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New DVDs

2012-01-27T08:53:00.002-05:00

Yucky Worms
'Yucky!' says a young boy about the worms his grandmother digs up in her garden. But he soon changes his mind when he discovers how interesting worms really are, and how important they are in helping the soil, plants, and animals in the garden. Yucky Worms is a lighthearted study enhanced with appealing artwork and the witty comments of the many worms who live in Grandma's garden.

Dinosaur
Students will gain an understanding of the Jurassic and Mesozoic era through study of paleontology, dinosaur entomology, theories of extinction and dinosaur physiology.

The Way Things Work: Levers
A young Mammoth Islander observes some children playing on a see-saw and is inspired to try a simple machine called a lever to get her job done.

Planets & the Solar System
Students will learn the key characteristics of each planet, the difference between inner and outer planets, and which planets have their own moons. They'll take a fascinating look at how remote-control rovers are designed to explore other surfaces in the solar system. Also, in a fun, hands-on activity, students will demonstrate how gravity keeps all the members of the solar system in orbit around the Sun.

The Way Things Work: Flight
When a mammoth delivering canvas awnings gets lifted off the ground by the wind, the Mammoth Islanders discover the power of the wind. The Islanders experiment and eventually learn the right combination of the four forces involved in flight: gravity, lift, thrust, and drag.

The Way Things Work: Musical Instruments
The Mammoth Islanders invite a visiting inventor to a noisy concert of musical mammoths. Then they learn the principles behind various wind, string, brass and percussion instruments. The result is music to their ears.

African-American Heritage
The vibrant sights and sounds of West Africa come alive as children learn about the region's diverse geography and cultures, and they explore the history of African Americans. They'll learn to count to ten in the More language and practice a few words in the Yoruba language, take a field trip to an African food market and learn how to make their own African adinkra cloth designs. They'll also enjoy the animated folktale, "Anansi the Spider," and sing the traditional Senegalese folk song, "Galigi."

The Declaration of Independence
Join our host as she aids viewers in discovering the people and events involved in creating the Declaration of Independence.

America's Documents of Freedom, 1775-1786
The stories behind important documents in United States history, featuring expert commentary from scholars and historians.

America's Documents of Freedom, 1787-1796

The Oregon Trail & The Pony Express
2 documentary programs. The Oregon Trail is an account of America's longest and most famous pioneer trail, covering the reasons for going, the landscape crossed, and the experience as described in immigrants' diaries. The Pony Express describes the gamble that bankrupted the men who started it, and lasted only 19 months, but made a legend of its riders and provided a vital link between California and the Northern states at the start of the Civil War.

The Civil War
This program utilizes exciting reenactments, artifacts and interviews to explore key battles of the Civil War, life on the northern and southern homefronts, and the role of African Americans in the war.

Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Battle & The Address
Brings to life not only Lincoln's famous speech, but also the major events leading up to the Civil War, a comprehensive background on Lincoln's life, and a summary of the Gettysburg Battle itself. Features one of the most famous and most quoted speeches in American history given by Lincoln in just two minutes on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1983 at the dedication of the soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg. Includes re-enactments of the battle, Lincoln's address, and discussion of his speech by local community members.

New Children's Books

2012-01-26T09:21:00.010-05:00

Check It Out! Reading, Finding, Helping - Patricia Hubbell
Librarians love books, reading, and children and inspire children with a love of books and reading.

Bunny Mail - Rosemary Wells
While Ruby plans a Fourth of July doll picnic, Max sends letters to Santa to ask for "a bright red Sand-Spitter Motorcycle with Bigfoot tires," but the letters are delivered to his grandmother, instead, and she must try to decipher the pictures. Includes lift-up flaps.

Bunny Money - Rosemary Wells
Max and Ruby spend so much on emergencies while shopping for Grandma's birthday presents, that they just barely have enough money left for gifts.

E-mergency! - Tom Lichtenheld
The letter E has fallen and injured herself-- which letters will replace her and how will words be spelled without her?

Those Rebels, John & Tom - Barbara Kerley
Introduces children to the lives and accomplishments of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Aesop's Fables: A Pop-Up Book of Classic Tales - Kees Moerbeck
Classic tales from Aesop told with pop-up illustrations.

