Ritchie, Judy, Kate Schmidt, and Jamie Kilmartin. Creative Rubber Stamping. YA/761/ RIT
Hopper, Jessica. The Girls’ Guide to Rocking. YA/782.42166/ HOP
How to Start a Band, Book Gigs, and Get Rolling to Rock Stardom
Wachtel, Alan. September 11: A Primary Source History. YA/ 973.931/ WAC
On the planes : four hijackings, four deadly crashes -- In the towers : chaos and collapse -- Homeland response : the aftermath of the attacks -- Fighting Al-Qaeda : a deadly enemy emerges -- Popular culture : September 11 in the media -- Looking back : memorials and remembrance -- Major figures : the people of September 11, 2001.
Ford, Amanda. Be True to Yourself. A daily guide for teenage girls. YA/ 158.1/ FOR
Offers girls daily advice to get through the toughest time of their lives.
Lindsay, Jeanne Warren. Teen Dads: Rights, responsibilities, and Joys. YA/ 306.874/ LIN
A guide for teenage fathers who want to develop their parenting skills, with an emphasis on dealing with children from birth to the age of three.
Smithson, Ryan. Ghosts of War. The true story of a 19-year-old GI. YA/ 956.70443/ SMI
Instead of opting for the college life, Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was 17. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. His story and the thousands of other soldiers- is nothing like what you see on CNN or read about in the paper. In this harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI’s tour of duty. It will change the way you feel about what it means to be an American.
Gorman, Jacqueline Laks. Pearl Harbor: A Primary Source History. YA/ 940.5426/ GOR
Early history : opening and expanding Japan -- Buildup : early days of World War II -- The crisis deepens : drawn into conflict -- Climax & aftermath : a day of infamy -- Popular culture : Pearl Harbor in the media -- Looking back : Pearl Harbor in context -- Major figures : the people of Pearl Harbor.
Eamer, Claire. Traitor's Gate and other doorways to the past. YA/ 909/ EAM
Describes the histories of famous doorways throughout the world, and features information on Traitors' Gate, the most famous doorway in London which has--over its thousand-year history--been a gateway to a royal residence, a fortress, an armory, and a prison.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
New Fiction
Scott, Michael. The Sorceress. Book 3 in the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. YA/ SCO
While armies of the Shadowrealms gather and Machiavelli goes to Alcatraz to kill Perenelle Flamel, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman accompany the Alchemist to England to seek Gilgamesh.
Jones, Frewin. The Immortal Realm. YA/ JON
Princess Tania thinks she has finally found a way to unite the world of Faerie with the modern world, but her beloved Immortal Realm is threatened when a grave illness takes hold of the kingdom and she must find a way to save it.
Oaks, J. Adams. Why I Fight. YA/ OAK
After his house burns down, twelve-year-old Wyatt Reaves takes off with his uncle, and the two of them drive from town to town for six years, earning money mostly by fighting, until Wyatt finally confronts his parents one last time.
Sandell, Lisa Ann. A Map of the Known World. YA/ SAN
Keeping herself isolated from everyone as a way to cope with the loss of her brother, Cora finds solace in drawing detailed maps of exotic places far away, but when she falls for her brother's friend Nate, she discovers a secret about her brother that finally allows her heart to begin to heal
Abbott, Hailey. Summer Girls. YA/ ABB
No longer the young one who gets left behind, 16-year-old Jessica Tuttle looks forward to this summer as one of the pack who rules the beach, but good times filled with bonfires, dancing, and romance soon turn ugly as vicious secrets spread, hearts get broken, and jealousies are revealed.
Boyne, John. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. YA/ BOY
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.
Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker. YA/ BRU
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become code talkers, sending messages in their native tongue during World War II.
Shusterman, Neal. The Schwa was Here. YA/ SHU
A Brooklyn eighth-grader nicknamed Antsy befriends the Schwa, an "invisible-ish" boy who is tired of blending into his surroundings and going unnoticed by nearly everyone.
Cabot, Meg. Being Nikki. YA/ CAB
After a horrific accident that resulted in her brain being transplanted into the body of a teen supermodel, everything in the world changes for Emerson Watts as she struggles to come to terms with living a celebrity lifestyle, managing a crazy modeling schedule, and dealing with an entirely new clique of egocentric friends.
Forman, Gayle. If I Stay. YA/ FOR
In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen year- old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck...
