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October 2007

ADULT FICTION:

Secret Life of Josephine: Napoleon’s bird of paradise by Carolly Erickson
Dead Heat by Dick Francis and Felix Francis
Body of Lies: a novel by David Ignatius
The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman
Forgive Me: a novel by Amanda Eyre Ward

ADULT NONFICTION:

A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a boy soldier by Ishmael Beah (966.404)
Giving: how each of us can change the world by Bill Clinton (171.8)
God’s Gold: a quest for the lost treasures of Jerusalem by Sean Kingsley (933.05)
Prince of Darkness: 50 years reporting in Washington by Robert D. Novak (B NOV)
Until Proven Innocent: political correctness and the shameful injustices of the Duke lacrosse rape case by Stuart Taylor, Jr. and K.C. Johnson (364.153)

TEEN BOOKS:

Blue Girl by Charles De Lint
Boy Girl Boy by Ron Koertge
A Crack in the Line by Michael Lawrence

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 8 AND UP:

Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
Something out of nothing: Marie Curie and radium by Carla Killough McClafferty (YB CUR)
Peak by Roland Smith
Deep Cut by Susan Rosson Spain
New Policeman by Kate Thompson

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 - 5:

Just-so Woman by Gary L. Blackwood
Buster’s Sugartime by Mark Tolon Brown
A Snout for Chocolate by Denys Cazet
Pup and Hound at Sea by Susan Hood
Franklin’s Picnic by Sharon Jennings

 

 

*If a book you want is already checked out you may put the title on hold and you will be called as soon as the book becomes available.

 

 

September 2007

ADULT FICTION:

Witch of Portobello: a novel by Paul Coelho; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa
Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon
Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs
Secret Servant by Daniel Silva

ADULT NONFICTION:

Long Time Leaving: dispatches from up South by Roy Blount, Jr. (975)
The Reagan Diaries/Ronald Reagan edited by Douglas Brinkley (973.927)
Noise by Bart Kosko (155.911)
Union 1812: the Americans who fought the Second War of Independence by A. J. Langguth (973.52)
After the Massacre: the violent legacy of the San Saba Mission by Robert S. Weddle (TEX976.402)

TEEN BOOKS:

What Erika wants by Bruce Clements
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Mimus by Lilli Thal; translated by John Brownjohn

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 8 AND UP:

Traitors’ Gate by Avi
Nobody’s Princess by Esther M. Friesner
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
Way Down Deep by Ruth White

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 5 – 8:

Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen by Cari Best
Giant Hug by Sandra Horning
Baby Shoes by Dashka Slater
Time to say please! by Mo Willems

 

 

August 2007

ADULT FICTION:

Up in Honey’s Room by Elmore Leonard
Ever-Running Man by Marcia Muller
Invisible Prey by John Sanford
Peony in Love: a novel by Lisa See
Ten Days in the Hills by Jane Smiley

ADULT NONFICTION:

Black tie optional: a complete special events resource for nonprofit organizations by Harry Freedman and Karen Feldman (658.152)
Brainiac: adventures in the curious, competitive, compulsive world of trivia buffs by Ken Jennings (791.547)
Manhunt: the twelve-day chase for Lincoln’s killer by James L. Swanson (364.152)
A Thousand Barrels a Second: the coming oil break point and the challenges facing an energy dependent world by Peter Tertzakian (338.272)
Getting Help: the complete & authoritative guide to self-assessment and treatment of mental health problems by Jeffrey C. Wood (616.89)

TEEN BOOKS:

Fast and brutal wing by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson
Orpheus Obsession by Dakota Lane
Storm Thief by Chris Wooding

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 8 AND UP:

Corydon & the Island of monsters by Tobias Druitt
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the High Middle Ages by Nancy Plain (YB ELE)
Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
Emma-Jean Lazarus fell out of a tree by Lauren Tarshis
Secrets of a Civil War submarine: solving the mysteries of the H.L. Hunley by Sally M. Walker (Y973.757)       

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss
Building with Dad by Carol Nevius
Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan

 

 

July 2007

FICTION:

The Navigator: a novel from the NUMA files by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos
The Maytrees by Annie Dillard
Lean mean thirteen by Janet Evanovich
Good Guy by Dean Koontz
Lost Constitution by William Martin

NONFICTION:

