New Materials

Call. No.	Author	Title	Annotation
152.4 CRI	Crist, James J.	What to do when you're scared & worried : a guide for kids	Offers advice to young people on how to deal with their fears and worries, discussing different types of fears and where they come from, describing techniques for overcoming fears and worries, and explaining when to get help for hard-to-handle problems.
158.1 CHI		Chicken soup for the teenage soul IV	Presents a collection of stories of compassion, love, and wisdom from teens who have faced difficult times and have survived.
303.48 INF		The information revolution: opposing viewpoints	Contains twenty-four essays which provide opposing opinions on the benefits and drawbacks of the information revolution, discussing its effects on society, education, and the rights to privacy, property, and free speech.
303.6 MED		Media violence: opposing viewpoints	Contains twenty essays that provide opposing viewpoints on the issue of violence in the media, debating the seriousness of the situation, the possibility of government restrictions, and the response by society.
304.8 BRO	Brooks, Philip	Immigration	A historical account of immigration to the United States since the arrival of the Mayflower, discussing reasons why various groups left their homelands, and dispelling myths behind some common prejudices toward immigrants.
304.8 SAN	Sandler, Martin W.	Island of hope: the story of Ellis Island and the journey to America	Relates the story of immigration to America through the voices and stories of those who passed through Ellis Island, from its opening in 1892 to the release of the last detainee in 1954.
305.235 YM	by the editors of YM	YM the best of (say anything)	Presents true stories of humiliating and embarrassing moments, sent by readers to the editors of "YM" magazine.
305.868 BLO	Bloom, Barbara Lee	The Mexican Americans	Describes the history of Mexico and Mexican immigration to the U.S., Mexican American communities, and the ways Mexican Americans have shaped American culture, and discusses the Chicano movement and illegal immigration.
330.12 GRA	Grant, R. G.	Protesting capitalism	Presents an introduction to capitalism, explaining what it is, and tracing the history of opposition to capitalism in nations around the world.
355.7 ADA	Adams, Simon	Castles & forts	An illustrated exploration of a wide array of castles and fortifications throughout the world, from Norman mottes to Maori forts, including how and why they were built and their importance in history.
398.2 MCC	McCaughrean, Geraldine	The epic of Gilgamesh	A retelling, based on seventh-century B.C. Assyrian clay tablets, of the wanderings and adventures of the god king, Gilgamesh, who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in about 2700 B.C., and of his faithful companion, Enkidu.
500 HAN	compiled by the Science and Technology Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.	The handy science answer book
523.2 LAN	Lang, Kenneth R.	The Cambridge guide to the solar system	Presents an illustrated guide to the solar system, providing accounts of discoveries made since the late twentieth century, featuring a history of the study of astronomy, and discussing planets, moons, comets, asteroids and meteorites, and the possibility of collisions with space objects.
613.7 POR	Porter, David	Winning weight training for girls	A how-to guide to weight training for girls, covering the principles of weight training, discussing safety and nutrition, and describing different types of training programs for specific sports.
629.4 ACK	Ackroyd, Peter	Escape from Earth	Chronicles humans' journey into space, profiling scientists and astronauts who made key contributions to space exploration, describing the technology that took man into space, and speculating as to what advances might be made in the future.
636.1 JAH	Jahiel, Jessica	The horse behavior problem solver: your questions answered about how horses think, learn and react	Presents a comprehensive guide to understanding over one hundred common horse behaviors including handling a frightened or untrained horse, what to do with a horse that kicks, rears, or bucks, treating injuries and administering medications, and grooming.
646.7 BAE	Baer, Gregory Arthur	Life: the odds (and how to improve them)	Contains tips on how to beat the odds in a variety of ways including love and marriage, climbing the ladder of success, medical issues, and random good fortune.
704.03 BOL	Bolden, Tonya	Wake up our souls: a celebration of Black American artists	Explores the lives and creations of a select number of notable African-American men and women who have contributed to the American art scene.
741.5 NIS	Nishiyama, Yuriko	Rebound	The Johnan High School varsity basketball team has beaten the odds and made it to the Japanese National Basketball Championships, but they soon learn that in order to win the big game, they must work together and trust one another.
741.5 SAI	Saiga, Reiji	Real Bout High School	When Tatsuya's transfer becomes imminent, the other members of the team must find a way to continue his legacy and make him, and themselves, proud.
741.5 TEZ	Tezuka, Osamu	Buddha	Presents a compilation of Japanese comics originally serialized in the 1970s, which retells the life of Siddhartha, beginning with his birth, and intertwines that story with those of several fictional characters, including the slave Chapra, his mother, the pariah Tatta, and Naradatta, a monk.
741.5 AMA		The amazing adventures of the escapist	A collection of original comics from the "Amazing Adventures of the Escapist" series.
741.5 BEA	Beatty, Scott	Catwoman: the visual guide to the feline fatale	Presents a visual guide to the various representations of Catwoman over sixty years and includes details about her character and crimes as well as her relationship with Batman.
741.5 HAR	Hartman, Rachael	Amy unbounded: Belondweg blossoming	Amy reads the epic Belondweg to get excitement in her life.
741.5 WAT	Watase, Yu	Alice 19^th: Lotis Master	Alice is a shy girl who encounters a magical rabbit girl and discovers that she has the potential to be the master of the Lotis Words. The power of these words has a price and it can be her sister.
778.59 SHU	Shulman, Mark.	Attack of the killer video book: tips and tricks for young directors	Offers students advice and tips for shooting videos, with information on every aspect of video production, including scriptwriting, camera work, special effects, editing, and more.
794 KIN	King, Daniel	Games: learn to play, play to win	Provides instructions on how to play a range of card and board games, as well as strategy and history of the games.
796.42 HOU	Housewright, Ed	Winning track and field for girls	A how-to guide to track and field for girls, covering sprints, hurdles, middle-distance and long-distance races, relays, jumping and throwing events, heptathlon, cross-country, marathon, and triathlon, and including discussion of mental preparation and nutrition, and preparatory stretching and weight lifting.
796.51 RAL	Ralston, Aron	Between a rock and a hard place	The author recounts his harrowing experiences of being trapped for six days in Blue John Canyon in Utah and having to amputate his own right arm in order to save his life.
808.81 REV		Revenge and forgiveness: an anthology of poems	A collection of nearly sixty poems dealing with revenge and forgiveness, plus suggested readings about each contributing poet.
810.8 CIT		City of one: young writers speak to the world	Contains a collection of poems from over one hundred fifty young writers who share their thoughts and feelings about ongoing global violence and solutions for peace.
821.008 BLU	collected by Paul B. Janeczko	Blushing: expressions of love in poems & letters	Presents more than sixty poems and letters of love by such writers as John Keats, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, and Rumi, covering the beginnings of love, its duration, its end, and remembrance.
822.3 MCK	McKeown, Adam	Romeo & Juliet: a retelling	Presents a prose retelling of William Shakespeare's play about two young people who fall in love despite their families' age-old feud. Includes background information, character summaries, and answers to commonly asked questions about the story.
909.82 DOW	Downing, David	The Great Depression	Examines events that led up to the Great Depression, looks at conditions during the economic slump, and examines the efforts of President Roosevelt to improve the lives of Americans following the disaster. Includes photographs, primary source materials, and information about what was happening in other parts of the world.
940.3 HAM	Hamilton, John	Events leading to World War I	An overview of the causes of World War I.
940.4 HAM	Hamilton, John	Aircraft of World War I	An overview of the use of aircraft in World War I.
940.4 HAM	Hamilton, John	Battles of World War I	Chronicles the major battles of World War I, from the Marne in 1914 to Ypres in 1917, and includes photos, illustrations, diagrams, and a time line.
940.53 ALT	Altman, Linda Jacobs	Crimes and criminals of the Holocaust	Describes the atrocities committed against Jews, Gypsies, the handicapped, and other minorities in the German concentration camps, and the many trials which brought to justice some of those who were responsible.
940.53 ALT	Altman, Linda Jacobs	Impact of the Holocaust	Discusses the effects and legacy of the Holocaust, including the experiences of survivors, the urgency to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine, the need for a worldwide human rights policy, and the need to examine the terrible cost of racism and hatred.
940.53 LEV	Levy, Pat	The home front in World War II	Explores life in various countries during World War II for the ordinary citizens who contributed to war efforts in factories and other venues and who, in come cases, experienced the horrors of war firsthand.
940.53 WEG	Weglyn, Michi	Years of infamy: the untold story of America's concentration camps
940.54 DRE	Drez, Ronald J.	Remember D-day: the plan, the invasion, survivor stories	Discusses the events and personalities involved in the momentous Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944.
940.54 LAW	Lawton, Clive	Hiroshima: the story of the first atom bomb
941 ING	Ingram, Scott	King George III	Discusses the early life of King George III, his education, early turmoil, and the American Revolution as well as his last years and his role in history.
973.3 MOR	Morton, Joseph C	The American Revolution	A reference guide to the American Revolution containing an overview essay, essays on such topics as the home front and revolutionary diplomacy, biographies of nineteen major revolutionary figures, eleven primary documents, a chronology, and an annotated bibliography.
973.91 WOO	Woolf, Alex	The Wall Street crash, October 29, 1929	Describes the stock market crash of October, 1929, and provides an overview of events leading to "Black Tuesday," as well its effects on families, the economy, and world politics.
973.917 COO	Cooper, Michael L.	Dust to eat: drought and depression in the 1930s	Presents a photographic chronicle of the 1930s, focusing on Depression and the dust storms that crippled the Great Plains, and looks at the effects of the twin disasters on American society and domestic policy.
978 YAN	Yancey, Diane	Life during the Dust Bowl	Discusses the causes and effects of the disastrous dust storms that hit the Great Plains in the 1930s.
