, 1959-. Deer proofing your yard & garden. Pownal, Vt. : Storey Communications, c1997. Provides environmentally responsible ways to keep deer out of gardens and yards; includes information on identifying deer damage, making homemade deterrents, designing a deer-free landscape, and other related topics.

636.7 L578
Levin, Mark R. (Mark Reed), 1957-. Rescuing Sprite : a dog lover's story of joy and anguish. 1st Pocket Books hardcover ed. New York, NY : Pocket Books, 2007.

641.5 K153
Kasper, Lynne Rossetto. The Splendid table's, how to eat supper : recipes, stories, and opinions from public radio's award-winning food show. 1st ed. New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, c2008. A shopper's manifesto -- Essential equipment -- Menus -- Salads -- Soups -- Light dishes and small plates -- Vegetable main events -- Pasta -- Main dishes -- Sides -- Finessing -- Sweets.

643.6 W686
Willson, Steven. DIY guide to appliances : installing & maintaining your major appliances. Chanhassen, MN : Creative Pub. International, c2008. "A comprehensive guide to installing and performing basic maintenance on all major appliances, including washers and dryers, refrigerators, garbage disposers, dishwashers, water heaters, ovens ranges and more"--Provided by publisher.

646.21 L251
Lang, Donna. Decorating with fabric : a design workbook with more than 200 beautiful projects to sew for your home. 1st ed. New York : C.N. Potter : Distributed by Crown, c1986.

811 OL4
Oliver, Mary, 1935-. Red bird : poems. Boston : Beacon Press, c2008. 811 Sch82 Schultz, Philip. Failure : poems. 1st ed. Orlando : Harcourt, c2007.

811.54 L547
L'Engle, Madeleine. The ordering of love : the new and collected poems of Madeleine L'Engle. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, Colo. : Shaw Books, 2005.

814 B464
The Best American Magazine Writing 2007. Columbia Univ Press, 2007.

818 F869
Frazier, Ian. Lamentations of the father. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2008.

843 D932
Duras, Marguerite. Wartime writings : 1943-1949. New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2008.

902 N213
National Geographic concise history of the world : an illustrated timeline. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2006.

910.2 Sh82
Showker, Kay. The unofficial guide to cruises. 10th ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], 2007.

940.53 F913
Friedländer, Saul, 1932-. The years of extermination : Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, c1997-2006. v. 1. The years of persecution, 1933-1939 -- [2] The years of extermination.

973.5 H838
Howe, Daniel Walker. What hath God wrought : the transformation of America, 1815-1848. New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. Prologue: The defeat of the past -- The continental setting -- From the jaws of defeat -- An era of good and bad feelings -- The world that cotton made -- Awakenings of religion -- Overthrowing the tyranny of distance -- The improvers -- Pursuing the millennium -- Andrew Jackson and his age -- Battles over sovereignty -- Jacksonian democracy and the rule of law -- Reason and revelation -- Jackson's third term -- The new economy -- The Whigs and their age -- American renaissance -- Texas, Tyler, and the telegraph -- Westward the star of empire -- The war against Mexico -- The revolutions of 1848 -- Finale: A vision of the future.

973.91 J159 
Jacoby, Susan, 1945-. The age of American unreason. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2008.

973.925 F752
DeFrank, Thomas M. Write it when I'm gone : remarkable off-the-record conversations with Gerald R. Ford. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2007. In an series of private interviews, conducted over sixteen years with the stipulation that they not be released until after his death, the 38th President of the United States reveals a profoundly different side of himself: funny, reflective, gossipy, strikingly candid. In 1974, journalist DeFrank, then a young correspondent for Newsweek, was interviewing Vice President Gerald R. Ford when Ford blurted out something indiscreet, came around his desk, grabbed DeFrank's tie, and told the reporter he could not leave the room until he promised not to publish it. "Write it when I'm dead," he said--and that agreement formed the basis for their relationship for the next 32 years. During that time, they talked frequently, but from 1991 to shortly before Ford's death, the interviews became unguarded conversations in which Ford talked in a way few presidents ever have.--From publisher description.

974.461 M398
Masur, Louis P. The soiling of Old Glory : the story of a photograph that shocked America. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury Press : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2008.

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Adult Fiction 

FIC ALEXANDER,R.
Alexander, Robert, 1952-. The Romanov bride. New York : Viking, 2008.

FIC ATKINS,A.
Atkins, Ace. Wicked city. New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2008.

FIC ATTENBERG,J.
Attenberg, Jami. The kept man. New York : Riverhead Books, 2007.

FIC BALDACCI,D.
Baldacci, David. The whole truth. 1st ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2008. "David Baldacci returns with a stand-alone, international thriller featuring all new characters"--Provided by the publisher.

FIC CLARKE,B.
Clarke, Brock. An arsonist's guide to writers' homes in New England : a novel. 1st ed. Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill, 2007.

FIC COUGHLIN,T.
Coughlin, Thomas E. Miss O'Malley's Maine summer. 1st ed. Manchester, NH : Fitzgerald & LaChapelle Publishing, c2007.

FIC CUSHMAN,A.
Cushman, Anne. Enlightenment for idiots : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Shaye Areheart Books, c2008.

FIC DANSKY,R.
Dansky, Richard, 1970-. Firefly rain. Renton, WA : Wizards of the Coast, c2008.

FIC DE LOS SANTOS,M.
De los Santos, Marisa, 1966-. Belong to me. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2008.

FIC DEVERAUX,J.
Deveraux, Jude. Secrets. 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. New York : Atria Books, 2008.

FIC ENG,T.
Eng, Tan Twan. The gift of rain : a novel. Weinstein Books, 2008.

FIC FORBES,E.
Forbes, Elena. Die with me : a novel. San Francisco : MacAdam/Cage, c2007.

