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Washington 2001

Fiction

Adventure

Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies  BR 11560
by C.S. Forester 
3 volumes
Six adventures in the West Indies during the early part of
the nineteenth century. Rear Admiral Hornblower of the
British navy takes on pirates, revolutionaries, and a
hurricane. Sequel to Lord Hornblower (BR 11559). 1957.

Beat to Quarters  BR 11555
by C.S. Forester 
2 volumes
June 1808. Captain Hornblower and his men are aboard the HMS
Lydia off the coast of Nicaragua. He has been given several
orders to carry out or face a court martial. One of his
tasks is to find a water route across Central America, and
as a result, he is transporting Lady Wellesley to Panama.
Sequel to Hornblower and the Atrops (BR 7081). 1938.

Blue at the Mizzen  BR 12454
by Patrick O'Brian 
2 volumes
After the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, Captain Jack
Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin are ordered to Chile to help
liberate the country from Spain. But half of the crew
deserts and the Surprise encounters disaster at sea. Sequel
to The Hundred Days (BR 11850). Bestseller 1999. 1999.

Commodore Hornblower  BR 11558
by C.S. Forester 
3 volumes
The old sea dog Horatio Hornblower is entrusted with a
delicate mission to Russia, neatly threading the tangle of
Baltic politics in the year 1812 in this sequel to Flying
Colours (BR 11557). 1945.

Flying Colours  BR 11557
by C.S. Forester 
2 volumes
In this sequel to Ship of the Line (BR 11556), Captain
Hornblower, having surrendered his ship, finds himself in a
French prison facing possible execution. If he manages to
escape, he still must deal with a court martial in England.
1938.

Hornblower and the Hotspur  BR 11554
by C.S. Forester 
3 volumes
Commander Hornblower marries in England and soon afterward
sails for duty off the French coast. War breaks out with
France, involving Hornblower in several sea battles and in a
land raid, which destroys a French signal station. Sequel to
Lieutenant Hornblower (BR 11553). 1962.

The Hundred Days: The Aubrey-Maturin Novels  BR 11850
by Patrick O'Brian 
3 volumes
Napoleon, now converted to Islam, has escaped from Elba and
is again building up his troops. He hopes to receive aid
from the Muslims--if a gold shipment reaches them in time.
Commodore Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin are called in
to intercept the gold shipment and prevent a Napoleonic
victory. Sequel to The Yellow Admiral (BR 10685). Bestseller
1998.

Lieutenant Hornblower  BR 11553
by C.S. Forester 
2 volumes (Reissue)
In this sequel to Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (BR 11552),
Horatio Hornblower emerges from his apprenticeship as a
midshipman to assume the responsibilities forced upon him by
the war between Napoleon and Spain. Also follows his career
on board HMS Renown up to his promotion to captain. 1951.

Lord Hornblower  BR 11559
by C.S. Forester 
2 volumes
The Hornblower saga continues as the intrepid commodore
becomes a peer of the realm by quelling a mutiny and
concluding his private war with Napoleon. Incidentally, he
rekindles his romance with the lovely French Marie. Sequel
to Commodore Hornblower (BR 11558). 1946.

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower  BR 11552
by C.S. Forester 
2 volumes
Horatio Hornblower of the British Royal Navy faces a series
of adventurous episodes in his early career. His quick
thinking, brilliant intuition, and decisiveness leave him
with the rank of lieutenant. Prequel to Lieutenant
Hornblower (BR 11553). 1948.

Reef of Death  BR 11814
by Paul Zindel 
1 volume
Maruul, an Aboriginal girl, and PC McPhee, an American boy,
help their relatives dive for ancient treasure beneath the
Australian reefs. But a killer fish and an unscrupulous
scientist are also hunting in the sea. Some violence. For
junior and senior high readers. 1998.

The Scarlet Pimpernel  BR 11965
by Baroness Orczy 
2 volumes
Europe, 1792. With the republican mob in frenzy, French
aristocrats are being guillotined indiscriminately. A group
of British adventurers, led by the mysterious "Scarlet
Pimpernel," are spiriting innocent victims out of Paris.
French agent Chauvelin arrives in England to discover the
leader's true identity and enlists the help of a clever
French beauty married to the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney. For
senior high and older readers. 1905.

Ship of the Line  BR 11556
by C.S. Forester 
2 volumes
May 1810. Horatio Hornblower is now in command of his first
ship, the HMS Sutherland, but he has one major problem--the
crew is short by about 250 men. He hires any men who are
willing and has them trained well enough to stage five solo
raids against the French army and navy along the coast of
Spain. Sequel to Beat to Quarters (BR 11555). 1938.

Take It Easy  BR 12541
by David Hill 
1 volume
New Zealand. Rob Kennedy, still mourning his mother's
passing, joins five other teenagers for a week-long hike
through rugged mountains. But when they wake up one morning,
their adult guide is dead. For junior and senior high
readers. 1995.

Blindness and Disability

Hope Mountain  BR 12156
by Jon Land 
1 volume
Jen feels guilty that a traffic accident led to the loss of
her teenage brother's leg. At an adaptive ski school, they
meet instructor Jamie Brooks, who was a champion until an
injury sidelined his career. Matt learns quickly and
challenges Jamie to ski a dangerous trail. Some strong
language. 1998.

The Morning and the Evening  BR 11417
by Joan Williams 
2 volumes
Forty-year-old Jake Darby, who is mute and lives with his
mother, is considered "not quite right in the head" by his
Mississippi neighbors, who subject the disabled man to
ridicule and cruel jokes. Jake's mother dies, tragedy
strikes, and the townspeople come to regard Jake in a new
light. 1961.

Silent Melody  BR 11439
by Mary Balogh 
3 volumes
As a young child, Lady Emily Marlowe has a fever that leaves
her deaf and unable to speak, yet she learns to communicate
with Lord Ashley Kendrick in their own special language. So
she is devastated when he goes to India and then marries.
Later, in 1763 Ashley returns home, and Emily knows she
loves only him--but she is engaged to another. Some
descriptions of sex. 1997.

Classics

As I Lay Dying  BR 12386
by William Faulkner 
2 volumes (Reissue)
The Bundrens, poor whites in Mississippi, face numerous
obstacles as they trek across the countryside to deliver
their mother's body for burial in her home town. First
published in 1930; this edition includes changes made by
Noel Polk in 1985 based on the author's notes. 1930.

Bleak House  BR 11645
by Charles Dickens 
9 volumes
Completed in 1850. Satire of the English judicial system and
aristocratic class of Dickens's time. Follows the fortunes
of young Esther Summerton and her mother, Lady Dedlock.
1991.

Brave New World  BR 11922
by Aldous Huxley 
2 volumes
A satire set in a future technocratic society in which
people are rigidly classified by the state and kept happy by
a government-administered drug. When two bureaucrats, Lenina
and Bernard, travel to a "savage" reservation, they "rescue"
a woman and her adult son, abandoned long ago, and return
them to civilization. For senior high and older readers.
1946.

A Death in the Family  BR 11893
by James Agee 
3 volumes
A modern classic about the impact of tragedy on a close-knit
family in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the early twentieth
century. The story begins a few hours before the death of
Jay Follet and ends on the day of his funeral. Strong
language. Pulitzer Prize. 1957.

Democracy: An American Novel  BR 11939
by Henry Adams 
2 volumes
This realistic novel centers on the relationship between a
young hostess and a powerful politician. Portrays the
political society of Washington during President Ulysses S.
Grant's second administration. 1880.

A Farewell to Arms  BR 12510
by Ernest Hemingway 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Romance between American lieutenant Frederic Henry in the
ambulance service in Italy during World War I and the
English nurse Catherine Barkley, who tends him when he is
wounded. When Catherine becomes pregnant, she refuses to
marry Frederic. 1929.

The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe  BR 12401
by Daniel Defoe 
3 volumes
After the death of his wife, Crusoe and his man, Friday, set
sail from London to return to his beloved island. This 1719
sequel to Robinson Crusoe (BR 9250) contains an introduction
and editorial notes by Joe Wheeler for Tyndale House
Publishers. 1999.

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus  BR 12173
by Mary Shelley 
3 volumes (Reissue)
A science student, Victor Frankenstein, invents an
artificial man using body parts from several corpses. The
hideous creature cannot find companionship and becomes
violent. Eventually he turns on his creator. 1818.

The Great Stone Face  BR 11549
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
1 volume (Reissue)
A young boy is told that one day a great man will appear
whose face resembles the features of a towering rock
formation near his home. He grows to old age awaiting the
man's arrival, unaware that it is he himself who resembles
the Stone Face. 1851.

A Hazard of New Fortunes  BR 12287
by William Dean Howells 
4 volumes
New York City, 1880s. Basil March and Mr. Fulkerson
establish a new cultural magazine sponsored by self-made
millionaire Mr. Dryfoos. Dryfoos's son reluctantly becomes
the publisher, although his socialist beliefs conflict with
the magazine's policy. Tragedy strikes during a violent
clash between protesting streetcar workers and police. 1890.

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter  BR 11395
by Carson McCullers 
3 volumes
Novel set in a southern town. John Singer, who is deaf and
mute, worries about his best friend, Antonapoulos, also
mute. Soon Antonapoulos's strange behavior lands him in a
mental institution. Then Singer, who can read lips, becomes
the confidante of several residents of the town--all of whom
want answers to their problems. 1940.

Heart of Darkness  BR 11418
by Joseph Conrad 
4 volumes
An allegorical tale of a man's journey by steamboat to the
center of the Congo. As he penetrates the forbidding
interior, he faces an increasing propensity for inhumanity
in himself and in others. Includes a number of critical
essays on the story. 1996.

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia  BR 11519
by Samuel Johnson 
2 volumes
Allegory written in 1759 upon the death of the author's
mother. Tells how the prince escapes from his happy valley
in quest of a satisfactory object in life but returns to his
paradise accepting human limitations. 1759.

The Job: An American Novel  BR 11513
by Sinclair Lewis 
3 volumes
An early 1900s story of an ordinary young woman who comes to
New York seeking a career. She studies business, works a
series of jobs, becomes disillusioned, and marries. When her
marriage fails, she returns to the job market with renewed
determination to succeed, and does. Introduction by Maureen
Honey. 1917.

Kidnapped  BR 12524
by Robert Louis Stevenson 
2 volumes
Young David Balfour relates his adventures of 1751 when he
was kidnapped and marooned after a shipwreck, his journey
through the wild Highlands of Scotland, his friendship with
the Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart, and his suffering at the
hands of his uncle Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws. For senior
high and older readers. 1886.

The Learning Tree  BR 11994
by Gordon Parks 
3 volumes
The story of a black family living in a small Kansas town
during the 1920s, when African Americans were relegated to
second-class citizenship and terrorized by racial violence.
Adolescent Newt experiences his first romance, tangles with
the town tough, and wrestles with his awe of death. Strong
language and violence. For high school and older readers.
1963.

Light in August  BR 11398
by William Faulkner 
3 volumes
Joe Christmas, an orphan of mixed blood, travels to the
South, seeking a place and people with whom he can belong.
But he is soon hardened by white and black bigotry. 1932.

The Long Valley  BR 12102
by John Steinbeck 
2 volumes
Collection of classic stories set in California and first
published in 1938, reflecting Steinbeck's interests in the
tensions between workers and owners, past and present, and
city and country. Included in this volume are Steinbeck's
"Red Pony" stories, "The Gift," "The Great Mountains," "The
Promise," and "The Leader of the People." 1938.

Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life  BR 12167
by Thomas Wolfe 
6 volumes
In this largely autobiographical novel, Wolfe describes
Eugene Gant, who longs to escape his drab existence with his
alcoholic father and neurotic mother in a provincial North
Carolina town. Finally, through his fascination with
literature and ideas, Eugene escapes to the university and
later to Harvard. Some strong language. 1929.

The Man in the Iron Mask  BR 11938
by Alexandre Dumas 
4 volumes
Written in the mid-nineteenth century, this sequel to The
Three Musketeers (BR 7477) features those three men--older
but still dashing. They become involved in a conspiracy to
substitute a prisoner for his royal twin brother, Louis XIV.
1998.

Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas  BR 11467
by Herman Melville 
3 volumes
When a British whaler rescues Melville, an American sailor,
he and the ship's doctor become fast friends. They share
many adventures in the South Pacific: mutiny, imprisonment,
and a beachcombing existence in Tahiti. 1847.

The Pearl  BR 12570
by John Steinbeck 
1 volume (Reissue)
A folktale of lower California is the basis for this
narrative about Kino, a simple fisherman, who finds an
enormous pearl that promises to provide for all his family's
needs. When it brings nothing but misfortune, Kino throws it
back to the sea and resumes his difficult way of life. 1945.

Pride and Prejudice  BR 11521
by Jane Austen 
3 volumes
A comedy of manners, first published in 1813, concerning two
of the five Bennet sisters, Elizabeth and Jane, and their
courtships played out in the drawing rooms of Regency
England. Elizabeth and her proud suitor, Mr. Darcy, spar
verbally about their relationship and social circumstances.
The sisters' comments on each other's romances help convey
the author's views on life and love. 1996.

Sanctuary  BR 12478
by William Faulkner 
2 volumes
Mississippi lawyer Horace Benbow becomes involved with young
coed Temple Drake, who is then brutally raped. The
investigation reveals human evil amidst poor white
moonshiners, half-wits, and prostitutes. First published in
1931; contains 1985 changes made by Noel Polk based on the
author's notes. Strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1931.

The Scarlet Pimpernel  BR 11965
by Baroness Orczy 
2 volumes
Europe, 1792. With the republican mob in frenzy, French
aristocrats are being guillotined indiscriminately. A group
of British adventurers, led by the mysterious "Scarlet
Pimpernel," are spiriting innocent victims out of Paris.
French agent Chauvelin arrives in England to discover the
leader's true identity and enlists the help of a clever
French beauty married to the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney. For
senior high and older readers. 1905.

Sense and Sensibility  BR 11520
by Jane Austen 
3 volumes
Written in the 1790s as Elinor and Marianne and published in
1811 under the current title, this tale of two sisters
provides a portrait of upper- and middle-class English
society. The two Dashwood women, forced to live in reduced
circumstances, each search for the right marriage
partner--one relying on common sense, the other on romantic
emotion. 1992.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories  BR 12314
by Ernest Hemingway 
2 volumes
Ten stories written between 1927 and 1936. The title piece
portrays a thwarted writer facing death on an African plain
and composing in his mind all the tales he will not live to
tell. Includes several selections about Nick Adams, an
autobiographical character. 1964.

So Big  BR 11869
by Edna Ferber 
3 volumes
A farm woman's indomitable spirit and quick response to
beauty are unquenched by years of hardship-- all for the
sake of her son. Pulitzer Prize. Originally published in
1924. 1995.

The Sound and the Fury  BR 11402
by William Faulkner 
3 volumes (Reissue)
A Southern family is portrayed in various stages of decay
through the voices and thoughts of four of its members,
including Benjy, the "idiot" son. An early work by the Nobel
Prize winner. 1929.

Three Tales  BR 11648
by Gustave Flaubert 
1 volume
Three finely contrasted stories first published in 1877.
"Simple Heart" is about a faithful domestic servant who
outlives her loved ones; "The Legend of St. Julian
Hospitator" is a medieval tale about a man seeking atonement
for a crime; and "Herodias" retells the story of the
execution of John the Baptist. 1961.

The Trial  BR 12290
by Franz Kafka 
2 volumes (Reissue)
On his thirtieth birthday, Josef K., a conscientious bank
official, is arrested in his lodgings on unstated charges.
He is constantly thwarted in his attempts to clarify his
situation even in court. A new translation by Breon Mitchell
based on the restored 1914 text. 1998.

Wuthering Heights  BR 11902
by Emily Bront 
3 volumes (Reissue)
This classic nineteenth-century English novel, set in the
wild moor country of Yorkshire, is about Heathcliff, a
foundling raised in the Earnshaw home, who passionately
loves Catherine. He dedicates his life to the realization of
that love and revenge on those who oppose him. First
published in 1847. 1997.

Family

As I Lay Dying  BR 12386
by William Faulkner 
2 volumes (Reissue)
The Bundrens, poor whites in Mississippi, face numerous
obstacles as they trek across the countryside to deliver
their mother's body for burial in her home town. First
published in 1930; this edition includes changes made by
Noel Polk in 1985 based on the author's notes. 1930.

The Desert Crop  BR 12155
by Catherine Cookson 
3 volumes
1880s England. Young Daniel Stewart's life changes when his
widowed father marries a distant Irish cousin, Moira
Conelly. Over the years the cheerful Moira has many children
while the father squanders their money. When his father
dies, Daniel assumes the leadership of the family, falls in
love with the wrong girl, and continues farming. 1997.

The Distinguished Guest  BR 11713
by Sue Miller 
2 volumes
Activist author Lily Maynard, in her eighties, is in failing
health and must live in her son's home until she can move
into a retirement community. Her acclaimed memoirs have
brought her notoriety, but they also force her family to
face their pain. Some strong language and some descriptions
of sex. 1995.

The Education of Oscar Fairfax  BR 11721
by Louis Auchincloss 
2 volumes
The life and times of blueblood lawyer Oscar Fairfax, from
his turn-of-the-century education at the best schools to his
years as a member of his father's law firm. Observing the
social scene around him, Oscar tries to lead an exemplary
life. Some descriptions of sex. 1995.

Family Album  BR 11469
by Danielle Steel 
4 volumes
A melodrama of the enduring love between the talented movie
star-director, Fay Price, and the playboy shipping heir,
Ward Thayer, as well as the growing pains of their five
children. Includes the grit and glitter of Hollywood life
from the war years of the 1940s to the 1980s. Strong
language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1985.

The Human Comedy  BR 11931
by William Saroyan 
2 volumes
Story of a mother and her four children who live in Ithaca,
California, during World War II. Features fourteen-year-old
Homer, who is exposed to a lot of sadness in his job as
telegraph messenger. 1943.

Legacy of Silence  BR 11671
by Belva Plain 
3 volumes
When it becomes obvious that World War II is imminent,
Caroline Hartzinger and her adopted older sister, Lore, flee
from Berlin to Geneva. Walter, who plans to wed Caroline,
goes with them. Life takes a dramatic turn and Caroline and
Lore escape to America alone but their time in Switzerland
provides a legacy that affects several generations.
Bestseller 1998.

Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life  BR 12167
by Thomas Wolfe 
6 volumes
In this largely autobiographical novel, Wolfe describes
Eugene Gant, who longs to escape his drab existence with his
alcoholic father and neurotic mother in a provincial North
Carolina town. Finally, through his fascination with
literature and ideas, Eugene escapes to the university and
later to Harvard. Some strong language. 1929.

Mama Flora's Family  BR 12268
by Alex Haley and David Stevens 
4 volumes
A three-generation saga of Flora Palmer and her family. Born
in Mississippi, she moves to Tennessee, marries a
sharecropper, and raises her son and a niece. Years later,
the children's offspring include social activists, Black
Muslims, respected professionals, and a few with serious
problems. All share a common respect for their matriarch.
Some violence. 1998.

The Mansion  BR 11541
by William Faulkner 
4 volumes
In the third and last volume in the Snopes trilogy, between
two murders the Snopes family loses its grip on the town of
Jefferson, Mississippi. 1959.

Monkey Bridge  BR 12285
by Lan Cao 
2 volumes
In 1975 teenager Mai Nguyen and her mother escape from
Vietnam to live in northern Virginia's Little Saigon
neighborhood. Mai, although tortured by nightmares, adjusts
to the strange culture; her mother cannot escape her past
and blames bad karma. After her mother's death, Mai
discovers the family history of sin, betrayal, and murder.
1997.

Night Talk  BR 12261
by Elizabeth Cox 
3 volumes
Georgia, 1949. When Evie's father leaves the family, the
housekeeper and her daughter, Janey Louise, move in for
eleven years. The two girls of different races share
everything at home, but school and town are still
segregated. Problems intervene in the girls' enduring
friendship. Some strong language, some violence, and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.

 Snow  BR 12347
by Calvin Miller 
1 volume
As Christmas approaches in 1929, young Pennsylvania widow
Mary Withers has barely enough money to buy fuel to keep her
asthmatic daughter warm. When the coal vendor's son,
professor Erick Mueller, takes over for his injured father,
Erick and Mary are able to help each other's family during a
snowstorm. 1998.

