Braille Books 2001-2002

National Library Service for the 
Blind and Physically Handicapped

Library of Congress
Washington 2003

Fiction

Adventure

The Baboon King  BR 12792
by Anton Quintana 
2 volumes
Always feeling like an outsider because of his mixed Kikuyu
and Masai parentage, Morengru "the hunter" unintentionally
kills a Kikuyu. Banished from his village, Morengru further
questions his existence while living with a troop of
baboons. Some violence. For junior and senior high and older
readers. Mildred L. Batchelder Award. 1998.

Burning for Revenge  BR 13344
by John Marsden 
2 volumes
In this sequel to Darkness, Be My Friend (BR 12596) the teen
guerilla band members led by Ellie are abandoned in
Australia and have to fight their way out of an enemy
airfield-destroying it in the process. Some violence and
some strong language. For junior and senior high readers.
1997.

Darkness, Be My Friend  BR 12596
by John Marsden 
2 volumes
In this sequel to A Killing Frost (BR 11739) teenagers
Homer, Lee, Kevin, Fi, and Ellie try to lead normal lives in
New Zealand. But when Colonel Finley asks them to return to
Australia to fight the invaders, they reluctantly agree,
hoping to find their families. Some violence. For junior and
senior high and older readers. 1996.

Down the Yukon  BR 13641
by Will Hobbs 
2 volumes
Alaska, 1899. In this sequel to Jason's Gold (BR 12786),
Jason and his girlfriend, Jamie, leave Dawson City in a race
down the Yukon River to Nome, where new gold deposits have
been discovered. Along the way they face sabotage, bears,
and bad weather. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.

The Fisherman's Son  BR 12670
by Michael Kepf 
2 volumes
Shipwrecked and adrift on a raft, a commercial fisherman
reflects on his life and the events that brought him to
this desperate pass. He recalls shipping aboard his father's
boat at age twelve, the arduous work on the water, and the
loss of friends at sea. Some strong language. 1998.

The Guns of Navarone; Force 10 from Navarone  BR 13330
by Alistair MacLean 
4 volumes
Two classic World War II adventures. In The Guns of
Navarone, a British sabotage team must destroy Nazi weapons
so that a small Greek island can be evacuated. In Force 10
from Navarone, three Allied spies are assigned an impossible
mission in Yugoslavia. Some violence and some strong
language. 1968.

Jason's Gold  BR 12786
by Will Hobbs 
2 volumes
When fifteen-year-old wanderer Jason Hawthorn decides to
join the Klondike gold rush, he learns that his older 
Brothers beat him to it. Jason spends a difficult year
trying to find them, befriending writer Jack London and
others along the way. Some violence. For junior and senior
high readers. 1999.

The Mysterious Island  BR 12761
by Jules Verne 
5 volumes
During the Civil War, engineer Cyrus Smith, a Northerner, is
captured. He escapes by hot-air balloon, along with three
men, a boy, and a dog. After a storm blows them to an
island, mysterious events help them survive. Sequel to
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (BR 9469). For senior
high and older readers. 1874.

The Queen of Attolia  BR 13222
by Megan Whalen Turner 
2 volumes
In this sequel to The Thief (BR 11285), the Queen of Attolia
captures Eugenides, the official thief of Eddis. Although
her severe punishment nearly breaks his spirit, he
continues to love her throughout the ensuing political and
military intrigues. For junior and senior high readers.
2000.

The Sterkarm Handshake  BR 13376
by Susan Price 
4 volumes
Anthropologist Andrea Mitchell's unethical twenty-first-
century employer sends her back through a time tunnel to the
sixteenth-century English-Scottish border to facilitate a
scheme to extract gold and oil from the land. But overweight
Andrea falls in love and has to choose between cultures.
Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 1998.

Stories of the Far North  BR 12949
edited by Jon Tuska 
2 volumes
Nine short stories set in the far northwest portraying the
fight against the elements, the tie between man and dog, and
the struggle for survival. Includes The League of the Old
Men by Jack London and the ballad The Trail of 'Ninety-Eight
by Robert Service. 1998.

Terry and the Pirates  BR 13474
by Julian F. Thompson 
2 volumes
Sixteen-year-old Terry stows away on a yacht that was stolen
by young Mick and is sailing south. Mick is washed overboard
during a tropical storm. Terry is rescued and held for
ransom by an eccentric pirate family that is looking for
buried treasure. For senior high readers. 2000.

Touching Spirit Bear  BR 13676
by Ben Mikaelsen 
2 volumes
To avoid prison after viciously attacking a classmate,
fifteen-year-old Cole agrees to a Native American tradition
for healing-one year alone on a remote Alaskan island. There
Cole confronts a huge white Spirit Bear that changes his
life. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers.
2001.

Animals

Angus: A Memoir  BR 13441
by Charles Siebert 
1 volume
An injured Jack Russell terrier named Angus recalls the
events of his life and explains his relationship with humans
from a dog's viewpoint. Describes his birthplace, a farm in
Devon, England; his journey to America; and his favorite
woods in southern Canada. 2000.

Buster's Diaries: A True Story of a Dog and His Man  BR
13519
by Roy Hattersley 
1 volume
Buster, an abandoned London dog who is part bull terrier,
keeps a diary of his life. He is eventually adopted from an
animal shelter by "the Man" but makes the mistake of killing
one of the queen's geese in a public park. The ensuing
uproar leaves Buster a very famous canine. 1998.

The Ugly Dachshund  BR 12647
by G.B. Stern 
1 volume
In a satire on human behavior, Tono, a Great Dane, is raised
among dachshunds. But the big dog always feels inferior
since he is not treated like the others. Finally, when Tono
realizes his true nature, his demeanor changes. A Disney
movie of the same title was filmed in 1966. 1938.

Classics

The Age of Innocence  BR 12711
by Edith Wharton 
3 volumes (Reissue)
A novel of manners set in New York society in the 1870s, an
age of convention, propriety, and tribal solidarity. Newland
Archer is torn between his attraction to Countess Olenska, a
femme fatale, and his security in a bland but proper
marriage to her cousin May. Pulitzer Prize. 1920.

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story  BR 13456
by George Orwell 
1 volume (Reissue)
Classic political satire targets Soviet Communism. The
animals on a farm overthrow their master and live a utopian
life, until the intelligent pigs take over-and one
establishes himself as dictator. Preface by Russell Baker.
Introduction by C.M. Woodhouse. 1946.

Anna Karenina  BR 12695
by Leo Tolstoy 
8 volumes
In the 1870s in Russia, Anna flaunts convention by having an
adulterous affair with Count Vronsky. Preferring the allure
of romance to her stifling marriage with Alexis Karenin,
Anna's happiness disintegrates as she loses her peace of
mind. Originally published in 1877. Translated by Louise and
Aylmer Maude. 1999.

The Bostonians  BR 13463
by Henry James 
4 volumes
Satirical comedy involving impressionable young suffragette
Verena Tarrant, who struggles to reconcile her love for
Basil Ransom, a charming southern lawyer, 
with the demands of her patron, Olive Chancellor, a
domineering Boston feminist who hates men. 1886.

The Call of the Wild  BR 12582
by Jack London 
1 volume (Reissue)
Buck, a St. Bernard mix, is stolen and trained to be a sled
dog in the Alaskan gold fields. Abused by both men and dogs,
Buck learns to fight ruthlessly until he finds a master,
John Thornton, whom he loves and respects. For senior high
and older readers. 1903.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court  BR 13640
by Mark Twain 
3 volumes
Classic satire about a nineteenth-century New England
factory worker who is knocked unconscious and transported
back to the year 528. Hank Morgan awakens in King Arthur's
court in Britain, where he attempts to improve living
conditions by introducing modern inventions and democratic
ideas. For senior high and older readers. 1889.

East of Eden  BR 12565
by John Steinbeck 
6 volumes (Reissue)
This saga of two California families spans from the post-
Civil War era to the end of World War I. The Trasks, a
mixture of gentleness and brutality, contrast with the
Hamiltons, the author's own forebears, a well-adjusted, more
tranquil family. 1952.

For Whom the Bell Tolls  BR 12455
by Ernest Hemingway 
4 volumes (Reissue)
American Robert Jordan has joined the Republicans fighting
against the Fascists during the Spanish civil war. He is on
a mission to destroy a strategically located bridge with
the help of a band of guerillas. At their camp he falls in
love with Maria, a young torture victim. Some violence.
1940.

Go Down, Moses  BR 12488
by William Faulkner 
3 volumes
Seven stories first published in 1942, with an updated
introduction by Stanley Crouch and an added biographical
note. Each selection deals at least indirectly with one
family in Jefferson, Mississippi. Unifying themes are the
changing relationships between racial groups and their
attitudes toward the land they inhabit. 1996.

Gulliver's Travels  BR 12766
by Jonathan Swift 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Eighteenth-century British satire enjoyed both as a
children's fairy tale and as "the morose and misanthropic
vision of a gloomy dean." It follows the travels of Captain
Lemuel Gulliver into remote and fanciful regions of the
world, beginning with his voyage to Lilliput, a land of
miniature people. 1991.

Guy Mannering  BR 13236
by Walter Sir Scott 
8 volumes
Young Harry Bertram, heir to the Ellangowan estate, is
kidnapped and sent away from England by an unscrupulous
lawyer who covets the property. Years later, when Harry
returns to England after military service in India, he is
recognized by an old gypsy woman and learns the secret of
his past. 1814.

The House of the Seven Gables  BR 12720
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
3 volumes (Reissue)
The fortunes of the Pyncheon family of New England have
declined through the generations, leaving them in a decaying
house with little money. Interactions among family members
are based on past mistakes and misdeeds that now dictate
their lives. But love can change everything. 1851. 

Madame Bovary: Life in a Country Town  BR 12480
by Gustave Flaubert 
3 volumes
A young middle-class Frenchwoman, Emma Bovary, is bored with
her husband (an inept doctor) and their country existence.
Her romantic fantasies lead her astray, into adultery and
self-destruction. Translated by Gerard Hopkins. Originally
published in 1857. 1981.

Moll Flanders  BR 12919
by Daniel Defoe 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Moral tale set in seventeenth-century England and Virginia
recounts the crimes and misfortunes of a lusty and strong-
willed woman. Among Moll's five marriages was one,
unwitting, to her own brother. After years as a thief and a
prostitute, she attains great wealth, and spends her old age
comfortably repenting her youthful excesses. 1722.

Persuasion  BR 12975
by Jane Austen 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Austen's last novel is a temperate comedy of manners. At
twenty-seven, a woman regrets that, persuaded by her elders,
she had broken her engagement to the navy captain she loved
at nineteen. When she and her father are forced to rent
their family home and move to Bath, she meets her former
love again. 1816.

The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea  BR 12729
by James Fenimore Cooper 
5 volumes (Reissue)
A nineteenth-century sea story suggested by an episode in
the life of John Paul Jones, which combines romance,
intrigue, betrayal, near-shipwreck, and sea fights. 1823.

The Plague  BR 12552
by Albert Camus 
2 volumes (Reissue)
In a coastal town in Algeria the people struggle against
ignorance and fear as the bubonic plague strikes. Dr.
Bernard Rieux chronicles the trials and suffering of his
patients during the quarantine, and their triumph over
death. 1948.

The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil
War  BR 13144
by Stephen Crane 
2 volumes (Reissue)
Henry Fleming, a young country boy, enthusiastically enlists
with the Union army during the Civil War. Wanting to prove
himself a hero, but experiencing shock and fear on the
battlefront, he finally revives his courage and self-respect
in a crucial advance. New edition includes an additional
chapter from author's notes. 1895.

Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe  BR 13573
by George Eliot 
2 volumes
Classic novel of an embittered, reclusive weaver in rural
Victorian England who is robbed of his horded gold but later
adopts a foundling he learns to cherish. Years later Silas
and Eppie discover the truth of the girl's parentage-and the
location of the lost treasure. With 1996 introduction and
notes by David Carroll. 1861.

To Kill a Mockingbird  BR 12850
by Harper Lee 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Classic tale of injustice, friendship, and coming-of-age in
1930s Alabama. Six-year-old Scout and her friends are
fascinated by the mysterious Radley place and its reclusive
occupant. But their focus shifts when Scout's attorney-
father is called upon to defend a black man accused of rape.
For senior high and older readers. Pulitzer Prize. 1960.

Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly  BR 12749
by Harriet Beecher Stowe 
5 volumes (Reissue)
First published in 1852, abolitionist Stowe's depiction of
the moral injustice of slavery and the evils of materialism.
Tom saves little Eva's life, and years later she tries to
help him gain his freedom. Eventually, Tom's protection of
runaway Eliza costs him his life at the hands of the brutal
ex-Yankee Simon Legree. 1965.

Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero  BR 12598
by William Makepeace Thackeray 
7 volumes (Reissue)
Great Britain, early nineteenth century. Two young women-
wellborn, humble Amelia Sedley and social-climbing, amoral
Becky Sharp-meet at boarding school. Both marry, but
Amelia's husband wants to leave her for Becky until he is
killed at the Battle of Waterloo. 1847.

Contemporary

Canone Inverso  BR 12699
by Paolo Maurensig 
1 volume
As the protagonist contemplates his newly acquired
seventeenth-century violin in a London hotel, he is
interrupted by a stranger who missed the Christie's auction.
The visitor recounts the tragic story behind the instrument,
involving two musicians and their destructive rivalry. 1998.

Enchanted Night  BR 13198
by Steven Millhauser 
1 volume
At the magic hour of midnight on a hot summer night in
Connecticut, the moonlight beckons. While dreams and reality
mingle, a series of tableaux unfolds: teenagers roam, a
store window mannequin comes to life, and a thirty-nine year
old bachelor defends a vulnerable young woman. Some
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.

Tattoo Girl  BR 13574
by Brooke Stevens 
2 volumes
A security guard making his rounds in an Ohio mall at 2:00
a.m. discovers a mute teenage girl, whose body is covered
with tattoos. Lucy Thurman, a former circus fat lady, adopts
the girl and names her Emma. Together the two undertake
difficult journeys of self-discovery. Strong language and
some violence. 2001.

Family

Backwater  BR 12539
by Joan Bauer 
2 volumes
Sixteen-year-old Ivy Breedlove feels out of place in her
family of opinionated attorneys. While helping an elderly
relative compile a family history, Ivy sees similarities
between herself and a reclusive aunt who lives in the
Adirondacks. Ivy sets out to find her mysterious aunt. For
junior and senior high readers. 1999.

The Corrections  BR 13651
by Jonathan Franzen 
5 volumes
Because her husband, Alfred, has Parkinson's disease,
elderly midwestern housewife Enid Lambert seeks to gather
her grown children for one last Christmas together. But
unhappily married banker Gary, recently fired professor
Chip, and bisexual chef Denise have other ideas. Strong
language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.

The Dark Side of the Sun  BR 13334
by Elizabeth Palmer 
3 volumes
England, 1928. Teenager Mary Fox, the governess's daughter,
falls in love with the eldest of the privileged Harding
children. Then World War II intervenes, and Mary finds work
in the London war office. After her mother is killed in an
air raid, Mary discovers her secret past. Some descriptions
of sex. 1999.

A Face in Every Window  BR 13030
by Han Nolan 
2 volumes
After the death of the grandmother who held the family
together, fifteen-year-old JP O'Brien is left with his
mentally challenged father and free-spirited mother, who
decides to change their lives. When she wins an old
farmhouse in an essay contest, an assortment of outcasts
moves in. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.

The Fisher King  BR 13749
by Paule Marshall 
2 volumes
Brooklyn, 1949. West Indian musician Sonny-Rett and African
American Cherisse fall in love. Opposed by their families,
the lovers flee to Paris where they start a family and Sonny
becomes famous. Years later their grandchild returns to New
York with Cherisse's best friend, Hattie. ALA Black Caucus
Award. 2000.

A Good House  BR 13400
by Bonnie Burnard 
3 volumes
Follows the saga of the Chambers family of Stonebrook,
Ontario, for five decades. In 1949, Bill and Sylvia enjoy
postwar prosperity until Sylvia succumbs to cancer. Their
children Patrick, Paul, and Daphne readily accept a
stepmother and, later, a half-sister into the family. And
all begin their own families. 1999.

Hayati, My Life  BR 13443
by Miriam Cooke 
1 volume
Traces three generations of Palestinian women while they
struggle with personal problems and political turmoil from
1946 through 1990. Samya lives in Jerusalem and, along with
her daughter Assia and granddaughters Maryam and Afaf,
survives wars, exile, imprisonment, rape, and poverty. Some
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong
language. 2000.

Leaving Pico  BR 12905
by Frank X. Gaspar 
2 volumes
Award-winning poet Gaspar's autobiographical tale of Josie
Carvalho, who grows up in the Portuguese fishing village in
Provincetown, Massachusetts. Abandoned by his mother, Josie
is raised by an aunt and his seldom sober grandfather, who
regales him with the adventures of an ancestor who
supposedly discovered America before Columbus. 1999.

Legacy of Love  BR 13434
by Caroline Harvey 
4 volumes
Three generations of women find love in unexpected places.
During the Victorian era, Charlotte marries an army man
who's posted to Afghanistan, where she encounters dangerous
conditions. Her granddaughter, Alexandra, later finds
happiness with an artist in Cornwall. Charlotte's great-
granddaughter, Cara, discovers inner resources during the
Second World War. 1983.

The Lucky Gourd Shop  BR 13329
by Joanna Catherine Scott 
2 volumes
Three adopted Korean American teenagers are curious about
their roots. What they do not know is that their birth
mother had been a foundling raised in a Seoul coffeeshop.
After the death of their father, the children's grandmother
saved them from starvation by taking them to an orphanage.
2000.

Mary and O'Neil  BR 13569
by Justin Cronin 
2 volumes
Eight interconnected stories from 1979 to 2000 about the
Burke family. Attorney Arthur and his wife, Miriam, are
parents of newlywed Kay and college student O'Neil. After
they are orphaned, the two siblings sustain each other
throughout O'Neil's marriage and Kay's lingering illness.
Some strong language. 2001.

Meeting Luciano  BR 13396
by Anna Esaki-Smith 
2 volumes
Recent college graduate Emily Shimoda returns home to find
her divorced mother Hanako remodeling their home on the
presumption that opera star Luciano Pavarotti is coming to
dinner. Emily worries about her mother's mental health,
finances, and relationship with the contractor. 1999.

Moon Women  BR 13503
by Pamela Duncan 
3 volumes
Account of three generations of North Carolina women.
Matriarch Marvelle, living with daughter Ruth Ann, is losing
touch with reality and harbors a secret that will affect
everyone. Ruth Ann's daughter, Ashley, nineteen, unmarried,
and pregnant, lives with them. Nearby is Ruth Ann's lonely,
obese sister Cassandra. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 2001.

The Mother-in-Law Diaries  BR 12449
by Carol Dawson 
2 volumes
Her son has eloped-and made her a mother-in-law! This news
causes Lulu to contemplate the unfortunate relationships she
had with the mothers of her boyfriends and four husbands.
Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

Necessary Roughness  BR 12549
by Marie G. Lee 
2 volumes
Korean-American teenager Chan Kim and his twin sister,
Young, work hard to be assimilated into their new high
school after their father moves the family from L.A. to
rural Minnesota. Chan switches from soccer to football to
gain acceptance, but then tragedy strikes the family. For
junior and senior high readers. 1996.

No Crystal Stair  BR 12974
by Eva Rutland 
3 volumes
Semiautobiographical novel about African American Ann
Elizabeth Carter, who grew up in a privileged Atlanta
neighborhood. Her way of life changes when she marries
Californian Robert Metcalf, a lieutenant with the Tuskegee
Airmen. Over the years they face challenges that include a
world war and the civil rights movement. Some strong
language. 2000.

Other Voices, Other Rooms  BR 12635
by Truman Capote 
2 volumes
Twelve-year-old Joel Knox goes to live with his invalid
father in a dilapidated Louisiana mansion. There the
sensitive boy encounters a perverse stepmother, a pathetic
uncle, and a tomboy who becomes his fast friend. 1948.

A Painted House  BR 13239
by John Grisham 
3 volumes
Arkansas, 1952. Seven-year-old Luke Chandler, who lives with
his parents and grandparents in a house that has never been
painted, recounts the events during cotton-picking season.
As Luke faces the daily grind of harvesting, he witnesses a
murder, a birth, and a storm that changes their lives
forever. Some violence. Bestseller 2001.

A Perfect Arrangement  BR 13669
by Suzanne Berne 
2 volumes
Howard and Mirella, an upwardly mobile New England couple,
think that they have finally found the perfect nanny in
Randi. But as their difficult preschoolers become abnormally
attached to her and their marriage begins crumbling, they
realize they need to reassess their priorities. Some strong
language. 2001.

Pobby and Dingan  BR 13515
by Ben Rice 
1 volume
Ashmol is not sympathetic to his little sister, Kellyanne,
when she confides that her missing imaginary friends Pobby
and Dingan may be dead. But Kellyanne becomes seriously ill,
and Ashmol's love for her makes him search for Pobby and
Dingan to keep her alive. Strong language. 2000.

A Student of Weather  BR 13720
by Elizabeth Hay 
3 volumes
Saskatchewan, 1938. Naturalist Maurice Dove arrives at the
farm where Lucinda and Norma Joyce Hardy live with their
widowed father. Both girls fall in love with the young man
from Ottawa and over decades and miles their lives
intertwine with deception and rivalry. Some explicit
descriptions of sex. 2001.

Summer Gone  BR 13439
by David Macfarlane 
2 volumes
Middle-aged Caz Newling recalls the ill-fated canoe trip he
took when he was twelve with his divorced father, Bay.
Stories within stories within stories unfold as father and
son camp out in the Canadian wilderness, bringing to mind
Bay's favorite summers and their impact on major events in
his life. 1999.

This One and Magic Life  BR 13170
by Anne Carroll George 
2 volumes
The Sullivan family converges on the Mobile Bay town of
Harlow, Alabama, for the funeral of fifty-eight-year-old
Artie. As her twin, Donnie, and younger brother, Hektor,
reminisce over the deceased, the siblings revisit the secret
and terrible crime they committed years ago on their
parents' behalf. 1999.

Three Women  BR 12615
by Marge Piercy 
3 volumes
Successful attorney Suzanne Blume's contented, solitary life
is disrupted when her troubled older daughter loses another
job and returns home. Then, as Suzanne warily pursues an in-
person meeting with an online friend, her political-activist
mother suffers a crippling stroke and moves in. Explicit
descriptions of sex and strong language. 1999.

The Wake of the Wind  BR 12608
by J. California Cooper 
3 volumes
Africa, circa 1764. Acquaintances Kola and Suwaibu are
captured and transported to America. One hundred years later
two of their descendants, Mordecai and Lifee, marry on a
plantation just prior to the Civil War. After they are freed
the family starts on a journey to find a home. Some
violence. 1998.