FIC FORD,J.
Ford, Jeffrey, 1955-. The shadow year. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2008.

FIC GEORGE,E.
George, Elizabeth, 1949-. Careless in red. 1st ed. New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2008.

FIC GROFF,L.
Groff, Lauren. The monsters of Templeton. 1st ed. New York : Voice/Hyperion, c2008.

FIC GROSS,A.
Gross, Andrew. The dark tide. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2008.

FIC HARRIS,J.
Harris, Joanne, 1964-. The girl with no shadow : a novel. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2008.

FIC HARRIS,J.
Harris, Joanne, 1964-. Chocolat : a novel. New York : Penguin, 2000, c1999. Beautiful, mysterious Vianne Rocher and her young daughter arrive in Lansquenet-sous-Tannes at the start of the Lenten season where she proceeds to set up a chocolate shop, much to the chagrin of the local priest.

FIC HOFFMAN,A.
Hoffman, Alice. The third angel : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Shaye Areheart Books, c2008.

FIC HUSTVEDT,S.
Hustvedt, Siri. The sorrows of an American : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008. When Erik Davidsen and his sister, Inga, find a disturbing note from an unknown woman among their dead father's papers, they believe he may be implicated in a mysterious death. The Sorrows of an American tells the story of the Davidsen family as brother and sister uncover its secrets and unbandage its wounds in the year following their father's funeral.

FIC JACKSON,L.
Jackson, Lisa. Lost souls. New York : Kensington Books, c2008.

FIC JACOBS,K.
Jacobs, Kate, 1973-. The Friday night knitting club. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2007.

FIC JOHANSEN,I.
Johansen, Iris. Quicksand. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2008.

FIC JONES,S.
Jones, Sadie. The outcast. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Harper, c2008.

FIC JOSS,M.
Joss, Morag. Half broken things. New York : Delacorte Press, 2005.

FIC KERET,E.
Keret, Etgar, 1967-. The girl on the fridge. 1st American ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2008. Crazy glue -- Loquat -- Hat trick -- An exclusive -- Painting -- Yordan -- Vacuum seal -- The girl on the fridge -- World champion -- No politics -- The real winner of the preliminary games -- Cramps -- No-magician birthday -- Through walls -- Quanta -- One hundred percent -- Not human beings -- Freeze -- Alternative -- Without her -- Sidewalks -- Slimy Schlomo is a homo -- Terminal -- Journey -- Nothing -- Myth milk -- The night the buses died -- A bet -- Happy birthday to you -- The backgammon monster -- The nutritional value of dreams -- Monkey say, monkey do -- Gulliver in Icelandic -- Cheerful colors -- Goody bags -- My best friend -- Boomerang -- So good -- Raising the bar -- Vladimir Hussein -- Knock off Venus -- Atonement -- Patience -- Gaza blues -- The summer of 76.

FIC KING,C.
King, Cassandra, 1944-. Queen of broken hearts. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2007.

FIC KING,S.
King, Susan, 1951-. Lady Macbeth : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2008.

FIC KRAY,R.
Kray, Roberta. The lost. New York : Soho Press, 2008.

FIC LAHIRI,J.
Lahiri, Jhumpa. Unaccustomed earth. 1st North American ed. New York : Knopf, 2008. Unaccustomed earth -- Hell-heaven -- A choice of accommodations -- Only goodness -- Nobody's business -- Hema and Kaushik -- Once in a lifetime -- Year's end -- Going ashore.

FIC LEGUIN,U.
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-. Lavinia. 1st ed. Orlando : Harcourt, c2008.

FIC LEHR,L.
Lehr, Leslie. Wife goes on. New York : Kensington Books, c2008.

FIC LEWIS,B.
Lewis, Beverly. The Forbidden. Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House Pub., 2008.

FIC LUTZ,L.
Lutz, Lisa. Curse of the Spellmans. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008. Izzy struggles to retain her private investigator's license after her fourth arrest., David's marriage to Petra, and Rae's teenage angst.

FIC M CLARK,C.
Clark, Carol Higgins. Zapped : a Regan Reilly mystery. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2008. Returning home from their honeymoon to discover their neighbor has put his Manhattan apartment up for sale, Regan Reilly and her husband Jack decide to buy it to enlarge their own loft, but the renovation process spawns its own set of problems and an unexpected case.

FIC M CLARK,M.
Clark, Mary Higgins. Where are you now? 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.

FIC M HADDAM,J.
Haddam, Jane, 1951-. Cheating at solitaire : a Gregor Demarkian novel. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.

FIC M HALL,P.
Hall, Parnell. The sudoku puzzle murders : a Puzzle Lady mystery. 1st ed. New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.

FIC M HART,C.
Hart, Carolyn G. Death walked in : a death on demand mystery. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2008.

FIC M LOOMIS,J.
Loomis, Jon. High season. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007.

FIC MATHESON,R.
Matheson, Richard, 1926-. I am legend. New York : ORB, 1995.

FIC MCCALL SMITH,A.
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. The miracle at Speedy Motors. 1st United States ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2008. In the ninth mystery of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe visits a game preserve to uncover the truth about an elderly American traveler whose safari proves to be his last journey.

FIC MEDWED,M.
Medwed, Mameve. Of men and their mothers. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2008.

FIC MELNYCZUK,A.
Melnyczuk, Askold. The House of Widows : an oral history. Graywolf Press, 2008.

FIC MENDELSON,C.
Mendelson, Charlotte, 1972-. When we were bad. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.

FIC MILLHAUSER,S.
Millhauser, Steven. Dangerous laughter : thirteen stories. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. . A collection of darkly comic stories united by their obsession with obsession.

FIC MORGENROTH,K.
Morgenroth, Kate. They did it with love : a novel. New York : Plume, c2008.