Fiction	Fiction	Fiction	Fiction
F BAR	Barker, Clive	Days of magic, nights of war	Candy Quackenbush's adventures in the Abarat continue as she makes a startling realization as to who she is, and the forces of Night begin plans for war. Abarat ; bk. 2
F BAR	Barron, T. A.	Child of the dark prophecy	The fate of Avalon rests in the hands of three people: Tamwyn, Elli, and Scree; however one of them is the true heir of Merlin and the only one who can save Avalon and one of them is the child of Dark Prophecy, the person chosen to destroy it. Great tree of Avalon; bk1 Award-winning author
F BAT	Bath, K. P.	The secret of Castle Cant: being an account of the remarkable adventures of Lucy Wickwright, maidservant and spy	When twelve-toed orphan Lucy Wickwright is brought to Castle Cant to be serving girl to the Baron's daughter, the Adorable & Honorable Pauline, she becomes involved with revolutionaries and uncovers surprising palace intrigues.
F BOD	Bode, N. E.	The Anybodies	After learning that she is not the biological daughter of boring Mr. and Mrs. Drudger, Fern embarks on magical adventures with her real father and finally finds "a place that feels like home."
F BRU	Bruchac, Joseph	The dark pond	After he feels a mysterious pull drawing him toward a dark, shadowy pond in the woods, Armie looks to old Native American tales for guidance about the dangerous monster lurking in the water. Award-winning author
F BRY	Bryant, Jennifer	The trial	Living in Flemington, New Jersey, in 1935, twelve-year-old Katie Leigh Flynn describes, in a series of poems, the effect on her small town of the ongoing trial of Bruno Hauptmann for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby son.
F BUC	Buchanan, Jane	Goodbye, Charley	In 1943, twelve-year-old Celie's father brings home a rhesus monkey that helps Celie deal with all the difficulties that the war has brought into her life in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
F BUT	Butcher, A. J.	Spy High: mission one	As students at a special high school that trains them to be secret agents, six teenagers struggle to complete the training exercises as a team before being sent out into the field to sink or swim.
F CAB	Cabot, Meg	Teen idol	When teenage heartthrob Luke Stryker shows up at a small-town Indiana high school to do research for a movie role, he persuades junior Jenny Greenley to use her considerable talents to try to change things at school for the better. Award-winning author
F CAT	Catran, Ken	Bloody Liggie	Sixteen-year-old Danny Bourne suspects that the new girl in his high school might be teenager, Liggie Tanner, who killed her parents two years previous, escaped from prison, and was presumed drowned, but when he begins to investigate it, a school bully turns up missing.
F COL	Colfer, Eoin	The supernaturalist	In futuristic Satellite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from an abusive orphanage and teams up with three other people who share his unusual ability to see supernatural creatures, and together they determine the nature and purpose of the swarming blue Parasites that are invisible to most humans. Award-winning author
F COO	Cooney, Caroline B.	Twins	Mary Lee and Madrigal are identical twins who appear to be mirror images. But Mary Lee is horrified to learn that her sister is not the person she seems to be. Award-winning author
F COV	Coville, Bruce	William Shakespeare's Hamlet	Retells, in simplified prose, William Shakespeare's play about a prince of Denmark who seeks revenge for his father's murder.
F CRE	Creech, Sharon	Bloomability	When her aunt and uncle take her from New Mexico to Lugano, Switzerland, to attend an international school, thirteen-year-old Dinnie discovers her world expanding.
F CRI	Crilley, Mark	Billy Clikk: creatch battler	Twelve-year-old Billy discovers that his parents' extermination business is really a cover for something a whole lot more sinister.
F CRI	Crisp, Marty	White Star: a dog on the Titanic	Twelve-year-old Sam, a passenger on the Titanic's maiden sea voyage, volunteers to help care for the dogs in the ocean liner's kennel and becomes fast friends with the Irish setter of J. Bruce Ismay, the ship's owner.
F CRO	Cross, Gillian	The dark ground	Robert wakes up naked and alone in a thick jungle. The last thing he remembers is being in a plane with his family, but there is no sign of a crash or survivors. Then he discovers the shocking truth--he is in the park near his house, but his familiar world has been transformed into an alien landscape. When he finds others in the same position, he enlists their help in getting back home. But the journey is more perilous than Robert could ever imagine. Dark ground trilogy ; bk. 1Award-winning author
F CRO	Crossley-Holland, Kevin	King of the Middle March	Arthur de Caldicot, on his way to becoming a man, witnesses the horrors of the Fourth Crusade in Venice and Zara, as well as the downfall of King Arthur's court, in his seeing stone.Arthur trilogy ; bk. 3 Sequel to: At the crossing-places.
F CUR	Curtis, Christopher Paul	Bucking the Sarge	Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher. Award-winning author
F DES	Dessen, Sarah	The truth about forever	The summer following her father's death, Macy plans to work at the library and wait for her brainy boyfriend to return from camp, but instead she goes to work at a catering business where she makes new friends and finally faces her grief. Award-winning author
F DUP	DuPrau, Jeanne	The people of Sparks	Lina and Doon are thrilled to see their people join them above ground in the vibrant village of Sparks, but suspicion and prejudice soon turn the villagers and newcomers against each other.
F EDW	Edwards, Julie	Dragon: hound of honor	In medieval France, an Irish wolfhound helps solve the murder of his master, the beloved son of the Count de Montdidier and leader of the Royal Bodyguard in the court of Charles V.
F FOX	Fox, Helen	Eager	Unlike Grumps, their old-fashioned robot, the Bell family's new robot, Eager, is programmed to not merely obey but to question, reason, and exercise free will.
F GRO	Grover, Lorie Ann	On pointe	In this novel written in free verse, Clare and her grandfather must deal with changes in their lives when Clare's summer growth spurt threatens to end her dream of becoming a ballet dancer and her grandfather suffers a stroke.
F GUT	Gutman, Dan	The million dollar strike	Best friends Ouchie and Squishy, who love bowling and horror movies respectively, meet the eccentric owner of a local bowling alley and try to help him save Bowl-A-Rama from the wrecking ball and a destructive psychotic lunatic. Award-winning author
F HAL	Hale, Shannon	Enna burning	Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and her loved ones in grave danger. Sequel to: The goose girl.
F HAR	Harrison, Mette Ivie	Mira, mirror	Long after the disappearance of Snow White's stepmother, the witch trapped in her mirror manipulates a desperate peasant and a merchant's daughter to seek the magic she needs to gain her freedom, but the girls show her a power far greater.
F HIG	Hightman, Jason	The Saint of Dragons	After a lonely childhood at the Lighthouse School for Boys, thirteen-year-old Simon learns that he is descended from a medieval dragonslayer, and that his father needs his help to face the last of these evil monsters.
F HOR	Horowitz, Anthony	Stormbreaker	After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. Award-winning author
F HUN	Hunter, Erin	A dangerous path	Tigerclaw is back and more dangerous than ever as the new leader of ShadowClan, but he is not the most terrifying enemy Fireheart must face as a new force sweeps through the woods.
F HUN	Hunter, Erin	The darkest hour	ThunderClan's darkest hour is upon them and Fireheart, the warrior cat, must protect his clan from a threat unlike any the forest has ever seen, as the time comes for prophecies to unfold and heroes to rise.Warriors ; bk. 6
F HUN	Hunter, Erin	Fire and ice	Fireheart, a full-fledged warrior cat, must confront questions of loyalty and identity as he faces the possibility of betrayal from within his own forest clan. Warriors ; bk. 2
F HUN	Hunter, Erin	Forest of secrets	The warrior cat Fireheart's determination to uncover the truth about another warrior's death leads him deep into danger, and reveals secrets that test the strength of clan loyalties. Warriors ; bk. 3
F HUN	Hunter, Erin	Rising storm	Fireheart, the warrior cat, faces many challenges in his new role of ThunderClan deputy as his apprentice, Cloudpaw, resists following the warrior code, Bluestar weakens, and Tigerclaw continues to haunt the forest seeking revenge. Warriors ; bk. 4
F JAC	Jacques, Brian	Rakkety Tam	Two warrior squirrels lead the battle against Gulo, a bloodthirsty wolverine who will stop at nothing to recover the Walking Stone that will give him the authority to rule the lands of ice beyond the Great Sea. Award-winning author
F JOH	Johnson, Maureen	The key to the Golden Firebird	As three teenaged sisters struggle to cope with their father's sudden death, they find they must reexamine friendships, lifelong dreams, and their relationships with each other and their father.
F KAR	Karr, Kathleen	Exiled: memoirs of a camel	A first-person narrative from a camel's viewpoint about being sent from Egypt to serve in the United States Camel Corps, and life on the Mojave Desert before and during the Civil War. Award-winning author
F KUR	Kurtz, Jane.	The Feverbird's claw	On the eve of the day she is to begin temple service, Moralin of Delagua is kidnapped by the Arkera, enduring grueling adventures as she tries to escape, and ultimately learning surprising truths about her own people.
F LAN	Langrish, Katherine	Troll Fell	Forced to move to Troll Fell to live with his uncles, Baldur and Grim, after his father's death, young Peer Ulfsson learns of his uncles' sinister plan to sell children to the trolls and sets out with an adventurous neighbor girl named Hilde to stop them.
F LAS	Lasky, Kathryn	Blood secret	Fourteen-year-old Jerry Luna, mute since her mother's disappearance, is sent to her great-great aunt Constanza's house, where she discovers a trunk that draws her into the world of her ancestors during the Spanish Inquisition.
F LAW	Lawrence, Iain	B for Buster	Sixteen-year-old Kak, desperate to escape his abusive parents, lies about his age in the spring of 1943 to enlist in the Canadian Air Force and soon finds himself based in England as part of a crew flying bombing raids over Germany. Award-winning author
F LAW	Lawrence, Michael	A crack in the line	Sixteen-year-old Alaric discovers how to travel to an alternate reality, where his mother is alive and his place in the family is held by a girl named Naia.
F LEG	Le Guin, Ursula K.	Gifts	When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--a violent talent shared by members of his family--he upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own. Award-winning author
F LIM	Limb, Sue	Girl, 15, charming but insane	Fifteen-year-old Jess, living with her mum, separated from her father in Cornwall, and with a best friend who seems to do everything perfectly, finds her own assets through humor. Fifteen-year-old Jess, living with her mum, separated from her father in Cornwall, and with a best friend who seems to do everything perfectly, finds her own assets through humor. Award-winning author
F LUP	Lupica, Mike	Travel team	After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.
