New Books
April, 2012
50 underwear questions : a bare-all history By Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. Dewey: 391.4
Presents answers to 50 questions about underwear, discussing the history of corsets, boxers, petticoats, bust pads, and more.
The always war By Haddix, Margaret Peterson.
In a war-torn future United States, 15-year-old Tessa, her childhood friend Gideon, now a traumatized military hero, and Dek, a streetwise orphan, enter enemy territory and discover the shocking truth about a war that began more than seventy-five years earlier.
Beneath a meth moon : an elegy By Woodson, Jacqueline.
Laurel Daneau, having lost her mother, grandmother, and home in Hurricane Katrina, thinks things are going well with her new life as a cheerleader and the girlfriend of basketball start T-Boom, but after he introduces her to meth and she finds the drug helps her deal with her past, she must rely on the help of an artist named Moses and her friend Kaylee to overcome the addiction.
Between shades of gray By Sepetys, Ruta.
In 1941, 15-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
The Black By MacHale, D. J. Paperback Book 2 in the Morpheus Road series
Cooper Foley, who has a knack for getting into trouble, ends up in the middle of a war between the worlds of the living and the dead, trying to find out about the mysterious Morpheus Road.
Black, white, other By Lester, Joan Steinau.
Twenty miles from Oakland, California, where fires have led to racial tension, multi-racial 15-year-old Nina faces the bigotry of long-time friends, her parents' divorce, and her brother's misbehavior, while learning of her great-great grandmother Sarah's escape from slavery.
Bluefish By Schmatz, Pat.
13-year-old Travis, living in cramped quarters with his alcoholic grandfather, longs for his old life in the country, and struggles in school to hide the fact that he cannot read, but a persistent teacher and a special girl open his eyes to a new world.
Catching Jordan By Kenneally, Miranda. Paperback
Jordan Woods is the female captain and quarterback of her high school football team and is fine with being treated like "one of the guys," as long as she lands an athletic scholarship for college, but when a new kid shows up, Jordan gets competition for her starting position and discovers she is developing a crush.
The crazy things girls do for love By Sheldon, Dyan.
When fashionista Sicilee, arty Maya, and antisocial Waneeda risk their reputations by joining Clifton Springs High School's Environmental Club to be near gorgeous new student Cody Lightfoot, each finds a new way of looking at the world.
Crush control By Jabaley, Jennifer. Paperback
Willow has spent most of her life as her mother's sidekick in a popular Las Vegas hypnotism show. So when she and her mom move back to their sleepy southern hometown to start over, she thinks she's in for a life of quiet normalcy. Except that her new life turns out to be anything but, when she kinda sorta hypnotizes Quinton, the hottest guy on the football team, to fall madly, deeply, head over heels in love with her. But what started out as an innocent way to make her best friend, Max, jealous soon gets way out of hand, and Willow begins to wonder if the mind - and more importantly, the heart - is something you can really control.
A diamond in the desert By Fitzmaurice, Kathryn.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 13-year-old Tetsu and his family are sent to the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona where a fellow prisoner starts a baseball team, but when Tetsu's sister becomes ill and he feels responsible, he stops playing.
Don't call me hero By Villareal, Ray. Paperback
Ninth-grader Rawly Sanchez's life is hard--his brother is in prison, he works at his mother's restaurant to help make ends meet, he is failing algebra, and the girl he has a crush on does not know he exists--but when his dramatic rescue of a wealthy celebrity from a flooded creek makes him famous, he does not know what to think about his newfound popularity.
Dragonswood By Carey, Janet Lee.
In 1192 A.D. on Wilde Island, Tess, the daughter of a cruel blacksmith, is accused of witchcraft and must flee, but when she meets a handsome and enigmatic warden of Dragonswood who offers her shelter, she does not realize that he too harbors a secret that may finally bring about peace among the races of dragon, human, and fairy.
Epic fail By LaZebnik, Claire Scovell. Paperback
In this modern take on "Pride and Prejudice," Elise Benton, who has just moved to California, is a junior at an exclusive prep school where, in spite of her initial bad impression, she finds herself attracted to the moody and handsome son of Hollywood's most famous celebrity couple.