What Remains  BR 13564
by Nicholas Delbanco 
2 volumes
An artistic German-Jewish family escapes the Holocaust by
moving to Britain. But because Julia wants more
opportunities for her sons, she and husband Karl move the
boys to the United States, while Karl's brother's family
remains in England. 2000.

Where the Road Goes  BR 12240
by Joanne Greenberg 
3 volumes
Sixty-two-year-old perennial activist Tig Warriner joins a
radical acquaintance in a yearlong environmental march
across the country. Tig's family members resent her years of
devotion to causes at their expense. In their letters back
and forth, Tig learns more about her husband and children
than she had ever known. 1998.

Willy Slater's Lane  BR 12625
by Mitch Wieland 
1 volume
Offbeat, middle-aged brothers Harlan and Erban pass their
days in a dilapidated house on their inherited Ohio farm.
When Harlan takes a mail-order bride, conflict ensues
causing her to flee, Harlan to languish, and Erban to
flourish at last. Strong language, some violence, and some
descriptions of sex. 1996.

Fantasy

The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials, Book 3  BR 13278
by Philip Pullman 
4 volumes
In this continuation of The Subtle Knife (BR 13277), Lyra is
hidden in a cave by her mother, Mrs. Coulter. Two angels
want Will and his magic knife to accompany them to Lord
Asriel, but Will is determined to find Lyra first. Some
violence. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller
2000.

The Curse of Chalion  BR 13712
by Lois McMaster Bujold 
4 volumes
Lupe dy Cazaril, once betrayed and sold into slavery,
returns to the royal household he once served, hoping to
find a menial job. Instead he is favored with the position
of secretary-tutor to the royal princess. But a curse lies
over the House of Chalion, endangering Cazaril and all
within the royal circle. 2001.

Daemonomania  BR 13512
by John Crowley 
5 volumes
In this sequel to Love and Sleep 
(BR 10083), the Faraway Hills provide the context for
understanding the mysteries that blend past and present,
magic and the mundane. Intertwined are the stories of
historian Pierce Moffett, his lover Rose Ryder, and single
mother Rosie Rasmussen, whose daughter seems possessed.
2000.

Darby O'Gill and the Good People  BR 13158
by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh 
2 volumes
A tale of Irishman Darby O'Gill's adventures after being
captured by the leprechauns. But even when he eventually
escapes, Darby remains friends with their leader, King 
Brian Connors of the Good People. Made into the 1959 Walt
Disney movie. 1903.

The Gilded Chain: A Tale of the King's Blades  BR 13416
by Dave Duncan 
3 volumes
In the land of Chivial, a magical ritual of a sword through
the heart binds unwanted boys to defend their masters unto
death. Durendal, once a wild youth, becomes an elite
swordsman, only to be bound to a smirking noble, dashing his
dream of protecting his beloved liege. 1998.

The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book 1  BR 13276
by Philip Pullman 
3 volumes
A tale set in Victorian England on an alternate Earth. Young
Lyra Belacqua and her daemon enjoy an idyllic life among the
scholars at Jordan College. Then her friend Roger and other
children are abducted by the Gobblers. Venturing north in
pursuit, Lyra encounters an alien and sinister world.
Violence. For junior and senior high readers. 1995.

Heart's Blood  BR 13401
by Jane Yolen 
2 volumes
Jakkin, now a free dragon trainer, has his plans abruptly
changed when he is asked to infiltrate rebel forces taking
hold on 
the planet. Sequel to Dragon's Blood 
(BR 10937). For junior and senior high readers. 1984.

I Am Morgan le Fay: A Tale from Camelot  BR 13644
by Nancy Springer 
2 volumes
In the olden time of knights and castles, Morgan, the future
King Arthur's half-sister, gradually becomes aware of her
magic gifts. Intrigued by the fairies, she explores her
passions and her powers. Some descriptions of sex and some
violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.

The Last Hot Time  BR 13548
by John M. Ford 
2 volumes
An immortal race of elves that once coexisted with hominids
returns to destroy most of Chicago. A paramedic heading
towards the city saves the life of a woman wounded in a
drive-by shooting. Rewarded with a new identity, he finds
himself swept into an underground world of temptation,
danger, and enchantment. 2000.

Lavondyss: Journey to an Unknown Region  BR 13615
by Robert Holdstock 
3 volumes
In this sequel to Mythago Wood (BR 6526), Tallis Keeton
searches for her older brother, Harry. He has been missing
for some years and Tallis is convinced that he's lost in the
magical ancient forest, Ryhope Wood. Her quest leads her to
Lavondyss. 1988.

Lord of the Fire Lands: A Tale of the King's Blades  BR
13417
by Dave Duncan 
4 volumes
Desiring to avenge his family, Wasp follows his friend's
lead and together they spurn the king's wishes. Now as
outlaws, they are hunted by the very Blades whose ranks they
were a breath away from entering. Companion to The Gilded
Chain (BR 13416). Some violence. 1999.

A Sending of Dragons  BR 13576
by Jane Yolen 
2 volumes
Falsely accused of sabotage, Jakkin and Akki flee to the
wilderness with the five dragon hatchlings of the deceased
Heart's Blood. When search helicopters force them to take
refuge in a hidden tunnel, they are captured by an
underground tribe. Sequel to Heart's Blood (BR 13401). For
junior and senior high readers. 1987.

Sirena  BR 12571
by Donna Jo Napoli 
1 volume
Appalled at the thought of luring hapless sailors to their
deaths with a siren song, mermaid Sirena abandons her
sisters to live on the island of Lemnos. There she nurses
the marooned Philoctetes back to health before he meets his
heroic fate in the Trojan War. For junior and senior high
readers. 1998.

Sky of Swords: A Tale of the King's Blades  BR 13418
by Dave Duncan 
4 volumes
With the death of her father, Malinda-now queen-searches for
a way to protect her realm. But the Blades whom she can
trust are in grave peril as the people revolt against them.
Companion to Lord of the Fire Lands (BR 13417). Some
violence. 2000.

Something Wicked This Way Comes  BR 12583
by Ray Bradbury 
2 volumes (Reissue)
Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, both thirteen, are
fascinated by the carnival that comes to their small town.
But after a series of frightening events, the boys realize
there is something sinister about the show and its owner.
1962.

The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials, Book 2  BR 13277
by Philip Pullman 
3 volumes
Sequel to The Golden Compass (BR 13276). Lyra and her daemon
are joined in Ci'gazze by twelve-year-old Will, who is
searching for his long-lost explorer father. Will proves his
mettle-losing two fingers in a fight-and now bears the
magical Subtle Knife. Some violence. For junior and senior
high readers. 1997.

General

At Freddie's  BR 13180
by Penelope Fitzgerald 
2 volumes
London, 1963. Two new Irish teachers, Hannah Graves and
Pierce Carroll, arrive to tutor the child actors at the
Temple Stage School. Freddie Wentworth has been running the
school for decades-always on the verge of bankruptcy. Pierce
becomes smitten with Hannah, but there is romantic
competition. 1982.

Big Girls Don't Cry  BR 12495
by Fay Weldon 
2 volumes
London, 1971. Four feminists decide to start a publishing
house in order to further their ideals. The concept of
profit is rejected until the firm is eventually on the verge
of bankruptcy. Problems also crop up in the form of
children, lovers, and husbands. Strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.

A Common Life: The Wedding Story  BR 13422
by Jan Karon 
1 volume
In this companion to the Mitford Years series, Father Tim
Kavanagh finally gets up the courage to ask Cynthia
Coppersmith to marry him. Tensions mount as each struggles
with doubt and preparations. Meanwhile the entire town
becomes involved in the planning. Bestseller 2001.

Confessions of a Fallen Standard-Bearer  BR 13607
by Andre Makine 
1 volume
In a letter to his childhood companion, a Russian emigrant
celebrates their idealistic time together as Pioneers
(Communist scouts). He recalls the friendships between their
families and the horror of their parents' World War II
experiences, contrasting their quiet heroism with the Soviet
party line. 2000.

The Cross-Country Quilters: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel  BR
13571
by Jennifer Chiaverini 
3 volumes
In this companion to Round Robin 
(BR 12935), the Elm Creek Quilt Camp, Pennsylvania, welcomes
five new members-aging movie-star Julia, single-mother
Megan, mother-of-the-bride Donna, ill Grace, and matchmaking
Vinnie. As they continue their quilting at home, they
maintain their friendship by e-mail. 2001.

The Diagnosis  BR 13414
by Alan Lightman 
3 volumes
Boston businessman Bill Chalmers suffers from a mysterious
disease, apparently induced by technological overload in a
stressful world with constant e-mail messages. As he
deteriorates-without a confirmed medical diagnosis-he feels
further pressure from mounting financial obligations, his
colleagues, his son, and especially his wife. Some strong
language. 2000.

The Dress Lodger  BR 13377
by Sheri Holman 
3 volumes
In northern England during the Industrial Revolution, at the
outbreak of the 1831 cholera epidemic, teenager Gustine
struggles to support herself and her deformed illegitimate
child, working as a potter's assistant during the day and a
prostitute at night. Strong language, some explicit
descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2000.

The Dying Animal  BR 13538
by Philip Roth 
1 volume
Sixtyish New York cultural critic David Kepesh is already
struggling with his own mortality when a former favorite
young lover, Cuban Consuela Castillo, returns in ill health
to see him again. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong
language. Bestseller 2001.

Eclipse  BR 13699
by John Banville 
2 volumes
When actor Alex Cleave has an onstage career crisis at age
fifty, he departs for "a brief respite from life." Against
his wife's protests, he retreats to his empty childhood home
to stop acting and simply be. But he is not alone there.
Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.

English Passengers  BR 13238
by Matthew Kneale 
4 volumes
In the 1850s, British customs' exorbitant fines force
Illiam Quillian Kewley, captain of a smuggling band, to
charter his ship. His two passengers are on a quest to prove
that the actual Garden of Eden was Tasmania. But they do not
arrive at any paradise. Booker Prize nominee. 2000.

The Exotics: Galpagos Revisited  BR 13374
by Jude Ware 
1 volume
Katherine Moore's solitary and illegal vigil atop a volcano
is the catalyst for tragedy. Western environmentalists,
indigenous friends, and a socialite interloper-each with a
different agenda-converge on her campsite, and everyone
suffers as a result. Some strong language. 2000.

The Fall of the Year  BR 12913
by Howard Frank Mosher 
2 volumes
Vermont, 1950s. Frank Bennett returns to his small home town
after graduation from university to decide his future. His
adoptive father, a priest, keeps him busy assisting with
parish duties involving the locals, who include a fortune
teller, a herbalist, a con artist, and a girl who captures
Frank's heart. 1999.

Famous after Death  BR 12575
by Benjamin Cheever 
2 volumes
Satirical story of book editor Noel Hammersmith, who aspires
to become thin, attractive, and famous. In reality, he can't
remember large chunks of his boring days. Meanwhile, a
serial bomber who seems to be leading a parallel life to
Noel's is getting a lot of press. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1999.

The Fire of Origins  BR 13769
by Emmanuel Dongala 
2 volumes
Epic magical-realist tale that encapsulates the history of a
West African nation from the perspective of one man. A
villager whose very birth is disputed, Mankunku grows in
strength, moves to the city, defies the village sorcerer,
and challenges colonial oppressors. Some strong language.
Grand Prix Litt. d'Afrique Noire. 2001.

The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary and Sewing Circle  BR 13685
by Lois Battle 
3 volumes
Middle-aged Atlanta socialite Bonnie Cullman is suddenly
alone and broke when her husband goes bankrupt. Ironically,
she finds a job running a program for displaced homemakers
at a small-town Alabama community college. There Bonnie is
confronted with other lost women who have been laid off from
a lingerie factory. Some strong language. 2001.

Gain  BR 12444
by Richard Powers 
4 volumes
Laura Bodey lives in a midwestern city, home of the well-
established Clare Soap and Chemical company. When Laura
learns she has cancer, she blames the manufacturer. After
exploring Clare's history, business practices, and
advertising policies, as well as periods of growth and
financial crisis, Laura seeks damages. 1998.

The Gardens of Covington  BR 13718
by Joan Medlicott 
3 volumes
In this sequel to The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love
(BR 13230), Hannah, Grace, and Amelia continue to enjoy life
in the North Carolina foothills. When a developer threatens
their peaceful environment, they rally their neighbors to
maintain its natural beauty. 2001.

The Gatecrasher  BR 13375
by Madeleine Wickham 
2 volumes
Stunning forty-year-old Fleur crashes funerals in pursuit of
wealthy widowers to swindle. When she meets Richard, she
finds herself enveloped by his closeknit family-they even
welcome her forlorn teenage daughter into the fold. But
someone else is also after Richard's fortune. Some strong
language. 1998.

Henry of Atlantic City  BR 12981
by Frederick Reuss 
2 volumes
Six-year-old Henry lives in an Atlantic City casino where
his father is director of security. Having been introduced
to the Gnostic gospels by a blackjack dealer, Henry not only
hears angels talking in his ear but tries to communicate
their teachings-not always welcomed in his gaudy
surroundings. Some strong language. 1999.

I Am One of You Forever  BR 12709
by Fred Chappell 
2 volumes
Jess grows into manhood on a farm in the North Carolina
mountains, surrounded by an eccentric, but loving, extended
family. But most important to Jess is Johnson Gibbs, an
orphaned teenager who lives on the farm until he leaves for
military service in World War II. Some strong language.
1985.

The Industry of Souls  BR 12843
by Martin Booth 
2 volumes
On his eightieth birthday, a British citizen and gulag
survivor who has lived for twenty years in a Russian village
is presented with an unexpected choice from the outside
world. Shurik, as he is fondly called, reminisces about his
time as a prisoner and the meaning of freedom and
friendship. Booker Prize finalist. 1998.

The Intuitionist  BR 13053
by Colson Whitehead 
2 volumes
In this allegorical mystery set in the 1940s, Lila Mae
Watson, the city's first minority woman elevator inspector,
works by psychic intuition. When an elevator fails on her
watch and her empiricist rivals seek her undoing, Lila
conducts a secret probe that yields a startling discovery.
Some strong language. 1999.

Look Back All the Green Valley  BR 12675
by Fred Chappell 
3 volumes
Jess Kirkman returns to the North Carolina mountains to
carry out two requests by his dying mother: that she be
buried next to her husband and that Jess close up his
father's mysterious workshop. In fulfilling her second wish,
Jess develops a better understanding of his father. Some
strong language. 1999.

Mag-Marjorie and Won Over: Two Novels  BR 12745
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
3 volumes
Two novels by an early feminist, first serialized in 1912
and 1913 in the Forerunner. In Mag-Marjorie, a seduced and
abandoned young girl is rescued from ruin by an older woman.
In Won Over, a sheltered housewife rediscovers her love of
writing and achieves emotional independence. 1913.

The Palace  BR 13114
by Lisa St. Aubin de Tern 
2 volumes
Italy, 1860. Imprisoned for supporting Garibaldi's
insurrection, young stonemason Gabriele del Campo dreams of
the once-glimpsed Donna Donatella, for whom he fashions a
marble palace in his mind. Leaving prison, Gabriele wins a
fortune at a gambling house and begins construction of his
imagined mansion. 1997.

The Plato Papers: A Prophesy  BR 13314
by Peter Ackroyd 
1 volume
The year is A.D. 3700, the place is London, and the speaker
is Plato, an orator and scholar. He lectures about the Age
of Mouldwarp, which ended in A.D. 2300, but fundamentally
misinterprets the culture of that era. Then Plato must
defend himself against accusations of spinning lies. 1999.

Prince  BR 12914
by Ib Michael 
2 volumes
In the suspension of time that is summer, Malte (age twelve)
helps out at a Danish seaside inn in 1912. Icebergs release
their secrets, and Malte finds a long-ago sailor's coffin on
the beach. The mystery of the sailor intermingles with the
boy's own adventures with the townspeople. 1999.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants  BR 13765
by Ann Brashares 
2 volumes
Four fifteen-year-olds, "Bridget the athlete, Lena the
beauty, Tibby the rebel, and Carmen . . . the one with the
bad temper," have been friends since childhood. During this
first summer apart, they share a pair of used jeans that
magically fits each of them perfectly and helps them through
tough times. For senior high readers. 2001.

The Sooterkin  BR 13404
by Tom Gilling 
2 volumes
1821. Sarah Dyer, a convict in an Australian penal colony,
gives birth to her second child, Arthur. Unlike nine-year-
old Ned, Arthur has a bizarre appearance-like a seal pup-and
is dubbed sooterkin, or monster. Arthur's family still loves
him, and when he disappears Ned sets out to find him, with
unexpected results. 1999.

The Storm  BR 12648
by Frederick Buechner 
2 volumes
Modern tale inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest (BR
09178). Acclaimed writer Kenzie Maxwell is about to turn
seventy at his idyllic Florida island home. Among the
birthday celebrants will be Kenzie's brother, who exposed a
scandal that ruined Kenzie's reputation twenty years before.
An approaching storm sets the stage for family
reconciliation. 1998.

The Sun King  BR 13145
by David Ignatius 
2 volumes
Charming, shadowy billionaire Sandy Galvin takes over the
preeminent newspaper in Washington, D.C., and appoints his
old Harvard flame, Candace Ridgway, editor. As Galvin shifts
the paper's traditional focus and aligns himself with the
city's power brokers, he realizes that Washington is an
alien culture. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some
strong language. 1999.

An Unfortunate Woman: A Journey  BR 13460
by Richard Brautigan 
1 volume
Brautigan's playful and poignant final novel explores the
mysteries surrounding death. The narrator buys a 160-page
notebook and, beginning in January 1982, creates "a calendar
map...of one man's existence during a few months' period in
time." Brautigan's daughter discovered the finished
manuscript following his suicide in 1984. Some strong
language. 1983.

The Witching Time  BR 12660
by Jean Stubbs 
4 volumes
Following the death of her husband, Londoner Imogen Lacey
accepts the invitation of her friend Alice to move to
northern England. Imogen quickly becomes involved with the
locals, taking on a leading role in an Elizabethan drama and
opening a hat shop. As the play's first night approaches,
strange things begin to happen. 1998.

Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter  BR 13028
by J. Nozipo Maraire 
2 volumes
A Zimbabwean mother's long letter to her daughter, who is on
her way to study at Harvard. Reflects on the elder woman's
life and her role in the nation's struggle for independence.
Explores the concept of family and what it means to be a
woman in this African culture. 1996.

Growing Up

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress  BR 13711
by Sijie Dai 
1 volume
Two privileged teenage boys are sent to a remote village for
reeducation during China's Cultural Revolution. When they
procure a supply of French books, they read novels to a
pretty but uneducated seamstress, with surprising results.
Some descriptions of sex and some strong language.
Bestseller 2001.

Breaking Rank  BR 12640
by Kristen D. Randle 
2 volumes
Some boys at Casey's high school belong to the Clan. Silent
and dressed in black, they eschew schoolwork, while secretly
receiving an alternate education. When one member flouts the
Clan by taking honors classes with his tutor Casey, the two
develop an unexpected relationship. Some violence. For
junior and senior high readers. 1999.

By the Shore  BR 12903
by Galaxy Craze 
2 volumes
Twelve-year-old May lives with her self-indulgent mother and
younger brother in a bed-and-breakfast by the English sea.
She observes her mother's love affairs, daydreams about her
long-absent father, and aspires to join the in crowd at
school. Some strong language. For senior high and older
readers. 1999.

Crazy  BR 13345
by Benjamin Lebert 
1 volume
The German teenage author's sixteen-year-old protagonist is
repeating the ninth grade, this time in a remedial boarding
school. Benni's roommate welcomes him into a group of
friends who easily accept his partial paralysis and
introduce him to sex and other wild behavior. Explicit
descriptions of sex and strong language. 2000.

A Crime in the Neighborhood
BR 12580
by Suzanne Berne 
2 volumes
In 1972, after ten-year-old Marsha's father runs off with
her mother's sister, Marsha copes with life by documenting
the comings and goings in the neighborhood. When her mother
begins flirting with boring Mr. Green, Marsha turns over her
notebooks to police investigating a young boy's death. Some
strong language. 1997.

The Divine Ryans  BR 12703
by Wayne Johnston 
2 volumes
Nine-year-old Draper Doyle Ryan is the youngest member of
his extensive and eccentric Irish-Catholic clan in
Newfoundland. Amidst his struggles with daily life, the
hapless boy is obsessed with Montreal Canadiens hockey,
erotic dreams, and recurring visions of his deceased father.
Some descriptions of sex. 1990.

Frenchtown Summer  BR 12623
by Robert Cormier 
1 volume
Free-verse vignettes of a long-ago summer when Eugene was
twelve, living in a small town. Recalls how his mother
filled their tenement with good cooking smells and how
Eugene wondered if his father loved him. For junior and
senior high readers. 1999.

Harley, like a Person  BR 13382
by Cat Bauer 
2 volumes
Fourteen-year-old Harley discovers that her alcoholic dad is
not her birth father and searches for the truth. As she
struggles to come to terms with her turbulent family life,
her grades plummet and she becomes involved with an older
boy. For senior high readers. 2000.

Hope Was Here  BR 12927
by Joan Bauer 
2 volumes
Sixteen-year-old Hope and her aunt Addie, a professional
waitress/cook team, move to Wisconsin to help G.T. Stoop run
his restaurant. Soon they become involved in removing the
corrupt mayor from office, and Hope finds the father she
needs. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller 2000.

Jim the Boy  BR 12831
by Tony Earley 
2 volumes
North Carolina, 1934. Anecdotes trace a year in the life of
ten-year-old Jim Glass, who lives with his widowed mother
near her three bachelor brothers. Follows Jim as he views
the ocean for the first time, celebrates the town's
electrification, and sees his best friend contract polio.
2000.

Looking for Alibrandi  BR 12681
by Melina Marchetta 
2 volumes
During her senior year in a Catholic school in Sydney,
Australia, Josie meets her father, whom she has never known.
She also has to contend with her cantankerous Italian
grandmother, her illegitimate background, and her
relationships with beaus Jacob and John. For senior high
readers. 1992.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!  BR 13744
by Dr. Seuss 
1 volume (Reissue)
This rhymed graduation speech for both young and old, filled
with wit and wisdom, humorously advises how to cope with the
various ups and downs of life, take charge, and ultimately
succeed against the odds. For junior and senior high and
older readers. Bestseller 1990.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower  BR 12551
by Stephen Chbosky 
2 volumes
In 1991 Charlie is a high school freshman, reeling from his
only friend's recent suicide. In a series of letters, the
overly sensitive and intelligent Charlie describes making
friends with two seniors, who are step-siblings, and growing
up with their help. For senior high and older readers. 1999.

Sea of Memory  BR 12920
by Erri De Luca 
1 volume
Italy, 1950s. A sixteen-year-old boy spends the summer with
his family on an island near Naples. He learns to fish with
his uncle and old Nicola, falls in love with a Jewish orphan
girl, and becomes obsessed with learning about the horrors
of the recent war. 1999.

