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158 PEL
Pelzer, David J. Help yourself for teens : real-life advice for real-life
challenges. New York : Plume, c2005.
Offers practical advice to teenagers on overcoming hardships,
facing problems head-on, and rising about their circumstances to
achieve greatness.
158.1 BRO
Brockovich, Erin. Take it from me : life's a struggle but you can win.
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2002.
Erin Brockovich shares the personal challenges which helped
shape her beliefs and explains how people can call on their own
inner strength to achieve success.
244 Lew
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. The screwtape letters : also
includes Screwtape proposes a toast. 1st Touchstone ed.
Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman Publishers ;, 1996.
Provides insight into questions of good and evil, temptation,
repentance, and grace through the fictional correspondence
between two devils, in which Screwtape offers his young nephew
Wormwood advice on leading humans astray.
259.5 FRE
Fremon, Celeste. Father Greg & the homeboys : the extraordinary
journey of Father Greg Boyle and his work with the Latino gangs
of East L.A. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c1995.
Tells of the ministry of Catholic priest Greg Boyle among the
Hispanic gangs of Los Angeles and its positive impact on the life
of the community.
301.45 Joh
Johnson, Frederick, 1932-. The tumbleweeds, somersaulting up and
out of the city streets. 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, c1977.
An overview of how the tumbling act "The Thumbleweeds" were
able to leave a Puerto Rican ghetto and create a new life for
themselves, as told by their former teacher.
305.23 ELL
Ellis, Deborah, 1960-. Children of war : voices of Iraqi refugees.
Toronto, Ont ; : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press,
c2009.
Twenty Iraqi children discuss how the War on Terror has affected
their lives.
305.23 NAZ
Nazario, Sonia. Enrique's journey. Random House Trade pbk. ed. New
York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007, c2006.
Addresses the issues of family and illegal immigration through
the story of a young boy's dangerous journey from Honduras to
the U.S. in search of his mother, who left him and his sibling
behind make a better life for her family.
305.23 VIZ
Vizzini, Ned, 1981-. Teen angst? naaah-- : a quasi-autobiography.
New York : Dell Laurel-Leaf, [2002].
A collection of essays written by the author from age fifteen to
seventeen in which he shares impressions of school, sports, cool
people, boring people, friends, family, money, music, and
obsessions.
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Freedom Writers. The Freedom Writers diary : how a teacher and 150
teens used writing to change themselves and the world around
them. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, c1999.
Tells the story of how young English teacher Erin Gruwell
confronted the problem of racial and ethnic intolerance in her
classroom, and features excerpts from the diaries of her
students, now known as The Freedom Writers.
305.8 GAL
Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-. Barrio boy. South Bend, Ind. : University of
Notre Dame Press, [1971].
A Mexican boy journeys from his mountain village to
Sacramento. The contact with American life and education
dissolve his familiar patterns of life.
305.8 GRI
Griffin, John Howard, 1920-. Black like me. 2nd ed. /. Boston :
Houghton Mifflin, 1977.
The author, a white man, recounts his experiences when he
darkened his skin and traveled through the South as an African
American man. Epilogue covers events in the field of civil rights
since 1959.
326 TOB
To be a slave. New York : Dial, c1968.
A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged
chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves
about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the
Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
331.6 CON
Conover, Ted. Coyotes : a journey through the secret world of
America's illegal aliens. 1st ed. New York : Vintage, 1987.
Provides an account of the underground railway of Mexican
illegals, brutal police, and sinister smugglers.
362.1 ROL
Rollin, Betty. Last wish. New York : Linden Press/Simon and
Schuster, 1985.
Recounts the story of Betty Rollin's mother slowly dying of
cancer, wanting to commit suicide and asking Betty for her help.
362.29 SMI
Smith, Lynn Marie. Rolling away : my agony with Ecstasy. 1st Atria
Books hardcover ed. New York : Atria Books, 2005.
Lynn Smith chronicles her struggles to overcome drug addiction,
describing how her so-called normal life was torn apart by
Ecstacy and how she tried to rebuild it.
362.7 HAY
Hayden, Torey L. Ghost girl. New York : Avon Books, 1992, c1991.
Jadie never spoke, never laughed, never cried. When teacher
Tory Hayden finally persuaded her to break her self-imposed
silence, she told a story almost too painful, too horrific to
believe. It would take all Tory's courage and love to free the
"ghost girl" from the malevolent spirits that haunted her.
362.73 OCO
O'Connor, Stephen. Orphan trains : the story of Charles Loring Brace
and the children he saved and failed. Boston, Mass. : Houghton
Mifflin, 2001.
Tells the story of the orphan trains that were operated by the
Children's Aid Society between 1854 and 1929, taking
abandoned children from New York to homes in the Midwest and
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West; and discusses the life and motivations of young minister
Charles Loring Brace, founder of the society.
363.2 BUS
Busby, Cylin. The year we disappeared : a father-daughter memoir.
1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury, 2008.
Father and daughter, Cylin and John Busby, share their
memories of the challenges they faced after their family was
forced to go into hiding in order to protect themselves from a
killer who had already shot John, a police officer, once and was
determined to finish the job.
364.15 TAR
Tarbox, Katherine. Katie.com : my story. New York : Dutton Book,
c2000.
Katie Tarbox explains how and why she became involved, at the
age of thirteen, with an Internet stalker, a middle-aged man who
had told her he was a wealthy twenty-three-year-old; and shares
the story of her ordeal after she realized, almost too late, that he
was a sexual predator.
364.66 KUK
Kuklin, Susan. No choirboy : murder, violence, and teenagers on
death row. 1st ed. New York : Holt, 2008.
I was a teenager on death row -- The fourteen-year-old adult -Look at me -- Hate is a killer, dialogue I -- Private with our grief,
dialogue II -- Dying for legal assistance : Roy's and Mark's
lawyer. A collection of essays in which inmates at American
prisons who were sentenced to death while still in their teens
share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up in
prison and how they feel about capital punishment.
372.9 CON
Conroy, Pat. The water is wide. Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin Co.,
[1972].
Based on the true story of a man who gave a year of his life to
give the families of Yamacraw Island a new way of life.
373.1 BER
Bernall, M. (Misty), 1961-. She said yes : the unlikely martyrdom of
Cassie Bernall. New York : Pocket Books, [2000], c1999.
Misty Bernall, mother of one of the teenagers killed at Columbine
High School, tells the story of her daughter's life, describing how
Cassie had, at one point, started down a troubled path before
dedicating her life to God, and sharing the details of the moment
when Cassie's affirmation of faith resulted in her death.
379.2 BEA
Beals, Melba. Warriors don't cry : a searing memoir of the battle to
integrate Little Rock's Central High. New York : Pocket Books,
c1994.
A riveting true story of an embattled teenager who paid for
integration with her innocence. Beals chronicles her harrowing
junior year at Central High where she underwent the
segregationists' brutal organized campaign of terrorism which
included telephone threats, vigilante stalkers, economic
blackmailers, rogue police, and much more.
394.2663 ARO
Aronson, Marc. Race : a history beyond black and white. 1st ed. New
York : ginee seo books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
c2007.
Race. You know it at a glance: he's black; she's white. They're
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Asian; we're Latino. Racism. I'm better; she's worse. Those
people do those kinds of things. We all know it's wrong to make
these judgments, but they come faster than thought. Why?
Where did those feelings come from? Why are they so powerful?.
398.2 MCK
McKinley, Robin. Beauty : a retelling of the story of Beauty & the
beast. [1st ed.]. New York : Harper & Row, c1978.
Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is
compelled to stay and through her love releases him from the
spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly
beast.
398.2 MCK
McKinley, Robin. The outlaws of Sherwood. 1st ed. New York :
Greenwillow Books, c1988.
The author retells the adventures of Robin Hood and his band of
outlaws who live in Sherwood Forest in twelfth-century England.
398.2 SUT
Sutcliff, Rosemary. The road to Camlann. 1st ed. New York : Dutton,
1982.
The evil Mordred, plotting against his father King Arthur,
implicates the Queen and Sir Lancelot in treachery and brings
about the downfall of Camelot and the Round Table.
599.77 MOW
Mowat, Farley. Never cry wolf. Austin, Tex. : Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, [1999], c1963.
The author reports his observations of the Keewatin Lands
northwest of the Hudson Bay, and the caribou and wolf
populations living in the region; includes an afterword section
with assorted writings about wolves.
796.33 MCN
Peck, Richard E. Something for Joey. New York : Dell, 1978.
Biography of football player John Cappelletti, winner of the 1973
Heisman Trophy, and his younger brother Joey, who fought a
losing battle with leukemia.
796.334 LON
Longman, Jere. The girls of summer : the U.S. women's soccer team
and how it changed the world. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins,
c2000.
Offers an inside look at American women's soccer and profiles
the sport's players, coaches, and historic matches.
798.8 PAU
Paulsen, Gary. Winterdance : the fine madness of running the
Iditarod. 1st Harvest ed. New York : Harvest Book, 1995.
The author's account of his most ambitious quest, to know a
world beyond his knowing, to train for and run the Iditarod.
812 LAW
Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-. Inherit the wind. Bantam ed. New York :
Bantam, 1960, c1955.
A play loosely based on the events which took place in Dayton,
Tennessee during the Scopes Trial in July of 1925. Called the
trial of the century, the main focus is on the two lawyers, Bryan
and Darrow.
813 PAU
Paulsen, Gary. Eastern sun, winter moon : an autobiographical
odyssey. 1st ed. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1993.
Author chronicles his boyhood in the United States and the
Philippines during World War II.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Life on the Mississippi. New York : Oxford
University Press, 1996.
An account of life on the Mississippi in the old steamboat days
and Twain's experiences as a pilot.
817 TWA
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Roughing it. Berkeley : Published for the
Iowa Center for Textual Studies by the University of California
Press, 1972.
A travel book describing Twain's experiences in the American
West.
823 Tre
Trew, Antony, 1906-. Running wild. 1st U.S. ed. New York : St.
Martin's Press, [1983] c1982.
Two university students, Andre and Pippa, must flee to South
Africa when their anti-apartheid activities are discovered. Their
dangerous flight is by Andre's father who uses the opportunity to
smuggle diamonds out of Africa.
910. 4 LOR
Lord, Walter, 1917-. A night to remember. New York : Bantam, 1981,
c1955.
The story of the "unsinkable" steamship Titanic which went down
with 1,503 men, women and children aboard in the North
Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912.
910.4 ALE
Alexander, Caroline, 1956-. The Endurance : Shackleton's legendary
Antarctic expedition. 1st ed. New York : Knopf in association with
the American Museum of Natural History :, 1998.
Provides an account of the Shackleton expedition of 1914, during
which explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven
set out to cross the Antarctic continent on foot, only to have
their ship, Endurance, break up eighty-five miles short of their
destination, leaving them stranded for close to two years.
Includes a photographic record of the adventure.
914 Jun
Junger, Sebastian. The perfect storm : a true story of men against
the sea. New York, NY : HarperTorch, [2000], c1997.
Uses interviews, memoirs, radio conversations, and technical
research to recreate the last days of the crew of the Andrea Gail,
a fishing boat that was lost in a storm off the coast of Nova
Scotia in October 1991.
914 TWA
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. A tramp abroad. New York : Harper & Row,
c1977.
An edited version of Mark Twain's description of his adventures
on a walking trip across Europe.
917.2 CLA
Clarke, A. B. (Asa Bement), 1817-1882. Travels in Mexico and
California : comprising a journal of a tour from Brazos Santiago,
through central Mexico, by way of Monterey, Chihuahua, the
country of the Apaches, and the River Gila, to the mining
districts of California. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A&M Univ.
Press, c1988.
A journal of a tour from Brazos Santiago to the mining districts
of California in 1849.
917.3 HEA
Heat Moon, William Least. Blue highways : a journey into America.
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Boston : Little, Brown and Co., c1999.
Records the author's travels on the back roads of America in the
spring of 1978, detailing underestimated pleasures, simple lives,
and the appreciation of a continuity with the past.
917.3 Ste
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Travels with Charley : in search of
America. New York : Penguin Books, 1980, c1962.
Contains observations about life and descriptions of nature as
described by Steinbeck as he traveled from coast to coast at
sixty years of age with his French poodle, Charley.
917.98 KRA
Krakauer, Jon. Into the wild. 1st Anchor Books Trade pbk. ed. New
York : Anchor Books, 1997.
Tells the story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who
walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and
was found dead of starvation four months later. Attempts to
discover what led the young man to that point.
920 DRE
Holliday, Laurel, 1946-. Dreaming in color, living in black and white :
our own stories of growing up black in America. Abridged young
readers ed. New York : Pocket Books, c2000.
Presents the stories of sixteen African-Americans, proud of their
heritage and culture, in which they tell what it was like to grow
up in a nation governed by racial discrimination; and includes a
selected Civil Rights chronology.
920 FRI
Friedman, Ina R. The other victims : first-person stories of non-Jews
persecuted by the Nazis. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1990.
Personal narratives of Christians, Gypsies, deaf people,
homosexuals, and blacks who suffered at the hands of the Nazis
before and during World War II.
920 MCC
McCourt, Frank. Angela's ashes : a memoir. New York : Scribner,
c1996.
The author chronicles his impoverished childhood in Limerick,
Ireland, in the 1930s and 1940s, describing his father's
alcoholism and talent for storytelling; the challenges and
tragedies his mother faced, including the loss of three children;
and his early experiences in the Catholic church, and balances
painful memories with humor.
920 VIL
Villaseñor, Victor. Rain of gold. Houston, Tex. : Arte Publico Press,
1991.
Weaves the parallel stories of two Mexican-American families
and two countries. Describes the volatile bootlegger who would
become the author's father and the beautiful Lupe, his mother.
920 VIL
Villaseñor, Victor. Thirteen senses : a memoir. 1st Rayo pbk. ed. New
York : Rayo, 2002, c2001.
A memoir of the author's parents that begins with the 50th
wedding anniversary of the former bootlegger Salvador and his
wife, Lupe. After the shock of Lupe's rejection of the word "obey"
in the ceremony, the family examines the love shared by Lupe
and Salvador.
920 VIL
Villaseñor, Victor. Wild steps of heaven. New York, N.Y. : Delacorte
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Press, 1996.
Presents the story of the author's father's family, telling of the
dynasty created by Don Juan and Doña Villaseñor during the
tumultous era of the Mexican Revolution.
920 WAL
Walker, Alice, 1944-. The way forward is with a broken heart. 1st ed.
New York : Random House, c2000.
Twentieth-century African-American author Alice Walker presents
a memoir of her marriage to a white man in early civil rights-era
Misissippi, and several short stories inspired by the marriage's
initial magic and its eventual disintegration.
920 WID
Wideman, John Edgar. Brothers and keepers. 1st Vintage Books ed.
