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Arthur Koestler's Darkness at noon


Title from Web page (viewed on April 22, 2009). Presents a series of critical essays discussing Koestler's novel of an aging revolutionary who is tried for treason in the Soviet Union during the 1930s.
Date Published:2009

Castle Dracula : Romania's vampire home /

Knox, Barbara.


Library Media Connection, January 2006. Presents a brief illustrated history of Bran Castle in Romania and its most famous resident, Prince Vlad and describes the Dracula books and movies that represent the fictional accounts of Vlad's life.
Date Published:2005

Flappers and the new American woman : perceptions of women from 1918 through the 1920s /

Gourley, Catherine, 1950-


Prologue: Armistice Day, November 11, 1918 -- Modern girls and the media -- Money can't buy you love -- Morals and manners -- Beauty in the eye of the beholder -- The backlash against modern times -- Epilogue: Change and continuity and what comes next. Presents a detailed description of the images and issues about women during the 1920s including the changing fashions, fight for equal rights, and move away from the Victorian image of women.
Date Published:2008

Prologue: Armistice Day, November 11, 1918 -- Modern girls and the media -- Money can't buy you love -- Morals and manners -- Beauty in the eye of the beholder -- The backlash against modern times -- Epilogue: Change and continuity and what comes next. Presents a detailed description of the images and issues about women during the 1920s including the changing fashions, fight for equal rights, and move away from the Victorian image of women.

Date Published:2008

Don't mean nothing : short stories of Vietnam /

O'Neill, Susan (Susan Kramer)


A collection of short stories by Susan O'Neill which are based on the experiences she had while serving in Vietnam.
Date Published:2001

Fourth down and inches : concussions and football's make-or-break moment /

McClafferty, Carla Killough, 1958-


School Library Journal, September 2013. Pub Weekly, July 2013. Booklist, September 2013. Horn Book, April 2014. Teacher Librarian, October 2013. The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.), November 2013. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), October 2013. Contains an in-depth examination of the head and brain injuries that are on the rise among football players.
Date Published:2013

The Neptune Project

Holyoke, Polly.


School Library Journal, December 2013. Horn Book, November 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Kirkus Review, April 2013. Library Media Connection, October 2013. "A group of kids who have been genetically altered to survive in the ocean must embark on a dangerous underwater journey to find refuge--and maybe even a way to save the world"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2013

Linnea in Monet's garden

Björk, Christina, 1938-


Translated from the Swedish. Translation of: Linnea i målarens trädgård. First published: Sweden: Rabén & Sjörgen, 1985. Horn Book, November 2013. A little girl visits the home and garden of Claude Monet at Giverny, France, and learns about the artist's paintings and his life. Includes photographs of the painter and his family as well as examples of his work.
Date Published:2012

If I grow up

Strasser, Todd


Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Library Media Connection starred, August 2009. Publisher's Weekly, January 2009. Booklist, January 2009. Horn Book, October 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2008. Multicultural Review, September 2009. Growing up in the inner-city projects, DeShawn is reluctantly forced into the gang world by circumstances beyond his control.
Date Published:2009

Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Library Media Connection starred, August 2009. Publisher's Weekly, January 2009. Booklist, January 2009. Horn Book, October 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2008. Multicultural Review, September 2009. Growing up in the inner-city projects, DeShawn is reluctantly forced into the gang world by circumstances beyond his control.

Date Published:2009

Cars

Graham, Ian, 1953-


"STEM"--Front cover. Designing and making cars -- Making plans -- Designing new cars -- Building a car factory -- Manufacturing cars -- Marketing -- The life of a car -- Disposal and recycling -- Timeline. Booklist, May 2013. Examines the life cycle of automobiles, covering design, prototype testing, manufacturing, marketing, and disposal.
Date Published:2013

The city of death

Chadda, Sarwat.


School Library Journal, January 2014. Horn Book, April 2014. Kirkus Review, September 2013. Library Media Connection, March 2014. British schoolboy Ash Mistry, the reincarnation of the great Indian hero Ashoka and an agent of the goddess of death, faces the evil Lord Savage again after the villain sends his minions to capture Gemma, Ash's unrequited crush.
Date Published:2013

Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro /

Preus, Margi.


Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, September 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Booklist starred, July 2010. Pub Weekly, July 2010. Kirkus Starred, July 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, September 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Booklist starred, July 2010. Pub Weekly, July 2010. Kirkus Starred, July 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

Date Published:2010

Titanic : voices from the disaster /

Hopkinson, Deborah


Wilson's Children, October 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Horn Book Starred, March 2012. Pub Weekly, February 2012. Booklist, December 2011. Kirkus Starred, January 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2012. Draws on stories from survivors and archival photographs to describe the history of the "Titanic" from its launch to its sinking.
Date Published:2012

Wilson's Children, October 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Horn Book Starred, March 2012. Pub Weekly, February 2012. Booklist, December 2011. Kirkus Starred, January 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2012. Draws on stories from survivors and archival photographs to describe the history of the "Titanic" from its launch to its sinking.

Date Published:2012

She persisted : 13 American women who changed the world /

Clinton, Chelsea,


Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
Date Published:2017

"The president has been shot!" : the assassination of John F. Kennedy /

Swanson, James L., 1959-


School Library Journal, September 2013. Library Media Connection starred, March 2014. Pub Weekly, September 2013. Booklist, October 2013. Horn Book, April 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2013. Looks at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and related events, including his funeral and the apprehension of his killer.
Date Published:2013

From kingfishers to-- bullet trains

Mara, Wil.


Discusses ways nature has inspired technological innovations and focuses on how kingfishers have helped scientists build bullet trains.
Date Published:2013

Cockroaches

Kravetz, Jonathan.


Includes index. Library Media Connection starred, August 2006. An introduction to cockroaches, explaining what they look like, what they eat and what eats them, their life cycles, and mating habits, and discussing why cockroaches are so reviled and what people do to fight them.
Date Published:2006

The Apollo 13 mission

Lemke, Donald B.


Library Media Connection, January 2007. A graphic novel account of the "Apollo 13" near-disaster in graphic novel format, describing the treacherous journey home of three American astronauts after an explosion aboard their spacecraft.
Date Published:2006

Ray Charles

Woog, Adam, 1953-


A biography of Ray Charles, discussing his childhood, the strong influence of his mother, his years at a Florida boarding school for the deaf and blind, and the course of his career as a composer, pianist, and singer.
Date Published:2005

The water cycle

Purslow, Frances.


Includes index. Presents an introduction to the water cycle, in simple text with illustrations, explaining condensation, transpiration, precipitation, clouds, and other aspects of water science.
Date Published:2006

Spotlight on Australia

Kalman, Bobbie


Includes index.
Date Published:2008