Slo-Mo! My Untrue Story  BR 13221
by Rick Reilly 
2 volumes
Sportswriter's novel is "as told" by young seven-foot,
eight-inch Maurice Finsternick. After spending his formative
years in a cave-dwelling cult, naive Mo is drafted into the
NBA and struggles to comprehend Charles Barkley, his other
teammates, and the industry. Some explicit descriptions of
sex and some strong language. 1999.

Some Things That Stay  BR 13174
by Sarah Willis 
2 volumes
Tamara's family moves constantly to give her artist father
new landscapes to paint. In 1954 fifteen-year-old Tamara is
content living in their rental farmhouse and learning about
religion and sex from her new neighbors. Then her mother is
diagnosed with tuberculosis. Some explicit descriptions of
sex and some strong language. 2000.

Stargirl  BR 12801
by Jerry Spinelli 
1 volume
When formerly home-schooled tenth-grader Stargirl enters
Mica High School, her classmates shun her as an eccentric.
Her boyfriend, Leo, urges her to stop playing the ukulele
and conform, so 
she'll fit in. He learns only too late that popularity isn't
what matters most. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.

Summer Promise  BR 13127
by Robin Jones Gunn 
2 volumes
Fourteen-year-old Christy Miller, a farm girl from
Wisconsin, is spending the summer in California with her
wealthy aunt and uncle. But dealing with the fast beach
crowd leads to moral dilemmas that are only resolved when
she meets a group of Christian teens. For junior and senior
high readers. 1998.

Surprise Endings  BR 13126
by Robin Jones Gunn 
1 volume
Sophomore Christy Miller hopes to make the cheerleading
squad at her new school, but she faces a jealous classmate,
financial problems, and complications between the two guys
she's interested in. Based on her faith in God, she makes a
surprising decision. For junior and senior high readers.
1998.

To JayKae: Life Stinx  BR 13111
by Jean Davies Okimoto 
2 volumes
Sixteen-year-old Jason misses Thao, 
the girl he wishes he were more than friends with (and who
recently moved to California). Now his father says he's
remarrying, and Jason soon has a new stepbrother-a good-
looking athlete. Jason takes refuge in an online romance.
For junior and senior high readers. 1999.

A Whisper and a Wish  BR 13118
by Robin Jones Gunn 
1 volume
When her family relocates to California, fifteen-year-old
Christy Miller faces new dreams and disappointments as she
decides what price she's willing to pay for making new
friends. Her newfound religious faith sustains her in tough
times. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.

World of Pies  BR 13218
by Karen Stolz 
2 volumes
Vignettes of growing up in small-town Texas, with regional
recipes included. In 1962 Roxanne, a baseball-playing
tomboy, learns how to bake for the pie contest and
encounters racial prejudice for the first time. In high
school she is embarrassed by her mother's pregnancy. And
tragedy strikes the family. 2000.

Yours Forever  BR 13132
by Robin Jones Gunn 
1 volume
Fifteen-year-old Christy Miller expects her friend Todd to
reciprocate her romantic feelings when she sees him during
Christmas vacation. But after many misunderstandings with
friends and family, she begins to grasp the implications of
"forever" in the context of her faith. For junior and senior
high readers. 1998.

Historical

Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth  BR 13296
by Naguib Mahfouz 
1 volume
Years after the death of Akhenaten, the first Egyptian
pharaoh to profess monotheism, a young scholar seeks out the
recollections of Akhenaten's contemporaries, both friends
and enemies. His final interview is with Nefertiti, the
former pharaoh's still-faithful wife. Originally published
in 1985 by the Egyptian Nobel laureate. 1998.

Ali and Nino  BR 13147
by Kurban Said 
2 volumes
In Azerbaijan Ali Khan, a Muslim youth, falls in love with
Nino, a Christian princess. They overcome their parents'
objections and marry. But their real enemy is the force of
history and the war that engulfs their country after the
Russian Revolution. 1970.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress  BR 13711
by Sijie Dai 
1 volume
Two privileged teenage boys are sent to a remote village for
reeducation during China's Cultural Revolution. When they
procure a supply of French books, they read novels to a
pretty but uneducated seamstress, with surprising results.
Some descriptions of sex and some strong language.
Bestseller 2001.

Behind the Veil: The Royal Pavilions, Book 3  BR 12693
by Linda Chaikin 
2 volumes
In this sequel to Golden Palaces (BR 12692), Tancred 
Redwan, believing his beloved Helena Lysander and her mother
are safe, is proceeding to find his brother's murderer and 
clear his name. Meanwhile, Helena is being held by the 
Moslem prince she is supposed to wed. For senior high and 
older readers. 1998.

The Captain's Bride: The Northern Lights, Book 1  BR 12820
by Lisa Tawn Bergren 
3 volumes
Following their marriage in Norway in 1880, Elsa and Peder
Ramstad sail to America, where Peder owns a shipyard in
Maine. Others are along, including Karl, Peder's business
partner, and Elsa's sister Tora. Problems abound, but
perseverance, faith, and fidelity triumph in the end.
Prequel to Deep Harbor (BR 13142). 1998.

The Dark Light  BR 12667
by Mette Newth 
2 volumes
When thirteen-year-old Tora is committed to the lepers'
hospital in Bergen, Norway, in the early 1800s, she still
appears healthy. Although her body deteriorates, Tora's
inner strength grows as she tends to other patients and
finally learns to read. Some violence. For senior high
readers. 1998.

A Daughter of the Land  BR 13267
by Gene Stratton-Porter 
3 volumes
Kate Bates, the youngest daughter in a large family of rich
Indiana farmers, resents the fact that she is not to be
educated or given her own land. Kate finally rebels and
spends years struggling to achieve her dreams. 1918.

Dawn on a Distant Shore  BR 13199
by Sara Donati 
5 volumes
Upper New York, 1794. Elizabeth Bonner and her children
travel to Montreal to ransom her husband Nathaniel and his
father, Hawkeye, from the French. The children are then
kidnapped by a Scotsman intent on returning the Bonners to
Europe to claim an inheritance. Sequel to Into the
Wilderness (BR 12298). 2000.

Deep Harbor: The Northern Lights, 
Book 2  BR 13142
by Lisa Tawn Bergren 
3 volumes
Tora's virtuous aspirations are waning, as is her
relationship with Trent. Elsa is enjoying life at sea with
her husband and son, until disaster strikes. And Kaatje
struggles to survive without her husband. Yet life improves
for all as they turn to God. Sequel to The Captain's Bride 
(BR 12820). 1999.

Doa Ins vs. Oblivion  BR 13195
by Ana Teresa Torres 
2 volumes
Caracas aristocrat Doa Ins is obsessed with regaining
title to a piece of jungle land. The legal battle between
her white heirs and the descendants of her husband and a
black slave woman go on for centuries after her death in
1781. Mobil Pegasus Prize for Lit. 1999.

Eleanor Hill  BR 13343
by Lisa Williams Kline 
2 volumes
Early 1900s. Twelve-year-old Eleanor Hill is growing up in a
small North Carolina fishing village yearning for an
education and a fuller life. With the encouragement of a
suffragette teacher and her brother, Eleanor finds the
courage to leave home and become an independent person. For
junior and senior high readers. 1999.

The Fated Sky  BR 12984
by Henrietta Branford 
1 volume
Ran, a sixteen-year-old Viking girl, is blamed for her
mother's death and selected for sacrifice to Odin. Toki, a
blind musician, helps her escape and the two flee Norway for
Iceland. Unfortunately, their enemy, Vigut, reappears. Some
descriptions of sex and some violence. For senior high
readers. 1996.

For Love of Two Eagles: The Iroquois, Volume 2  BR 12846
by Barbara Riefe 
3 volumes
In this sequel to The Woman Who Fell from the Sky (BR
12845), Margaret, living as an Oneida with her husband, Two
Eagles, is pregnant. The couple must deal with Two Eagles's
first wife's brother and with the man Margaret's father has
sent to recover her. Some violence and some strong language.
1995.

Girl with a Pearl Earring  BR 13360
by Tracy Chevalier 
2 volumes
A fictional account of how the seventeenth-century artist
Vermeer came to paint a portrait of a young woman wearing a
pearl earring. When sixteen-year-old Griet, a Protestant,
becomes a maid in Vermeer's Catholic household, the drudgery
of her duties is offset by working in the artist's studio.
Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1999.

Gob's Grief  BR 13550
by Chris Adrian 
3 volumes
Real and imagined characters help Gob Woodhull transcend his
grief over the death of his twin, Tomo-a bugle boy killed in
the Civil War at age eleven. With Walt Whitman's aid, Gob
invents a machine to bring Tomo back to life. Strong
language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2000.

Golden Palaces: The Royal Pavilions, Book 2  BR 12692
by Linda Chaikin 
3 volumes
In this sequel to Swords and Scimitars 
(BR 12691) Helena has been betrothed to Prince Kalid of
Antioch in a plot by her aunt Irene to separate her from
Irene's son, Philip. Helena turns for help to Tancred
Redwan, a man she fears yet must trust. For senior high and
older readers. 1996.

Hawke's Cove  BR 13399
by Susan Wilson 
2 volumes
1944. Vangie Worth retreats to her grandmother's coastal New
England farm while her husband is fighting in Europe. She
hires Joe Green as a laborer and falls in love despite her
discovery that he is a deserter. Decades later, Vangie's son
returns to Hawke's Cove and meets Joe's daughter, Maggie.
Some strong language. 2000.

The History of the Siege of Lisbon  BR 12606
by Jos Saramago 
3 volumes
Nobel prize-winning author describes the solitary life of a
proofreader, Raimundo Silva, who has the audacity to rewrite
history on one of his assignments. Silva decides that in
1147 the king of Portugal reconquered Lisbon without the
help of Crusaders. His boss, Maria Sara, then falls in love
with him. 1996.

In Sunlight, in a Beautiful Garden  BR 13595
by Kathleen Cambor 
3 volumes
Johnstown, Pennsylvania; 1889. Frank Fallon, a Civil War
veteran and mill worker, prepares to march in the Memorial
Day parade. Wealthy lawyer James Talbot arrives at the South
Fork Fishing and Hunting Club on the man-made lake above the
dam. Their children are secretly in love. Then the dam breaks
-killing thousands. 2001.

Last Trolley from Beethovenstraat  BR 13048
by Grete Weil 
2 volumes
After World War II, Andreas, a poet, marries Auschwitz
survivor Susanne. Their marriage and his writing career are
jeopardized by his obsession with the memory of Daniel,
Susanne's young cousin whom Andreas had attempted to hide
during the Holocaust. 1997.

Letters from Vinnie  BR 13151
by Maureen Stack Sappy 
2 volumes
Fictionalized life account of sculptress Vinnie Ream as told
through letters to her friend. In 1861 thirteen-year-old
Vinnie moves to Washington, D.C. She later convinces
President Lincoln to pose for her, resulting in the
commission for the noted Capitol building statue. For junior
and senior high and older readers. 1999.

Letters from Yellowstone  BR 13193
by Diane Smith 
2 volumes
Collection of letters portraying the formation of a
scientific expedition in the summer of 1898 and the team's
subsequent misadventures. Group leader Howard Merriam almost
rejects the field botanist A.E. Bartram when he realizes
Bartram is a woman. As the work proceeds, the diverse group
becomes a unified "science clan." 1999.

Midnight Sun: The Northern Lights, Book 3  BR 12818
by Lisa Tawn Bergren 
3 volumes
In this sequel to Deep Harbor (BR 13142) faith is tested
many times as individuals pursue happiness. Kaatje travels
through the Alaskan wilderness searching for Soren. Elsa
seeks solace following Peder's death. Tora must face old
demons before she can marry Trent. And Karl hopes to regain
a lost love. 2000.

Mohawk Woman: The Iroquois, Volume 3  BR 12847
by Barbara Riefe 
3 volumes
This sequel to For Love of Two Eagles (BR 12846) focuses on
Two Eagles's cousin, Sky Toucher, and his beloved Singing 
Brook, both Mohawks. Though their estranged families oppose
their marriage, the two are determined to wed. Violence,
some descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 1996.

A Prayer for the Dying  BR 12666
by Stewart O'Nan 
2 volumes
Following his Civil War service, Jacob Hansen serves as
pastor, sheriff, and undertaker for his small Wisconsin town
of Friendship. When a diphtheria epidemic strikes, he is
driven to make a series of fateful decisions that carry
tragic consequences for himself and the town. 1999.

The Red Tent  BR 13498
by Anita Diamant 
3 volumes
Dinah, the only daughter of Leah and Jacob in Genesis,
departs from the biblical saga to recount her story and that
of the women around her. The red tent is where women retreat
for childbirth and young girls learn about adulthood. But
Dinah is unprepared for her brothers' cruelty. Some
violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1997.

The Remember Box  BR 13534
by Patricia Sprinkle 
3 volumes
When her aunt dies, writer Carley receives her "Remember
Box," which contains mementos from the summer of 1949 in
Job's Corner, North Carolina. Carley was just eleven, as she
and her family were confronted with murder, rape, communism,
and the struggle for civil rights. Prequel to Carley's Song
(BR 13872). 2000.

The Rose Grower  BR 13540
by Michelle de Kretser 
2 volumes
Relates the intertwining lives of a Gascony magistrate's
three daughters, one of whom grows roses; a local doctor in
love with the rose grower; an American balloonist who lands
on the magistrate's estate; and the town's mayor as they all
gradually become caught up in the French Revolution.
Violence. 1999.

Scandalmonger  BR 13233
by William Safire 
5 volumes
Political scandals of the late eighteenth century revealed
by James Thomson Callender, a Scottish fugitive and
journalist hired to write incendiary articles regarding men
of power. Selecting Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
as his primary targets, he describes their alleged sexual
indiscretions. 2000.

Siam; or, The Woman Who Shot a Man  BR 13140
by Lily Tuck 
2 volumes
Thailand, 1967. Newly wed Claire meets silk entrepreneur Jim
Thompson at a party shortly before he mysteriously
disappears. Her obsession with Thompson's fate, mixed with
culture shock and anxiety over her husband's war-related
work, lead her to commit an irrevocable act. Some
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.

So Far Back  BR 13435
by Pam Durban 
2 volumes
Sixty-five-year-old spinster Louisa Hilliard Marion
discovers old family diaries after her mother's death in
their ancestral Charleston, South Carolina, home. Learning
how cruelly her ancestors treated slaves, Louisa tries to
make amends-especially since slave ghosts haunt the house.
Some strong language. 2000.

Swords and Scimitars: The Royal Pavilions, Book 1  BR 12691
by Linda Chaikin 
2 volumes
When Tancred Redwan, who is part Moor and part Norman, is
accused of killing his half-brother, he flees his Palermo
home to Constantinople. There he meets Helena, niece of the
Byzantine emperor, and joins the First Crusade to the Holy
Land. Prequel to Golden Palaces (BR 12692). For senior high
and older readers. 1996.

The Tree of Bells  BR 12697
by Jean Thesman 
2 volumes
Seattle, 1922. When a storm fells The Ornament Tree (BR
11448) outside the Deveraux boarding house, it is replaced
with a tree that house residents decorate with bells to
symbolize their hopes. Clare, sixteen, wonders about her
future until she rescues an abused young boy. For junior and
senior high readers. 1999.

Tulip Fever  BR 12784
by Deborah Moggach 
2 volumes
In seventeenth-century Amsterdam, a prosperous but elderly
merchant commissions a portrait of himself and his young
wife, Sophia. Soon thereafter Sophia begins an affair with
the artist, who gambles their future on the market for tulip
bulbs. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language.
1999.

Wild Life  BR 13481
by Molly Gloss 
2 volumes
Washington state, 1905. Ardent feminist Charlotte Drummond,
writer of penny novels, lives by the Columbia River with her
five sons. When her housekeeper's granddaughter goes missing
in the woods, Charlotte joins the search. But she becomes
lost herself and encounters a Sasquatch family. Some
descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000.

The Wind Done Gone  BR 13501
by Alice Randall 
2 volumes
Characters from Gone with the Wind 
(BR 11427) are recreated in a novel that examines plantation
life and nineteenth-century southern society through the
eyes of a biracial woman. Cynara resents her privileged,
legitimate, white half-sister, but during Reconstruction she
comes into her own as an independent woman. Some strong
language. Bestseller 2001.

The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: The Iroquois, Volume 1  BR
12845
by Barbara Riefe 
3 volumes
As Margaret Addison-Lacroix sails up the Hudson River to
meet the man she married by proxy, her boat is attacked by
Indians. She is rescued by Oneidas, who eventually help her
reach Quebec. Prequel to For Love of Two Eagles (BR 12846).
Some violence and some strong language. 1994.

Holidays

He Sees You When You're Sleeping  BR 13823
by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark 
1 volume
Sterling Brooks has been waiting to enter heaven for forty-
six years. He finally gets a chance to redeem his life by
returning to Earth and helping someone. He chooses Marissa,
a seven-year-old desperately missing her father and
grandmother, who are in the witness protection program.
Bestseller 2001.

The Mitford Snowmen: A Christmas Story  BR 13759
by Jan Karon 
1 volume
The townspeople of Mitford hold a spontaneous snowman-
building contest. Bestseller 2001.

Skipping Christmas  BR 13636
by John Grisham 
1 volume
Tax accountant Luther Krank calculates that a Caribbean
cruise will cost less than what he and his wife, Nora, spent
celebrating the holidays last year. Since daughter Blair is
in the Peace Corps, they plan to skip Christmas. Luther,
however, doesn't anticipate the town's reaction. Some strong
language. Bestseller 2001.

Human Relationships

After Lucy  BR 12973
by Daniel Jones 
3 volumes
Three weeks after his wife Lucy dies of cancer, Porter
impulsively buys an old camper. Despite disapproval from
Lucy's wealthy parents, Porter sets off with his kids-
Kaylie, twelve, and Ben, eight-on a cross-country vacation.
Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.

Aiding and Abetting  BR 13608
by Muriel Spark 
1 volume
Psychiatrist Hildegard Wolf tries to determine which of two
patients is the real Lord Lucan, who murdered his children's
nanny and battered his wife twenty-five years ago. Meanwhile
the earls want to extort money from Dr. Wolf to keep secret
about her fraudulent past. 2001.

All the Names  BR 13452
by Jos Saramago 
2 volumes
Subservient clerk Senhor Jos works in the decaying offices
of the Portuguese Central Registry of Births, Marriages, and
Deaths. Even Jos's hobby-collecting celebrities' vital
statistics-is merely an extension of record keeping, until
he becomes so obsessed with an unknown woman's file card
that he ventures into the city to find her. 1999.

As We Are Now  BR 13306
by May Sarton 
1 volume
Elderly spinster schoolteacher Caro Spencer is left in a
desolate old folks' home by her older brother. As boredom
and lack of mental stimulation increase for her, she keeps a
journal and plans for the inevitable. 1973.

Being Dead  BR 13340
by Jim Crace 
2 volumes
A married couple, both doctors of zoology, are found spread-
eagled, murdered, and robbed on a beach-Joseph's hand
clasping Celice's ankle, a loving gesture even in death.
Descriptions of their bodies' return to the elements are
interspersed with the couple's love story beginning on that
same sand thirty years before. Some descriptions of sex.
1999.

Being with Henry  BR 13496
by Martha Brooks 
1 volume
After an altercation with his stepfather, sixteen-year-old
Laker is kicked out by his mother. Laker hops a bus and
lives on the streets for a few weeks, until eighty-three-
year-old widower Henry offers him a home. Over time, the two
begin to develop a deep friendship. For senior high readers.
2000.

Big City Eyes  BR 12778
by Delia Ephron 
2 volumes
Journalist Lily Davis moves her teenage son, Sam, away from
Manhattan to keep him out of trouble. In their new home-a
small gossipy Long Island town-Sam acquires a weird haircut
and an odd girlfriend; Lily becomes infatuated with a
married cop and tries to solve a murder. 2000.

Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions  BR 13183
by Daniel Wallace 
1 volume
William Bloom's father is dying, and William has a great
need to understand this man who was never at home. As they
spend time together, the old man continues his habit of
telling jokes, leaving William with little knowledge and
images of a "weird creature, wild, concurrently young and
old, dying and newborn"-a myth. 1998.

Blameless  BR 12877
by Lisa Reardon 
2 volumes
Mary Culpepper, thirty-four, is on leave from her job as a
school bus driver after finding one of her passengers dead
from a beating. As she awaits the trial, Mary finds respite
from night terrors and family issues in an illicit affair.
Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.

Blue Avenger Cracks the Code  BR 13445
by Norma Howe 
2 volumes
In his identity as Blue Avenger, sixteen-year-old David
visits Venice, Italy, and continues to pursue various
crusades, including trying to solve the mystery of who
really wrote Shakespeare's works. Sequel to The Adventures
of Blue Avenger (BR 12318). For junior and senior high
readers. 2000.

The Book Borrower  BR 12922
by Alice Mattison 
2 volumes
Two young mothers meet in 1975, while their children play in
a park. Deborah lends Toby a memoir of the 1920s trolley
strike, which she reads and forgets. But years later, her
encounter with the book's now elderly central figure helps
Toby come to terms with Deborah's death. Strong language.
1999.

Both Sides Now  BR 12940
by Ruth Pennebaker 
2 volumes
High school sophomore Liza is an optimist like her physician
father, and takes cues from him in dealing with her mother's
fight against breast cancer. But as increasingly aggressive
treatments fail, Liza gradually begins to feel empathy for
her mother. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.

A Burnt-Out Case  BR 13244
by Graham Greene 
2 volumes
Colonial-era Belgian Congo. Querry, a playboy architect with
a lurid background, retires to an African leprosarium, where
he earns a reputation as a "saint" by using his expertise to
build better facilities for the community. But then his past
is discovered. 1960.

Candles on Bay Street  BR 12593
by K.C. McKinnon 
2 volumes
Growing up in his small Maine town, Sam always had a secret
crush on his friend Dee Dee, but she moved away with someone
else. Now Sam is a married veterinarian and Dee Dee has
finally returned home with her young son and a sad favor to
ask of Sam and his wife. 1999.

Dating Big Bird  BR 13102
by Laura Zigman 
2 volumes
Wildly in love with her three-year-old niece, thirty-five-
year-old Ellen Franck wants a child of her own. But Ellen's
current relationship is complex and celibate, and her
fashion-industry career leaves little free time. She and
another child-hungry friend give themselves nine months to
find a solution. Strong language. 2000.

Drowning Ruth  BR 13187
by Christina Schwarz 
3 volumes
In March 1919, nurse Amanda Starkey, seeking refuge, returns
to her family home to live with her younger sister Mathilda
and Mathilda's three-year-old child, Ruth. Within a year,
Mathilda is dead and Amanda is raising Ruth as her own. But
both Amanda and Ruth are hiding memories of the night
Mathilda died. Bestseller 2000.

Dupont Circle  BR 13598
by Paul Kafka-Gibbons 
2 volumes
Three couples who live in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.,
contemplate love and matrimony. Judge Bailey Allard falls in
love with the female housemate whom his son recommended.
Allard's clerks, Max and Eve, plan to wed, and his gay son
wants to marry his lover. Some strong language. Bestseller
2001.

