Here are some of the new books we have just put in the library. Hope you see something that you would like to read:
500 things to know about the ancient world
By Howitt, Carolyn. Basket Book
Presents five hundred facts on ancient cultures, arranged in such categories as food and drink, fashion, sport, society, writing, war, animals, death, and the spiritual world.
The amazing life of birds : (the twenty-day puberty journal of Duane Homer Leech)
By Paulsen, Gary. Dewey: -Fic-
As twelve-year-old Duane endures the confusing and humiliating aspects of puberty, he watches a newborn bird in a nest on his windowsill begin to grow and become more independent, all of which he records in his journal.
Artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance
By Beckman, Wendy Hart. Dewey: 700
Profiles ten artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s.
A beautiful pageant : African American theatre, drama, and performance in the Harlem Renaissance, 1910-1927
By Krasner, David. 1952- Dewey: 812
Explores how African-American theatre, drama, sports, dance, and politics was impacted during the Harlem Renaissance, from 1910 to 1927.
Becoming Billie Holiday
By Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- Dewey: -Fic-
Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday looks back on her early years in this fictional memoir written in verse.
The bitter sea : coming of age in a China before Mao
By Li, Charles N., 1940- Dewey: 951.05
The author, the youngest son of a wealthy Chinese government official, describes his experiences after Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists came to power in 1945 and his father was jailed for treason, following his path from a dangerous Nanjing slum to life as an independent Chinese American.
Black protest poetry : polemics from the Harlem renaissance and the sixties
By Reid, Margaret Ann. Dewey: 811
Analyzes African-American protest poetry of the Harlem Renaissance and the 1960s.
Blood Witch by Cate Tiernan - FIC
Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan - FIC
The boy in the striped pajamas : a fable
By Boyne, John, 1971- Dewey: -Fic-
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called “Out-With” in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
Boy toy
By Lyga, Barry. Dewey: -Fic-
After five years of fighting his way past flickers of memory about the teacher who molested him and the incident that brought the crime to light, eighteen-year-old Josh gets help in coping with his molester’s release from prison when he finally tells his best friends the whole truth.
The boy who dared
By Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Dewey: -Fic-
In October, 1942, seventeen-year-old Helmuth Hubener, imprisoned for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, recalls his past life and how he came to dedicate himself to bring the truth about Hitler and the war to the German people.
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini - FIC
The Cambridge companion to the Harlem Renaissance
Dewey: 810.9
A comprehensive overview of the Harlem Renaissance that discusses the concept of the New Negro, the foundation and international context of the movement, major authors and texts, and the post-Renaissance.
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City of bones
By Clare, Cassandra. Dewey: -Fic-
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
Classic fiction of the Harlem Renaissance
Dewey: 813
Includes the most widely read novels and short stories of the Harlem Renaissance.
Coraline
By Russell, P. Craig. GN
Coraline, who lives with her parents and some other people in a strange old house, explores the garden, grounds and eventually the inside of the mansion, where a door leads her to another universe that darkly mirrors the one she arrived from. Graphic novel adaptation.
The Coven by Cate Tiernan - FIC
The disreputable history of Frankie Landau-Banks : a novel
By Lockhart, E. Dewey: -Fic-
Frankie Landau-Banks attempts to take over a secret, all-male society at her exclusive prep school, and her antics with the group soon draw some unlikely attention and have unexpected consequences that could change her life forever.
Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah - FIC
Living in America as a Muslim
Enter three witches : a story of Macbeth
By Cooney, Caroline B. FIC
After her father is killed for being a traitor, fourteen-year-old Lady Mary, who is a ward of Lord and Lady Macbeth, is sent to the scullery, where she works as a maid and uncovers the couple’s secret plans. Includes lines from Shakespeare’s play.
Extras
By Westerfeld, Scott. Dewey: -Fic-
In an alternative civilization where the social status of each person is monitored and rated and anyone can drop from celebrity to nobody, fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse’s popularity ranking is so low her only chance of moving up is to find a good story, so when she meets a group of girls who hide an explosive secret, Aya decides to expose the group and unknowingly puts her own life in danger.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore - FIC
Graphic Classics (Eureka) - FollettBound [Set/Series] (8 titles)
Adventure classics GN
Ambrose Bierce - A collection of graphic adaptations of stories by Ambrose Bierce, including “The Stranger,” “Oil of Dog,” “The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter,” and others.
Bram Stoker - This book is completely revised, with an all-new comics adaptation of DRACULA. Returning from the first edition are “The Judge’s House,” “Torture Tower,” and “The Lair of the White Worm.”
Edgar Allan Poe - A collection of graphic adaptations of twelve classic horror stories by Edgar Allan Poe.
Gothic classics - Presents graphic novel adaptations of six classic horror stories; including Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey,” Ann Radcliffe’s “The Mysteries of Udolpho,” J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Carmilla,” Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Oval Portrait,” and Myla Jo Closser’s “At the Gate.”
