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America votes: how our president is elected
Par Linda Granfield. 2003
Explains the U.S. presidential election process including its history, the role of political parties, becoming a candidate, campaign finance, voting…
fraud, the electoral college, and casting ballots. Emphasizes the right and the responsibility of citizens to vote. For grades 4-7. 2003A flash in the pan: fast, fabulous recipes in a single skillet
Par Brooke Dojny. 2003
Bon Appétit magazine columnists' top one hundred main course skillet recipes. Instructions for sautés, braises, stews, and other "one-pot wonders"…
that can be cooked in thirty minutes or less specify new, high-quality, shortcut ingredients. Includes tips on choosing the right skillet, cooking basics, and serving suggestions. 2003Christmas crafts from around the world
Par Judy Ann Sadler. 2003
A how-to book on holiday handicrafts from fourteen countries that children can make. Includes an advent calendar from Germany, cranberry…
and popcorn garlands from the United States, a piñata from Mexico, and a nativity scene from Italy. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2003Teen angst? Naaah: a quasi-autobiography
Par Ned Vizzini. 2000
The self-described "geeky" author reminisces about growing up in New York City, navigating junior and senior high school, living for…
Nintendo games, taking family vacations, and dating and other embarrassing moments. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2000Les bâtisseurs du ciel: Kepler et le trésor de Tycho Brahé] / 2, La discorde céleste
Par Jean-Pierre Luminet. 2008
"Tycho Brahé, Johann Kepler... tout les opposait : l'âge, la naissance, la fortune, le caractère, jusqu'à leur apparence physique. Le…
premier, un lion, est né au Danemark, de ses ancêtres vikings, il a gardé le cheveu flamboyant, la gloutonnerie d'un ogre, la violence barbare, prête à éclater à la moindre occasion. L'autre, un renard, est né vingt-cinq ans plus tard, en 1571, dans une misérable auberge en Forêt-Noire, son visage est grêlé par la vérole, mangeant peu, buvant moins encore et ne riant jamais. L'un avec sa fortune va bâtir le plus grand observatoire de tous les temps sur l'île de Venusia et devient le despote du royaume d'Uranie - il accumule comme un maniaque des milliers d'observations célestes. L'autre, frémissant d'une sorte de fièvre qui avait pour nom "révolte", rusant avec les puissants, courant les universités et les palais, révèle des capacités prodigieuses de penseur et de calculateur... jusqu'à la rencontre entre les deux hommes : un choc violent, passionnel, presque cruel. De ce duel sortit pourtant un grand vainqueur : la vérité sur l'Univers." -- 4e de couvThe Lord is my shepherd: healing wisdom of the Twenty-third Psalm
Par Harold S Kushner. 2003
Rabbi Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People (BR 16801), reflects on the solace in the words of the…
Twenty-Third Psalm and their meaning after the terrorist events of September 11, 2001. Kushner's nonsectarian discussion examines each stanza of the psalm as it relates to life and loss. 2003John Brown's body
Par Stephen Vincent Benét. 1928
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1929, this long narrative poem in rhyme and blank verse is a rank-and-file history…
of the Civil War, or "the rich man's war and the poor man's fight." Portrays the lives of soldiers, leaders, and civilians on both sides of the conflict, North and South. 1928When the elephants dance: a novel
Par Tess Uriza Holthe. 2002
World War II, 1945. Through the eyes of young Alejandro, his headstrong sister Isabelle, and guerilla commander Domingo, the Japanese…
occupation of a Filipino community unfolds. As invading soldiers terrorize the islanders and the U.S. fights for control, families and neighbors struggle to keep hope alive. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002Israelis and palestinians: why do they fight? can they stop?