First day on Earth By Castellucci, Cecil.
Mal, a high school outcast, meets Hopper, who claims he is an alien, and, through his relationship with him, Mal begins to see himself and the world in a new light.
Flyaway By Christopher, Lucy.
While her father is in the hospital, 13-year-old Isla befriends Harry, the first boy to understand her love of the outdoors, and as Harry's health fails, Isla tries to help both him and the lone swan they see, struggling to fly, on the lake outside Harry's window.
Fostergirls By Shaw, Liane. Paperback
Sadie, having been in and out of twelve foster homes, strives to go unnoticed, but it becomes difficult when she moves to her thirteenth group home in a small town, and she is just starting to think it might be okay to let a few people into her life, when a shocking revelation about her "real" family throws her into turmoil.
Foul By Hoblin, Paul. Paperback
Rhino, a star basketball player at Bridgewater, except at the free throw line, does not know who to trust when he starts getting anonymous messages threatening to hurt the people around him if his free throw record does not improve.
His name was Raoul Wallenberg : courage, rescue, and mystery during World War II
By Borden, Louise Dewey: 940.53
Chronicles the life of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swede, who at the end of World War II was able to save thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazi concentration camps.
Hunted By Slater, Adam.
At the time called The Shadowing, the barrier between the netherworld and the human world begins to break down, and as 14-year-old Callum sees his visions of grisly murders coming true he strives to fulfill his destiny to stand against bloodthirsty demon forces while he, himself, is being hunted.
I beat the odds : from homelessness, to "The blind side," and beyond By Oher, Michael. Paperback
Michael Oher, the subject of the 2009 film "The Blind Side," recounts how he defied the odds, escaped from the inner-city Memphis ghetto, found a family to take him in, and used his football skills to build a better life for himself.
I lay my stitches down : poems of American slavery By Grady, Cynthia Dewey: 811
A collection of poems that depict people and events throughout the history of slavery in the United States.
Iceberg, right ahead! : the tragedy of the Titanic By McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino Dewey: 910.9163
Explores the lasting legacy of the "Titanic" tragedy, discussing how the sinking of the ship led to new regulations and the formation of an ice patrol that later became the U.S. Coast Guard, earned the "New York Times" a lasting reputation for news, caused a Senate inquiry, destroyed the lives of several survivors, and fascinated people around the world for a century.
Jungle kill By Eldridge, Jim. Paperback
When former Special Forces officer Mitch is offered a dangerous undercover mission, he must trust his five new teammates as they rescue a West African freedom fighter.
Laddertop. Volume 1 By Card, Orson Scott. Graphic novel
11-year-old best friends Robbi and Azure are thrilled to be accepted at Laddertop Academy, where they will be trained to work on the Ladders, technology given to the human race by aliens that supply power to the planet and the space stations they support. Once at Laddertop, however, the girls discover that life there is not what they and the other children chosen were led to expect.
Legacy By Cochran, Molly.
Stuck at a boarding school where her fellow students seem to despise her, Katy soon discovers that Whitfield, Massachusetts, is the place where her mother committed suicide under mysterious circumstances when Katy was a small child, and as dark forces begin to converge on Whitfield, it is up to Katy to unravel her family's many secrets to save the boy she loves and the town itself from destruction.
The lions of Little Rock By Levine, Kristin.
12-year-old Marlee develops a strong friendship with Liz, the new girl in school, but when Liz suddenly stops attending school and Marlee hears a rumor that her friend is actually an African American girl passing herself off as white, the two young girls must decide whether their friendship is worth taking on integration and the dangers it could bring to their families.
Little Rock girl 1957 : how a photograph changed the fight for integration By Tougas, Shelley Dewey: 379.2
Recounts the events surrounding the 1957 photograph taken by Will Counts that captured one of nine African-American students trying to enter an Arkansas high school while being taunted by an angry white mob and discusses how the photo brought the civil rights movement to the forefront of the nation's attention.
Love & leftovers : a novel in verse By Tregay, Sarah.