FIC NIKITAS,D.
Nikitas, Derek. Pyres. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007.

FIC NOBLE,E.
Noble, Elizabeth (Elizabeth M.). Things I want my daughters to know. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2008.

FIC OATES,J.
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-. Wild nights! : stories about the last days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Hemingway. 1st ed. New York : Ecco, 2008.

FIC PALMER,M.
Palmer, Michael, 1942-. The first patient. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2008.

FIC PATCHETT,A.
Patchett, Ann. The patron saint of liars. 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York : Harper Perennial, 2007, c1992.

FIC PATTERSON,J.
Patterson, James, 1947-. Sundays at Tiffany's. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2008.

FIC QUICK,A.
Quick, Amanda. The Third Circle. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.

FIC RANDALL,B.
Randall, Brant. Blood harvest. 1st ed. Fort Collins, Colo. : Capital Crime Press, c2008.

FIC ROSENBERG,J.
Rosenberg, Joel C., 1967-. Dead heat. Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2008. With a world war brewing and president James MacPherson completing his second term, the United States Secret Service races against time to stop a terrorist group from assassinating a presidential candidate.

FIC SANDFORD,J.
Sandford, John, 1944 Feb. 23-. Phantom prey. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.

FIC SFF BRADBURY,R.
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. Something wicked this way comes. 1st ed. New York : Avon Books, [1999].

FIC SFF NOVIK,N.
Novik, Naomi. Empire of ivory. New York : Del Rey, c2007. 

FIC SMITH,W.
Smith, Wilbur A. River God. Reissue. St Martins Press, 2008.

FIC TADEMY,L.
Tademy, Lalita. Red River. 1st ed. New York : Warner Books, 2007. "The intertwining stories of two Louisiana families--three generations of African-American men--and their struggles to make a place for themselves in a country deeply divided in the aftermath of the Civil War and beyond"--Provided by publisher.

FIC TALARIGO,J.
Talarigo, Jeff. The ginseng hunter. 1st ed. New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2008.

FIC TANENBAUM,R.
Tanenbaum, Robert. Escape. New York : Vanguard Press, c2008.

FIC TROLLOPE,J.
Trollope, Joanna. Friday nights : a novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, 2008.

FIC TUCKER,L.
Tucker, Lisa. Once upon a day : a novel. 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. New York : Atria Books, 2006.

FIC TWAIN,M.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. The mysterious stranger and other stories. New York : Signet Classic, 2004. The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County (1865) -- The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut (1876) -- The stolen white elephant (1882) -- Luck (1891) -- The £1,000,000 bank-note (1893) -- The man that corrupted Hadleyburg (1899) -- The five boons of life (1902) -- Was it heaven? or hell? (1902) -- The mysterious stranger (1916).

FIC WAMBAUGH,J.
Wambaugh, Joseph. Hollywood crows : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2008.

FIC WEINER,J.
Weiner, Jennifer. Certain girls : a novel. 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. New York : Atria Books, 2008.

FIC WHITE,R.
White, Randy Wayne. Black widow. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2008.

FIC WINSPEAR,J.
Winspear, Jacqueline, 1955-. An incomplete revenge : a Maisie Dobbs novel. 1st ed. New York : H. Holt, c 2008.

FIC WOLFF,T.
Wolff, Tobias, 1945-. Our story begins : new and selected stories. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Selected stories. In the garden of the North American martyrs -- Next door -- Hunters in the snow -- The liar -- Soldier's joy -- The rich brother -- Leviathan -- Desert breakdown -- Say yes -- Mortals -- Flyboys -- Sanity -- The other miller -- Two boys and a girl -- The chain -- Smorgasbord -- Lady's dream -- Powder -- The night in question -- Firelight -- Bullet in the brain -- New stories. That room -- Awaiting orders -- A white Bible -- Her dog -- A mature student -- The deposition -- Down to bone -- Nightingale -- The benefit of the doubt -- Deep kiss. Ten potent new stories that, along with twenty-one classics, display Wolff's mastery over a quarter century.

FIC WOLITZER,M.
Wolitzer, Meg. The ten-year nap. New York : Riverhead Books, 2008.

FIC WOODS,S.
Woods, Stuart. Santa Fe dead. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2008.

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Adult Biographies

B AL19
Matteson, John. Eden's outcasts : the story of Louisa May Alcott and her father. New York : W.W. Norton, c2007. Disgrace -- Beginnings -- A birthday in Germantown -- The temple school -- "Orpheus at the plough" -- The sowing of the seeds -- First fruits -- Lost illusions -- Father and daughter -- Destitution -- Orchard House -- War -- Shadows and sunlight -- Journeys east and west -- Miracles -- "The wise and beautiful truths of the father" -- "Come up with me". The beloved author of Little Women was torn between pleasing her idealistic father and planting her feet in the material world. Now, Louisa May Alcott's name is known universally; yet, during her youth, the famous Alcott was her father, Bronson--an eminent teacher, lecturer, and friend of Emerson and Thoreau. Willful and exuberant, Louisa flew in the face of all her father's theories of child rearing. She, in turn, could not understand the frugal life Bronson preached, which reached its epitome in the failed utopian community of Fruitlands. In a family that insisted on self-denial and spiritual striving, Louisa dreamed of wealth and fame. At the same time, like most daughters, she wanted her father's approval. This story of their tense yet loving relationship adds dimensions to Louisa's life, her work, and the relationships of fathers and daughters.--From publisher description.

B AL54
Allende, Isabel. The sum of our days. 1st ed. New York, NY : Harper, c2008. B

B462
Bertinelli, Valerie, 1960-. Losing it : and gaining my life back one pound at a time. 1st Free press hbk. ed. New York : Free Press, 2008.