New York : Vintage Books, 1995.
Award winning novelist Wideman writes of his relationship with
his brother, a fugitive wanted for robbery and murder, detailing
his encounter with his brother shortly before he was
apprehended by the authorities.
921 ACOSTA
Acosta, Oscar Zeta. The autobiography of a brown buffalo. 1st
Vintage Books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1989, c1972.
An autobiography of Oscar Zeta Acosta, a Chicano lawyer who
mysteriously disappeared in 1971, in which he tells about coming
of age in the psychedelic sixties, his rowdy courtroom style, and
his search for personal and cultural identity.
921 ACOSTA
Acosta, Oscar Zeta. The revolt of the cockroach people. 1st Vintage
Books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1989.
An autobiographical account of the author's activities as a lawyer
and activist for the militant Chicano movement during the late
1960s and early 1970s.
921 ANG
Angelou, Maya. I know why the caged bird sings. New York : Random
House, [1970, c1969].
Autobiography covering the childhood of a woman who has been
a professional dancer, actress, poet, journalist, and television
producer.
921 ANGELOU
Angelou, Maya. All God's children need traveling shoes. 1st Random
House ed. New York : Random House, c1986.
Relates the author's personal narrative of the time she spent in
Ghana with other African American expatriates.
921 ANGELOU
Angelou, Maya. Gather together in my name. [1st ed.]. New York :
Random House, [1974].
Continues Angelou's autobiography, I know why the caged bird
sings. As the book begins, she is in her teens and has given birth
to a son.
921 ANGELOU
Angelou, Maya. The heart of a woman. New York : Bantam, 1993.
This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells of her
entry into New York's circle of black artists and writers, her
involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her
personal life.
921 ARM
Armstrong, Lance. Every second counts. 1st ed. New York : Broadway
Books, 2003.
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Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong chronicles his
struggles after beating cancer, including dealing with allegations
of drug use, finding a balance between his career and family life,
and coping with the fear that his cancer will return.
921 ARM
Armstrong, Lance. It's not about the bike : my journey back to life.
Berkley trade pbk. ed. New York : Berkley Books, 2001.
Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong describes his triumph over
cancer.
921 BROWN
Brown, Claude, 1937-. Manchild in the promised land. New York, :
Macmillan, [1965].
The autobiography of Claude Brown, describing his life and that
of other black Americans in New York City's Harlem area.
921 BROWN
Brown, Drew T. You gotta believe! : education + hard work drugs=the American dream. 1st ed. New York : W. Morrow,
c1991.
Presents a philosophy of success for kids (Education + Hardwork
- Drugs = The American Dream), by a Navy pilot who helps kids
get off the street.
921 CAL
Calcines, Eduardo F. Leaving Glorytown : one boy's struggle under
Castro. 1st ed. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
Coming to Glorytown -- The revolution -- The Bay of Pigs -- Our
last noche buena -- More changes -- Stories to ease the pain -Tío William's arrest -- 149901 -- Gusanos -- Remember the Lord
-- More goodbyes -- Panetelas de Vainilla -- The ashes of spring
-- La Natividad -- Nguyen Van Troy -- Papa's homecoming -Señora Santana -- A taste of freedom -- Planning to escape -Flight to freedom. The author reflects on his childhood growing
up in 1960s Cuba, discussing how his family was treated for
applying for an exit visa to the United States, his fears of being
drafted into the Army, the conditions of his poor neighborhood,
and more.
921 CARY
Cary, Lorene. Black ice. 1st Vintage Books ed. New York : Vintage
Books, 1992, c1991.
An autobiographical narrative of the author's days at Saint Pauls,
a private prep school in New Hampshire and of her adolescent
turmoil.
921 CHAMBERS
Chambers, Veronica. Mama's girl. New York : Riverhead Books, 1996.
Memoir of the author's life growing up as an overachiever in an
underpriviledged family, chronicling the blessed relationship she
forged with her mother after her father deserted the family.
921 CLA
Clapton, Eric. Clapton : the autobiography. New York : Broadway
Books, c2007.
Growing up -- The Yardbirds -- John Mayall -- Cream -- Blind
Faith -- Derek and the Dominoes -- Lost years -- 461 Ocean
Boulevard -- El and Nell -- The end of the road -- Hazelden :
picking up the pieces -- Relapse -- Conor -- The aftermath -Crossroads -- Melia -- A family man -- A year on the road. Eric
Clapton reflects on his life and career, discussing his rise to
fame, family, the death of his son, marriage to Patti Boyd, work
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with various musicians, and more.
921 CLEARY
Cleary, Beverly. My own two feet : a memoir. New York : Morrow
Junior Books, c1995.
Follows the popular children's author through college years
during the Depression; jobs including that of librarian; marriage;
and writing and publication of her first book, "Henry Huggins.".
921 COMER
Comer, James P. Maggie's American dream : the life and times of a
Black family. New York : Plume, c1988.
An educator and child psychiatrist chronicles the life of his
mother, an African American woman who guided and inspired
her family through her own determination to rise above the
limitations imposed by poverty and racial prejudice.
921 CROW
Brave Bird, Mary. Lakota woman. 1st HarperPerennial ed. New York :
HarperPerennial, 1991, c1990.
A woman from He-Dog -- Invisible fathers -- Civilize them with a
stick -- Drinking and fighting -- Aimlessness -- We aim not to
please -- Crying for a dream -- Cankpe Opi Wakpala -- The siege
-- The ghosts return -- Birth giving -- Sioux and elephants never
forget -- Two cut-off hands -- Cante Ishta--the eye of the heart - The eagle caged -- Ho Uway Tinkte--my voice you shall hear.
Story of Mary Crow Dog, nee Mary Brave Bird, who rebelled
against the life of the South Dakota Indian reservation and
participated in the beginning of the tribal movements of the
sixties and seventies.
921 DAR
Heiligman, Deborah. Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith.
1st ed. New York : Holt, 2009.
A biography of English naturalist Charles Darwin that provides an
account of the personality behind evolutionary theory and the
affect of his work on his personal life, such as his relationship
with his religious wife.
921 DUNCAN
Duncan, Lois, 1934-. Who killed my daughter? New York : Dell Pub.,
[1994], c1992.
Story of popular young adult author Lois Duncan's search for the
truth behind her eighteen year old daughter's brutal death while
driving alone in her car.
921 FER
Fernandez Barrios, Flor. Blessed by thunder : memoir of a Cuban
girlhood. Seattle, WA : Seal Press ;, 1999.
Flor Fernandez Barrios tells the story of her childhood in Cuba
under Fidel Castro, discussing the changes the Revolution
brought to her family and hometown, the ruin of her
grandparents' farm, her time in a rural work camp, and her
family's immigration to America.
921 FOX
Fox, Michael J., 1961-. Lucky man : a memoir. 1st ed. New York :
Hyperion, c2002.
A memoir in which actor Michael J. Fox shares the story of his
life, discussing his childhood in Canada, his career in show
business, his marriage and family, and his struggle with
Parkinson's disease.
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921 FRANKLIN
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. The autobiography, and other
writings of Benjamin Franklin : with selections from Poor
Richard's almanac and papers relating to the Junto : together
with sixteen pages of illustations and commentary. New York :
Dodd, Mead, c1963.
921 GUN
Gunther, John, 1901-1970. Death be not proud : a memoir. Perennial
Library ed. New York : Harper & Row, 1965, c1949.
A biography of the author's son, who died at seventeen after a
fourteen-month illness caused by a brain tumor.
921 HEM
Reef, Catherine. Ernest Hemingway : a writer's life. Boston : Clarion
Books, 2009.
The whole world, boiled down -- "A fine big manly fellow" -- Into
the furnace of suffering -- A stranger at home -- True sentences
-- Becoming the real thing -- Generations -- Dangerous game -"Wonderful...irreplaceable...impossible" -- Life is now -- Out
where no one can help. Presents an introduction to the works of
Ernest Hemingway, focusing on his themes and writing styles
and his place in the history of American fiction, and examines
writers who influenced him and those he later inspired.
921 HERRIOT
Herriot, James. All creatures great and small. New York, : St. Martin's
Press, [1972].
An English veterinarian reminisces about his life, career, and
animal patients in a small village.
921 HOCKENBERRY
Hockenberry, John. Moving violations : war zones, wheelchairs, and
declarations of independence. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion,
c1995.
The memoir of a paraplegic journalist, describing his experiences
as a reporter for National Public Radio in exotic locations, and
the challenges of living in a wheelchair.
921 HURSTON
Hurston, Zora Neale. Dust tracks on a road. 1st HarperPerennial ed.
New York, NY : HarperPerennial, 1991.
An account by the African-American author of her rise to a place
of prominence among American writers.
921 KELLER
Keller, Helen, 1880-1968. The story of my life. New York : Signet
Classic, [1988].
An autobiography of Helen Keller, written while she was a young
woman, in which she tells of her early life, her relationship with
her teacher Anne Sullivan, and her struggles to triumph over
blindness and deafness.
921 KHERDIAN
Kherdian, David. Finding home. New York : Greenwillow Books,
c1981.
Continues the biography of Veron Dumehjian who comes to
America as a mail-order bride and adapts to life in a new
country.
921 KHERDIAN
Kherdian, David. The road from home : the story of an Armenian girl.
1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1979.
A biography of the author's mother concentrating on her
childhood in Turkey before the Turkish government deported its
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Armenian population.
921 KINGSTON
Kingston, Maxine Hong. The woman warrior : memoirs of a girlhood
among ghosts. New York : Vintage Books, 1977, c1976.
A memoir of the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants
who lived within the traditions and fears of the Chinese past as
well as the realities of the alien modern American culture.
921 KURALT
Kuralt, Charles, 1934-. A life on the road. New York : Putnam, c1990.
A television journalist chronicles his travels and memoirs--the
people, places, and events encountered in his life.
921 LEE
Shields, Charles J., 1951-. I am Scout : the biography of Harper Lee.
1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2008.
An exploration of the life and achievements of Harper Lee that
discusses her Southern upbringing, education, family, writing of
"To Kill a Mockingbird," association with Truman Capote, and
personality.
921 LI
Li, Cunxin, 1961-. Mao's last dancer. Young readers' ed. New York :
Walker, 2008.
Li Cunxin, a principal dancer with the Houston Ballet and
Australian Ballet, explains how his childhood of poverty in rural
China changed when he was selected by Madame Mao to attend
the dance academy in Beijing, tells how his devotion to
Communist philosophy was shaken during his first visit to the
U.S. as part of an exchange program with the Houston Ballet,
and discusses his eventual defection to the West.
921 LINDBERGH
Denenberg, Barry. An American hero : the true story of Charles A.
Lindbergh. New York : Scholastic, c1996.
Biography of Charles A. Lindbergh, following his life and career
from his famous transatlantic flight from New York to Paris,
through his decline in popularity for his anti-war sentiments, and
to his re-emergence as an American hero in his later years.
921 MAH
Mah, Adeline Yen, 1937-. Falling leaves : the true story of an
unwanted Chinese daughter. New York : Wiley, c1997.
Autobiography of physician and writer Adeline Yen Mah,
discussing her emotionally abusive childhood, experiences of
isolation and loneliness, success as a student, and triumphant
struggle to achieve freedom and a new life.
921 MAN
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-. Long walk to freedom : the autobiography of
Nelson Mandela. 1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown and Company,
1994.
Autobiography of the South African hero who has dedicated his
life to fight against social oppression and apartheid related in
text with accompanying photographs.
921 MAN
Mandela, Winnie. Part of my soul went with him. 1st American ed.
New York : Norton, 1985, c1984.
Winnie Mandela, wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela,
shares the story of her life through interviews and letters in
which she discusses the development of her political beliefs, and
her forced separation from her husband.
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921 MCC
McCourt, Frank. Teacher man : a memoir. New York : Scribner,
c2005.
In this tribute to teachers everywhere. McCourt records the
trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools
around New York City. His methods anything but conventional,
McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through
imaginative assignments, singalongs and field trips. As he
struggles to find his way in the classroom, he spends his
evenings drinking with writers and dreaming of one day putting
his own story to paper. The book shows McCourt developing his
ability to tell a great story as he works to gain the attention and
respect of unruly or indifferent adolescents. His rocky marriage,
his failed attempt to get a Ph.D. at Trinity College, Dublin, and
his repeated firings due to his propensity to talk back to his
superiors ironically lead him to New York's most prestigious
school, Stuyvesant High School, where he finally finds a place
and a voice.--From publisher description.
921 MCCOURT
McCourt, Frank. 'Tis : a memoir. New York : Scribner, c1999.
Frank McCourt, author of the childhood memoir "Angela's
Ashes," shares the story of his life as an American immigrant,
discussing his experiences from the age of nineteen when he
landed in New York, to his eventual success as a teacher and
writer.
921 MOMADAY
Momaday, N. Scott, 1934-. The names : a memoir. Tucson :
University of Arizona Press, [1987].
Author's memoir about his boyhood in Oklahoma, at Shiprock in
the Navajo country.
921 MYE
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-. Bad boy : a memoir. 1st HarperTempest
ed. New York : HarperTempest, 2002, c2001.
Author Walter Dean Myers describes his childhood in Harlem in
the 1940s and 1950s, discussing his loving stepmother, his
problems in school, his reasons for leaving home, and his
beginnings as a writer.
921 NGOR
Ngor, Haing. A Cambodian odyssey. New York : Macmillan, c1987.
The story of a man who lost his family, witnessed the total
destruction of his homeland, and survived the Cambodian
holocaust.
921 OGR
O'Grady, Scott. Return with honor. New York : HarperPaperbacks,
c1995.
Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady tells the story of how he
survived after being shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995,
describing his six day ordeal in hostile territory being hunted by
the Bosnian Serbs, his rescue by the U.S. Marines, and his hero's
welcome home.
921 PAHLAVI
Pahlavi, Farah. An enduring love: my life with the Shah. New York,
N.Y.: Hyperion;, c2004.
Farah Pahlavi tells the story of her life-long love affair with the
Shah of Iran. A love story that began with her marriage, grew
through a fairy tale life of international celebrity, and endured
through revolution and the anguish of exile.
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921 PAU
Pausch, Randy. The last lecture. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2008.
Computer science professor Randy Pausch, who has been
diagnosed with terminal cancer, discusses how to overcome
obstacles in one's life and achieve one's dreams.
921 PAVAROTTI
Pavarotti, Luciano. Pavarotti, my own story. Garden City, N.Y. :
Doubleday, 1981.
An autobiography of the opera singer describing his personal life,
his career, and the present-day opera world.
921 PECK
Peck, Richard, 1934-. Anonymously yours. 1st Beech Tree ed. New
York : Beech Tree, 1995.
The popular author describes how he grew up in Decatur, Illinois,
went into teaching, and eventually became a writer,
incorporating his earlier experiences into novels intended to
reach and change young readers.
