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Nightfall: and other stories
Par Isaac Asimov. 1969
Twenty science fiction stories written between 1941 and 1967. The title piece, considered a classic of the genre and later…
expanded into a novel, depicts civilization on the planet Lagash, where night falls once in two thousand years. Asimov's comments and notes precede each story. 1969Winter of the ice wizard: Magic Tree House (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #32)
Par Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2004
Jack and Annie travel with Teddy and Kathleen to the snowy Land-Behind-the-Clouds to retrieve Merlin's Staff of Strength. But the…
Ice Wizard has already captured Merlin and Morgan and possesses the staff. The Wizard will only exchange them for his missing eye. For grades 2-4. 2004Indigo's star
Par Hilary McKay. 2004
England. After a long illness, twelve-year-old Indigo returns to school filled with dread. Encouraged by his younger sister Rose, Indigo…
sticks up for an American boy who has replaced him as the primary target of school bullies. Sequel to Saffy's Angel (DB 56168). For grades 4-7. 2003The Havana room
Par Colin Harrison. 2004
With career and marriage over, lawyer Bill Wyeth frequents a Manhattan steak house, where he agrees to help intriguing manager…
Allison Sparks's friend finalize a deal in the restaurant's private bar. His new client's dangerous obsessions soon ensnare him. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2004The great betrayal: fraud in science
Par Horace Freeland Judson. 2004
Examines past cases of scientific fraud as a means of mounting a vigorous critique of contemporary research methods. Discusses intellectual…
property rights, plagiarism, and problems with peer review. Expresses hope that changes in American law and advances in electronic publishing will bolster scientists' honesty and integrity. 2004Mortgages 101: quick answers to over 250 critical questions about your home loan
Par David Reed. 2004
Loan officer describes how to negotiate the "mortgage maze" and obtain the best financing to purchase a home. Discusses finance…
fundamentals, credit scores, insurance, refinancing, and loans as well as interest rates, closing costs, and finding the right lender. Includes a chapter on use of the Internet. 2004Rocking horse Christmas
Par Mary Pope Osborne. 1997
A boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas that he names Shadow. They experience many rides and wonderful adventures together…
for several years. But eventually Shadow is retired to the attic--until a broken window changes his fate. For preschool-grade 2. 1997Washington's general: Nathanael Greene and the triumph of the American Revolution
Par Terry Golway. 2005
Biography of American Revolutionary War commander Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), who was born a Rhode Island Quaker but chose to fight…
for independence. Details his career as George Washington's quartermaster general and his appointment as leader of the southern theater. Outlines how Greene forced the British to concede at Yorktown. 2005Her name was Lola: a novel
Par Russell Hoban. 2003
Thirty-nine-year-old Max Lesser, struggling novelist and children's book author, meets his "destiny woman," beautiful, leggy Lola Bessington. Soon after, flirtatious…
Lula Mae Flowers distracts Max's attention, and in the ensuing drama he loses both women. Five years later a strange course of events again twists Max's fate. Some strong language. 2003Lyrics, 1962-2001: 1962-2001
Par Bob Dylan. 2004
Compilation of song lyrics from twenty-eight albums by the influential and sometimes cryptic singer-songwriter. Ranges from his first album, Bob…
Dylan (1962), through 2001's Love and Theft, with some additional material. 2004Rock star superstar
Par Blake Nelson. 2004
Pete, a talented bass player and the son of musicians, leaves the high school jazz band to join a popular…
rock group. He finds the experience exhilarating even as his new fame jeopardizes his relationships. For senior high readers. 2004More damned lies and statistics: how numbers confuse public issues
Par Joel Best. 2004
Sociologist advocates skepticism toward quantitative information used by journalists and politicians, among others, to influence public opinion. In this sequel…
to Damned Lies and Statistics (BR 13790), Best explores common problems in numerical thinking: omission of data, confusion about categories, and unquestioned authority. Offers suggestions for teaching statistical literacy. 2004Losing is not an option: stories
Par Rich Wallace. 2003
Nine interwoven episodes relate athlete Ronny's coming of age in small-town Pennsylvania, from sneaking into a football game in sixth…
grade to racing for the state track championship in high school. In "Dawn" he struggles with the rules of mutual attraction. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Tending to Grace
Par Kimberly Newton Fusco. 2004
Cornelia is shy and withdrawn because of her stutter. She feels even lonelier when her mother drops her off to…
live with an eccentric great-aunt in a rundown farmhouse. But slowly and warily Cornelia and her aunt learn to share their strengths with each other. Schneider Family Book Award. For grades 6-9. 2004Snap: a novel
Par Alison McGhee. 2004
To help herself get through difficult situations, eleven-year-old Edwina "Eddie" snaps rubber bands on her wrists. During summer vacation, her…
best friend, Sally, faces the death of the grandmother who raised her and uncertainties about her own future. But with Eddie, Sally learns to cope. For grades 4-7. 2004The outside world
Par Tova Mirvis. 2004
Two dissimilar Orthodox Jewish families are brought together by their children's marriage. Twenty-two-year-old "spinster" Tzippy Goldman and Bryan Miller, who…
wants to go by his Hebrew name, Baruch, fall in love in Jerusalem. As the couple builds a future together their relatives struggle to reconcile traditional and modern values. 2004Teenagers Josh, who is black, and Davy, who is white, help on a cattle drive in 1877. The boys keep…
journals and send letters about their dangerous experiences along the way. Uncontracted braille. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2004The falconmaster
Par R. L La Fevers. 2003
Ten-year-old Wat is rejected by his Norman England village because he has a misshapen foot and only one eye. When…
he rescues two baby falcons stolen by Lord Sherborne's wicked men, he meets a forest hermit who shelters him and teaches him magic. For grades 4-7. 2003A place called Wiregrass: a novel
Par Michael Morris. 2002
Alabama. Erma Lee Jacobs flees her abusive husband, uncaring mother, and dead-end factory job and makes a fresh start in…
Wiregrass with granddaughter Cher. Friendship with elderly socialite Miss Claudia and the arrival of Cher's father force all three women to confront buried secrets. 2002Gift from the sea
Par Anne Morrow Lindbergh. 1955
Reflections on possessions, love and marriage, and solitude and contentment written by Anne Morrow Lindbergh when she was a young…
mother on a quiet vacation by the sea. Fiftieth anniversary edition with a 2005 introduction by Anne's daughter Reeve Lindbergh. 1955