F LYO	Lyon, Steve	The gift moves	In a futuristic United States devoid of wealth and material things, a teenage baker befriends a talented weaver's apprentice who holds a dark secret.
F MAT	Matthews, Andrew	A winter night's dream	Casey, a high school freshman, and Stew, a senior, search for love separately, with the help of a favorite teacher, before meeting each other.
F MAZ	Mazer, Harry	A boy no more	After his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Adam, his mother, and sister are evacuated from Hawaii to California, where he must deal with his feelings about the war, Japanese internment camps, his father, and his own identity. Award-winning author
F MCK	McKay, Hilary	Indigo's star	Spurred on by his youngest sister, Rose, twelve-year-old Indigo sticks up for himself and an American boy who has replaced him as the primary target of the school bullies. Award-winning author
F MEY	Meyer, L. A.	Curse of the blue tattoo: being an account of the misadventures of Jacky Faber, midshipman and fine lady	In 1803, after being exposed as a girl and forced to leave her ship, Jacky Faber finds herself attending school in Boston, where, instead of learning to be a lady, she battles her snobbish classmates, roams the city in search of adventure, and learns to ride a horse.
F MUR	Murphy, Barbara	Life! how I love you	Twelve-year-old Lily faces the loss of her older sister to leukemia. Award-winning author
F MYR	Myracle, Lauren	Ttyl	Chronicles, in "instant message" format, the day-to-day experiences, feelings, and plans of three friends, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela, as they begin tenth grade.
F NAY	Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds	Including Alice	Fifteen-year-old Alice finds it hard to adjust to the changes in her life when her father gets married and her brother moves to his own apartment. Includes a CD of Sylvia and Ben's wedding music. Award-winning author
F NAY	Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds	Lovingly Alice	Fifth grade is tumultuous for Alice as she tries to help others through the many changes occurring at home and in school, including learning about sex when Rosalind gets her period and shares a book that explains what is happening. Award-winning author
F PER	Perkins, Mitali	Monsoon summer	Secretly in love with her best friend and business partner Steve, fifteen-year-old Jazz must spend the summer away from him when her family goes to India during that country's rainy season to help set up a clinic.
F PIE	Pierce, Tamora	Trickster's queen	Aly fails to foresee the dangers that await as she uses her magic to safeguard Dova and her younger siblings, despite knowing that her thirteen-year-old charge might be queen of the Copper Isles when the colonial rulers are defeated. Award-winning author
F PUL	Pullman, Philip	The golden compass	Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. ALA Award His dark materials ; bk. 1.
F REN	Rennison, Louise	Away laughing on a fast camel: even more confessions of Georgia Nicolson	The saga of teenager Georgia Nicolson continues in diary entries about her life after her boyfriend goes off to Kiwi-agogoland, leaving her to make do without him. Sequel to: Dancing in my nuddy-pants.
F ROT	Roth, Philip	The plot against America	A novel that imagines what might have happened in America, particularly to one Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, had Charles Lindbergh won the 1940 presidential election rather than Franklin Roosevelt and acted upon his anti-Semitic leanings.
F SCH	Schmidt, Gary D.	Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster boy	In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves that the town fathers--and Turner's--want to change into a tourist spot.
F SED	Sedgwick, Marcus	The book of Dead Days	A magician named Valerian has only the days between Christmas and New Years to save his own life after making a pact with the devil years before and seeks the help of a servant boy and an orphan girl named Willow.
F SHE	Sherlock, Patti.	Letters from Wolfie	Certain that he is doing the right thing by donating his dog, Wolfie, to the Army's scout program in Vietnam, thirteen-year-old Mark begins to have second thoughts when the Army refuses to say when and if Wolfie will ever return.
F SHR	Shreve, Susan Richards.	Under the Watson's porch	Twelve-year-old Ellie's boring summer becomes exciting when she develops a crush on her new next-door neighbor, an older boy with a troubled past, whom her parents have forbidden her to see.
F SON	Sones, Sonya	One of those hideous books where the mother dies	Fifteen-year-old Ruby Milliken leaves her best friend, her boyfriend, her aunt, and her mother's grave in Boston and reluctantly flies to Los Angeles to live with her father, a famous movie star who divorced her mother before Ruby was born. Award-winning author
F SUT	Sutherland, Tui	This must be love	Two good friends tell of strange occurrences between themselves and the boys they like during a high school production of "Romeo and Juliet," which are reminiscent of the magical world of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
F SWA	Swanson, Julie A.	Going for the record	Seventeen-year-old Leah's quest to make the national soccer team does not seem so important when she learns that her father has cancer and may only have months to live.
F TAS	Tashjian, Janet	Vote for Larry	Not yet eighteen years old, Josh, a.k.a. Larry, comes out of hiding and returns to public life, this time to run for President as an advocate for issues of concern to youth and to encourage voter turnout. Award-winning author
F TOW	Townley, Rod	Sky: a novel in three sets and an encore	In New York City in 1959, fifteen-year-old Alec Schuyler, at odds with his widowed father over his love of music, finds a mentor and friend in a blind, black jazz musician.
F TRI	Triana, Gaby	Backstage pass	After moving to Miami, Florida, sixteen-year-old Desert McGraw, whose life as the daughter of a rock star has been anything but normal, determines to make a permanent home for herself and her family--even if it means breaking up the band.
F TUN	Tunnell, Michael O.	Wishing moon	After a fourteen-year-old orphan named Aminah comes to possess a magic lamp, the wishes granted her by the genie inside it allow her to alter her life by choosing prosperity, purpose, and romance.
F VAL	Valentine, James	Jumpman rule #1: don't touch anything	Theo, a teenager in the year fifteen billion and seventy-three, wins a chance to be the first person to test the new JumpMan, a device that allows people to travel, invisibly, through time, but he is forced to turn to two twenty-first-century teens for help when something goes wrong and he lands, perfectly visible, in 2004, and is unable to get back.
F WAR	Wardlaw, Lee	101 ways to bug your teacher	Steve "Sneeze" Wyatt attempts to thwart his parents' plan to have him skip eighth grade, but he has bigger problems when his friends disapprove of his new list and Mrs. "Fierce" Pierce threatens to keep him from the Invention Convention. Award-winning author
F WES	Westerfeld, Scott	The secret hour	Upon moving to Bixby, Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Jessica Day learns that she is one of a group of people who have special abilities that help them fight ancient creatures living in an hour hidden at midnight; creatures that seem determined to destroy Jess.
F WHE	Whelan, Gloria	Angel on the square	In 1913 Russia, twelve-year-old Katya eagerly anticipates leaving her St. Petersburg home, though not her older cousin Misha, to join her mother, a lady in waiting in the household of Tsar Nicholas II, but the ensuing years bring world war, revolution, and undreamed of changes to her life.
F WIL	Williams, Dar	Amalee	Amalee is being raised by her single father and his group of eccentric friends, and when he becomes seriously ill everyone pitches in to try to cope with the ensuing fear and chaos.
F WRI	Wright, Randall	Hunchback	Thirteen-year-old Juffa, a hunchback orphan living in Castle Marlby, dreams of serving a prince, and when his wish comes true he becomes embroiled in adventure and intrigue.
F ZAH	Zahn, Timothy	Dragon and soldier: the second dragonback adventure	Fourteen-year-old Jack, who is the human host in a symbiotic relationship with a dragon warrior named Draycos, joins a mercenary outfit to uncover those behind a vast conspiracy to wipe out Draycos's race. Award-winning author
F OPP	Oppel, Kenneth	Airborn	Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface. Award-winning author
Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
R 200 WIL	Willis, Jim,	The religion book: places, prophets, saints, and seers	Contains nearly three hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about people, places, and events in the history of religion, covering major and minor religions; sacred sites; prophets, founders, saints, seers, and charismatic leaders; religious movements; figures from legend and folklore; and approaches to religion and religious study. Includes cross-references and an index.
R 296 STU		The student's encyclopedia of Judaism	Identifies and defines people, places, and terms important to the Jewish faith.
R 912.7 AME	American Map Corporation	Road atlas : United States, Canada, Mexico	Presents large-scale color maps of U.S. states and cities, Canadian provinces and cities, Mexico and cities, Puerto Rico and San Juan, and U.S. national parks and recreation areas, with elevation shading.
Story Collection	Story Collection	Story Collection	Story Collection
SC FAC		Face relations: 11 stories about seeing beyond color	Contains a collection of eleven short stories that explore racial issues and diversity in high school, and examines what can happen when people look beyond race.
SC TRI		Tripping over the lunch lady: and other school stories	An anthology of ten humorous short stories about life in school, written by well-known authors of children's books.
SC WHA		What a song can do: 12 riffs on the power of music	Twelve stories describe the power of music in young people's lives, from forming a community of individuals in a high school band to helping a young man connect to his Indian heritage through ancient songs.
Biography	Biography	Biography	Biography
92 BRA	Brazile, Donna	Cooking with grease: stirring the pots in American politics	Chronicles the life and career of Donna Brazile, the first African American woman to head a major presidential campaign when she took the helm of the 2000 bid for office by Al Gore and examines her thirty years in politics and her stories of those who helped shape her career.
92 HIC	Hickam, Homer H.	The Coalwood way	The author recalls the Christmas season of his senior year in high school, 1959, describing his dreams of escaping his narrow-minded, working-class West Virginia hometown through a career in science, and his feelings toward his stubborn mining superintendent father and tenderhearted mother.
92 HIC	Hickam, Homer H.	Rocket boys: a memoir	Homer Hickam, a NASA engineer, recounts his childhood in Coalwood, a West Virginia mining town, and discusses his dreams of launching rockets into outer space, and how he made those dreams come true.
92 LIT	Swain, Gwenyth	Little Crow, Taoyateduta: leader of the Dakota	Chronicles the life of Taoyateduta, the Indian leader called "Chief Little Crow" by the white men, discussing how he and his people fought against white settlers during the Dakota War of 1862.