B B696
Boylan, Jennifer Finney, 1958. She's not there : a life in two genders. 1st trade pbk. ed. New York : Broadway Books, 2004, c2003.

B H193
Haney, John, 1954-. Fair shares for all : a memoir of family and food. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2008.

B Ou3
Oufkir, Malika, 1953-. Freedom : the story of my second life. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2006.

B P759
Borneman, Walter R., 1952-. Polk : the man who transformed the presidency and America. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2008.

B Sc85 Scott, Robyn.
Twenty chickens for a saddle : the story of an African childhood. New York : Penguin Press, 2008.

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Bolton Travel Collection

BTL 910.2 H27
Hasbrouck, Edward. The Practical Nomad : how to travel around the world. Fourth ed. Avalon Travel Pub., 2007.

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Large Print Collection-Adult

LP FIC ANDERSON,C.
Anderson, Catherine (Adeline Catherine). Morning light. Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2008.

LP FIC BLACKSTOCK,T.
Blackstock, Terri, 1957-. True light. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC BLACKSTOCK,T.
Blackstock, Terri, 1957-. Dawn's light. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC CAMERON,S.
Cameron, Stella. A cold day in hell. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC CHABON,M.
Chabon, Michael. Gentlemen of the road. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC COBEN,H.
Coben, Harlan, 1962-. Hold tight. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC KINGSBURY,K.
Kingsbury, Karen. Ever after. Large print ed. Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC KLEYPAS,L.
Kleypas, Lisa. Blue-eyed devil. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC LEWIS,B.
Lewis, Beverly, 1949-. The parting. Large print ed. Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2008. A young courting couple, Nellie Mae Fisher and Caleb Yoder, are kept apart after the death of Nellie's younger sister Suzy. The rumor among the Amish is that Suzy died while dabbling in the outside world. Nellie and Caleb also find themselves caught in the conflict between members of the community who want tractors and other forbidden modern conveniences and those who want to keep to the old ways.

LP FIC LEWIS,B.
Lewis, Beverly, 1949-. The forbidden. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC M CLARK,M.
Clark, Mindy Starns. Blind dates can be murder. Large print ed. Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC M FORBES,E.
Forbes, Elena. Die with me. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC PICOULT,J.
Picoult, Jodi, 1966-. Change of heart. Large print ed. Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2008.

LP FIC ROSS,A.
Ross, Ann B. Miss Julia paints the town. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

LP FIC STABENOW,D.
Stabenow, Dana. Prepared for rage. Large print ed. Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., c2008.

LP FIC WHITE,S.
White, Stephen, 1951-. Dead time. Large print ed. Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2008.

LP M FIC CHIAVERINI,J.
Chiaverini, Jennifer. The winding ways quilt : an Elm Creek quilts novel. Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2008.

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Maine Collection

MEC 387.155 T387
Thomson, William O. (William Orville). Lighthouse legends & hauntings. Kennebunk, ME : Scapes Me, c1998.

MEC 720 W582
White House history : away from the glare, Presidential retreats. [Washington, D.C.]: The Association, 2006. .

MEC 910.45 Q44
Quinn, William P. Shipwrecks Around Maine. 1st ed. Orleans, MA : Lower Cape Publishing, 1983. A collection of photographs and sstosries from the 1880'a to the 1980's of marine disasters along the coasts of Maine and New Hampshire.

MEC 974.1 C171
Capen, Lloyd. The price of clams : 1930-1943 Deer Isle, Maine. Ellsworth, Me. : Dilligaf, 2005.

MEC 974.1 H975
Hutchinson, Vernal. A Maine town in the Civil War : a chronicle of the vanished town of Old Deer Isle, Maine, during the crucial years 1861-65, as found in town, state, and national records, and as retained in the memories of the last survivors of that generation. Freeport, Me. : Bond Wheelwright Co., c1967.

MEC 974.1 IL9
Rolde, Neil, 1931-. An illustrated history of Maine. 1st ed. Augusta, Me. : Friends of the Maine State Museum, c1995.

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Reference Collection

R 305.5 D445
Derks, Scott. Working Americans, 1880-2005. 1st ed. Lakeville, CT : Grey House Pub., 2000-<2008. v. 1. The working class -- v. 2. The middle class -- v. 3. The upper class -- v. 4. Their children -- v. 5. Americans at war -- v. 6. Women at work -- v. 7. Social Movements -- v. 8. Immigrants.

R 305.8 N213
Book of peoples of the world : a guide to cultures. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2007.

R 769.56 Sco84
Scott 2006 standard postage stamp catalogue : United States and affiliated territories, United Nations, countries of the world. 162st ed. Sidney, OH : Scott Pub. Co., c2005.

R 796.56 Sco84
Scott 2005 specialized catalogue of United States stamps & covers. Sidney, OH : Scott Pub. Co., c2004.

R 796.56 Sco84
Scott 2005 standard postage stamp catalogue. 161st ed. Sidney, OH : Scott Pub. Co., c2004. v. 1. United States and affiliated territories, United Nations, countries of the world A-B -- v. 2. C-F -- v. 3. G-I -- v.

R 940.54 St24
Stanton, Shelby L., 1948-. Order of battle U.S. Army, World War II. Novato, CA : Presidio, c1984.

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Juvenile Non-Fiction

J 520 B513
Bingham, Caroline, 1962-. First space encyclopedia. 1st American ed. New York : DK Pub., 2008. Introduces the universe, visiting all the planets of our solar system and their moons, as well as the Sun and other stars, black holes, asteroids, comets, and other galaxies.

J 523.4 Ag93
Aguilar, David A. 11 planets : a new view of the solar system. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008. Profiles the eight planets from Mercury to Neptune and the dwarf planets Pluto, Eris, and Ceres; discusses meteorites, comets, the Kuiper and asteroid belts, the Oort cloud, and other solar systems; and presents planet charts, a glossary, and a "Solar System in a Grocery Bag" project.