921 REICHL
Reichl, Ruth. Tender at the bone : growing up at the table. New York
: Random House, c1998.
Author Ruth Reichl chronicles her coming-of-age by retelling the
stories about her and her family that she heard while sitting at
her mother's kitchen table when she was a child.
921 RHO
Rhodes-Courter, Ashley, 1985-. Three little words : a memoir. 1st ed.
New York : Atheneum, c2008.
Ashley spent nine years in foster care after being taken away
from her mother. She endured many caseworkers, moving from
school to school and manipulative, humiliating and abusive
treatment from one foster family. See how she survives and
eventually thrives against the odds.
921 ROD
Rodriguez, Luis J., 1954-. Always running : La Vida Loca : gang days
in L.A. 1st Touchstone ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 1994.
The author recounts his growing up in poverty in Los Angeles,
his encounters with racism in school and on the streets, and his
struggle to overcome prejudice, drugs, and violence.
921 RODRIGUEZ
Rodriguez, Richard. Hunger of memory : the education of Richard
Rodriguez : an autobiography. Bantam ed. New York : Bantam,
1983, c1982.
The author, a disadvantaged Mexican American, writes of
feelings of alienation from his family as he learned English and
earned a Ph.D.
921 RUT
Hampton, Wilborn. Babe Ruth : a twentieth-century life. New York :
Viking, 2009.
Chronicles the life and career of Babe Ruth, discussing his
childhood, education, baseball success, and other related topics.
921 SANTIAGO
Santiago, Esmeralda. When I was Puerto Rican. Reading, Mass. :
Addison-Wesley, c1993.
Author's memoir of her Puerto Rican childhood and her family's
move to New York when she was thirteen.
921 TEN
Ten Boom, Corrie. The hiding place. Bantam ed. New York : Bantam
Books, 1974, c1971.
The memoirs of a Dutch woman who was sent to Ravensbruck
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concentration camp during World War II as a result of her
activities in the anti-Nazi underground.
921 THO
Thomas, Piri, 1928-. Down these mean streets. New York : Vintage
Books, [1974, c1967].
Story of a Puerto Rican boy, oldest of seven children, who was
born and brought up in Spanish Harlem.
921 TUBMAN
Petry, Ann Lane, 1911-. Harriet Tubman : conductor on the
Underground Railroad. 1st Harper Trophy ed. New York :
HarperTrophy, 1996.
A biography of the famous woman who worked to free her
people on the Underground Railroad.
921 TWO
Kazimiroff, Theodore L. The last Algonquin. New York : Walker, 1982.
An account of the life of an Algonquin Indian, the last of his
tribe, who was still living in a New York City Park in 1924.
921 VIL
Villaseñor, Victor. Burro genius : a memoir. 1st ed. New York : Rayo,
c2004.
Victor Villaseñor recounts his own angry adolescence, describing
the humiliation, misunderstanding, and abuse he faced at home
and at school, and discussing how those events shaped his adult
life.
921 WALKER
Walker, Alice, 1944-. The same river twice : honoring the difficult : a
meditation on life, spirit, art, and the making of the film, The
color purple, ten years later. New York : Scribner, c1996.
Reflections by the author on the period of time in her life when
she went from being a reclusive writer to a public figure due to
the filming of her book, The Color Purple.
921 WHITE
White, Ryan. Ryan White, my own story. 1st ed. New York : Dial
Books, c1991.
Ryan White describes how he got AIDS, engaged in a legal battle
to return to school, and became a celebrity and spokesman for
issues concerning the deadly disease.
921 WIESEL
Wiesel, Elie, 1928-. And the sea is never full : memoirs, 1969- New
York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
The final volume of Elie Weisel's memoirs, discussing his life and
actions since 1969 when he made the decision to become a
militant advocate for Holocaust survivors and the disenfranchised
throughout the world.
921 WONG
Wong, Jade Snow. Fifth Chinese daughter. Seattle : University of
Washington Press, 1989.
The story of a Chinese American girl's coming of age in America.
921 WRI
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. American hunger. 1st ed. New York :
Harper & Row, c1977.
A continuation of Richard Wright's autobiography, "Black Boy.".
921 WRIGHT
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Black boy : (American hunger) : a
record of childhood and youth. 1st Perennial Classics ed. New
York : Perennial Classics, 1998.
The autobiography of an African-American writer, recounting his
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early years and the harrowing experiences he encountered
drifting from Natchez to Chicago to Brooklyn.
921 X
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-. Malcolm X : by any means necessary : a
biography. New York : Scholastic, c1993.
Chronicles the life of controversial militant leader Malcolm X.
921 ZITKALA-SA
Rappaport, Doreen. The flight of Red Bird : the life of Zitkala-Sa. New
York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1997.
Chronicles, through her own reminiscences, letters, speeches,
and stories, the experiences of the Yankton Indian woman whose
life spanned the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the
twentieth century.
940.4 WEI
Weintraub, Stanley, 1929-. Silent night : the story of the World War I
Christmas truce. New York : Free Press, c2001.
Tells the true story of the truce that spontaneously arose
between German and British soldiers manning the trenches on
Christmas Eve 1914, just weeks after the start of the Great War.
940.53 ATK
Atkinson, Linda. In kindling flame : the story of Hannah Senesh,
1921-1944. 1st ed. New York : Lothrop, c1985.
A biography of a Jewish heroine whose resistance work during
World War II made her a martyr and an inspiration to those with
whom she worked.
940.53 FAB
Faber, David. Because of Romek: a Holocaust survivor's memoir. El
Cajon, CA: Granite Hills Press, c1997.
The riveting true story of a thirteen year old boy's miraculous
survival of the ceaseless horror of the Nazi concentration camps
that took the lives of his family.
940.53 HEI
Heide, Dirk van der. My sister and I. New York : Harcourt Brace and
Co., 1941.
Diary of a Dutch boy refugee.
940.53 HOU
Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. Farewell to Manzanar : a true story of
Japanese American experience during and after the World War II
internment. New York : Bantam, [1995], c1973.
Biography of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston relating her experiences
of living at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II
and how it has influenced her life.
940.53 KLE
Klein, Gerda Weissmann, 1924-. All but my life. New, expanded ed.
New York : Hill and Wang, 1995.
The author tells of the three years she endured as a slave
laborer of the Nazis during World War II.
940.53 OKU
Okubo, Miné. Citizen 13660. Seattle : University of Washington Press,
c1983.
A Japanese artist illustrates and narrates her experiences in the
Japanese internment camps where 110,000 people of Japanese
descent were held in the U.S. during World War II.
940.53 OPD
Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1921-. In my hands : memories of a Holocaust
rescuer. 1st ed. New York : A. Knopf :, c1999.
Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish
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girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.
940.53 PER
Perl, Lila. Four perfect pebbles : a Holocaust story. New York :
Greenwillow Books, c1996.
The author tells the story of her family's experiences as Jews in
Hitler's Germany, tracing their horrifying journey from their
home country to Holland and back again, living in refugee,
transit, and prison camps, including Bergen-Belson.
940.53 SEN
Sender, Ruth Minsky. The cage. New York : Macmillan ;, c1986.
A teenage girl recounts the suffering and persecution of her
family under the Nazis, in a Polish ghetto, during deportation,
and in a concentration camp.
940.53 UCH
Uchida, Yoshiko. The invisible thread : [an autobiography]. 1st Beech
Tree ed. New York : Beech Tree Paperback, 1995.
Children's author, Yoshiko Uchida, describes growing up in
Berkeley, California, as a Nisei, second generation Japanese
American, and her family's internment in a Nevada concentration
camp during World War II.
940.54 AAS
Aaseng, Nathan. Navajo code talkers. 1st pbk. ed. New York :
Walker, 2000, c1992.
Describes how the American military in World War II used a
group of Navajo Indians to create an indecipherable code based
on their native language.
940.54 BRA
Bradley, James, 1954-. Flags of our fathers : heroes of Iwo Jima.
New York : Delacorte Press, c2001.
James Bradley examines the lives of the six young men who
raised the American flag over Iwo Jima in February 1945 and
were immortalized by a famous photograph--one of whom was
Bradley's father.
940.54 HAC
Hachiya, Michihiko, 1904-. Hiroshima diary : the journal of a
Japanese physician, August 6-September 30, 1945 ; fifty years
later. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1995.
Journal excerpts chronicle the experiences Dr. Michihiko Hachiya,
director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital, had in the
days following the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima.
940.54 SIE
Siegal, Aranka. Upon the head of the goat : a childhood in Hungary,
1939-1944. New York : Puffin Books, 1994.
Nine-year-old Piri describes the bewilderment of being a Jewish
child during the 1939-1944 German occupation of her hometown
(then in Hungary and now in the Ukraine) and relates the ordeal
of trying to survive in the ghetto.
940.54 UCH
Uchida, Yoshiko. Desert exile : the uprooting of a Japanese American
family. Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1982.
A first-person story telling of the U.S. internment of persons of
Japanese ancestry during World War II.
943.08 AYE
Ayer, Eleanor H. Parallel journeys. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum
Books for Young Readers, c1995.
An account of World War II in Germany as told from the
viewpoints of a former Nazi soldier and a Jewish Holocaust
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survivor.
943.9 MIC
Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-. The bridge at Andau. 1st
Ballantine Books ed. New York : Fawcett Crest :, 1983, c1957.
Recounts, through interviews with refugees, the 1956 Hungarian
revolt against Russia.
951.05 SAL
Salzman, Mark. Iron & silk = : [Tʻ ieh yü ssu]. 1st ed. New York :
Random House, c1986.
An American describes his experiences after his arrival in Hunan
Province in 1982 to teach English, including wushu training and
life in post-Mao China.
954 LAP
Lapierre, Dominique. The City of Joy. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday,
1985.
Describes the author's personal experiences in the district of
Anand Nagar in Calcutta where five million people live in the
streets.
955 FOL
Follett, Ken. On wings of eagles. 1st ed. New York : W. Morrow,
1983.
Relates the true story of a Green Beret colonel who came out of
retirement to lead a secret raid to get two Americans out of an
Iranian jail and home to America.
956.62 BED
Bedoukian, Kerop, 1907-. Some of us survived : the story of an
Armenian boy. 1st American ed. New York : Farrar, 1979.
The author describes his childhood experiences during the
massacres of the Armenians by the Turks during the First World
War.
959.604 UNG
Ung, Loung. First they killed my father : a daughter of Cambodia
remembers. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, c2000.
Loung Ung, one of seven children of a high-ranking government
official in Phnom Penh, tells of her experiences after her family
was forced to flee from Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army, discussing
her training as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, and
telling of how her surviving siblings were eventually reunited.
959.7 DEA
Dear America : letters home from Vietnam. New York : Pocket Books,
[1986], c1985.
Contains letters and poems written to families and friends by
soldiers expressing their homesickness and the horrors of war.
970.3 Kro
Kroeber, Theodora. Ishi in two worlds : a biography of the last wild
Indian in North America. Berkeley : University of California
Press, c1961.
Tells the story of Ishi, the last member of the lost tribe of Yana,
who wandered out of the hills on August 29, 1911 and was taken
in by anthropologists at the University of California where he
spent the last years of his life.
973.4 STG
St. George, Judith, 1931-. The duel : the parallel lives of Alexander
Hamilton & Aaron Burr. New York : Viking, 2009.
Highlights similar aspects of the lives of Alexander Hamilton and
Aaron Burr, and examines how the two war heroes and founding
fathers ended up in a duel that cost one of them his life.
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976.4 LAR
Larson, Erik. Isaac's storm : a man, a time, and the deadliest
hurricane in history. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c1999.
Tells the story of Isaac Cline, a weather scientist in Galveston,
Texas in 1900, discussing his belief and assertion that nothing in
the way of weather could destroy the coastal city; and looks at
how Cline dealt with the aftermath of the hurricane that hit
Galveston on September 8, claiming the lives of thousands of
people.
977.2 KIM
Kimmel, Haven, 1965-. A girl named Zippy : growing up small in
Mooreland, Indiana. 1st Broadway Books trade pbk. ed. New
York : Broadway Books, 2002, c2001.
The author describes her small-town childhood in Indiana,
remembering her eventful 1960s and '70s family life with
fondness.
977.4 KOT
Kotlowitz, Alex. The other side of the river : a story of two towns, a
death, and America's dilemma. 1st ed. New York : Nan A.
Talese, Doubleday, 1998.
Discusses the impact on a community's race relations when a
young African-American is found murdered near a river which
separates two Michigan towns; one predominantly white and
prosperous and the other African-American and impoverished.
982.6 REA
Read, Piers Paul, 1941-. Alive : the story of the Andes survivors. [1st
ed.]. Philadelphia : Lippincott, [1974].
Discusses the ordeal of the survivors of an airplane crash in 1972
in the Andes wilderness.
FIC ADA
Adams, Douglas, 1952-. Life, the universe, and everything. 1st ed.
New York : Harmony Books, c1982.
Sequel to: The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy and The
Restaurant at the end of the universe. The people of Krikkit are
planning to destroy the rest of the universe.
FIC ADA
Adams, Douglas, 1952-. The long dark tea-time of the soul. New York
: Simon and Schuster, c1988.
Dirk Gently searches for the god that might be responsible for
causing a passenger check-in desk explosion at Terminal Two,
Heathrow Airport.
FIC ADA
Adams, Douglas, 1952-. Mostly harmless. 1st ed. New York :
Harmony Books, c1992.
Arthur Dent is forced to leave his idyllic life and travel on the
back of a mysterious Perfectly Normal Beast to save the Earth
and others.
FIC ADA
Adams, Douglas, 1952-. The restaurant at the end of the universe.
1st American ed. New York : Harmony Books, 1981, c1980.
In this science fiction spoof, a sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Universe, Arthur Dent and his friends encounter new
adventure and danger in their space travels.
FIC ADA
Adams, Kylie. Cruel summer. MTV Books/Pocket Books trade pbk. ed.
New York : Pocket Books/MTV Books, 2006.
Five friends in South Beach, Miami, enjoy their lives in the fast
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lane, but their partying lifestyle soon catches up to them and
puts their lives in danger.
FIC ALE
Alexander, Lloyd. The Arkadians. 1st ed. New York : Dutton
Children's Books, c1995.
To escape the wrath of the king and his wicked soothsayers, an
honest young man joins with a poet-turned-jackass and a young
girl with mystical powers on a series of epic adventures.
FIC ALE
Alexander, Lloyd. The castle of Llyr. Rev. ed. New York : H. Holt,
1999, c1966.
When Princess Eilonwy is sent to the Isle of Mona for training,
she is bewitched by the evil enchantress Achren, so Taran and
other friends must try to rescue her.
FIC ALE
Alexander, Lloyd. The El Dorado adventure. 1st ed. New York, N.Y. :
E.P. Dutton, c1987.
