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Skeleton Key (Alex Rider #3)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2003
Reluctant teenage spy Alex Rider foils a Chinese plot to upset the Wimbledon tennis championships. He is loaned to the…
CIA and sent to a Cuban island. There he must find out what a former psychopathic Russian general is planning to do with a nuclear bomb. For grades 6-9. 2002After Jihad: America and the struggle for Islamic democracy
Par Noah Feldman. 2003
Explores the question whether democracy can "be made to flourish in the lands where Islam prevails." Discusses the political terrain…
in Iran, Turkey, Asia, Pakistan, and Arab countries to ascertain the compatibility of the Islamic religion with democratic values. Claiming there is no inherent conflict, Feldman suggests ways to refute anti-Americanism. 2003Radar, hula hoops, and playful pigs: 67 digestible commentaries on the fascinating chemistry of everyday life
Par Joseph A Schwarcz. 1999
A science professor good humoredly discusses the science and historic background of ordinary substances we readily encounter or ingest. In…
"It's Always Tea Time," Schwarcz comments on the benefits of drinking tea, the origins of this custom, and a 1993 study linking tea consumption to decreasing cardiovascular disease. 1999That man: an insider's portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Par Robert Houghwout Jackson. 2003
Nineteen-fifties memoir of President Franklin D. Roosevelt by Supreme Court justice Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954). Under FDR Jackson also held…
the positions of solicitor general, attorney general, U.S. chief prosecutor of the Nazi war criminals, as well as confidant and friend. Introduced and edited by John Q. Barrett. 2003I am a soldier, too: the Jessica Lynch story
Par Rick Bragg. 2003
Relates the experiences of nineteen-year-old U.S. Army private Jessica Lynch, captured during an ambush in March 2003 in southern Iraq…
and dramatically rescued weeks later, catapulting her into the international spotlight. Describes her West Virginia childhood and adjustment upon returning home wounded. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2003Once upon a pillow
Par Christina Dodd. 2002
Four stories featuring an 800-year-old bed in an English manor house, now a museum, and the love affairs of selected…
couples who slept in it. Crusader Sir Nicholas first brings his reluctant bride in medieval times, while museum curator Laura Whitney wants a last fling before an upcoming auction. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002It only looks easy
Par Pamela Curtis Swallow. 2003
On the first day of seventh grade Kat takes someone else's bicycle to visit her dog at the animal hospital.…
When the bike is stolen Kat's reputation at school is ruined, especially when more bicycles disappear. She also learns responsibility and compassion during her struggles. For grades 4-7. 2003On treacherous ground: secret stories of the West
Par Earl Murray. 2002
Ten short stories spanning two centuries of the American West. In "Untold Honor," soldiers escorting pioneer wagons prepare for a…
showdown with the Sioux Indians. Also includes "On Treacherous Ground"--a modern tale of lawlessness set in the 1990s. 2002The greatest experiment ever performed on women: exploding the estrogen myth
Par Barbara Seaman. 2003
Cofounder of the National Women's Health Network explains the controversy surrounding the use of hormone replacement drugs--primarily estrogen--for birth control,…
menopause, and postmenopause. Traces the history of their development, marketing, and use in the twentieth century. Suggests that women are at risk from doctors who view menopause as a disease. 2003Wandering warrior
Par Da Chen. 2003
Young Luka, destined to become the future emperor of China, is trained in the ways of the kung fu wandering…
warriors by his guardian--the wise monk Atami. But when Atami is captured by their enemies, Luka has to fight for his own survival. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003The essential conversation: what parents and teachers can learn from each other
Par Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot. 2003
Harvard professor of education examines the dynamics of parent-teacher conferences from the standpoint of both parties, whose relationships are often…
adversarial and competitive rather than collaborative and empathetic. Suggests ways to make these meetings more productive, especially when broader cultural priorities and values are involved, and to improve home-school connections. 2003Shepherds abiding
Par Jan Karon. 2003
This sequel to In This Mountain (RC 54446, BR 14211) centers on Reverend Kavanagh's restoration of an old créche. He…
transforms himself as he renews the decrepit set and as he interacts with the community: Hope at the bookstore, Andrew at the antiques shop, and the owners of the Main Street Grill. Bestseller. 2003Bob Hope: my life in jokes
Par Bob Hope. 2003
The late comedian, who died in 2003 at one hundred years of age, tells his life through jokes--organized by decade--revealing…
his family, experiences, interests, and personal and political thoughts. Reminisces about his long career in show business on the radio, screen, and television--and in the war theater entertaining American troops. Introduction by daughter Linda. 2003The dream bearer
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2003
Twelve-year-old David seeks refuge in his Harlem neighborhood park from his mentally unstable father and unruly teenage brother. David and…
his best friend, Loren, meet elderly eccentric, Moses Littlejohn, who becomes their mentor with stories about his visions. For grades 5-8. 2003The wrong man: the final verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder case
Par James Neff. 2001
Investigative reporter assembles extensive evidence exonerating Cleveland physician Sam Sheppard of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, on July 4, 1954.…
Describes botched police and forensic investigations, Sheppard's retrials and eventual acquittal in 1966, and his son's anti-death-penalty activism. Identifies probable actual killer and reconstructs possible murder scenario. Some violence and some strong language. 2001Lucca
Par Jens Christian Grøndahl. 2002
Thirty-two-year-old actress Lucca Montale loses her sight in a near-fatal car accident. Over time she becomes close to her recently…
divorced doctor, Robert. The two fall in love while reliving tense family relationships and troubled romances in the past. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998Secret father
Par James Carroll. 2003
Germany, 1961. Three American teenagers--Michael, Rick, and Kit--venture into East Berlin, where they are detained by the secret police. Michael's…
father and Rick's German mother rush to rescue them. But Rick has information that will endanger everyone. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2003Anthology of literary depictions of sexual experiences by authors such as Gabriel García Márquez, Isabel Allende, Laura Esquivel, Carlos Fuentes,…
Ana Castillo, Oscar Hijuelos, Julia Alvarez, and Mario Vargas Llosa. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002Tithe: a modern faerie tale
Par Holly Black. 2002
Sixteen-year-old Kaye, the daughter of a wannabe rock singer now living at the Jersey shore, has been visited by faeries…
all her life. She discovers that she is a changeling with a special destiny that includes a handsome knight and a war. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2002Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: a Penguin life
Par Kathryn Harrison. 2003
Portrait of a French Carmelite nun sanctified in 1925, only eighteen years after her death at twenty-four in the "fastest…
canonization to date in the history of the Catholic Church." Discusses her parents, childhood influences, character and personality, and her religious fervor. 2003