Spencer's Mountain  BR 11544
by Earl Hamner, Jr. 
2 volumes
Recounts a year in the life of the Spencer family, who live
in the foothills of Virginia, and especially that of
Clay-Boy, as he prepares to leave Spencer's Mountain for his
first year of college. 1961.

This Time Last Year  BR 12267
by Douglas Hobbie 
3 volumes
Mourning his daughter's death, writer Henry Ash retreats to
his late brother-in-law's house in Vermont while his wife,
Elizabeth, travels abroad. Henry discovers computer files
chronicling the owner's private thoughts and regrets.
Visiting relatives arrive and they, too, are trying to cope
with life's losses. Another tragedy strikes at summer's end.
Strong language. 1997.

The Wapshot Chronicle  BR 11943
by John Cheever 
3 volumes
Follows the fortunes of the Wapshot family of St. Botolphs,
a mythical New England seaport. Old Captain Leander Wapshot
is in love with his ferryboat, which he keeps losing and
regaining. An eccentric aunt wants to give Leander's sons a
fortune--if they marry and produce heirs. Some strong
language. 1957.

Watermelon Nights  BR 12461
by Greg Sarris 
4 volumes
Multigenerational tale about a Native American family in
California trying to reclaim their heritage. Three members
take turns telling their life story: Johnny; his grandmother
Elba, who maintains her people's traditions; and Iris,
Johnny's mother and Elba's daughter. Some strong language
and some descriptions of sex. 1998.

Whiteoaks of Jalna  BR 10968
by Mazo de la Roche 
3 volumes
Finch, the awkward, misunderstood musical genius of the
Whiteoak family, finds growing up difficult. Events reach a
climax when his eccentric old grandmother dies and leaves
her fortune to him. Sequel to Jalna (BR 4977) and prequel to
Finch's Fortune (BR 5044). Some strong language. 1957.

Fantasy, Folktales, Legend, and Myth

Fair Is Fair: World Folktales of Justice  BR 11514
by Sharon Creeden 
2 volumes
International tales that relate to themes of law and
justice. Traditional stories are used to illustrate a
variety of modern legal issues and court cases. For example,
the Danish fable "The Lawyer's Advice" elucidates the
concept of the insanity defense. For high school and older
readers. 1994.

Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn: A Novel in the Mythago Cycle 
BR 12342
by Robert Holdstock 
3 volumes
As a boy, Chris Huxley is scarred twice: psychologically by
his father's preoccupation with the mysterious warriors in
Ryhope Wood and physically by a cut on the brow by one of
these men. As an adult, Chris undertakes his own quest in
the wood. 1997.

The Healing of Crossroads  BR 12110
by Nick O'Donohoe 
3 volumes
Veterinarian "BJ" Vaughan is still needed in Crossroads in
this sequel to Under the Healing Sign (BR 10525). Some
veterinary students assist at the birthing of unicorns, and
BJ works with a new hatching of griffins. Meanwhile,
problems infiltrate Crossroads, endangering its delicate
balance. For senior high and older readers. 1996.

The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again  BR 11595
by J.R.R. Tolkien 
3 volumes
The wandering wizard Gandalf recruits Bilbo Baggins, a
Hobbit, to be the fourteenth member of an expedition.
Hobbits prefer comfort to adventures, but Bilbo joins the
quest and encounters many perils, including a dragon. For
junior and senior high readers. 1966.

The Hollowing: A Novel in the Mythago Cycle  BR 12348
by Robert Holdstock 
3 volumes
Strange appearances, disappearances, and reappearances occur
in Ryhope Wood, and thirteen-year-old Alex becomes one of
them. Five years after Alex's presumed burial, his father,
Richard Bradley, is approached by a mysterious stranger who
wants to help Richard find his son. It seems Alex has been
communicating with her from within the wood. 1993.

Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy  BR
11950
edited by Robert Silverberg 
6 volumes
Each author of these eleven tales has set a story in his or
her well-established universe. Some episodes take place at
earlier times in the history of their worlds, and some
simply enhance sideline events. Includes work of Stephen
King, Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Goodkind,
Anne McCaffrey, and Robert Jordan. Some strong language.
1998.

The Life of Insects  BR 12084
by Victor Pelevin 
2 volumes
A Russian novel set in a seaside resort where the characters
change from human to insect form. In one episode two
Russians, Arnold and Arthur, meet a visiting American
businessman, Sam Sacker. They fly off as mosquitoes, and Sam
insists on imbibing the blood of a man who is drunk on
cologne, with unfortunate consequences for Sam. Some strong
language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.

The Moon and the Sun  BR 11672
by Vonda N. McIntyre 
4 volumes
At the command of King Louis XIV, a Jesuit natural
philosopher captures a female sea monster, thought to hold
the secret to immortality. The Jesuit's sister understands
the creature's songs, realizes that she is a thinking,
feeling being, and befriends her. Protecting the sea lady
leads to confrontations with the king and even the pope.
1997.

Prisoner of Time  BR 11916
by Caroline B. Cooney 
1 volume
In this sequel to Out of Time (RC 46221, BR 10804), sixteen-
year-old Devonny Stratton is being forced to marry a titled
Englishman in the nineteenth century. She escapes this fate
by time-travelling to the 1990s. Reluctantly assisting her
is the brother of the twentieth-century girl who helped
Devonny's brother, Strat, in the prequel. For junior and
senior high readers. 1998.

Roverandom  BR 11808
by J.R.R. Tolkien 
1 volume
A young and foolish dog is turned into a toy after biting a
sorcerer. As a plaything, Roverandom is owned by a little
boy named Two. After many adventures, Roverandom manages to
be turned back into a real dog. For junior and senior high
and older readers. 1998.

The Silmarillion  BR 11510
by J.R.R. Tolkien 
4 volumes
Collection of imaginative tales and legends and an account
of the Elder Days, or the First Age of the World. Morgoth,
the first Dark lord, dwells in Middle-earth, and the High
Elves make war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils.
Bestseller. 1977.

General

At Home in Mitford: The Mitford Years, Volume 1  BR 12269
by Jan Karon 
4 volumes
After years as a priest in the southern village of Mitford,
Father Tim wonders if he should move on. When the bishop
tells him to give it a year, things begin to change,
including an interest in neighbor Cynthia and the arrival of
a rather large dog. Prequel to A Light in the Window (BR
12270). 1994.

Broken Chords  BR 12283
by Barbara Snow Gilbert 
1 volume
When Clara Lorenzo was only three, her parents--who both
excelled in musical careers--recognized her talent at the
piano and found her the best teacher. Now seventeen, Clara
is poised to win a coveted scholarship competition when she
begins to doubt her passion for the piano. For junior and
senior high readers. 1998.

Byrne  BR 12106
by Anthony Burgess 
1 volume
Novel in verse written just before Burgess died in 1993.
Irish artist Michael Byrne struggles for fame in the 1930s,
moving from country to country and siring children as he
goes. He composes an opera while the Nazi menace rises.
Several of his offspring complete the tale. Some strong
language. 1995.

The Dean's List  BR 12055
by Jon Hassler 
4 volumes
In this sequel to Rookery Blues (BR 11344), Leland Edwards,
decades later, is the dean at Rookery State College,
divorced, and living with his demanding mother. In between
fund raising and staving off sexual harassment charges, he
falls in love. 1997.

Disciples  BR 12321
by Austin Wright 
3 volumes
Retired professor Harry Field is unaware when he hands his
baby granddaughter, Hazel, over to her absentee father,
Oliver Quinn, that he has allowed her to be kidnapped.
Various participants recount the events surrounding Hazel's
capture and her rescue from a religious commune in New
England. 1997.

Eucalyptus  BR 12057
by Murray Bail 
2 volumes
At nineteen, Ellen has become quite a beauty. Her father has
decided that the man who names all of the hundreds of
eucalyptuses he owns may have Ellen's hand in marriage. But
Ellen prefers a storyteller she meets in the woods. 1998.

Eva's Man  BR 11809
by Gayl Jones 
2 volumes
An African American woman, forty-three and in prison, is on
the edge of insanity and searching for her lost innocence.
Eva Medina tells how she landed behind bars a second time
and about the men who put her there. Violence, strong
language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1976.

The Farm She Was  BR 12118
by Ann Mohin 
2 volumes
Despite the urging of her social worker and minister,
ninety-year-old Irene Leahy steadfastly refuses to leave her
farm and go into a nursing home. Between their visits she
reminisces about her long seasons on the land, first as a
child and later when she took over after her father died.
1998.

The Foundation Pit  BR 12104
by Andrey Platonov 
2 volumes
In this nihilistic fable written around 1929 and unpublished
during Platonov's lifetime, Soviet laborers are digging a
vast foundation pit for a building that is never
constructed. The Soviet plight is further depicted by the
difficulties encountered on a collective farm when several
of the workers are ordered to supervise the others. 1996.

Gambusino  BR 12252
by Carlos Montemayor 
1 volume
The tale of Alfredo Montenegro, a Mexican mining prospector
searching for the perfect strike, recounted by his friend.
Montenegro's lifelong struggle against the odds becomes a
lonely obsession, and in the end he has only an
inexperienced youth to help him on his last gamble. Some
strong language. 1997.

Gertrude of Stony Island Avenue  BR 12193
by James Purdy 
2 volumes
Carrie Kinsella is still mourning her estranged daughter
Gertrude, a famous painter who died two years ago. Carrie
leaves her husband and immerses herself in Gertrude's
bohemian Chicago environment, searching for explanations.
With the help of assorted friends, Carrie begins to accept
her daughter's life and death. 1997.

Glorie  BR 12226
by Caryn James 
2 volumes
Widowed for seven years, Glorie Carcieri still maintains a
running conversation with her beloved husband Jack. She
resists family pressures to sell her house and move into a
retirement home--after fifty years of marriage the house is
all she has left of her life with Jack. 1998.

The Good Brother  BR 11640
by Chris Offutt 
3 volumes
After avenging his brother's murder, Virgil Caudill flees to
Montana, leaving behind his family, friends, and Kentucky
home. Pursued by relatives of his victim, Virgil joins an
antigovernment militia group and is drawn into a violent
confrontation with federal agents. Strong language and
violence. 1997.

Heaven in High Gear  BR 12177
by Joan Brady 
1 volume
Stripper Heather Hurley meets God (in the form of Joe) at a
bar during one of her panic attacks. As she and Joe become
friends, he introduces her to seven principles that promise
spiritual health. Realizing she is unhappy, Heather tries to
change her life. Sequel to God on a Harley (BR 11380). 1997.

Hemingway's Chair  BR 12225
by Michael Palin 
2 volumes
British assistant postmaster Martin Sproale still lives with
his mother and has a shrine to Ernest Hemingway in his
bedroom. When a new supervisor fires old-timers and
modernizes the post office, Sproale decides to emulate his
hero and protest. With the help of a Hemingway scholar,
American Ruth Kohler, Martin rebels. Some strong language.
1995.

Homestead  BR 12339
by Rosina Lippi 
2 volumes
Nestled in the Austrian alpine village of Rosenau, five
generations of women of the Bengat, Bent Elbow, and
Wainwright clans experience daily life and the impacts of
two world wars. In one of the twelve vignettes, the delivery
of a postcard to Anna Fink depends on knowing the town's
history rather than the address. 1998.

July's People  BR 11974
by Nadine Gordimer 
1 volume
In the aftermath of a successful black revolution, members
of a white Johannesburg family--architect Bam Smales, his
wife, and their three young children--have been rescued by
July, their house servant of fifteen years. They are taken
to July's remote family compound, where the roles of
white/black dependency are reversed. 1981.

Juneteenth  BR 12277
by Ralph Ellison 
3 volumes
Senator Sunraider lies in the hospital struggling to survive
a gunshot wound. The apparently white politician asks to see
Reverend Hickman, the African American minister who raised
him. In the course of their conversations, the senator
recalls his childhood and begins to understand his own
complex racial identity. Some strong language. Bestseller
1999.

Karoo  BR 12197
by Steve Tesich 
4 volumes
New Yorker Saul Karoo is a Hollywood script doctor who has
an array of diseases, worsened by excessive drinking and
smoking. He is plagued by his divorce and can no longer
communicate with his adopted college-age son, Billy. Now the
scenes he has cut from other people's movies are becoming
part of his life. 1998.

The Life of Insects  BR 12084
by Victor Pelevin 
2 volumes
A Russian novel set in a seaside resort where the characters
change from human to insect form. In one episode two
Russians, Arnold and Arthur, meet a visiting American
businessman, Sam Sacker. They fly off as mosquitoes, and Sam
insists on imbibing the blood of a man who is drunk on
cologne, with unfortunate consequences for Sam. Some strong
language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.

A Light in the Window: The Mitford Years, Volume 2  BR 12270
by Jan Karon 
4 volumes
Father Tim has returned from his two-month visit to Ireland
and finds much in the southern village of Mitford the same.
His neighbor, Cynthia, still has a special place in his
heart, but he just can't seem to commit himself to her. And
a wealthy widow is chasing after him. Sequel to At Home in
Mitford (BR 12269). 1995.

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne  BR 11964
by Brian Moore 
2 volumes
A story of loneliness and hope and what happens to a middle-
aged spinster living in a Belfast boarding house when she
pins all her dreams on capturing her landlady's brother.
Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex.
1955.

A Man in Full  BR 12185
by Tom Wolfe 
7 volumes
Atlanta's mores--racial, sexual, and political--are
undergoing rapid changes from the old southern tradition.
And at sixty Charlie Croker, self-made millionaire with a
trophy wife, is having difficulty adjusting. Strong
language. 1998.

Marry Me: A Romance  BR 12484
by John Updike 
2 volumes
Lighthearted novel of well-to-do suburbia and adultery in
the 1960s. Jerry and Sally are in love, though married to
others. Jerry's nice wife, Ruth, is having an affair with
Sally's quirky husband, Richard. Strong language. 1976.

Memoirs of a Geisha  BR 12284
by Arthur Golden 
4 volumes
A fictionalized account of the life of a typical geisha in
1930s and 1940s Japan. Sayuri recalls being nine years old
when she and her sister are sold to a geisha house as their
mother lies dying. From then on Sayuri learns the
traditional exotic art of pleasing men. Bestseller 1997.

A Month of Sundays  BR 12426
by John Updike 
2 volumes (Reissue)
After exposure of his sexual indiscretions brings scandal to
his congregation, the Reverend Thomas Marshfield is
officially exiled for a month of rest and relaxation. During
his thirty-one-day banishment, he ponders his infidelity.
Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1975.

Mrs. Einstein  BR 12340
by Anna McGrail 
3 volumes
The illegitimate daughter Albert Einstein and his fiance
gave up for adoption by a Hungarian woman grows up to be a
scientific genius. Once she learns her father's identity,
she attempts to exceed his accomplishments and even to
"haunt" him as he pursues his career. The imagined life of
the famous physicist's real child. 1998.

A New Song: The Mitford Years, Volume 5  BR 12273
by Jan Karon 
4 volumes
The Bishop assigns Father Tim, now retired, to fill in as
interim priest on Whitecap, North Carolina's coastal island.
He is reluctant to leave his old friends in Mitford, but
does keep in touch. However, he quickly finds his place at
St. John's in the Grove. Sequel to Out to Canaan (BR 12272).
Bestseller 1999.

Out to Canaan: The Mitford Years, Volume 4  BR 12272
by Jan Karon 
3 volumes
Changes are coming to the small town of Mitford. Father Tim
Kavanagh, the Episcopal priest, and his wife, Cynthia, are
thinking about retirement, the two mayoral candidates are
dividing the town, the bakery may be closing, and a Florida
real estate company wants to turn Fernbank into a spa.
Sequel to These High, Green Hills (BR 12271). Bestseller
1997.

Spinners  BR 12479
by Anthony McCarten 
2 volumes
Sixteen-year-old Delia Chapman is a virgin until she is
visited by a spaceman who impregnates her. The rest of
Delia's New Zealand townspeople are incredulous, but Delia
is insistent. Philip Sullivan, the town's new young
librarian, is intrigued by Delia and her story. Strong
language and some descriptions of sex. 1999.

The Spyglass Tree  BR 11742
by Albert Murray 
2 volumes
Alabama, 1920s. Scooter, the African American student last
seen in Train Whistle Guitar (BR 11742), leaves Mobile on a
scholarship to the state college. Although homesick, Scooter
adjusts to campus life, discovering the local blues scene
and perfecting his craft as a musician. Some strong language
and some descriptions of sex. 1991.

Starting Out in the Evening  BR 11705
by Brian Morton 
2 volumes
Elderly, widowed Leonard Schiller is a worn-out New York
novelist who spends his days crafting his final book. Then a
nubile graduate student picks Schiller as the subject for
her thesis and reinvigorates his staid life by helping him
rediscover the fire of his youth. Strong language. 1998.

These High, Green Hills: The Mitford Years, Volume 3  BR
12271
by Jan Karon 
3 volumes
Now married, Father Tim and Cynthia are settling down in the
rectory. Cynthia's cottage next door will be kept for her
work and private retreats. In the southern village of
Mitford, life goes on. Dooley adjusts to prep school, Father
Tim's housekeeper has twins, and Emma's clerical skills
prove helpful. Sequel to A Light in the Window (BR 12270).
1996.

Train Whistle Guitar  BR 11386
by Albert Murray 
2 volumes
Growing up in the 1920s deep South is an adventure to
Scooter and his friends. Listening to the storytelling of
family and friends and the guitar playing of Luzana Cholly
encourages Scooter to get out into the world and move up
North, where there are all sorts of possibilities. Prequel
to The Spyglass Tree (BR 11742). Strong language and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1974.

A Widow for One Year  BR 11780
by John Irving 
6 volumes
Ruth Cole, who will become a well-known author, is four in
the summer of 1958 when events that define her future occur.
Her parents are divorcing; her mother, Marion, has an affair
with sixteen-year-old Eddie O'Hare, who reminds her of one
of her two dead sons; and her father continues to tell
stories. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language.
Bestseller 1998.

The Women of Brewster Place: A Novel in Seven Stories  BR
11906
by Gloria Naylor 
2 volumes
Seven women live on Brewster Place. Each has a story that is
uniquely hers but that also touches the concerns of the
other Brewster Place women and of women everywhere. A
commentary on the experience of black women in the United
States. Some strong language. National Book Award 1983.
1982.

Gothic

Finding Laura  BR 11817
by Kay Hooper 
3 volumes
Ever since childhood, Laura Sutherland has had a fascination
with mirrors--she is searching for something in their
reflections, although she isn't sure what it is. After she
finds the right mirror at the Kilbourne family estate sale
in Atlanta, she becomes a pawn in a struggle between the
family matriarch, Amelia, and grandson Daniel. Some
descriptions of sex. 1997.

The House on the Strand  BR 11405
by Daphne du Maurier 
3 volumes
A young Englishman who is visiting a friend at his old house
on the Cornish coast is induced to test a hallucinogenic
drug that transports him back to the fourteenth century. He
observes the people who lived then and returns many times to
find out what happens to them. Descriptions of sex and some
violence. 1969.

Italian Fever  BR 12327
by Valerie Martin 
2 volumes
Lucy Stark is an assistant to novelist DV, who dies suddenly
while writing a book in Italy. Lucy travels to Italy for his
funeral, to retrieve his things, and to discover why he
died. She is met by Massimo, an interpreter, who comes to
care for her in many ways. Some descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1999.

Rebecca  BR 12354
by Daphne du Maurier 
4 volumes
Rebecca, the glamorous mistress of a great English estate,
died eight months before Maxim de Winter brought a young and
frightened second wife to live there. Mystery, intrigue, and
violence eventually reveal the circumstances surrounding
Rebecca's death. 1938.

Growing Up

The Amazon Papers  BR 11403
by Beverly Keller 
1 volume
Fifteen-year-old Iris gets a lot of grief from her aunt and
her mother for spending too much time on philosophy and
sports and none on a social life. But when left alone with
her cousin's small boys while her mother is on vacation,
Iris develops a crush on an older guy that leads to disaster
after disaster--including ruining her mother's car. For
junior and senior high readers. 1996.