Tower of Treasure - Scott Chantler
As an acrobat in a traveling circus, 14-year-old orphan Dessa Redd flies through the air with ease. Still, she is weighed down by troubling memories. But when her ragtag circus troupe pulls into the city of Kingsbridge, Dessa feels a tickle of hope. Maybe here in the royal city she will finally find her twin brother -- or the mysterious man who snatched him away when they were just children. Meanwhile, Topper, the circus juggler, recruits Dessa and the circus strongman, Fisk, for the job of robbing the royal treasury. Hungry and desperate, both agree, setting off a series of adventures that will take the three thieves from one end of the world to the other in search of Dessa's long-lost brother.

New YA Books

2012-01-26T09:07:00.002-05:00

Bluefish - Pat Schmatz
Everything changes for thirteen-year-old Travis, a new student who is trying to hide a learning disability, when he meets a remarkable teacher and a sassy classmate with her own secrets.

Promise the Night - Michaela MacColl
Explores the early life of Beryl Markham, who grew up on a farm in Kenya, and became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.

New Children's Books

2012-01-20T08:00:00.011-05:00

The Whole Story of Half a Girl - Veera Hiranandani
When Sonia's father loses his job and she must move from her small, supportive private school to a public middle school, the half-Jewish half-Indian sixth-grader experiences culture shock as she tries to navigate the school's unfamiliar social scene, and after her father is diagnosed with clinical depression, she finds herself becoming even more confused about herself and her family.

Spunky Tells All - Ann Cameron
Called a troublemaker by his human family, a reflective dog defends himself and then relates the family's adoption of an aristocratic but incompetent cat, who gives him a life purpose and new way of looking at his world.

The Gifted Teen Survival Guide - Judy Galbraith
Discusses what the label "gifted" means, and covers such issues as intelligence testing, educational options, and relationships with parents and friends.

A New Year's Reunion - Yu Li-Qiong
Little Maomao's father works in faraway places and comes home just once a year, for Chinese New Year. At first Maomao barely recognizes him, but before long the family is happily making sticky rice balls, listening to firecrackers, and watching the dragon dance in the streets below. Papa gets a haircut, makes repairs to the house, and hides a lucky coin for Maomao to find. Which she does! But all too soon it is time for Papa to go away again.

The Prince's New Pet - Brian Anderson
In a gray and colorless kingdom, the Prince receives an unusual, colorful new pet for his birthday.

Robert McCloskey: A Private Life in Words and Pictures - Jane McCloskey
McCloskey wrote and painted what he knew: from his Midwestern childhood to island life in Maine. His younger daughter, Jane, chronicles the loving, difficult, but productive family relationships in a way that will add depth and meaning to his wonderful books.

Wheels of Change - Sue Macy
Explores the role the bicycle played in the women's liberation movement.

Mary and Her Little Lamb - Will Moses
In 1810s Massachusetts, young Mary Elizabeth Sawyer nurses a sickly lamb back to health and becomes the subject of a famous nursery rhyme. Includes facts about the real Mary, John Roulstone who wrote the rhyme, and Lowell Mason who set it to music.

The Odyssey: A Pop-Up Book - Sam Ita
An abridged, graphic novel adaptation of the many adventures of Odysseus, a Greek hero of the Trojan War, after his ship is blown off course while on his journey home. Lift-the-flap, fold-out, and pop-up pages.

New Professional Resources

2012-01-16T11:24:00.005-05:00

Bringing Grammar to Life - Deborah Dean
Presents how to use everyday sources from textbooks to advertisements to incorporate an integrated approach to grammar instruction.

What Should I Read Aloud? - Nancy A. Anderson
Suggests and describes two hundred best-selling picture books, arranged by topic or theme within age levels from infant to eight years, for parents to read to children, and provides guidance and tools for understanding and fostering the reading development of one's child.

Scaffolding with Storybooks - Laura M. Justice
Presents a practical guide that helps to develop literacy skills in the preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade classroom; and provides strategies to strengthen children's knowledge of written language, vocabulary, the alphabet, and more.

A Comprehensive Guide to Readers Theatre - Alison Black
Presents a comprehensive guide to readers theatre that shows how to implement Readers Theatre in the classroom as well as meet current literacy standards.

Helping Children Become Readers Through Writing - Arlene C. Schulze
Examines research related to the effectiveness of writing workshops in kindergarten, presents a sample kindergarten schedule that includes a writing workshop, explains how to plan for and structure a workshop, discusses the importance of having teachers share their own writing process with students, considers assessment and reporting, and includes writing samples, and reflections from educators.

New YA Books

2012-01-13T09:01:00.011-05:00

Flyaway - Lucy Christopher
While her father is in the hospital, thirteen-year-old Isla befriends Harry, the first boy to understand her love of the outdoors, and as Harry's health fails, Isla tries to help both him and the lone swan they see, struggling to fly, on the lake outside Harry's window.