Traveling to Central America to inspect her real estate holdings,
seventeen-year-old Vesper tries to stop a villain from building a
canal which would destroy an Indian tribe's homeland.
FIC ALE
Alexander, Lloyd. The golden dream of Carlo Chuchio. 1st ed. New
York : Holt, 2007.
Naive and bumbling Carlo, his shady camel-puller Baksheesh,
and Shira, a girl determined to return home, follow a treasure
map through the deserts and cities of the infamous Golden Road,
as mysterious strangers try in vain to point them toward real
treasures.
FIC ALE
Alexander, Lloyd. The high king. Holt Reinforced ed. New York : H.
Holt, 1968.
In this fifth and final chronicle of Prydain the forces of good and
evil meet in ultimate confrontation.
FIC ALE
Alexander, Lloyd. The remarkable journey of Prince Jen. New York :
Bantam Doubleday Books for Young Readers, c1991.
Bearing six unusual gifts, young Prince Jen embarks on a
perilous quest and emerges triumphantly into manhood.
FIC ALE
Alexie, Sherman, 1966-. The absolutely true diary of a part-time
Indian. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2007.
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the
Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town
school where the only other Native American is the school
mascot.
FIC AND
Anderson, M. T. The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to
the nation. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
After escaping a death sentence in the summer of 1775,
Octavian and his tutor find shelter but no safe harbor in Britishoccupied Boston and, persuaded by Lord Dunmore's
proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join his
counterrevolutionary Royal Ethiopian Regiment, Octavian and his
friends soon find themselves engaged in naval raids on the
Virginia coastline as the Revolutionary War breaks out in full
force.
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FIC ASI
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-. Fantastic voyage. New York : Bantam Books,
1966.
Five people are miniaturized and sent on a rescue mission
through a man's body where they have sixty minutes to reach
and break up a blood clot in his brain.
FIC ASI
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-. Prelude to Foundation. New York : Doubleday,
1988.
"A Foundation Book." When young Hari Seldon arrives on
Trantor, he is unaware of the perilous politics that are brewing.
After he presents his paper on psychohistory, he becomes the
most wanted man in the Empire.
FIC BAR
Barker, Pat. Regeneration. New York : Plume, c1991.
In 1917, Siegfried Sassoon, a combat officer and poet, writes a
letter publicly disavowing the war. He is found to be "mentally
unsound" and is sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital, where there
is a psychiatrist renowned for curing such cases.
FIC BAR
Barrett, Andrea. The voyage of the Narwhal : a novel. 1st ed. New
York : Norton, c1998.
Scholar-naturalist Erasmus Darwin Wells becomes witness to the
wild, disturbing beauties of the Arctic when he accompanies the
crew of the Narwhal on their voyage to that last unexplored
territory.
FIC BEC
Bechard, Margaret. Hanging on to Max. Brookfield, Conn. : Roaring
Brook Press, c2002.
When his girlfriend decides to give their baby away, seventeenyear-old Sam is determined to keep him and raise him alone.
FIC BEC
Becker, Tom. Darkside. 1st ed. New York : Orchard Books, 2008.
Jonathan Starling's father is in an asylum and his home has been
attacked when, while running away from kidnappers, he
stumbles upon Darkside, a terrifying and hidden part of London
ruled by the descendants of Jack the Ripper, where Jonathan is
in mortal danger if he cannot find the way out.
FIC BEC
Becker, Tom. Lifeblood. 1st ed. New York : Orchard Books, 2008,
c2007.
As Jonathan searches London's Darkside for the same murderer
that his mother was seeking when she disappeared twelve years
earlier, it becomes clear that it is Jonathan who is being hunted.
FIC BEL
Bell, Hilari. The last knight. 1st ed. New York, NY : Eos, c2007.
In alternate chapters, eighteen-year-old Sir Michael Sevenson,
an anachronistic knight errant, and seventeen-year-old Fisk, his
street-wise squire, tell of their noble quest to bring Lady Ceciel
to justice while trying to solve her husband's murder.
FIC BEN
Bennett, Veronica, 1953-. Cassandra's sister. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge,
MA : Candlewick Press, 2007.
Presents an historical novel about a young Jane Austen and the
companionship of her older sister, Cassandra.
FIC BER
Berry, Julie. The Amaranth enchantment. 1st U.S. ed. New York :
Bloomsbury, 2009.
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Orphaned at age five, Lucinda, now fifteen, stands with courage
against the man who took everything from her, aided by a thief,
a clever goat, and a mysterious woman called the Witch of
Amaranth, while the prince she knew as a child prepares to
marry, unaware that he, too, is in danger.
FIC BLA
Black, Holly. Ironside : a modern faery's tale. 1st Simon Pulse ed.
New York : Simon Pulse, 2008, c2007.
Kaye, a pixie changeling, is forbidden from seeing her boyfriend
Roiben, newly crowned king of Unseelie Court, and goes on a
quest to find a faery that can lie, which puts her in the middle of
an urban clash between rival faery courts.
FIC BLA
Blackman, Malorie. Knife edge. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Simon &
Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007.
Persephone Hadley, six-months pregnant with a mixed-race
baby, risks her own life to save the brother of the man she loves,
who was hanged for terrorism months earlier.
FIC BLU
Blundell, Judy. What I saw and how I lied. 1st ed. New York :
Scholastic Press, 2008.
In 1947, with her jovial stepfather Joe back from the war and
family life returning to normal, teenage Evie, smitten by the
handsome young ex-GI who seems to have a secret hold on Joe,
finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies whose
devastating outcome change her life and that of her family
forever.
FIC BOO
Booraem, Ellen. The unnameables. 1st ed. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt,
c2008.
On an island in whose strict society only useful objects are
named and the unnamed are ignored or forbidden, thirteen-yearold Medford encounters an unusual and powerful creature, halfman, half-goat, and together they attempt to bring some
changes to the community.
FIC BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. Dandelion wine : a novel. New York : W.
Morrow, 2006, c1946.
In a small town in 1928, a twelve-year-old boy savors the magic
of childhood and the wonders of summer.
FIC BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. Fahrenheit 451. New York : Ballantine Books,
[1982].
A book burner in a future fascist state finds out books are a vital
part of a culture he never knew. He clandestinely pursues
reading, until he is betrayed.
FIC BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. The Martian chronicles. Garden City, N.Y., :
Doubleday, 1958.
The first Earth people to attempt the colonization of Mars try to
build their new world in the image of the world they had left.
FIC BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. Something wicked this way comes. New York :
Bantam, c1962.
Two boys, best friends in a small midwestern town, finally come
to understand that of all the terrors threatening them from
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Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show, the greatest
menace exists within themselves.
FIC BRA
Braun, Lilian Jackson. The cat who ate Danish modern. Jove ed. New
York : Jove Books, 1986.
Reporter Jim Qwilleran and his crime-solving cats Koko and Yum
Yum investigate the murder of a woman featured in his latest
cover story.
FIC BRA
Braun, Lilian Jackson. The cat who had 14 tales. Jove ed. New York :
Jove Books, 1988.
Collection of mystery stories in which cats help solve the crimes.
FIC BRA
Braun, Lilian Jackson. The cat who moved a mountain. Jove ed. New
York : Jove Books, 1992.
Jim Qwilleran and his two mystery-solving cats move to the
Potato mountains and get involved in the murder of a land
developer.
FIC BRA
Braun, Lilian Jackson. The cat who played Brahms. Jove ed. New
York, NY : Berkley Pub. Group, 1987.
Jim Qwilleran is in a career crisis, so he goes to a friends cabin
for the weekend with Koko and Yum Yums. Strange things start
happening. Jim hooks onto a murder mystery which the three
must solve.
FIC BRA
Braun, Lilian Jackson. The cat who played post office. Jove ed. New
York : Jove Books, 1987.
After inheriting unexpected millions, reporter Jim Qwilleran and
his crime-solving cats Koko and Yum Yum take up residence in a
mansion and hire servants. When the maid disappears, Koko and
Jim look for clues.
FIC BRA
Braun, Lilian Jackson. The cat who sniffed glue. Jove ed. New York :
Jove Books,:, 1989.
Jim Qwilleran and his two sleuthing companions, Siamese cats
Koko and Yum Yum, attempt to solve a series of murders that
have rocked the town of Pickax.
FIC BRA
Braun, Lilian Jackson. The cat who wasn't there. Jove ed. New York :
Jove Books, 1993.
At home Koko helps Qwilleran solve a crime, even though the
murder in question took place a continent away from Pickax,
when Jim was vacationing in Scotland.
FIC BRA
Braun, Lilian Jackson. The cat who went into the closet. Jove ed. New
York : Jove Books, c1994.
FIC BRI
Brink, André Philippus, 1935-. A dry white season. Harmondsworth,
Middlesex, England ; : Penguin, 1984, c1979.
In his quest for truth into the suicide of a black friend, a white
schoolteacher finds officially condoned murder in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
FIC BUC
Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973. My several worlds, :
a personal record. New York, : Day, [1954].
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FIC BUN
Bunce, Elizabeth C. A curse dark as gold. 1st ed. New York, NY :
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008.
Upon the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Charlotte
struggles to keep the family's woolen mill running in the face of
an overwhelming mortgage and what the local villagers believe is
a curse, but when a man capable of spinning straw into gold
appears on the scene she must decide if his help is worth the
price.
FIC BUT
Butler, Octavia E. Kindred. Boston : Beacon Press, 1988.
A young African-American woman is mysteriously transfered
back in time leading to an irresistable curiosity about her family's
past.
FIC CAR
Card, Orson Scott. Ender's game. Rev. trade pbk. ed., Author's
definitive ed. New York : Tor, 1992.
Ender, who is the result of genetic experimentation, may be the
military genius Earth needs in its war against an alien enemy.
FIC CAR
Card, Orson Scott. Pastwatch : the redemption of Christopher
Columbus. 1st ed. New York : TOR, 1996.
Taguri, one of a group of scientists and historians living in a
post-apocalyptic world, views the past through a machine,
TruSite II, and discovers one of the women she is studying can
see her, too. The discovery sets off a debate over whether the
past can be changed to save the future.
FIC CAR
Card, Orson Scott. Seventh son. New York, N.Y. : T. Doherty
Associate, c1987.
In an alternate frontier America, Alvin, the seventh son of a
seventh son is born. Such a boy is destined to become
something great, perhaps even a Maker.
FIC CAR
Card, Orson Scott. Shadow of the Hegemon. 1st ed. New York : Tor,
2001, c2000.
A sequel to "Ender's Shadow," in which the child-warriors,
heroes of the Formic War, have returned to their families on
Earth only to become the pawns of nations who want to use
them as weapons in their quest for sovereignty.
FIC CAR
Card, Orson Scott. Speaker for the dead. Rev. ed. New York : TOR,
1991.
Andrew Wiggin, itinerant speaker for the dead, is called to aid in
the investigation of two deaths when a race of sapient beings is
discovered on the planet Lusitania.
FIC CAR
Card, Orson Scott. Treasure box : a novel. 1st ed. New York, NY :
HarperCollins, c1996.
Wealthy recluse Quentin Fears meets the woman of his dreams
on a rare outing to a party and the relationship seems perfect
until he learns she holds the key to a dirty family secret and only
he can stop her from unleashing an ageless malevolence upon
the world.
FIC CAR
Carter, Forrest. The education of Little Tree. Albuquerque : University
of New Mexico Press, 1986.
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Forrest Carter's controversial work about an orphaned boy in
1930s Appalachian Tennessee who learns about his cultural
heritage when he is adopted by his Native American
grandparents and learns about prejudice when he is sent to a
boarding school run by whites.
FIC CAS
Cast, P. C. Betrayed : a house of night novel. New York : St. Martin's
Griffin, c2007.
Sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is just settling in at the House of
Night, a finishing school dedicated to training fledgling vampyres
to become productive adults, when a series of murders targeting
human teens is traced back to the school, forcing her to think
about the connections that still exist between her old and new
worlds.
FIC CAS
Cast, P. C. Chosen : a house of night novel. New York : St. Martin's
Griffin, 2008.
Zoey Redbird, a fledgling vampyre, becomes confused about who
to trust, with friends becoming enemies and enemies becoming
friends at the House of Night prep school, and the need for
caution becomes increasingly important when she finds herself
juggling three boyfriends, and vampyres start turning up really
dead.
FIC CAS
Cast, P. C. Hunted : a house of night novel. 1st ed. New York : St.
Martin's Griffin, 2009.
Zoey and her friends encounter evil in an unexpected place when
they learn that Kalona, the newest member of the House of
Night, is hiding a deadly secret.
FIC CAS
Cast, P. C. Marked : a house of night novel. New York : St. Martin's
Griffin, c2007.
After being accepted as a fledgling vampire at the House of Night
prep school and receiving special powers by a goddess, sixteenyear-old Zoey Montgomery discovers one of her peers is
misusing her powers and must decide what the right thing to do
is.
FIC CAS
Cast, P. C. Untamed : a house of night novel. 1st ed. New York : St.
Martin's Griffin, 2008.
Zoey Redbird's life at the House of Night prep school for fledgling
vampyres gets a lot tougher when she loses all three of her
boyfriends and her group of friends turns against her, which
makes it all the more difficult to get anyone to listen when she
discovers Neferet has declared war on humans.
FIC CAT
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. O pioneers! New York : Signet Classic,
[2004].
Alexandra, daughter of a Swedish immigrant farmer in Nebraska,
inherits the family farm and finds love with an old friend.
FIC CLA
Clare, Cassandra. City of bones. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York :
Simon Pulse, 2008, c2007.
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are
dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteenyear-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her
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mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a
monster.
FIC CLA
Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008. 2001 : a space
odyssey. [25th anniversary ed.]. New York : ROC, [1993],
c1968.
The spacecraft Discovery journeys to the outer edge of the solar
system, and two navigators become uneasy when Hal, the craft's
talking computer system, demonstrates unusual behavior.
FIC CLA
Clarke, Arthur Charles. 2010, odyssey 2. New York : Ballantine,
1982.
Sequel to: 2001, a space odyssey. Dr. Heywood Floyd travels to
Jupiter to find out what happened to the astronauts of the ship
Discovery and its computer HAL 9000.
FIC CLA
Clarke, Arthur Charles, 1917-. 2061 : odyssey three. 1st ed. New
York : Ballantine Books, 1988.
Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the
mysterious monoliths, must once again confront Dave Bowman,
a newly independent HAL, and the power of an alien race.
FIC CLA
Clarke, Arthur Charles, 1917-. Dolphin Island; : a story of the people
of the sea. [1st ed.]. New York, : Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
[1963].
A seventeen-year-old boy becomes involved in communication
experiments with dolphins off the Great Barrier Reef.