Elizabeth and After  BR 12997
by Matt Cohen 
3 volumes
Carl McKelvey returns to the small Ontario town of his birth
to renew his relationship with his seven-year-old daughter.
But now his ex-wife, Chrissy, is living with an abusive
rival, his father is dying, and his neighbors still hold him
accountable for his mother's death. Some strong language.
Governor General's Award. 1999.

The Essence of the Thing  BR 12602
by Madeleine St. John 
2 volumes
Struggling to comprehend why her live-in lover Jonathan
suddenly thinks they shouldn't be together, Nicola packs,
moves out, and tries to recover. Meanwhile Jonathan consoles
himself that he was correct in breaking up, believing that
when a relationship isn't absolutely right, it is absolutely
wrong. Some strong language. 1997.

The Ewe Lamb  BR 13023
by Margaret Bacon 
3 volumes
Describes the lives of childhood friends Judith and Alice
from England's Yorkshire Dales. After Judith's mother
abandons her family, the girls separate but are buoyed by
their occasional meetings. Judith becomes a London
barrister, while Alice turns her family farm into a bed-and-
breakfast. Some violence. 1999.

Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You  BR 12558
by Fred Chappell 
2 volumes
While Jess's grandmother lies dying, he reminisces about her
tales of women and hillbilly life in the North Carolina
mountains. In "The Silent Woman" a woman never once spoke
but was accepted by all. In "The Figuring Woman" a wise
seamstress is consulted for advice. 1996.

A Few Thousand Words about Love  BR 12714
edited by Mickey Pearlman 
2 volumes
Seventeen stories on the themes of love and intimacy as they
are variously shared with family, friends, and romantic
lovers. "First Love" tells of a college coed's infatuation
with a classmate. When her dream of being alone with him
finally comes true, she finds the moment disconcerting.
1998.

Field Guide  BR 13722
by Gwendolen Gross 
2 volumes
Twenty-eight-year-old American Annabel is researching bats
in the Australian rainforest when her professor disappears.
Having previously lost her brother in a diving accident,
Annabel deals with her emotions as she assists the
instructor's son, Leon, with the search for his father. Some
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.

The First Time  BR 13257
by Joy Fielding 
3 volumes
Jake, who married Mattie sixteen years ago because she was
pregnant, leaves her for his latest mistress. Meanwhile,
Mattie experiences odd symptoms and learns she has Lou
Gehrig's disease. When Jake insists on moving back in, the
couple's relationship slowly changes. Some explicit
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.

The Fly-Truffler  BR 12779
by Gustaf Sobin 
1 volume
Philippe Cabassac discovers that consuming pungent truffles
disposes him to vivid dreams of Julieta, his beloved wife
now two years dead. As he pursues the ultimate truffle, his
nocturnal communion with her gradually becomes more
important to him than the importunities of daily existence.
1999.

The Gravity of Sunlight  BR 13545
by Rosa Shand 
2 volumes
In 1970s Uganda, with political upheaval as background, an
American clergyman's wife explores her feelings about love,
fidelity, and sexuality. Agnes is attracted to a Polish
friend of her husband who loves Africa as much as she does,
but loyalty to her three children creates conflict. 2000.

Head above Water  BR 13124
by S.L. Rottman 
2 volumes
High school junior Skye is on the swim team and looks after
her older brother, Sunny, who has Down syndrome, while
their single mother works two jobs. When popular Mike begins
dating Skye, she has to be devious to find the time. For
junior and senior high readers. 1999.

Head: Stories  BR 13562
by William Tester 
1 volume
Stories exploring a boy's childhood and adolescence in rural
Florida and early adulthood in New York City. In "Wet," a
stepfather forces Nim and his brother to build a barbed-
wire fence around a swamp in the midst of a thunderstorm.
Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Mary McCarthy
Prize. 2000.

Her Infinite Variety  BR 13462
by Louis Auchincloss 
2 volumes
While still at Vassar in 1937, Clara Longcope puts her
mother's emphasis on ambition and wealth above love and 
breaks her engagement. Using a succession of marriages to
advance her career in publishing and move up in society,
Clara is further distanced from her heart. 2000.

The Honey Thief  BR 12614
by Elizabeth Graver 
2 volumes
Because of eleven-year-old Eva's repeated shoplifting, her
widowed mother, Miriam, moves them from Manhattan to a
rental house in the country. As Eva befriends the beekeeper
whom she initially pilfered from, the story gradually
reveals the reason Eva steals and why it scares Miriam so.
Some strong language. 1999.

The Houseguest  BR 13220
by Agnes Rossi 
3 volumes
In 1934 grief-stricken Edward Devlin buries his wife in
Ireland, leaves his six-year-old daughter, Maura, behind
with maiden aunts, and goes to America. With John
Fitzgibbon's help, Edward finds a new job; he also stays in
Fitz's home and has an affair with Fitz's young wife. Some
strong language. 2000.

I Lock My Door upon Myself  BR 12610
by Joyce Carol Oates 
1 volume
In 1907 an emotionally disturbed country girl, Edith "Calla"
Honeystone, is married off to an older farmer. Calla lives
in a trance until she meets an African American itinerant
water dowser, with whom she falls in love. Some strong
language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1990.

In the Drink  BR 13260
by Kate Christensen 
2 volumes
Claudia came to New York to become a reporter, but ended up
ghostwriting the books of an aging and aggravating society
woman. Now deeply in debt and drinking heavily, Claudia
realizes she's secretly in love with her friend, William.
Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.

Inheritance  BR 12651
by Indira Ganesan 
1 volume
Estranged from her mother and abandoned by her American
father, fifteen-year-old Sonil spends the summer with
relatives on an idyllic island off the coast of India. When
Sonil is romanced by an older American man, she begins to
understand and forgive her mother's emotional distance. Some
descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers.
1998.

The Journey Home  BR 13691
by Olaf Olafsson 
2 volumes
Disa has enjoyed the quiet pleasures of managing an English
country hotel for many years with her friend Anthony. But a
diagnosis of terminal cancer sends her back to her Icelandic
homeland to resolve personal issues from her past. Some
descriptions of sex. 2000.

The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love  BR 13230
by Joan Medlicott 
3 volumes
Three widowed roommates leave their Pennsylvania
boardinghouse for the North Carolina mountains to look at a
dilapidated farmhouse one of them has inherited. Against the
wishes of their children and landlady, the women move in and
soon find their lives dramatically changed-for the better.
2000.

The Ladies' Man  BR 12526
by Elinor Lipman 
2 volumes
At fifty-three, Adele Dobbin lives with her two sisters.
Decades earlier, Adele's fianc, Harvey Nash, left town the
night of their engagement party. Now womanizing Harvey has
returned to Boston, throwing the sisters' lives into a
tailspin. Strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1999.

Laura  BR 13440
by Larry Watson 
3 volumes
Paul Finley was eleven when he met Laura Pettit, twenty-two,
for the first time. Laura, a poet, had come to his family's
Vermont home with thoughts of seducing his father-her
editor. Through his parents' divorce, his father's death,
and his own marriage, Paul remains obsessed with Laura.
Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000.

Like Normal People  BR 13060
by Karen E. Bender 
2 volumes
Fourteen years ago Ella's daughter Lena and Lena's boyfriend
Bob, both mentally challenged, got married. Ella has tried
to help the couple live "like normal people." But now alone
again, forty-eight-year-old Lena has set a fire in her group
home. And Lena and her niece have run away. 2000.

Loving Graham Greene  BR 13412
by Gloria Emerson 
1 volume
Eccentric Molly Benson of Princeton is a Graham Greene
enthusiast who honors the author's liberal spirit by
dispensing aid to the downtrodden in Third World countries.
Arriving in Algiers as a civil war begins, Molly's misguided
sense of philanthropy endangers herself and her companions.
2000.

Lucy Crocker 2.0  BR 13050
by Caroline Preston 
3 volumes
At her husband Ed's urging, artist Lucy Crocker designed a
wildly successful fantasy computer game. But when she can't
get motivated to design the sequel, Ed fires her. Learning
that Ed is fooling around with a colleague, Lucy flees to a
childhood cabin to rethink her life. Some strong language.
2000.

Make Believe  BR 13397
by Joanna Scott 
2 volumes
When three-year-old Bo is injured in the car accident that
kills his mother, his beloved African American grandparents
readily take him in. But then his unfamiliar Caucasian
maternal grandmother and her second husband seek and receive
custody. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some
violence. 2000.

Master Georgie  BR 12568
by Beryl Bainbridge 
1 volume
George Hardy, a physician and amateur photographer,
volunteers for service in the Crimean War. His friends
describe their relationships with him throughout the years:
Myrtle, a foundling taken in by the family who becomes
Georgie's lover, his brother-in-law Dr. Potter, and his
assistant Pompey Jones. Some violence. 1998.

Midnight Champagne  BR 13259
by A. Manette Ansay 
2 volumes
Valentine's Day at the Great Lakes Chapel overlooking Lake
Michigan. Elmer Liesgang is horrified that his daughter is
marrying a man she barely knows and that the wedding is in a
former whorehouse. While the guests (including the bride's
former fianc) contemplate love, a marriage ends abruptly in
the nearby lodge. Some strong language. 1999.

Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind  BR 12542
by Ann B. Ross 
2 volumes
Miss Julia, of Abbotsville, North Carolina, is just
recovering from the shock of her husband's death, when Hazel
Marie Puckett arrives on her doorstep with a nine-year-old
boy. Mr. Springer might have left Miss Julia well off
financially (which she is just beginning to enjoy), but he
also left her with a stepson. 1999.

Motherhood Made a Man out of Me  BR 13243
by Karen Karbo 
2 volumes
Brooke has a six-month-old daughter and a husband who would
rather play computer games than help out with the day-to-day
parenting. Meanwhile, Brooke's best friend Mary Rose learns
she's pregnant, and then discovers the father isn't quite as
divorced as he claims to be. Some strong language. 2000.

MotherKind  BR 13350
by Jayne Anne Phillips 
3 volumes
Poet Kate has her baby while tending to her terminally ill
mother, Katherine, and waiting for her lover Matt's divorce.
During the year, Kate attends to her growing family,
including Matt's two sons on a part-time basis. Gradually
she accepts her mother's passing. Some descriptions of sex
and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.

Mummy's Legs  BR 13348
by Kate Bingham 
2 volumes
Her mother's fiftieth birthday triggers in Sarah poignant
memories of the attempted suicide-when she was ten Sarah had
to be "Mummy's legs" to open the door for the ambulance men.
Moving between past and present, she reviews a mosaic of
details about her difficult childhood. Some strong language.
1998.

The Perfect Elizabeth: A Tale of Two Sisters  BR 12941
by Libby Schmais 
2 volumes
Eliza dislikes her job as a legal secretary. She also
worries about her actor boyfriend's fear of commitment. Her
confidante is her divorced sister, Bette, who has been
diagnosed with a social phobia and is doing academic
research on literary references to food. Some descriptions
of sex and some strong language. 2000.

A Personal Matter  BR 12589
by Kenzaburo O 
2 volumes
A twenty-seven-year-old Japanese man nicknamed "Bird" would
like to fly away from his responsibilities, especially after
his son is born brain damaged. He seeks escape with a
former girlfriend and whiskey while deciding on a course of
action. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong
language. 1969.

Peyton Place  BR 12566
by Grace Metalious 
4 volumes (Reissue)
In the small New England town of Peyton Place the surface
lives of the inhabitants hide lurid secrets. Three women-
Allison MacKenzie; her mother, Constance; and Allison's
friend Selena Cross-struggle to keep up appearances as they
deal with adultery, repression, lust, incest, and abortion.
Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language.
Bestseller 1956.

A Pure Clear Light  BR 13444
by Madeleine St. John 
2 volumes
British director Simon Beaufort meets his future mistress
while his wife, Flora, and three children are on holiday.
Meanwhile Flora, a lapsed Catholic, renews her spiritual
life and converts to the Anglican church. Simon tries to
pursue his new love and preserve his family. Some
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1996.

The Quilter's Apprentice  BR 12533
by Jennifer Chiaverini 
2 volumes
Sarah McClure can't find a job after she and her husband
move to the small town of Waterford, Pennsylvania. Then
crotchety old Sylvia Compson asks Sarah to help organize her
family estate and agrees to include quilting lessons as part
of the salary. As they work, Sylvia gradually opens up to
Sarah about her past. 1999.

Rain Line  BR 13043
by Anne Whitney Pierce 
3 volumes
A violin student at the Beacon Conservatory, Leo, like her
Harvard hockey-star lover, Danny, is a Cambridge townie.
After escaping drowning in the car accident that took
Danny's life, Leo returns to her odd, reclusive parents and
discovers she is pregnant. Strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 2000.

Remembering Blue  BR 12837
by Connie May Fowler 
3 volumes
After her young fisherman husband, Nick Blue, dies at sea,
Mattie describes their blissful relationship. Previously
unloved, Mattie found comfort on Nick's Florida island
surrounded by his nurturing family. In turn, she helped Nick
overcome his dread of falling victim to his family's curse.
Some descriptions of sex. 2000.

Round Robin: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel  BR 12935
by Jennifer Chiaverini 
3 volumes
In this sequel to The Quilter's Apprentice (BR 12533), the
Elm Creek women of Waterford, Pennsylvania, expand their
craft by opening an instructional camp. Sarah continues to
have problems with her mother, Sylvia encounters love again,
and all find comfort in one another's support. 2000.

Salt Water  BR 12656
by Charles Simmons 
1 volume
When a vivacious woman and her comely daughter move into his
family's beach guesthouse, fifteen-year-old Michael
encounters love, betrayal, and a tragedy that destroys his
family and forever alters his life. Descriptions of sex and
strong language. 1998.

Scarlet Feather  BR 13352
by Maeve Binchy 
5 volumes
Cooking-school friends Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather have
created the Scarlet Feather catering company in Dublin.
During their first year, as they get off to a good start
professionally, they struggle in their personal lives with
troubled family members. Then they must recover from a
devastating break-in. Bestseller 2000.

Second Hand  BR 13038
by Michael Zadoorian 
2 volumes
Richard happily owns a secondhand store in a small Michigan
town and spends his free time "junking." As he grieves over
his mother's death and discovers secrets about his parents'
past, long-celibate Richard begins a relationship with an
appealing, troubled woman. Strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 2000.

Shadow Baby  BR 13139
by Alison McGhee 
2 volumes
Lover of books and words, eleven-year-old Clara from a small
Adirondack town befriends elderly immigrant Georg to learn
his life story. Meanwhile, Clara continues to create tales
to flesh out her own largely unknown family history,
focusing on her stillborn twin and the grandfather and
father she never knew. 2000.

Shopgirl  BR 12849
by Steve Martin 
1 volume
Artistic Mirabelle has an uninspiring job behind the glove
counter at Neiman Marcus in Los Angeles, but what she really
craves is love. Then smitten Seattle millionaire Ray Porter
sends Mirabelle the gloves he purchased from her, beginning
an unconventional relationship. Strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2000.

The Silent Duchess  BR 12723
by Dacia Maraini 
3 volumes
As a child in eighteenth-century Sicily, Marianna suffers a
trauma that leaves her deaf and mute. Throughout a life of
silence, Marianna endures a forced marriage, bears children,
loses her elderly "uncle husband," and learns to love a
younger man. Only at the end of her life does she discover
the truth behind her silence. 1992.

The Singing Mountain  BR 13137
by Sonia Levitin 
2 volumes
While traveling in Israel, eighteen-year-old Mitch Green
discovers a sense of fulfillment that his family fails to
appreciate. When his mother and orphaned cousin, Carlie,
come from California to visit Mitch, a tragic event occurs
that bonds the two cousins. For junior and senior high
readers. 1998.

Sixty-Six Laps  BR 13024
by Leslie Lehr Spirson 
2 volumes
Thirty-two-year-old new mother Audrey fights aging by
swimming a daily mile in her backyard pool. But her
enjoyable life begins unraveling when her husband befriends
a female coworker, who Audrey suspects desires him. Paranoia
causes Audrey to contemplate an affair of her own. Strong
language and some descriptions of sex. 2000.

The Smoke Jumper  BR 13659
by Nicholas Evans 
4 volumes
Julia Bishop meets Ed Tully first but soon is introduced to
his best friend and fellow forest firefighter Connor Ford.
That summer a catastrophic fire forces Julia to choose
between the two men she has come to love. Some explicit
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong
language. Bestseller 2001.

Somewhere in a Desert  BR 12782
by Dominique Sigaud 
1 volume
A soldier's inert body resting peacefully on the desert sand
at the end of the Gulf War evokes profound feelings and
speaks to those who encounter it. His wife travels from
America only to learn about his senseless death from the
Saudi villagers who buried him. Some descriptions of sex.
1998.

A Stranger in the Earth  BR 12643
by Marcel Theroux 
2 volumes
Horace Littlefair, twenty-two, has never been to the city.
So when his grandfather dies, he leaves the country village
of Great Much and travels to London where his great uncle
has promised him a job on his newspaper. But the naive yet
good-natured Horace is unprepared for urban ways. Some
strong language. 1998.

The Summer after June  BR 12880
by Ashley Warlick 
2 volumes
Twenty-five-year-old Lindy Jain finds herself unable to cope
and abandons her family and fianc, taking her murdered
sister's baby to her grandmother's house in Galveston. There
Lindy falls in love with a childhood friend soon after
discovering her own pregnancy. Some descriptions of sex.
2000.

The Tiny One  BR 13208
by Eliza Minot 
2 volumes
Via Revere recaptures the day her mother died and her world
changed. She is only eight, but she recalls that day hour-
by-hour in vivid detail, remembering as much as she can
about her "Mum" because the memories must last forever.
1999.

Traveling Light  BR 13305
by Katrina Kittle 
3 volumes
At twenty-six, Summer deals with lives and dreams cut short.
An accident ends her promising dancing career, her
indecision ruins her future with her lover, and AIDS takes
her beloved brother's life. Still she learns that love can
transcend many things. Strong language and some descriptions
of sex. 2000.

Welcome to My Planet: Where English Is Sometimes Spoken  BR
13310
by Shannon Olson 
2 volumes
Protagonist Shannon Olson keeps her sense of humor as she
struggles to find happiness during years of therapy
sessions, entering and exiting relationships, quitting her
dead-end job for graduate school, watching lots of
television, and having ongoing conversations with her
mother. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 2000.

West of Venus  BR 12631
by Judy Troy 
2 volumes
Things are difficult and confusing for divorced waitress
Holly Parker, who is having an affair with her boss. The
suicide of her best friend's husband is a terrible shock,
but one that leads Holly to find a better life and a lasting
love. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1997.

Whale Talk  BR 13547
by Chris Crutcher 
2 volumes
Talented, multiracial teen T.J. Jones shuns organized sports
but agrees to help his favorite teacher pull together a swim
team. He attracts a group of misfits who become buddies and
champions-earning the ire of the school jocks, whose
bullying erupts into violence. Strong language and some
violence. For senior high readers. 2001.

What a Woman Must Do  BR 13383
by Faith Sullivan 
2 volumes
1952. Three women of different generations live together in
a Minnesota farming community. All three face crucial
decisions that could tear apart their household. Middle-aged
Harriet is engaged; insecure, college-age Bess is attracted
to a married man; and Aunt Kate's strength is failing. Some
strong language. 2000.

Wild Decembers  BR 13304
by Edna O'Brien 
2 volumes
When Mick Bugler returns to Cloontha, Ireland, to claim the
land he inherits from his uncle, he befriends neighbors
Joseph Brennan and his sister Breege. But a disagreement
revives a long-standing feud between the families, and
tragedy strikes. Strong language. 1999.

A Window Facing West  BR 12718
by John S. Tarlton 
1 volume
As his forty-seventh birthday approaches and his friends
gleefully describe their rejuvenating extramarital affairs,
Baton Rouge financial advisor Gatlin reflects on his life
and long marriage. Meanwhile, he must cope with memories of
his father, who committed suicide when he was Gatlin's age.
Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

The World I Made for Her  BR 12664
by Thomas Moran 
2 volumes
Confined in an intensive-care unit because of complications
from chicken pox, James Synge Blatchley, in his mid-
thirties, cannot move about or speak normally. On heavy
doses of painkiller, he slips in and out of consciousness
fantasizing about his young bereaved Irish nurse, Nuala.
Some strong language. 1998.

Humor

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of
Georgia Nicolson  BR 12902
by Louise Rennison 
2 volumes
A fourteen-year-old English schoolgirl records important
events in her journal, describing life at school and at home
with her toddler sister and troublemaking cat. Georgia and
her boy-crazy girlfriends spend their spare time on beauty
treatments and devising strategies for catching the right
guy's attention. For senior high readers. 1999.

Anthropology  BR 13449
by Dan Rhodes 
1 volume
Collection of 101 tales, each with 101 words. Love stories
with bizarre twists, arranged alphabetically by title-from
"Anthropology," depicting a female researcher who goes
overboard assimilating into Mongolian culture, to "Words,"
about an English speaker who loves a Portuguese woman. 2000.

Buster's Diaries: A True Story of a Dog and His Man  BR
13519
by Roy Hattersley 
1 volume
Buster, an abandoned London dog who is part bull terrier,
keeps a diary of his life. He is eventually adopted from an
animal shelter by "the Man" but makes the mistake of killing
one of the queen's geese in a public park. The ensuing
uproar leaves Buster a very famous canine. 1998.

A Confederacy of Dunces  BR 13109
by John Kennedy Toole 
4 volumes
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slovenly, obese Ignatius
Reilly, who is forced to seek employment in New Orleans
after his tipsy mother has a car accident. Reilly, a
medievalist who hates everything modern, runs through a
succession of jobs in which he wreaks havoc. Some strong
language. 1980.

The Man Who Ate the 747  BR 12985
by Ben Sherwood 
2 volumes
J.J. Smith, authenticator for The Book of Records, is in
Superior, Nebraska, where farmer Wally Chubb is grinding up
and eating a Boeing 747 cargo jet to prove his love for
local newspaperwoman Willa Wyatt. Despite his scientific
mind, J.J. is soon falling for Willa too. Some descriptions
of sex. 2000.

My Life on a Plate  BR 13514
by India Knight 
2 volumes
Part-time magazine writer Clara Hutt lives in London with
her busy fashion-magazine-editor husband and their two young
sons. Alternately relieved and jealous that she is not
living the single life her friends are, Clara humorously
observes her current situation. Strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.

On the  Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God:
Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson  BR 13560
by Louise Rennison 
2 volumes
Following Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (BR
12902), fourteen-year-old Georgia continues writing her
journal. She worries about moving to New Zealand, keeping
her sister and cat out of trouble, and being in love with an
older boy. For senior high readers. 2001.

Truth or Dairy  BR 13249
by Catherine Clark 
2 volumes
Courtney's boyfriend breaks up with her because he doesn't
want a long-distance relationship while attending college a
half-hour drive away. Heartbroken, Courtney vows to give up
dating, run for student council, and stay vegan. But her
life remains a comical mess. For junior and senior high
readers. 2000.