Beach Boy  BR 12441
by Ardashir Vakil 
2 volumes
The growing pains of a young boy in 1970s Bombay. Cyrus
Readymoney is obsessed with watching Hindi movies, learning
about sex, and cadging extra meals at his friends' homes.
But the events that cause the biggest changes in his life
are his parents' separation and his father's heart attack.
Some descriptions of sex. 1997.

Blueback: A Contemporary Fable  BR 12218
by Tim Winton 
1 volume
As a child Abel loved diving for abalone near his coastal
Australian home. As he grows older and goes off to college,
his heart remains there with his mother and the huge blue
groper fish he named Blueback. Later, as a marine biologist,
Abel returns to help save the bay. 1997.

The Catcher in the Rye  BR 11909
by J.D. Salinger 
2 volumes (Reissue)
As Christmas vacation begins, Holden Caulfield recounts his
feelings and reactions to flunking out of Pencey, his third
prep school. Instead of heading straight home, he wanders
around New York City. This account of his adventures conveys
his dismay at the adult world. Strong language. For senior
high and older readers. 1945.

The Education of Robert Nifkin  BR 11827
by Daniel Pinkwater 
1 volume
New to Chicago in the 1950s, Robert begins his high school
education dressed in the odd clothes his Eastern European
father insists he wear. His unpopularity and the bigoted
teachers send Robert to the streets, where he meets an
unusual group of people and finds a school he actually
likes. Some strong language. For junior and senior high
readers. 1998.

Hero  BR 11600
by S.L. Rottman 
2 volumes
Fifteen-year-old Sean is sent to a farm for a week's
community service for fighting. Abandoned by his father and
raised by an abusive mother, Sean finds acceptance and peace
with the animals and the farmer, Mr. Hassler. With the help
of some concerned adults, Sean is able to look forward to a
better future. For junior and senior high readers. 1997.

Life in the Fat Lane  BR 11737
by Cherie Bennett 
2 volumes
Beauty pageant winner Lara is crowned homecoming queen as a
high school junior. Then, inexplicably, she begins to gain
weight--and doesn't stop. Although finally diagnosed with a
rare metabolic disorder, Lara has become one of the obese
students she had pitied. Some strong language. For junior
and senior high readers. 1998.

Long Time Passing  BR 11802
by Linda Crew 
2 volumes
When high school sophomore Kathy doesn't make the rally
squad in 1966, she decides to forge a new identity as a
folk-singing, artistic type. She embraces the turbulent
sixties with her new group of friends, including the
brooding but intriguing James. Some strong language. For
junior and senior high readers. 1997.

The Outsiders  BR 11484
by S.E. Hinton 
2 volumes
This young adult classic is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Fourteen-year-old Ponyboy tells how it looks and feels to be
a Greaser from the wrong side of the tracks. He describes
the guerrilla raids into Greaser territory by their
upper-middle-class enemy, the Socs, and the beating that led
to a murder charge and two deaths. For junior and senior
high readers. 1967.

A Place to Call Home  BR 11957
by Jackie French Koller 
2 volumes
Anna, fifteen, lives with her irresponsible mother, her
five-year-old sister, Mandy, and baby brother, Casey. When
her mother disappears, Anna decides to keep it a secret,
because she thinks no one would want to keep a biracial
teenager who has two white siblings. For junior and senior
high readers. 1995.

The Queen of October  BR 11667
by Shelley Fraser Mickle 
2 volumes
1959, Coldwater, Arkansas. Thirteen-year-old Sally is sent
to live with her grandparents after the "bust-up" of her
parents' marriage. Embarrassed by the divorce and the
upcoming custody battle, Sally is looking forward to leaving
Memphis to return to her sleepy hometown and the people she
has always known. 1989.

Rules of the Road  BR 11821
by Joan Bauer 
2 volumes
Sixteen-year-old Jenna loves selling shoes for the Chicago
Gladstone Shoe Store. But when her drunken father arrives in
town, Jenna jumps at the opportunity to drive ornery Mrs.
Gladstone to Texas. Jenna and the elderly woman fret over
the future of the store chain, now in Gladstone's son's
unscrupulous hands. For junior and senior high readers.
1998.

Screen Test  BR 11605
by David Klass 
2 volumes
A high school junior, Liz is uncomfortable with the
attention her good looks bring, but she accepts a request to
star in a student film. When this leads to a role in a
Hollywood movie, Liz must decide if this is the life she
wants. For junior and senior high readers. 1997.

Stranded in Harmony  BR 11412
by Barbara Shoup 
2 volumes
Despite being captain of the football team with a
cheerleader girlfriend, high school senior Lucas Cantrell is
disillusioned with his staid life in Harmony, Indiana. Lucas
wishes he could have grown up during the turbulent 1960s
until an eccentric cabin-bound relative and a woman with a
radical past teach him the value of living in the present.
For junior and senior high readers. 1997. 

Thin Ice  BR 11573
by Marsha Qualey 
2 volumes
Arden's parents died in a plane crash when she was six, and
her brother, Scott, dropped out of college to raise her. Now
Arden is seventeen and Scott has disappeared, presumably
drowned in a snowmobile accident. But Arden has reason to
believe Scott has run away, and she's determined to find
him. For junior and senior high readers. 1997.

When She Was Good  BR 11537
by Norma Fox Mazer 
1 volume
After their mother's death and their father's remarriage, Em
and her sister, Pamela, run away to the city. At fourteen,
Em must support and take care of her abusive, troubled older
sister. When Pamela dies a few years later, Em attempts to
live a normal life. Some strong language. For junior and
senior high readers. 1997.

Historical

An Acquaintance with Darkness  BR 11566
by Ann Rinaldi 
2 volumes
Washington, D.C., 1865. Emily Pigbush, orphaned at fourteen,
goes to live with her Uncle Valentine, a physician. She is
shocked to discover that he and his colleagues rob graves in
order to study anatomy. Even more frightening is her
realization that the family of her best friend, Annie
Surratt, is involved in the assassination of President
Lincoln. For senior high and older readers. 1997.

After Dunkirk  BR 12264
by Milena McGraw 
5 volumes
England, 1939. Young Wayne Luthie leads a squadron of
pilots, known as the Wonders, as they learn to fly
Spitfires. Luthie reminisces about his childhood in India,
his uncles who died in World War I, his capture after
Dunkirk, and falling in love with a WAAF. Then the Germans
attack Britain. Some violence. 1998.

American Dreams  BR 11741
by John Jakes 
5 volumes
Continues the Crown family saga begun in Homeland (BR 9462).
Paul, twenty-nine, a well-known photographer, travels the
world making news documentaries, some of which get him in
trouble with the British government. His cousin Carl
satisfies a passion for cars and flying by becoming a daring
aviator, and cousin Fritzi becomes an actress in Hollywood.
Some strong language. Bestseller 1998.

The Angel Max  BR 12300
by Peter Glassgold 
4 volumes
1869. Max Kraft, orphaned at an early age, is raised in
wealth by a large extended Jewish family in Russia.
Political conditions deteriorate, and Max's stepsisters and
half brother become embroiled in leftist politics. Max
emigrates to New York, where his cousin Emma Goldman and
others try to involve him in intrigue. 1998.

California Time  BR 12286
by Ernest J. Finney 
3 volumes
The children of three immigrant families interact in
California's Great Central Valley from the late 1920s
through World War II. Portrays the interrelationship between
the Portuguese dairymen, the Japanese who raise chickens and
strawberries, and the Italians who grow grapes.  Shows how
they are affected by the depression, new technology, and the
war. 1998.

City of Light  BR 12355
by Lauren Belfer 
5 volumes
Buffalo, New York; 1901. Niagara Falls is harnessed for
electricity, and environmentalists and union agitators fight
the power company for control. Louisa Barrett, the
progressive headmistress of a girls' school, becomes
involved when the head engineer is murdered, and she
suspects the adoptive father of her illegitimate daughter.
1999.

The Emperor's General  BR 12214
by James Webb 
5 volumes
Ambassador Jay Marsh recounts serving as aide-de-camp to
General Douglas MacArthur during the final days of World War
II. Marsh recalls the roles MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito
played and the trial of Japan's general Yamashita. He also
reminisces about his mistress and that of MacArthur. Some
strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1999.

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis  BR 11901
by Giorgio Bassani 
2 volumes
A fictionalized account of a moody and tragic Jewish youth
in Italy just before the rise of Hitler. Portrays his
relationship with Micol, the beautiful and pampered daughter
of the Finzi-Continis, the richest and most important Jewish
family in the town of Ferrara. 1977.

The Giant, O'Brien  BR 11996
by Hilary Mantel 
2 volumes
London, 1782. A Scottish doctor, John Hunter, wants to
acquire the body of the giant Irishman, Charlie O'Brien, for
research purposes. But O'Brien is still alive, earning money
as a spectacle, and he does not want to pre-sell his corpse
for experimentation. Some strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1998.

Gone with the Wind  BR 11427
by Margaret Mitchell 
9 volumes
A romantic Civil War epic in which Scarlett O'Hara, a
forceful and ruthless heroine, and Rhett Butler, a war
profiteer, play out their tempestuous love affair against
the background of the war-torn South. Pulitzer Prize. 1936.

Human Voices  BR 12324
by Penelope Fitzgerald 
2 volumes
BBC employees struggle to keep Broadcasting House in
operation during the bombing of London in World War II.
Young intern Annie Asra, two department directors, and those
around them face daily questions of survival but also
grapple with workplace dramas and personal crises.  Based on
Fitzgerald's own wartime experiences. 1980.

The Last of the African Kings  BR 12309
by Maryse Cond 
2 volumes
An African king and his family are exiled to the Caribbean
because he opposes French colonialism. Eventually, they
emigrate to the United States. Spero, a royal descendant,
becomes a painter and philanderer whose lack of ambition
clashes with the aspirations of his enterprising wife, an
African American historian. 1992.

Naming the New World  BR 11615
by Calvin Baker 
1 volume
Vignettes highlighting the history of an African American
family, beginning with episodes in Africa and as newly
arrived slaves in America, progressing to their escape from
slavery, but not from pain. Some descriptions of sex, some
violence, and some strong language. 1997.

The Players: A Novel of the Young Shakespeare  BR 11666
by Stephanie Cowell 
2 volumes
Fictional portrayal of William Shakespeare as a young man.
An impoverished playwright and actor in London, Shakespeare
is caught in a love triangle between his Italian mistress,
Emilia Bassano, and his patron, the young earl of
Southampton. Includes historical notes. Descriptions of sex.
1997.

The Rings of Saturn  BR 12353
by W.G. Sebald 
2 volumes
A walking tour of England's southeast coast frames a wide-
ranging series of meditations on literature and stories from
Britain's imperial past. A stay in a Norwich hospital
prompts the protagonist to search for naturalist Thomas
Browne's skull; a railroad bridge over the river Blyth
recalls England's silk trade with China. 1998.

Sarah on Her Own  BR 11793
by Karen M. Coombs 
2 volumes
Orphaned fourteen-year-old Sarah survives the 1620 trip from
London to the New World, but her aunt does not. Her aunt's
fianc, who sent for them, has also died. Not wanting to
marry, become an indentured servant, or settle on the land
she has been allotted, Sarah searches for a way home.
Violence. For junior and senior high readers. 1996.

Snow Falling on Cedars  BR 11904
by David Guterson 
3 volumes
Set on an island in Puget Sound after World War II. Carl
Heine has drowned, and fellow fisherman Kabuo Miyamoto is
accused of murder. Covering the trial is a local reporter
who was the defendant's wife's first love. As the trial
begins, the entire once-peaceful community is tense with
suspicion and prejudice. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. PEN/Faulkner Award. 1994.

True North: A Novel of the Underground Railroad  BR 11892
by Kathryn Lasky 
2 volumes
Narrative alternating between Bostonian Lucy Bradford and
Afrika, a Virginia slave, tells how the lives of the two
fourteen-year-olds were affected by the Underground
Railroad. Lucy recounts her family's preparation for a
wedding and her special relationship with her grandfather,
while Afrika describes her difficult journey north. For
junior and senior high readers. 1996.

Unicorn's Blood  BR 11881
by Patricia Finney 
4 volumes
As a young princess, Elizabeth I wrote of her affair with
Thomas Seymour and of Mary Queen of Scots as the royal heir
in a diary. Now queen, Elizabeth must find the stolen
journal--identified by an embroidered unicorn with a ruby
eye--before her opponents do. Companion to Firedrake's Eye
(BR 11880). Some strong language. 1998.

The Way to Bright Star  BR 11903
by Dee Brown 
3 volumes
At the turn of the century, Ben Butterfield looks back on
his years as a young boy during the Civil War. Along with
wagon master John Hawkes, Ben and animal handler Hadjee
drive two camels captured by a Yankee captain from Texas to
Bright Star, Indiana. They encounter many hardships, and Ben
loses his heart to a young adventurer. 1998.

Human Relationships

After You  BR 12289
by Annie Garrett 
2 volumes
Shortly after Clare battles breast cancer, her marriage is
further stressed by her husband's caring for his mother, who
has Alzheimer's disease. Then Clare hears from the wife of
an ex-boyfriend from long ago. An accident has caused Riley
to think he's seventeen again, and he's desperate to see
Clare. Some strong language. 1998.

The Answer Is Yes  BR 11772
by Sara Lewis 
3 volumes
After being laid off at work, unsuccessful at tracking her
birthmother, and weary of trying to hold her scientist
husband's attention, Jenny Brown discovers the Institute of
Affirmation and its odd adult education classes. 1998.

Becky Bernstein Goes Berlin  BR 11608
by Holly-Jane Rahlens 
2 volumes
Transplanted New Yorker Becky Bernstein is a talk-show host
in Berlin. After being dumped by her latest lover, Becky
decides to put both herself and her apartment on a diet.
Sorting through drawers and boxes, Becky is reminded of past
relationships, family, friends, and jobs. Strong language
and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.

Before Women Had Wings  BR 12349
by Connie May Fowler 
2 volumes
1960s Florida. Bird Jackson, her older sister Phoebe, and
her alcoholic mother move to Tampa after Bird's father
commits suicide. Bird endures beatings and ridicule but
finds acceptance and love from an African American healing
woman, Miss Zora, who lives near her trailer. Strong
language and violence. 1996.

The Bluest Eye  BR 12618
by Toni Morrison 
2 volumes
1941. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--poor, ugly, and
black--desperately wants blue eyes, which she thinks would
solve all her problems. But instead she is subjected to
rejection, violence, and an unwanted pregnancy. Slowly, she
begins to descend into madness. Strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1970.

Burning Up  BR 12234
by Caroline B. Cooney 
2 volumes
Macey and her friends almost die in a fire while
volunteering in an inner-city church and later discover an
older incident in 1959 that was aimed at the town's first
African American teacher. Macey becomes inspired to change
her community. Some violence and some strong language. For
junior and senior high readers. 1999.

Cloud Nine  BR 12282
by Luanne Rice 
3 volumes
Newly recovered from cancer, Sarah is given a chartered
flight as a present on her thirty-seventh birthday. The
pilot, Will Burke, has as many emotional wounds as Sarah.
Together, with the help of Will's daughter and even Sarah's
estranged son, they start over. Some strong language and
some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

The Color Purple  BR 12265
by Alice Walker 
2 volumes (Reissue)
Two impoverished sisters have different fates--Nettie
travels to Africa with a missionary family while Celie is
married off to an abusive older man. Celie writes letters to
God discussing events around her. Eventually she begins to
take charge of her life. Strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. Pulitzer Prize. 1982.

Counting Coup  BR 12323
by G.D. Gearino 
2 volumes
Weary reporter Tad Beckman ignores the pleas of an abused
woman who is later killed. Guilt-ridden, he retreats for a
year before returning to journalism in Miami. Soon he is
duped by his lover, Jocelyn, into writing a libelous story.
Jocelyn disappears, and Tad discovers family secrets as he
searches for her. Some strong language. 1997.

Cupid and Diana  BR 11792
by Christina Bartolomeo 
2 volumes
Diana Campanella has traded her government job for a
consignment clothing shop in Washington, D.C., but it is not
doing well. Her relationship with her attorney boyfriend
also seems stalled. Should she take her lingerie-model
sister's abundant advice on men and the shop? Strong
language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.

The Daddy Clock  BR 11894
by Judy Markey 
2 volumes
At forty-four, divorced Chicago sportswriter Charlie Feldman
wants to be a parent. He confides this to coworker Lacy
Gazzar, who at thirty-five is about to put both her daughter
and herself through college. She decides to help Charlie
find the mother-to-be of his child, as long as it isn't
Lacy. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex.
1998.

East of the Mountains  BR 12237
by David Guterson 
2 volumes
Retired heart surgeon and widower Ben Givens has colon
cancer and plans to commit suicide while on a hunting trip
in eastern Washington state. He sets out with his dogs, but
a series of chance encounters draws him into other people's
problems and eventually to a decision that leads him home.
Bestseller 1999.

Eva's Man  BR 11809
by Gayl Jones 
2 volumes
An African American woman, forty-three and in prison, is on
the edge of insanity and searching for her lost innocence.
Eva Medina tells how she landed behind bars a second time
and about the men who put her there. Violence, strong
language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1976.

The Foreign Student  BR 12262
by Susan Choi 
3 volumes
In 1955 South Korean student Chang Ahn, called Chuck,
arrives in Sewanee, Tennessee, to attend the university. He
is befriended by a local woman, Katherine Monroe. As their
friendship slowly turns to romance, flashbacks tell of
Chuck's experience in war-torn Seoul and Katherine's
relationship since girlhood with an older professor.
Explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.

Forged by Fire  BR 11688
by Sharon M. Draper 
1 volume
The day before his ninth birthday, Gerald's world changes
again. For the past six years he has been living with Aunt
Queen while his mother was in prison for child abuse. Now
she is re-entering his life, along with a half sister,
Angel, and a stepfather. Realizing that Angel is being
abused by her father, Gerald tries to protect her. Companion
to Tears of a Tiger (BR 10779). For junior and senior high
readers. 1997.

Four Letters of Love  BR 11656
by Niall Williams 
2 volumes
When Nicholas is twelve, his family is torn apart the day
his father quits his job because God has instructed him to
paint. Isabel, believing she is responsible for her
brother's becoming mute and lame, leaves her convent school
and marries a man she doesn't love. Years later the siblings
are brought together when Nicholas goes in search of the
only remaining painting by his father. 1997.

The Giant's House: A Romance  BR 11421
by Elizabeth McCracken 
2 volumes
In 1950 young librarian Peggy Cort meets James Sweatt.
Although only eleven years old, he is already extremely
tall. As they become friends and fall in love during the
next nine years, James grows taller and taller, until he is
8-feet, 7-inches tall and weighs 415 pounds. 1996.

The Healing  BR 12064
by Gayl Jones 
3 volumes
Harlan Jane Eagleton follows her thoughts from her present
itinerant faith-healing practice to her former job as
manager for a female rock singer. A series of flashbacks
include a trip to East Africa with her medical
anthropologist husband who was studying a Masai medicine
woman. Some strong language. 1998.

The Horse Whisperer  BR 11816
by Nicholas Evans 
3 volumes
Thirteen-year-old Grace Maclean loses her leg when she and
her horse, Pilgrim, are struck by a truck. Pilgrim is also
injured--mentally and physically. Grace's mother, magazine
editor Annie Graves, learns of a horse whisperer--Tom
Booker--who might be able to restore Pilgrim. In hopes that
he will also help Grace, Annie takes both of them to his
ranch in Montana. Strong language, violence, and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.

The House of Sleep  BR 12427
by Jonathan Coe 
3 volumes
Sarah suffers from narcolepsy, causing her some confusion
between dreams and reality. Friends and lovers are
influenced by Sarah and her sleep disorder in a time frame
that alternates between various university connections in
1983-84 and career settings in 1996. Some strong language
and some descriptions of sex. 1997.

Island Justice  BR 12372
by Elizabeth Winthrop 
3 volumes
When Maggie Hammond inherits her godmother's house on an
island, she travels there with her Siberian husky. At first
she has every intention of selling the place, but after a
while the pace and beauty of the community draw her in--as
do the romantic overtures of naturalist Sam Matera. 1998.