FIC CLA
Clarke, Arthur Charles, 1917-. The hammer of God. New York :
Bantam Books, c1993.
Out of Africa -- Rendezvous with Kali -- Stones from the sky -The prophet -- Excalibur -- Europa station -- Astropol -- Anomaly
-- Command decision -- Murphy's law. In the year 2110, an
amateur astronomer discovers a chunk of rock hurtling through
space that could mean the end of Earth's civilization.
FIC CLA
Clayton, Emma. The roar. 1st American ed. New York : Chicken
House, 2009.
In an overpopulated world where all signs of nature have been
obliterated and a wall has been erected to keep out plagueridden animals, twelve-year-old Mika refuses to believe that his
twin sister was killed after being abducted, and continues to
search for her in spite of the dangers he faces in doing so.
FIC COL
Collins, B. R. The traitor game. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury,
2008.
Fifteen-year-old Michael and his friend Francis both feel betrayed
when someone at their private school learns of Evgard, a secret
fantasy world they created together, but when a sadistic bully
becomes involved in Michael's plan for revenge, the boys and
Evgard itself face grave danger.
FIC COL
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic
Press, 2008.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a
contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition
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hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted
against one another in a televised fight to the death.
FIC COR
Cormier, Robert. Heroes : a novel. New York : Delacorte Press,
c1998.
After joining the army at fifteen and having his face blown away
by a grenade in a battle in France, Francis returns home to
Frenchtown hoping to find--and kill--the former childhood hero
he feels betrayed him.
FIC COR
Cormier, Robert. Tenderness : a novel. New York : Delacorte Press,
c1997.
A psychological thriller told from the points of view of a teenage
serial killer and the runaway girl who falls in love with him.
FIC COR
Cormier, Robert. We all fall down. Thorndike, Me : Thorndike Press,
1993.
As the Avenger searches for the teenage boys who trashed a
house in his neighborhood, Buddy, one of the vandals, increases
his drinking in order to cope with his parents' separation and his
obsession with a girl who lives in the house.
FIC DEA
Dean, Zoey. The A-list. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, c2003.
Seventeen-year-old blueblood Anna Percy leaves Manhattan to
spend the second half of her senior year with her father in Los
Angeles and quickly becomes involved in the lives of the rich and
famous at Beverly Hills High School.
FIC DEA
Dean, Zoey. Blonde ambition : an A-list novel. 1st ed. New York :
Little, Brown, c2004.
While Anna's new job as intern on the hottest television show
brings her into contact with an interesting new man and helps
her see how possessive Ben has become, Cammie sets her sights
on Adam.
FIC DEA
Dean, Zoey. Tall cool one. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2005.
When she joins her sister on the West Coast at their father's,
Anna begins to understand that telling true love from true lust is
far more easily said than done.
FIC DOR
Dorris, Michael. A yellow raft in blue water. Warner Books ed. New
York, NY : Warner Books, 1988, c1987.
A saga of three generations of Indian women, beset by hardship
and torn by angry secrets, yet joined together by the bonds of
kinship.
FIC DOW
Dowd, Siobhan. Bog child. 1st American ed. New York : David Fickling
Books, 2008.
In 1981, the height of Ireland's "Troubles," eighteen-year-old
Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his
imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier
for Sinn Fein, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he
discovered in a bog.
FIC FAL
Falkner, Brian. The tomorrow code. 1st ed. New York : Random
House, c2008.
Two New Zealand teenagers receive a desperate SOS from their
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future selves and set out on a quest to stop an impending
ecological disaster that could mean the end of humanity.
FIC FAR
Farmer, Nancy, 1941-. The house of the scorpion. New York :
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2002.
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special
status as the young clone of El Patron, the 140-year-old leader
of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United
States.
FIC FER
Ferguson, Alane. The angel of death : a forensic mystery. Sleuth ed.
New York : Sleuth/Speak, 2008, c2007.
Seventeen-year-old high school senior Cameryn Mahoney uses
skills learned as assistant to her coroner father to try to unravel
the mystery of a local teacher's gruesome death, while also
awaiting a possible reunion with her long-missing mother.
FIC FER
Ferguson, Alane. The Christopher killer : a forensic mystery. Sleuth
ed. New York : Sleuth/Speak, 2007, c2006.
On the payroll as an assistant to her coroner father, seventeenyear-old Cameryn Mahoney uses her knowledge of forensic
medicine to catch the killer of a friend while putting herself in
terrible danger.
FIC FIR
Firebirds rising : an anthology of original science fiction and fantasy.
New York : Firebird, 2006.
Huntress / Tamora Pierce -- Unwrapping / Nina Kiriki Hoffman -The real thing / Alison Goodman -- Little (Grrl) lost / Charles de
Lint -- I'll give you my word / Diana Wynne Jones -- In the house
of the seven librarians / Ellen Klages -- Wintermoon wish /
Sharon Shinn -- The wizards of Perfil / Kelly Link -- Jack
o'Lantern / Patricia A. McKillip -- Quill / Carol Emshwiller -- Blood
roses / Francesca Lia Block -- Hives / Kara Dalkey -- Perception /
Alan Dean Foster -- The house on the planet / Tanith Lee -Cousins / Pamela Dean -- What used to be good still is / Emma
Bull. A collection of sixteen short science fiction and fantasy
stories by award-winning authors.
FIC FIR
Firebirds soaring : an anthology of original speculative fiction. New
York : Firebird, 2009.
Kingmaker / Nancy Springer -- A Ticket to Ride / Nancy Farmer - A Thousand Tails / Christopher Barzak -- All Under Heaven /
Chris Roberson -- Singing on a Star / Ellen Klages -- Egg Magic /
Louise Marley -- Flatland / Kara Dalkey -- Dolly the Dog-Soldier /
Candas Jane Dorsey -- Ferryman / Margo Lanagan -- the Ghosts
of Strangers / Nina Kiriki Hoffman -- Three Twilight Tales / Jo
Walton -- The Dignity He's Due / Carol Emshwiller -- Power and
Magic / Marly Youmans -- Court Ship / Sherwood Smith -- Little
Red / Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple -- The Myth of Feniz /
Laurel Winter -- Fear and Loathing in Lalanna / Nick O'Donohoe - Bonechewer's Legacy / Clare Bell -- Something Worth Doing /
Elizabeth E. Wein. A collection of nineteen fantasy and
speculative fiction stories by a variety of authors, including
Nancy Farmer, Jane Yolen, Ellen Klages, and others.
FIC FIT
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Tender is the night.
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Fiction, 1995.
The tragic and haunting story of Dick Diver, a young psychiatrist
whose career is thwarted and his genius numbed through
marriage to the exquisite and wealthy Nicole Warren.
FIC FLI
Flinn, Alex. A kiss in time. 1st ed. New York : HarperTeen, c2009.
Sixteen-year-old Princess Talia persuades Jack, the modern-day
American who kissed her awake after a three-hundred-year
sleep, to take her to his Miami home, where she hopes to win his
love before the witch who cursed her can spirit her away.
FIC GAR
Gardner, John Champlin, 1933-. Grendel. 1st Vintage Books ed. New
York : Vintage Books, 1985, c1971.
Grendel, the monster, tells his side of the Beowulf story, and
compares his values with the chief values of human beings.
FIC GAR
Gardner, John E. Role of honor. New York : Putnam, c1984.
James Bond resigns from the Service and heads for Monte Carlo
in his new Bentley Mulsanne Turbo to be an agent for hire.
FIC GAR
Gardner, John E. Scorpius. New York : Putnam, c1988.
James Bond investigates a cult guru, Father Valentine, and finds
he has links to the mega-czar of global vice and terrorism,
Vladimir Scorpius. From then on, 007 races to a confrontation
with the evil genius.
FIC GER
Gerber, Linda C. Death by bikini. New York : Sleuth, c2008.
Sixteen-year-old Aphra Behn Connolly investigates why her
father let an unknown family stay at their exclusive tropical
island resort, who strangled a famous rock star's girlfriend with
her own bikini top, and what a smoldering teenaged guest is
hiding.
FIC GER
Gerber, Linda C. Death by denim. Sleuth ed. New York :
Sleuth/Speak, 2009.
Sixteen-year-old Aphra and her mother, a CIA agent, are hiding
in France under new identities, but they must go on the run
again when their location is discovered by a dangerous criminal.
FIC GER
Gerber, Linda C. Death by latte. Sleuth ed. New York : Sleuth/Speak,
2008.
When sixteen-year-old Aphra sneaks away from the island resort
where she lives with her father, and travels to Seattle to find the
mother she has not seen for four years, she does not anticipate
getting involved in a CIA plot that threatens not only her life, but
that of her boyfriend and her mother as well.
FIC GOD
Godbersen, Anna. The luxe. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins Pub.,
c2007.
In 1899 Manhattan, the drowning of beautiful Elizabeth Holland,
daughter of New York society's ruling family, brings to the
surface the scandalous behavior of several teenagers of varying
social class.
FIC GOL
Goldman, William, 1931-. The princess bride : S. Morgenstern's
classic tale of true love and high adventure : the "good parts"
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version. 25th anniversary ed., 1st Ballantine Books hardcover
ed. New York : Ballantine, 1998.
Westley, a farm boy, goes off to seek his fortune shortly after
declaring his love for Buttercup, the most beautiful woman in the
world, but their relationship is put to the test when his ship is
captured by pirates and she is summoned to become the bride of
the prince.
FIC GOO
Goodman, Alison. Eon : Dragoneye reborn. New York : Viking, 2008.
Sixteen-year-old Eon hopes to become an apprentice to one of
the twelve energy dragons of good fortune and learn to be its
main interpreter, but to do so will require much, including
keeping secret that she is a girl.
FIC GOO
Goodman, Allegra. The other side of the island. New York : Razorbill,
c2008.
Honor, living with her mom and dad on Island 365 in the
Tranquil Sea, an environment controlled by the Earth Mother
corporation in a post-apocalyptic world, becomes more fearful as
she grows older and realizes that her nonconformist parents are
putting the entire family at risk.
FIC GRA
Gratz, Alan, 1972-. Something rotten : a Horatio Wilkes mystery.
New York : Dial Books, c2007.
In a contemporary story based on Shakespeare's play "Hamlet,"
Horatio Wilkes seeks to solve the murder of his friend Hamilton
Prince's father in Denmark, Tennessee.
FIC GRE
Green, John. Looking for Alaska. New York : Speak, 2007, c2005.
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory
School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is
defined by the search for answers about life and death after a
fatal car crash.
FIC GRE
Green, John, 1977-. An abundance of Katherines. 1st ed. New York :
Dutton Books, c2006.
Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl
named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child
prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to
find some new direction in life while also trying to create a
mathematical formula to explain his relationships.
FIC GRE
Green, John, 1977-. Paper towns. 1st ed. New York : Dutton Books,
2008.
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high
school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness
of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman,
Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure
and then mysteriously disappears.
FIC HAD
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Found. 1st ed. New York : Simon &
Schuster Books for Young Readers (Scholastic), c2008.
When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted,
learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of
nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that
they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two
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opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.
FIC HAD
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Sent. 1st ed. New York : Simon &
Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2009.
Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and Alex find themselves in 1483 at the
Tower of London, and discover that Chip and Alex are Prince
Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, imprisoned by Richard III;
but trying to repair history without knowing what is supposed to
happen proves challenging.
FIC HAN
Hansen, Ron, 1947-. Hitler's niece : a novel. 1st ed. New York :
HarperCollins, c1999.
A historical novel that tells the story of Adolph Hitler's love for
his niece, Geli Raubal, who was found dead in a Munich flat in
September 1931.
FIC HEA
Headley, Justina Chen, 1968-. Girl overboard. 1st ed. New York :
Little, Brown, 2008.
After a snowboarding accident, Syrah Cheng, a billionaire's
daughter, must rehabilitate both her knee and her self-esteem
while forging relationships with those who accept her for who
she is.
FIC HIC
Hicyilmaz, Gaye. The frozen waterfall. 1st American ed. New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994.
When she finally joins her father and brothers in their new home
in Switzerland, a twelve-year-old Turkish girl encounters the
tremendous difficulty of living in a foreign country without
knowing the language and customs.
FIC HOP
Hopkins, Ellen. Crank. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse,
2004.
FIC HOP
Hopkins, Ellen. Glass. New York : M.K. McElderry Books, c2007.
Kristina is determined to break her addiction to drugs in order to
keep her newborn child; but when she fails and the pull becomes
too strong, her greatest fears are quickly realized.
FIC HYD
Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Becoming Chloe. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A.
Knopf :, c2006.
A gay teenage boy and a fragile teenage girl meet while living on
the streets of New York City and eventually decide to take a road
trip across America to discover whether or not the world is a
beautiful place.
FIC JAC
Jacques, Brian. Castaways of the Flying Dutchman. New York :
Philomel Books, c2001.
In 1620, a boy and his dog are rescued from the doomed ship,
Flying Dutchman, by an angel who guides them in traveling the
world, eternally helping those in great need.
FIC JAC
Jacques, Brian. Mattimeo. New York : Philomel Books, c1990.
Mattimeo, the son of the warrior mouse Matthias, learns to take
up the sword and joins the other animal inhabitants of Redwall
Abbey in resisting Slagar the fox and his band of marauders.
FIC JAC
Jacques, Brian. Mossflower. New York : Philomel, c1988.
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Martin the warrior mouse and Gonff the mousethief set out to
find the missing ruler of Mossflower, while the other animals of
the woodland prepare to rebel against the evil wildcat who has
seized power. A prequel to "Redwall.".
FIC JAC
Jacques, Brian. Redwall. New York : Philomel, c1986.
When the peace in ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the
arrival of the evil rat Cluny, Matthias, a young mouse, believes
he must find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior to help.
FIC JEA
Jeapes, Ben. Time's chariot. 1st American ed. New York : David
Fickling Books, [2008], c2000.
Field Operative Rico Garron embarks on a routine expedition in
5000 B.C. only to find himself embroiled in the world's first
murder investigation.
FIC JON
Jones, Diana Wynne. The crown of Dalemark. 1st Harper Trophy ed.
New York : HarperTrophy, 2001, c1993.
The Countess and Lord Keril send Mitt to kill a young woman
Noreth Onesdaughter, who claims to know where the lost crown
is hidden. Includes a 75-page "Guide to Dalemark" which
identifies some of the people, places, and language of Dalemark
for the reader.
FIC JON
Jones, Diana Wynne. Dark Lord of Derkholm. 1st Harper Trophy ed.
New York : HarperTrophy, 2001, c1998.
Derk, an unconventional wizard, and his magical family become
involved in a plan to put a stop to the devastating tours of their
world arranged by the tyrannical Mr. Chesney.
FIC KER
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. On the road. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Penguin Books, 1991.