Moscow 1941: a city and its people at war by Rodric Braithwaite (940.542)
Jim Cramer’s mad money: watch TV, get rich by James J. Cramer with Cliff Mason (332.632)
Dead beat: lost souls, lucky stiffs and the perverse pleasures of obituaries by Marilyn Johnson (070.449)
Bowerman and the men of Oregon: the story of Oregon’s legendary coach and Nike’s cofounder
by Kenny Moore (B BOW)
Too late to say goodbye: a true story of murder and betrayal by Ann Rule (364.152)

TEEN BOOKS:

Long gone daddy by Helen Hemphill
Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
Fake ID by Walter Sorrels

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 8 AND UP:

Shawn Fanning: the founder of Napster by Renee Ambrosek (YB FAN)
I’ll sing you one-o by Nan Gregory
Cracker!: the best dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
Harmless by Dana Reinhardt
Leven Thumps and the gateway to Foo by Obert Skye

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 5 – 8:

Night of the new magicians by Mary Pope Osborne
Junie B., first grader: Aloha-ha-ha! by Barbara Park
Zombie zone by Ron Roy

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

Ollie by Olivier Dunrea
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
Poof! by John O’Brien

 

 

June 2007

FICTION:

Dream When You’re Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg
Strike Force by Dale Brown
The Overlook by Michael Connelly
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Good Guy by Dean Koontz

NONFICTION:

A Perfect Union: Dolly Madison and the creation of the American nation by Catherine Allgor (B MAD)
Presidential Courage: brave leaders and how they changed America, 1789 – 1989 by Michael Beschloss (973.099)
Prisoners: a Muslim and aJew across the Middle East divide by Jeffrey Goldberg (070.92)
When the Dancing stopped: the real story of the Morro Castle disaster and its deadly wake by Brian Hicks (910.91)
Blood and Thunder: an epic of the American West by Hampton Sides (978.02)

TEEN BOOKS:

Underwood See by Michael Lawrence
Dairy Queen: a novel by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 8 AND UP:

Chicken boy by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Unstoppable me! : 10 ways to soar through life by Wayne W. Dyer with Kristina Tracy (Y158.108)
Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes
Grace’s twist by Melissa J. Morgan
Pierre Omidyar: the founder of eBay by Jennifer Viegas (YB OMI)

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 5 – 8:

Scooby-Doo! and the monster menace by James Gelsey
Judy Moody declares independence by Megan McDonald
Yellow yacht by Ron Roy

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

Babies in the bayou by Jim Arnosky
Keeper of soles by Teresa Bateman
White ram: a story of Abraham and Isaac by Mordicai Gerstein
Jazz by Walter Dean Myers
Royal tea party by Sheila Walsh

 

 

May 2007

FICTION:

Heyday by Kurt Anderson
Simple Genius by David Baldacci
The Woods by Harlan Coben
Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith
The River Knows by Amanda Quick

NONFICTION:

Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Lafitte at the Battle of New Orleans by Winston Groom (973.523)
Thomas Paine: enlightenment, revolution, and the birth of modern nations by Craig Nelson (B PAI)
1920: the year of the six presidents by David Pietrusza (324.973)
Spymistress: the life of Vera Atkins, the greatest secret agent of World War II by William Stevenson (B ATK)
Shameful flight: the last years of the British Empire in India by Stanley Wolpert (954.035)

TEEN BOOKS:

Avalon High by Meg Cabot
Inexcusable by Chris Lynch
Seeker by William Nicholson

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 8 AND UP:

Rules by Cynthia Lord
Hubert invents the wheel by Claire and Monte Montgomery
Higher power of Lucky by Susan Patron
George Crum and the Saratoga chip by Gaylia Taylor (YB CRU)

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 5 – 8:

Cam Jansen and the secret service mystery by David A. Adler
Arthur and the world record by Stephen Krensky
Roxie and the hooligans by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
White wolf by Ron Roy

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

Grandfather Buffalo by Jim Arnosky
Pigeon has feelings, too! : a smidgeon of pigeon by Mo Willems
Dinos on the go! by Karma Wilson

 

 

 

April 2007

FICTION:

Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
When the Light Goes by Larry McMurtry
Storm Runners by T. Jefferson Parker
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

NONFICTION:

Checklist: what you and your family need to know to prevent disease and live a long and healthy life by Manny Alvarez (613 ALV)
Stealing the General: the great locomotive chase and the first Medal of Honor by Russell S. Bonds (973.732)
Anzio: Italy and the battle for Rome – 1944 by Lloyd Clark (904.452)
Shopping for Bombs: nuclear proliferation, global insecurity, and the rise and fall of the A.Q. Khan Network by Gordon Corera (623.451)
Women & Money: owning the power to control your destiny by Suze Orman (332.024)