Jack London - Presents graphic novel adaptations of twelve of Jack London’s short stories; including “The Red One,” “To Kill a Man,” “The Wit of Porportuk,” “A Thousand Deaths,” “That Spot,” and “The Francis Spaight.”
Mark Twain - Contains graphic novel adaptations of seven stories by Mark Twain, including “Tom Sawyer Abroad,” “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” “A Dog’s Tale,” “The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut,” “A Curious Pleasure Excursion,” “Is He Living or is He Dead?,” and “The Mysterious Stanger;” and includes portions of “Advice to Little Girls” accompanied by illustrations.
Robert Louis Stevenson - Presents graphic novel adaptations of a selection of stories and short pieces by Robert Louis Stevenson, including “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
Harlem Renaissance By Huggins, Nathan Irvin, 1927- Dewey: 305.5
An analysis of the African-American cultural renaissance of the 1920s. Covers political figures, painters and sculptors, jazzmen, and musical comedy and includes a forward by biographer Arnold Rampersad.
The Harlem Renaissance
By Koopmans, Andy. Dewey: 974.7
Presents a short study of the Renaissance Era in Harlem during the early twentieth century when African-American literature, art, and music crossed racial barriers and were accepted by white Americans.
The Harlem Renaissance : hub of African-American culture, 1920-1930
By Watson, Steven. Dewey: 700
A chronicle of the Harlem Renaissance, examining the movements and people behind the blossoming of African-American culture and pride in the 1920s.
Helen’s eyes : a photobiography of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller’s teacher
By Delano, Marfe Ferguson. Dewey: 371.91
Photographs, illustrations, and text chronicle the life of Helen Keller’s tutor, Annie Sullivan.
Heroes. Volume 1 - GN
Collects the first thirty-four stories in graphic novel format of the popular television series, “Heroes.”
Holocaust : the events and their impact on real people
By Wood, Angela, 1949- Dewey: 940.53
An illustrated chronicle of the Holocaust that presents facts, personal accounts, maps, charts, and time lines and includes survivor testimonies on a DVD.
Home –a memoir of my early years
By Andrews, Julie Dewey: 92
Honeybee : poems & short prose
By Nye, Naomi Shihab. Dewey: 811
A collection of poems and short prose pieces in which Naomi Shihab Nye reflects on the topics that are most important to people, including love, memories, war, and the planet.
The Host by Stepanie Meyer - FIC
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - FIC
Hurricane season : a coach, his team, and their triumph in the time of Katrina
By Thompson, Neal. Dewey: 796.332
Recounts the 2005-2006 football season of the John Curtis Patriots, describing how the team’s head coach, J. T. Curtis, kept the team together in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
I am Scout : the biography of Harper Lee
By Shields, Charles J., 1951- Dewey: 92
An exploration of the life and achievements of Harper Lee that discusses her Southern upbringing, education, family, writing of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” association with Truman Capote, and personality.
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - FIC
The ideologies of African American literature : from the Harlem Renaissance to the Black nationalist revolt : a sociology of literature perspective
By Washington, Robert E., 1941- Dewey: 810.9
Explores the social and political forces that shaped leading African-American literary works between 1920 and 1970, arguing that success in the mainstream led authors to dilute their ideologies.
In defiance of Hitler : the secret mission of Varian Fry
By McClafferty, Carla Killough, 1958- Dewey: 940.53
Chronicles the efforts of American journalist Varian Fry, who flew to Mareseilles, France, in 1940 to help artistic and intellectual refugees, such as novelist Heinrich Mann, flee the Nazi regime, but ended up staying for over a year to assist as many people as he could until he was evicted.
In the shadow of the moon : a challenging journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969
By French, Francis. Dewey: 629.45
Examines the inspirations, ambitions, personalities, and experiences of the people at the heart of America’s race to beat the Soviets into space from 1965 to 1969, using their experiences to chronicle the most challenging, and exciting years, in spaceflight.
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - FIC
Jellicoe Road
By Marchetta, Melina, 1965- Dewey: -Fic-
Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.
The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner - FIC
The knife of never letting go
By Ness, Patrick, 1971- Dewey: -Fic-
Todd, one month away from an important birthday, learns all the tough lessons of adulthood when he is forced to flee after discovering a secret near the town where he lives.
Laika
By Abadzis, Nick. Dewey: GN
A graphic novel account of the life of Laika, the first dog in space, who died in her experimental launch.
The last exit to normal
By Harmon, Michael B. Dewey: -Fic-
Yanked out of his city life and plunked down in a small Montana town with his newly outed father and his father’s boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Ben, angry and resentful about the changed circumstances of his life, begins to notice something is not quite right with the little boy next door and determines to figure out what is going on.
