Week of October 19, 2009

741.5 BAR        
   What It Is   Lynda Barry
                          A collection of collage by Lynda Barry that explores the themes  of memory and the writing process.  216 pages

808 GAI            
   Don't Steal Copyright Stuff: Avoiding Plagiarism and Illegal Internet Downloading Ann Graham Gaines
                          Offers students practical advise on how they can find information for reports and projects and explains the correct way for citing different types of sources, including books, images, music, and videos, as well as discussing the importance of following copyright rules and protecting their own creative works. 192 pages

741.5   ABE      
    Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga Graphic Novels, and Beyond   Jessica Abel and Matt Madden
                           Offers fifteen introductory lessons in creating comics, covering terminology, penciling, lettering, structuring story, characters, and other related topics.  282 pages

813    SNO        
    Amy Tan: a Literary Companion   Mary Ellen Snodgrass
                            Examines the life and writings of twentieth-century novelist Amy Tan and provides an analysis of historical and fictional events, characters, dates, and themes, as well as a list of writing and research topics. 232 pages

FIC  GRE    
            Paper Towns    John Green
                             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.

FIC  KLU        
         My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park Steve Kluger
                             Three teenagers in Boston narrate their experiences of a year of new friendships, first loves, and coming into their own.  403 pages

FIC   WIZ                
Spanking Shakespeare  Jake Wizner
                              Shakespeare Shapiro has always hated his name and has always gotten teased about it all the way through school; however, he may get his revenge through his memoirs, a school project, that has chronicled every detail of his life.  287 pages

GRA SIN              
    Prince of Persia: the Graphic Novel   A. B. Sina
                              Interweaves the stories of two Persian princes in different historic centuries who worry about corruption in the world.  190 pages

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Week of October 12, 2009

921 GAT      
    Bill Gates: A Twentieth Century Life   Marc Aronson
Profiles the life and achievements of Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, discussing how he became such a success and his philanthropic activities. 192 pages

FIC THO      
      The Obsidian Key     Eldon Thompson
Torin, King of Alson, tries to rebuild his kingdom while surrounded by foes on all sides and faced with an influx of foul spirits that entered the world when he opened a dimensional realm while reclaiming the Crimson Sword of Asahiel. 516 pages

FIC THO      
      The Divine Talisman   Eldon Thompson
After the death of Torin, King of Alson, the people of Krynwall struggle to defeat the Illychar, and when their old leader's body is inhabited by a monster called Itz lar Thrakkon, their only hope is the half-eleven Annleia, daughter of the last Vandri elf. 530 pages

333.72 EAR      
  Earth Talk: Expert Answers to Everyday Questions about the Environment
Contains a guide to living an environmentally friendly lifestyle, including advice on how to maintain a healthy home and planet-friendly car, purchase organic food, make socially responsible investments, and use products free of damaging chemicals. 303 pages

REF 809.1 ARA
    The Facts on File Companion to World Poetry   Victoria Arana
Contains approximately five hundred entries that profile twentieth-century poets from around the world representing a variety of styles, and provides information on literary movements, important concepts, and major poems. 532 pages

813 RAC          
    Racism in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird   Candice Mancini
Provides background on the life of American author Harper Lee and the influences that shaped her life, features twelve articles that explore racism as portrayed in her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," and examines the ongoing issue of racism in the early twenty-first century. 209 pages

810.9 SHO            
A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers From Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx   Elaine Showalter
A history of American women writers from 1650 to 2000. introducing over 250 female authors, both famous and lesser-known, discussing their connections to each other and their times, and arguing for their inclusion in American literary heritage. 586 pages

305. 8 DIS          
    Discrimination       Jacqueling Langwith ed.
A collection of essays that provides varying perspectives on issues about discrimination, discussing whether middle-class African-Americans are discriminated against, the wage gap for women, opposition to same-sex marriage, racial profiling, health care disparities, affirmative action, anti-discrimination laws, sentencing guidelines, and Title IX. 247 pages

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 Week of October 5, 2009

FIC MCC          
Purple Heart ----- Patricia McCormick
                      While recuperating in a Baghdad hospital from a traumatic  brain injury sustained during the Iraq War, eighteen-year-old soldier Matt Duffy struggles to recall what happened to him and how it relates to his ten-year-old friend, Ali. 198 pages

302.2 SUN        
Five-fold Happiness: Chinese Concepts of Luck, Prosperity, Longevity, Happiness, and Wealth ----- You Shan Tan
                        Presents the meanings and origins of important symbols in Chinese culture, discussing luck, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and "double  happiness." Presented in Chinese characters and English. 255 pages

FIC COL      
       Catching Fire ----- Suzanne Collins
                         By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion. 391 pages

SC CRU              
 Angry Management: three novellas ----- Chris Crutcher
                           A collection of short stories featuring characters from earlier books by Chris Crutcher. 246 pages

FIC STI              
  Shiver ----- Maggie Stiefvater.
                           In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity. 392 pages

921 DEE          
      A Lawyer's Journey: The Morris Dees Story ----- Morris Dees
                            Deals with the Civil Rights Movement in the Southern States. 365 pages

973.4 GEO    
The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr ----- Judith St. George
                            Highlights similar aspects of the lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and examines how the two war heroes and founding fathers ended up in a duel that cost one of them his life.
97 pages

REF 576.8 YOU    
   Evolution and Creationism: a Documentary and Reference Guide
                             Presents a comprehensive reference guide with over forty documents that help the reader to understand the ongoing debate between creation and evolution. 298 pages