302.23 The Last Days of Democracy Cohen,
Elliot D.
COH Does the corporate ownership of the media
influence what people see, hear, and understand about U.S. military and political
policies?
302.23 Media Bias Streissguth, Thomas
STR Explores the controversy over media
bias, discussing the history of the American media, events that have shaped
the issue, and each side of the debate.
305.48 Kabul Beauty School Rodriguez, Deborah
ROD Hairdresser Deborah Rodriguez details her experiences
in post-Taliban Afghanistan, discussing the opening of her beauty school and
recalls the personal stories of various women who overcame obstacles to obtain
an education in cosmetology.
500 Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze?
WHY Answers to over 100 questions from "New Scientist"
magazine, covering a wide variety of topics, from animals to mucus to boomerangs.
796.72 Racing Gifford, Clive
GIF Examines various aspects of motor racing,
covering drivers, circuits, cars, different categories of motor sports, pit
stop techniques, and many other topics.
956.7 Understanding Iraq Polk, William Roe
POL Presents an overview of the history of Iraq
from the ancient city of Babylon, through the invasion of the Ottoman Turks,
the advent of Islam, British rule, and the American occupation.
REF
398 Encyclopedia of American
Folklore Watts, Linda S.
WAT Examines topics, terms, themes, figures, and issues related
to American folklore, covering fairy tales, holidays, fables, myths, and more.
FIC Baby Girl Adams,
Lenora
ADA Sheree, tough from growing up without a father,
finds herself at a loss to help herself when she falls into the same trap as
her mother.
FIC Invitation Only Brian,
Kate
BRI Reed Brennan, on scholarship at the exclusive
Easton Academy, has achieved her goal of getting into the luxurious Billings
dorm, but then finds herself at the mercy of her roommates after an illicit
party.
FIC Angels on Sunset Boulevard De
la Cruz, Melissa
DE When the people closest to them start
to disappear, Taj and Nick hit the streets of L.A. looking for a way to reach
the lost souls of their friends that have been "tapped" by the Angels
Practice, an internet based movement with a shady background.
FIC Exploits of a Reluctant (But
Extremely Good looking) Hero Fergus, Maureen
FER After getting caught stealing from his grandmother's
toilet store, the narrator is punished by being forced to work at a soup kitchen,
an experience that seems inconsequential until he discovers one of his friends
depends on free food.
FIC Holdup Fields, Terri
FIE Diverse teens each react differently
to a busy shift at Burger Haven on a hectic Saturday night that culminates in
a show-down with two armed robbers.
FIC Hoops of Steel Foley,
John
FOL Passionate about basketball, troubled teenager Jackson
O'Connell chronicles the ways the game colors the events of his senior year
in high school.
FIC A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini,
Khaled
HOS A novel set against 3 decades of Afghanistan's history
shaped by Soviet occupation, civil war, and the Taliban.
FIC The Celebutants on the Avenue Pagliarulo,
Antonio
PAG Fabulously wealthy 16 year old triplets, accustomed
to being in the public eye, find themselves in the middle of the wrong kind
of scandal when 1 of them is implicated in the murder of a powerful magazine
editor.
FIC Chloe Doe Phillips, Suzanne
PHI As a former teen on the street, Chloe Doe
reveals her family history to a psychiatrist, and the battle of wits she wages
with him turns into a life-changing experience for her.
FIC The Alchemyst Scott, Michael
Dylan
SCO While working at pleasant, but mundane summer jobs in
San Francisco, twins Sophie and Josh suddenly find themselves caught up in deadly
century-old struggle between rival alchemists over possession of an ancient
and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting Life.
FIC Boot Camp Strasser,
Todd
STR After ignoring several warnings to stop dating his
teacher, Garrett is sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp that uses unorthodox and
brutal methods to train students to obey their parents.
FIC Parrotfish Wittlinger,
Ellen
WIT Grady yearns for acceptance by his classmates
as he struggles to adjust to his new identity.
SC M is for Magic Gaiman,
Neil
GAI A chilling collection of 11 short science
fiction and fantasy stories.
SC 21 Proms
21 21 Stories of prom night
- some are triumphs, some are disasters, but each one is a night you will never
forget.