Joyride  BR 11796
by Gretchen Olson 
2 volumes
When Jeff McKenzie and a friend take a joy ride through a
farmer's bean field one night, Jeff has no idea he will
spend the summer in a strawberry field. He had planned to
play tennis, but this is the price he must pay for ruining
the farmer's irrigation motor. Jeff learns a lot and is
befriended by the farmer's daughter and a farm hand. For
junior and senior high readers. 1998.

Layover  BR 12415
by Lisa Zeidner 
2 volumes
After her little boy dies and her husband reveals he's been
unfaithful, medical supplies salesperson Claire Newbold
refuses to return home from a business trip. She alters her
identity, travels from hotel to hotel without paying, and
lies to her mate about where she is. Strong language and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

Life with Swan  BR 12399
by Paul West 
3 volumes
A fictional account of the author's courtship of and
marriage to the poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman, here
called Ariada Mencken (aka Swan). Their friend, astronomer
Raoul Bunsen (Carl Sagan), takes them to Cape Canaveral to
witness the shuttle launch that leads to the couple's
passion for cosmic events. 1999.

Loving Chloe  BR 11503
by Jo-Ann Mapson 
3 volumes
In this sequel to Hank and Chloe (BR 9739), Chloe appears on
Hank's doorstep in northern Arizona. She's pregnant by him
and ready to settle down, until meeting Navajo jewelry
designer Junior Whitebear shakes her resolve. Some strong
language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.

Mirror Image  BR 11878
by Danielle Steel 
4 volumes
Born in 1893 and now in their twenties, identical twins
Olivia and Victoria Henderson are often confused with one
another. But reliable Olivia has always rescued the
adventurous Victoria from her escapades. Then Victoria gets
herself into a scrape from which Olivia can't save her
unless they trade identities. Bestseller 1998.

Mistler's Exit  BR 12245
by Louis Begley 
2 volumes
Thomas Mistler, a successful advertising executive from a
patrician family, learns that he has six months to live. He
decides to take a trip without his family to Venice where he
can enjoy himself for the last time.  There he runs into a
woman he once loved. Some strong language. 1998.

Old Scores  BR 12413
by Nicholas Delbanco 
2 volumes
In the 1960s, college professor Paul Ballard and student
Elizabeth Sieverdsen have an affair. Paul is hurt in a car
accident and withdraws, leaving Elizabeth to give up the
child he didn't know existed. Years later the couple finally
reunites. Some strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1997.

The Poisonwood Bible  BR 11745
by Barbara Kingsolver 
4 volumes
An American missionary family lands in the village of
Kilanga in the Congo in 1959, and the cultural confrontation
begins immediately. The mother and four daughters react to
their new environment, the villagers respond to their new
preacher, and the family dynamics change. All of this is
intensified by the Congo's own political turmoil. Bestseller
1998.

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone  BR 11585
by Tennessee Williams 
1 volume
American Mrs. Stone--former actress, wealthy, middle-aged,
and widowed--is biding her time in Rome when the Contessa, a
female pimp, introduces her to Paolo, a handsome young
gigolo. At first, Mrs. Stone laments her fading beauty and
the end of her stage career. Then she muses on the demise of
her way of life and of her husband, and enjoys her current
affair. Finally, Mrs. Stone must deal with her attempt to
replace real life with fantasy. 1950.

Roxanna Slade  BR 12358
by Reynolds Price 
3 volumes
A southerner tells her life story from her twentieth
birthday in 1920. On that momentous and fateful occasion,
her younger brother Fern introduces her to Larkin Slade,
Fern's best friend and the man he wants her to marry. But
Lark dies that same day. 1998.

Sanctuary  BR 12478
by William Faulkner 
2 volumes
Mississippi lawyer Horace Benbow becomes involved with young
coed Temple Drake, who is then brutally raped. The
investigation reveals human evil amidst poor white
moonshiners, half-wits, and prostitutes. First published in
1931; contains 1985 changes made by Noel Polk based on the
author's notes. Strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1931.

Secret Star  BR 11601
by Nancy Springer 
1 volume
Tess, fourteen, has lived alone with her stepfather since
her mother died and has no memory of her childhood. Daddy is
poor and uses a wheelchair, but Tess is happy at home until
she meets Kamo--a young drifter who thinks they may be
related. Some strong language and some violence. For junior
and senior high readers. 1997.

Something Borrowed  BR 11407
by Alexandra Marshall 
2 volumes
Gale left her husband, Gary, after learning he was having an
affair with the baby-sitter, and she refused even to talk to
him for fifteen years. Now, at their son's wedding, with
their current spouses in tow, Gale and Gary find their
attraction to each other has not disappeared. Some strong
language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.

Soul Kiss  BR 11440
by Shay Youngblood 
2 volumes
In 1968, seven-year-old Mariah's beloved mother drops her
off unannounced at the home of two great-aunts in Georgia
and doesn't come back. As Mariah grows up, she struggles
with her grief and maintains her hope that her mother will
return, but gradually becomes family with the two older
women. Then her father enters her life. Some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1997.

The Starlite Drive-In  BR 11959
by Marjorie Reynolds 
3 volumes
The discovery of human bones at the drive-in her father once
managed recalls to forty-nine-year-old Callie Anne the
summer of 1956. At thirteen, she and her agoraphobic mother
are drawn to drifter Charlie Memphis, who works for her
jealous father. Strong language. 1997.

Tivolem  BR 12384
by Victor Rangel-Ribeiro 
3 volumes
India, 1933. Marie-Santana, mid-thirties, returns to the
tiny coastal village of Tivolem, hoping to heal the wounds
of a broken heart. After her twenty-three-year absence, the
townspeople are suspicious. Simon Fernandes, who also left
as a child, recently arrived in Tivolem, too. Soon they find
solace in each other's company. 1998.

Whistle Me Home  BR 11690
by Barbara Wersba 
1 volume
Being a tomboy, Noli is surprised when the new boy in school
asks her out. She soon discovers that TJ is truly her soul
mate and falls deeply in love with him. Noli is disappointed
when, even after months, their relationship is still chaste.
Then TJ confesses his sexual orientation to her. For senior
high and older readers. 1997.

Humor

The Adventures of Blue Avenger  BR 12318
by Norma Howe 
2 volumes
When David Schumacher turns sixteen, he changes his name to
that of a comic-book character. As the Blue Avenger, David
takes on a killer-bee attack on the principal, a
controversial news issue, and gun control.  Yet he still has
time for a philosophical debate with his  kindred-spirit
girlfriend. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.

Catch-22  BR 11980
by Joseph Heller 
4 volumes (Reissue)
Bombardier Yossarian desperately tries to stay alive during
World War II. Military rules make it impossible for anyone
to achieve the combat quota necessary to quit flying.
Yossarian and his buddies concoct ways to avoid the
ridiculous orders of their officers. Strong language and
descriptions of sex. 1955.

The Country Life  BR 12292
by Rachel Cusk 
3 volumes
Twenty-nine-year-old Stella Benson--ditching family, job,
and London flat--escapes to the country as an au pair to a
disabled teenager. The eccentric Madden family intrigues
Stella. She gradually begins to like her antagonistic
charge, Martin, who tries his best to uncover Stella's
secrets. Strong language. 1997.

Crane Spreads Wings: A Bigamist's Story  BR 12381
by Susan Trott 
2 volumes
T'ai Chi practitioner Effie leaves her husband of one month
and becomes the nanny for a neighbor, Gled. Gled, not
knowing of her marriage, falls in love with her. Effie
marries him but doesn't know who the father of her baby is.
Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex.
1998.

The Dinosaur Club  BR 12482
by William Heffernan 
3 volumes
Jack Fallon's life suddenly goes downhill--his wife is
leaving him, his spoiled kids demand money, and his company
is deliberately laying off older workers. Fallon teams up
with a beautiful and sympathetic company lawyer and his work
buddies to sabotage the evil machinations of the CEO. Some
strong language. 1997.

Syrup  BR 12517
by Maxx Barry 
3 volumes
Scat has a new marketing degree and a wonderful idea for a
new cola. Coke offers him three million, but Scat's
roommate, Sneaky Pete, beats him to the trademark office.
Scat scrambles to come up with another winning idea to
impress an appealing Coke marketing employee named 6. Strong
language. 1999.

Legal

Act of Revenge  BR 12505
by Robert K. Tanenbaum 
4 volumes
Assistant district attorney Roger ("Butch") Karp and his
private investigator wife Marlene Ciampi both take on cases
involving Mafia family members, and they soon learn that the
two crimes are related. Butch and Marlene's twelve-year-old
daughter, Lucy, witnesses a murder in Chinatown that is also
connected. Strong language and violence. 1999.


The Best Defense  BR 12377
by Ellis Cose 
 volumes
White middle-aged John Wisocki is laid off. About to commit
suicide, he is interrupted by and shoots the Hispanic
colleague he feels was unfairly chosen over him. A Hispanic
prosecutor prepares to fight the case in court against his
former love, Wisocki's attorney. Strong language, some
violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.

The Brethren  BR 12469
by John Grisham 
3 volumes
In a federal penitentiary in Florida, three former judges
known as the Brethren hold court. Besides handling inmate
disputes and appeals, they have devised a scheme to
blackmail men on the outside. But when one of their targets
turns out to be a CIA-financed candidate for president, they
find themselves in hot water. Bestseller 2000.

The Partner  BR 12204
by John Grisham 
3 volumes
Four years ago, attorney Patrick Lanigan faked his own death
and ran away with ninety million dollars belonging to his
partners and a client. Now he's been found; tortured; sued
by numerous parties, including his wife; and charged with
murder. Strong language and violence. Bestseller 1997.

Personal Injuries  BR 12406
by Scott Turow 
4 volumes
Greedy personal-injury attorney Robbie Feaver is caught
bribing judges in corrupt Kindle County. The FBI assigns
agent Evon Miller to pose as his paralegal in the ensuing
sting operation. Feaver's lawyer, George Mason, recounts
events preceding the trial that leads to the eventual
cleanup of the bench. Some strong language. Bestseller 1999.

The Testament  BR 12186
by John Grisham 
3 volumes
Billionaire Troy Phelan surprises his legal heirs by leaving
his entire estate to an illegitimate daughter, Rachel Lane.
Because she is a missionary living somewhere on the Brazil-
Bolivia border, lawyer Nate O'Riley's immediate problem is
to find her and inform her of the inheritance. Some strong
language. Bestseller 1999.

Literature

The Adolescent  BR 11248
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 
6 volumes
First published in Russian in 1874. Nineteen-year-old Arkady
Dolgoruky completes school but refuses to go on to
university. Instead, he goes to St. Petersburg in search of
his father. The illegitimate son of an idealistic landowner
and the gardener's wife, Arkady has trouble determining
where he belongs in Russian society. 1971.

Amerika  BR 11733
by Franz Kafka 
2 volumes
Written in German in 1927, this novel expresses the author's
rejection of the capitalist system. Karl Rossmann, a young
immigrant to America, is snubbed by his relatives, robbed by
tramps, and ridiculed in his attempt to find work. Includes
an introduction by E.L. Doctorow. 1938.

The Complete Stories  BR 11604
by Franz Kafka 
4 volumes
Twenty of Kafka's longer stories make up most of this
collection, followed by fifty-five short stories and
sketches. Included are all the stories published during his
lifetime (1883-1924) and several others selected from his
literary estate. 1971.

The Diary of a Country Priest  BR 11936
by Georges Bernanos 
2 volumes
Story of a young priest who maintains his idealism and
dedication to God despite poor health, personal failures,
and malicious gossip. French Academy Grand Prize for the
Novel, 1936. 1937.

First Love and Other Stories  BR 11960
by Ivan Turgenev 
3 volumes
These three stories by the nineteenth-century Russian author
are somewhat autobiographical. In "First Love," written in
1860, a father and son fall in love with the same woman.
Written in 1872, "Spring Torrents" portrays a middle-aged
person looking back on the folly of youth. "A Fire at Sea,"
written in 1883, tells of Turgenev's personal experience.
1957.

The Hamlet  BR 11482
by William Faulkner 
3 volumes
Portrait of a decaying South after the Civil War set in a
fictional county in Mississippi. The story deals with the
shrewd Snopes family, one of the author's notable creations.
Prequel to The Town (BR 11470). Some strong language. 1931.

The Immoralist  BR 11937
by Andre Gide 
1 volume
Michel, the protagonist, explains how his personality and
attitudes toward life disintegrated under the influence of a
tropical climate and illness. In this psychological study,
Gide examines the conflict between self-development and
self-sacrifice. The author was awarded the Nobel Prize in
1947. 1970.

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Selected Stories  BR 11578
by Stephen Crane 
2 volumes
Six stories by the author of the Red Badge of Courage (BR
1449). In "Maggie," written in 1893, Crane portrays the
sordid life and downfall of a poor Irish girl from the
Bowery. Other selections depict small-town life and the
experiences of young men in battle. For senior high and
older readers. 1991.

Mrs. Dalloway  BR 11925
by Virginia Woolf 
2 volumes
The events of a single day in June when Clarissa Dalloway, a
London society woman, meets a former lover. The author, an
early rebel against the traditional rules of novel writing,
uses interior monologue and a stream-of-consciousness style
to reveal the private lives of Mrs. Dalloway and her family
and friends. 1925.

The President  BR 12322
by Miguel Angel Asturias 
3 volumes
The president of the republic, an unnamed Latin American
country, plots against his political enemy, General Eusebio
Canales. The president's assistant, Miguel Angel Face, is
involved in the dictator's intrigues but is redeemed by his
love for a young woman. Originally published in Mexico in
1946 by the Nobel laureate. 1963.

The Queen of Spades: The Negro of Peter the Great;
Dubrovsky; The Captain's Daughter  BR 11914
by Alexander Pushkin 
3 volumes
Four stories by the nineteenth-century Russian writer. The
Queen of Spades, written in 1833, tells of a young officer's
obsession with winning at cards. His subterfuge, intended to
learn an elderly countess's secret for success, has dire
consequences for both of them. 1962.

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone  BR 11585
by Tennessee Williams 
1 volume
American Mrs. Stone--former actress, wealthy, middle-aged,
and widowed--is biding her time in Rome when the Contessa, a
female pimp, introduces her to Paolo, a handsome young
gigolo. At first, Mrs. Stone laments her fading beauty and
the end of her stage career. Then she muses on the demise of
her way of life and of her husband, and enjoys her current
affair. Finally, Mrs. Stone must deal with her attempt to
replace real life with fantasy. 1950.

Tobacco Road  BR 11889
by Erskine Caldwell 
2 volumes
The famous saga, first published in 1932, of Jeeter Lester
and his shiftless family. Their ribald adventures along
Tobacco Road, once a flourishing plantation, attract a lusty
preacher, Sister Bessie. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.

The Torrents of Spring: A Romantic Novel in Honor of the
Passing of a Great Race  BR 12450
by Ernest Hemingway 
1 volume (Reissue)
Satirical view of American writers and their literary
pursuits, presented as author's inserts and commentary
within a portrayal of the lives of two men who work in a
Michigan pump factory. 1926.

The Town  BR 11470
by William Faulkner 
3 volumes
More members of the Snopes family have moved to Jefferson,
Mississippi, increasing the clan. Determined to own the
county, Flem Snopes maneuvers his family to run businesses
and farm the land. Sequel to The Hamlet (BR 11482). Some
strong language. 1957.

Transparent Things  BR 12133
by Vladimir Nabokov 
1 volume
American Hugh Person retraces an itinerary in Switzerland
where he first met Armande Chamar, as if he could find the
past shining through the objects he had encountered
previously. Person's woeful tale gradually unfolds as his
memories are evoked. 1972.

The Winter of Our Discontent  BR 12302
by John Steinbeck 
3 volumes
Ethan Allen Hawley, scion of an old New England family,
sacrifices his integrity for success under pressure from his
restless wife and discontented children. 1961.

Mystery and Detective

All through the Night  BR 11744
by Mary Higgins Clark 
1 volume
It has been seven years since Sondra Lewis left her newborn
baby in front of a church; simultaneously Lenny Centino was
stealing a chalice from it. Now as amateur sleuth Alvirah
Meehan tries to help the church's priest and nuns save their
after-school haven, she uncovers a connection between those
events and a child at the center. Bestseller 1998.

The Big Bad City: A Novel of the 87th Precinct  BR 12182
by Ed McBain 
3 volumes
A nun with breast implants is murdered in a city park.
Detective Carella investigates the crime while still fuming
at the unexpected release of the man who killed his father.
Meanwhile a burglar is canvassing the city, leaving
chocolate chip cookies at each crime scene. Violence and
strong language. 1999.

Biting the Moon  BR 12407
by Martha Grimes 
3 volumes
An amnesiac teenager learns she is registered at a New
Mexico bed and breakfast with a man claiming to be her
father. She hides out in the woods freeing trapped animals
for months before she and a new friend decide to solve the
mystery of her identity. Strong language and some violence.
1999.

Black Coffee: A Hercule Poirot Novel  BR 11898
by Charles Osborne 
2 volumes
Osborne has adapted as a novel this work originally written
as a play by Agatha Christie in 1930. Scientist Sir Claud
Amory believes someone in his home is trying to steal an
important formula he has developed. He asks Poirot to come
to his Surrey home and take the formula back to London. But
when Poirot arrives, he finds Amory dead and soon identifies
numerous suspects. 1998.

Blanche Cleans Up  BR 11910
by Barbara Neely 
3 volumes
When Blanche White reluctantly agrees to fill in as
housekeeper for a vacationing friend, she encounters a
family in chaos. Mr. Brindle's campaign for governor is
disrupted by a murder and a suicide in his household. Some
of his African American supporters are particularly scornful
and suspicious of Blanche. Strong language, violence, and
descriptions of sex. 1998.

Blue Genes: A Kate Brannigan Mystery  BR 12472
by Val McDermid 
2 volumes
Manchester private investigator Kate Brannigan is hired to
rescue a punk rock band from saboteurs.  But things become
more complicated when her friends Alexis and Chris, who are
involved in an illegal fertility experiment, become
frightened after their gynecologist is murdered. Some strong
language and some violence. 1996.

The Bohemian Murders: A Fremont Jones Mystery  BR 11406
by Dianne Day 
2 volumes
In 1907, Fremont Jones follows the man she loves to Carmel.
But Michael now calls himself "Misha" and seems quite
changed. When confused Fremont takes a temporary job as a
lighthouse keeper, she spots a dead woman floating in
Monterey Bay and becomes obsessed with identifying her. Some
strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of
sex. 1997.

Bombay Ice  BR 11824
by Leslie Forbes 
4 volumes
A psychological murder mystery set in the movie production
world of Bombay, India. The pregnant Miranda fears that her
husband, Prosper, murdered his first wife. She confides in
her crime reporter sister, Roz Bengal, who arrives in Bombay
to investigate. Some violence, some strong language, and
some descriptions of sex. 1998.

The Breaker  BR 12275
by Minette Walters 
3 volumes
A woman's nude body is discovered on a secluded beach in
southern England, and her three-year-old daughter is found
wandering miles away. The murder suspects include an actor
acquaintance, who happens to be at the scene when the corpse
is discovered, and the woman's husband. Strong language.
1999.

Breathless  BR 11507
by J.P. Smith 
3 volumes
When the body of her husband, with a slit throat, is found
in a seedy hotel room, professor Jill Bowman is forced to
rehash their relationship and her own troubled past. As she
struggles to cope with the tragedy, she develops a romantic
interest in the homicide detective. Strong language and
descriptions of sex. 1995.

The Captive Voice: Daybreak Mysteries, Volume 2  BR 11675
by B.J. Hoff 
2 volumes
While honeymooning on Lake Erie, Jennifer Kaine and her
husband Daniel, who is blind, meet Christian singer Vali
Tremayne. Vali retired after the death of her fianc. Now it
appears that her life is also in danger. With the help of
God, the Kaines lend Vali their support. Sequel to Storm at
Daybreak (BR 11674). 1987.

The Case Has Altered  BR 11505
by Martha Grimes 
3 volumes
On her way back to the Fengate estate from the Case Has
Altered pub, Dorcas Reese is strangled to death on the
Lincolnshire fens. Two weeks earlier, Verna Dunn was shot to
death at Fengate. Scotland Yard detective Richard Jury's
investigation becomes problematic when his former lover
Jenny Kennington turns into the prime suspect in both
crimes. Some strong language. 1997.