The Probability of Miracles - Wendy Wunder
Having spent several years in and out of hospitals for a life-threatening illness, pragmatic sixteen-year-old Cam is relocated by her miracle-seeking mother to a town in Maine known for its mystical healing qualities.

A King's Ransom (Book 2 of Cahills vs. Vespers) - Jude Watson
After seven members of their family are kidnapped by an organization called the Vespers, Dan and Amy Cahill must race against time to track down an ancient map to pay as ransom to bring the hostages home.

The Dragon's Tooth - N.D. Wilson
When their parents' seedy old motel burns down on the same night they are visited by a strange man covered in skeleton tattoos, Cyrus, Antigone, and their brother Daniel are introduced to an ancient secret society, and discover that they have an important role in keeping it alive.

The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima
Two teenagers, one fleeing from a forced marriage and the other from a dangerous family of wizards, cross paths and fall in love.

Around the World - Matt Phelan
Challenged with circling the world at the end of the nineteenth century, three very different adventurers--avid bicyclist Thomas Stevens, fearless reporter Nellie Bly, and retired sea captain Joshua Slocum--embark on epic journeys.

Legend - Marie Lu
In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.

Finding Somewhere - Joseph Monninger
Sixteen-year-old Hattie and eighteen-year-old Delores set off on a road trip that takes unexpected turns as they discover the healing power of friendship and confront what each of them is fleeing from.

Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare
As the Council attempts to strip Charlotte of her power, sixteen-year-old orphaned shapechanger Tessa Gray works with the London Shadowhunters to find the Magister and destroy his clockwork army, learning the secret of her own identity while investigating his past.

New Picture Books

2012-01-13T08:29:00.007-05:00

Tom the Tamer - Tjibbe Veldkamp
Tom's father is afraid of animals. Butterflies, snails, squirrels--they alarm him so much, he won't even come out of the house. Tom decides to take drastic measures and heads to the pet shop. First he trains a polar bear and sneaks it into the house. Then he smuggles in a tiger, a squid, a tortoise, a snake, two peacocks, three hippos and a small flock of flamingos. His father doesn't seem to notice at first but learns that his son's creativity and courage can help him conquer his fears.

Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud - Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson put aside their differences in the name of friendship.

The Rea lly Awful Musicians - John Manders
In a faraway kingdom where music has been banned, an ever-increasing group of musicians flees certain death, but when their terrible playing becomes too much for their horse, he teaches them to play together by using musical notation.

How the Dinosaur Got to the Museum - Jessie Hartland
Dinosaurs roamed the earth for millions and millions of years. Museum visitors are awed by the massive skeletons/fossils/creatures on display. But how did the fossils of a colossal diplodocus make the 145-million-year journey from the prehistoric plains of Utah to the Smithsonian Museum of today? Acclaimed author and illustrator, Jessie Hartland (How the Sphinx Got to the Museum), beautifully presents this informative and fascinating history of the diplodocus: from its discovery in 1923 in Utah to its arrival in the hallowed halls of this world-famous museum. Essential reading for junior paleontologists.

Billions of Year s, Amazing Changes: The Story of Evolution - Laurence Pringle
Traces the history of man's discoveries about evolution, covering both the mechanisms of evolution and examples of natural selection.

New YA Book

2012-01-11T07:50:00.002-05:00

The Lions of Little Rock - Kristin Levine
In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shy twelve-year-old Marlee sees her city and family divided over school integration, but her friendship with Liz, a new student, helps her find her voice and fight against racism.

Buckeye Children's Book Award

2012-01-10T12:45:00.012-05:00

This year's Buckeye Children's Book Awards were recently announced. This award is unique among other state book award programs in that the nominated and winning titles are entirely selected by children. Teachers and librarians who encourage their students to participate in the BuckeyeChildren’s Book Award process report an enthusiastic response.

Grades K-2 Winner:

Shark vs. Train - Chris Barton

A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.

Grades 3-5 Winner:

Chalk - Bill Thomson

A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life.

Grades 6-8 Winner:

Out of My Mind - Sharon L. Draper

Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.

New Teaching Aid

2012-01-03T12:53:00.002-05:00

Giant Dominoes
Contains a double-six set of 28 foam dominoes (each 7"x4"). For 2 or more players, ages 7 and up.

New YA Book

2011-11-30T15:40:00.002-05:00

Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens - Brandon Sanderson
When a hero is needed to save the doomed kingdom of Mokia from the evil Librarians, thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry, whose family talents include getting lost and breaking things, answers the call.