TEEN BOOKS:

The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce
Club Dread by Walter Sorrells
Hard hit by Ann Warren Turner

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 8 AND UP:

Misadventures of Maude March, or, Trouble rides a fast train by Audrey Couloumbis
Penny from heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
Ghost’s grave by Peg Kehret
Best (boy) friend forever by Melissa J. Morgan
The North Pole was here: puzzles and perils at the top of the world by Andrew C. Revkin (YNF 910.916)

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 5 – 8:

Scooby-Doo! and the scary skateboarder by James Gelsey
Winter of the ice wizard by Mary Pope Osborne
Runaway racehorse by Ron Roy

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

Berenstain Bears and the trouble with chores by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Sleepyhead bear by Lisa Westberg Peters
Probuditi! by Chris Van Allsburg
Moses: when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
Edwina: the dinosaur who didn’t know she was extinct by Mo Willems

 

March 2007

FICTION:

Bad Blood by Linda Fairstein
Hunters by W.E.B Griffin
Step on a Crack: a novel by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Edge of winter by Luanne Rice
Innocent in death by J.D. Robb

NONFICTION:

Life and Times of the Thunderbolt kid: a memoir by Bill Bryson (B BRY)
The Philosopher and the Druids: a journey among the ancient Celts by Philip Freeman (913.604)
Thunderstruck by Erik Larson (364.152)
Words that work: It’s not what you say, it’s what people hear by Frank I. Luntz (808.042)
Tell them I didn’t cry: a young journalist’s story of joy, loss, and survival in Iraq by Jackie Spinner with Jenny Spinner (B SPI)

TEEN BOOKS:

Quid Pro Quo by Vicki Grant
Myrren’s gift by Fiona McIntosh
Marie, dancing by Carolyn Meyer

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 8 AND UP:

Firegirl by Tony Abbott
Greatest skating race: a WWII story from the Netherlands by Louise Borden
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Hattie big sky by Kirby Larson
Pompeii: lost & found by Mary Pope Osborne (Y937.7)

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

Uno’s garden by Graeme Base
Doña Flor: a tall tale about a giant lady with a great big heart by Pat Mora
Rainbow Fish finds his way by Marcus Pfister
Annie’s chair by Deborah Niland
Good Morning, Digger by Anne Rockwell

 

February 2007

FICTION:

Plum Lovin’ by Janet Evanovich
Secret Heiress by Judith Gould
True Evil by Greg Iles
Stalemate by Iris Johansen
Exile: a novel by Richard North Patterson
Counterplay by Robert K. Tanenbaum

NONFICTION:

Too Soon to say Goodbye by Art Buchwald (B BUC)
Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw (B CAR)
The Tao of Willie: a guide to the happiness in your heart by Willie Nelson with Turk Pipkin (170.44)
P. Allen Smith’s colors for the garden: creating compelling color themes by P. Allen Smith  (635.968)
Ageless: the naked truth about bioidentical hormones by Suzanne Somers (618.175)

TEEN BOOKS:

Bonemender by Holly Bennett
Somebody’s daughter by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Od magic by Patricia A. McKillip

YOUTH BOOKS FOR AGES 8 AND UP:

Megan Meade’s guide to the McGowan boys: a novel by Kate Brian
Leon and the champion chip by Allen Kurzweil
Ballet of the Elephants by Leda Schubert (YNF 792.842)
Bella at midnight by Diane Stanley
Earth dragon awakes: the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 by Laurence Yep

BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 5 – 8:

Good luck, bad luck by Rick Brown
A Class play with Ms. Vanilla by Fred Ehrlich
Be my Valentine by Rosemary Wells

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

Maxwell’s Mountain by Shari Becker
A Father’s Song by Janet Lawler
Flotsam by David Wiesner – This book was awarded the 2007 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

*If you book you want is already checked out you may put the title on hold and you will be called as soon as the book becomes available.