J 523.48 W731
Winrich, Ralph. Pluto : a dwarf planet. Rev. and updated. Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2008. Discusses the small, icy planet Pluto and its place in the solar system.

J 567.9 D643d
Dixon, Dougal. Deltadromeus : and other shoreline dinosaurs. Minneapolis, Minn. : Picture Window Books, c2005. Life near the sea -- Compsognathus -- Corythosaurus -- Deltadromeus -- Masiakasaurus -- Parallititan -- Pelecanimimus -- Struthiosaurus -- Suchomimus.

J 567.9 D643s
Dixon, Dougal. Stegosaurus : and other plains dinosaurs. Minneapolis, Minn. : Picture Window Books, c2005. Life on the plains -- Allosaurus -- Apatosaurus -- Carnotaurus -- Deinonychus -- Gallimimus -- Hypsilophodon -- Saltasaurus -- Stegosaurus. Describes the different dinosaurs that lived on the plains.

J 567.9 D643t
Dixon, Dougal. Triceratops and other forest dinosaurs. Minneapolis, Minn. : Picture Window Books, c2005. Life in th forest -- Argentinosaurus -- Huayangosaurus -- Microraptor -- Parasaurolophus -- Stygimoloch -- Therizinosaurus -- Triceratops -- Tyrannosaurus. 

J 567.912 L973
Lunis, Natalie. A T. rex named Sue : Sue Hendrickson's huge discovery. New York : Bearport Pub., c2007. One last look -- A fossil hunter named Sue -- The bones in the cliff -- The tyrant lizard king -- A dinosaur graveyard -- A T. rex named Sue -- Sue is unearthed -- The battle over Sue -- Sue is sold -- Sue's new home -- Sue's big day -- Getting to know Sue -- A trip back in time : who lived with Sue?. Describes the 1990 discovery and unearthing of a nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, and discusses the five-year legal battle to determine its ownership.

J 581 B935
Burnie, David. Plant. New York : DK Pub., 2004.

J 592.16 Si64
Singer, Marilyn. Venom. Plain City, OH : Darby Creek Pub., c2007. Offers young readers information on toxic creatures that can harm or even kill with a bite or sting.

J 649 R111
Raatma, Lucia. Safety for babysitters. Chanhassen, Minn. : Child's World, c2005. An evening at the Martins' house -- Getting ready to babysit -- Being in charge -- How to have fun and be safe -- What to do in an emergency -- When the parents come home -- Glossary -- Questions and answers about babysitting safety -- Helping a friend learn about babysitting safety -- Did you know? -- How to learn more about babysitting safety. Provides advice for babysitters on being prepared to care for children, watching and entertaining youngsters safely, and handling emergencies, and offers safety tips.

J 796.72 St49n
Stewart, Mark, 1960-. NASCAR designed to win. Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, c2008. Inside the ride -- Outer limits -- Driven to win -- The money game -- The road to victory.

J 811 G882
Grimes, Nikki. From a child's heart. Orange, N.J. : Just Us Books, 1993. Thirteen poem-prayers the author might have prayed as a child, expressing the hopes, fears, longings and ordinary, everyday concerns touching a child's life.

J 912 N213
Our world. Updated ed. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2006. Illustrations and maps introduce the geography, culture, and trivia facts of each continent, and suggests activities to explore geography in depth.

JB R473
Venezia, Mike. Faith Ringgold. New York : Children's Press, 2008. Examines the work and life of Faith Ringgold.

JB W272f
Thomas, Peggy. Farmer George plants a nation. 1st ed. Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, c2008. Presents the life of George Washington in terms of his care for his home, Mount Vernon, from his inheritance of it at age twenty-seven, to his agricultural improvements and experiments, and his final return after serving as president to life as a farmer.

JB W462
Schraff, Anne E. Ida B. Wells-Barnett : "strike a blow against a glaring evil" Library ed. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2008. "Discusses Ida B. Wells-Barnett's life, her work as a teacher, writer, civil rights activist, and her strong stand against lynching in the late 19th and early 20th centuries"--Provided by publisher.

JPC 372.19H615s
What your second grader needs to know : fundamentals of a good second-grade education. Rev. ed. New York : Delta Trade Paperbacks/Dell, [1999], c1998. Presents a supplement to classroom education in order to help second graders progress in school and be effective in society.

JPC 372.19 H615
What your first grader needs to know : fundamentals of a good first grade education. Rev. ed. New York : Doubleday, 1997. Supplementary guide to first grade classroom education that goes from nursery rhymes to natural science and includes activities from recipes to art projects.

JPC 616.2 M784
Moore-Mallinos, Jennifer. I have asthma. Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, 2007.

JPC 618.92 B439
Bennett, Howard J. It hurts when I poop! : A story for children who are scared to use the potty. Washington, D.C. : Magination Press, c2007.

JR 011.62 B28
Barstow, Barbara. Beyond picture books : subject access to best books for beginning readers. 3rd ed. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2008.

JR 011.62 F877
Freeman, Judy. Books kids will sit still for 3 : a read-aloud guide. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006.

JR 391 B532
Ellwand, David. Fairie-ality : the fashion collection from the House of Ellwand. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2002.

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Juvenile Reference

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Juvenile Easy Reader

JE EASY READER CHACONAS
Chaconas, Dori, 1938-. Cork & Fuzz : the collectors. New York : Viking, 2008. When best friends Cork and Fuzz go to the pond to collect shiny stones, they happen upon a duck's nest just as the eggs are hatching and Fuzz, who is wearing a feather from his collection, is collected by the mother duck.