New Music Education Resources

2011-11-30T15:23:00.006-05:00

The Story of Swan Lake
Only true love can change the white swan back into a beautiful princess. Will the evil magician be able to trick the handsome prince? A narrated version of Tchaikovsky’s greatest ballet music. Featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra. A 24-page activity book included with the CD contains a biography of Tchaikovsky, information on acoustic and electric guitars, sheet music and words for a sing-along song, explanation of major and minor keys, puzzles and more.

Peter and the Wolf
A young boy named Peter disobeys his grandfather and climbs over the garden wall. When he encounters a wolf, with quick thinking and the help of his friends – a bird, a duck and a cat – Peter captures the wolf and it is taken to the zoo. A 24-page activity book included with the CD contains sheet music for Peter's Theme, information on Russion folk instruments, a biography of Prokofiev, games, and more.

My Name Is Handel: The Story of Handel's "Water Music"
When Handel, the brilliant young German composer living in London, needed to get back into the king's good graces, he had a brilliant idea. He composed a suite of dances, hired a boat and 50 musicians, and headed down the River Thames to surprise King George I. The music became known as "Water Music," one of Handel's best-loved compositions. My Name is Handel includes a 24-page activity book included with the CD contains the history of the harpsichord and organ, words to a sing-along song, information about Handel's life, puzzles, and more.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The lazy apprentice, confident that he can use his masters spell to do his chores, chants the magic spell and takes a nap. As the water swirls around the workshop getting ever higher, the apprentice awakens, only to discover that he does not know the spell to stop the brooms! A thrilling narration accompanies Paul Dukas dramatic musical score. A 24-page activity book included with the CD contains a biography of Dukas, information on pitched percussion instruments, sheet music, a kitchen percussion play-along, games and more.

New Veggie Tales DVD

2011-11-30T15:03:00.002-05:00

Princess and the Pop Star: A Story of Trading Places
Princess Poppyseed's life on her family's farm is far from the glamorous world of her favorite pop singer, Vanna Banana. While Princess milks the cows and dreams of a life on stage, Vanna has her own dreams of a life far from the hectic pace of stardom. On a chance meeting, Vanna and Princess cross paths and realize they look almost exactly alike, which leads to the crazy notion that maybe they could switch lives!

New Christian Education Materials

2011-11-30T14:55:00.003-05:00

Josh McDowell's Youth Devotions
Presents Scripture verses and readings for each day of the year, designed to help young people make good choices in their daily lives.

Ignite Your Faith: 365 Devotions to Set Your Faith on Fire

New Teaching Aids

2011-11-30T08:58:00.006-05:00

Noah's Ark
16-piece set includes Noah, elephants, camels, sheep, donkeys, lions, monkeys, ostriches, and the ark.

13-Note Resonator Bells Set
Set consists of 13 individual bells encompassing one octave. Includes 13 mallets and case.

Octavator Tube Caps
Includes 16 caps that can be placed on the ends of Boomwhackers to lower the pitch of the Boomwhackers by one octave. Call numbers for the Boomwhackers: 789 R479B2, 789 R479B1, 789 R479B3, 789 R479B4, 789 R479B5

Music Symbol Cubes
Set of three 5"x5" plush cubes that display sixteen basic musical symbols

New Children's Books

2011-11-29T13:13:00.007-05:00

The Peabody Adventure Series by Jeri Massi

Derwood, Inc.
Jack and his sister Penny investigate suspicious activities at the mattress store and visit Aunt Irene in Ohio where Jack is almost kidnapped.

Treasure in the Yukon
Scruggs unsuccessfully tries to bow out when his friend Jack Derwood requests his company on a search expedition for lost gold in the Yukon. Soon the boys find themselves rolling along the scenic highways of Alaska in an open Jeep and in the company of Jack's uncle and some other "interesting" characters. But early on, trouble surfaces and starts to cast a long shadow over their prospects. Scrambled telegrams, smoking maps, homemade helium balloons, and a machine named OSCAR are just a few of the nuggets that propel this nonstop adventure.

A Dangerous Game
Scruggs Grady is close to having his dream come true -- a home of his very own, with his own mother! But disaster strikes when a mysterious aunt pops up and whisks him away to San Francisco. To muddle things even more, a secret note warns him to beware of the "Juggler".

C ourage by Darkness
More than anything else, Jean Derwood wants to be brave. When Uncle Rufus and Aunt Bessie invite her to stay on their farm, she figures that huge workhorses and angry roosters might be enough to develop her courage. But a strange hermit, a stolen jewel, and the twisting passages of Limestone Cave give Jean more reason for bravery than she ever wanted.