Poetic, open and raw, Kerouac's prose lays out a cross-country
adventure as experienced by Sal Paradise. A writer holed up in
his aunt's house, Paradise is inspired to "see America". From the
moment he leaves NYC, he takes the reader through the highs
and lows of hitchhiking, bonding with fellow adventurers and
opting for beer before food. A classic of the Beat Generation, the
story expresses the restless energy and desire for freedom that
makes people rush out to see the world.
FIC KEY
Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon. Bantam ed. New York : Bantam,
1975, c1966.
After being mentally retarded for all of his thirty-two years,
Charlie Gordon undergoes an operation designed to change his
life.
FIC KLE
Klein, Lisa M., 1958-. Two girls of Gettysburg. 1st U.S. ed. New York
: Bloomsbury, 2008.
When the Civil War breaks out, two cousins, Lizzie and Rosanna,
find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict until the war
reunites them in the town of Gettysburg.
FIC KOJ
Koja, Kathe. Talk. 1st ed. New York : Frances Foster Books, 2005.
Kit auditions for a controversial school play and discovers his
talent for acting; however, both he and his costar face crises in
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their view of themselves and in their close relationships.
FIC LAC
Lackey, Mercedes. Arrow's fall. New York : DAW Books, c1988.
Opposing forces vie to control Elspeth, heir to the throne of
Valdemar. When Talia, the Queen's Own Herald, returns to court
she is beset by diplomatic intrique. On a diplomatic mission to
investigate a marriage proposal she discovers the evil and
ancient sorcery that is trying to destroy Valdemar.
FIC LAC
Lackey, Mercedes. Arrow's flight. New York : DAW Books, c1987.
After earning the rank of full Herald, Talia, discovers she must
face even greater trials during her internship on patrol
dispensing Herald's justice in the kingdom of Valdemar. It will
require all her courage and skill not to misuse her special powers
or she and Valdemar will suffer.
FIC LAC
Lackey, Mercedes. Arrows of the queen. New York : DAW, c1987.
Talia and her Companion, a mystical horse-like being with power
beyond imagining, are destined to become part of the Queen's
elite guard. A time of treachery forces the Queen to turn to Talia
and the Heralds for protection.
FIC LAC
Lackey, Mercedes. Winds of change. New York : DAW, c1992.
The realm of Valdemar is imperiled by the dark magic of Ancar.
Princess Elspeth, heir to the throne, has gone on a desperate
quest in search of a mentor who can help her defend her
kingdom by teaching her to use her fledgling magepowers.
FIC LAC
Lackey, Mercedes. Winds of fate. New York : DAW Books, c1991.
The kingdom of Valdemar is challenged and Elspeth, heir to the
throne, takes up the challenge. Her untrained mage abilities are
awakened and a captain comes to her and Valdemar's aid.
FIC LAC
Lackey, Mercedes. Winds of fury. New York : DAW Books, c1993.
Princess Elspeth has sought magical training from Tayledras
Adepts, and now she and her Hawk-brother partner Darkwind
must return to Valdemar and try to protect her kingdom from
Ancar, a dangerous enemy.
FIC LAN
Lanagan, Margo, 1960-. Tender morsels. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A.
Knopf, c2008.
A young woman who has endured unspeakable cruelties is
magically granted a safe haven apart from the real world and
allowed to raise her two daughters in this alternate reality, until
the barrier between her world and the real one begins to break
down.
FIC LEG
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-. The dispossessed : an ambiguous Utopia.
New York : HarperPrism, [1994], c1974.
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, attempts to reunite two planets cut
off from each other by centuries of distrust.
FIC LEG
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-. The farthest shore. New York : Bantam,
[1984].
A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to
discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.
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FIC LEG
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-. The left hand of darkness. Ace ed. New
York : Ace Books, 1969.
An official from an interplanetary federation is called in to
arbitrate peace on a planet whose inhabitants are technically
advanced, androgynous, and have telepathic powers.
FIC LEG
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-. Tales from Earthsea. 1st ed. New York :
Harcourt, c2001.
The finder -- Darkrose and Diamond -- The bones of the Earth -On the high marsh -- Dragonfly -- A description of Earthsea.
Explores further the magical world of Earthsea through five tales
of events which occur before or after the time of the original
novels, as well as an essay on the people, languages, history and
magic of the place.
FIC LEG
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-. A wizard of Earthsea. Bantam trade pbk.
ed. New York : Bantam Books, 2004, c1968.
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he
unleashed on the world as an apprenctice to the Master Wizard.
FIC LLO
Lloyd, Saci. The carbon diaries 2015. 1st American ed. New York :
Holiday House, 2009, c2008.
In 2015, when England becomes the first nation to introduce
carbon dioxide rationing in a drastic bid to combat climate
change, sixteen-year-old Laura documents the first year of
rationing as her family spirals out of control.
FIC MAC
MacLean, Sarah. The season. 1st ed. New York : Orchard Books,
2009.
Seventeen-year-old Alexandra must adjust her personality for
her mother's expectations of an aristocratic lady--in order for her
to attract a suitable husband--but when Alex decides to help the
brooding and handsome Gavin solve the mystery behind his
father's death, she risks her heart along with her reputation.
FIC MAC
MacPherson, Malcolm. The Lucifer key : a novel. 1st ed. New York :
Dutton, c1981.
Brilliant but naive, prodigy Stark Rousseau devises a formula to
test the security of the nation's most sophisticated computer
network.
FIC MAR
Marchetta, Melina, 1965-. Jellicoe Road. 1st U.S. ed. New York :
HarperTeen, 2008, 2006.
Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven,
high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity
and family history at a boarding school in Australia.
FIC MAR
Marillier, Juliet. Wildwood dancing. 1st trade pbk. ed. New York :
Knopf, [2008], c2007.
Five sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania
use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical
world, the Wildwood.
FIC Mar
Marshall, Catherine Wood, 1914-. Christy. McGraw, 1967.
Time, place and concerns of an Appalachian community in
Tennessee are recreated in the experiences of a dedicated young
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teacher, in 1912.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. Acorna's people. New York : HarperPrism, 1999.
Acorna, a Linyaari woman who was raised by gruff human
asteroid miners, is finally reunited with her own race who
welcome her with open arms, but before she can enjoy her new
home, Acorna feels she must attempt to uncover the secret of
the true nature of the ancient link between the telepathic
Linyaari and the humans she has come to love.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. Acorna's quest. New York : HarperPrism, 1998.
Acorna, the Unicorn Girl, sets out on a quest with one of her
adoptive "uncles" to learn the truth about her origins, while at
the same time the Linyaari, a gentle, telepathic race, embark on
a journey throughout the galaxy to spread the alarm about a
coming invasion and to search for a beloved infant lost long ago.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. Acorna's search. 1st ed. New York : EOS, c2001.
Acorna's plans to rebuild her home world are dramatically
delayed when her life mate, Aari, and other Linyaari begin to
disappear, and she discovers the subterranean world of the
legendary Friends, who inhabited her world before the time of
the Ancestors.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. Acorna's world. 1st ed. New York : EOS, c2000.
While traveling through the galaxy on the salvage vessel Condor,
Acorna and her fellow shipmates respond to a distress call on a
distant planet where they encounter strange beings in an exotic
environment.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. All the Weyrs of Pern. New York : Ballantine Books,
1992, c1991.
The greatest dream of the dragonriders was to find a way to
eradicate Thread completely, so that never again would their
beloved Pern be threatened with destruction.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. Damia. New York : Putnam, c1992.
Damia and Afra must use their telephatic powers and love to
save Deneb from an alien invasion.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. Damia's children. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons,
c1993.
The combined telepathic powers of Damia's children must
confront a mysterious enemy attack.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. The dolphins of Pern. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine
Books, 1994.
After generations of battling a plague, humans have nearly
forgotten the intelligence-enhanced dolphins that were among
the first colonists on the planet Pern. Then a young dragonrider
and his friend make contact with the legendary shipfish,
renewing the bond between the land and ocean dwellers.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. Dragondrums. Bantam ed. New York : Bantam,
1980, c1979.
When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted
by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent
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on missions that lead him into unusual and sometimes
dangerous adventures.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. Dragonquest. 1st Ballantine Books hardcover ed.
New York : Ballantine Books, 1979, c1971.
On a small beleaguered planet patrolled by giant dragons, a tiny
golden fire-lizard brings a searing threat greater than any Pern
has ever met!.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. The Dragonriders of Pern. New York, : Ballantine
Books, 1968-.
v.1. Dragonflight.--v.2. Dragonquest.--v.3. The White dragon.
FIC McC
McCaffrey, Anne. Dragonsdawn. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books,
1988.
Colonists from Earth set out to protect their new home, Pern,
from the deadly spores that fall from the sky and devour
everything in their path.
FIC McC
McCaffrey, Anne. Dragonsinger. New York : Atheneum, c1977.
Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies
under the Masterharper learning that more is required than a
facility with music and a clever way with words.
FIC McC
McCaffrey, Anne. Dragonsong. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum, 1985,
c1976.
Forbidden by her father to indulge in music in any way, a girl on
the planet Pern runs away, taking shelter with the planet's fire
lizards who, along with her music, open a new life for her.
FIC McC
McCaffrey, Anne. Moreta, dragonlady of Pern. 1st ed. New York :
Ballantine Books, 1983.
All seems well on Pern until a mysterious ailment strikes killing
myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders. Pern is left in
mortal danger with no one to rise to char the parasitic Thread.
FIC McC
McCaffrey, Anne. The renegades of Pern. 1st ed. New York :
Ballantine Books, 1989.
A band of renegades, led by Lady Thella, rose from the ranks of
criminals and the disaffected and pursued Aramina, who had a
telepathic link to the dragons, as their quarry.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. The skies of Pern. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine
Pub. Group, 2001.
The dragons and their riders are called upon once again when
Pern, trying to adjust to technological advances as well as the
final Threadfall, is beset by new danger.
FIC MCC
McCaffrey, Anne. The white dragon. 1st Mass market ed. New York :
Ballantine, 1979, c1978.
On the planet of Pern, a small white dragon and his rider prove
their value as destroyers of Threadfire.
FIC MCC
McCaughrean, Geraldine. The white darkness : a novel. 1st U.S. ed.
New York : HarperTempest, 2007, c2005.
Taken to Antarctica by the man she thinks of as her uncle for
what she believes to be a vacation, Symone--a troubled fourteen
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year old--discovers that he is dangerously obsessed with seeking
Symme's Hole, an opening that supposedly leads into the center
of a hollow Earth.
FIC MCC
McCunn, Ruthanne Lum. Thousand pieces of gold : a biographical
novel. Boston : Beacon Press, 1988, c1981.
The story of a Chinese-American pioneer woman who overcame
poverty, foot -binding, and slavery to build a life of relative
freedom in the American Northwest.
FIC MCK
McKillip, Patricia A. The book of Atrix Wolfe. Ace mass-market ed.
New York : Ace Books, 1996.
Summoned to the timeless realm of the Queen of the Wood,
mage Atrix Wolfe is entreated to find the Queen's missing
daughter, who disappeared twenty years earlier during a bloody
war that Atrix refereed.
FIC MCK
McKillip, Patricia A. Fool's run. New York, N.Y. : Warner Books,
c1987.
Terry Viridian, an apocalyptic visionary convicted of murdering
over 1500 innocent people, can project images of her vision of
the future onto a screen. Her vision hides a secret and a mystery
vital to the lives of everyone.
FIC MCK
McKillip, Patricia A. Winter rose. Ace mass market ed. New York : Ace
Books, 1997.
Free-spirited Rois Melior is content to roam the woods about the
reportedly cursed Lynn Hall, but when the estate's owner Corbet
returns, she is drawn with him into an otherworld of perpetual
summer ruled by a goddess who refuses to let Corbet leave until
Rois realizes she holds the key to his freedom.
FIC MCK
McKinley, Robin. The blue sword. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow
Books, c1982.
Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orangegrowing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is
kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.
FIC MCK
McKinley, Robin. The hero and the crown. 1st ed. New York :
Greenwillow, c1984.
Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the
blue sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the
Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demonhaunted North.
FIC MCK
McKinley, Robin. Rose daughter. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow
Books, c1997.
Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled
to stay, and through her love he is released from the curse that
had turned him from man to beast.
FIC MCK
McKinley, Robin. Spindle's end. New York : Putnam's Sons, c2000.
The infant princess Briar Rose is cursed on her name day by
Pernicia, an evil fairy, and then whisked away by a young fairy to
be raised in a remote part of a magical country, unaware of her
real identity and hidden from Pernicia's vengeful powers.
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FIC MCK
McKinney, Chris. The tattoo. New York : Soho, [2007], c1999.
Ken Hideyoshi, incarcerated at Halawa Correctional Institute in
Hawaii, shares his version of life in paradise with his cellmate, a
mute tattoo artist convicted of murdering his wife.
FIC MEA
Mead, Richelle. Vampire Academy. New York : Razorbill, c2007.
Two years after a horrible incident made them run away,
vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are
found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one
focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while
both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks,
and sinister plots.
FIC MEY
Meyer, Carolyn. Where the broken heart still beats : the story of
Cynthia Ann Parker. San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Company,
c1992.
Having been taken as a child and raised by Comanche Indians,
thirty-four-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker is forcibly returned to
her white relatives, where she longs for her Indian life and her
only friend is her twelve-year-old cousin Lucy.
FIC MEY
Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.), 1942-. Mississippi Jack : being an account of
the further waterborne adventures of Jacky Faber, midshipman,
fine lady, and the Lily of the West. 1st ed. Orlando, Fla. :
Harcourt, 2007.
Ship's "boy" Mary "Jacky" Faber sets out on another round of
adventures, this time in New Orleans, tricking Mike Fink out of
his flatboat and turning it into a casino-showboat.
FIC MEY
Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.), 1942-. My bonny light horseman : being an
account of the further adventures of Jacky Faber, in love and
war. 1st ed. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2008.
Jacky Faber, forced to go behind enemy lines in Paris as an
American dancer, seduces a French general to obtain military
secrets and save her friends, then dresses in male clothing and
penetrates the French army to fight with Napoleon.
FIC MIC
Michaels, Rune. Genesis Alpha. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books
for Young Readers, c2007.
When thirteen-year-old Josh's beloved older brother, Max, is
arrested for murder, the victim's sister leads Josh to evidence of
Max's guilt--and her own--hidden in their favorite online roleplaying game and Josh, who was conceived to save Max's life
years earlier, must consider whether he shares that guilt.
FIC MIC
Michaels, Rune. The reminder. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books
for Young Readers, c2008.
A teenaged girl who hears her dead mother's voice makes a
startling discovery after breaking into her father's industrial
robotics lab and finding his latest secret project: a lifelike replica
of her mother's head that looks, talks, moves, and even smiles
just like her mother.
FIC MIL
Miller, Rand. Myst : the book of Atrus. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion,
c1995.