Cat Raise the Dead  BR 12058
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy 
2 volumes
Joe Grey, a house cat, and Dulcie, the library cat of Molena
Point, California, investigate the disappearance of some
senior citizens while the two felines are participating in a
nursing-home pet program. Joe is also stalking a "cat
burglar," but he is insulted by the absurd title attached to
such a thief. Some violence. 1997.

The Cat Who Robbed a Bank  BR 12532
by Lilian Jackson Braun 
2 volumes
Autumn in Pickax brings festivals, the Scottish Games, and
the return of estate jeweler Mr. Delacamp. But Mr. Delacamp
is murdered in the newly restored hotel, and his assistant
and the desk clerk are missing. Qwilleran takes clues from
his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, to solve the crime. Bestseller
1999.

The Cat Who Sang for the Birds  BR 11444
by Lilian Jackson Braun 
2 volumes
An elderly widow dies in a house fire after promising to
leave her farm to the county. When a young artist also dies
suspiciously, Qwilleran suspects that more than spring has
arrived in Pickax. Meanwhile the Siamese cats Koko and Yum
Yum enjoy a gazebo that has been built for their
bird-watching pleasure. Bestseller 1998.

The Cat Who Saw Stars  BR 12111
by Lilian Jackson Braun 
2 volumes
Qwilleran and his cats Koko and Yum Yum always retreat to
his lake cottage in July. Just before they go this year,
Qwilleran learns that a young hiker has disappeared in that
area. Then, shortly after their arrival, Koko makes a
discovery on the beach that keeps Qwilleran busy. Bestseller
1998.

The Collected Stories  BR 11617
by Amanda Cross 
2 volumes
Ten short mysteries, all but one featuring professor Kate
Fansler. All were previously published by the pseudonymous
academic, Amanda Cross. In these selections, the calamities
range from missing persons to murder. 1997.

The Company of Knaves: A Philip Fletcher Mystery  BR 12220
by Simon Shaw 
2 volumes
British actor Philip Fletcher needs to find the diary of his
late friend, fellow thespian Seymour Loseby, before a
blackmailer divulges its compromising secrets. Loseby's
politician son agrees to sponsor a knighthood for Fletcher
in return for his assistance. Fletcher resorts to crime to
achieve his goals. Some violence and some strong language.
1996.

Dark River Legacy: Daybreak Mysteries, Volume 5  BR 11678
by B.J. Hoff 
2 volumes
Jennifer and Daniel Kaine travel to Kentucky to help a
friend, Mitch Donovan, organize the annual Heritage Arts
Festival. Mitch is currently sheltering an elderly homeless
woman who has amnesia. But someone is stalking her with
plans of murder. Sequel to Vow of Silence (BR 11677). 1990.

Death and Restoration: A Jonathan Argyll Mystery  BR 12181
by Iain Pears 
2 volumes
Flavia di Stefan, of the art theft squad, learns that
infamous English art thief Mary Verney is returning to
Italy. Flavia enlists the help of her fianc, lecturer
Jonathan Argyll, to keep Mary from plundering any more
items. They soon realize that the target is an obscure
madonna icon of little obvious value. 1996.

Death in a Cold Hard Light: A Merry Folger Mystery  BR 12288
by Francine Mathews 
3 volumes
Nantucket police detective Merry Folger is puzzled when her
police chief father interrupts her vacation with her fianc.
The body of Harvard-dropout-turned-scalloper Jay Santorski
was found in the harbor. Although the chief seems to suspect
foul play, he doesn't appear to be giving Merry all of the
case details. Strong language. 1998.

Detective Duos  BR 11828
edited by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini 
5 volumes
Following their introduction in which the editors discuss
the many combinations of detective duos in fiction, this
husband-and-wife team offers twenty-five works covering the
broad spectrum of mysteries both in historical development
and in types of partnerships. Each story includes a brief
introduction and offers suggested titles for further
reading. 1997.

The Face on the Wall: A Homer Kelly Mystery  BR 11804
by Jane Langton 
3 volumes
Children's book illustrator Annie Swann moves into a new
wing of her Massachusetts house and begins to paint a wall
mural. She rents the old half of her house to a family named
Gast. But things go terribly wrong--with both the mural and
the Gasts. Annie's uncle, detective Homer Kelly, steps in to
help. Some violence and some strong language. 1998.

Faithful unto Death: A Chief Inspector Barnaby Mystery  BR
12266
by Caroline Graham 
3 volumes
Chief Inspector Barnaby investigates the disappearance of
housewife Simone Hollingsworth, but it is unclear whether
she ran off, was kidnapped, or is dead. Barnaby begins
looking in earnest when her husband is murdered and two more
women vanish. Some violence. 1996.

Fire and Ice: A Liam Campbell Mystery  BR 12374
by Dana Stabenow 
3 volumes
Recently demoted Alaska state trooper Liam Campbell deplanes
at his new post and finds a dead body on the tarmac; his
former lover, pilot Wy Chouinard, is bent over the corpse.
Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex.
1998. 1998.

Full Dress Gray  BR 11711
by Lucian K. Truscott 
3 volumes
In this sequel to Dress Gray (RC 16136, BRA 16533), Ry
Slaight returns to West Point thirty years after he
graduated, this time as the new superintendent. His first
day on the job, a young woman cadet dies on parade. During
the ensuing investigation, Slaight's daughter Jacey, also a
cadet, helps uncover a conspiracy involving students and
officers. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1998.

The Game of Thirty  BR 11658
by William Kotzwinkle 
2 volumes
New York P.I. Jimmy McShane is hired by the daughter of
Tommy Rennseler, a specialist in Egyptian antiques, to find
her father's murderer. Rennseler was playing a pharaoh's
board game when he was killed. Now it appears McShane is a
pawn on the streets of New York. Strong language, violence,
and explicit descriptions of sex. 1994.

Groucho Marx, Private Eye  BR 12452
by Ron Goulart 
2 volumes
Radio star Groucho Marx and his scriptwriter, Frank Denby
have had it with costar Polly Pilgrim, a spoiled child
prodigy, but then her actress mother is accused of murdering
a plastic surgeon. Marx and Denby set out to prove the
actress's innocence and uncover interesting information on
the doctor. Some strong language. 1999.

Hard Time: A V.I. Warshawski Novel  BR 12395
by Sara Paretsky 
4 volumes
Chicago private detective V.I. Warshawski finds a fatally
injured female escaped convict in the road. Police want to
charge V.I. with murder, and the victim's powerful former
employer is less than helpful. The relentless sleuth is
burglarized, beaten, and imprisoned before she learns the
truth. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller 1999.
1999.

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories  BR 11972
by Agatha Christie 
2 volumes
Nine short stories previously unpublished in the United
States culled from magazines for which the author wrote
prior to her success. In the title story, an old friend
prevents a family murder; in "The Edge" a romantic rival
drives a cheating wife to her suicide. For senior high and
older readers. 1997.

Havana Twist: A Willa Jansson Mystery  BR 12419
by Lia Matera 
2 volumes
California attorney Willa Jansson travels to Cuba when her
mother, a political activist, fails to return home. Deported
to Mexico City for asking too many questions, Willa enlists
the help of her former boyfriend, a San Francisco homicide
detective. Some violence. 1998.

Her Forbidden Knight  BR 12387
by Rex Stout 
2 volumes
The "Erring Knights," a group of men who spend the day in
the lobby of New York City's Lamartine Hotel, establish
themselves as champions of Miss Lila Williams, the hotel
telegrapher. When newcomer John Knowlton shows an interest
in Lila, they check him out and learn he has a shady past.
1997.

Hunted Down: The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens  BR
11945
by Charles Dickens 
2 volumes
Twelve stories, some featuring well-known characters such as
Inspector Bucket and his wife, from Bleak House (BR 11645),
and Mr. Nadgett, from Martin Chuzzlewit (BR 10218).
Dickens's work as a law clerk and reporter and his
attendance at trials, executions, and nightly rounds with
the police provided material for these mysteries. 1996.

Invitation to a Funeral  BR 12203
by Molly Brown 
2 volumes
London, 1676. Infamous playwright Aphra Behn is in the
middle of rehearsing a new play with her patron's mistress
miscast in the lead role, when Aphra learns that an old
friend has been murdered. She feels obliged to investigate
the seaman's death, which unravels more political secrets
than she anticipated. Some violence. 1995.

Like a Hole in the Head  BR 12351
by Jen Banbury 
2 volumes
Los Angeles bookstore employee Jill buys a Jack London novel
from a dwarf. She then sells it to a dealer, making a
handsome profit. Later that day, a giant of a man--
accompanied by the dwarf--comes in demanding the book. Jill
is soon the target of a kidnapping attempt and worse. Strong
language. 1998.

Murder and Other Acts of Literature: Twenty-four
Unforgettable and Chilling Stories by Some of the World's
Best- Loved, Most Celebrated Writers  BR 11847
edited by Michele Slung 
3 volumes
Short mysteries by such diverse authors as Edith Wharton,
John Cheever, Naguib Mahfouz, and Alice Walker. In "Miss
Forbes's Summer of Happiness," a governess is killed,
apparently in a fit of passion. In "The Johore Murders,"
someone is eliminating expatriates as they prepare to leave
for home. Violence and some strong language. 1997.

Murder at the Library of Congress  BR 12564
by Margaret Truman 
2 volumes
Annabel Reed-Smith is happily ensconced at the Library of
Congress's Hispanic Room researching an article on
Christopher Columbus and his aide Las Casas, whose lost
diaries are rumored to reveal hidden treasure. When she
finds the expert librarian on the subject murdered, Annabel
and her husband, Mac, investigate. Some violence. 1999.

Murder at the Watergate  BR 11890
by Margaret Truman 
3 volumes
While Mac and Annabel Smith attend a fund-raiser for Vice
President Joseph Aprile at the Watergate, a Mexican union
organizer is killed in the garage. A few days later, a
researcher for the Mexican Initiative is pushed from the
Watergate's roof. The Smiths soon head to Mexico to
investigate a connection between the deaths and financial
investments in Aprile's campaign. Some strong language.
1998.

Murder Shoots the Bull: A Southern Sisters Mystery  BR 12373
by Anne George 
2 volumes
Petite Patricia Anne Hollowell and her plus-size sister Mary
Alice Crane are thinking about getting involved in an
investment club with neighbor Mitzi Phizer, when Mitzi's
husband is accused of murdering his first wife. Of course
the sisters feel they must help. And their own families
create problems too. 1999.

Nightfall  BR 11415
by David Goodis 
2 volumes
Commercial artist Jim Vanning is on the run, pursued by
ruthless people who believe he is sitting on a cache of
money from a bank robbery. Before the worst happens, New
York police detective Fraser locates Vanning and helps him
get to the bottom of his plight. 1947.

No Escape: A Masey Baldridge/Luke Williamson Mystery  BR
12483
by James D. Brewer 
2 volumes
1873. When a yellow fever epidemic strikes Memphis, Captain
Luke Williamson is quarantined on his steamboat. The rest of
the staff of the Big River Detective Agency, Masey Baldridge
and Salina Tyner, are hired to find out who is murdering
patients while panic spreads. Some violence. 1998.

"O" Is for Outlaw: Kinsey Millhone Private Eye  BR 12393
by Sue Grafton 
3 volumes
When P.I. Kinsey Millhone buys items from a storage
salvager, she is surprised to find an old letter exonerating
her ex-husband, vice cop Mickey Magruder, of murder. Now
Mickey has been shot and lies in a coma. Kinsey investigates
the shooting and becomes the next target. Some violence.
Bestseller 1999.

The Running Woman  BR 11835
by Patricia Carlon 
2 volumes
Australian teenager Carol Zamia is found dead in a creek. A
neighbor saw a woman in white running from the scene, and
Zamia's parents accuse the young widow Gabriel Endicott.
Gabriel admits to being at the crime scene but says she
knows nothing about the murder. Now she must prove it. 1966.

Scam  BR 11459
by Parnell Hall 
2 volumes
Cranston Pritchert, a new client of New York PI Stanley
Hastings, claims his partners set him up to lose control of
an investment firm by having a woman get him drunk in a bar.
When Hastings uncovers evidence that Pritchert himself
arranged for the woman's involvement, the investigator
begins to suspect that he, too, is being duped. Strong
language. 1997.

Sink or Swim  BR 11826
by Gerald Hammond 
2 volumes
Wallace James's activity level is slowed by heart trouble
and angina, but he still works in his sporting-goods shop in
the highlands of Scotland. Listening to his CB radio, he
overhears a blackmail attempt. It seems Colonel McInsch had
failed to save a neighbor from drowning. Now there is some
doubt as to the death's accidental nature. With his wife
Janet's help, James investigates. 1996.

Sis Boom Bah  BR 12408
by Jane Heller 
3 volumes
After her mother's heart attack, Deborah Peltz moves to her
mother's Florida town even though it means living near her
detestable sister. Both sisters are attracted to their
mother's flirtatious cardiologist, but when they find him
dead, they put their differences aside to prove that neither
of them is the murderer. Some strong language. 1999.

Some Deaths before Dying  BR 12433
by Peter Dickinson 
2 volumes
Ninety years old and bedridden with a degenerative disease,
Rachel Matson nonetheless uses her keen mind to resolve a
long-standing mystery concerning her late husband. Her
background as a photographer helps her conduct her search,
which focuses on antique dueling pistols. She relies on her
nurse and daughter to do the legwork. 1999.

The Souvenir  BR 11811
by Patricia Carlon 
2 volumes
Four years ago Marion Burton's brother Jack was stabbed to
death when he tried to separate two teenage girls who were
quarreling in an Australian park. Each girl claimed the
other one did it, and neither has ever changed her
statement. Now Marion takes all the legal files and
clippings about the case to Jefferson Shields and asks him
to solve the puzzle. 1970.

The Stargazey: A Richard Jury Mystery  BR 12059
by Martha Grimes 
3 volumes
Richard Jury is so strangely intrigued by the attractive
woman wearing a luxurious fur who boards the bus he is
riding, that he follows her when she leaves. A few days
later, Jury learns a woman matching her description is found
dead. Jury's investigation leads him to an art-theft ring
and another murder. 1998.

Storm at Daybreak: Daybreak Mysteries, Volume 1  BR 11674
by B.J. Hoff 
2 volumes
Jennifer Terry is hired as an assistant to the owner of a
Christian radio station in West Virginia. Left sightless by
a drunken driver, Daniel Kaine is a composer as well as an
ex-Olympic swimmer. As they gradually fall in love, their
happiness is threatened by attempts on Dan's life. Prequel
to The Captive Voice (BR 11675). 1986.

The Strand  BR 11335
by Ellen Vaughn 
2 volumes
On their tenth wedding anniversary, Anne and Paul Lorelli
are walking along the Potomac River when a mugger confronts
them and kills Paul. Anne finds some solace in volunteer
work with inner-city kids--quite a departure from her life
as a wealthy attorney's wife. Meanwhile, a D.C. homicide
detective puzzles over the mugging. Some violence. 1997.

The Tangled Web: Daybreak Mysteries, Volume 3  BR 11676
by B.J. Hoff 
2 volumes
Jennifer and Daniel Kaine are in the process of converting a
West Virginia farm into a Christian summer camp for disabled
youth. A hoodlum on the run from the mob turns up with the
two children of his murdered boss. The Kaines offer shelter
and prepare for the hit men to arrive. Sequel to The Captive
Voice (BR 11675). 1988.

Tell Me Lies  BR 11712
by Jennifer Crusie 
3 volumes
After finding crotchless underpants in her husband's car,
Maddie Faraday decides to get revenge by seducing recently
returned C.L. Sturgis, with whom she had a one-night stand
in high school. Then Maddie's husband disappears before she
can divorce him and the town suspects she murdered him.
Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.

A Treasury of Cat Mysteries  BR 12228
compiled by Martin H. Greenberg 
3 volumes
Twenty-one tales featuring felines and crime by authors such
as Lilian Jackson Braun, Joan Hess, and Bill Pronzini. In
"SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost," a Siamese becomes friends with a
wheelchair-using neighbor who was a cat in a previous life.
In "Buster," a cat's death saves his owner's life. 1998.

The Trouble with Harriet: Ellie Haskell Mystery  BR 12400
by Dorothy Cannell 
2 volumes
Ellie and Ben Haskell are looking forward to their vacation,
but while running last-minute errands, Ellie is confronted
by a gypsy who warns her not to leave. When Ellie gets home,
her long-lost father has arrived, carrying the ashes of his
recent love, Harriet. Ellie's problems are just beginning.
1999.

Troubled Waters  BR 12279
by Carolyn Wheat 
2 volumes
Jan Gebhardt surrenders after being a fugitive for fifteen
years, accused of killing a federal agent while transporting
illegal aliens. Her old acquaintance, attorney Cass Jameson,
is worried that Jan may implicate her former boyfriend, a
paraplegic veteran who is also Cass's brother. Strong
language and violence. 1997.

Vow of Silence: Daybreak Mysteries, Volume 4  BR 11677
by B.J. Hoff 
2 volumes
Jennifer and Daniel Kaine welcome two newcomers to Shepherd
Valley, West Virginia. Whitney Sharyn, the deaf director of
an organization for disabled people, hopes to escape her
past, and Michael Devlin wants to help her. When Whitney's
former boyfriend tracks her down and begins to stalk her,
her faith is tested. Sequel to The Tangled Web (BR 11676).
1988.

We'll Meet Again  BR 12274
by Mary Higgins Clark 
3 volumes
Socialite Molly Lasch is paroled from prison after serving
time for killing her physician husband. Fran Simmons, a
former classmate of Molly's who is now an investigative
reporter, is assigned to do a story on her. Fran becomes
convinced that Molly is innocent even though her late
husband's lover is soon murdered. Bestseller 1999.

When Wallflowers Die: A Phoebe Siegel Mystery  BR 12435
by Sandra West Prowell 
3 volumes
Montana private investigator Phoebe Siegel is hired by
gubernatorial candidate Bob Maitland to look into the murder
of his wife that has remained unsolved for twenty-seven
years. Soon disgusted by Maitland's political motives,
Siegel drops him as a client but continues the search on her
own. Strong language and violence. 1996.

Wings of Fire: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery  BR 12443
by Charles Todd 
3 volumes
Inspector Ian Rutledge from Scotland Yard is sent to
Cornwall to investigate three recent deaths in a prominent
family. He discovers one victim was a famous poet whose
works involved the Great War. Although still suffering from
shell shock, Rutledge discovers more ghastly murders in the
family's past. Some violence. 1998.

Occult and Horror

The Beasties  BR 11606
by William Sleator 
1 volume
When Doug's family moves to a logging camp, he and his
younger sister Colette encounter the beasties. Colette
sympathizes with these underground creatures making war on
the loggers. Doug fears the beasties because they mutilate
humans to replace parts of their own maimed bodies. Now
Colette and Doug are the next likely victims. Violence. For
senior high and older readers. 1997.

Blood and Chocolate  BR 11486
by Annette Curtis Klause 
2 volumes
A beautiful teenage werewolf, Vivian, is attracted to a
normal human, Aiden, but Aiden's rejection of Vivian's dual
nature almost kills her. Vivian is then forced to come to
terms with her position in the pack and to accept her
destiny. Some violence, some descriptions of sex, and some
strong language. For senior high readers. 1997.

Christine  BR 11479
by Stephen King 
5 volumes
Chilling, macabre love tragedy set in 1978 in Pittsburgh
centers on teenage misfit Arnie Cunningham and his devotion
to and ultimate possession by his '58 Plymouth Fury,
"Christine." Eerie things happen from the day that Arnie
buys the car for $250 from creepy old Roland D. LeBay.
Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller
1983.

Companions of the Night  BR 11795
by Vivian Van de Velde 
2 volumes
Returning to a laundromat at midnight to retrieve her
brother's toy, sixteen-year-old Kerry is confronted by three
men who are holding a young man named Ethan hostage. When
she realizes the captors are determined to prove Ethan is a
vampire, Kerry helps him escape. Some strong language. For
junior and senior high readers. 1995.

The Exorcist  BR 11946
by William Peter Blatty 
3 volumes
Actress Chris MacNeil is filming a new movie in Washington,
D.C. After playing with a Ouija board, her twelve-year-old
daughter, Regan, begins exibiting bizarre and macabre
behaviors. Medical science doesn't help, so Chris appeals to
the Catholic Church. A priest, Damien Karras, conducts an
exorcism to try to rid Regan of the demon. Strong language
and explicit descriptions of sex. 1971.