JE Easy Reader RYLANT
Rylant, Cynthia. The case of the climbing cat. 1st HarperTrophy ed. [New York] : HarperTrophy, 2001, c2000. The High-Rise Private Eyes, animal detectives, try to find the cat who stole their neighbor's binoculars.

JE Grade 1 WILLEMS
Willems, Mo. There is a bird on your head! 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2007. Gerald becomes annoyed when a bird lands on his head, and the situation only gets worse until Piggie offers a solution to help him solve his problem.

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Juvenile Fiction

JFIC ELDER
Elder, Joshua. Mail order ninja. Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2006-. When fifth-grader Timmy McAllister decides to order a ninja through the mail, his town of Cherry Creek, Indiana may never be the same again.

JFIC ERICKSON
Erickson, John R., 1943-. The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog. Houston, Tex. : Maverick Books, [1991], c1983. Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes.

JFIC FELLOWES
Fellowes, Julian. The curious adventures of the abandoned toys. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2007. When Doc the bear arrives at the dump from his former home, he isn't sure about what awaits him but his new friends are determined to make his new home a welcoming one.

JFIC FLIGHT
Flight explorer. Villard Books trade pbk. ed. New York : Villard, 2008. Copper : Mushroom crossing / by Kazu Kibuishi -- Egyptian cat : Perfect cat / by Johane Matte -- Jellaby : First snow / by Kean Soo -- Big mouth / by Phill Craven -- Missile Mouse : The guardian prophecy / by Jake Parker -- Fish n Chips : All in a day's work / by Steve Hamaker -- Zita the Spacegirl : If wishes were socks / by Ben Hatke -- Wooden rivers : Rain slickers / by Rad Sechrist -- Delivery / by Bannister -- Snow cap : 2nd verse / by Matthew Armstrong. A graphic novel anthology, following the adventures of Missile Mouse and Zita the Spacegirl, with contributions from Matthew Armstrong, Jake Parker, Ben Hatke, and others.

JFIC GATES
Gates, Doris, 1901-. Blue willow. New York : Puffin Books, 1976, c1940. A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.

JFIC HAMILTON
Hamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002. M.C. Higgins, the great : with connections. Austin : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1999?]. Connections: The banana tree (short story) / by James Berry -- Father (personal memoir) / by Gary Soto -- My mother pieced quilts (poem) / by Teresa Palomo Acosta -- Runaway! (historical essay) from North star to freedom: the story of the Underground Railroad / by Gena K. Gorrell -- Dreams (poem) ; Dream dust (poem) ; As I grew older (poem) / by Langston Hughes -- The war of the wall (short story) / by Toni Cade Bambara -- Virginia Hamilton (biographical sketch). As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M.C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.

JFIC HOWE Howe, Deborah. Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery. Rev. format ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004. Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

JFIC HUGHES
Hughes, Pat (Patrice Raccio). Seeing the elephant : a story of the Civil War. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Ten-year-old Izzie wants to join the war like his older brothers and go into battle against the Confederate Army, but when he meets a Rebel soldier in a hospital, he begins to see things differently.

JFIC KEITH
Keith, Harold, 1903-. Rifles for Watie. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, [1991], c1957. Jeff Bussey, a young Union volunteer, is sent to spy on Confederate Cherokee raiders.

JFIC KING-SMITH
King-Smith, Dick. Dinosaur trouble. 1st American ed. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2008. Young dinosaurs Nosy, a pterodactyl, and Banty, an apatosaurus, become friends, despite their parents' prejudices.

JFIC LIN
Lin, Grace. The year of the rat : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2008, c2007. In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.

JFIC MCDONALD
McDonald, Megan. Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008. Stink Moody, friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle visit tourist attractions in Virginia as they try to give away 101 guinea pigs rescued from a laboratory, although Stink is very reluctant to give away his favorite, Astro.

JFIC PILKEY
Pilkey, Dav, 1966-. Ricky Ricotta's giant robot vs. the mutant mosquitoes from Mercury : the second robot adventure novel. New York : Scholastic, c2000. A mouse named Ricky Ricotta and his giant flying robot attempt to save the world from an invasion of massive mutant mosquitoes from Mercury.

JFIC POLACCO
Polacco, Patricia. The Lemonade Club. New York : Philomel Books, c2007. When Marilyn and her teacher, Miss Wichelman, both get cancer, they encourage each other and, aided by medical treatments and support from friends, they get better. Based on a true story.

JFIC WATSON
Watson, Jude. The way of the apprentice. New York : Scholastic Inc., c2002. Separated from Obi-Wan Kenobi while on a mission to a planet threatened by a toxic disaster, fourteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker and three other apprentices--including Anakin's rival--must work together to survive.

JFIC WATSON
Watson, Jude. The trail of the Jedi. New York : Scholastic, c2002. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi set out on a training mission that becomes a struggle for survival as they avoid the traps and ambushes set by bounty hunters hired to capture the Jedi.

JFIC WILLIAMS
Bianco, Margery Williams, 1880-1944. The Velveteen Rabbit, or, How toys become real. New York : Derrydale Books : Distributed by Crown Pub., 1986. By the time the Velveteen Rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.

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Juvenile Picture Books

JP Animals CHU
Church, Caroline. Digby takes charge. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2007. Digby is a very good sheepdog, but when faced with six unruly sheep who ignore him even when he goes to extremes to make them obey, the farm's cows and pigs give him some sage advice.

JP Birds and Insects FRO
Frost, Helen, 1949-. Monarch and milkweed. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2008. Introduces the Monarch butterfly, discussing its beginning as an egg laid on a milkweed leaf through its metamorphosis from a caterpillar to an adult butterfly and its fall migration back to Mexico.