Call Number

Author

Title

Annotation

324.6 GRA

Granfield, Linda

America votes: how our president is elected

Explains the process by which U.S. presidents are elected, examining the history of voting and voting rights, and discussing ballots, campaigning, political parties, primaries, slogans, the electoral college, and other topics.

342.73 ALL

Allport, Alan

Freedom of speech

When the First Amendment rights to self-expression and a free press clash with other rights, the government must decide on the priority of the rights and resolve the conflict.

342.73 KER

Kersch, Kenneth Ira

Freedom of speech: rights and liberties under the law

Provides an introduction to the concept of free speech in the U.S. and an overview of the philosophy behind the freedom, examines the emergence of American law and thought concerning free speech, discusses twentieth-century developments in free speech, considers issues and prospects for free speech in the twenty-first century, and includes references and related documents.

345.73 ROE

Roensch, Greg

The Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial: a primary source account

Primary source documents chronicle the events surrounding the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who was accused of kidnapping the Lindbergh baby in 1932.

345.761 SOR

Sorensen, Lita

The Scottsboro Boys Trial a primary source account

A brief summary of the Scottsboro Boys Trial, a long, racially charged rape case, which started in Alabama during the Great Depression in 1931.

355 BLA

Blacklock, Dyan

The Roman army: the legendary soldiers who created an empire

An illustrated history of the Roman Army, including information about its composition, organization, training, methods, weapons, and campaigns.