15-year-old Marcie's depressed mother forces her to move to New Hampshire when Marcie's father begins dating another man, and just as Marcie is getting used to her new life, she is forced to move back home, where she finds all of her old relationships have become strained.
The lowdown on denim By Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. Dewey: 391
JD and Shred's innocent prank goes wrong and as a punishment, they must write a report about the history of blue jeans, and as they learn about the origins of denim and their popularity over the last 100 years, the pair learn how jeans have been shaped by American popular culture.
Miles to go for freedom : segregation & civil rights in the Jim Crow years By Osborne, Linda Barrett. Dewey: 305.896
Describes the lives of African Americans during Jim Crow, a period of legal segregation and discrimination from the 1890s through the 1950s, including photographs and interviews with African Americans who were young during this time and other primary resources.
My own worst frenemy : a Langdon Prep novel By Reid, Kim. Paperback
Chanti Evans moves from the streets of Detroit to the exclusive Langdon prepatory school, where her upbringing immediately makes her a suspect in the string of thefts occurring on campus, and she must find the culprit to clear her name.
The outcasts By Flanagan, John. Book 1 in the Brotherband series.
Hal, Stig, and the other outcasts do not have the size and strength of the Skandians, but when they face off against the Wolves and the Sharks in an ultimate race for survival, they hope that their courage and cunning are enough to help them win in a game that everyone seems to think is a matter of life and death.
Outlaw : a novel By Davies, Stephen.
The children of Britain's ambassador to Burkina Faso, 15-year-old Jake, who loves technology and adventure, and thirteen-year-old Kas, a budding social activist, are abducted and spend time in the Sahara desert with Yakuuba Sor, who some call a terrorist but others consider a modern-day Robin Hood.
A plague year By Bloor, Edward.
Tom has long dreamed of getting out of Blackwater, Pennsylvania, and going to college somewhere warm and sunny, but when a plague of meth addiction sweeps through town in 2001, ruining the lives of friends, teachers, and parents, he finds it difficult to leave.
Planet Middle School By Grimes, Nikki.
A series of poems describes all the baffling changes at home and at school in 12-year-old Joylin's transition from tomboy basketball player to not-quite-girly girl.
Promise the night : a novel By MacColl, Michaela.
Explores the early life of Beryl Markham, who grew up on a farm in Kenya, and became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.
The queen of Kentucky By Whitaker, Alecia.
14-year-old Ricki Jo, a Kentucky farm girl, learns that popularity is not all she hoped it would be when the huge changes she makes in her personality and style seem to do more to drive away old friends than to win new ones.
Reasons to be happy By Kittle, Katrina. Paperback
Hannah, grieving over the tragic death of her mother who was considered Hollywood royalty, resorts to bulimia to live up to the image of her mom and gain acceptance into the popular eighth-grade clique at her Beverly Hills school, and, even though her father is too preoccupied to notice her condition, the quirky outsider Jasper knows something is wrong and tries to help her.
Sacrifice By Burns, Laura J.
Vampire Gabriel and half-vampire Shay, convinced that they can make their relationship work, run away to Gabriel's coven expecting them to embrace Shay as one of their own, but instead they view her as an abomination and a threat, not belonging in either world.
Seizure By Reichs, Kathy. Sequel to Virals.
Tory Brennan and her friends try to save the Loggerhead Island Research Institute when it runs out of funding and make tracks for Charleston, where the treasure of she-pirate, Anne Bonney, was lost but never found, but Tory and her friends are not the only ones searching for treasure and their special powers might not be enough to keep them out of trouble this time around.
The statistical probability of love at first sight By Smith, Jennifer E.
Hadley and Oliver fall in love on the flight from New York to London, but after a cinematic kiss they lose track of each other at the airport until fate brings them back together on a very momentous day.
Titanic sinks! By Denenberg, Barry Dewey: 910.9163
Retells the events surrounding the sinking of the RMS "Titanic," describing the ship's construction and launch, and featuring authentic photographs and illustrations from the period.
Unraveling Isobel By Cook, Eileen.