Par Bernard Wasserstein. 2003
History professor offers reasons for the conflict in Israel other than ethnic and religious differences. Posits that neither Jews nor…
Arabs "are animated by crazed psychopathy" but rather fight over definable interests. Suggests that multifaceted analysis of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, and territorial dimensions of the struggle may facilitate a peaceful resolution. 2003The North American bison
Par John E Becker. 2003
Discusses the history of this woolly, horned mammal, including its near extinction in the 1870s when federal troops slaughtered bison…
herds to help defeat Native American tribes that were dependent on them for survival. Also relates later governmental and other efforts to preserve the species. For grades 4-7. 2003The early stories, 1953-1975
Par John Updike. 2003
More than one hundred short pieces originally published in the New Yorker and other magazines. Includes the Olinger and Tarbox…
sagas as well as "Pigeon Feathers," "The Family Meadow," and "The Witnesses." Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003The cemetery yew
Par Cynthia Riggs. 2003
Elderly Victoria Trumbull of Martha's Vineyard becomes involved in a case of empty graves and missing coffins as well as…
a mysterious boarder with secrets to hide. Events lead to murder and smuggling. Some violence and some strong language. 2003The spirit of Covington
Par Joan A Medlicott. 2003
When fire destroys the farmhouse of Amelia, Grace, and Hannah the three devastated ladies and Hannah's daughter, Laura, seek temporary…
refuge elsewhere. The stress of rebuilding, losing their keepsakes, and living apart affects their relationships. Sequel to From the Heart of Covington (RC 54508, BR 14151). 2003Lucy: a novel
Par Ellen Feldman. 2003
A fictionalized account of Lucy Mercer's longtime love affair with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, beginning in 1914 when she was his…
wife Eleanor's social secretary. Describes Roosevelt's termination of the relationship in 1918 to preserve his presidential ambitions, Mercer's subsequent marriage, and resumption of the affair nearly twenty years later. 2003Mr. Paradise: a novel
Par Elmore Leonard. 2004
Model Kelly has accompanied roommate Chloe on her job as escort to elderly Mr. Paradiso when two gunmen kill Chloe…
and her client. Wanting Paradiso's fortune, the crooks coerce Kelly into impersonating Chloe. While a Detroit investigating detective falls for "Chloe," she tries to dodge the murderers. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2004Inspector Hopper (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Doug Cushman. 2000
Republic of shade: New England and the American elm
Par Thomas J Campanella. 2003
A natural history of the American elm interwoven with U.S. urban and cultural development. Describes the native tree's symbolic significance…
and practical uses in the early republic, its spread across the nation, its demise as a victim of modernization and Dutch elm disease, and twentieth-century efforts to restore it to prominence. 2003Les bâtisseurs du ciel: 1, Le secret de Copernic (Les bâtisseurs du ciel. #1.)
Par Jean-Pierre Luminet. 2006
" Le trait de lumière qui éclaire aujourd'hui le monde est parti de la petite ville de Thorn. " C'est…
ainsi que Voltaire saluait le génie d'un homme dont l'esprit a effectivement révolutionné notre vision du monde. Et pourtant, en ce début de XVIe siècle en Pologne, lorsque Nicolas Copernic exerce ses multiples fonctions d'astronome, de médecin et de chanoine, les ombres sont menaçantes. Les Chevaliers teutoniques livrent leurs derniers combats, les royaumes cherchent de nouvelles alliances, la Réforme commence à fissurer l'Eglise... Au cœur de ces turbulences, Copernic va renverser les théories établies par Ptolémée et Aristote : la Terre n'est plus le centre de l'Univers, mais le Soleil ! Des ruelles de Cracovie aux universités de Bologne et de Florence, des ateliers de Nuremberg aux couloirs du Vatican, des voyages avec Dürer aux intrigues conduites par les Farnèse, ce roman qui mêle avec vivacité la science et l'histoire nous propulse dans une époque de grands changements et nous éclaire sur les débats théologiques et scientifiques de ce temps". -- 4e de couvBrundibar
Par Tony Kushner. 2002
Aninku and Pepicek need milk for their sick mother. Brundibar sings for money in the village square but won't let…
the brother and sister earn a few coins, too. It takes the collective effort of many people to overcome the bully and help the children. Adapted from a 1938 concentration-camp opera. For grades 4-7. 2003