Lincoln shot : a president’s life remembered
By Denenberg, Barry. Dewey: 973.7
A biography of Abraham Lincoln presented in the form of a scrapbook dated one year after his assassination, with faux newspaper clippings and accounts of Lincoln’s childhood, marriage, presidency, Civil War leadership, and shooting, as well as the capture and execution of the conspirators involved in his death.
The Lincolns : a scrapbook look at Abraham and Mary
By Fleming, Candace. Dewey: 973.7
A dual biography of Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary, using photographs, letters, engravings, and cartoons to look at their childhoods, courtship, marriage, children, and other joys and traumas of their years together, including their deaths.
Little brother
By Doctorow, Cory. Dewey: -Fic-
Interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus is released into what is now a police state, and decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.
Living with anxiety disorders
By Miller, Allen R. Dewey: 618.92
Provides advice for teenagers who suffer from anxiety disorders, covering the difference between fear and anxiety, getting evaluated, treatment options, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, and includes tips on helping others cope with anxiety and paying for care.
Loving Will Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer - FIC
The manga cookbook
By Ishihara, Yoko. Dewey: 641.5952
Presents step-by-step instructions for making more than two dozen Japanese appetizers, basic dishes, main courses, and sweets that one might see in a manga; shows how to use chopsticks and assemble bento boxed lunches; and features manga-style illustrations.
Marcelo in the Real World - Francisco Stork - FIC
Marcelo, who is autistic, tries to deal with events in the real world.
The missing girl
By Mazer, Norma Fox, 1931- Dewey: -Fic-
In Mallory, New York, as five sisters, aged eleven to seventeen, deal with assorted problems, conflicts, fears, and yearnings, a mysterious middle-aged man watches them, fascinated, deciding which one he likes the best.
Mistik Lake
By Brooks, Martha, 1944- Dewey: -Fic-
After Odella’s mother leaves her, her sisters, and their father in Manitoba and moves to Iceland with another man, she then dies there, and the family finally learns some of the many secrets that have haunted them for two generations.
Mountain rescue doctor : wilderness medicine in the extremes of nature
By Van Tilburg, Christopher. Dewey: 92
Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg offers firsthand accounts of some of his most harrowing missions as an emergency wilderness physician and a member of the oldest mountain rescue team in the country, describing the unique skills and courage needed to rescue and treat patients in the extreme conditions often found in the Mt. Hood region.
My mother the cheerleader : a novel
By Sharenow, Robert. Dewey: -Fic-
Thirteen-year-old Louise uncovers secrets about her family and her neighborhood during the violent protests over school desegregation in 1960 New Orleans.
Nation
By Pratchett, Terry. Dewey: -Fic-
A tsunami destroys everything leaving Mau, an island boy, Daphne, an aristocratic English girl, and a small group of refugees responsible for rebuilding their village and their lives.
Paper towns
By Green, John, 1977- Dewey: -Fic-
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin “Q” Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q’s neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
Parrotfish
By Wittlinger, Ellen. Dewey: -Fic-
Grady, a transgendered high school student, yearns for acceptance by his classmates and family as he struggles to adjust to his new identity as a male.
The portable Harlem Renaissance reader
Dewey: 810.8
Includes works of forty-five Renaissance writers including Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Marcus Garvey, Gwendolyn Bennett and Nella Larson.
The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner - FIC
The real Benedict Arnold
By Murphy, Jim, 1947- Dewey: 92
Presents a comprehensive biography and history of Benedict Arnold that examines many of his heroic deeds and contributions to the Revolutionary cause before he decided to switch sides.
Real food, real fast
By Stern, Sam, 1990- Dewey: 641.5
Teen cook Sam Stern presents recipes and ideas for healthy snacks and meals that take anywhere from five to thirty minutes to prepare.
Reggae poet : the story of Bob Marley
By Miller, Calvin Craig, 1954- Dewey: 782.421646
Chronicles the life of reggae musician Bob Marley, discussing his childhood in Jamaica, love of American rock and roll music, early musical career, influence on other musicians, personal life, and other related topics.
Say you’re one of them
By Akpan, Uwem. Dewey: 823
A collection of short stories by Uwem Akpan that celebrate the resilience and wisdom of children in third world countries.
Skinny boy : a young man’s battle and triumph over anorexia
By Grahl, Gary A. Dewey: 616.85
The author, now a counselor, describes the beginning of his compulsive exercise and starvation in his teens and chronicles his battle with anorexia, discussing his hospitalizations and therapy.
Snow falling in spring : coming of age in China during the cultural revolution
By Li, Moying, 1954- Dewey: 951.05
The author reveals the events of her life from age twelve to adulthood when the cultural revolution of Mao Zedong destroyed family customs and life as they knew it.