Legal

The Advocate  BR 13282
by Bill Mesce and Steven G. Szilagyi 
3 volumes
England, 1943. Two American bombers suddenly attack a third
plane as well as civilian witnesses on the ground. As Major
Harry Voss of the Judge Advocate General's office delves
into the incident, he uncovers secrets that the higher-ups
want to keep concealed. Some violence and some strong
language. 2000.

In Her Defense  BR 12897
by Stephen Horn 
3 volumes
A former New York prosecutor has inexplicably left his
father-in-law's prestigious Washington law firm and
consequently endured an unwanted divorce. His struggling new
practice receives an unexpected boost when a comely
socialite hires him to defend her in a front-page murder
case. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex.
2000.

The Prosecution: A Legal Thriller  BR 12708
by D.W. Buffa 
2 volumes
Attorney Joseph Antonelli gave up law after persuading a
witness to lie. Now he is asked by friend Judge Woolner to
serve as special prosecutor in a murder-for-hire case
against the assistant district attorney. During that trial,
Antonelli agrees to defend Woolner's wife, who is suspected
of murder. Some strong language. 1999.

Literature

The Book of Happiness  BR 12738
by Nina Berberova 
1 volume
A Russian exile in Paris recounts her three great loves.
Sam, her childhood sweetheart in the years before the
Russian revolution, writes to her before committing suicide;
Alexander Albertovich, her demanding invalid husband,
releases her by his death; and Karelov, a married man,
becomes the father of her child. 1999.

The Dwarfs  BR 13265
by Harold Pinter 
2 volumes
Only novel by noted English playwright is set in London and
comprised mainly of conversations between three male friends
and occasionally the woman friend of one of them-
conversations that lead to shifts in the relationships. Some
strong language. 1956.

The End of the Affair  BR 13593
by Graham Greene 
2 volumes
London, 1939. Author Maurice Bendrix has a long-running love
affair with Sarah Miles, the wife of a civil servant, which
ends abruptly. Years later Bendrix explores the emotions
that still torment him and ponders Sarah's commitment to a
God he cannot fathom. 1951.

For Whom the Bell Tolls  BR 12455
by Ernest Hemingway 
4 volumes (Reissue)
American Robert Jordan has joined the Republicans fighting
against the Fascists during the Spanish civil war. He is on
a mission to destroy a strategically located bridge with
the help of a band of guerillas. At their camp he falls in
love with Maria, a young torture victim. Some violence.
1940.

In Dubious Battle  BR 12516
by John Steinbeck 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Jim Nolan leads disgruntled migrant workers in a
confrontation with California landowners during the
depression. Bestseller after its original publication in
1936. Conveys several levels of meaning about social forces
and poverty in addition to its portrayal of labor strife.
Some strong language and some violence. 1992.

Jakob von Gunten  BR 13508
by Robert Walser 
1 volume
The young man of the title keeps a journal of his
impressions after enrolling in the Benjamenta Institute, a
school for servants, in the early 1900s. He records his
interactions with the principal, fellow students, and
townspeople as well as his thoughts and dreams. Written in
German in 1908. 1969.

The Ladies from St. Petersburg: Three Novellas  BR 12983
by Nina Berberova 
1 volume
Three stories about Russian lives disrupted by wars. Written
in 1927, the title piece depicts a mother and daughter on
vacation in the country, just as political turmoil erupts.
Their fateful trip marks the young girl's sudden transition
to maturity. 1998.

Lolita  BR 13157
by Vladimir Nabokov 
3 volumes
Poignant, witty novel of erotic obsession by a master
stylist. Middle-aged professor Humbert Humbert, incarcerated
and awaiting trial, tells of his fascination with "the
perilous magic of nymphets"-girls on the cusp of
adolescence-and his bizarre journey into the heart of
America with twelve-year-old Dolly Haze. Some descriptions
of sex and some violence. 1955.

Mystery and Detective

The Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St. Germain  BR 13667
by Andrew M. Greeley 
2 volumes
While visiting Paris, Bishop Blackie Ryan of Chicago is
asked to investigate the disappearance of a beloved
charismatic priest called Jean-Claude. Father Ryan hires a
young musician-beggar, Marie-Bernadette, to translate for
him. But not everyone is eager to locate the missing man.
2001.

Bitterroot  BR 13715
by James Lee Burke 
3 volumes
Lawyer Billy Bob Holland, last seen in Heartwood (BR 13162),
travels to Montana to assist old buddy Doc Voss in his fight
against a mining company. But there is also danger from
bikers, a local militia, gangsters, and an ex-con out for
revenge. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of
sex. 2001.

The Body of Christopher Creed  BR 13389
by Carol Plum-Ucci 
2 volumes
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a perfect life,
struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the
mysterious disappearance of the class outcast. As he
searches for answers, he analyzes his own behavior and
discovers secrets in the victim's family. Some strong
language. For senior high readers. Michael L. Printz Honor.
2000.

The Burglar in the Rye: A Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery  BR
12534
by Lawrence Block 
2 volumes
Bernie Rhodenbarr, burglar and bookseller, is hired by an
ex-lover of a famous, reclusive author to steal back letters
now in the possession of a literary agent. The only problem
is that the agent is dead when Bernie arrives, and he can't
resist stealing some rubies as he flees. Some strong
language and some violence. 1999.

The Cat Who Smelled a Rat  BR 12928
by Lilian Jackson Braun 
2 volumes
Moose County awaits the first snowfall, hoping it will end
the drought that may be the cause of a rash of fires.
Columnist Jim Qwilleran suspects arson when his Siamese cats
Koko and Yum Yum demand his attention with catfits. Then a
murder occurs, and the local bookstore goes up in flames.
Bestseller 2001.

Caught in the Light  BR 12694
by Robert Goddard 
3 volumes
After a passionate love affair with a woman he met in
Vienna, married photographer Ian Jarrett returns to England
seeking a divorce. Then his beloved disappears, and Ian
discovers that she believes herself to be the reincarnation
of the woman who invented photography. Ian is gradually
drawn into a murderous plot. 1998.

Champagne at Risk  BR 13213
by Joan Lowery Nixon and Kathleen Nixon Brush 
1 volume
Stacy Champagne, head of security at her family's Silver
Ridge Hotel, is concerned about the mystery writers' award
dinner being held there. Last year, at another hotel, the
award check was stolen. But Stacy soon has bigger problems-a
writer is murdered. Grade 1 braille. For junior and senior
high and older readers. 1998.

Champagne at the Murder  BR 13211
by Joan Lowery Nixon and Kathleen Nixon Brush 
1 volume
Stacy Champagne returns to her family's Colorado hotel when
the town is threatened by Will Knight, who wants to reopen
the silver mine. After Knight is murdered at the hotel,
Stacy works with Deputy Gonzales sorting through suspects.
Grade 1 braille. For junior and senior high and older
readers. 1998.

Champagne with a Corpse  BR 13212
by Joan Lowery Nixon and Kathleen Nixon Brush 
2 volumes
Stacy Champagne, new chief of security at her family's
Colorado hotel, discovers a corpse during a museum fund-
raiser. As Stacy investigates with her fianc, Deputy
Gonzales, they realize many townspeople had motive to commit
the murder. Grade 1 braille. For junior and senior high and
older readers. 1999.

Complete Novels: Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese
Falcon, The Glass Key, The Thin Man  BR 13021
by Dashiell Hammett 
8 volumes
Five classic mysteries originally published between 1929 and
1934, featuring hard-boiled detectives. Stories include The
Thin Man, which introduces the husband-and-wife team of Nick
and Nora Charles, and The Maltese Falcon with Sam Spade.
Some violence and some strong language. 1934.

Creeping Ivy  BR 12525
by Natasha Cooper 
3 volumes
Trish Maguire, a barrister who handles child law, rushes to
the aid of her cousin Antonia when Antonia's four-year-old
daughter, Charlotte, goes missing. The police start zeroing
in on the nanny, Antonia's boyfriend, and Charlotte's
father. Before the investigation is over, even Trish is a
suspect. 1998.

Death in Holy Orders  BR 13402
by P.D. James 
4 volumes
Young seminarian Ronald Treeves is found dead on the beach
near his school. Although an inquest rules the death
accidental, his adoptive father, Sir Alred (a wealthy arms
manufacturer), receives an anonymous note and insists on a
murder investigation by Adam Dalgliesh. Bestseller 2001.

Death Is Not the End: An Inspector Rebus Novella  BR 13556
by Ian Rankin 
1 volume
Inspector John Rebus from Edinburgh, Scotland, investigates
the disappearance of his childhood friend's son from a local
nightclub. During his search, Rebus uncovers an illegal
gambling ring. Some strong language. 1998.

Death Lights a Candle: An Asey Mayo Cape Cod Mystery  BR
12557
by Phoebe Atwood Taylor 
2 volumes
A fierce snow storm covers Cape Cod and keeps visiting
Bostonians trapped inside during a week-long house party.
When two guests are murdered, local handyman-turned-sheriff
Asey Mayo investigates. Some violence. 1932.

Death on a Silver Tray  BR 13293
by Rosemary Stevens 
2 volumes
London, 1805. George "Beau" Brummell is beseeched by his
friend the duchess of York to clear a ladies' companion,
whom she had recommended, of murder charges. The dreadful
old Lady Wrayburn has been poisoned and the duchess wants to
avoid a scandal. 2000.

Don't Forget to Die  BR 13160
by Margaret Chittenden 
2 volumes
Charlie Plato, part owner of a California country western
saloon, investigates the murder of her partner Angel's long-
lost father. Assisting Charlie is her business associate,
television hunk Zack Hunter. As they work together, she
tries to resist her attraction to Zack. Some violence. 1999.

Driving Lessons  BR 13364
by Ed McBain 
1 volume
Detective Katie Logan investigates the case of a woman run
over by a student driver. Then she discovers that the victim
is the wife of the instructor. Some strong language. 1999.

Emperor Norton's Ghost: A Fremont Jones Mystery  BR 12672
by Dianne Day 
3 volumes
In the wake of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Fremont
Jones and her lover Michael open a private detective agency
there. After Fremont accompanies a 
friend to a seance, the two mediums are murdered. During her
investigation, Fremont sees a ghost herself-that of Norton
I, Emperor of the United States. Some violence. 1998.

An English Murder  BR 13321
by Louise Doughty 
2 volumes
Alison, a young newspaper reporter, lives in a small English
village where nothing ever happens. But then the couple next
door is murdered and their teenaged daughter disappears.
When someone offers Alison a clue to the girl's whereabouts,
she must decide on a course of action. Some strong language.
1998.

Facing the Dark  BR 13411
by Michael Harrison 
1 volume
When Simon's father is arrested for murdering a rival taxi
cab company owner, Simon begins his own investigation. At
the scene of the crime he meets the victim's daughter,
Charley. The two soon join forces to solve the mystery. For
junior and senior high readers. 1999.

4:50 from Paddington  BR 13283
by Agatha Christie 
2 volumes
While returning by railroad from Christmas shopping in
London, Mrs. McGillicuddy observes a man strangling a woman
in a passing train. When Mrs. McGillicuddy returns home, she
tells her friend Miss Marple, who initiates an
investigation. (Previously titled What Mrs. McGillicuddy
Saw!). Some violence. 1957.

A Good Story and Other Stories  BR 12798
by Donald E. Westlake 
2 volumes
Eighteen short mystery stories with surprising twists. In
the title piece, a man in the Andes is captivated with a
beautiful blonde-leading to his demise. In "The Mother of
Invention Is Worth a Pound of Cure," a conniving wife tries
to get her lover to murder her husband. Some violence. 1999.

Heartwood  BR 13162
by James Lee Burke 
3 volumes
Texas attorney Billy Bob Holland, last seen in Cimarron Rose
(BR 11339), is defending hapless cowboy Wilbur Pickett,
accused of stealing bonds from his wealthy employer, Earl
Deitrich. Wilbur's blind wife kills an intruder, while Billy
Bob focuses suspicion on Earl's wife and son. Violence,
strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex.
1999.

Hunting Badger  BR 12470
by Tony Hillerman 
2 volumes
A casino robbery on the Ute reservation leaves one guard
dead, while a second is wounded and held under suspicion. As
Navajo Tribal Police sergeant Jim Chee tracks the criminals
in the Four Corners canyons, retired cop Joe Leaphorn
receives a startling tip identifying the perpetrators. Some
violence. Bestseller 1999.

Jitterbug: A Novel of Detroit  BR 12916
by Loren D. Estleman 
2 volumes
Detroit, 1943. A serial killer is roaming the city murdering
people suspected of hoarding ration coupons. Lieutenant Max
Zagreb uses all the methods available-legal and illegal-to
track down the culprit. Meanwhile, police contend with
growing racial unrest that explodes into a race riot.
Violence and strong language. 1998.

The Killer's Cousin  BR 13609
by Nancy Werlin 
2 volumes
High school senior David Yaffe is exiled to his uncle's
house after being acquitted of murder. There he is haunted
by his dead cousin, Kathy, and harassed by her eleven-year-
old sister, Lily. He learns there is another killer in the
house. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 1998.

The Last Dance: A Novel of the 87th Precinct  BR 12690
by Ed McBain 
2 volumes
An apparent hanging suicide by a retired male nurse is
reclassified as homicide when traces of a paralyzing drug
are discovered. A snitch is killed after telling 87th
precinct detectives he has information on the murder. The
cops comb the city for a motive and a murderer. Strong
language and some violence. 2000.

The Last Lover  BR 13373
by Laura Van Wormer 
2 volumes
In this sequel to Expos (BR 12705), reporter Sally
Harrington becomes a police suspect when her lover, Spencer
Hawes, and Hollywood starlet Lilliana Martin both disappear
after a party. Then, after visiting Sally, Lilliana's
gangster boyfriend is murdered. Explicit descriptions of sex
and strong language. 2000.

Legacy of the Dead: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery  BR
13317
by Charles Todd 
3 volumes
Scotland, 1919. Shellshocked Inspector Ian Rutledge
investigates a case involving a murdered woman who had given
birth to an illegitimate child. Rutledge discovers that the
person accused of the crime is none other than the fiance
of Corporal Hamish MacLeod-the soldier he executed for
cowardice during the war. 2000.

Loyal Disloyalty  BR 12451
by Jeffrey Ashford 
2 volumes
When a serial rapist eludes the British police, they
publish his known characteristics in hopes that someone will
recognize the description-and someone does. Richard Adeane
suspects the wealthy brother-in-law of his estranged wife,
and the clincher is something she told Richard in
confidence. Some strong language, some violence, and some
descriptions of sex. 1996.

Masked Dancers  BR 12492
by Jean Hager 
2 volumes
Small-town Oklahoma police chief Mitch Bushyhead discovers
the game warden's body near an illegally shot bald eagle.
Bushyhead tries to question high school principal Vian 
BRasfield, who sometimes holds Cherokee eagle dances on his
land, but Brasfield has mysteriously disappeared. Strong
language. 1998.

Money, Money, Money: A Novel of the 87th Precinct  BR 13635
by Ed McBain 
2 volumes
A lion almost kills Detective Steve Carella when he tries to
remove a woman's body from the zoo den. Carella and Fat
Ollie Weeks uncover drug smugglers, counterfeit money, hit
women, and Arab terrorists while pursuing the case. They
also face off with the treasury department. Violence and
strong language. 2001.

Murder at Monticello: A Homer Kelly Mystery  BR 13539
by Jane Langton 
2 volumes
When Homer and Mary Kelly visit Thomas Jefferson's
plantation for Fourth of July celebrations, Homer looks up
his former student, Fern Fisher, who is writing a book
defending Jefferson against attacks on his reputation. Fern
involves Homer in the investigation of Tom Dean, recently
accused of serial murders in the area. Some strong language.
2001.

Murder in Foggy Bottom  BR 13196
by Margaret Truman 
3 volumes
A well-dressed corpse in Washington's Foggy Bottom may be
connected to three suspicious commuter plane crashes. Lovers
Max Pauling and Jessica Mumford, both of the State
Department, are pursuing the investigation when Jessica's
ex-husband turns up, fleeing the right-wing extremist
faction in which he'd been operating undercover. Some
violence and some strong language. 2000.

Murder in Havana  BR 13622
by Margaret Truman 
3 volumes
Retired CIA employee Max Pauling, last seen in Murder in
Foggy Bottom 
(BR 13196), obligingly goes to Cuba to ascertain whether an
American drug firm headed by a former senator is illegally
operating there. He is met in Havana by beautiful Celia
Sardia, whose own mission threatens Max's survival. 2001.

Murder, with Peacocks  BR 13270
by Donna Andrews 
3 volumes
Meg is knocking herself out trying to be a bridesmaid for
the weddings of her brother, mother, and best friend. As
she tries to help her ditzy relatives prepare for their
various outrageous festivities, one of the guests is
murdered, old crimes are uncovered, and she falls in love.
1999.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Poirot's First Case  BR
13337
by Agatha Christie 
2 volumes
In Hercule Poirot's first case, the retired Belgian police
detective investigates the death of Emily Cavendish, an
elderly heiress who, to the distress of her stepchildren,
had recently married a fortune hunter. 1920.

"N" Is for Noose  BR 12760
by Sue Grafton 
3 volumes
Kinsey Millhone is hired by a detective's widow to
investigate the last few weeks of her husband's life in tiny
Nota Lake. Millhone discovers uncooperative neighbors and a
connection to an old murder case in her own hometown of
Santa Teresa. Some violence and some strong language.
Bestseller 1998.

On Beulah Height: A Dalziel/Pascoe Mystery  BR 12497
by Reginald Hill 
4 volumes
The disappearance of a young girl mimics crimes from fifteen
years ago when three girls were lost just before a reservoir
was built. Now a drought leaves old landmarks available for
clues. Detective Andy Dalziel remembers the earlier
disappearances and vows to find the current perpetrator.
Some strong language. 1998.

On the Street Where You Live  BR 13281
by Mary Higgins Clark 
2 volumes
Because lawyer Emily Graham is being stalked, she changes
jobs and moves to New Jersey. She buys the house that once
belonged to her great-great-grandaunt Madeline Shapley,
whose skeleton turns up in Emily's back yard. Suddenly Emily
finds herself being followed again. Some violence.
Bestseller 2001.

Other People's Rules  BR 13504
by Julia Hamilton 
3 volumes
When powerful Earl Ivar Gatehouse is accused of the twenty-
year-old murder of a rock star's daughter, solicitor Lucy
Diamond's fears awaken. As a teen Lucy had succumbed to
Gatehouse's advances, and she had learned of his incest with
his daughter. She also witnessed a fight. Strong language
and some violence. 2000.

"P" Is for Peril  BR 13363
by Sue Grafton 
3 volumes
Private investigator Kinsey Millhone is hired by prominent
physician Dowan Purcell's ex-wife to find him. Medicare
investigators are looking for the elderly doctor, too,
although his current wife isn't. Also, Kinsey is curious
about her office landlord's past when she discovers he's
suspected of patricide. Some strong language. Bestseller
2001.

Playing for Keeps  BR 13748
by Joan Lowery Nixon 
1 volume
Sixteen-year-old Rose accompanies her grandmother on a
Caribbean cruise. She falls in love with another teenager on
the ship-seventeen-year-old Ricky. She later learns that he
has been smuggled on board from Cuba, where he is wanted by
the police. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.

The Poyson Garden: An Elizabethan Mystery  BR 13032
by Karen Harper 
2 volumes
Princess Elizabeth Boleyn is sent into exile in the
countryside by her half-sister, Queen Mary. While there,
Elizabeth uncovers her enemies' plot to have her poisoned by
an evil herbalist. The princess, her cousin, and her other
loyal followers join together in a fight for survival. Some
violence. 1999.

Roses, Roses: A Harpur and Iles Mystery  BR 12706
by Bill James 
2 volumes
Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur's wife is
stabbed to death next to her car after returning by train
from London. She had been with Colin's former colleague and
had been planning to leave Colin. He has not been faithful
either, but he is driven to find the murderer. Strong
language. 1993.

The Scapegoat  BR 13037
by Daphne du Maurier 
3 volumes
John, an English professor on holiday in France, encounters
his exact double, Frenchman Jean de Gu. Monsieur de Gu,
who is beset by family and business problems, deceitfully
shifts identities with John, leaving the hapless Englishman
in a sea of troubles. 1956.

Shattered  BR 12824
by Dick Francis 
2 volumes
After glassblower Gerard Logan watches his friend, jockey
Martin Stukely, die in a race, he is handed a mysterious
videotape. Soon afterwards the tape is stolen, leaving
Logan, Detective Constable Catherine Dodd, and a gang of
thugs searching for the crucial clue. Bestseller 2000.

Sidetracked: A Kurt Wallander Mystery  BR 12874
by Henning Mankell 
4 volumes
Ystad, Sweden. Police officer Kurt Wallander is about to
leave on vacation when a young girl immolates herself and 
a former minister of justice is brutally murdered. Somehow
the cases are connected. Other killings follow, committed by
someone who always escapes on a moped. Some violence. 1999.

Soft Money: A Filomena Buscarsela Mystery  BR 12904
by k.j.a. Wishnia 
2 volumes
Ecuadorian-born ex-NYPD policewoman Filomena joins rookie
Janette Ivins investigating the murder of a friendly
neighborhood grocer. Meanwhile, Filomena has a new job at an
environmental firm where she soon suspects some illegal
activity is depleting the charity funds. Some violence and
some strong language. 1999.

Stone Quarry  BR 12616
by S.J. Rozan 
3 volumes
P.I. Bill Smith normally uses his upstate New York cabin to
unwind, but this time he's there on business. An art theft
could expose the true identity of an anonymous local farmer
unless Smith can recover the paintings. Meanwhile, Smith
must locate a friend suspected of murder. Violence and
strong language. 1999.

Suspicion  BR 12241
by Barbara Rogan 
3 volumes
Novelist Emma's husband, Roger, finally convinces her to
move from New York City to a Victorian house on Long Island
Sound. She scoffs at rumors that the house is haunted. When
unexplainable things begin to happen, Emma feels more and
more paranoid, suspecting everyone-including Roger. Some
strong language. 1999.

The Tidal Poole: An Elizabeth I Mystery  BR 13219
by Karen Harper 
2 volumes
London, 1559. Queen Elizabeth I, with the help of her
informal council of friends from The Poyson Garden
(BR13032), foils another plot on her life. When the
promiscuous sister of the queen's lady-in-waiting is
murdered, suspicion falls on the traitorous Seymour family.
Some violence. 2000.

Tightrope  BR 13406
by Gillian Cross 
2 volumes
Fourteen-year-old Ashley helps her disabled mother after
school every day, but by night she is "Cindy," an expert
graffiti artist, tagging the walls of the shabby English
town where she lives. When someone begins stalking her,
Ashley turns to a local gang leader for help. For senior
high readers. 1999.