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus  BR 12173
by Mary Shelley 
3 volumes (Reissue)
A science student, Victor Frankenstein, invents an
artificial man using body parts from several corpses. The
hideous creature cannot find companionship and becomes
violent. Eventually he turns on his creator. 1818.

Psychological Themes

Asylum for Nightface  BR 12224
by Bruce Brooks 
1 volume
Fourteen-year-old Zimmerman's parents are always mocking him
for his religious beliefs until they join a cult while
vacationing in Jamaica. When their minister decides to use
him as a "poster boy" for his church, Zimmerman steals a
valuable trading card in order to tarnish his reputation.
For junior and senior high readers. 1996.

Catherwood  BR 12548
by Marly Youmans 
1 volume
In 1676 Catherwood and her husband, Gabriel, emigrate from
England to a settlement near Albany, New York. Catherwood,
herself an orphan, gives birth to a daughter, Elisabeth. One
day, as mother and child are returning home from a visit,
they become desperately lost and remain in the wilderness
for months. 1996.

A Different Life  BR 12065
by Lois Keith 
3 volumes
Libby Starling is a typical fifteen-year-old--worried about
friends, exams, and boys--until she becomes seriously ill.
With a supportive family, Libby eventually accepts her
inability to walk. She becomes involved in her
rehabilitation, socializes with friends, and goes on her
first date. Some strong language. For senior high and older
readers. 1997.

The Immoralist  BR 11937
by Andre Gide 
1 volume
Michel, the protagonist, explains how his personality and
attitudes toward life disintegrated under the influence of a
tropical climate and illness. In this psychological study,
Gide examines the conflict between self-development and
self-sacrifice. The author was awarded the Nobel Prize in
1947. 1970.

Kissing Doorknobs  BR 12306
by Terry Spencer Hesser 
1 volume
When she is eleven years old, Tara Sullivan begins to hear
voices compelling her to repeat certain behaviors over and
over. Tara drives her parents and friends to distraction,
but until she meets another sufferer years later, she
doesn't know she has obsessive-compulsive disorder and can
be treated. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.

Monster  BR 12515
by Walter Dean Myers 
1 volume
Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon sits in jail accused of being
a lookout in a deadly robbery. An aspiring filmmaker, Steve
reviews his time in jail as a movie script. He wonders if he
has become the monster that the prosecutor has made him out
to be. For senior high readers. 1999.

Night Letters: A Journey through Switzerland and Italy  BR
12311
by Robert Dessaix 
2 volumes
Motivated by a recent diagnosis of terminal illness, an
Australian man travels through Locarno, Vicenza, and Padua,
and writes letters to a friend describing his thoughts on
his journey. With occasional literary references, he
reflects on the meaning of existence, love, and the passage
of time. 1996.

Religious Themes

Angels Watching Over Me  BR 11918
by Lurlene McDaniel 
1 volume
While her mother is honeymooning in Japan with husband
number five, sixteen-year-old Leah is in the hospital
undergoing tests. After a frightening diagnosis, she finds
comfort in her young Amish roommate, Rebekah; Rebekah's
appealing brother Ethan; and a mysterious night nurse.
Prequel to Lifted Up by Angels (BR 11919). For junior and
senior high readers. 1996.

Blind Faith  BR 11337
by Judith Pella 
3 volumes
Irene Lorenzo's faith has been tested as a result of her
divorce from Greg Mitchell. Now Joel Costain, a blind
lawyer, has approached Irene seeking information about Greg,
who claimed to be Joel's brother and has now died under
mysterious circumstances. As the two search for answers,
Irene begins to regain her faith. 1996.

The Bridge over Flatwillow Creek  BR 12184
by Lance Wubbels 
3 volumes
Minnesota, 1900s. Annie and Stuart's lives change the day
that Stuart rescues her from drowning in Flatwillow Creek.
Even though Annie's father insists that she marry the
banker's son and Stuart is torn between a career in the
ministry versus one in medicine, God's love shows them the
way. 1998.

Celibates and Other Lovers  BR 11694
by Walter Keady 
2 volumes
Growing up in post-World War II rural Ireland,
sixteen-year-old Phelim O'Brien attempts to distance himself
from carnal temptation by becoming a priest. Amid the tumult
of changing social mores, O'Brien's vow of celibacy is
severely tested. Strong language and descriptions of sex.
1997.

The Diary of a Country Priest  BR 11936
by Georges Bernanos 
2 volumes
Story of a young priest who maintains his idealism and
dedication to God despite poor health, personal failures,
and malicious gossip. French Academy Grand Prize for the
Novel, 1936. 1937.

Lifted Up by Angels  BR 11919
by Lurlene McDaniel 
1 volume
In this sequel to Angels Watching Over Me (BR 11918), Leah
is seventeen, her bone cancer is miraculously in remission,
and she chooses to spend her summer working in a town near
the Amish friends she met at the hospital. Her feelings for
Ethan increase, but the reality of their differences is
always present. For junior and senior high readers. 1997.

Until Angels Close My Eyes  BR 11920
by Lurlene McDaniel 
1 volume
In this sequel to Lifted Up by Angels (BR 11919), Leah,
whose own cancer is still in remission, is shocked to learn
that her stepfather has had cancer and it has now returned.
Ethan, the young Amish man she loves, leaves his home to
help her through this troubling time. For junior and senior
high readers. 1998.

What She Said: And What She Meant and People Who Haven't
Time and Can't Afford It  BR 11409
by Isabella Alden 
1 volume
Alden, the aunt of writer Grace Livingston Hill, wrote
novellas in the nineteenth century. Here she illustrates how
a person of good character should behave. In "What She
Said...," a gossip is shown just how harmful her behavior
is, and in "People Who Haven't Time...," neighbors are
reminded of their charitable obligations. 1997.

Romance

Annie's Rainbow  BR 12345
by Fern Michaels 
3 volumes
Annie Clark finds a cache from a bank robbery and keeps it
to help her family and start a business. After becoming
wealthy and falling in love, Annie anonymously repays the
money. But years later a determined insurance investigator
and a paroled bank robber remain suspicious. Some strong
language. 1999.

Ask Mariah  BR 12171
by Barbara Freethy 
3 volumes
Michael Ashton is raising his six-year-old twin daughters
alone following their mother's death. The girls think she is
coming back, and the crystal ball from their grandmother
says they can find their mother at school. When they arrive
at summer school, they find Joanna Wingate, a look-alike of
their mother. Some descriptions of sex. 1997.

Bittersweet  BR 12213
by Danielle Steel 
3 volumes
India Taylor left a successful photojournalism career to
settle down as a soccer mom. Seventeen years and four
children later, she longs for some excitement. She meets and
befriends tycoon Paul Ward, who encourages her to take
risks. When Paul is suddenly free, India must make some
choices. Bestseller 1999.

Crazy for You  BR 12227
by Jennifer Crusie 
3 volumes
Art teacher Quinn is bored, but her live-in boyfriend Bill,
the high school coach, is happy and wants to marry. After
Quinn adopts a stray dog against Bill's wishes, she moves
out, buys a house, and tries to seduce her ex-brother-in-
law. Bill, however, can't let go. Strong language and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

Daniel's Gift  BR 11411
by Barbara Freethy 
3 volumes
Twelve-year-old Daniel St. Claire longs to meet his father,
Luke Sheridan, head of a California biotech company. But his
mother, Jenny, wants nothing to do with Luke, who left her
for his career. Then, after attempting a reunion, Danny is
hurt in a terrible accident. As he lies unconscious in the
hospital, Danny's parents try to make amends. Some strong
language. 1996.

Dearly Beloved  BR 12423
by Mary Jo Putney 
3 volumes
Following a hasty marriage--the result of youthful passion--
Gervase Brandelin deserts Diana Lindsay. But fate takes
Diana to London and places her in a position to make Gervase
pay for his cruelty. Gervase is unaware of Diana's disguise
as a courtesan, but she will make sure he finds out--at the
right time. Descriptions of sex. 1990.

Don't Die, My Love  BR 11955
by Lurlene McDaniel 
2 volumes
High school juniors Julie and Luke have known each other for
years and are in love. Luke is the star football player and
Julie's father is his coach. Julie is waiting to see where
Luke gets a football scholarship so she can apply to the
same school. Then Luke is diagnosed with cancer. For junior
and senior high readers. 1995.

Fine Things  BR 11422
by Danielle Steel 
3 volumes
Bernie Fine has no luck with romance until, as the manager
of a glitzy department store in San Francisco, he
accidentally meets Liz and her young daughter. A swift
courtship is followed by a perfect marriage, but their idyll
ends abruptly when Liz develops cancer and dies. Bernie
tries to face his grief and loss, and soon good luck greets
him as a lovely, young pediatrician fills the void. Some
strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1987.

A Gown of Spanish Lace  BR 11414
by Janette Oke 
2 volumes
Ariana Benson, a religious young schoolteacher, never knew
her birth mother. But she does have her mother's wedding
dress--a gown of imported Spanish lace. Laramie Lawrence,
the adopted son of an outlaw boss, didn't know his mother
either. Thrust together through unusual circumstances, they
eventually fall in love and plan to marry. But when Ariana
brings out her mother's gown, it appears she and Laramie may
be siblings. 1995.

Into the Wilderness  BR 12298
by Sara Donati 
8 volumes
In 1792 spinster Elizabeth Middleton leaves England to join
her brother and father in upstate New York to teach school.
Once she is there, her father is determined to marry her off
to a wealthy doctor, Richard Todd. But Elizabeth falls in
love with Nathaniel Bonner, son of Hawkeye and a member of
the Mohawk tribe. 1998.

Irresistible Forces  BR 12453
by Danielle Steel 
3 volumes
When New York investment banker Meredith Whitman accepts a
job in California, her physician husband, Steven, agrees to
join her soon. But a long-distance marriage is hard to
maintain, and Meredith eventually has an affair with her
boss, while Steven becomes involved with a coworker. Some
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1999. 1999.

Jamie: The Elliott Cousins, Book 1  BR 12328
by Jean Thesman 
1 volume
Fifteen-year-old Jamie Elliott cannot wait to see her
cousins Meredith and Teresa at the annual family reunion at
the lake. Jamie has a big problem with her boyfriend Rick:
he is emotionally abusive and she's afraid he's stalking
her. Prequel to Meredith (BR 12329). For senior high
readers. 1998.

The Locket  BR 11852
by Richard Paul Evans 
2 volumes
Following his mother's death, Michael Keddington takes a job
at a nursing home to pay off his growing debts. He meets the
quiet and withdrawn Esther Huish, and as he wins her trust,
she encourages him to pursue his relationship with the
well-to-do Faye Murrow. Then Michael is accused of murdering
a resident. Bestseller 1998.

Love Me Tomorrow  BR 12108
by Rosanne Bittner 
3 volumes
1850. When her wealthy husband Edward decides to leave
Pittsburgh for the West, young Maggie McCahan has no choice
but to accompany him. Maggie and their guide, Rafe Morrisey,
are immediately attracted to each other. The hardships they
endure only increase their love. Some violence and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.

A Marriage of Inconvenience  BR 12256
by Marion Chesney 
1 volume
Because Isabella Chadbury has refused many suitors, her
parents choose Lord Harry Tremayne for a marriage of
convenience. His family is poor and welcomes the chance for
Harry to wed someone with a large dowry. The road to the
altar is not smooth, but the discovery of a hidden treasure
may change everything. 1992.

 Meredith: The Elliott Cousins, Book 2  BR 12329
by Jean Thesman 
1 volume
After Meredith sees her boyfriend kissing one of her best
friends, she feels betrayed. Her cousins Teresa and Jamie
convince her it's not the end of the world--until the same
girl makes a play for her new love interest, the boy next
door. Sequel to Jamie (BR 12328). For senior high readers.
1998.

Night Gardening  BR 12194
by E.L. Swann 
2 volumes
Sixty-one-year-old Maggie Welles is recovering from a stroke
in her Harvard Square house when she meets Tristan Mallory,
a landscape architect working next door. The two are drawn
together by their love of gardening. Maggie's son soon
intrudes in his quest for money. Some strong language and
some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

Redemption  BR 12366
by Howard Fast 
2 volumes
Isaac Goldman, seventy-eight, is driving across the George
Washington Bridge just as a young woman attempts to jump. He
stops, changing the course of his life and that of forty-
seven-year-old Elizabeth Hopper. They fall in love and are
planning to marry when she is suddenly accused of murdering
her ex-husband. Some strong language. 1999.

Season of Wishes  BR 12165
by Christina Skye 
3 volumes
Jamee Night has already been kidnapped once as a teenager
when bodyguard Ian McCall, the tenth laird of Glenlyle, is
hired to protect her in Scotland. It is Ian's last job
before his family's curse overtakes him, and he hadn't
planned to fall in love with his charge. Some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1997.

Silent Melody  BR 11439
by Mary Balogh 
3 volumes
As a young child, Lady Emily Marlowe has a fever that leaves
her deaf and unable to speak, yet she learns to communicate
with Lord Ashley Kendrick in their own special language. So
she is devastated when he goes to India and then marries.
Later, in 1763 Ashley returns home, and Emily knows she
loves only him--but she is engaged to another. Some
descriptions of sex. 1997.

A Song for Summer  BR 12201
by Eva Ibbotson 
3 volumes
In 1930s Austria, Englishwoman Ellen Carr becomes the
housemother at an eccentric artsy boarding school, where she
takes charge of helping lonely children. She falls in love
with mysterious groundskeeper Marek Tarnowsky. Ellen and the
children flee to England while Marek stays behind to free an
old friend from the Nazis. 1997.

Stately Pursuits  BR 12239
by Katie Fforde 
3 volumes
Recently dumped, British Hetty Longden agrees to house-sit
for a hospitalized relative. Villagers convince her to try
to save the house from being torn down by the owner's heir,
Connor Barrabin. But when Connor arrives, Hetty's growing
feelings for him complicate matters. Some strong language
and some descriptions of sex. 1997.

Stillpoint  BR 11389
by Marilyn Kok 
2 volumes
Kylie Austin is a porcelain buyer in the Hong Kong branch of
Reaves Imports and Exports. When a worker mysteriously
disappears, Kylie reluctantly accepts the help of Reaves
troubleshooting executive Jack Sullivan. Although she
believes they share similar religious beliefs, Kylie thinks
Jack is scornful of her professional abilities. 1996.

Sweet Baby  BR 12056
by Sharon Sala 
2 volumes
At age six, Victoria Lancaster finds her house empty and no
one at home, destroying her sense of security. Now a
successful photojournalist, Tory finally feels safe with her
live-in boyfriend. But while developing pictures for a
story, the face of a man begins to haunt her. Some
descriptions of sex. 1998.

Teresa: The Elliott Cousins, Book 3  BR 12330
by Jean Thesman 
1 volume
Teresa's cousins Meredith and Jamie talk about their
boyfriends, but Teresa's mother won't let her date. When the
girls meet an artist, Ian, at the family reunion, Teresa
decides to see him back in the city; maybe he can win over
her mother. Sequel to Meredith (BR 12329). For senior high
readers. 1998.

Science Fiction

Cat's Cradle  BR 11875
by Kurt Vonnegut 
2 volumes
To write his book about the end of the world, Jonah contacts
the children of a famous scientist, Dr. Felix Hoenikker, who
invented the atomic bomb. Each child has some of the
father's last invention, ice-nine--a compound that destroys
life by instant freezing. Jonah discovers a new religion,
Bokononism, when he joins them on San Lorenzo island. Some
strong language. 1963.

Circuit of Heaven  BR 11977
by Dennis Danvers 
3 volumes
By 2080 most humans have submitted to cremation, forsaking
Earth for eternal life in the Bin, a virtual reality. Nemo
chooses to stay in real time, even after his parents leave.
But when he visits them on his twenty-first birthday, he
falls in love. Some strong language and some descriptions of
sex. 1998.

The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich: A Study of the Mass-
Insanity at Smithville  BR 12085
by Fritz Leiber 
1 volume
In this posthumously published story, originally sketched in
1936, a scientist is obsessed with the notion of time
travel. He conducts an experiment going back to the moment
of a woman's death, hoping to change the outcome. When the
townspeople discover her empty grave, they become incensed.
1997.

Endymion  BR 11481
by Dan Simmons 
5 volumes
Two hundred forty-seven years after events in the Fall of
Hyperion (BR 8684), the WorldWeb is divided into many
kingdoms, and the military wing of the Catholic Church is in
charge. Aenea, eleven, emerges from the Time Tombs to
challenge the church authorities. Raul Endymion is snatched
from death to assist her. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1995.

Helm  BR 12508
by Steven Gould 
4 volumes
For colonists to survive on Agatsu, once each generation
someone must be imprinted with Earth's scientific knowledge
contained in the Glass Helm. Dulan de Laal selects his
oldest son to be that person. But his youngest son, Leland,
climbs the needle and dons the helmet--without knowing the
consequences. For senior high and older readers. 1998.

His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of
C.M. Kornbluth  BR 11921
by C.M. Kornbluth 
10 volumes
This collection of more than fifty short stories contains
all the solo works of Kornbluth, even those written under
pseudonyms. Includes an introduction by his longtime friend
and collaborator Frederik Pohl, who provides insights into
Kornbluth's short life. 1997.

Passion Play  BR 11813
by Sean Stewart 
2 volumes
It is the future and fundamentalism rules. Diane Fletcher
works with the police as a shaper--one who uses psychic
abilities to hunt criminals. After arresting a deacon for
stoning an adulteress to death, Fletcher turns her attention
to the murder of a powerful actor. Strong language,
violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Rise of Endymion  BR 11631
by Dan Simmons 
7 volumes
Aenea comes of age in this sequel to Endymion (RC 45928, BR
11481). The Pax forms an alliance with the TechnoCore and
declares war on the threatening Ousters. The Pax is also
looking for Aenea, who is currently on Earth preparing to
outwit the Pax and the Core with her lover, Raul Endymion.
Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1997.

Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman  BR 11460
by Walter M. Miller 
4 volumes
Almost forty years after A Canticle for Leibowitz (BR 8614),
Miller continues the story of good versus evil, now in the
thirty-second century. The Catholic church is still under
siege by nomads, Imperial Texark, and other fiefdoms.
Brother Blacktooth travels with Cardinal Brownpony to try to
appease the warring forces. Some violence. 1997.

Welcome to the Ark  BR 11564
by Stephanie S. Tolan 
2 volumes
In a chaotic future world, four highly intelligent teenagers
communicate telepathically with other youth around the globe
in an experimental program for troubled children. Eight
years later, as adults, the group use their mental powers to
stop violence in their environment. For senior high and
older readers. 1996.

Wildside  BR 12502
by Steven Gould 
3 volumes
Charlie Newell, eighteen, inherits an unusual ranch. The
back door of the barn opens into an alternate world
containing extinct animals and mineral deposits. Charlie
entrusts his secret to four friends, and together they begin
mining gold. All is well until the government discovers
their secret. For senior high and older readers. 1996.

Short Stories

And Both Shall Row: A Novella and Stories  BR 12154
by Beth Lordan 
2 volumes
Stories about small-town life in the midwest. In the title
novella, two sisters grow old together. When one has a
stroke, the other reminisces about the experiences they have
shared--they have even been married to the same man. In
"Running Out," an unemployed carpenter enjoys the "perfect"
day. 1998.

The Atonement and Other Stories  BR 11723
by Louis Auchincloss 
2 volumes
Twelve short stories concerning morality among the upper
classes. In the title story, a lawyer-turned-broker is in
legal trouble caused by insider trading. "The Last Great
Divorce" finds a formerly disgraced divorcee confronted with
her daughter's divorce years later. Some strong language.
1997.

Back of Beyond: Stories of the Supernatural  BR 12236
by Sarah Ellis 
1 volume
Twelve stories about teenagers whose everyday existence is
changed by encounters with the mysterious. In "Gore,"
sibling teasing over possession of a new horror book takes
on an ominous tone. In "Knife," Curtis tells about a lost
Swiss army knife that strangely reappears. For junior and
senior high readers. 1996.