362.4 OTO

Ototake, Hirotada

No one's perfect

Hirotada Ototake was born in 1976 with tetra-amelia, a congenital condition that left him with almost no arms or legs. His parents determined that, as much as possible, he would live a "normal" life. He played basketball, pulled himself around on his behind for the 50-meter dash, and had his friends take him up Mount Kobo.

398.2 MCC

McCaughrean, Geraldine

The epic of Gilgamesh

A retelling, based on seventh-century B.C. Assyrian clay tablets, of the wanderings and adventures of the god king, Gilgamesh, who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in about 2700 B.C., and of his faithful companion, Enkidu.

428.2 TRU

Truss, Lynne

Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation

Lynne Truss, a self-proclaimed stickler, presents a humorous look at the history of punctuation, discussing the use and misuse of commas, apostrophes, semi-colons, and other punctuation marks.

495.6 AJA

Japanese for Young People I : Student Book

Three-level series designed primarily for junior-high and high school curricula, encouraging systematic Japanese language acquisition through an enjoyable but structured learning process

508 ACK

Ackroyd, Peter

The beginning

Explains what happened at the time of the Big Bang, the scientific theory of how Earth was formed, and looks at early life on the planet.

520 RHA

Rhatigan, Joe

Out-of-this-world astronomy 50 amazing activities & projects

Introduces "the study of stuff in space," providing statistics, quizzes, activities, and experiments about the stars and planets.

598 SOL

Solway, Andrew

Classifying birds

Explains what birds are and how they differ from other animals, with descriptions of various types of birds, including birds of prey, water birds, and exotic birds.

599.756 BOR

Bortolotti, Dan

Tiger rescue: changing the future for endangered wildlife

Discusses threats to the tiger's survival and examines tiger conservation efforts around the world.

599.789 BOR

Bortolotti, Dan

Panda rescue: changing the future for endangered wildlife

Discusses threats to the survival of the giant panda and examines panda conservation efforts around the world.

609 COL

Cole, David John

Encyclopedia of modern everyday inventions

Describes the history of inventions in over forty alphabetized categories from adhesive tapes to washing machines and dryers, covering how they were created, how they work, and how they have evolved since their inception.

609 PLA

Platt, Richard

Eureka!: great inventions and how they happened

Tells the stories behind some of the world's greatest inventions, provides biographical notes on the inventors, and discusses the effect of each invention on society.

616.5 SKI

Robert Aquinas McNally, ed.

Skin health information for teens: health tips about dermatological concerns and skin cancer risks

Provides information for teens about skin, nails, and hair, explaining what the skin is and how it functions, and discussing issues related to appearance, the causes and treatments of acne, skin cancer prevention, other diseases, and how to care for injuries.

621.388 KYK

Kyker, Keith

Educator's survival guide for television production and activities

Presents practical guidance for television production teachers, covering selection criteria for video and audio equipment, equipment funding, nonlinear digital video editing, school news show production, and other related topics, and provides several student activities.

635.9 BON

Classic bonsai of Japan

Classic bonsai of Japan.

641 NOB

Matsuhisa, Nobuyuki

Nobu : the cookbook

Food, glorious food.

642 TSU

Tsuchiya, Yoshio

The fine art of Japanese food arrangement

A fascinating insight into this intricate art. Or is it a science?

646.7 ESP

Espeland, Pamela

Life lists for teens: tips, steps, hints, and how-tos for growing up, getting along, learning, and having fun

Dozens of lists provide guidance in areas of young adult life as diverse as selecting a book or a hair color to selecting a mentor.

662 KEL

Kelly, Jack

Gunpowder: alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics: the history of the explosive that changed the world

Traces the history of gunpowder from its origins in tenth-century China to the twenty-first century, discussing its effects on world civilizations and inventions, and looking at how its purpose has come full circle with gunpowder once again being used primarily for fireworks.

700 RUB

Rubin, Susan Goldman

Art against the odds: from slave quilts to prison paintings

Tells the stories of adults and children who are moved to create art even in the most difficult circumstances, discussing work done by people with mental disabilities, prisoners, slaves, ghetto students, and others, and includes examples of their art.

701 RAC

Raczka, Bob.

Art is--

Rhyming text and photographs show that art is much more than just what can be hung on a wall or set on a pedestal.

707 EYE

Eyerdam, Pamela J.

Using Internet primary sources to teach critical thinking skills in the visual arts

Reviews the history of art education, discusses the need to develop critical thinking skills in order to study visual arts, examines the role of the Internet as a source for the visual arts, and explores the elements and principles of design using Internet sites.

741.5 DIN

Dini, Paul.

The Batman adventures: dangerous dames & demons

Batman continues to battle the Joker and other villains.

741.5 LAR

Larson, Gary

The far side gallery 5

Cartoons from cows of our planet, The chickens are restless and the curse of madame "C"

741.5 LAR

Larson, Gary

Unnatural selections: a Far side collection

Indescribable :-)

741.5 TAN

Taniguchi, Tomoko

Call me princess

Mako, a high school freshman, is torn between her feelings for her first love, Yo, and Ryu, the school's latest bad boy.

745.5 JAP

Japanese crafts: a complete guide to today's traditional handmade objects

Oriental Bazaar, eat your heart out.

745.54 FIA

Fiarotta, Phyllis

Papercrafts around the world

Provides background information and instructions for all kinds of paper craft projects from different countries.

745.92 HAY

Hayakawa, Noriko

Simple flowers: arrangements and floral accents for the home

Ideas for decorating every room, and also for holidays and special occasions.

746.6 WAD

Wada, Yoshiko Iwamoto

Memory on cloth: shibori now

So much more than tie-dye.

759.06 NIL

Nilsen, Anna

The great art scandal

Introduces twentieth century art through thirty-two paintings by sixteen artists, within which are hidden details taken from the works of such masters as Currie, Seurat, Hockney, and Lichtenstein.

759.972 HOL

Holzhey, Magdalena

Frida Kahlo: the artist in the blue house

Presents an introduction to artist Frida Kahlo, discussing how her love of Mexico, her husband Diego Rivera, and a serious accident at the age of eighteen influenced her work, and looking at some of her many autobiographical paintings and drawings.

769.9 KOB

Kobayashi, Tadashi

Utamaro: portraits from the floating world

Remarkable eighteenth-century Japanese portraiture.

769.9 NAG

Nagata, Seiji

Hokusai: genius of the Japanese Ukiyo-e

There is much more to Hokusai than the “Great Wave” and “Red Fuji.

792 KER

Kermode, Frank

The age of Shakespeare

Examines the history, culture, and society of Elizabethan England, and looks at the life and writings of William Shakespeare within the context of the time in which he lived.

792.8 RIN

Rinaldi, Robin

Ballet

An introduction to ballet, discussing the history, styles, and famous dancers and choreographers.

796.357 WHI

Whiting, Robert

The meaning of Ichiro: the new wave from Japan and the transformation of our national pastime

Examines the lives and careers of Japanese players who have joined American baseball teams, discussing the conflict they have felt over wanting the challenge of playing in the U.S. while desiring to honor their homeland, and considers the impact of American baseball on Japanese culture.

796.48 BAC

Bachrach, Susan D.

The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936

Recounts the story of the Olympics held in Berlin in 1936, and how the Nazis attempted to turn the games into a propaganda tool for their cause.

808.81 TAL

edited and illustrated by Véronique Tadjo.

Talking drums: a selection of poems from Africa south of the Sahara

Presents traditional and twentieth-century poems from sub-Saharan Africa that reflect the spirit and history of the region, written in or translated into English.

811 OLI

Oliver, Mary

New and selected poems

Collection of poems written by Mary Oliver over the past twenty-seven years.Pulitzer Prize-winning author Mary Oliver.

811 POE

Hudson, Wade, ed.

Poetry from the masters: the pioneers: an introduction to African-American poets

A collection of thirty-six poems by eleven African-American writers. Includes brief introductions to the each writer's life and works.

811 POE

Harvey Shapiro, ed.