When 17-year-old Isobel's mother marries a man she just met and they move to his gothic mansion on an island, strange occurrences cause Isobel to fear that she is losing her sanity as her artist father did.
Variant By Wells, Robison E.
After years in foster homes, 17-year-old Benson Fisher applies to New Mexico's Maxfield Academy in hopes of securing a brighter future, but instead he finds that the school is a prison and no one is what he or she seems.
Volunteering : a how-to guide By Borus, Audrey Dewey: 302
"Learn about different kinds of volunteering, reasons why people volunteer, and organizations that you can join to get involved.
Waiting to forget By Welch, Sheila Kelly.
T.J. has always been protective of his little sister, Angela, taking care of her when they were left alone and when their mother's boyfriend would get angry. While in a foster home, T.J. was the only one who could get Angela out of her bad moods and who understood why she made origami paper cranes and threw them out the window. When a fall lands Angela unconscious in a hospital, T.J. thinks about his life and Angela's future.
What boys really want By Hautman, Pete.
A writer named Lita and an entrepreneur named Adam are just friends, but they manage to get caught up in relationship drama and discover more about what boys and girls really want.
What happened to serenity? By Collins, P. J. Sarah. Paperback
Katherine lives in a post-apocalyptic community completely cut off from the rest of the world and when her best friend's sister Serenity suddenly disappears, Katherine must break out of town to find her.
Witchlanders By Coakley, Lena.
After the prediction of Ryder's mother, once a great prophet and powerful witch, comes true and their village is destroyed by a deadly assassin, Ryder embarks on a quest that takes him into the mountains in search of the destroyer.
Wonder By Palacio, R. J.
10-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
13 gifts By Mass, Wendy.
Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, tries to break out of her shell by stealing the school mascot, a goat, but she gets caught and is shipped off for the summer to stay with relatives in the quirky town of Willow Falls, which she decides is as good a place as any to reinvent herself.
Amulet. Book four,The last council By Kibuishi, Kazu. Graphic novel.
Upon arriving in Cielis, Emily and her friends find the once busy streets deserted and the townspeople living in fear, and after Emily is escorted to the Academy to compete for a spot on the Guardian Council, the most powerful Stonekeepers, an awful secret is gradually uncovered.
Au revoir, crazy European chick By Schreiber, Joe.
Perry's parents insist that he take Gobi, their quiet, Lithuanian exchange student, to senior prom but after an incident at the dance he learns that Gobi is actually a trained assassin who needs him as a henchman, behind the wheel of his father's precious Jaguar, on a mission in Manhattan.
The auslander By Dowswell, Paul.
Peter, an orphan in Warsaw, is adopted by German professor Kaltenbach and his wife who believe the boy to be a fine specimen of Hitler Youth, but Peter begins to develop his own ideas in opposition to the Nazis, which is not a popular position in Berlin in 1943.
Behemoth By Westerfeld, Scott. Paperback.
Continues the story of Austrian Prince Alek who, in an alternate 1914 Europe, eludes the Germans by traveling in the Leviathan to Constantinople, where he faces a whole new kind of genetically-engineered warships.
Blank confession By Hautman, Pete. Paperback.
A new and enigmatic student named Shayne appears at high school one day, befriends the smallest boy in the school, and takes on a notorious drug dealer before turning himself in to the police for killing someone.
The boy at the end of the world By Van Eekhout, Greg .
Born half-grown in a world that is being destroyed, Fisher has instinctive knowledge of many things, including that he must avoid the robot that knows his name.
City of orphans By Avi.
In 1893 New York, 13-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the new Waldorf Hotel, where she works.
Dead end in Norvelt By Gantos, Jack.
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, 12-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.
Forgiven By Fox, Janet S. Paperback. Sequel.
Kula Baker, on a mission to save her father from a cruel fate, travels from Montana to San Francisco where she is swept up into a world of art and elegance, and into the life of handsome David Wong, and she must decide how to proceed with her future when disaster strikes.
The Fox inheritance By Pearson, Mary. Sequel.