Total Recall: A V.I. Warshawski Novel  BR 13634
by Sara Paretsky 
4 volumes
Pursuing two seemingly unrelated cases, the private eye
explores insurance fraud and probes the past to help her
mentor Dr. Lotty Herschel. Lotty is being stalked by a man
who claims he's a child survivor of the Holocaust-and a
relative. V.I. investigates whether he is an imposter.
Bestseller 2001.

A Traitor to Memory  BR 13431
by Elizabeth George 
7 volumes
Is there a connection between a woman killed in a hit-and-
run accident on a rainy night in London and a violinist who
has recently lost his ability to play? It is up to Detective
Inspector Lynley to solve the mystery. Strong language, some
descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001.

The Twylight Tower: An Elizabeth I Mystery  BR 13610
by Karen Harper 
2 volumes
London, 1560. Young Queen Elizabeth I is besotted with her
married horse master, Robert Dudley. But when her favorite
musician and then Dudley's wife die mysteriously, Elizabeth
and her loyal staff begin a quiet investigation of the
incidents. Sequel to The Tidal Poole (BR 13219). Some
violence. 2001.

The Unburied  BR 13113
by Charles Palliser 
3 volumes
Victorian England. While visiting an old school pal and
conducting a search for a lost document at the cathedral
library, Dr. Edward Courtine, a professor of medieval
history, becomes involved in murder and embroiled in a
centuries-old mystery. (A list of characters appears at the
end.) Some violence. 1999.

The Vault  BR 13604
by Peter Lovesey 
3 volumes
Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond of Bath, England, is
presented a bony hand found in the Roman baths beneath Mary
Shelley's house. He assumes it is of ancient origin until
the pathologist reports that the bones probably date from
the 1980s, meaning Diamond has a case to investigate. 1999.

White Sky, Black Ice: A Nathan Active Mystery  BR 12947
by Stan Jones 
2 volumes
Alaska state trooper Nathan Active works in his native
village where his birth mother, an Inupiat Eskimo, had given
him up for adoption to his white parents years ago. Active
suspects that two recent suicides were actually murders.
Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong
language. 1999.

The Wrong Dog: A Rachel Alexander and Dash Mystery  BR 13436
by Carol Lea Benjamin 
2 volumes
Private detective Rachel Alexander is hired by Sophie Gordon
to track down a dog-cloning company that, after providing a
flawed replacement puppy for Sophie's beloved service dog,
has disappeared. But soon Sophie is murdered, and Rachel and
her pit bull, Dashiell, investigate. Some violence and some
strong language. 2000.

Occult and Horror

Dance upon the Air  BR 13427
by Nora Roberts 
3 volumes
Nell Channing fakes her death to escape the clutches of her
abusive wealthy husband. Mysteriously drawn to Three Sisters
Island-to which she is unknowingly connected through her
ancestors-she works for Mia Devlin, a witch, who introduces
Nell to her own latent powers. Some explicit descriptions of
sex and some violence. Bestseller 2001.

Dark Dance: First in the Blood Opera Sequence  BR 12978
by Tanith Lee 
3 volumes
The terrifying tale of Rachaela Day, who reluctantly
complies with her vampire father's demand that she live with
his family. Details the events that lead to her daughter's
destruction of some family members. Prequel to Personal
Darkness (BR 10865). Violence, some explicit descriptions of
sex, and some strong language. 1992.

Dreamcatcher  BR 13274
by Stephen King 
5 volumes
Four friends have hunted together for twenty-five years.
This trip, however, is interrupted by an intruder's rambling
about lights in the sky. Patterned like a Native American
talisman, the dreamcatcher phenomenon must be summoned for
the men to fight alien and natural horrors. Strong language
and some violence. Bestseller 2001.

Fog Heart  BR 13055
by Thomas Tessier 
3 volumes
Carrie is alarmed to see her father's ghost; he seems to be
warning her about her husband, Oliver. Meanwhile Jan and
Charley are tormented by memories of their infant daughter's
death. Both couples turn to Oona, a troubled young medium.
Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1997.

Magic Terror: Seven Tales  BR 13579
by Peter Straub 
3 volumes
Seven short stories of horror and suspense. In "Ashputtle"
an obese, middle-aged kindergarten teacher harbors an evil
secret that has caused her to keep moving to new schools in
different states. Some violence and some strong language.
2000.

More Than You Know  BR 13059
by Beth Gutcheon 
2 volumes
Elderly Hannah Gray describes spending her seventeenth
summer vacationing at a haunted house in Dundee, Maine,
falling in love with local boy Conary Crocker, and trying to
identify the ghost. Alternating chapters tell the century-
old story of Claris Osgood, whose marriage to islander
Danial Haskell leads to isolation, heartbreak, and murder.
2000.

The Nightmare Chronicles  BR 13223
by Douglas Clegg 
2 volumes
Thirteen chilling horror stories. In "The Rendering Man" a
young girl's acquaintance with the local disposer of dead
animals turns into a lifelong gruesome obsession. "The Night
before Alec Got Married" tells about choosing the wrong
stripper for a bachelor party. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1999.

The Shining  BR 13271
by Stephen King 
4 volumes
Jack and Wendy Torrance come face-to-face with terror when
they become caretakers of a haunted old hotel in the snowy
mountains of Colorado. Their five-year-old son, Danny, who
appears to have psychic powers, is the first to sense the
evil in the building. Violence and strong language.
Bestseller 1977.

Snake Dreamer  BR 12740
by Priscilla Galloway 
2 volumes
Recurring nightmares about snakes so disturb Dusa that she
becomes a research subject for two psychologists. Dusa is
admitted to their clinic on a Greek island hoping to be
cured, but mysterious happenings fill her with foreboding as
she recalls the myth of Medusa. For senior high readers.
1998.

Political Themes

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story  BR 13456
by George Orwell 
1 volume (Reissue)
Classic political satire targets Soviet Communism. The
animals on a farm overthrow their master and live a utopian
life, until the intelligent pigs take over-and one
establishes himself as dictator. Preface by Russell Baker.
Introduction by C.M. Woodhouse. 1946.

Free Fall  BR 13237
by Kyle Mills 
4 volumes
Suspended FBI agent Mark Beamon is hired by ruthless
presidential aspirant David Hallorin to find professional
rock climber Darby Moore, who is on the run with stolen
government files that could destroy Hallorin's reputation.
Sequel to Storming Heaven (BR 12356). Strong language, some
explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2000.

The Incumbent  BR 13563
by Brian McGrory 
3 volumes
Reporter Jack Flynn is golfing with U.S. president Clay
Hutchins when an assassin wounds them both. In the aftermath
Jack investigates the dead shooter, the FBI, and the chief
executive, while receiving anonymous guidance over the
phone. He's also offered a White House job. Strong language
and some violence. 2000.

Psychological Themes

Destiny  BR 13365
by Tim Parks 
3 volumes
In this stream-of-consciousness novel,  British journalist
Chris reflects on his marriage of thirty years to his
Italian wife, Mara. His son Marco's suicide precipitates
these thoughts. But Chris's fear that his marriage is over
hinders his grief process. 1999.

Mind's Eye  BR 12688
by Paul Fleischman 
1 volume
A novel in play form in which sixteen-year-old Courtney,
paralyzed in an accident, learns about the power of the mind
from an elderly blind woman, who takes Courtney on an
imaginary journey to Italy using a 1910 guidebook. For
senior high and older readers. 1999.

Mr. White's Confession  BR 12514
by Robert Clark 
3 volumes
St. Paul, Minnesota; 1939. When two dance hall girls are
murdered, the police accuse Herbert White, a lonely, daffy
clerk and amateur photographer. But recently widowed police
lieutenant Wesley Horner has doubts. When White runs, Horner
follows him. Some strong language, some violence, and some
descriptions of sex. 1998.

The Name of the World  BR 13346
by Denis Johnson 
1 volume
Fifty-three-year-old professor Michael Reed probes his four-
year-long emotional numbness since his wife and young
daughter were killed in a car accident. He vaguely hopes
that his fascination with college student Flower Cannon, a
risqu performance artist, will reignite his feelings. Some
strong language. 2000.

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest  BR 12698
by Ken Kesey 
3 volumes (Reissue)
A part-Native American long-term inmate of a mental
institution relates the story of a struggle for control of
the ward, centering around the hateful nurse Ratched and a
new patient, former work-farm prisoner R.P. McMurphy. Some
strong language. 1962.

The Stillest Day  BR 12611
by Josephine Hart 
1 volume
Maiden schoolteacher Bethesda Barnet resides with her
invalid mother in a small English village at the turn of the
century. When the Pearsons, an expectant couple, move in
next door, Bethesda becomes obsessed with the husband. Then
a tragedy occurs and Bethesda winds up ostracized. 1998.

What's in a Name  BR 13532
by Ellen Wittlinger 
1 volume
Ten vignettes describe how high school students join the
debate over changing the name of their New England town.
They must make choices as they struggle with their own
identities-black, white, poor, rich, popular, geeky, and
immigrant. Some strong language. For senior high readers.
2000.

Religious Themes

The Captain's  Bride: The Northern Lights, Book 1  BR 12820
by Lisa Tawn Bergren 
3 volumes
Following their marriage in Norway in 1880, Elsa and Peder
Ramstad sail to America, where Peder owns a shipyard in
Maine. Others are along, including Karl, Peder's business
partner, and Elsa's sister Tora. Problems abound, but
perseverance, faith, and fidelity triumph in the end.
Prequel to Deep Harbor (BR 13142). 1998.

The Church Ladies  BR 13686
by Lisa E. Samson 
3 volumes
Middle-aged Poppy Fraser, mother of two young adults and one
five-year-old, struggles to come to terms with being a
minister's wife. After her husband Duncan's recent career
change, Poppy must cope with competitive church life in a
small town, finding help in weekly ecumenical meetings with
other Christian women. 2001.

Deep Harbor: The Northern Lights, 
Book 2  BR 13142
by Lisa Tawn Bergren 
3 volumes
Tora's virtuous aspirations are waning, as is her
relationship with Trent. Elsa is enjoying life at sea with
her husband and son, until disaster strikes. And Kaatje
struggles to survive without her husband. Yet life improves
for all as they turn to God. Sequel to The Captain's Bride 
(BR 12820). 1999.

The Heavenly Village  BR 13128
by Cynthia Rylant 
1 volume
Seven tales of recently deceased persons who are not quite
ready to give up Earth and enter Heaven. God places these
embodied spirits in the Heavenly Village, a wayside where
they can "finish their stories" before ascending to perfect
happiness. For junior and senior high and older readers.
1999.

I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion  BR 13386
edited by Marilyn Singer 
2 volumes
Twelve short stories describe difficult situations
experienced by teens and various viewpoints expressed by the
teachings of the world's major religions. Authors include
Virginia Euwer Wolff, Naomi Shihab Nye, M.E. Kerr, and Nancy
Springer. Settings include Japan, Haiti, South Carolina, and
an American ashram. For junior and senior high readers.
2000.

Ka  BR 12627
by Roberto Calasso 
4 volumes
Retells ancient stories that are a part of India's spiritual
tradition. In this translation by Tim Parks, Calasso looks
at Indian mythology through descriptions that build image
upon image, beginning with the creation of the universe and
continuing to the spiritual awakening of the Buddha. 1998.

Keeping Faith  BR 12577
by Jodi Picoult 
4 volumes
Shortly after her unfaithful husband leaves her, heartbroken
Mariah White is shocked when, with no religious education,
their seven-year-old daughter Faith begins conversing with
spirits, quoting the Bible, exhibiting stigmata, and
performing miracles. The media attacks, and Faith's father
sues for custody. Strong language and some descriptions of
sex. 1999.

Midnight Sun: The Northern Lights, Book 3  BR 12818
by Lisa Tawn Bergren 
3 volumes
In this sequel to Deep Harbor (BR 13142) faith is tested
many times as individuals pursue happiness. Kaatje travels
through the Alaskan wilderness searching for Soren. Elsa
seeks solace following Peder's death. Tora must face old
demons before she can marry Trent. And Karl hopes to regain
a lost love. 2000.

The Negotiator  BR 13052
by Dee Henderson 
3 volumes
As a case she's working becomes more complex and personal,
Kate O'Malley, a negotiator for Chicago's hostage-rescue
team, receives gentle pressure to accept God from her new
beau, Dave, an FBI agent afraid for her life, and from her
recently born-again sister, who has cancer. Some violence.
1999.

Siddhartha  BR 13524
by Hermann Hesse 
1 volume
Nobel Prize-winning author's tale of a young Brahmin who
abandons his comfortable home to wander through the Indian
countryside seeking enlightenment. Based on the early life
of Buddha. Originally published in German in 1922. 2000.

The Unspeakable  BR 12684
by Charles Laird Calia 
2 volumes
When word reaches the Bishop of St. Paul that the Reverend
Jim Marbury can heal the sick, the Reverend Peter Whitmore
is sent to investigate. During the Holy Week that Whitmore
spends with Marbury, the men come to share some dark,
painful secrets and discover divine healing. Some strong
language. 1998.

Romance

The Age of Innocence  BR 12711
by Edith Wharton 
3 volumes (Reissue)
A novel of manners set in New York society in the 1870s, an
age of convention, propriety, and tribal solidarity. Newland
Archer is torn between his attraction to Countess Olenska, a
femme fatale, and his security in a bland but proper
marriage to her cousin May. Pulitzer Prize. 1920.

Always Dakota: Buffalo Valley Trilogy, Volume 3  BR 13666
by Debbie Macomber 
3 volumes
Buffalo Valley, North Dakota, is again a thriving town
because of people like Lindsay Sinclair and Maddy McKenna.
Residents are taking risks in their business and personal
lives. One is rancher Margaret Clemens, who takes a chance
on Matt Eilers. Sequel to Dakota Home (BR 12926). Some
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.

Brazen Virtue  BR 13783
by Nora Roberts 
2 volumes
Mystery writer Grace McCabe comes to Washington, D.C., to
visit her sister, Kathleen, hoping for rest and a sisterly
bond. But everything changes when Kathleen, who works at
night as a phone-sex operator, is strangled to death.
Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1988.

Butterfly  BR 13506
by Sharon Sala 
2 volumes
At twenty-six, China Brown finds herself alone, pregnant,
and homeless. As she searches for shelter, suddenly China
not only witnesses a shooting, but becomes a victim.
Detective Ben English, however, is determined to improve her
life. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and
some strong language. 2000.

Calder Born, Calder Bred: Calder Saga, Vol. 4  BR 13467
by Janet Dailey 
4 volumes (Reissue)
Montana, late twentieth century. Ty Calder returns to his
family ranch as a teenager, and soon succumbs to the
glamorous lifestyle of Texas heiress Tara Dyson. But young
Jessy Niles has other ideas. Sequel to This Calder Sky (BR
13466). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong
language. Bestseller 1983.

Calder Pride: Calder Saga, Volume 5  BR 13022
by Janet Dailey 
3 volumes
Following her fianc's death, Cat Calder returns home to
Montana vowing never to love again. Then a one-night stand
with Logan Echohawk leaves her pregnant. When Logan becomes
sheriff, Cat has some decisions to make. Sequel to Calder
Born, Calder Bred (BR 5637). Some explicit descriptions of
sex and some strong language. 1999.

Dakota Born: Buffalo Valley Trilogy, Volume 1  BR 12925
by Debbie Macomber 
3 volumes
Buffalo Valley, North Dakota, is a dying town. Lindsay
Snyder used to visit her grandmother there, and now she has
become the town's only schoolteacher. As Lindsay comes to
know the town and its people, she learns she has a serious
disadvantage-she's not Dakota-born. Prequel to Dakota Home
(BR 12926). 1999.

Dakota Home: Buffalo Valley Trilogy, Volume 2  BR 12926
by Debbie Macomber 
3 volumes
In this sequel to Dakota Born (BR 12925), Buffalo Valley is
revitalized thanks to Lindsay Snyder and to her longtime
friend Maddy Washburn, who buys the grocery store. When
reclusive Jeb McKenna comes shopping, Maddy is attracted to
him, but Jeb needs a blizzard to see the light. 2000.

The Duchess  BR 13502
by Bertrice Small 
3 volumes
England, 1795. Quinton Hunter, the impoverished Duke of
Sedgwick, marries young Allegra Morgan, the daughter and
only heir of the country's richest man. Although the
practical pair agree not to fall in love, circumstances
change after they experience many adventures together.
Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language.
Bestseller 2001.

Female Intelligence  BR 13210
by Jane Heller 
3 volumes
Linguist Dr. Lynn Wyman teaches men how to communicate with
women. But when her husband cheats on her, it adversely
affects her career. Lynn's comeback is to show "America's
toughest boss," Brandon Brock, how to be compassionate-but
then she falls in love with him. Some descriptions of sex
and some strong language. 2001.

The Girl at the Lion d'Or  BR 12814
by Sebastian Faulks 
2 volumes
France, 1930s. When Anne Louvet leaves Paris to work at a
country hotel, she is penniless and haunted by her family's
shameful past. Charles Hartmann, a married lawyer renovating
a nearby manor house, is also burdened with wartime memories
as he and Anne fall in love. Guilt and secrecy plague their
affair. 1989.

Hollywood Wives: The New Generation  BR 13429
by Jackie Collins 
4 volumes
In this follow-up to Hollywood Wives 
(BR 11051), the women in the California movie industry still
covet fame, fortune, and power. Forty-year-old superstar
Lissa Roman maintains a successful career, but is on her
fourth divorce when her nineteen-year-old daughter, Nicci,
is kidnapped. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong
language. 2001.

Honor's Disguise: Rocky Mountain Legacy, Vol. 4  BR 13584
by Kristen Heitzmann 
2 volumes
Colorado, 1870s. Widowed Abbie Farrel struggles on her ranch
until her old suitor Cole Jasper returns to help. When Cole
is captured by bounty hunters and returned to Texas, Abbie
prays for his acquittal and then follows. Sequel to Honor's
Quest 
(BR 13583). Some violence. For senior high and older
readers. 1999.

Honor's Pledge  BR 13505
by Kristen Heitzmann 
2 volumes
Seventeen-year-old Abigail Martin falls in love with
southerner Montgomery Farrel, who has moved to Colorado
after the Civil War. He returns her love but is committed by
oath to another. Abigail trusts in God to find a solution.
Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 1998.

Honor's Price: Rocky Mountain Legacy, Vol. 2  BR 13582
by Kristen Heitzmann 
3 volumes
Colorado, 1873. Montgomery Farrel returns from South
Carolina and marries Abigail "Abbie" Martin. When someone
begins sabotaging their land, a gun battle ensues.
Montgomery begins to question his faith. Sequel to Honor's
Pledge 
(BR 13505). Some violence. For senior high and older
readers. 1998.

Honor's Quest: Rocky Mountain Legacy, Vol. 3  BR 13583
by Kristen Heitzmann 
2 volumes
Colorado territories, 1870s. Abbie and Montgomery Farrel
adopt his orphaned niece Jenny and are expecting their own
child. Tragedy strikes, and Abbie has to find strength in
God and old friendships in order to survive. Sequel to
Honor's Price (BR 13582). For senior high and older readers.
1998.

Honor's Reward: Rocky Mountain Legacy, Vol. 5  BR 13585
by Kristen Heitzmann 
3 volumes
Abbie marries her foreman, Cole Jasper. They raise her son,
niece, and an orphaned girl as a family. Cole's newfound
faith and family are jeopardized when outlaw Crete Marlowe
arrives in Colorado seeking revenge. Sequel to Honor's
Disguise 
(BR 13584). Some violence. For senior high and older
readers. 2000.

The House on Hope Street  BR 12765
by Danielle Steel 
2 volumes
California divorce lawyers Liz and Jack Sutherland have five
children and an idyllic marriage. But after Jack is killed
by the deranged husband of a client, the family gradually
learns to cope without him. Then an accident brings a new
person into their lives. Some strong language. 2000.

If Only It Were True  BR 13596
by Marc Levy 
2 volumes
After an automobile accident, San Francisco medical intern
Lauren enters a deep coma. Her spirit returns to her old
apartment. Arthur, the new occupant, discovers Lauren and
gradually they fall in love. But Lauren's mother decides to
pull the plug. Some strong language. 2000.

The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance  BR 13663
by Russell Roberts 
2 volumes
Bleeding-heart liberal Laura Silver is attracted to
conservative capitalist Sam Gordon, a fellow teacher at an
exclusive Washington, D.C., private school. Meanwhile, CEO
Charles Krauss provokes the wrath of consumer watchdog Erica
Baldwin when he moves his pharmaceutical company to Mexico.
2001.

Journey  BR 12848
by Danielle Steel 
3 volumes
In her fiftieth novel, Steel explores the secrets of
Washington, D.C., anchorwoman Madeleine Hunter, and her
husband, Jack, head of the network. Publicly they appear
happy, but Madeleine must face reality when she works on the
First Lady's Commission on Violence against Women. Explicit
descriptions of sex and strong language. 2000.

Leap of Faith  BR 13428
by Danielle Steel 
2 volumes
Marie-Ange's privileged French childhood ends at age eleven,
when her parents and brother are killed. Having no other
relatives, the girl is sent to an elderly aunt in Iowa, who
treats her as a servant. Marie-Ange's only friend is Billy
Parker, who stands by her when she faces a devastating
betrayal. Bestseller 2001.

Lone Eagle  BR 13361
by Danielle Steel 
3 volumes
Kate Jamison, seventeen, falls for Joe Allbright, twenty-
nine, in 1940. Unwilling to commit to marriage, Joe, a
pilot, goes off to war. Kate marries another and has
children. Eventually Joe reenters her life, forcing Kate to
confront her love for him and his need to fly free.
Bestseller 2001.

Losing Julia  BR 13366
by Jonathan Hull 
3 volumes
Alternating between past and present, eighty-one-year-old
Patrick Delaney recalls losing his best friend and fellow
soldier Daniel in 1918. Ten years later, he meets and falls
for Daniel's lover, Julia. But Patrick is married, and she
claims to be engaged. Strong language and some descriptions
of sex. 2000.

Mercy  BR 13657
by Julie Garwood 
4 volumes
Dr. Michelle Renard saves the life of federal attorney Theo
Buchanan in New Orleans before returning home to the bayou.
Theo decides to thank her in person and discovers that she
is being harassed and threatened by unknown locals. Some
explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong
language. 2001.

Moving as One: Heart Beats, Volume 1  BR 12535
by Elizabeth M. Rees 
2 volumes
Pennsylvania high school junior Sophy Bartlett realizes her
plans to be a ballerina are in jeopardy when the Ballet
Academy has to close for financial reasons. But she also
hates the alternative: Carlos Vargas's suggestion that the
institution should merge with the ballroom dance school he
attends. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.

Paint Me Rainbows  BR 12762
by Fern Michaels 
1 volume
After Jill Barton is left standing at the altar, she gets in
her car and heads north, ending up at an artists' colony in
New England. There she meets Aggie Beaumont, who helps her
heal, and Logan Matthews, the owner, who steals her heart.
Some descriptions of sex. 1981.