Bech at Bay: A Quasi-Novel  BR 11908
by John Updike 
2 volumes
Five humorous episodes in the life of Henry Bech, the
semi-obscure American author created by Updike. In the last
story, Bech is awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in
1999, but must contend with the subsequent literary protest.
Sequel to Bech Is Back (BR 5307). Some strong language.
1998.

The Canterbury Tales  BR 12357
retold by Geraldine McCaughrean 
1 volume
Thirteen of Geoffrey Chaucer's tales are retold in modern
language. A group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury
Cathedral entertain themselves by telling stories. For
junior and senior high readers. 1984.

The Circus in the Attic and Other Stories  BR 11646
by Robert Penn Warren 
3 volumes
A collection of stories that variously portray Southern
small town society, rural life, and a professor in academia.
"Blackberry Winter" is a man's boyhood reminiscence about a
rude drifter who visited his family's Kentucky farm years
ago and made an indelible impression. 1947.

The Coast of Good Intentions: Stories  BR 12132
by Michael Byers 
2 volumes
Eight tales about ordinary folks living on the Pacific
Northwest coast. In "Settled on the Cranberry Coast," a
handyman fixes up the house of his high school sweetheart
and enjoys the feeling that this time things will work out
better between them. Some strong language. 1998.

The Collected Short Stories  BR 12176
by Jeffrey Archer 
5 volumes
A compilation of the author's previously published short
stories featuring a final surprise or red herring at the
end. In "Never Stop on the Motorway," a woman alone is
trailed by a maniac in a van. In "The Perfect Murder," a man
accidentally kills his mistress and manages to go
undetected. 1998.

The Collected Stories  BR 11617
by Amanda Cross 
2 volumes
Ten short mysteries, all but one featuring professor Kate
Fansler. All were previously published by the pseudonymous
academic, Amanda Cross. In these selections, the calamities
range from missing persons to murder. 1997.

The Complete Stories  BR 11604
by Franz Kafka 
4 volumes
Twenty of Kafka's longer stories make up most of this
collection, followed by fifty-five short stories and
sketches. Included are all the stories published during his
lifetime (1883-1924) and several others selected from his
literary estate. 1971.

Complete Stories  BR 11791
by Dorothy Parker 
5 volumes
Forty-eight stories and nine sketches written between 1920
and 1958 by the literary magazine writer and founder of the
Algonquin Round Table. In these stories, Parker often writes
about those who cannot extricate themselves from the
unsuccessful personal relationships in which they are
involved. She also depicts the effects of poverty on people
who received little or no education. 1995.

Detective Duos  BR 11828
edited by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini 
5 volumes
Following their introduction in which the editors discuss
the many combinations of detective duos in fiction, this
husband-and-wife team offers twenty-five works covering the
broad spectrum of mysteries both in historical development
and in types of partnerships. Each story includes a brief
introduction and offers suggested titles for further
reading. 1997.

Don't Erase Me  BR 11598
by Carolyn Ferrell 
2 volumes
Stories about young people of the urban underclass--mostly
poor, black, or biracial and from broken or dysfunctional
families. In "Proper Library," a black teenage boy, who is
responsible for the care of several younger siblings, is
shunned by his classmates because of his homosexuality.
Strong language. 1997.

Fado and Other Stories  BR 12207
by Katherine Vaz 
2 volumes
Twelve tales expressing yearnings, like the Portuguese fados
(songs of fate and longing). In the title story, a young
girl tells about her next-door neighbors--Xica, her son
Manuel, and his wife Marina--and the tragedy that consumes
them. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1997.

Ficciones  BR 11366
by Jorge Luis Borges 
2 volumes
The collection's first part, called "The Garden of Forking
Paths," contains eight short stories published in Spanish in
1941. Part two, entitled "Artifices," has nine stories
published in 1944. The introduction by John Sturrock
provides background information on Borges and on the
stories. 1956.

Final Vinyl Days and Other Stories  BR 12188
by Jill McCorkle 
1 volume
Nine short stories about slightly offbeat characters. In the
title piece, an educated man remains stuck in his job in an
obscure record shop rather than reclaim a former girlfriend
and adapt to change. In "Paradise," a modern Adam meets Eve
and marries her despite their names. Some strong language.
1998.

First Love and Other Stories  BR 11960
by Ivan Turgenev 
3 volumes
These three stories by the nineteenth-century Russian author
are somewhat autobiographical. In "First Love," written in
1860, a father and son fall in love with the same woman.
Written in 1872, "Spring Torrents" portrays a middle-aged
person looking back on the folly of youth. "A Fire at Sea,"
written in 1883, tells of Turgenev's personal experience.
1957.

Flights of Angels: Stories  BR 12417
by Ellen Gilchrist 
3 volumes
Eighteen stories, set mainly in the South, in which
Gilchrist uses some characters from previous collections.
Several stories involve Aurora Harris, a precocious sixteen-
year-old who goes to France with her parents and gets
pregnant. In "A Lady with Pearls," a woman suddenly realizes
she no longer loves her husband. 1998.

Franny and Zooey  BR 11900
by J.D. Salinger 
2 volumes
Two stories about the Glass family of New York City. In the
first story, college student Franny spoils an evening with
her date because of a religious conversion; in the second,
Franny's brother Zooey encourages her to become an actress.
Some strong language. 1957.

Glory Days and Other Stories  BR 11856
by Gillian Chan 
1 volume
Five short stories feature students from the same Canadian
high school. In "Singing the Blues," Rachel, embarrassed by
her hippie parents, wishes she had a normal family. In "The
Invisible Girl," new-girl-in-town Luisa dates Mark in order
to fit in. She learns too late that she should have listened
to her father's words of caution. For senior high and older
readers. 1996.

Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories  BR 11967
by Philip Roth 
2 volumes
The title novella, which won the National Book Award in
1960, is about a young Radcliffe girl and a Rutgers boy who
learn that there is more to love than exuberance and
passion. All of the stories dramatize the dilemma of
American Jews torn between two worlds. Strong language.
1959.

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories  BR 11972
by Agatha Christie 
2 volumes
Nine short stories previously unpublished in the United
States culled from magazines for which the author wrote
prior to her success. In the title story, an old friend
prevents a family murder; in "The Edge" a romantic rival
drives a cheating wife to her suicide. For senior high and
older readers. 1997.

His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of
C.M. Kornbluth  BR 11921
by C.M. Kornbluth 
10 volumes
This collection of more than fifty short stories contains
all the solo works of Kornbluth, even those written under
pseudonyms. Includes an introduction by his longtime friend
and collaborator Frederik Pohl, who provides insights into
Kornbluth's short life. 1997.

Hunger: A Novella and Stories  BR 12051
by Lan Samantha Chang 
2 volumes
A novella and five short stories revealing stresses within
the family when Chinese immigrants confront cultural
difficulties in America. In the title piece, a frustrated
musician is determined that one of his daughters will have a
musical career even at the expense of a loving home. 1998.

If I Were Boss: The Early Business Stories of Sinclair Lewis 
BR 12463
by Sinclair Lewis 
4 volumes
Fifteen short stories originally published in magazines in
the early part of the twentieth century. In the title piece,
a young salesman learns about office politics and getting
ahead. In "Number Seven to Sagapoose," a longtime shoe
peddler has more influence on people than he thinks. 1997.

In Praise of Mothers: A Literary Anthology  BR 11543
edited by Lilly Golden 
2 volumes
Fourteen short stories exploring the relationships between
mothers, children, and family. Includes "Everyday Use" by
Alice Walker and "The Good Deed" by Pearl Buck. 1994.

An Island like You: Stories of the Barrio  BR 11844
by Judith Ortiz Cofer 
2 volumes
Twelve short stories chronicle the lives of Puerto Rican
teenagers in Paterson, New Jersey. Struggling to mature, the
teens have to live in two cultures and speak two languages.
In "Bad Influence," Rita is sent off to the island for the
summer, to keep her away from boys, but she learns to like
it there. For senior high and older readers. 1995.

Israel: A Traveler's Literary Companion  BR 11586
edited by Michael Gluzman and Naomi Seidman 
2 volumes
Sixteen short stories from different locales in Israel.
Depicting contemporary life in popular tourist locations,
the selections give travelers a view of places they may plan
to visit. All are translations from Hebrew. Some violence
and some descriptions of sex. 1996.

It's a Nold Story  BR 12378
by Don O. Nold 
1 volume
Humorous anecdotes, light verse, and short stories by Don
Nold, founder of Dialogue magazine. Nold broke into
journalism in 1930 at age eighteen. The hometown newspaper
editor, planning a vacation, asked Nold to run the agency in
his absence. When Nold lost his sight, he began publishing
for blind people. 1991.

Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy  BR
11950
edited by Robert Silverberg 
6 volumes
Each author of these eleven tales has set a story in his or
her well-established universe. Some episodes take place at
earlier times in the history of their worlds, and some
simply enhance sideline events. Includes work of Stephen
King, Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Goodkind,
Anne McCaffrey, and Robert Jordan. Some strong language.
1998.

The Mad Dog: Stories  BR 11897
by Heinrich Bll 
1 volume
Ten tales by the German Nobel laureate that were not
published when written after World War II. One story, "Youth
on Fire," written in 1937 before Bll went to war, shows his
youthful faith and idealism. The title piece depicts the
repercussions of wartime horrors on a highly intelligent
soldier and on an ordained priest. 1997.

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Selected Stories  BR 11578
by Stephen Crane 
2 volumes
Six stories by the author of the Red Badge of Courage (BR
1449). In "Maggie," written in 1893, Crane portrays the
sordid life and downfall of a poor Irish girl from the
Bowery. Other selections depict small-town life and the
experiences of young men in battle. For senior high and
older readers. 1991.

A Mary Wilkins Freeman Reader  BR 12362
by Mary Freeman 
5 volumes
Short stories from a late-nineteenth-century Massachusetts
writer. In "A New England Nun," a woman releases her
betrothed of fourteen years when she discovers he loves
another. In "The Revolt of 'Mother,'" a woman moves into a
new barn when her husband won't build the house he promised
forty years ago. 1997.

Midnight Magic: Selected Stories of Bobbie Ann Mason  BR
12263
by Bobbie Ann Mason 
3 volumes
Set in Kentucky, seventeen short stories revolving around
country people as they learn to cope with modern life. In
"Big Bertha Stories," Jeannette watches her husband's
descent into mental illness and its effects on her son. In
"Residents and Transients," a woman takes a lover when her
husband moves to Louisville. 1998.

Murder and Other Acts of Literature: Twenty-four
Unforgettable and Chilling Stories by Some of the World's
Best- Loved, Most Celebrated Writers  BR 11847
edited by Michele Slung 
3 volumes
Short mysteries by such diverse authors as Edith Wharton,
John Cheever, Naguib Mahfouz, and Alice Walker. In "Miss
Forbes's Summer of Happiness," a governess is killed,
apparently in a fit of passion. In "The Johore Murders,"
someone is eliminating expatriates as they prepare to leave
for home. Violence and some strong language. 1997.

The Music School: Short Stories  BR 12109
by John Updike 
2 volumes (Reissue)
An anthology of twenty short stories, nine of them dealing
with divorce, in a style that explores stream of
consciousness and point of view. In the title work, the
author ponders life and divorce while waiting for his
beloved daughter at her piano lesson. 1966.

News of the Spirit  BR 11655
by Lee Smith 
2 volumes
Six short stories featuring southern women in various
predicaments. In "The Southern Cross," a poor girl who has
learned how to use men to move up in the world gets back her
dignity. In "Live Bottomless" a teenager observes her
parents' failing marriage. Some strong language. 1997.

The Nick Adams Stories  BR 12500
by Ernest Hemingway 
2 volumes (Reissue)
Twenty-four of Hemingway's stories featuring Nick Adams.
Arranged to depict segments of Adams's life in chronological
order, they portray his childhood and adolescence, followed
by his years as a soldier, veteran, writer, and parent.
Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1972.

The Oil Jar and Other Stories  BR 11531
by Luigi Pirandello 
1 volume
Eleven short stories written between 1884 and 1917 by the
winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature. In the title
piece, a temperamental olive grower nearly explodes when the
olive-jar repairman inadvertently traps himself inside the
container. But the clever tinker uses the owner's anger to
solve the dilemma. 1995.

The One-Way Trail  BR 12352
by Max Brand 
2 volumes
Three short novels: Forgotten Treasure, first published in
1922; Outcast Breed, published in 1934; and The One-Way
Trail, from 1922. In the title piece a young gunman known as
"the shifter" is arrested when the sheriff's son disappears
after their encounter on a narrow, one-way track in the
mountains. 1998.

Prejudice: Stories about Hate, Ignorance, Revelation, and
Transformation  BR 12101
edited by Daphne Muse 
2 volumes
Short stories and excerpts from novels dealing with
prejudice of many types. In "Only Approved Indians Can
Play," a basketball team forfeits a game because of some
players' ethnic identity. In "White Trash," a poor girl with
an accent is ostracized. Some strong language. For junior
and senior high readers. 1995.

The Queen of Spades: The Negro of Peter the Great;
Dubrovsky; The Captain's Daughter  BR 11914
by Alexander Pushkin 
3 volumes
Four stories by the nineteenth-century Russian writer. The
Queen of Spades, written in 1833, tells of a young officer's
obsession with winning at cards. His subterfuge, intended to
learn an elderly countess's secret for success, has dire
consequences for both of them. 1962.

The Return Journey  BR 11702
by Maeve Binchy 
1 volume
Fourteen short stories concerning personal relationships. In
"The Return Journey," a daughter returns to her mother's
native Irish village. In "The Business Trip," Lena has been
in love with her boss for years until she travels with him.
1998.

Tales of the Night  BR 12121
by Peter Hoeg 
3 volumes
Eight short stories by the Danish author. The common theme
is love--of people, of art, or of a vocation in life--and
the circumstances in which love exists. All are set on the
night of March 19, 1929. Some violence, some strong
language, and some descriptions of sex. 1998.

Tallgrass  BR 11501
by Don Coldsmith 
4 volumes
Seven stories tracing the history of the Kansas prairie from
the first Native American encounters with the Spanish to the
early nineteenth century. Each story includes a historical
afterword. Some descriptions of sex. 1997.

Tell Me a Riddle  BR 12202
by Tillie Olsen 
1 volume
Four compassionate short stories explore the pain and the
promise of working-class America. The title story, which won
the O. Henry Award as the best short story of 1961, depicts
an aging Jewish immigrant couple beset by irreconcilable
differences. Some strong language. 1961.

Thirty-Three Moments of Happiness: St. Petersburg Stories 
BR 11689
by Ingo Schulze 
2 volumes
Vignettes affording glimpses into the harsh and seamy side
of Russian life, believed to be the writings of a German
businessman who frequented the city. Moment 22 describes a
day in the life of an office worker, Viktoria Federovna;
other moments are more bizarre. Some explicit descriptions
of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1998.

Three Tales  BR 11648
by Gustave Flaubert 
1 volume
Three finely contrasted stories first published in 1877.
"Simple Heart" is about a faithful domestic servant who
outlives her loved ones; "The Legend of St. Julian
Hospitator" is a medieval tale about a man seeking atonement
for a crime; and "Herodias" retells the story of the
execution of John the Baptist. 1961.

The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories  BR 12131
by Elmore Leonard 
3 volumes
A collection of nineteen westerns. In the title story, an
exiled wife tattooed by Indians gets her self-esteem back
with the help of a cattle rustler. In "The Colonel's Lady,"
a captive woman rescues herself from the clutches of a lone
Apache. Some violence. 1998.

A Treasury of Cat Mysteries  BR 12228
compiled by Martin H. Greenberg 
3 volumes
Twenty-one tales featuring felines and crime by authors such
as Lilian Jackson Braun, Joan Hess, and Bill Pronzini. In
"SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost," a Siamese becomes friends with a
wheelchair-using neighbor who was a cat in a previous life.
In "Buster," a cat's death saves his owner's life. 1998.

Twelve Shots: Outstanding Short Stories about Guns  BR 11651
edited by Harry Mazer 
2 volumes
Short stories about guns and young people. Some are violent
and some humorous; all acknowledge the power and presence of
arms in American society. Includes selections by young adult
authors Walter Dean Myers, Richard Peck, Ron Koertge, and
Rita Williams-Garcia; relevant statistics; and a list of
concerned organizations. Violence. For senior high and older
readers. 1997.

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories  BR 12388
by Roald Dahl 
2 volumes
Thirteen short stories with surprise twist endings. In the
title piece, a British gentleman sells his silk umbrella for
mere taxi fare to a mother and daughter in a heavy downpour.
When he doesn't hail a cab, they follow him to find out why.
For junior and senior high and older readers. 1996.

Weird Women, Wired Women  BR 12334
by Kit Reed 
2 volumes
Nineteen short stories about women's problems at various
stages of life. In "The Wait," a mother and daughter lose
their way and are stranded in an odd place made even
stranger by the customs for virgin daughters. In "The
Mothers of Shark Island," elderly, unwanted mothers are
incarcerated on an island. Some strong language. 1998.

What She Said: And What She Meant and People Who Haven't
Time and Can't Afford It  BR 11409
by Isabella Alden 
1 volume
Alden, the aunt of writer Grace Livingston Hill, wrote
novellas in the nineteenth century. Here she illustrates how
a person of good character should behave. In "What She
Said...," a gossip is shown just how harmful her behavior
is, and in "People Who Haven't Time...," neighbors are
reminded of their charitable obligations. 1997.

A Wild, Cold State  BR 11367
by Debra Monroe 
2 volumes
Stories about the lives of six neighbors in rural Wisconsin
beginning when they are teenagers. Through the years they
meet, marry, drift off, and reenter each other's lives. The
recurring theme is of women in search of their ideal partner
in life. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language.
1995.

Zebra and Other Stories  BR 11958
by Chaim Potok 
1 volume
Six short stories titled for the teenager portrayed. In
"Zebra"--a nickname--a seriously injured boy meets a one-
armed artist who teaches him more than art. In "Nava," a
girl realizes that just saying no to a student drug dealer
is not the end of the problem. For junior and senior high
readers. 1998.

Sports

Backfield Package  BR 11973
by Thomas J. Dygard 
1 volume
Four football players at Hillcrest High make a pact to stick
together and play at the same college as a "backfield
package." But only Joe Mitchell, the quarterback, is
recruited by a big-name school and must decide whether to
keep his promise or explore all the options. For junior and
senior high readers. 1992.

Black Ajax  BR 12458
by George MacDonald Fraser 
3 volumes
In the early 1800s, Tom Molineaux, a former slave from
America known as the Black Ajax, becomes famous throughout
England for his fights with boxing champion Tom Cribb.
Various witnesses describe Molineaux's rise to fame and how
it eventually destroys him. 1997.

Blue Star Rapture  BR 11820
by James W. Bennett 
1 volume
T.J.'s friend Tyron is being courted by college basketball
agents. Worried that academically poor Tyron will be taken
advantage of, T.J. tries to guide him but then begins
feeling guilty about his own motives. Some strong language.
For junior and senior high readers. 1998.

Danger Zone  BR 11954
by David Klass 
2 volumes
Jim Doyle from Minnesota is selected to be in an
international junior basketball tournament in Italy. At the
training camp, his teammates shun him because of his racial
identity and social inexperience. But in Rome, when the team
encounters discrimination and death threats, Jim proves his
loyalty. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers.
1996.

Game Plan  BR 11966
by Thomas J. Dygard 
1 volume
When Barton High School's football coach is hospitalized
right before the final game of the season, the only one who
can replace him is his student manager, Beano Hatton. Beano
accepts the responsibility, knowing how much he has learned
from the coach in three years. After devising a game plan,
Beano's major hurdle is convincing the team to believe in
him. For junior and senior high readers. 1993.

Hard Ball: A Billy Baggs Novel  BR 11697
by Will Weaver 
2 volumes
In this sequel to Farm Team (BR 10506), Billy Baggs and King
Kenwood are still baseball rivals. When their competition
brews into a fight over beautiful classmate Suzy Langen, the
coach orders the boys to spend a week at each other's house.
The move provides insights about their different lifestyles
and common problems. Some strong language. For junior and
senior high readers. 1998.