JP Concepts PAU
Paul, Ann Whitford. Count on Culebra : go from 1 to 10 in Spanish. 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c2008. Culebra the rattlesnake comes to the rescue with a cure involving the Spanish numbers uno through diez after Iguana stubs her toe and cannot make her sweet cactus butter dulces. Includes a recipe.

JP Dinosaurs RYD
Ryder, Joanne. Tyrannosaurus time. New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1999. A child is transformed into a Tyrannosaurus rex for a day and discovers what it is like to be a killing machine and the largest meat-eating animal to have hunted on land.

JP General BRO
Brown, Marc Tolon. D.W. rides again! Boston : Little, Brown, 1996, c1993. D.W. graduates from a tricycle to her first two-wheeler and under Arthur's careful guidance learns the basics of bicycle safety.

JP General HOF
Hoffman, Mary, 1945-. Princess Grace. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008. Grace wants to participate in her community festival's princess float, but first she must decide what sort of a princess she wants to be--from an African princess in kente cloth robes to a floaty pink fairy tale princess.

JP General TAB
Taback, Simms. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, c1997. In a traditional nonsense poem, an old woman swallows a fly, a spider, a bird, a cat, a dog, and a horse.

JP Life Challenges LOW
Lowell, Jamie. My best friend Will. Shawnee Mission, Kan. : Autism Asperger Pub., c2005. Jamie describes her best friend Will, who has autism, and how he is the same as her and different from her.

JP Life Challenges OEL
Oelschlager, Vanita. My grampy can't walk. [Cleveland, Ohio] : Cleveland Clinic Press, c2006.

JP Nature PFE
Pfeffer, Wendy, 1929-. A new beginning : celebrating the spring equinox. 1st ed. New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2008. A simple explanation of what the spring equinox is and how it has been celebrated through the centuries.

JP Nature PUR
Purmell, Ann. Maple syrup season. 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c2008. Grandpa leads the way as his family works together to tap maple trees, collect sap, and make syrup.

JP People and history WIN
Winter, Jonah. Once upon a time in Chicago : the story of Benny Goodman. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2000. A simple biography of the great jazz musician, Benny Goodman, and how his extraordinary musical ability was originally encouraged by his immigrant father.

JP People & History CLI
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Young Pelé : soccer's first star. 1st ed. New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2007. Presents the life and accomplishments of Pelé, the Brazillian who has been called the king of soccer.

JP Things that go FLO
Floca, Brian. Lightship. 1st ed. New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2007. Lightships once served where lighthouses could not be built. They helped to guide sailors safely through the fog.

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Young Adult Fiction

YFIC BARNES
Barnes, Jennifer (Jennifer Lynn). The squad : perfect cover. 1st ed. New York : Laurel-Leaf Books, c2008. High school sophomore Toby Klein enjoys computer hacking and wearing combat boots, so she thinks it is a joke when she is invited to join the cheerleading squad but soon learns cheering is just a cover for an elite group of government operatives known as the Squad.

YFIC BRANDE
Brande, Robin. Evolution, me & other freaks of nature. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Following her conscience leads high school freshman Mena to clash with her parents and former friends from their conservative Christian church, but might result in better things when she stands up for a teacher who refuses to include "Intelligent Design" in lessons on evolution.

YFIC ELKELES
Elkeles, Simone. How to ruin a summer vacation. 1st ed. Woodbury, Minn. : Flux, c2006. When sixteen-year-old Amy, a spoiled American, goes to Israel for a three-month summer vacation with a father she barely knows, she is not prepared for his Jewish family and the changes they bring about in her life.

YFIC ELKELES
Elkeles, Simone. Leaving Paradise. Woodbury, Minn. : Flux, 2007. In alternating chapters, seventeen-year-olds Caleb and Maggie relate the difficulties of readjusting to school, and changing relationships with family, friends, and one another, a year after a drunk driving accident sent her to the hospital with a crippling leg injury and him to prison.

YFIC FIRST
First kiss (then tell). 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2008. For John / Deb Caletti -- First last kiss / Micol Ostow -- Bad reputation / Cecil Castellucci -- Yeah, I know / Jon Scieszka -- The third first kiss / Amy Kim Ganter -- Our first kiss (with each other) / Shannon and Dean Hale -- Breathless / Nikki Grimes -- You can take the girl out of Texas-- / Lisa Papademitriou -- Improvisation / Paul Ruditis -- Read our lips / Leslie Margolis and Sarah Mlynowski -- Public service announcement / Robin Wasserman -- My first kiss(es) / Roz Chast -- Independence, Missouri / Naomi Shihab Nye -- Pashin', or The worst kiss ever / Justine Larbalestier -- Tattooed love boys / Alyson Noël -- A brief history of first kisses / David Levithan and Nick Eliopulos -- Braces / Scott Westerfeld -- So many first kisses / Donna Jo Napoli -- Lips, tongues, and Dr. Pepper / Lauren Myracle. Twenty-five best-selling young adult authors share stories about their first kiss. Includes quotations, facts, advice, and illustrations.

YFIC HARAZIN
Harazin, S. A. Blood brothers. 1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, 2007. With his best friend on life-support after taking drugs at a party, seventeen-year-old Clay, a medical technician, recalls their long friendship, future plans, and recent disagreement, and tries to figure out who is responsible for the accidental overdose.

YFIC HOPKINS
Hopkins, Ellen. Burned. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2007, c2006. Seventeen-year-old Pattyn, the eldest daughter in a large Mormon family, is sent to her aunt's Nevada ranch for the summer, where she temporarily escapes her alcoholic, abusive father and finds love and acceptance, only to lose everything when she returns home.

YFIC HORNBY
Hornby, Nick. Slam. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2007. At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.

YFIC MACHALE
MacHale, D. J. The Quillan games. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2006. With more questions than answers about Saint Dane, Bobby travels to the territory of Quillan and is forced to play games where only the winner survives.

