306.76 What if Someone I Know is
Gay? Marcus, Eric
MAR Answers questions about homosexuality, covering
such themes as friends and family, dating, marriage and children, school issues,
and discrimination.
362.29 Performance Enhancing Drugs Egendorf,
Laura K.
EGE Presents a concise overview on issues
associated with performance-enhancing drugs, including primary source quotes
and statistics.
510 Mathematics Henderson,
Harry
HEN A fascinating overview of 10 individuals who
contributed to the development of mathematics.
629.4 Red Moon Rising Brzezinski,
Matthew
BRZ Drawing on original interviews and declassified
documents, examines the behind-the-scenes story of the early space race between
the Soviet Union the U.S., the U-Z spy planes, and the launching of the satellite,
Sputnik.
940.53 Holocaust Wood, Angela
WOO An illustrated chronicle of the Holocaust that presents
facts, personal accounts, maps, charts and timelines and includes survivor testimonies
on a DVD.
92 The Conquests
of Alexander the Great Behnke, Alison
ALE Profiles Alexander the Great, military
leader and King of ancient Macedonia, who conquered most of the known world
of his time
before his death at age 35.
92 Tiki Barber Needham,
Tom
BAR A career biography of Tiki Barber, discussing
his youth in Virginia, his friendly rivalry with his twin brother, his college
and professional careers, and his charity work.
92 Don't Let's go
to the Dogs Fuller, Alexandra
FUL Tonight The author chronicles the experiences
she had while growing up on several farms in southern and central Africa from
1972-1990.
920 The Bond Davis,
Sampson
DAV Examines the strained relationships between 3 doctors
-friends who grew up together in the inner city of Newark- and their fathers;
explores how the relations influenced each of their lives; and discusses how
they reestablished bonds with their dads.
FIC The Absolutely True Diary of
a Part-time Indian Alexie, Sherman
ALE Budding cartoonist Junior, a goofy-looking
dork with a decent jump shot, leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian
Reservation to attend an all-white farm school where the only other Native American
is the school mascot.
FIC Cassandra's Sister Bennett,
Veronica
BEN An historical novel about a young Jane Austen and
the companionship of her older sister, Cassandra.
FIC Beige Castellucci,
Cecil
CAS Katy, a quiet teenager, reluctantly leaves her home
to spend time with her estranged father, a recovered addict and aging Los Angeles
punk rock legend.
FIC Click
CLI 10 distinguished authors each write
a chapter of this intriguing novel of mystery and family, which examines how
a cryptic gift and note from a photojournalist sets off a series of events.
FIC White Magic Easton, Kelly
EAS Three high school girls in Santa Monica form a coven
to try to get what they feel is missing from their lives.
FIC Little (Grrl) Lost De Lint,
Charles
DE T.J. and her new friend Elizabeth, a 6-inch-high
"Little" with a big chip on her shoulder, help one another as T.J.
tries to adjust to her family's move from a farm to the big city and Elizabeth
tries to make her own way in the world.
FIC Gym Candy Deuker, Carl
DEU Groomed by his father to be a star player, football is the only
thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who tries to hold onto
his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social
life.
FIC Glass Hopkins, Ellen
HOP Kristina is determined to break her addiction to drugs in order to
keep her newborn child, but when she fails and the pull becomes too strong,
her greatest fears are quickly realized.
FIC Slam Hornby, Nick
HOR At the age of 15, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of
skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.
FIC Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall Mass,
Wendy
MAS When Tessa Reynolds falls into a coma after getting hit in the head during
gym class, she experiences heaven as the mall where her parents work and she
revisits key events from her life, causing her to reevaluate herself and how
she wants to live.
FIC Love Over Scotland McCall Smith, Alexander
MCC From the author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency comes a novel about
the residents of 44 Scotland Street, and how they struggle to balance the demands
of real life with their desire for happiness and lasting love.
FIC Hush Napoli, Donna Jo
NAP Melkorka, an Irish princess, is kidnapped by Russian slave traders and not
only learns how to survive but to challenge some of the brutality of her captors,
who are fascinated by her apparent muteness and the possibility that she is
enchanted.
FIC My Swordhand is Singing Sedgwick, Marcus
SED In the dangerous dark of winter in an eastern European village during
the early 17th century, Peter learns from a gypsy girl that the Shadow Queen
is behind the recent murders and reanimations, and his father's secret past
may hold the key to stopping her.
FIC First Shot Sorrells, Walter
SOR During his sophomore year, high school senior David Crandall's mother was
murdered; and now, after learning about a family embezzlement secret and witnessing
his father burying a shot gun, he starts to suspect his Dad was the murderer.
FIC Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Zevin, Gabrielle
ZEV After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last
four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.