Running Wild  BR 11997
by Thomas J. Dygard 
1 volume
Pete Holman, always in trouble, is released from police
custody to Coach Wilson on the condition that Pete join the
football team. Pete reluctantly agrees, knowing his
incorrigible friends will mock him. But, learning he is a
natural receiver, he discovers purpose and friendship in
being part of the team. For junior and senior high readers.
1996.

Striking Out  BR 11696
by Will Weaver 
2 volumes
Billy Baggs, at thirteen, does the work of a full-grown man
on his father's Minnesota farm. When the coach sees how
strong Billy's arm is, he recruits him for summer baseball,
chores willing. Prequel to Farm Team (BR 10506). For junior
and senior high readers. 1993.

Suspense

Bad Medicine  BR 12421
by Ron Querry 
2 volumes
Dr. Push Foster arrives for a two-year stint at the
Lukachukai Health Station in 1993, and within an hour a
young Navajo woman dies. Others succumb, and Western
medicine suggests that a rare virus may be sweeping the
reservation, but local residents suspect the cause is not
just biological. Some strong language. 1998.

Before I Say Good-Bye  BR 12590
by Mary Higgins Clark 
3 volumes
Just as Nell MacDermott has decided to run for her
grandfather's New York congressional seat, her architect
husband's yacht blows up with him on board. When a medium
claims to be in touch with the dead man, Nell, psychically
gifted herself, is drawn into an investigation of conspiracy
and murder. Bestseller 2000.

Black Notice  BR 12389
by Patricia Cornwell 
3 volumes
Richmond medical examiner Kay Scarpetta investigates a
decomposed body found on a freighter. Evidence leads her to
Interpol in Paris, where she learns of a serial killer who
calls himself a werewolf. Back in Virginia, Kay and
policeman Peter Marino find more victims. Violence, strong
language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1999.

Body Language  BR 12410
by James W. Hall 
3 volumes
At eleven, Alexandra shot and killed the neighbor boy who
had raped her, and her cop father covered up the crime. Now
a police photographer, Alexandra is in a troubled marriage,
caring for her father (who has memory problems), and working
on a serial-killer case. Strong language, violence, and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.

Cimarron Rose  BR 11339
by James Lee Burke 
3 volumes
Texas ranger-turned-attorney Billy Bob Holland agrees to
defend teenager Lucas Smothers, who was found unconscious at
the murder scene of a female acquaintance and arrested for
the crime. Holland has a compelling reason to take the
case--Smothers is his illegitimate son. Strong language,
violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.

Don't Scream  BR 11684
by Joan Lowery Nixon 
1 volume
Jess and her friend Lori are thrilled when two new boys
enroll in their small-town high school. Mark has moved in
next door to Jess, and Lori quickly strikes up a friendship
with Scott. What the girls don't realize is that one of the
two is a sociopath and in the Federal Witness Protection
Program. For junior and senior high readers. 1996.

The Ex  BR 11587
by John Lutz 
2 volumes
David Jones lives in Manhattan with his wife and young son.
Then Deirdre, whom he divorced five years ago, unexpectedly
turns up and wants to be friends. John doesn't realize that
Deirdre has escaped from a mental institution and has come
for revenge. Strong language, violence, and some
descriptions of sex. 1996.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon  BR 12212
by Stephen King 
2 volumes
While her brother and mother argue up ahead on the Maine
hiking trail, nine-year-old Trisha stops to relieve herself
and becomes lost for days in the wilderness. Her imaginary
conversations with Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon help
her cope with the evil thing that's following her. Some
strong language. Bestseller 1999.

Hannibal  BR 12326
by Thomas Harris 
3 volumes
Clarice Starling's career in the FBI has soured, but when
Hannibal Lecter's case is revived, she rejoins Jack Crawford
to track him down. Also searching is one of Hannibal's
victims--wealthy, disfigured Mason Verger. Violence, strong
language, and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to The
Silence of the Lambs (RC 27020). Bestseller 1999.

The Haunting  BR 11941
by Joan Lowery Nixon 
2 volumes
When Lia's great-grandmother dies, she leaves an old family
plantation home to Lia's mother. An ancestor's diary
describes the house as haunted. But Lia's parents are
determined to fill the place with adopted children. Timid
Lia, then, feels it her responsibility to drive the ghost
away. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.

Havana Bay  BR 12222
by Martin Cruz Smith 
3 volumes
Last seen in Red Square (RC 35879), depressed Russian
detective Arkady arrives in Cuba to investigate the murder
of a fellow countryman. The Cubans, including policewoman
Ofelia Osorio, resent the few remaining Russians on their
communist island, so Arkady is the only one interested in
finding the culprit. Some strong language and some violence.
Bestseller 1999.

High Crimes  BR 11706
by Joseph Finder 
3 volumes
When the FBI tries to arrest Tom Chapman, his wife, Claire
Heller, a Harvard law professor, learns that Tom is really
army sergeant Ron Kubik, a fugitive for thirteen years.
Claire defends her husband at his court-martial because she
is determined to know the truth about him. Some strong
language and some violence. Bestseller 1998.

The Hunt Club  BR 11725
by Bret Lott 
2 volumes
Fifteen-year-old Huger Dillard and his blind uncle Leland
discover a murdered man on their land. The two run a hunt
club for the wealthy men of Charleston to patronize on
weekends. Within days the Dillard family is threatened and
kidnapped by men who want to possess what the Dillards own.
Some violence and some strong language. 1998.

Keeper  BR 11413
by Greg Rucka 
3 volumes
While accompanying his girlfriend to an abortion clinic,
bodyguard Atticus Kodiak is approached by Dr. Felice Romero.
She wants to hire Kodiak and his colleagues to protect her
and her daughter (who has Down's syndrome) from an
increasingly threatening group of antiabortionists. Strong
language and violence. 1996.

L.A. Requiem  BR 12403
by Robert Crais 
3 volumes
Private detective Elvis Cole learns more about his
mysterious partner, ex-cop Joe Pike, when they are asked to
search for a woman Pike once dated. Her death and a series
of others intensify some L.A. cops' distrust of Pike--whom
they hold responsible for a death long ago. Strong language
and violence. Bestseller 1999.

LadyGold  BR 12411
by Angela Amato and Joe Sharkey 
3 volumes
NYPD detective Gerry Conte is leery of her new assignment:
posing as the girlfriend of Eugene, a young gangster who is
being forced to help bring down a mob boss. When it becomes
clear that the force doesn't plan to protect Eugene, Gerry
fights for him. Strong language and some violence. 1998.

The Lneburg Variation  BR 12112
by Paolo Maurensig 
1 volume
Dieter Frisch is found dead in his garden on a giant
chessboard, apparently a suicide. But to those who can read
the clues, Frisch's obsession with chess and his hidden Nazi
past suggest the possibility of a belated execution. 1993.

Perfect Harmony  BR 11575
by Barbara Wood 
4 volumes
Three deaths have been attributed to tainted herbal
medicines produced by the biotech company Charlotte Lee
inherited from her Chinese grandmother. Charlotte suspects
rivals within the company. Her ex-boyfriend, a computer
genius, arrives from England to assist in catching the
infiltrators before the FDA closes the business. 1998.

Rainbow Six  BR 12192
by Tom Clancy 
8 volumes
John Clark, ex Navy SEAL, is off to London to head up the
antiterrorist strike force, Rainbow Six, when his plane is
hijacked. He and coworker Ding Chavez quickly foil the
attempt. In England, the two deal with bank robbers, hostage
situations, a raid, and an environmentalist who thinks more
of nature than humans. Violence and strong language.
Bestseller 1998.

Reckless Homicide  BR 11874
by Ira Genberg 
3 volumes
Since his daughter's painful death, Charlie has needed pills
in order to cope. When a failed drug test gets him fired
from his pilot's job, he begs his brother Michael, the
airline's attorney, for help. A horrible plane crash occurs,
and Michael is charged with reckless homicide for helping
Charlie. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.
1998.

Second Wind  BR 12405
by Dick Francis 
2 volumes
British television meteorologist Perry Stuart and a coworker
find a sponsor to fund their lifelong dream of flying into
the eye of a hurricane. They crash off Trox Island, where
they wash ashore and encounter mysterious men in
antiradiation suits, who harbor a dread conspiracy. Some
violence. Bestseller 1999.

Sneakers  BR 11812
by Dewey Gram 
2 volumes
In 1969, college student Martin Bishop escapes being
arrested for politically motivated computer crimes. But in
1992, the feds catch up with Bishop, who is running a
security consulting firm. They offer him immunity if he and
his group will commit a crime for them. Strong language and
some violence. 1992.

Snow Man  BR 12376
by Carolyn Chute 
2 volumes
Soon after a U.S. senator is shot by a Maine right-wing
militia group, the household of a liberal Massachusetts
senator finds the wounded gunman on their grounds. As the
senator's wife and adult daughter secretly nurse the killer
back to health, their feelings for him grow. Strong language
and explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

Storming Heaven  BR 12356
by Kyle Mills 
3 volumes
Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Davis is horrified when she sees
her father accept a gun from a group of intruders and kill
his wife and himself. FBI agent Beamon discovers that the
family is linked to a controversial church, and that
Jennifer is at the center of the murder-suicide. Strong
language and violence. 1998.

Windfall  BR 12382
by James Magnuson 
2 volumes
Money is tight for professor Ben Lindberg and his family,
and now their old van has broken down. Searching for his
cat, Ben stumbles upon a fortune hidden in the basement of a
closed-down store and must decide what to do about it.
Strong language and violence. 1999.

Without Lawful Authority  BR 11368
by Manning Coles 
2 volumes
Tommy Hambledon, a British foreign intelligence agent, is
searching for German spies in his homeland. Warnford, a
disgraced British army officer who was framed and forced to
resign, enlists the help of a professional burglar, Marden,
to help him expose his enemies. Together the three uncover a
Nazi cell on the eve of World War II. 1943.

Wars

Catch-22  BR 11980
by Joseph Heller 
4 volumes (Reissue)
Bombardier Yossarian desperately tries to stay alive during
World War II. Military rules make it impossible for anyone
to achieve the combat quota necessary to quit flying.
Yossarian and his buddies concoct ways to avoid the
ridiculous orders of their officers. Strong language and
descriptions of sex. 1955.

The Dead of Night  BR 11708
by John Marsden 
2 volumes
In this sequel to Tomorrow, When the War Began (BR 10509),
the Australian teens continue to hide out in the bush while
trying to help the residents of their captured town. Some
violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of
sex. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1994.

Going after Cacciato  BR 12371
by Tim O'Brien 
3 volumes
This tough but lyric novel relates the saga of an American
soldier in Vietnam who goes AWOL and heads for Paris with
the rest of his squad pursuing him. Strong language.
National Book Award. 1978.

A Killing Frost  BR 11739
by John Marsden 
2 volumes
In this sequel to The Dead of Night (BR 11708), six months
have passed since the small group of Australian teens went
into hiding after their community was seized by enemies.
Their attempts to gather information and help the captured
become more and more daring. Some violence and some strong
language. For junior and senior high and older readers.
1995.

Soldier's Heart: A Novel of the Civil War  BR 12076
by Gary Paulsen 
1 volume
When the war starts, fifteen-year-old Charley Goddard is
eager to join up with the Minnesota Volunteers. The physical
and mental agonies of combat change his attitude. Some
violence. For junior and senior high and older readers.
1998.

Westerns

American Woman  BR 11794
by R. Garcia y Robertson 
4 volumes
After witnessing the Civil War, young Quaker Sarah Kilory,
in desperate need to earn a living, goes out west to teach.
Falling in love with an Oglala Sioux warrior, she becomes
his second wife. Sarah, renamed American Woman, sees the
destruction of the native way of life culminating with the
battle at Little Big Horn. Some violence and some
descriptions of sex. 1998.

Badlands: Seth Strummar Series, Book 3  BR 11687
by Elizabeth Fackler 
3 volumes
Ex-outlaw Seth Strummar finds family life and homesteading
confining until a loose woman, Lila Keats, shows up. But she
has come specifically to ruin him and plans to rob the bank
where Seth keeps his ill-gotten money. Sequel to Backtrail
(BR 11430). Violence, strong language, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1996.

Betty Zane  BR 12123
by Zane Grey 
3 volumes
Recounts the family stories about Betty Zane, the capture of
her brother Isaac by a Native American princess, Betty's
suitors, the successful defense of Fort Henry against the
British in 1782, and Betty's race for her life. Grey's first
novel about pioneer days, written in 1903. 1903.

Billy Gashade  BR 11641
by Loren D. Estleman 
3 volumes
In 1863 a sixteen-year-old boy from a prominent family is
caught up in the New York City Draft Riots. Fleeing
retribution from the Tammany Hall gang, the boy becomes
Billy Gashade, a musician in saloons and pleasure houses out
west. Throughout his years wandering from place to place,
Billy meets characters who become legends: Calamity Jane,
Chief Crazy Horse, and Billy the Kid, to name a few. Some
violence. 1997.

Chinook: A North-Western Story  BR 12160
by Max Brand 
2 volumes
Joe Harney is a greenhorn, heading for the Alaskan
goldfields. On the way he joins up with Andrew Steen and his
great husky dog, Chinook. Together they come to the aid of a
young woman, Kate Winslow. Joe falls for Kate and helps her
out of many jams. 1929.

Devil's Rim  BR 11714
by Sam Brown 
2 volumes
Concho Smith is headed to Mexico in the summer of 1898 when
he comes across Judith Van, who is trying to mend a broken
gate on her ranch. Her husband has been crippled by a fall
from a horse, and she really needs help with the ranch work.
Concho stops to help and ends up staying and facing
problems. Strong language and some violence. 1998.

Ghost Town  BR 12183
by Robert Coover 
2 volumes
A lone cowboy drifting through the desert is engulfed by a
ghost town where the inhabitants engage in violent behavior-
-gunfights, robberies, gambling, and whoring--almost every
day. The rider becomes a sheriff, then an outlaw, and then
he falls in love. Strong language and violence. 1998.

I'm Off to Montana for to Throw the Hoolihan: Code of the
West, Book 6  BR 11683
by Stephen Bly 
2 volumes
When Pepper married Tap Andrews, their dream was to live
quietly on a ranch. Now that Pepper is pregnant, Tap is
moving them and their eleven-year-old ward, Angelita, to a
ranch in Montana. But trouble and bullets seem to follow Tap
wherever he goes. Sequel to My Foot's in the Stirrup--My
Pony Won't Stand (BR 11682). 1997.

In the Rogue Blood  BR 11703
by James Carlos Blake 
4 volumes
In 1845 two teenage brothers, Edward and John Little, flee
Florida after killing their deranged father in self-defense.
Drifting westward, the two discover a dangerous, wild, and
bleak land and eventually wind up on opposite sides in the
Mexican-American War. Violence, strong language, and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.

Last of the Duanes  BR 12191
by Zane Grey 
2 volumes
At twenty-three Buck Duane realizes he has inherited the
killer instinct when he is provoked by a drunken cowboy.
This first gunfight makes him an outlaw fugitive, constantly
at risk until he is offered a second chance: to redeem his
name as a Texas Ranger. Written in 1913. Some violence.
1996.

My Foot's in the Stirrup--My Pony Won't Stand: Code of the
West, Book 5  BR 11682
by Stephen Bly 
2 volumes
Tap Andrews stopped being deputy marshal because there was
too much shooting, but now, as a brand inspector, he's being
ambushed as he chases cattle rustlers. Meanwhile, Pepper is
at home expecting their first baby. Sequel to Stay Away from
That City--They Call It Cheyenne (BR 11681). 1996.

One Went to Denver and the Other Went Wrong: Code of the
West, Book 2  BR 11679
by Stephen Bly 
2 volumes
As Tap Andrews reminds the bounty hunters who shot at him,
the code of honor in Colorado in the 1880s gives him the
right to fire back. With so many men gunning for him, Tap
strives to clear his record with the law so he can safely
marry Pepper Paige. Then he learns that she has a past, too.
Sequel to It's Your Misfortune and None of My Own (BR
10126). 1995.

The One-Way Trail  BR 12352
by Max Brand 
2 volumes
Three short novels: Forgotten Treasure, first published in
1922; Outcast Breed, published in 1934; and The One-Way
Trail, from 1922. In the title piece a young gunman known as
"the shifter" is arrested when the sheriff's son disappears
after their encounter on a narrow, one-way track in the
mountains. 1998.

The Red River  BR 12164
by Frederic Bean 
2 volumes
Elias McBee and Seth Booker leave the flatboats of the
Mississippi to try their luck trapping along the Red River.
They find plenty of wildlife but also warring Indian tribes.
In time, despite the many hardships and fighting, they
decide to stay and live with their native wives. Violence.
1996.

Ride against the Wind  BR 11609
by Terrell L. Bowers 
2 volumes
Stover Gates has hated the Danmyers since one of them killed
his brother years ago. When Jerrod Danmyer helps Stover's
daughter Marian get her wagon and horse team out of a mire,
Stover is furious. But life on the Kansas prairie is hard in
the late 1800s, and a plague of locusts changes Stover's
feelings about his neighbors. 1996.

Ronicky Doone  BR 11947
by Max Brand 
2 volumes
Ronicky Doone helps a new friend, miner Bill Gregg, track
Caroline Smith, a girl he wants to marry, to New York City.
Once there the two westerners discover that she and her
friend, Ruth Tolliver, are employed by a ruthless gangster.
Despite overwhelming odds, Doone tries to rescue them. 1921.

The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in
the Ohio Valley  BR 12124
by Zane Grey 
2 volumes
This is a version of the 1777 massacre of a small band of
Christian Native Americans who lived in the Village of Peace
founded by Moravian missionaries. It involves Lewis Wetzel
and Jonathan Zane against Jim Girty. First published in
1906. Some violence. 1906.

Stay Away from That City--They Call It Cheyenne: Code of the
West, Book 4  BR 11681
by Stephen Bly 
2 volumes
Newlyweds Tap and Pepper Andrews have moved to Cheyenne,
where Tap is deputy marshal. Pappy Divide, the marshal, has
been shot in the back at the Occidental, and Tap is trying
to arrest the drunken shooter. Pepper hopes Tap survives his
law enforcement job. Sequel to Where the Deer and the
Antelope Play (BR 11680). 1996.

Tallgrass  BR 11501
by Don Coldsmith 
4 volumes
Seven stories tracing the history of the Kansas prairie from
the first Native American encounters with the Spanish to the
early nineteenth century. Each story includes a historical
afterword. Some descriptions of sex. 1997.

These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-
1901, Arizona Territories  BR 12317
by Nancy E. Turner 
3 volumes
Inspired by the author's family memoirs, Sarah's diary
portrays the joys and hardships of living out west at the
end of the 1800s. Beginning at age seventeen, she recounts
events over twenty years, including Indian attacks,
marriages, births, and deaths. 1998.

The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories  BR 12131
by Elmore Leonard 
3 volumes
A collection of nineteen westerns. In the title story, an
exiled wife tattooed by Indians gets her self-esteem back
with the help of a cattle rustler. In "The Colonel's Lady,"
a captive woman rescues herself from the clutches of a lone
Apache. Some violence. 1998.

The Way to Bright Star  BR 11903
by Dee Brown 
3 volumes
At the turn of the century, Ben Butterfield looks back on
his years as a young boy during the Civil War. Along with
wagon master John Hawkes, Ben and animal handler Hadjee
drive two camels captured by a Yankee captain from Texas to
Bright Star, Indiana. They encounter many hardships, and Ben
loses his heart to a young adventurer. 1998.

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: Code of the West, Book
3  BR 11680
by Stephen Bly 
2 volumes
The wedding date is set and Pepper Paige is determined that
Tap Andrews will be there as her groom. But trouble has a
way of finding Tap, and men keep shooting at him. He's also
worried about the overdue bank note on his ranch. Pepper is
still ruminating about her past, but decides to trust in
God. Sequel to One Went to Denver and the Other Went Wrong
(BR 11679). 1995.

The Young Lion Hunter  BR 12159
by Zane Grey 
2 volumes
Rangers Dick Leslie and Jim Williams and game warden Hiram
Bent--with his trained lion-hound, Prince--are mounting an
expedition to rid Utah's Coconina Forest Preserve of
cougars. Easterners Ken Ward and his fourteen-year-old
brother, Hal, spend their vacation with the rangers lassoing
mountain lions. 1911.