The Palace of Tears  BR 13557
by Alev Lytle Croutier 
1 volume
Paris, 1868. Winemaker Casimir de Chteauneuf falls in love
with a portrait of a woman from the Orient. He travels for
years searching for her, only to learn that she is the slave
of the French sultana-locked away in a palace for cast-off
women. 2000.

Promise Me Tomorrow  BR 13656
by Candace Camp 
3 volumes
Orphaned Mary Chilton has only a vague memory of a loving
family. After leaving the orphanage, she disguises herself
as Mrs. Marianne Cotterwood and finagles her way into high
society. She meets Lord Lambeth, who is fascinated by this
mysterious woman and feels compelled to unravel her past.
Some descriptions of sex. 2000.

Ready for Love  BR 13674
by Debbie Macomber 
3 volumes
Two novellas about the Dryden brothers, senior partners in
a Boston law firm. In Ready for Romance, Damian falls in
love with the girl-next-door who used to have 
a crush on his brother. In Ready for Marriage, Evan is
reunited with his ex-fiance, who needs legal help for her
parents. Some strong language. 1994.

Rebellion  BR 12907
by Nora Roberts 
2 volumes
Since 1735, when an Englishman raped her mother, Serena
MacGregor has hated the English. When her brother Coll
arrives home with his English friend Brigham Langston, earl
of Ashburn, Serena hates him on sight. Yet there is a mutual
attraction neither can deny. Explicit descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1988.

The Return  BR 13603
by Dinah McCall 
2 volumes
In 1973 an event at Pulpit Rock in Camarune, Kentucky,
changed the lives of two feuding families-the Joslins and
the Blairs. Now twenty-five years later, a young woman-
considered a witch-born during the tragedy returns to town, 
BRinging the fight to a shocking conclusion. Some strong
language. 2000.

Return to Promise  BR 13521
by Debbie Macomber 
2 volumes
Promise, Texas. Cal Patterson and his physician wife, Jane,
are happily married with two young children. When Jane takes
their son and daughter to California, because of her
father's failing health, their separation causes problems.
To make matters worse, an attractive new woman in town has
her sights set on Cal. 2000.

Stands a Calder Man: Calder Saga, Vol. 2  BR 13465
by Janet Dailey 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Montana, 1909. With the passing of the Enlarged Homestead
Act, newcomers threaten the old way of ranching. Webb Calder
resists the immigrants fencing in the range. Then he falls
in love with one of their wives. Sequel to This Calder Range
(BR 13464). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong
language. Bestseller 1983.

This Calder Range: Calder Saga, Vol. 1  BR 13464
by Janet Dailey 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Montana territory, 1878. Newlyweds Benton and Lorna Calder
endure a long cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail from their
native Texas to start their own cattle ranch. But old
grudges and debts follow them into the new land. Followed by
Stands a Calder Man (BR 13465). Explicit descriptions of sex
and some strong language. Bestseller 1982.

This Calder Sky: Calder Saga, Vol. 3  BR 13466
by Janet Dailey 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Montana, early twentieth century. The 
vast Calder cattle ranch dwarfs Angus O'Rourke's shoestring
operation. But when young Chase Calder falls in love with
fifteen-year-old Maggie O'Rourke, trouble starts. Sequel to
Stands a Calder Man (BR 13465). Explicit descriptions of sex
and some strong language. Bestseller 1981.

The Villa  BR 13358
by Nora Roberts 
4 volumes
Tereza Giambelli merges her world-renowned family wine
company with that of her second husband, vintner Eli
MacMillan. She arranges for her granddaughter, Sophia, and
his grandson, Tyler, to work together. The move causes
family conflicts and uncovers secrets, threatening the
business. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong
language. Bestseller 2001.

Wanting You  BR 13670
by Nan Ryan 
2 volumes
Father Fitzgerald discovers a young woman living in an
Arizona convent. He believes that she is the long-lost
heiress Anna Regent Wright. Anna's grandmother is delighted.
But Brit Caruth, who wants the inheritance promised to him,
claims the woman is an imposter. Explicit descriptions of
sex and some strong language. 1999.

Science Fiction

Dancing with an Alien  BR 13491
by Mary Logue 
1 volume
Branko, a teenage boy from outer space, travels to Earth to
help save his planet from extinction by bringing back a
female. Then he meets six-foot-tall Tonia, ultimately falls
in love, and puts his mission at risk. For junior and senior
high readers. 2000.

End of Days  BR 13197
by Dennis Danvers 
3 volumes
In this sequel to Circuit of Heaven 
(BR 11977), seventy years have passed since Gabriel
attempted to destroy the Bin. When a young Christian Soldier
discovers a prototype of the Bin, Gabriel learns the Bin
itself still exists, setting off unforeseen consequences.
Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.

A Hymn before Battle  BR 13530
by John Ringo 
3 volumes
In the early years of the twenty-first century, centaur-like
predators threaten a peaceful galactic confederation. The
alien federation enlists Earth's help-meaning that
Earthlings will do most of the fighting-against the
devourers. But as Earth's armies rush into battle, humans
learn a valuable lesson. Violence and strong language. 2000.

Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia  BR 12732
by Mike Resnick 
3 volumes
Ten tales of a utopian planet inhabited by former residents
of Kenya. In 2123 Koriba, a European-educated witch doctor,
becomes disenchanted with the modernization of Kenya and
colonizes the planet of Kirinyaga. There he reinstates
ancient customs and decides the fate of his people, while
still maintaining a link to Earth. Some violence. 1998.

Komarr: A Vorkosigan Adventure  BR 13036
by Lois McMaster Bujold 
3 volumes
When an out-of-control star ship collides with the solar
mirror that sustains life on Komarr, Imperial Auditor Miles
Vorkosigan is dispatched to handle the disaster. But Miles's
efforts to save the endangered planet are hindered by
official corruption and terrorism. Sequel to Memory (BR
11295). 1998.

The Last Book in the Universe
BR 13528
by Rodman Philbrick 
1 volume
On a ruined postapocalyptic Earth, young Spaz struggles to
find his dying sister, helped by an old man who remembers
how to read, a five-year-old, and a genetically improved
girl. The hazardous trek through toxic regions ruled by
gangs leads them to a forbidden Eden. For junior and senior
high readers. 2000.

The Left Hand of Darkness  BR 12827
by Ursula K. Le Guin 
3 volumes
Human envoy Genly Ai visits the cold and snowbound planet
Gethen, whose people function in an androgynous society
without sexual prejudices. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition
with new afterword and appendixes by the author. Hugo and
Nebula Awards. 1994.

Quicksilver  BR 12774
by Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens 
5 volumes
The testing of the new super weapon QUICKSILVER goes
terribly wrong. Then a busload of midshipmen is ambushed and
killed on the way to the Pentagon. Now the Pentagon is under
attack by terrorists. It is up to two people, one inside the
building and one outside, to insure America's survival.
Violence and some strong language. 1999.

The Ship Avenged  BR 12617
by S.M. Stirling 
3 volumes
This sequel to The City Who Fought 
(BR 9865) occurs ten years after Simeon and his space
station SSS-900-C defeated space pirates from Kolnar. Now
the Kolnar leader plans revenge with a kidnapping and a
scheme to infect humans with a brain-killing virus. Strong
language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1997.

Singer from the Sea  BR 13035
by Sheri S. Tepper 
4 volumes
Genevieve has been raised as a proper young lady on the
planet of Haven and knows she must follow the laws of her
land that govern women of her status. But Genevieve has a
rebellious side, instilled in her by her long-dead mother,
which will lead to the uncovering of a terrible truth. 1999.

The Skies of Pern  BR 13351
by Anne McCaffrey 
4 volumes
Thanks to AIVAS, which has allowed Pern inhabitants to alter
the orbit of Red Star and eliminate the Thread, Pern is now
undergoing its last Threadfall. Therefore dragonriders must
find new occupations. But before they do, Pern endures a new
threat. Follows Dragonseye (BR 11187). 2001.

Stranger in a Strange Land  BR 13700
by Robert A. Heinlein 
4 volumes (Reissue)
Born and raised on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith returns to
Earth unfamiliar with its cultural and social customs.
Tutored in earthly matters by Jubal Harshaw, Smith evolves
into a messianic figure preaching free love. Some explicit
descriptions of sex and some strong language. Hugo Award.
1961.

The Telling  BR 13313
by Ursula K. Le Guin 
2 volumes
As a trained linguist and literature expert, Sutty feels
redundant as an observer on planet Aka, where history in all
forms is suppressed. But when she travels as a lone emissary
to the remote town of Okzat-Ozkat, she gradually perceives
the remnants of a banned culture and religion. 2000.

Short Stories

145th Street: Short Stories  BR 13133
by Walter Dean Myers 
1 volume
Ten short stories depicting life on a block in Harlem. In
"Big Joe's Funeral," Joe cashes in his life insurance to
have a fine funeral while he's still alive to enjoy the
party. In "The Streak," a basketball player agonizes over
missing the final shot of the game. For senior high readers.
2000.

All the Long Years: Western Stories  BR 13662
by Bill Pronzini 
2 volumes
Fourteen diverse tales of the West. In "Lady One-Eye," a
male-female team of detectives investigates a lady gambler
to ensure a fair game. In "Doc Christmas, Painless Dentist,"
a medical entrepreneur collects every fee. Some strong
language. 2001.

The Anniversary and Other Stories  BR 13121
by Louis Auchincloss 
2 volumes
Nine short stories of a bygone era when class and tradition
were sometimes overwhelming. In "The Interlude," a female
lawyer in the 1950s feels marginalized after she loses her
job upon marriage and motherhood. In "The Last of the Great
Courtesans," a mistress eventually marries for power. 1999.

Anthropology  BR 13449
by Dan Rhodes 
1 volume
Collection of 101 tales, each with 101 words. Love stories
with bizarre twists, arranged alphabetically by title-from
"Anthropology," depicting a female researcher who goes
overboard assimilating into Mongolian culture, to "Words,"
about an English speaker who loves a Portuguese woman. 2000.

A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You: Stories  BR 13335
by Amy Bloom 
1 volume
Eight stories about the survivors of stressful situations.
In the title piece, single-mother Jane accompanies her
beloved daughter Jessie for a transsexual operation to
become the man she's always wanted to be. Some descriptions
of sex and some strong language. 2000.

The Cabal and Other Stories  BR 13266
by Ellen Gilchrist 
2 volumes
An ironic novella about a psychiatrist is followed by five
short stories. In "The Cabal," a group of patients who
consulted Dr. Jim Jaspers are confounded when he goes
berserk at a funeral and begins spouting their secrets all
over town. Some strong language. 2000.

Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose 
BR 13639
by Raymond Carver 
2 volumes
A collection of short stories-five previously unpublished-
essays, book reviews, and biographical sketches by the
influential writer who died in 1988. Foreword by Carver's
wife, poet Tess Gallagher. 2000.

Caution, Men in Trees  BR 13303
by Darrell Spencer 
2 volumes
Nine short stories about men and their failings. In "Blood
Work," a son, after his second divorce, moves back to his
ailing father's house. In "There's Too Much News," a man
relocates to the country for his wife's third round of
psychotherapy. Some strong language. Flannery O'Connor
Award. 2000.

The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway  BR 12504
by Ernest Hemingway 
7 volumes (Reissue)
This edition contains forty-nine stories that first appeared
in a 1938 collection plus twenty-one works written after
Hemingway moved to Finca Vigia in Cuba. Includes "The Snows
of Kilimanjaro," "In Another Country," and "The Strange
Country." 1987.

A Complicated Situation: Stories  BR 12744
by Jane Mullen 
2 volumes
Nine stories depicting various facets of family life,
including sibling relations, aging, conflict, separation,
tragedy, and loss. "Dardis and Me" tells of a twenty-five-
year-old man who takes in his troubled sister after their
parents die. The brother comes to realize that he is as
much in need of succor as she. 1998.

Deep Sightings and Rescue Missions: Fiction, Essays, and
Conversations  BR 13289
by Toni Cade Bambara 
2 volumes
A collection of Toni Bambara's fiction and nonfiction
pieces, gathered by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison after the
author's death in 1995. In "How She Came by Her Name,"
Bambara discusses the evolution of her own name. In "Deep
Sight and Rescue Missions," she addresses race and politics.
Some strong language. 1996.

Diamond Dust: Stories  BR 13325
by Anita Desai 
2 volumes
Nine tales by the acclaimed author, set in her homeland of
India and in New England, Britain, and Mexico. In the title
piece Mrs. Das exclaims that her husband's dog, Diamond,
will kill her one day with his rambunctious behavior. But
she is not the one who dies. Some strong language. 2000.

Elbow Room  BR 12600
by James Alan McPherson 
2 volumes
Collection of twelve short stories dealing with African
American life. In "Why I Like Country Music," an urban
husband enjoys hillbilly music-much to his wife's disdain.
In the title story, a biracial couple struggle to find their
identity. 1975.

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute  BR 12490
by Grace Paley 
1 volume
Seventeen stories written in the 1960s and 1970s. In the
title story a middle-aged woman decides to have a baby with
her young hippie lover, even though her hospitalized father
advises against it. Some strong language. 1974.

A Few Thousand Words about Love  BR 12714
edited by Mickey Pearlman 
2 volumes
Seventeen stories on the themes of love and intimacy as they
are variously shared with family, friends, and romantic
lovers. "First Love" tells of a college coed's infatuation
with a classmate. When her dream of being alone with him
finally comes true, she finds the moment disconcerting.
1998.

First Snow on Fuji  BR 12780
by Yasunari Kawabata 
2 volumes
Collection of nine short stories and a play by the Japanese
Nobel laureate, translated into English for the first time.
In the title piece, published in 1958, two former lovers
take an overnight trip together some years later, exploring
the changes that time and separation have wrought. 1999.

Foreign Brides  BR 13173
by Elena Lappin 
1 volume
Twelve short stories about women who married foreigners and
emigrated from their homelands. In "Yoga Holiday" a
Frenchwoman encounters the Englishwoman for whom she had
once been a teenage au pair. In "The Gladstone Brothers"
two Englishmen wed Czech women. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1999.

The Gentleman from San Francisco and Other Stories  BR 12728
by Ivan Bunin 
2 volumes
A selection of seventeen short stories spanning this Russian
Nobel laureate's writing career from 1915 to 1944. In "The
Primer of Love," Ivlev interrupts his carriage ride in the
country to acquire a memento of a man unhinged by love for
his maidservant, Lushka. 1984.

A Girl with a Monkey: New and Selected Stories  BR 13523
by Leonard Michaels 
2 volumes
Collection of sixteen short stories written from the 1960s
through the 1990s. In the title piece, a divorced American
man traveling in Germany meets a young prostitute who
refuses to spend all her time with him. Some explicit
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.

Go Down, Moses  BR 12488
by William Faulkner 
3 volumes
Seven stories first published in 1942, with an updated
introduction by Stanley Crouch and an added biographical
note. Each selection deals at least indirectly with one
family in Jefferson, Mississippi. Unifying themes are the
changing relationships between racial groups and their
attitudes toward the land they inhabit. 1996.

Gone from Home: Short Takes  BR 12584
by Angela Johnson 
1 volume
Twelve short stories about quirky characters who are in need
of help. "By the Time You Read This" sounds like a suicide
note, but turns out to be a thank-you letter. In "Sweetness"
a neglected child of a church-absorbed mother commits crimes
for attention. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.

A Good Story and Other Stories  BR 12798
by Donald E. Westlake 
2 volumes
Eighteen short mystery stories with surprising twists. In
the title piece, a man in the Andes is captivated with a
beautiful blonde-leading to his demise. In "The Mother of
Invention Is Worth a Pound of Cure," a conniving wife tries
to get her lover to murder her husband. Some violence. 1999.

Head: Stories  BR 13562
by William Tester 
1 volume
Stories exploring a boy's childhood and adolescence in rural
Florida and early adulthood in New York City. In "Wet," a
stepfather forces Nim and his brother to build a barbed-
wire fence around a swamp in the midst of a thunderstorm.
Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Mary McCarthy
Prize. 2000.

The Hill Bachelors  BR 13553
by William Trevor 
2 volumes
The author explores missed opportunities in twelve short
tales. In the title story, an old Irish farmer dies and
everyone assumes that Paulie, the only bachelor, will take
over the farm. In "A Friend in the Trade," a couple retires
to the country, abandoning an eccentric acquaintance who
visits frequently. 2000.

Honeymoon and Other Stories  BR 13714
by Kevin Canty 
1 volume
Eleven short stories dealing with characters in complicated
relationships. In "Red Dress," a boy watches his distant
mother change personalities during cocktail parties. In
"Sleepers Holding Hands," a retired physician has to again
rescue his grandson from the boy's wayward mother. Some
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.

I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion  BR 13386
edited by Marilyn Singer 
2 volumes
Twelve short stories describe difficult situations
experienced by teens and various viewpoints expressed by the
teachings of the world's major religions. Authors include
Virginia Euwer Wolff, Naomi Shihab Nye, M.E. Kerr, and Nancy
Springer. Settings include Japan, Haiti, South Carolina, and
an American ashram. For junior and senior high readers.
2000.

In the Gloaming: Stories  BR 12875
by Alice Elliott Dark 
2 volumes
Ten tales about American suburbia. The title piece-about a
young man with AIDS returning to his mother's home to die-
was adapted for film. In "Dreadful Language," a judgmental
young girl grows up to have the same kind of empty,
disappointing marriage as her mother's. Some strong
language. 2000.

The Inland Ice and Other Stories  BR 12901
by ils N Dhuibhne 
2 volumes
Modern-day stories by an Irish writer are interspersed with
excerpts from a folktale, revealing that young women's
feelings and interests have much in common across the ages.
In "Love, Hate, and Friendship," Fiona flies to France
ostensibly for a literature conference but really to gain
perspective on a relationship. Some strong language. 1997.

Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia  BR 12732
by Mike Resnick 
3 volumes
Ten tales of a utopian planet inhabited by former residents
of Kenya. In 2123 Koriba, a European-educated witch doctor,
becomes disenchanted with the modernization of Kenya and
colonizes the planet of Kirinyaga. There he reinstates
ancient customs and decides the fate of his people, while
still maintaining a link to Earth. Some violence. 1998.

Kissing Tennessee and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance 
BR 13385
by Kathi Appelt 
1 volume
Eight eighth-grade students attend their graduation dance
with different hopes and expectations. All have questions
about love and life. Their experiences include crushes,
friendships, true romance, siblings, and physical abuse.
Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.

The Ladies from St. Petersburg: Three Novellas  BR 12983
by Nina Berberova 
1 volume
Three stories about Russian lives disrupted by wars. Written
in 1927, the title piece depicts a mother and daughter on
vacation in the country, just as political turmoil erupts.
Their fateful trip marks the young girl's sudden transition
to maturity. 1998.

Licks of Love: Short Stories and a Sequel  BR 13476
by John Updike 
3 volumes
Twelve tales and a sequel to the quartet of "Rabbit" novels-
a novella, Rabbit Remembered, set in Brewer, Pennsylvania.
In "The Women Who Got Away," Martin recalls the wife-
swapping early years of his marriage and a surprise
encounter years later. Some strong language. 2000.

Love and Modern Medicine: Stories  BR 13697
by Perri Klass 
2 volumes
Eleven short stories, written by a pediatrician, that
feature families who face medical or emotional issues. In
"The Trouble with Sophie," a scientist is informed that her
kindergartner needs therapy. In "Necessary Risks," a
physician is terrified by the prospect of two weeks alone
with her four-year-old. Some strong language. 2001.

Magic Terror: Seven Tales  BR 13579
by Peter Straub 
3 volumes
Seven short stories of horror and suspense. In "Ashputtle"
an obese, middle-aged kindergarten teacher harbors an evil
secret that has caused her to keep moving to new schools in
different states. Some violence and some strong language.
2000.

The Mitford Snowmen: A Christmas Story  BR 13759
by Jan Karon 
1 volume
The townspeople of Mitford hold a spontaneous snowman-
building contest. Bestseller 2001.

Model Behavior: A Novel and Seven Stories  BR 12620
by Jay McInerney 
3 volumes
Stories about the superficial nature of life in New York
City. In the title piece Connor McKnight is writing a
screenplay while working as a celebrity journalist. His 
live-in girlfriend is a famous model who abruptly runs off
with Connor's best friend, Jeremy. Strong language and
descriptions of sex. 1998.

The Music at Long Verney: Twenty Stories  BR 13535
by Sylvia Townsend Warner 
2 volumes
Satirical British short stories from the New Yorker. In the
title piece, an old couple move to the gamekeeper's cottage
and rent out the ancestral mansion to "new money." In
"Maternal Devotion," a young lady sends her unwanted beau to
her mother, whose conversation rattles them both. 2001.

My Father, Dancing: Stories  BR 12763
by Bliss Broyard 
2 volumes
Eight short stories about fathers and daughters. In the
title piece, Kate visits her father, who is in a hospital
dying of cancer. She finds it difficult to converse but
fondly remembers how well they communicated while dancing-
starting when she was little, riding on his feet. Some
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.

The Nightmare Chronicles  BR 13223
by Douglas Clegg 
2 volumes
Thirteen chilling horror stories. In "The Rendering Man" a
young girl's acquaintance with the local disposer of dead
animals turns into a lifelong gruesome obsession. "The Night
before Alec Got Married" tells about choosing the wrong
stripper for a bachelor party. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1999.

One Girl: A Novel in Stories  BR 13148
by Sheila Kohler 
1 volume
A collection of stories about women covering childhood,
adolescence, courtship, marriage, and death. In "The 
BRide's Secret," a wealthy young bride and her older, more
worldly groom honeymooning in Paris discover the real
reasons their mothers arranged the match. Some descriptions
of sex and some violence. Willa Cather Fiction Prize. 1999.

Perfect Recall: New Stories  BR 13618
by Ann Beattie 
3 volumes
Eleven short stories about people coping with family
situations and social conditions in the late twentieth
century. In "See the Pyramids," two young female models
share a summer house in Maine with their boyfriends. One
woman is recognized on an outing, which leads to a
surprising revelation. Some strong language. 2001.

Sam the Cat and Other Stories
BR 13336
by Matthew Klam 
2 volumes
An O. Henry Award winner presents seven short stories
previously published in the New Yorker. In the title entry,
a young womanizer ruminates on his lifestyle. In "Not This,"
a man relishes the prospect of donating sperm to his sister-
in-law. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language.
2000.

Scar Vegas: And Other Stories  BR 13226
by Tom Paine 
2 volumes
Ten tales by a prize-winning author about ordinary people in
unusual twentieth-century situations. In the title story ex-
con Johnny Loop goes to Las Vegas for his sister Fruit's
wedding to a football player. Johnny misses the ceremony,
but gains an impressive "lucky" scar. Some strong language.
2000.

The Self-Made Brain Surgeon: And Other Stories  BR 13034
by Mark Harris 
2 volumes
Thirteen stories featuring characters who not only learn to
adjust to life's vagaries and setbacks but find wisdom in
doing so. In "The Bonding" a sixty-nine-year-old slow-pitch
baseball player lets down his team when he fumbles a game-
winning fly ball in right field. 1999.