Atrus and his father, Gehn, quarrel over the fate of a created
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world that seems to be flawed. First in a series of books about
the fictional universe created in the Myst computer game.
FIC MON
Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942. Anne of Green Gables.
Special collector's ed. New York : Bantam Boooks, 1998.
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with
a lonely middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward
Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on
everyone around her.
FIC MOO
Moore, Christopher, 1957-. Bloodsucking fiends : a love story. New
York : Perennial, [2004], c1995.
A red-headed vampire named Jody sets her sights on C. Thomas
Flood, a night-clerking aspiring writer from San Francisco, and
finds more than one way to satisfy her hunger.
FIC MOO
Moore, Christopher, 1957-. Fluke, or, I know why the winged whale
sings. 1st Perennial ed. New York : Perennial, 2004, c2003.
Marine behavioral biologist Nate Quinn has spent his entire
career trying to decipher the songs of the humpback whales, and
one day Nate and his team are shocked by a message they see
on a whale's tail and wonder if they have finally unlocked the
secret of the whales' language.
FIC MUS
Mussi, Sarah. The door of no return. 1st U.S. ed. New York :
Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008, c2007.
Zac Baxter travels to Africa after his grandfather is brutally
murdered, hoping to learn the truth about his family's dark past
and discover why someone was willing to kill his grandfather to
learn the family secret.
FIC MYE
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-. DopeSick. 1st ed. New York :
Amistad/HarperTeen, c2009.
Seeing no way out of his difficult life in Harlem, seventeen-yearold Jeremy "Lil J" Dance flees into a house after a drug deal goes
awry and meets a strange man who reveals different turning
points in Lil J's life when he could have made better choices.
FIC MYE
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-. Fallen angels. New York : Scholastic,
[2008], c1988.
Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, just out of his Harlem high
school, enlists in the Army in the summer of 1967 and spends a
devastating year on active duty in Vietnam.
FIC MYE
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-. Sunrise over Fallujah. 1st ed. New York :
Scholastic Press, 2008.
Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003 as a member
of the Civilian Affairs Battalion, and his time there profoundly
changes him.
FIC MYR
Myracle, Lauren, 1969-. Bliss. New York : Amulet Books, 2008.
Having grown up in a California commune, Bliss sees her aloof
grandmother's Atlanta world as a foreign country, but she is
determined to be nice as a freshman at an elite high school,
which makes her the perfect target for Sandy, a girl obsessed
with the occult.
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Ness, Patrick, 1971-. The knife of never letting go. 1st U.S. ed.
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Todd, one month away from an important birthday, learns all the
tough lessons of adulthood when he is forced to flee after
discovering a secret near the town where he lives.
FIC NEW
Newth, Mette. The abduction. 1st American ed. New York : Farrar,
Straus & Giroux, 1989.
Christine watches everyone treat Osuqo and Poq like animals
and realizes they are as human as she and in need of aid. This
story is based on the actual kidnapping of Inuit Eskimos by
European traders in the 17th century.
FIC NIC
Nicholson, William. Jango. 1st Harcourt pbk. ed. Orlando, Fla. :
Harcourt, 2008, c2006.
Seeker, the Wildman, and Morning Star discover that the
mysterious warrior sect they had been so desperate to join is not
quite what it appears from the outside.
FIC NIC
Nicholson, William. Noman. 1st U.S. ed. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt,
2008, c2007.
Seeker, who is obsessed with his increasingly perilous quest to
kill the last of the Old Ones, finds that his mission has placed
him at odds with a new leader who preaches peace and joy.
FIC NIC
Nicholson, William. Seeker. 1st Harcourt pbk. ed. Orlando, Fla. :
Harcourt, 2007, c2005.
Having been rejected by the Nomana--the revered warrior-monk
order they long to join--sixteen-year-olds Seeker and Morning
Star, along with a curious pirate named Wildman, attempt to
prove that they are worthy of joining the community, after all.
FIC NIX
Nix, Garth. Abhorsen. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Eos, 2004, c2003.
Lirael, the young Second Assistant Librarian of the Clayr, is
abruptly transformed into the Abhorsen-in-Waiting--a future
guardian of the border between life and death--and immediately
finds the fate of all life in her hands.
FIC NIX
Nix, Garth. Lirael, daughter of the Clayr. 1st ed. New York :
HarperCollins, c2001.
When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a longburied evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to
save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies.
FIC NIX
Nix, Garth. Sabriel. 1st American ed. New York : HarperCollins, 1996.
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey
into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her
father from the Land of the Dead.
FIC NOR
Northrop, Michael. Gentlemen. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press,
2009.
When three teenaged boys suspect that their English teacher is
responsible for their friend's disappearance, they must navigate
a maze of assorted clues, fraying friendships, violence, and
Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment" before learning the truth.
FIC OBR
O'Brien, Robert C. Z for Zachariah. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New
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York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1987, c1974.
After living alone for a year, believing herself to be the only
survivor of a nuclear holocaust, sixteen-year-old Ann makes a
startling discovery--a scientist named John Loomis has also
survived--but this pleasant surprise very quickly turns sinister.
FIC ONE
O'Neil, Dennis. Batman : knightfall. New York, N.Y : Barnes & Noble
Books, c2004.
A savage fight with supervillain Bane has left Batman virtually
crippled--and Gotham City defenseless. As Bruce Wayne begins
the long road to recovery, he realizes he must choose a
successor in his role as the Dark Knight.
FIC OPP
Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-. Starclimber. 1st ed. New York : Eos, c2009.
As members of the first crew of astralnauts, Matt Cruse and Kate
De Vries journey into outer space on the "Starclimber" and face
a series of catastrophes that threaten the survival of all on
board.
FIC PAO
Paolini, Christopher. Brisingr, or, The seven promises of Eragon
Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular. 1st ed. New York : Knopf,
c2008.
Eragon tries to uphold the oath he made to save Katrina from
King Galbatorix, while being pulled in different directions by the
needs of the Varden, elves, and dwarves--all of whom need his
help and strength to overcome the tyranny of the king.
FIC PAO
Paolini, Christopher. Eldest. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf,
c2005.
After successfully evading an Urgals ambush, Eragon is adopted
into the Ingeitum clan and sent to finish his training so he can
further help the Varden in their struggle against the Empire.
FIC PAT
Patterson, James, 1947-. The dangerous days of Daniel X. 1st ed.
New York : Little, Brown, 2008.
Fifteen-year-old Daniel has followed in his parents' footsteps as
the Alien Hunter, exterminating beings on The List of Alien
Outlaws on Terra Firma, but when he faces his first of the top
ten outlaws, the very existence of Earth and another planet are
at stake.
FIC PEC
Peck, Dale. Sprout, or, My salad days, when I was green in judgment.
1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury, 2009.
Moving from Long Island to Kansas after his mother dies, a
teenaged boy nicknamed Sprout is surprised to find new friends,
a fascinating landscape, and romantic love.
FIC PIE
Pierce, Tamora. Lady knight. 1st Random House pbk. ed. New York :
Random House, 2002.
When she became a knight, eighteen-year-old Kel hoped to be
given a combat post, but instead she finds herself named
commander of an outpost of refugees, where she must face the
unnatural forces of the evil Balyce.
FIC PIE
Pierce, Tamora. Page. New York : Random House, c2000.
Keladry of Mindelan continues her training to become a squire
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with the aid of a new maid, the support of her friends,
interference from some other pages, and some serious, even
dangerous opposition.
FIC PIE
Pierce, Tamora. Squire. New York : Random House, c2001.
After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's
Own, Kel of Mindelan must face a terrifying test in the Chamber
of the Ordeal before she can be a knight.
FIC PLU
Plum-Ucci, Carol, 1957-. The body of Christopher Creed. 1st ed. San
Diego : Harcourt, Inc., c2000.
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect life,
struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious
disappearance of the class outcast.
FIC POR
Portes, Andrea. Hick. Denver : Unbridled Books, c2007.
Tired of going hungry while her parents get drunk and fight,
thirteen-year-old Luli, who has just discovered the power of her
sexuality, leaves Palmyra, Nebraska, for Las Vegas, Nevada, to
find a "sugar daddy," and soon meets two grifters who use her
while teaching her how to get by.
FIC POT
Potok, Chaim. The chosen : a novel. New York : Simon and Schuster,
[1967].
Recounts the story of Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders--one
an Orthodox Jew, the other one the son of a Hasidic rabbi--and
the course of their friendship as they grow up in Brooklyn.
FIC POT
Potok, Chaim. The promise. 1st Ballantine Books ed. New York :
Ballantine, 1982, c1969.
Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter, now separated by
occupation and personal involvements, are brought together by
Michael Gordon, an adolescent heading for a breakdown.
FIC PRA
Pratchett, Terry. Nation. 1st ed. New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2008.
After a devastating tsunami destroys all that they have ever
known, Mau, an island boy, and Daphne, an aristocratic English
girl, together with a small band of refugees, set about rebuilding
their community and all the things that are important in their
lives.
FIC REE
Reeve, Philip. Here lies Arthur. 1st American ed. New York :
Scholastic Press, 2008, c2007.
Gwyna is forced to flee her village, but when she is discovered
hiding in the woods by Myrddin, a bard, he swears to protect her
as long as she agrees to bind herself to his service while he
transforms young Arthur into a heroic king.
FIC RYA
Ryan, Carrie. The Forest of Hands and Teeth. 1st ed. New York :
Delacorte Press, c2009.
Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks
knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her
walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the
Unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once
dead.
FIC RYA
Ryan, Sara. The rules for hearts : a family drama. New York : Viking,
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Battle Hall Davies learns some truths about herself and her
brother Nick when he contacts her nearly five years after he ran
away from home and invites her to spend the summer between
high school and college with him in Forest House, the group
home where he lives in Portland.
FIC SAN
Sanchez, Alex, 1957-. Rainbow boys. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York :
Simon Pulse, 2003, c2001.
Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an
alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights
advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and
conflicting feelings about each other.
FIC SAN
Sanchez, Alex, 1957-. Rainbow High. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York :
Simon Pulse, 2005, c2003.
Gay friends Nelson, Kyle, and Jason, nearing the end of their
high school days, struggle with issues of coming out, safe sex,
homophobia, being in love, and college choices.
FIC SAN
Sanchez, Alex, 1957-. Rainbow road. 1st ed. New York : Simon &
Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2005.
While driving across the United States during the summer after
high school graduation, three young gay men encounter various
bisexual and homosexual people and make some decisions about
their own relationships and lives.
FIC SCH
Schreiber, Mark, 1960-. Star crossed. 1st ed. Woodbury, MN : Flux,
c2007.
Sixteen-year-old Christy, living with her reformed hippy parents
in Chicago, has her belief in astrology strongly reinforced when,
on a visit to the plastic surgeon to have the tattooed name of her
former boyfriend, Benjamin, removed from her chest, she meets
the very attractive Ben, who is having a tattoo of the name
"Christy" removed from his arm.
FIC SCO
Scott, Michael, 1959-. The alchemyst : the secrets of the immortal
Nicholas Flamel. 1st trade pbk. ed. New York : Delacorte Press,
c2007.
Fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, find themselves caught
up in the deadly struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas
Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient book
that holds the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
FIC SCO
Scott, Michael, 1959-. The magician. 1st ed. New York : Delacorte
Press, c2008.
Fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman continue their
magical training in Paris with Nicholas Flamel, Scatty, and the
Comte de Sant Germaine, pursued by Doctor Dee and the
immortal Niccolo Machiavelli.
FIC SCO
Scott, Michael, 1959-. The sorceress. 1st ed. New York : Delacorte
Press, c2009.
While armies of the Shadowrealms gather and Machiavelli goes
to Alcatraz to kill Perenelle Flamel, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie
and Josh Newman accompany the Alchemist to England to seek
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Gilgamesh.
FIC SED
Sedgwick, Marcus. My swordhand is singing. 1st American ed. New
York : Wendy Lamb Books, c2006.
In the dangerous dark of winter in an Eastern European village
during the early seventeenth century, Peter learns from a gypsy
girl that the Shadow Queen is behind the recent murders and
reanimations, and his father's secret past may hold the key to
stopping her.
FIC SHE
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein, or, The
modern Prometheus. McHenry, Ill, : c2005.
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies
develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and
hate his creator.
FIC SIL
Silko, Leslie, 1948-. Ceremony. New York : Penguin Books, 1986.
Follows Tayo, a young Native American, after his release from a
veteran's hospital following World War II as he searches for
meaning and sanity in his life.
FIC SMI
Smith, Betty, 1896-1972. A tree grows in Brooklyn. Pleasantville, N.Y
: Reader's Digest Association, c1989.
Young Francie Nolan experiences the problems of growing up in
a Brooklyn, New York slum.
FIC SMI
Smith, Mary-Ann Tirone, 1944-. The book of Phoebe. 1st ed. Garden
City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1985.
Phoebe Desmond, a senior at Yale, flees to Paris when she learns
she is pregnant. She falls in love with a wealthy artist and finds
release from a painful secret.
FIC STA
Zahn, Timothy. Dark force rising. New York : Bantam Books, 1992.
The Republic is torn apart by dissension, Princess Leia tries to
bring an alien race into the Republic, and Han and Luke search
for Admiral Thrawn.
FIC STA
Zahn, Timothy. Heir to the empire. New York : Bantam Books, 1991.
The last of the Emperor's warlords has made two vital
discoveries that could destroy the fragile new Republic.
FIC STA
Zahn, Timothy. The last command. New York : Bantam Books, 1993.
It's five years after the events of Return of the Jedi, and the
fragile New Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral
Thrawn and his new weapon: an army of clone soldiers.
FIC STE
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Cannery row. New York, N.Y., U.S.A :
Viking, [1986], c1945.
Recounts the adventures and misadventures of cannery workers
living in the run-down waterfront section of Monterey, California.
FIC STE
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. East of Eden. Large print ed. Waterville,
ME : Wheeler Pub., 2004, c1952.
Presents the 1952 novel in which Cal and Aron, twin brothers in
early twentieth-century California, act out a modern-day version
of the Bible story of Cain and Abel.
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FIC STE
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. The Grapes of Wrath. New York :
Penguin Books, 2006, c1967.
John Steinbeck's classic novel about an Oklahoma farm family
driven from their home and forced to travel to California during
the Great Depression of the 1930s.
FIC STE
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. In dubious battle. New York : Penguin,
1992.
Migratory workers strike against the landowners in California's
apple country, led by Jim Nolan.
FIC STE
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Tortilla Flat. New York, N.Y. : Penguin
Books, 1986, c1935.
Above the town of Monterey on the California coast lies the
shabby district of Tortilla Flat where Danny and his colorful group
of friends live and where their revels recall the exploits of King
Arthur's knights.
FIC STE
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. The winter of our discontent. [1st ed.].