Friends Jenna, Locke, and Kara suffer a terrible accident that destroys their bodies, but their minds are preserved in a digital netherworld, allowing the friends to remain connected, until the day Jenna disappears, and then, decades later, Locke and Kara are given new bodies and discover everyone they knew and loved--except Jenna--are dead and gone.
Glow By Ryan, Amy Kathleen.
15-year-old Waverly, part of the first generation of children born in deep space after her world was destroyed, questions her upcoming marriage to Kieran even though she knows she must marry and have children young in order to help populate New Earth, and, after she is taken hostage by the leaders of a sister ship who want to rule the planet and separated from Kieran, she finds herself at the helm of a dangerous mission.
Hourglass By McEntire, Myra.
17-year-old Emerson uses her power to manipulate time to help Michael, a consultant hired by her brother, to prevent a murder that happened six months ago while simultaneously navigating their undeniable attraction to one another.
Inheritance, or, The vault of souls By Paolini, Christopher. Sequel.
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, having spent months in training and battle, face the evil king Galbatorix in order to restore justice to Alagaesia, but worry they are not strong enough to defeat him.
Jefferson's sons : a founding father's secret children By Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker.
A fictionalized look at the last 20 years of Thomas Jefferson's life at Monticello through the eyes of three of his slaves, two of whom were his sons by his slave, Sally Hemings.
Lie By Bock, Caroline. Paperback.
17-year-old Skylar is the prime witness when her boyfriend, Jimmy, is accused of brutally assaulting two El Salvadoran immigrants from a neighboring town, but Skylar is refusing to talk to the police, until one of the victims steps up to demand justice and Skylar begins to have second thoughts about protecting Jimmy.
The midnight zoo By Hartnett, Sonya.
12-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.
Misfit By Skovron, Jon.
Seattle 16-year-old Jael must negotiate normal life in Catholic school while learning to control the abilities she inherited from her mother, a demon, and protect those she loves from Belial, the Duke of Hell.
Mistress of the Storm : a Verity Gallant tale By Welsh, M. L.
Verity Gallant, a lonely little girl, acquires two steadfast friends after she is given an ancient book that leads her into the mystery of an ancient pledge and a battle with the powerful Mistress of the Storm.
A monster calls : a novel By Ness, Patrick.
13-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
Moonglass By Kirby, Jessi.
At age seven, Anna watched her mother walk into the surf and drown, but nine years later, when she moves with her father to the beach where her parents fell in love, she joins the cross-country team, makes new friends, and faces her guilt.
The mostly true story of Jack By Barnhill, Kelly Regan.
Jack is practically invisible at home, but when his parents send him to Hazelwood, Iowa, to spend a summer with his odd aunt and uncle, he suddenly makes friends, is beaten up by the town bully, and is plotted against by the richest man in town.
My big mouth : 10 songs I wrote that almost got me killed By Hannan, Peter.
When Davis Delaware moves to a new school after the death of his mother, he immediately gets on the wrong side of Gerald, the school bully, when he creates a band called The Amazing Dweebs along with Molly, the girl he has a crush on--who also happens to be Gerald's girlfriend.
The name of the star By Johnson, Maureen.
Rory, of Boueuxlieu, Louisiana, is spending a year at a London boarding school when she witnesses a murder by a Jack the Ripper copycat and becomes involved with the very unusual investigation.
The nightmare ninja By Higgins, Simon. Sequel.
Battling a power-hungry warlord in medieval Japan, teenaged Moonshadow, an orphaned ninja in the shogun's secret service with the ability to see through the eyes of animals, encounters a weaponless assassin who enters the mind of his victims during their sleep.
Nocturne : a Claire de Lune novel By Johnson, Christine.
After the tragic events of the summer, Claire wants to worry about nothing but finding the perfect dress for the Autumn Ball, but her worst nightmares come true when someone learns that she is a werewolf, placing everyone she knows at risk.
Now is the time for running By Williams, Michael.
When soldiers attack a small village in Zimbabwe, Deo goes on the run with Innocent, his older, mentally disabled brother, carrying little but a leather soccer ball filled with money, and after facing prejudice, poverty, and tragedy, it is in soccer that Deo finds renewed hope.
The project By Falkner, Brian.