Poets of World War II

A collection of 120 poems about World War II, featuring selections by sixty-two American poets including veterans of the armed forces, conscientious objectors, draft resistors, and others who experienced the conflict as civilians.

818 OLI

Oliver, Mary

Long life

Presents a collection of seventeen personal essays and ten poems by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Mary Oliver.

822.3 PAC

Packer, Tina

Tales from Shakespeare

Presents prose retellings of ten familiar Shakespeare comedies and tragedies, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Othello," and "Romeo and Juliet," each with illustrations by an award-winning artist.

92 ADA

Feinberg, Barbara Silberdick

John Adams: America's 2nd President

Details the coming of age, diplomatic and presidential career, private life, and legacy of America's second president.

92 ADA

Harness, Cheryl

The revolutionary John Adams

A biography of John Adams with emphasis on his role in the American Revolution.

92 AUD

Armstrong, Jennifer

Audubon : painter of birds in the wild frontier

Briefly tells the story of this nineteenth-century painter and naturalist who is most famous for his detailed paintings of birds.

92 KAT

Ray, Deborah Kogan,

Hokusai: the man who painted a mountain

An illustrated exploration of the life and work of famous Japanese artist Hokusai.

92 KIL

Killilea, Marie

With love from Karen

In this sequel to "Karen," the author describes her daughter's continuing struggles with the effects of cerebral palsy during her teenage years.

92 WAS

Allen, Thomas B.

George Washington, spymaster : how the Americans out spied the British and won the Revolutionary War

A biography of Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States, George Washington, focusing on his use of spies to gather intelligence that helped the colonies win the war.

920 RUB

Rubin, Susan Goldman

Searching for Anne Frank : letters from Amsterdam to Iowa

Provides a glimpse of life during World War II in both the Netherlands and the United States through the correspondence of Anne Frank and her Iowa pen pals.

940.54 SCH

Schomp, Virginia

World War II

Describes the second World War through the letters of the people who fought it, serving in all branches of the military, throughout the Pacific, northern Africa, and Europe.

940.54 SHA

Shapiro, Stephen

Hoodwinked: deception and resistance

Series: Outwitting the enemy: stories from the Second World War

Presents eighteen true stories from World War II that showcase some of the ways in which the Allies used deception to outwit their enemies.

952 JAP

Japan: the cycle of life

Classic images of nature, daily life and culture and tradition in Japan.

952 RIC

Richie, Donald

Introducing Tokyo

The traditional Tokyo. The trendy. The techno. They’re all here.

952.04 GAL

Gallagher, Aileen

The Japanese Red Army

Discusses the origins, philosophy, and most notorious attacks of the Nihon Sekigun terrorist group, including their present activities, possible plans, and counter-terrorism efforts directed against them.

968 HIS

The Diagram Group

History of Southern Africa

Chronicles Southern Africa's history, covering its early peoples, the Great Zimbabwe civilization, European settlement, the rise of the Zulu nation, European imperialism, the offshore islands, apartheid, liberation movements, and twenty-first-century issues.

973 GOL

Goldman, David J.

Presidential losers

Highlights the political careers of a variety of candidates who lost their elections to the nation's highest office, including three-time presidential loser Henry Clay and Al Gore, who was defeated in the 2000 election after winning the popular vote.

973.3 MCG

McGowen, Tom

The Revolutionary War and George Washington's army in American history

Details the pivotal role that George Washington played during the American Revolution and the consequences of his involvement.

973.917 NAR

Nardo, Don

The 1930's

Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the troubled 1930s, focusing on the Depression, the Golden Age of movies, and the threat of world war.

978.9 PET

Peterson, Susan

Lucy M. Lewis, American Indian potter

The Art and life of the ninety-five-year old potter from the Acoma pueblo, the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in North America.

F ALE

Alexander, Lloyd

The Jedera adventure

The further adventures of Vesper Holly and her faithful guardian Brinnie as they travel to the remote country of Jedera where they brave many dangers trying to return a valuable book borrowed many years ago by Vesper's father. Award-winning author

F ALL

Allende, Isabel

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon

Sixteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his grandmother, a writer for a geography magazine, to the remote Forbidden Kingdom in the Himalayas to help locate a sacred statue of a golden dragon before it is stolen by a greedy outsider.

F ALM

Almond, David

Skellig

Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel. M. Printz Award

F ALM

Almond, David

The fire-eaters

Despite observing his father's illness and the suffering of the fire-eating Mr. McNulty, as well as enduring abuse at school and the stress of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bobby Burns and his family and friends, living in England in 1962, still find reasons to rejoice in their lives and to have hope for the future. Whitbread Award

F AND

Andersen, H. C.

Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales

An illustrated collection of eleven of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales.

F ASA

Asai, Carrie

The book of the shadow

Heaven Kogo continues her samurai training in the hopes of learning to defend herself against the people she once trusted.

F ASA

Asai, Carrie

The book of the flame

Samurai trained Heaven Kogo, still on the run from the men who murdered her brother, learns she is better off pursuing her mission alone after she and her boyfriend are kidnapped and almost killed.

F AVI

Avi

Wolf rider

After receiving an apparent crank call from a man claiming to have committed murder, fifteen-year-old Andy finds his close relationship with his father crumbling as he struggles to make everyone believe him. Award-winning Author

F AVI

Avi

S.O.R. losers

Each member of the South Orange River seventh-grade soccer team has qualities of excellence, but not on the soccer field. Award-winning Author

F BAL

Balliett, Blue

Chasing Vermeer

When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.

F BAS

Bass, L. G.

Sign of the Qin

In long-ago China, Prince Zong, the mortal young Starlord chosen to save humankind from destruction, joins the twin outlaws, White Streak and Black Whirlwind, to fight the Lord of the Dead and his demon hordes. Starred reviews.

F BLO

Bloor, Edward

Story time

George and Kate are promised the best education but instead face obsessed administrators, endless tests, and evil spirits when they are transferred to Whittaker Magnet School. Award-winning Author

F BOW

Bowler, Tim

Firmament

While struggling to cope with the death of his father, a gifted musician, fourteen-year-old Luke must deal with a dangerous bully, a lonely old woman, a blind young girl, his mother's romantic involvement, and his own musical talent. Award-winning Author

F BRO

Browne, N. M.

Basilisk

Two teens who discover they are sharing the same dream of dragons fight to stop the evil dictator from bringing their dreams to life in the form of a terrible basilisk with the power to literally scare people to death. Starred review.

F CAB

Cabot, Meg

Princess in pink

In a series of humorous diary entries, high school freshman (and Genovian Princess) Mia tries to get her reluctant boyfriend to take her to the prom. Award-winning Author

F CAR

Card, Orson Scott

Ender's game

Ender, who is the result of genetic experimentation, may be the military genius Earth needs in its war against an alien enemy. Award-winning book

F CAR

Card, Orson Scott

Shadow of the Hegemon

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.

F CHO

Choldenko, Gennifer

Al Capone does my shirts

A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.

F CLA

Clancy, Tom

Tom Clancy's Net Force: hidden agendas

The Net Force must simultaneously find out who is posting top-secret data on the Internet while tracking a computer virus that is wreaking havoc on the federal financial systems.

F COO

Cooney, Caroline B.

The face on the milk carton

A photograph of a missing girl on a milk carton leads Janie on a search for her real identity. Award-winning Author

F COO

Cooney, Caroline B.

Snow

Christina must find a way out when boarding house owners Mr. and Mrs. Shevington, having already succeeded in destroying Anya, set their evil sights on their next victim, the sweet, trusting Dolly.

F COR

Cormier, Robert

I am the cheese

A young boy desperately tries to unlock his past yet knows he must hide those memories if he is to remain alive.
Award-winning Author

F CRE

Creech, Sharon

Heartbeat

Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and her best friend (and running partner) becomes distant. Starred reviews.