New York, : Viking Press, 1961.
FIC STE
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. The strange case of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde, and other stories. Harmondsworth, Middlesex,
England ; : Penguin Books, 1979.
FIC STE
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Treasure island. Philadelphia,
Pa. : Courage Books, c1989.
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who
owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a
treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
FIC STO
Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912. Dracula. New York : Bantam, 1981, c1897.
Having discovered the double identity of the wealthy
Transylvanian nobleman Count Dracula, a small group of people
vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.
FIC STR
Strasser, Todd. Boot camp. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster
Books for Young Readers, c2007.
After ignoring several warnings to stop dating his teacher,
Garrett is sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp that uses
unorthodox and brutal methods to train students to obey their
parents.
FIC STR
Strasser, Todd. The wave. New Laurel-Leaf ed. New York : Dell
Laurel-Leaf, 2005, c1981.
Presents a fictionalization of a real experiment at a California
high school in which a history teacher started a fascist youth
movement in an effort to show his students that the Holocaust
could indeed happen again.
FIC STR
Stratton, Allan. Chanda's wars. 1st ed. New York : HarperTeen,
c2008.
Chandra Kabelo, a teenaged African girl, must save her younger
siblings after they are kidnapped and forced to serve as child
soldiers in General Mandiki's rebel army.
FIC TAS
Tashjian, Janet. Larry and the meaning of life. 1st ed. New York :
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Henry Holt, 2008.
Eighteen-year-old Larry retreats to Walden Pond and a meeting
with a spiritual guru who convinces him to join his study group;
but after a while, Larry begins to question his own grasp of
reality.
FIC THO
Thompson, Kate, 1956-. The last of the high kings. 1st ed. New York
: Greenwillow Books, 2008, c2007.
When eleven-year-old Jenny Liddy, in turmoil over learning that
she is a changeling, makes a deal with a devil creature, she
endangers the human race but her own cleverness, her human
and fairy fathers, and the last of Ireland's High Kings help to
make things right.
FIC TRE
Treviño, Elizabeth Borton de, 1904-. I, Juan de Pareja. 1st ed. New
York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965.
Juan de Pareja, a slave, and his master, Velazquez, the 17th
century Spanish court painter, developed a relationship of
friendship and equality.
FIC TWA
Edwards, June. Huckleberry Finn. Milwaukee : Raintree Publishers,
c1980.
A 19th-century boy, floating down the Mississippi River on a raft
with a runaway slave, becomes involved with a feuding family,
two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt,
who mistakes him for Tom.
FIC TWA
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
London ; : Puffin Books, 1994.
Huck Finn and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom
down the vast Mississippi River on a raft.
FIC TWA
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's
court. New York : W. Morrow, c1988.
Nineteenth-century mechanic Hank Morgan suffers a blow to the
head and wakes up in King Arthur's Court where he tries to
introduce modern technology and political ideas to the
inhabitants.
FIC TWA
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Prince and the pauper : a tale for young
people of all ages. World Pub. Co., 1948.
FIC TWA
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Pudd'nhead Wilson, : a tale. New York, :
Grove Press, 1955.
FIC UEH
Uehashi, Nahoko. Moribito : Guardian of the Spirit. 1st ed. New York :
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008.
The wandering warrior Balsa is hired to protect Prince Chagum
from both a mysterious monster and the prince's father, the
Mikado.
FIC VAN
Vande Velde, Vivian. The book of Mordred. Boston : Houghton Mifflin,
2005.
Under King Arthur's reign, Kiera--daughter of Lady Alayna--is
abducted by knights who leave their barn burning and their only
servant dead, and Alayna travels to Camelot to entreat Mordred
to help resuce her.
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Verne, Jules. A journey to the center of the earth. New York : Dodd
Mead, c1959.
An adventurous journey down a volcano toward the center of the
earth guided by an ancient parchment filled with a mysterious
Runic code. Three explorers encounter storms, prehistoric
animals, vast underground seas and fierce cavemen.
FIC VER
Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. 20,000 leagues under the sea. 1st
HarperCollins ed. New York : HarperCollins, 2000.
Retells the adventures of a French professor and his two
companions as they sail above and below the world's oceans as
prisoners on the fabulous electric submarine of the deranged
Captain Nemo.
FIC VER
Verne, Jules 1828-1905. Around the world in eighty days. New York,
N,Y,: Lancer Books;, c1968.
In 1872 Phileas Fogg wins a bet by traveling around the world in
seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours and fifty-seven minutes.
FIC VOL
Volponi, Paul. Rooftop. New York : Viking, 2006.
Still reeling from seeing police shoot his unarmed cousin to death
on the roof of a New York City housing project, seventeen-yearold Clay is dragged into the whirlwind of political manipulation
that follows.
FIC WAL
Paton Walsh, Jill, 1937-. A parcel of patterns. 1st American ed. New
York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1983.
Mall Percival tells how the plague came to her Derbyshire village
of Eyam in the year 1665, how the villagers determined to
isolate themselves to prevent further spread of the disease, and
how three-fourths of them died before the end of the following
year.
FIC WAL
Walker, Alice, 1944-. In love & trouble : stories of Black women. San
Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1973.
Roselily -- "Really, Doesn't Crime Pay?" -- Her Sweet Jerome -The Child Who Favored Daughter -- Everyday Use -- The
Revenge of Hannah Kemhuff -- The Welcome Table -- Strong
Horse Tea -- Entertaining God -- The Diary of an African Nun -The Flowers -- We Drink Wine in France -- To Hell with Dying. A
collection of stories about African-American women living in the
South and their struggles for dignity and love.
FIC WAL
Wallace, Rich. Dishes. New York : Viking, 2008.
Nineteen-year-old Danny spends an eventful summer in Maine,
looking for romance, working as a straight dishwasher in a gay
bar, and trying to reconnect with his estranged father.
FIC WAL
Wallace, Rich. One good punch. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf :,
2007.
Eighteen-year-old Michael Kerrigan, writer of obituaries for the
Scranton Observer and captain of the track team, is ready for
the most important season of his life--until the police find four
joints in his school locker, and he is faced with a choice that
could change everything.
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FIC WAL
Wallace, Rich. Playing without the ball : a novel in four quarters. 1st
ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf :, c2000.
Feeling abandoned by his parents, who have gone their separate
ways and left him behind in a small Pennsylvania town,
seventeen-year-old Jay finds hope for the future in a churchsponsored basketball team and a female friend.
FIC WAL
Wallace, Rich. Shots on goal. New York : Knopf :, c1997.
While pursuing his goal of helping his soccer team win the league
championship, fifteen-year-old Bones tries to deal with his
resentment of his best friend, on whose girlfriend he has a crush.
FIC WAL
Wallace, Rich. Wrestling Sturbridge. New York : Knopf :, c1996.
Stuck in a small town where no one ever leaves and relegated by
his wrestling coach to sit on the bench while his best friend
becomes state champion, Ben decides he can't let his last high
school wrestling season slip by without challenging his friend and
the future.
FIC WAT
Waters, Daniel. Kiss of life. 1st ed. New York : Disney/Hyperion
Books, c2009.
The undead population of Oakville band together in a group
called the Sons of Remero, hoping to defy segregation, and when
Phoebe Kendall, who is alive, realizes she has feelings for a
zombie, her friend Adam is murdered and returns from the
grave, leading to a bizarre love triangle.
FIC WEL
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. The invisible man. New
York : Bantam Books, 1992.
The tale of a scientist who discovers how to make his body
become invisible, but, when he can't make himself visible again,
becomes violently insane.
FIC WEL
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. The island of Dr. Moreau.
New York : Modern Library, c1996.
Dr. Moreau, a scientist, finds an isolated island that gives him
the freedom to create hideous creatures with human intelligence.
FIC WEL
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. The time machine. 1st
Pocket Books pbk. ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2004.
Presents H. G. Wells's science fiction classic "The Time Machine"
and includes explanatory notes, an outline of plots and themes,
critical analysis, a Wells chronology, discussion questions, and
other study tools.
FIC WEL
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. The war of the worlds.
Mahwah, N.J. : Watermill, c1980.
An intellectually superior race invades the Earth.
FIC WER
Werlin, Nancy. Black mirror : a novel. New York : Dial Books, c2001.
Convinced her brother's death was murder rather than suicide,
sixteen-year-old Frances begins her own investigation into
suspicious student activities at her boarding school.
FIC WER
Werlin, Nancy. Impossible : a novel. New York : Dial Books, c2008.
When seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers her family is under an
ancient curse by an evil Elfin Knight, she realizes that she must
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perform three impossible tasks before her daughter is born to
break the curse and to save them both.
FIC WER
Werlin, Nancy. The killer's cousin. New York : Dell Laurel-Leaf,
[2000], c1998.
After being acquitted of murder, seventeen-year-old David goes
to stay with relatives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he
finds himself forced to face his past as he learns more about his
strange young cousin Lily.
FIC WER
Werlin, Nancy. The killer's cousin. New York : Delacorte Press, c1998.
After being acquitted of murder, seventeen-year-old David goes
to stay with relatives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he
finds himself forced to face his past as he learns more about his
strange young cousin Lily.
FIC WES
Westerfeld, Scott. The last days : a novel. New York : Razorbill,
c2006.
Five New York teenagers try to concentrate on their new band
while the city suffers from a mysterious epidemic that is turning
people into cannibals.
FIC WES
Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps : a novel. New York : Razorbill, c2005.
Cal Thompson is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism,
and must hunt down all of the girlfriends he has unknowingly
infected.
FIC WID
Wideman, John Edgar. Philadelphia fire : a novel. 1st ed. New York :
Holt, c1990.
Cudjoe, self-exiled from the United States, becomes obsessed
with a small boy from Philadelphia. His obsession leads him
home.
FIC WIE
Wiesel, Elie, 1928-. Dawn. Pbk. ed. New York : Hill and Wang, 2006.
An eighteen-year-old terrorist spends a night waiting to kill an
English officer in Palestine as a reprisal for Britain's execution of
a Jewish prisoner.
FIC WIE
Wiesel, Elie, 1928-. Day. New York : Hill and Wang, 2006.
A Holocaust survivor who cannot seem to forge ahead with his
life, steps off a curb into the path of a taxi in Times Square, and
hovers between life and death while reliving the horror and
tragedy of his past.
FIC Wie
Wiesel, Elie, 1928-. The testament : a novel. New York : Summit
Books, c1981.
FIC WIE
Wiesel, Elie, 1928-. Twilight. New York : Summit Books, c1988.
Translation of: Le crepuscule, au loin. Raphael Lipkin's fruitless
search for Pedro, decades after the war, brings him to a clinic
where he encounters men whose delusions spring from the Bible.
FIC WIT
Wittlinger, Ellen. Hard love. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster
Books for Young Readers, c1999.
After starting to publish a zine in which he writes his secret
feelings about his lonely life and his parents' divorce, sixteenyear-old John meets an unusual girl and begins to develop a
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healthier personality.
FIC WIT
Wittlinger, Ellen. Razzle. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books
for Young Readers, c2001.
When his retired parents buy a group of tourist cabins on Cape
Cod, fifteen-year-old Kenyon Baker's days are filled with repair
work until he becomes friends with an eccentric girl and makes
her the subject of a series of photographs.
FIC WOL
Wolff, Virginia Euwer. This full house. 1st ed. New York : Bowen
Press, c2009.
LaVaughn, having overcome many obstacles to obtain admission
to the Women in Science program, a stepping-stone to college,
finds her dreams jeopardized by her attempts to resolve a
difficult situation involving people she cares about.
FIC WOL
Wolff, Virginia Euwer. True believer. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York :
Simon Pulse, 2002, c2001.
Living in the inner city amidst guns and poverty, fifteen-year-old
LaVaughn learns from old and new friends, and inspiring
mentors, that life is what you make it--an occasion to rise to.
FIC WRE
Wrede, Patricia C., 1953-. The thirteenth child. 1st ed. New York :
Scholastic Press, 2009.
Eighteen-year-old Eff must finally get over believing she is bad
luck and accept that her special training in Aphrikan magic, and
being the twin of the seventh son of a seventh son, give her
extraordinary power to combat magical creatures that threaten
settlements on the western frontier.
FIC WRI
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Native son. New York, : Harper & Row,
[1969, c1940].
Trapped in the poverty-stricken ghetto of Chicago's South Side,
a young African American man finds release only in acts of
violence.
FIC WYS
Wyss, Johann David, 1743-1818. The Swiss family Robinson. London
; : Puffin, 1994, c1986.
Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they adapt to life
on an island with abundant animal and plant life.
FIC YAN
Yancey, Richard. Alfred Kropp : the seal of Solomon. 1st U.S. ed. New
York : Bloomsbury :, 2007.
The last descendant of Sir Lancelot, teenage misfit Alfred Kropp
is drawn back into the OIPEP to battle a group of demons bent
on freeing themselves from the confines of an ancient relic.
FIC YOL
Yolen, Jane. Briar Rose. New York : TOR, c1992.
The tale of Sleeping Beauty and the dark tale of the Holocaust
twined together in a story of darkness and redemption.
FIC YOL
Yolen, Jane. Children of the wolf : a novel. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Puffin Books, 1993.
In 1920 in India two children that have been raised by wolves
are discovered and brought to an orphanage to be taught human
behavior again.
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Yolen, Jane. Heart's blood. 1st Magic Carpet Books ed. San Diego :
Magic Carpet Books/Harcourt Brace, 1996, c1984.
When a plea arrives from his beloved Akki, Jakkin becomes a spy
and risks his dragon Heart's Blood, her five hatchlings, and his
freedom to go to the rescue.
FIC YOL
Yolen, Jane. A sending of dragons. New York : Delacorte Press,
c1987.
Falsely accused of sabotage, Jakkin and Akki are sent out to
certain death in the wilderness of the planet Austa IV but,
through the heroic sacrifice of Jakkin's dragon and the help of
her offspring, manage not only to survive but gain unusual
powers and insights.
SC GEE
Geektastic : stories from the nerd herd. 1st ed. New York : Little,
Brown, 2009.
A collection of short stories from such authors as M.T. Anderson,
Libba Bray, and Garth Nix, covering such topics as Klingons and
Jedi Knights to fan fiction and theater geeks.
SC GRO
Growing up Chicana/o : an anthology. New York : W. Morrow, 1993.
The ruins / by Patricia Preciado Martin -- The Iguana killer / by
Alberto Alvaro Rios -- Doña Toña of Nineteenth Street / by Louie
the Foot González -- Juana Inés / by Alicia Gaspar de Alba -Abuela / by Rosa Elena Yzquierdo -- Nubes from Nambé--Year
One / by Orlando Romero -- The horned toad / by Gerald
Haslam. A collection of stories that illustrate the tremendous
diversity of Chicana/o life and present Chicano history.
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