McDaniel, Lurlene. Breathless. YA/ MCD
At boarding school, Katie tries to focus on swimming and becoming popular instead of the painful memories of her institutionalized schizophrenic older brother.
Nelson, Blake. Destroy All Cars. YA/ NEL
Through assignments for English class, seventeen-year-old James Hoff rants against consumerism and his classmates' apathy, puzzles over his feelings for his ex-girlfriend, and expresses disdain for his emotionally-distant parents.
Picoult, Jodi. The Pact. YA/ PIC
A teenage suicide pact between a pregnant girl and her boyfriend, both children of wealthy New England families. He shoots her, but fails to shoot himself and is charged with murder. At the trial he explains what made them do it.
Schreiber, Ellen. Vampire Kisses. YA/ SCH
Sixteen-year-old Raven, an outcast who always wears black and hopes to become a vampire some day, falls in love with the mysterious new boy in town, eager to find out if he can make her dreams come true.
Spencer, Katherine. More Than Friends. YA/ SPE
When the mysterious Philomena suggests that Grace Stanley get a job where her deceased brother's best friend, Jackson, works, the romance that quickly develops becomes complicated when Grace realizes that Jackson is stealing from the store.
Uehashi, Nahoko. Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness. YA/ UEH
The wandering female bodyguard Balsa returns to her native country of Kanbal, where she uncovers a conspiracy to frame her mentor and herself.
Weaver, Will. Super Stock Rookie. YA/ WEA
Trace Bonham knows he is fortunate to be offered a chance at being a paid super stock driver while he is still in high school, but regrets that he must leave his friends, including the girl he likes, and hometown speedway
While armies of the Shadowrealms gather and Machiavelli goes to Alcatraz to kill Perenelle Flamel, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman accompany the Alchemist to England to seek Gilgamesh.
Jones, Frewin. The Immortal Realm. YA/ JON
Princess Tania thinks she has finally found a way to unite the world of Faerie with the modern world, but her beloved Immortal Realm is threatened when a grave illness takes hold of the kingdom and she must find a way to save it.
Oaks, J. Adams. Why I Fight. YA/ OAK
After his house burns down, twelve-year-old Wyatt Reaves takes off with his uncle, and the two of them drive from town to town for six years, earning money mostly by fighting, until Wyatt finally confronts his parents one last time.
Sandell, Lisa Ann. A Map of the Known World. YA/ SAN
Keeping herself isolated from everyone as a way to cope with the loss of her brother, Cora finds solace in drawing detailed maps of exotic places far away, but when she falls for her brother's friend Nate, she discovers a secret about her brother that finally allows her heart to begin to heal
Abbott, Hailey. Summer Girls. YA/ ABB
No longer the young one who gets left behind, 16-year-old Jessica Tuttle looks forward to this summer as one of the pack who rules the beach, but good times filled with bonfires, dancing, and romance soon turn ugly as vicious secrets spread, hearts get broken, and jealousies are revealed.
Boyne, John. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. YA/ BOY
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.
Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker. YA/ BRU
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become code talkers, sending messages in their native tongue during World War II.
Shusterman, Neal. The Schwa was Here. YA/ SHU
A Brooklyn eighth-grader nicknamed Antsy befriends the Schwa, an "invisible-ish" boy who is tired of blending into his surroundings and going unnoticed by nearly everyone.
Cabot, Meg. Being Nikki. YA/ CAB
After a horrific accident that resulted in her brain being transplanted into the body of a teen supermodel, everything in the world changes for Emerson Watts as she struggles to come to terms with living a celebrity lifestyle, managing a crazy modeling schedule, and dealing with an entirely new clique of egocentric friends.
Forman, Gayle. If I Stay. YA/ FOR
In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen year- old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck...
McDaniel, Lurlene. Breathless. YA/ MCD
At boarding school, Katie tries to focus on swimming and becoming popular instead of the painful memories of her institutionalized schizophrenic older brother.
Nelson, Blake. Destroy All Cars. YA/ NEL
Through assignments for English class, seventeen-year-old James Hoff rants against consumerism and his classmates' apathy, puzzles over his feelings for his ex-girlfriend, and expresses disdain for his emotionally-distant parents.
Picoult, Jodi. The Pact. YA/ PIC
A teenage suicide pact between a pregnant girl and her boyfriend, both children of wealthy New England families. He shoots her, but fails to shoot himself and is charged with murder. At the trial he explains what made them do it.