The soloist : a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music
By Lopez, Steve. Dewey: 787.2
“Los Angeles Times” columnist Steve Lopez shares the story of his relationship with Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless violinist who captured his attention playing a two-stringed instrument on Skid Row, discussing his attempts to help Ayers–once a promising student at Juilliard–reclaim the life he was forced to give up following a mental breakdown.
Someday this pain will be useful to you
By Cameron, Peter, 1959- Dewey: -Fic-
Eighteen-year-old James Sveck copes with the uncertainties of adolescence as he works in his mother’s Manhattan art gallery, falls for a charming older gentleman, and tries to decide what he wants out of life.
Someone knows my name
By Hill, Lawrence, 1957- Dewey: 813
Young Aminata Diallo is abducted from her West African home in 1745 and sold into slavery in North Carolina; but on a trip to New York City with her master, she escapes in the midst of an anti-British demonstration and helps the British transport hundreds of slaves to freedom in Nova Scotia.
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
By Dumbach, Annette Dewey: 940
Stealing Lincoln’s body
By Craughwell, Thomas J., 1956- Dewey: 973.7
Provides an account of the attempted theft of President Abraham Lincoln’s corpse in 1876 by a gang of Chicago counterfeiters who planned to hold the body for ransom, shares the secret of where Lincoln and his young son were buried after the robbery attempt, and discusses the return of the remains to their present location.
Stop in the name of pants! : confessions of Georgia Nicolson
By Rennison, Louise. Dewey: -Fic-
British teen Georgia Nicolson is confused about the return of the guy she likes, and turns to her friend Dave for advice, but soon wonders if Dave might be more than just a friend.
Suck It Up by Brian Meehl - FIC
Sunrise over Fallujah
By Myers, Walter Dean, 1937- Dewey: -Fic-
Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003 as a member of the Civilian Affairs Battalion, and his time there profoundly changes him.
The sweet far thing
By Bray, Libba. Dewey: -Fic-
At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.
Take me back to the beginning–
Dewey: 909
Uses a variety of formats, such as charts, maps, quizzes, side bars, illustrations, comics, and others, to provide a chronological exploration of the history of the world since prehistory.
Tears of the desert : a memoir of survival in Darfur
By Bashir, Halima, 1979- Dewey: 92
Recounts the author’s experiences and observations of the genocide in Darfur, and her role as a physician treating girls who had been raped and mutilated, after tensions between Sudan’s Islamist dictatorship and communities such as the Zaghawa tribe exploded.
Tender morsels
By Lanagan, Margo, 1960- Dewey: -Fic-
A young woman who has endured unspeakable cruelties is magically granted a safe haven apart from the real world and allowed to raise her two daughters in this alternate reality, until the barrier between her world and the real one begins to break down.
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner - FIC
Three little words : a memoir
By Rhodes-Courter, Ashley, 1985- Dewey: 92
Ashley Rhodes-Courter provides an account of her life, focusing on the nine years she spent in Florida’s foster care system after being removed from her mother at the age of three, and explaining how her life changed after she was adopted.
The three trillion dollar war : the true cost of the Iraq Conflict
By Stiglitz, Joseph E. Dewey: 956.7044
Examines the true cost of the Iraq War, including the replacement of military equipment and long-term care for thousands of wounded veterans, and investigates the cost of economic damage and lives in Iraq while also revealing how expensive items have been hidden from U.S. taxpayers.
The translator : a memoir
By Hari, Daoud. Dewey: 962.404
Daoud Hari recounts his efforts to educate the world about the brutal genocide taking place in Darfur, describing how he takes journalists into the heart of the country to reveal the horror his people face on a daily basis and discussing how he has helped survivors find food, water, and safety.
Undercover
By Kephart, Beth. Dewey: -Fic-
High school sophomore Elisa is used to observing and going unnoticed except when classmates ask her to write love notes for them, but a teacher’s recognition of her talent, a “client’s” desire for her friendship, a love of ice skating, and her parents’ marital problems draw her out of herself.
Voices from the Harlem Renaissance
Dewey: 810.8
Includes more than 120 selections from the political writings, literature, and art of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, focusing on the youthfulness and exuberance of the period that symbolized the shaking off of slavery from the minds, spirits, and characters of African-Americans.
What I saw and how I lied
By Blundell, Judy. Dewey: -Fic-
In 1947, with her jovial stepfather Joe back from the war and family life returning to normal, teenage Evie, smitten by the handsome young ex-GI who seems to have a secret hold on Joe, finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies whose devastating outcome change her life and that of her family forever.
Wicket Lovely, by Melissa Marr - FIC
The zookeeper’s wife
By Ackerman, Diane. Dewey: 92
Relates the story of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, Christian zookeepers at the Warsaw Zoo, who helped save the lives of approximately three hundred Polish Jews during World War II by housing and feeding them on zoo grounds and teaching them how to “pass” as Aryan.
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