The Smoking Book  BR 12942
by Lesley Stern 
2 volumes
Vignettes on the pleasures and pain of cigarette addiction.
"Suspended Forever" is the cherished memory of two sisters
growing up in Africa, who secretly purchase cigarettes and
then sneak off to try them. In "The Body Has a Mind of Its
Own," a woman resorts to some unusual "cures" for smoking.
1999.

Someone to Watch over Me: Stories  BR 12799
by Richard Bausch 
2 volumes
A dozen poignant short stories. Marlee, the younger second
wife in the title piece, is upset that Ted chooses to
celebrate their first anniversary in a lavish restaurant
recommended by his first wife. Marlee's anger and behavior
provoke an unexpected reaction from Ted. Some strong
language. 1999.

Stories of the Far North  BR 12949
edited by Jon Tuska 
2 volumes
Nine short stories set in the far northwest portraying the
fight against the elements, the tie between man and dog, and
the struggle for survival. Includes The League of the Old
Men by Jack London and the ballad The Trail of 'Ninety-Eight
by Robert Service. 1998.

The Tale of the Unknown Island  BR 13254
by Jos Saramago 
1 volume
Allegory of a man who petitions his ruler for a boat with
which to discover an island-any unknown island. When the
king finally grants his wish, a cleaning lady insists on
joining the crew and together they dream of sailing away. By
Portugal's Nobel laureate. Translated by Margaret Jull
Costa. 1999.

Thirst  BR 12663
by Ken Kalfus 
2 volumes
Fourteen stories varying in theme and setting that explore
the sometimes harsh realities of love, family ties, and
social relationships. In "The Weather in New York," a
Florida retiree is hopelessly stranded in his parents' New
York apartment during a blizzard. Some strong language and
some descriptions of sex. 1998.

The Torturer's Apprentice: Stories  BR 13747
by John Biguenet 
2 volumes
Fourteen thought-provoking stories about pain, either mental
or physical, by a prize-winning author. In the title piece,
a medieval torturer is forced to use his cruel techniques on
his own apprentice. In "The Work of Art," a buyer's
obsession overwhelms his common sense. Some descriptions of
sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001.

The Train Now Departing: Two Novellas  BR 12873
by Martha Grimes 
1 volume
Two novellas involving lonely women. In The Train Now
Departing, an emotionally detached woman periodically
lunches with a travel writer who hates to go anywhere-until
one day he doesn't show up. In When "The Mousetrap" Closes,
an actor betrays a middle-aged woman he has befriended.
1997.

Waltzing the Cat  BR 13057
by Pam Houston 
2 volumes
In a series of connected stories, photographer Lucy O'Rourke
participates in daredevil outdoor adventures and disastrous
relationships. In the title piece Lucy thinks she will
finally become important to her father after her mother's
death. Instead, he turns to the cat. Some strong language.
1998.

The Way People Run: Stories  BR 12737
by Christopher Tilghman 
1 volume
Six stories about people confronting personal problems, set
in the Chesapeake Bay area and the American West. In
"Something Important," Peter's older brother Mitch wants to
meet at the family cottage. But instead of needing support,
Mitch is there to provide it for an unsuspecting Peter. Some
strong language. 1999.

The Wedding Jester  BR 13326
by Steve Stern 
2 volumes
Collection of nine action-packed stories set in Stern's
magical Jewish otherworld. In the title story writer Saul
Bozoff accompanies his mother to a wedding in the Catskills.
His shining moment comes when he exorcises a dybbuk who
takes possession of the bride during the ceremony. Some
strong language. National Jewish Book Award. 1999.

Who Do You Love: Stories  BR 12906
by Jean Thompson 
3 volumes
Fifteen disquieting short stories explore the basic human
need for love. In "Fire Dreams," a bored single woman begins
an affair with a married fireman, a convenient neighbor from
the next-door fire station. In "Antarctica," a lonely woman
reevaluates the dynamics of her family while she drives her
grandmother to view a nursing home. Some strong language.
1999.

The World and Other Places  BR 13051
by Jeanette Winterson 
1 volume
Seventeen stories exploring the nature of identity and
experimenting with the short story form. In the title piece,
a young pilot tells how his career grew out of a boyhood
hobby. But wherever he travels, he is confronted by the
dilemma of how to live. Some descriptions of sex and some
strong language. 1998.

The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings  BR 12696
edited by Dennis Pepper 
2 volumes
Thirty-four scary short stories with mysterious or unnerving
endings by authors such as Roald Dahl, Ramsey Campbell, E.
Nesbit, T.H. White, and Ray Bradbury. For junior and senior
high and older readers. 1997.

Suspense

Chosen Prey  BR 13362
by John Sandford 
3 volumes
Minneapolis Deputy Chief Lucas Davenport is searching for a
serial killer. The unknown perpetrator is actually James
Qatar, a fastidious art history teacher. His other hobby is
combining Internet porn shots with faces of women he
secretly photographs, and then sketching the results.
Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language.
2001.

Code to Zero  BR 12966
by Ken Follett 
3 volumes
In January 1958, as the U.S. prepares to launch its answer
to Soviet satellite Sputnik, key space scientist Luke Lucas
wakes up in a public toilet with a hangover and amnesia.
Luke must reconstruct his identity in order to thwart a
sabotage plot-and the clock is ticking. Some strong
language. Bestseller 2000.

The Constant Gardener  BR 12929
by John Le Carr 
4 volumes
After his young wife Tessa's murder in Kenya, British
diplomat Justin Quayle investigates her death and the
disappearance of her African colleague. He eventually
discovers that Tessa had uncovered a scheme involving a
multinational pharmaceutical company that unethically tests
drugs on the local populace. Strong language. Bestseller
2001.

A Darker Place  BR 13112
by Laurie R. King 
4 volumes
Years ago, professor Anne Waverly's husband and young
daughter were victims of a cult's mass suicide. Since then,
Anne has been assisting the FBI by infiltrating other
groups. Now undercover in Arizona, she becomes attached to
two young siblings. Strong language, some explicit
descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1999.

Death in Summer  BR 13135
by William Trevor 
2 volumes
Thaddeus's wealthy wife is killed in a bicycle accident,
leaving him with their infant daughter. After helping him
interview nannies, his mother-in-law suggests that she care
for the baby herself. One of the spurned applicants begins
plotting revenge, and before summer's end two more deaths
occur. 1998.

The Debt Collector  BR 13369
by Lynn Hightower 
3 volumes
At the house of a murdered family, Cincinnati detective
Sonora Blair discovers the barely alive mother under a bed
holding her unharmed baby. The woman says the "angel" saved
her, sending Blair on a search for two killers and a
mysterious, dangerous savior. Violence, strong language, and
some descriptions of sex. 2000.

Deck the Halls  BR 12821
by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark 
2 volumes
Amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan assists Los Angeles private
investigator Regan Reilly, who is in New York visiting her
parents for Christmas when her father is kidnapped. This
joint effort by mother and daughter authors brings together
characters from earlier works by each writer. Bestseller
2000.

Discovering the Body  BR 13592
by Mary Howard 
3 volumes
Linda returns home one day to discover her friend Luci's
bloody body. Two years later, after marrying Luci's former
boyfriend, she begins to doubt whether the convicted man she
identified is really the murderer. And someone is following
her. Some strong language. 2000.

Envy  BR 13731
by Sandra Brown 
4 volumes
Publisher Maris Matherly-Reed is so intrigued by the story
line of a manuscript that she travels from New York to
Georgia to meet the author. Her actions set in motion the
uncovering of a rivalry between friends that sent one to
prison and made the other famous. Strong language, some
descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001.

Even Steven  BR 13229
by John Gilstrap 
3 volumes
A filthy, terrified toddler stumbles into the campsite of
Bobby and Susan Martin, who are grieving for their stillborn
child. In the next few horrifying minutes, Bobby kills the
man chasing the boy, discovers he was a cop, and then flees
with the boy and Susan. Violence and strong language. 2000.

Expos  BR 12705
by Laura Van Wormer 
3 volumes
Reporter Sally Harrington, who has moved back to her
Connecticut hometown, is tipped that her father's long-ago
death wasn't an accident. Meanwhile, things look up for her
career when she is asked to write a profile for a posh
magazine-but there's a catch. Some strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

Found Money  BR 12519
by James Grippando 
3 volumes
One day before physician Ryan Duffy's electrician father
dies, he tells his son about millions of dollars hidden in
the attic. Meanwhile, divorced single mother Amy Parkens
receives a box containing two hundred thousand dollars. Both
want to know if the money is tainted. Strong language and
some violence. 1999.

Four Corners of Night  BR 12496
by Craig Holden 
3 volumes
When a girl goes missing, it brings back painful memories
for cops and lifelong friends Steiner and Bank-Bank's
stepdaughter disappeared seven years earlier and was never
found. They throw themselves into this search, shocked to
learn it's linked to the old case. Strong language,
violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

Invisible World  BR 13046
by Stuart Cohen 
3 volumes
Artist Clayton Smith kills himself after sending an airplane
ticket to attend his Hong Kong "going away party" to his
childhood friend, Chicago plumber Andrew Mann. In Asia
Andrew follows Clayton's further instructions to find a
mysterious textile. Strong language, some explicit
descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1998.

Iron Shadows  BR 12445
by Steven Barnes 
4 volumes
Private detectives Cat Juvell and Jax Carpenter plan to
dissolve their partnership after they rescue a young girl
from her kidnapper father. Then comes a job they can't
resist-to free a young heiress from a New Age cult led by
twins who seem to have miraculous powers. Strong language
and some descriptions of sex. 1998.

Isle of Dogs  BR 13655
by Patricia Cornwell 
4 volumes
The misguided Virginia governor decides to put speed traps
everywhere. He begins with the small Chesapeake Bay island
of Tangier, but the eccentric natives don't cooperate.
Meanwhile police superintendent Judy Hammer and her
undercover assistant Andy Brazil chase a female serial
killer. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some
violence. Bestseller 2001.

The Jasmine Trade: A Novel of Suspense Introducing Eve
Diamond  BR 13637
by Denise Hamilton 
2 volumes
Los Angeles reporter Eve Diamond, investigating the murder
of a Chinese teenager, discovers an underground world of
"parachute kids"-wealthy Asians left unsupervised in America
by their parents, who live abroad. She also uncovers sexual
slavery, gangs, and other criminal activity. Violence,
strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 2001.

Kill Me First  BR 12752
by Kate Morgenroth 
2 volumes
Injured in the car crash that killed her husband, Sarah
expects to die at her convalescent home. Instead, she and
other patients are captured by Merec, an assassin who pits
his victims against each other. When Sarah volunteers to be
murdered, Merec is intrigued and takes her hostage. Violence
and some strong language. 1999.

The Last City Room  BR 13591
by Al Martinez 
2 volumes
Vietnam veteran William Colfax is just twenty-four in 1965,
when he walks into the city room of the San Francisco Herald
and gets a job on the respected but dying newspaper. His
first assignment-the bombing of the FBI building-will test
his professional and personal integrity. Strong language and
some violence. 2000.

The Last Precinct  BR 12803
by Patricia Cornwell 
4 volumes
In this sequel to Black Notice (BR 12389), Dr. Kay Scarpetta
has escaped death from the serial killer "Werewolf" and
continues investigating crimes committed by his French
syndicate. But then the doctor herself faces a murder
accusation. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions
of sex. Bestseller 2000.

Long Time No See  BR 13709
by Susan Isaacs 
3 volumes
Despite her policeman lover's admonitions, amateur sleuth
Judith Singer searches for clues to the murder of a
neighbor. Courtney Logan disappeared on Halloween night, and
now in May her body has been found in her own pool. Sequel
to Compromising Positions (RC 11629). Strong language and
some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.

Mapping the Edge  BR 13549
by Sarah Dunant 
2 volumes
Single mother Anna fails to return to England after a brief
vacation in Italy, leaving her seven-year-old to be cared
for by an assortment of friends. They wonder whether Anna is
having an affair, has been abducted, or is dead. Some
explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.

The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment  BR 12993
by Graham Greene 
2 volumes
In the early phase of World War II, British widower Arthur
Rowe, after having euthanatized his sick wife, unwittingly
becomes embroiled with a band of fifth columnists. And then
he falls in love. Some violence. 1943.

Nothing but the Night  BR 12669
by Bill Pronzini 
2 volumes
Ever since an accident put his beloved wife in a coma, Nick
Hendryx has been searching for the other driver, using a
police sketch. Now he's found his man, wealthy Cam
Gallagher. And Gallagher is indeed consumed by guilt, but
over something else. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong
language, and some violence. 1999.

Reprisal  BR 12743
by Mitchell Smith 
3 volumes
Poet Joanna Reed is stunned when her husband of twenty years
dies falling off his boat. When this tragedy is immediately
compounded by the burning death of her father, Joanna is
sure they were murdered. But she doesn't know her daughter's
roommate is the killer. Violence and strong language. 1999.

Shock  BR 13652
by Robin Cook 
3 volumes
Harvard coeds Deborah Cochrane and Joanna Meissner fund a
stay in Venice for academic pursuits by donating ova to the
Wingate Infertility Clinic. Later Joanna, seeking to learn
what happened to her gametes, convinces Deborah to help her
investigate. They don't like their findings. Some strong
language. Bestseller 2001.

Shooting at Midnight  BR 12586
by Greg Rucka 
3 volumes
P.I. Bridgett Logan must fight her old addiction when she
enters the drug world to save a friend arrested for the
murder of a pusher. Not even her lover, Atticus Kodiak of
Keeper (BR 11413), knows of her past, so Bridgett is on her
own. Violence and strong language. 1999.

The Silence of the Lambs  BR 13149
by Thomas Harris 
3 volumes
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling tracks down a serial killer
known as Buffalo Bill, who preys exclusively on overweight
women. The only clues are provided by another sociopathic
killer, psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter, who practices
cannibalism. Prequel to Hannibal (BR 12326). Violence,
strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller
1988.

Sounding Drum  BR 13025
by Larry Jay Martin 
3 volumes
Native American attorney Steve Drum is given a newly
discovered colonial treaty that concedes the island of
Manhattan to the local tribe. Drum plans to use the document
to open a gambling casino in New York City to benefit the
tribe's remaining heirs. But many oppose his move. Some
violence. 1999.

Stamboul Train: An Entertainment  BR 12722
by Graham Greene 
2 volumes
Events on a three-day journey from Ostend to Istanbul aboard
an express train. Portrays interactions among the
passengers, including the young chorus girl Coral Musker,
Jewish businessman Carleton Myatt, and the enigmatic doctor
Richard John. Also published as Orient Express. 1932.

Summer of Storms  BR 13673
by Judith Kelman 
3 volumes
Thirty-three-year old photographer Anna Jameson returns to
work in New York City three decades after her sister Julie
is murdered there during a hurricane. As she investigates
the past and uncovers family secrets, she becomes a target
of the killer, who is still very much alive. Some violence
and some strong language. 2001.

The Summons  BR 13758
by John Grisham 
2 volumes
Law professor Ray Atlee arrives at the family home in rural
Mississippi and discovers his elderly father dead-and three
million dollars in cash. Ray decides not to tell his drug-
addicted brother about the loot. But someone is soon after
him and the money. Some strong language. Bestseller 2002.

Talk  BR 12741
by Laura Van Wormer 
3 volumes
At first it irritates talk-show host Jessica Wright that her
security is tightened just because a fan calling himself
Leopold begins sending odd letters. But when the notes
appear in secure places and then her secretary is murdered,
Jessica becomes angry and frightened. Strong language,
violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.

The Trophy Wife  BR 13141
by Diana Diamond 
3 volumes
Banking executive Walter Childs is about to elope with his
young mistress when his wife Emily is kidnapped for ransom.
Walter and a bank security official maneuver to get around
their institution's antiterrorist policy, while Emily
endures a sadistic captor. Violence, strong language, and
some descriptions of sex. 2000.

Twenty-Four Hours  BR 13425
by Greg Iles 
3 volumes
Will and Karen Jennings's child is taken by serial kidnapper
John Hickey. While his cousin watches five-year-old Abby,
and his wife guards Will in his convention hotel room,
Hickey plans a night with Karen. Until now the children have
not been harmed, but this time Hickey's vengeful. Violence
and strong language. Bestseller 2000.

Your Blue-Eyed Boy  BR 13058
by Helen Dunmore 
2 volumes
Now a thirty-eight-year-old judge in England, Simone is
shocked to receive letters from an American with whom she
had an affair twenty years earlier. By the time he arrives
in person, she's convinced he plans to blackmail her with
photos from her past. Explicit descriptions of sex and
strong language. 1998.

Westerns

All the Long Years: Western Stories  BR 13662
by Bill Pronzini 
2 volumes
Fourteen diverse tales of the West. In "Lady One-Eye," a
male-female team of detectives investigates a lady gambler
to ensure a fair game. In "Doc Christmas, Painless Dentist,"
a medical entrepreneur collects every fee. Some strong
language. 2001.

Bowie  BR 13658
by Randy Lee Eickhoff and Leonard C. Lewis 
2 volumes
Fictional handling of incidents in the life of Jim Bowie,
from riding alligators in the swamps in his childhood to the
creation of the Bowie knife to Indian fights and duels, and
culminating in his death at the Alamo in 1836. Some strong
language. 1998.

Comanche Moon  BR 12758
by Larry McMurtry 
6 volumes
In this sequel to Dead Man's Walk 
(BR 12567) and prequel to Lonesome Dove (BR 6198), Texas
Rangers McCrae and Call aid white settlers as they face
Comanche raids and attacks by bandits in the struggle to
survive frontier hardships. Some violence and some strong
language. Bestseller 1997.

Dead Man's Walk  BR 12567
by Larry McMurtry 
4 volumes
In this prequel to Lonesome Dove 
(BR 6198) young Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call join the Texas
Rangers and set out on an expedition to Santa Fe.
Accompanying the troops is hefty whore Matilda Roberts, who
provides comfort to the men along the trek. Violence, strong
language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1995.

Dust Devils  BR 12578
by Robert Laxalt 
1 volume
Ira Hamilton wins an Arabian colt at the rodeo with the help
of his Paiute friend, Cricket. When rustlers steal the
horse, Ira tracks them across the desert, almost dying from
thirst, flash floods, and a bullet. Some strong language,
some violence, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high
and older readers. 1997.

The Ferguson Rifle  BR 13568
by Louis L'Amour 
2 volumes
To forget the death of his family, Ronan Chantry goes west.
He joins trappers and meets Lucinda Falvey, who's looking
for lost treasure. Together they fight for their lives
against hostile Indians and thieves. Sequel to North to the
Rails (BR 13578). Some violence. 1973.

Fool's Gold: The Skinners of Goldfield, Book 1  BR 13468
by Stephen Bly 
2 volumes
1905. The Skinner family heads to California, where they
plan to settle down near Mr. Skinner's brother. But a
detour into the town of Goldfield, Nevada, for supplies
changes their plans. They quickly discover that this gold-
rush boomtown needs some Christian fellowship. Followed by
Hidden Treasure (BR 13469). 2000.

Hidden Treasure: The Skinners of Goldfield, Book 2  BR 13469
by Stephen Bly 
2 volumes
Nevada, 1905. It looks like the Skinners will never make it
to California. O.T.'s friend is lost in the desert, and Dola
Mae is searching for a missing child. In spite of harsh
weather, excessive sin, and rampant greed, their faith holds
up. Sequel to Fool's Gold (BR 13468). 2000.

Mojave Crossing  BR 13735
by Louis L'Amour 
1 volume
Set in the late 1870s. Cowboy Tell Sackett has no problem
carrying thirty pounds of gold, but the hard part is ahead
when he has to cross the desert. Sequel to Lando (BR 10378).
1964.

The Ox-Bow Incident  BR 13679
by Walter Van Tilburg Clark 
2 volumes
Nevada, 1885. Wrangler Art Croft reluctantly joins a group
of citizens in a small town who hastily form a posse to
catch murdering cattle rustlers. Three men are accused of
the crime and, although there are some doubts about their
guilt, lynched. Introduction by Wallace Stegner. Some
violence and some strong language. 1940.

The Pearl of Ruby City  BR 13107
by Jana Harris 
3 volumes
Ruby City, Washington; 1893. Twenty-one-year-old Pearl Ryan
hides out in a mining town to escape her shady past. While
working in the laundry with Mary Reddawn and Chin Lu, she
studies medicine under the local doc. When patients begin
dying, Pearl quietly investigates before the law is called
in. Some violence. 1998.

Picture Rock: The Skinners of Goldfield, Book 3  BR 13470
by Stephen Bly 
2 volumes
Nevada, 1906. The town of Goldfield has become dependent on
the Skinners' contributions, including Dola Mae's cooking
and O.T.'s ability to defuse volatile situations. The
Skinners, however, still long for California. When their
caf explodes, they prepare to move. Sequel to Hidden
Treasure (BR 13469). 2001.

Riders of the Purple Sage  BR 12559
by Zane Grey 
3 volumes (Reissue)
Utah, 1871. When Jane Withersteen incurs the wrath of her
fellow Mormons for befriending Gentiles, gunman Lassiter
comes to her aid and makes a startling personal discovery.
Violence. 1912.

Shane  BR 13561
by Jack Schaefer 
1 volume (Reissue)
Wyoming territory, 1889. A mysterious stranger named Shane
rides into the Starretts' ranch and learns of the trouble
between cattle baron Fletcher and the homesteaders. Shane
decides to stay and help the family keep their stake. Some
violence. For senior high and older readers. 1949.

South Wind  BR 13415
by Don Coldsmith 
4 volumes
A series of historical vignettes portrays the challenges
faced by pro-slavery and pro-emancipation settlers in the
Kansas Territory before the Civil War. The connected
episodes present a saga of westward expansion through 1876.
Sequel to Tallgrass (BR 11501). 1998.

To the Far Blue Mountains  BR 13675
by Louis L'Amour 
3 volumes
Barnabas Sackett sails from England on a voyage to the New
World, where a pretty girl is waiting to marry him. Once
there he sets off for the Far Blue Mountains of Virginia,
fighting Indians and other perils along the way. Sequel to
Sackett's Land (BR 09555). 1976.

Winnetou  BR 12438
by Karl May 
6 volumes
A surveyor travels throughout the West and spends time with
the Indians. He develops a special rapport with Apache chief
Winnetou and is greatly saddened by his untimely death. This
fictional account was written in 1892 following May's visit
to the American frontier. Some violence. 1977.

Winter Range  BR 13572
by Claire Davis 
2 volumes
Montana sheriff Ike Parsons files a lawsuit against bankrupt
rancher Chas Stubblefield for starving his cattle. Parsons
is backed by the local veterinarian, but people believe a
man's property rights are sacrosanct, and even the lawman's
wife, Pattiann, has misgivings. Strong language and some
violence. 2000.