Schreiber, Ellen. Vampire Kisses. YA/ SCH
Sixteen-year-old Raven, an outcast who always wears black and hopes to become a vampire some day, falls in love with the mysterious new boy in town, eager to find out if he can make her dreams come true.
Spencer, Katherine. More Than Friends. YA/ SPE
When the mysterious Philomena suggests that Grace Stanley get a job where her deceased brother's best friend, Jackson, works, the romance that quickly develops becomes complicated when Grace realizes that Jackson is stealing from the store.
Uehashi, Nahoko. Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness. YA/ UEH
The wandering female bodyguard Balsa returns to her native country of Kanbal, where she uncovers a conspiracy to frame her mentor and herself.
Weaver, Will. Super Stock Rookie. YA/ WEA
Trace Bonham knows he is fortunate to be offered a chance at being a paid super stock driver while he is still in high school, but regrets that he must leave his friends, including the girl he likes, and hometown speedway
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Movies on DVD
Dumb & Dumber YA DVD FEA DUM
Speak YA DVD FEA SPE
I Am Legend YA DVD FEA I
Wimbledon YA DVD FEA WIM
Snow Queen. YA DVD FEA SNO
A young girl embarks on a journey of morphing seasons, fantastical creatures, and long frozen mysteries in a desperate quest to find her stolen love.
Quinceanera. YA DVD FEA QUI
On the evening before Magdalena's 15th birthday, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Forced to leave her house, she finds a new family with her uncle and gay cousin.
Speak YA DVD FEA SPE
I Am Legend YA DVD FEA I
Wimbledon YA DVD FEA WIM
Snow Queen. YA DVD FEA SNO
A young girl embarks on a journey of morphing seasons, fantastical creatures, and long frozen mysteries in a desperate quest to find her stolen love.
Quinceanera. YA DVD FEA QUI
On the evening before Magdalena's 15th birthday, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Forced to leave her house, she finds a new family with her uncle and gay cousin.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Boy Scout Handbooks
American Business
American Cultures
American Heritage
Animal Science
Archaeology
Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Atomic Energy
Auto Mechanics
Backpacking
Basketry
Basketball
Bird Study
Camping
Canoeing
Chemistry
Cinematography
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Coin Collecting
Collections
Communications
Computers
Cooking
Crime Prevention
Cycling
Dentistry
Drafting
Electricity
Electronics
Emergency Preparedness
Engineering
Environmental Science
Entrepreneurship
Family Life
Fingerprinting
Fire Safety
Fish and Wildlife Management
Fishing
Flyfishing
Forestry
Gardening
Geology
Graphic Arts
Home Repairs
Indian Lore
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Law
Leatherwork
Lifesaving
Mammal Study
Medicine
Metalwork
Model Design and Building
Motorboating
Nuclear Science
Personal Fitness
Personal Management
Pioneering
Plant Science
Plumbing
Pottery
Public Health
Public Speaking
Radio
Reptile and Amphibian Study
Rowing
Safety
Scholarship
Small-boat Sailing
Snow Sports
Space Exploration
Sports
Stamp Collecting
Textile
Theater
Traffic Safety
Veterinary Medicine
Waterskiing
Wilderness Survival
Woodwork
American Cultures
American Heritage
Animal Science
Archaeology
Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Atomic Energy
Auto Mechanics
Backpacking
Basketry
Basketball
Bird Study
Camping
Canoeing
Chemistry
Cinematography
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Coin Collecting
Collections
Communications
Computers
Cooking
Crime Prevention
Cycling
Dentistry
Drafting
Electricity
Electronics
Emergency Preparedness
Engineering
Environmental Science
Entrepreneurship
Family Life
Fingerprinting
Fire Safety
Fish and Wildlife Management
Fishing
Flyfishing
Forestry
Gardening
Geology
Graphic Arts
Home Repairs
Indian Lore
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Law
Leatherwork
Lifesaving
Mammal Study
Medicine
Metalwork
Model Design and Building
Motorboating
Nuclear Science
Personal Fitness
Personal Management
Pioneering
Plant Science
Plumbing
Pottery
Public Health
Public Speaking
Radio
Reptile and Amphibian Study
Rowing
Safety
Scholarship
Small-boat Sailing
Snow Sports
Space Exploration
Sports
Stamp Collecting
Textile
Theater
Traffic Safety
Veterinary Medicine
Waterskiing
Wilderness Survival
Woodwork
Sunday, May 3, 2009
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