YFIC MCKENZIE
McKenzie, Elizabeth, 1958-. MacGregor tells the world : a novel. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2007.

YFIC MCMANN
McMann, Lisa. Wake. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2008. Ever since she was eight years old, high school student Janie Hannagan has been uncontrollably drawn into other people's dreams, but it is not until she befriends an elderly nursing home patient and becomes involved with an enigmatic fellow-student that she discovers her true power.

YFIC PARRA
Parra, Kelly. Graffiti girl. New York : Pocket Books/MTV Books, c2007. A Mexican American high school student in a small California town is drawn into the underground world of graffiti art, feeling that it is the only way to express herself artistically and still remain true to her cultural identity.

YFIC PULLMAN
Pullman, Philip, 1946-. Once upon a time in the North. 1st American ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. In a time before Lyra Silvertongue was born, the tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby and the great armored bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon Hester crash-land their trading balloon onto a port in the far Arctic North and find themselves right in the middle of a political powder keg.

YFIC SANCHEZ
Sanchez, Alex, 1957-. The God box. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007. When openly gay Manuel transfers to Paul's high school, Paul, a born-again Christian, begins to question his own sexuality.

YFIC SMITH
Smith, Roland, 1951-. Jaguar. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, [1998?], c1997. While accompanying his father on an expedition up the Amazon River to a jaguar preserve in Brazil, fourteen-year-old Jacob must contend with dangerous animals and fortune hunters.

YFIC VONZIEGESAR
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. You know you love me : a Gossip Girl novel. 1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown, c2002. Blair and Serena, who go to an exclusive private school in Manhattan, are no longer best friends but are still both consumed with thoughts of boyfriends and college.

YFIC VONZIEGESAR
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. All I want is everything : a Gossip Girl novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, c2003. Chronicles the activities of two friends, Serena and Blair, and a group of wealthy students from exclusive private schools in Manhattan during Christmas break of their senior year.

YFIC VONZIEGESAR
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Because I'm worth it : a Gossip Girl novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, c2003. With the college applications complete and summer in full bloom, Serena, Dan, Vanessa, Blair, and Jenny have got an interesting vacation ahead in New York City before heading off to college where they plan to fulfill all of their dreams.

YFIC VONZIEGESAR
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. I like it like that : a Gossip Girl novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, c2004. Chronicles the spring break activities of two wealthy teenagers, Serena and Blair, and their group of friends, all of whom attend exclusive private schools in Manhattan.

YFIC VONZIEGESAR
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Notorious : an It Girl novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2006. Jenny Humphrey's escapades at the elite Waverly Academy in New York's horse country come to the attention of former campus queen Tinsley Carmichael as the two compete for the title of "It Girl.".

YFIC VONZIEGESAR
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Reckless : an It Girl novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2006. Rich means power at Waverly Academy so rules do not apply for Jenny Humphrey, but when she comes head-to-head with Tinsley Carmichael for the title of the most popular girl in their grade, it becomes a free-for-all fight to the end.

YFIC VONZIEGESAR
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Unforgettable : an It girl novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2007. Callie Vernon has never shared much with Jenny Humphrey, her younger, rosy-cheeked roommate at elite Waverly Academy, but when Jenny steals Callie's long-term boyfriend, Easy Walsh, Callie feels little guilt about kissing him behind Jenny's back.

YFIC WESTERFELD
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2005. Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all.

YFIC WESTERFELD
Westerfeld, Scott. Specials. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2007, c2006. When she is turned into a super-modelesque super-fighting machine, Tally, a former ugly, is ordered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid in a carefully engineered world of perfection where she refuses to play by the rules.

YFIC WESTERFELD
Westerfeld, Scott. Pretties. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2005. Finally surgically transformed into a "pretty," sixteen-year-old Tally, now gorgeous and programmed to think only happy thoughts, is plagued by tangled memories of living in the Smoke, a rebel colony of "ugly" runaways hiding from the Special Circumstances authorities. YGN 940.53 Sp43 Spiegelman, Art. Maus : a survivor's tale. New York : Pantheon Books, c1986.

YGN KUBO
Kubo, Tite. Bleach vol. 3. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2004]-. v. 1. Strawberry and the soul reapers -- v. 2. Goodbye parakeet, good night my sister -- v. 3. Memories in the rain -- v. 4. Quincy Archer hates you -- v. 5. Right arm of the giant -- v. 6. The death trilogy overture -- v. 7. The broken coda -- v. 8. The blade and me -- v. 9. 14 days for conspiracy -- v. 10. Tattoo on the sky -- v. 11. A star and a stray dog -- v. 12. Flower on the precipice -- v. 13. The undead -- v. 14. White tower rocks -- v. 15. Beginning of the death of tomorrow -- v. 16. Night of Wijnruit -- v. 17. Rosa Rubicundior, Lilio Candidior -- v. 18. The deathberry returns -- v. 19. The black moon rising -- v. 20. End of hypnosis -- v. 21. Be my family or not. Fifteen-year-old high school student Ichigo Kurosaki has martial arts skills and the ability to see ghosts, and his life is about to change when he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a soul reaper and protector of innocents.

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Young Adult Nonfiction

Y 613.9 B413
Alexander, Ruth Bell. Changing bodies, changing lives : a book for teens on sex and relationships. Expanded 3rd ed. New York : Times Books, c1998. Candidly discusses teenage sexuality and the many physical and emotional changes that occur during adolescence.

YB B368
Beals, Melba. Warriors don't cry : the searing memoir of the battle to integrate Little Rock's Central High. Abridged ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2007. The author describes the threats and emotional abuse she endured from white students and adults along with her fears of endangering her family as she commited to being one of the first African American students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.

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