Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Fish That Ate the Whale: the Life and Times of America's Banana King

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The Fish That Ate the Whale:  the Life and Times of America's Banana King By Rich Cohen Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.  270 pgs.  ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Road Trip

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Road Trip By Gary Paulsen and Jim Paulsen Wendy Lamb Books, 2013. 114 pgs. Young Adult At 5 a.m., fourteen-year-old Ben's father ...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Simon and Schuster, 2011. 630 pgs. Non-fiction Steve Jobs is regarded as one of the giants, if not the m...

The Boneshaker

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The Boneshaker by Kate Milford Clarion, 2010.  372 pgs. Young Adult Kate Milford's very scary story of the devil loose in post...

How to Find Out Anything

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How To Find Out Anything: From Extreme Google Searches to Scouring Government Documents, A Guide to Uncovering Anything About Everyone and...
Friday, January 25, 2013

My Beloved World

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My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor Knopf, 2013.  315 pgs. Autobiography Justice Sotomayor's impressive autobiography tells the st...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

125 True Stories of Amazing Animals

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125 True Stories of Amazing Animals National Geographic, 2012. 112 pgs. Young Adult Nonfiction This book is tons of fun, with stories a...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

The Friday Society

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The Friday Society By Adrienne Kress Dial Books, 2012. 440 pgs. Young Adult Cora is the assistant to an inventor, Nellie is the assist...
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain

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Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain by Stephen Taylor W.W. Norton & Co., 2012. 307 pgs. Nonfi...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

One for the Books

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One for the Books by Joe Queenan Viking, 2012.  244 pgs. Nonfiction Joe Queenan, journalist, reviewer, lover of books, didn't care...
Friday, January 11, 2013

Bunny Drop

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Bunny Drop By Yumi Unita Yen Press, 2010. 203 pgs. Young Adult Comics If you think that all graphic novels are made up of sparking eye...

Drops of Gold

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Drops of Gold By Sarah M. Eden Covenant Communications, 2012. 191 pgs. Romance  When her father's death leaves her destitute and w...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Prodigy

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Prodigy By Marie Lu G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2012. 384 pages. Young Adult June and Day arrive in Vegas and make contact with Patriot re...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Glitch

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Glitch By Heather Anastasiu St. Martin's Press, 2012. 308 pages. Young Adult The Community is a haven for humanity, where emotions...

Insignia

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Insignia By S. J. Kincaid Katherine Tegen Books, 2012. 444 pages. Young Adult Tom Raines has spent years drifting with his gambler fat...

The Crimson Crown

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The Crimson Crown By Cinda Williams Chima Hyperion Book, 2012. 598 pages. Young Adult The fourth and final book in the Seven Realms se...

The Emperor's Soul

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The Emperor's Soul By Brandon Sanderson Tachyon Publications, 2012. 175 pages. Fantasy Shai is a master Forger, a person with the ...
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Adaptation

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Adaptation By Malinda Lo Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2012. 386 pages. Young Adult While Reese is waiting in an airport on h...

Glow

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Glow By Amy Kathleen Ryan St Martin's Griffin, 2011. 307 pages. Young Adult The Empyrean is a multi-generational ship on its way t...

False Memory

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False Memory By Dan Krokos Hyperion, 2012. 327 pages. Young Adult Miranda wakes up with no memory of who she is or where she belongs. ...
Saturday, January 5, 2013

Buried in the Sky . . .

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Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day by Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan Norton,...
Friday, January 4, 2013

The Great Pearl Heist . . .

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The Great Pearl Heist: London's Greatest Thief and Scotland Yard's Hunt for the World's Most  Valuable Necklace by Molly Ca...
Monday, December 31, 2012

Dodger

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Dodger by Terry Pratchett HarperCollins, 2012.  360 pgs. Young Adult. Dodger is a tosher and a thief, whatever it takes to keep body a...
Saturday, December 29, 2012

Violins of Autumn

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Violins of Autumn  By Amy McAuley Walker, 2012. 326 pgs. Young Adult After lying about her age, Betty has become a Special Operations...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Girl Who Owned a City

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The Girl Who Owned a City By O.T. Nelson; adapted by Dan Jolley; illustrated by Joelle Jones Graphic Universe, 2012. 125 pgs. Graphic no...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

The Impossible Rescue

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The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure By Martin W. Sandler Candlewick Press, 2012. 163 pgs. Young Adult N...
Friday, December 21, 2012

Jepp, Who Defied the Stars

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Jepp, Who Defied the Stars By Katherine Marsh Hyperion, 2012. 369 pgs. Young Adult Historical Fiction Jepp is a teenage dwarf living i...

Envious Casca

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Envious Casca By Georgette Heyer Sourcebooks Landmark, 2010. 396 pgs. Mystery Fans of Heyer’s historical romances may be interested to...

The Black Box

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The Black Box by Michael Connelly Little, Brown and Company, 2012.  403 pgs. Mystery. During the Los Angeles riots of 1992, much of So...

The Secret Keeper

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The Secret Keeper  By Kate Morton Atria Books, 2012. 484 pgs. Fiction  While hiding in a tree during a family picnic, 16-year-old Lau...