 

 

January 2007

ADULT FICTION:

Next: a novel by Michael Crichton
The Keep by Jennifer Egan
Hannibal Rising: a novel by Thomas Harris
Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman
Empress: a novel by Shan Sa; translated by Adriana Hunter
Home to Big Stone Gap: a novel by Adriana Trigiani

ADULT NONFICTION:

10 Rules of Sam Walton: success secrets for remarkable results by Michael Bergdahl (658.409)
Unplugged: Reclaiming our right to die in America by William H. Colby (179.7)
Iraq Study Group Report: the way forward: a new approach by The Iraq Study Group; James A. Baker III and Lee. H. Hamilton, Co-Chairs (956.704)
Engineering the world: stories from the first 75 years of Texas Instruments by Caleb Pirtle III (TEX 338.762)
Mockingbird: a portrait of Harper Lee by Charles J. Shields (B LEE)

TEEN BOOKS:

Fly on the wall: how one girl saw everything by E. Lockhart
Grand & Humble by Brent Hartinger
Nothing to lose by Alex Flinn

YOUTH BOOKS FOR AGES 8 AND UP:

Year of the dog: a novel by Grace Lin
Amelia’s most unforgettable embarrassing moments by Marissa Moss
Marisol by Gary Soto
Ptolemy’s gate by Jonathan Stroud
Turtle Tide: the ways of sea turtles by Stephen R. Swinburne (YNF 597.92)

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

On Noah’s Ark by Jan Brett
Full steam ahead by Faye Gibbons
You can do it, Sam by Amy Hest
My name is Bilal by Asma Mobin-Uddin
Take care, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas

*If a book you want is already checked out you may put the title on hold and you will be called as soon as it becomes available.

 

December 2006

ADULT FICTION:

Shepherd, the angel, and Walter the Christmas miracle dog by Dave Barry
Wild Fire: a novel by Nelson DeMille
Lisey’s story: a novel by Stephen King
Cross by James Patterson
Born in death by J.D. Robb

ADULT NONFICTION:

Where God was born: a journey by land to the roots of religion by Bruce Feiler (200.956)
Innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town by John Grisham (345.766)
Confession by James E. McGreevey with David France (B MCG)
Audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream by Barack Obama (B OBA)
In command of history: Churchill fighting and writing the Second World War by David Reynolds (940.530)

TEEN BOOKS:

Dusk by Susan Gates
Born to rock by Gordon Korman
Rx by Lynn Tracy

YOUTH BOOKS FOR AGES 8 AND UP:

Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Sea of monsters by Rick Riordan
End by Lemony Snicket
Golem’s eye by Jonathan Stroud

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

Four sides, eight nights: a new spin on Hanukkah by Rebecca Tova Ben-Zvi (Y296.435)
Snowbelly family of Chillyville Inn by Chery Hawkinson
Noel by Tony Johnston (Y811.54)
Christmas tree! by Wendell and Florence Minor
There was no snow on Christmas Eve by Pam Munoz Ryan

 

*If a book you want is already checked out you may put the title on hold and you will be called as soon as the book becomes available.

 

 

November 2006

ADULT FICTION:

Echo Park: a novel by Michael Connelly
Mephisto Club: a novel by Terri Gerritsen
Mission Song by John Le Carre
Road by Cormac McCarthy
Short Straw by Stuart Woods

ADULT NONFICTION:

Freedom: the story of my second life by Malika Oufkir (B OUF)
Sleeping with Custer and the 7th Cavalry: an embedded reporter in Iraq by Walter C. Rodgers (956.704)
Babyspace idea book by Suzonne Stirling (747.77)
Crack in the edge of the world: America and the great California earthquake of 1906 by  Simon Winchester (979.461)
State of Denial by Bob Woodward (973.931)

TEEN BOOKS:

Just Listen: a novel by Sarah Dessen
True Confessions of a Hollywood starlet: a novel by Lola Douglas
Dead Connection by Charlie Price

YOUTH BOOKS FOR AGES 8 AND UP:

MVP*: *Magellan Voyage Project by Douglas Evans
Firebug by Marianne Mitchell
Wings of Light: the migration of the yellow butterfly by Stephen R. Swinburne (Y595.789)
Spy on the Home Front: a Molly mystery by Alison Hart

PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 2 – 5:

Bedtime, Nelly! by Jan Barger
Leaf man by Lois Ehlert
Where is the green sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek
Pilgrim Cat by Carol Antoinette Peacock

 

*If a book you want is already checked out you may put the title on hold and you will be called as soon as the book becomes available.

 

 

*If a book you want is already checked out you may put the title on hold and you will be called as soon as the book becomes available.

 

 

 

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