F CUS

Cushman, Karen

Rodzina

A twelve-year-old Polish American girl is boarded onto an orphan train in Chicago with fears about traveling to the West and a life of unpaid slavery. Award-winning Author

F CUS

Cushman, Karen

The midwife's apprentice

In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world. Newbery Medal Award, 1996, ALA Award

F DAN

Danziger, Paula

This place has no atmosphere

Aurora loves her life on Earth in the twenty-first century, until she learns that her family is moving to the colony on the moon.

F DIC

Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist

In nineteenth-century England, a young orphan runs away from a workhouse, is captured by a gang of thieves, and finally escapes. ASIJ Middle School Classic

F DIC

DiCamillo, Kate

The tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread

The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
Newbery Medal/Honor, 2004

F DUN

Duncan, Lois

The twisted window

Tracy, a high school junior, becomes embroiled in the problems of a strange boy, who asks her assistance in "snatching" his half-sister from her father who has allegedly kidnapped her. Award-winning Author

F DUP

DuPrau, Jeanne

The city of Ember

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. Starred reviews.

F FAR

Farmer, Nancy

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them. Newberry Award

F FOR

Forrester, Sandra

The witches of Sea-Dragon Bay

Trying to undo the spell of the evil Dally Rumpe, Beatrice travels to a seaside resort, where she meets her father's great-uncle and cousins and learns about their connection to the evil sorcerer.

Sequel to: The witches of Friar's Lantern.

F FOX

Fox, Paula

The slave dancer

Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo. Newbery Medal, 1974

F FRO

Frost, Helen

Spinning through the universe : a novel in poems from room 214

A collection of poems written in the voices of Mrs. Williams of room 214, her students, and a custodian about their interactions with each other, their families, and the world around them. Includes notes on the poetic forms represented.

F FUN

Funke, Cornelia Caroline.

Inkheart

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story. Starred reviews

F GOL

Golding, William

Lord of the Flies

After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy. ASIJ Middle School Classic

F GRU

Grunwell, Jeanne Marie

Mind games

Each of the six members of Mr. Ennis's Mad Science Club presents a report of his or her experiences working on a science fair project to investigate ESP, which resulted in their winning the Maryland lottery.

F HAD

Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Escape from Memory

Allowing herself to be hypnotized, fifteen-year-old Kira reveals memories of another time and place that may eventually cost her and her mother their lives. Award-winning author

F HAR

Hartinger, Brent

The Last Chance Texaco

Troubled teen Lucy Pitt struggles to fit in as a new tenant at a last-chance foster home.

F HAW

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

The house of the seven gables

Follows the Pyncheon family who lived for generations under a dead man's curse until his death restored their house. ASIJ Middle School Classic

F HIT

Hite, Sid

The King of Slippery Falls

While on a single-minded quest to catch an elusive giant trout, sixteen-year-old Lewis Hinton's life in a small Idaho town is turned upside-down when he learns that he is adopted and might be a descendant of French royalty.

F HOO

Hoobler, Dorothy

In darkness, death

In eighteenth-century Japan, young Seikei becomes involved with a ninja as he helps Judge Ooka, his foster father, investigate the murder of a samurai.

Sequel to: The demon in the teahouse.

F HOP

Hopkins, Cathy

Mates, dates, and inflatable bras

Fourteen-year-old Lucy finds herself desperately in need of a self-esteem boost when she is completely stumped by a class writing assignment, gets a bad haircut, and decides her physical development is lacking in comparison with her friends.

F HOR

Horowitz, Anthony

Eagle Strike

After a chance encounter with assassin Yassen Gregorovich in the South of France, teenage spy Alex Rider investigates international pop star and philanthropist Damian Cray whose new video game venture hides sinister motives involving Air Force One, nuclear missiles, and the international drug trade. Award-winning Author

F IRV

Irving, Washington

The legend of Sleepy Hollow

Illustrations by Arthur Rackham accompany this retelling of Irving's classic tale of a headless horseman. ASIJ Middle School Classic

F JAC

Jacques, Brian

Mattimeo

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. Sequel to: Redwall. Award-winning Author

F JAC

Jacques, Brian.

Pearls of Lutra

Tansy, a young hedgehog living at Redwall Abbey, attempts to solve the riddle of the missing pearls while at the same time the evil marten, Mad Eyes, desires them for himself. Award-winning author

F JAN

Janeczko, Paul B.

Worlds afire

In this novel written as a collection of eyewitness poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 180 people, mostly women and children.

F JOR

Jordan, Robert

The path of daggers

Series: The wheel of time, bk.8

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

F KAD

Kadohata, Cynthia

Kira-kira

Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill. Starred reviews.

F KAN

Kantor, Melissa

Confessions of a not it girl

High school student Jan Miller, hoping for a senior year romance, just cannot seem to do anything right, especially when compared to her best friend Rebecca who has just been named a New York "It Girl," but things start looking up when an old crush moves back to town.

F KON

Konigsburg, E. L.

From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Two suburban children run away from their Connecticut home and go to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where their ingenuity enables them to live in luxury. Newbery Medal, 1968

F KOR

Korman, Gordon.

Losing Joe's place

Jason and his two friends move into Jason's brother's apartment and manage to wreak havoc in it during one funny and memorable summer. Award-winning Author

F KRI

Krishnaswami, Uma

Naming Maya

When Maya accompanies her mother to India to sell her grandfather's house, she uncovers family history relating to her parents' divorce and learns more about herself and her relationship with her mother.

F KWA

Kwasney, Michelle D.

Baby Blue

In western Massachusetts in 1976, still grieving and guilt-ridden over her father's drowning, twelve-year-old Blue is dealt another blow when her older sister, Star, runs away to escape their stepfather's violence against their mother.

F LIS

Lisle, Janet Taylor

Afternoon of the elves

As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her mysterious, silent mother. Newbery Honor, 1990

F LOW

Lowry, Lois

ASIJ MS Alumnus

Messenger

In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand. Starred reviews.

F MAC

Mackler, Carolyn.

The earth, my butt, and other big round things

Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her. M. Printz Award

F MAC

Mackel, Kathy

Alien in a bottle

With the help of a star-gazing classmate and an unusual assortment of aliens from outer space, teenager Sean Winger tries to find a way to convince his parents to let him pursue his dream of becoming a glass blower.

F MAN

Mankell, Henning

Secrets in the fire

Presents a fact-based novel that explores the experiences of Sofia, a young girl from southern Africa who must struggle to rebuild her life after losing her legs in a land mine explosion. Starred reviews.

F MCG

McGhee, Alison

Snap

Eleven-year-old Edwina confronts old and new challenges when her longtime best friend Sally faces the inevitable death of the grandmother who raised her.

F MIN

Minchin, Adele

The beat goes on

Fifteen-year-old Leyla has always looked up to her outgoing cousin, Emma, but when Emma learns she is HIV positive after having unprotected sex jut once, Leyla must be the strong one and support her cousin.

F MIT

Mitchell, Marianne

Firebug

Twelve-year-old Haley Sparks was not looking forward to cleaning cabins and washing dishes at her Uncle Jake's bed and breakfast cabins, but when an arsonist burns one of the cabins Haley sets out to find the culprit.

F MON

Montgomery, L. M.

Anne of Green Gables

An adventurous young orphan goes to live on a farm with an elderly brother and sister. ASIJ Middle School Classic

F MON

Montgomery, L. M.

Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne's first job away from Green Gables forces her to recognize that her real job lays in dealing with the proud Pringle family. ASIJ Middle School Classic

F MYE

Myers, Walter Dean

The beast

A teenager from Harlem struggles to save his girlfriend from herself when she develops a drug problem while he is away at a Connecticut prep school. Starred review.

F NAP

Napoli, Donna Jo

The great god Pan

A retelling of the Greek myths about Pan, both goat and god, whose reed flute frolicking leads him to a meeting with Iphigenia, a human raised as the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. Starred review.

F PHI

Philbrick, W. R.

The young man and the sea

After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge blue fin tuna. Starred review.