After discovering a terrible secret hidden in the most boring book in the world, Iowa 15-year-olds Luke and Tommy find out that members of a secret Nazi organization intend to use this information to rewrite history.
Ripple By Hubbard, Amanda.
Lexi is cursed by the siren's song and, after having to kill the last boy she loved, has cut herself off from making friends or falling in love, until one boy manages to break down the walls she has built around her heart, but when Lexi is offered a chance to live a normal life if she only gives him up, she must decide if it is worth the cost.
The sandman. Volume 1,Preludes & nocturnes By Gaiman, Neil. Graphic novel.
A collection of stories that introduce the graphic novel series' lead character, Morpheus, the King of Dreams, and his family, the Endless, a group of immortal beings who embody the most powerful forces or aspects of the universe.
Secrets of Tamarind By Aguiar, Nadia. Sequel.
Four years after leaving the lost island of Tamarind, Maya, Simon, and Penny Nelson return to stop the Red Coral Project, a sinister group mining the magical mineral ophalla there and, in the process, ruining the magnificent island.
The shattering By Healey, Karen.
When a rash of suicides disturbs Summerton, an oddly perfect tourist town on the west coast of New Zealand, the younger siblings of the dead boys become suspicious and begin an investigation that reveals dark secrets and puts them in grave danger.
Sign language : a novel By Ackley, Amy.
12-year-old Abbey North deals with her feelings about her father's cancer and its aftermath while also navigating the problems of growing up.
Steampunk! : an anthology of fantastically rich and strange stories
A collection of 14 fantasy stories by well-known authors, set in an alternate universe where romance and technology reign and featuring automatons, clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that never existed.
There's no place like home : a novel By Calonita, Jen. Paperback.
17-year-old Kaitlin Burke is back in Los Angeles after her brilliant run on Broadway, but her new sitcom is such a success that she finds herself again wishing for a normal life when a bad run-in with aggressive paparazzi puts her boyfriend Austin in danger.
Torn By Haddix, Margaret Peterson.
Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 to rescue John Hudson, the missing son of explorer Henry Hudson, but just as the mutiny on the "Discovery" is supposed to start, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history is tested once again and they fear that more is at stake than just one boy's life. Includes facts about Henry Hudson's explorations.
The underdogs By Lupica, Mike.
Small but fast 12-year-old Will Tyler, an avid football player in the down-and-out town of Forbes, Pennsylvania, takes matters into his own hands to try and finance the city's football team, giving the whole community hope in the process.
Unforgettable By Ellsworth, Loretta.
When Baxter Green was three years old he developed a condition that causes him to remember absolutely everything, and now that he is 15, he and his mother have moved to Minnesota to escape her criminal boyfriend and, Baxter hopes, to reconnect with a girl he has been thinking about since kindergarten.
Viola in the spotlight By Trigiani, Adriana. Sequel.
Viola is happy to be back in Brooklyn until her best friend Andrew starts acting strangely around her, Caitlyn keeps ditching her for a guy, and her old roommates from Prefect Academy show up for a visit, and Viola begins to wonder if New York is really where she wants to be.
Water balloon By Vernick, Audrey.
Marley is not given a choice when her newly separated parents decide she will spend the summer with her dad and make her take a job she did not ask for, but things start to look better for Marley after she meets a cute boy who loves dogs as much as she does.
Wisdom's Kiss : a thrilling and romantic adventure, incorporating magic, villany, and a cat
By Murdock, Catherine Gilbert.
Princess Wisdom, who yearns for a life of adventure beyond the kingdom; Tips, a soldier keeping his true life secret from his family; Fortitude, an orphaned maid who longs for Tips; and Magic the cat form an uneasy alliance as they try to save the kingdom from certain destruction. Told through diaries, memoirs, encyclopedia entries, letters, biographies, and a stage play.
With the might of angels : the diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson By Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, 12-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.
The zombie handbook : an essential guide to zombies and, more importantly, how to avoid them By Curran, Robert.
Offers tips and advice about how to survive a zombie attack, how to avoid becoming a zombie, and what to do if confronted by the living dead.