F PIE

Pierce, Meredith Ann

Waters luminous & deep : shorter fictions

Contains eight shorter fiction works by fantasy writer Meredith Ann Pierce, each of which features water in a prominent way. Award-winning Author

F PLA

Place, François.

The old man mad about drawing : a tale of Hokusai

Tojiro, a young seller of rice cakes in the Japanese capital of Edo, later known as Tokyo, is amazed to discover that the grumpy and shabby old man who buys his cakes is a famous artist renowned for his sketches, prints, and paintings of flowers, animals, and landscapes.

F RAS

Raskin, Ellen

The Westing game

The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. Newbery Medal

F REE

Reeve, Philip

Mortal engines

Tom, a third class apprentice in a distant future in which technology has been lost and tiered cities move about the Earth on caterpillar tracks, often absorbing smaller locales, has many dangerous adventures after being pushed off London by Thaddeus Valentine, a historian who is trying to resurrect an ancient atomic weapon.
Award-winning Author

F ROT

Rottman, S. L.

Shadow of a doubt

As his sophomore year in high school begins, fifteen-year-old Shadow joins the forensics team, makes new friends, and struggles to cope with the return of his older brother, who ran away seven years earlier and now faces a murder trial.

F SAL

Salisbury, Graham

Under the blood-red sun

Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
Scott O'Dell Award

F SAT

Sateren, Shelley Swanson

Cat on a hottie's tin roof :

Sixth-grader Cat tries to hide the fact that she is a good student in order to make friends with Cassidy, but when a third girl who likes the same music and fashions as Cassidy comes on the scene, Cat is afraid she will lose her new friend.

F SHI

Shinn, Sharon

The Safe-Keeper's secret

Fiona is Safe-Keeper in the small village of Tambleham, where neighbors and strangers alike come one by one, in secret, to tell her things they dare not share with anyone else. Award-winning Author

F SLE

Sleator, William

Interstellar pig

Barney's boring seaside vacation suddenly becomes more interesting when the cottage next door is occupied by three exotic neighbors who are addicted to a game they call "Interstellar Pig."

F SNY

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley

The unseen

Feeling angry and out-of-place in her large family, twelve-year-old Xandra finds a magical key to a world of ghostly, sometimes frightening, phantoms that help her see herself and her siblings more clearly.
Award-winning Author

F SPI

Spinelli, Jerry

Milkweed

A street child, known to himself only as Stopthief, finds community when he is taken in by a band of orphans in Warsaw ghetto which helps him weather the horrors of the Nazi regime. Golden Kite Award

F STR

Strasser, Todd

Can't get there from here

Tired of being hungry, cold, and dirty from living on the streets of New York City with a tribe of other homeless teenagers who are dying, one by one, a girl named Maybe ponders her future and longs for someone to care about her. Award-winning Author

F TOL

Tolkien, J. R. R.

The hobbit, or, There and back again

The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish.
ASIJ Middle School Classic

F TRU

Trueman, Terry

Inside out

A sixteen-year-old with schizophrenia is caught up in the events surrounding an attempted robbery by two other teens who eventually hold him hostage.

F TWA

Twain, Mark

The adventures of Tom Sawyer

The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century.
ASIJ Middle School Classic

F VER

Verne, Jules

A journey to the center of the earth

Three men dare to adventure into a subterranean world full of danger and beauty. They discover many unusual things on their trip to the Earth's mysterious core. ASIJ Middle School Classic

F VER

Verne, Jules

Around the world in eighty days

In 1872 Phileas Fogg wins a bet by traveling around the world in seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-seven minutes. ASIJ Middle School Classic

F VOI

Voigt, Cynthia

Izzy, willy-nilly

A car accident causes fifteen-year-old Izzy to lose one leg and face the need to start building a new life as an amputee.
Award-winning Author

F VOI

Voigt, Cynthia

When she hollers

Tish, a teenager who has been enduring abuse from her adoptive stepfather since she was a small child, finally decides she must do something to stop him.
Award-winning Author

F WAL

Wallace, Rich

Wrestling Sturbridge

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.
Award-winning Author

F WER

Werlin, Nancy

Double helix

Eighteen-year-old Eli discovers a shocking secret about his life and his family while working for a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose specialty is genetic engineering.
Award-winning Author

F WHE

Whelan, Gloria

Chu Ju's house

In order to save her baby sister, fourteen-year-old Chu Ju leaves her rural home in modern China and earns food and shelter by working on a sampan, tending silk worms, and planting rice seedlings, while wondering if she will ever see her family again.
Award-winning Author

F WHI

Whitesel, Cheryl Aylward

Blue fingers : a ninja's tale

Having failed apprenticeship as a dye maker, Koji is captured and forced to train as a ninja, where he remains disloyal until he discovers samurai have burned his former village.

F WIL

Wilhelm, Doug

The revealers

Tired of being bullied and picked on, three seventh-grade outcasts join forces and, using scientific methods and the power of the Internet, begin to create a new atmosphere at Parkland Middle School.

F WIL

Wilson, Diane L.

I rode a horse of milk white jade

In early fourteenth-century China, Oyuna tells her granddaughter of her girlhood in Mongolia and how love for her horse enabled her to win an important race and bring good luck to her family.

F WIL

Williams-Garcia, Rita.

No laughter here

In Queens, New York, ten-year-old Akilah is determined to find out why her closest friend, Victoria, is silent and withdrawn after returning from a trip to her homeland, Nigeria. Starred reviews.

F YEP

Yep, Laurence

The tiger's apprentice

A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.

F ZIN

Zinnen, Linda

Holding at third

When thirteen-year-old Matt's older brother Tom moves to a different hospital to receive a "treatment of last resort" for his cancer, Matt tries to adjust to a new home and school, a new baseball team, and his feelings about his brother.

R 032 GUI

Guinness world records 2004

R 423 AME

The American Heritage student dictionary.

Contains more than 67,000 entries, including computer and internet terms, accompanied by 2000 color photographs and illustrations.

R 495.6 KOD

Kodansha's furigana Japanese-English dictionary

An excellent dictionary for beginning and intermediate students with pronunciation for all kanji characters shown in hiragana, and useful cross-referencing of synonyms. Also includes three appendices for verb conjugation, numerals, and place names. Companion to Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary.

R 495.6 KOD

Makino, Seiichi

Kodansha's basic English-Japanese dictionary

An unrivalled dictionary for the nonnative learner, featuring 18,000 words covering everyday vocabulary and core professional terms, with detailed guidance to the semantics, grammar and nuance of both the English word and its Japanese equivalent.

R 495.6 KOD

Kodansha's furigana English-Japanese dictionary

Companion to Kodansha's Furigana Japanese-English Dictionary. The first true English-Japanese dictionary designed for English-speaking users featuring pronunciation for all kanji characters in hiragana. An ideal dictionary for beginning and intermediate students who prefer a reference in native Japanese script.

R 973.91 ENC

Encyclopedia of the Great Depression

Contains entries that provide information and analysis of topics related to the Great Depression, from the farm crisis of the mid-1920s to the entry of the United States into World War II, covering business, culture, economic conditions, government, labor, politics, and other topics, and including biographies. Arranged alphabetically from L to Z.

SC EST

Estevis, Anne

Down Garrapata Road

A collection of short stories set in a small Mexican-American community in southern Texas during the 1940s and 1950s, revealing the traditions, love, and social concerns of the families living there.

SC FLA

Flake, Sharon G.

Who am I without him?

Short stories about girls and the boys in their lives.

SC NEW

Hayden, Patrick Nielsen, ed.

New skies: an anthology of today's science fiction

A collection of short fiction stories which reflect the new generation of science fiction which is evolving.

SC PEC

Peck, Richard

Past perfect, present tense: new and collected stories

A collection of short stories, including two previously unpublished ones, that deal with the way things could be.

SC SAN

San Souci, Robert D.

Dare to be scared: thirteen stories to chill and thrill

Presents thirteen spookily illustrated stories for children, including ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural, science fiction stories, and fantasy.