Llamas on the Loose
Doc Ericson has just started a llama farm, north of Peabody, Wisconsin, and he asks Penny, Jack, and Scruggs to help out. As soon as they get there, however, strange things begin to happen. Who let the llamas run loose? Is somebody trying to make trouble for Doc Ericson and his llamas? And what about that telescope they discovered? Could it be watching them? When Jean arrives on the scene, Penny and Jack aren't at all sure they want their shy little sister hanging around. But Scruggs has some surprising things to say about that, and they end up working together as a team to solve the mystery.

Abandoned
A vacation to Uncle Bill's turns sour when Scruggs, Annette, and the three oldest Derwoods are abandoned in the woods of New England. With most of their luggage stolen and no maps to guide them, the group struggles to survive as they search for a way back to civilization. Meanwhile, they realize they have an enemy out in the woods who continues to follow them.

New Children's BIble

2011-11-29T13:09:00.002-05:00

The Berenstain Bears Holy Bible
Presents a complete translation of the Bible in simplified English with illustrations, featuring the Berenstain Bears, depicting important lessons.

New DVDs

2011-11-29T12:29:00.004-05:00

Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection

Harry Pott er and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Sarah, Plain and Tall Collection
Sarah, Plain and Tall:" A mail-order bride from Maine travels to Kansas in 1910 to join a widower, John Witting, and his two children. "Skylark:" The Witting family is tested first by drought and then by separation, as Sarah and the children are forced to leave their Kansas farm to join Sarah's aunts in Maine while Jacob remains behind to try to save their livelihood. "Sarah Plain and Tall: Winter's End:" Having abandoned his family decades ago, Jacob's father John returns to the farm to try to mend his relationship with his son.

New YA Books

2011-11-28T11:24:00.008-05:00

How to Save a Life - Sara Zarr
Told from their own viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Jill, in grief over the loss of her father, and Mandy, nearly nineteen, are thrown together when Jill's mother agrees to adopt Mandy's unborn child but nothing turns out as they had anticipated.

This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein - Kenneth Oppel
When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain quest to create the forbidden Elixir of Life described in an ancient text in the family's secret Biblioteka Obscura.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever - Jeff Kinney
Greg struggles to stay on Santa's 'nice' list while snowed in with the rest of the Heffley family in the days leading up to Christmas.

Liesl & Po - Lauren Oliver
A mix-up involving the greatest magic in the world has tremendous consequences for Liesl, an orphan who has been locked in an attic, Will, an alchemist's runaway apprentice, and Po, a ghost, as they are pursued by friend and foe while making an important journey.

Guys Read: Thriller - edited by Jon Scieszka
This volume provides a collection of ghostly and mysterious stories.

Mangaman - Barry Lyga
Ryoko Kiyama, a character from a Japanese comic book, or manga, falls through a rip into the real world--the western world--and tries to survive as the ultimate outsider at a typical American high school.

New Biographies

2011-11-28T11:00:00.004-05:00

Miss Etta and Dr. Claribel: Bringing Matisse to America - Susan Fillion
Recounts the lives of the Cone sisters, their travels, and their collection of Modern art from such artists as Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.

I.M. Pei: Architect of Time, Place, and Purpose - Jill Rubalcaba
A biography of the renowned architect that focuses on six of his signature buildings.

New Christian Education Books

2011-11-28T10:37:00.006-05:00

S Is for Snowman: God's Wintertime Alphabet - Kathy-jo Wargin
Presents rhyming sentences for each letter of the alphabet that remind the reader of God's blessings in winter.

Grow! Bible
English Standard Version, containing the Old and New Testaments.

Green Bible Stories for Children - Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Retells the Bible stories of Noah, Abraham, Joshua and others to help young readers understand the importance of preserving and protecting the Earth, and includes activities.

New Earth Day Books

2011-11-28T09:40:00.003-05:00

Fancy Nancy: Every Day Is Earth Day - Jane O'Connor
When Nancy, the girl who loves to use fancy words, learns about Earth Day and "being green," her enthusiasm causes problems at home.

All New Crafts for Earth Day - Kathy Ross
Presents over twenty simple craft projects for Earth Day that young children can make from everyday materials.

New Books

2011-11-21T15:19:00.000-05:00

The Sign of the Black Rock - Scott Chantler
While Dessa and her two companions find refuge in a stable, the owner of the inn is making a deal with the smugglers and the Captain Drake and the royal guard ride in to the yard, causing chases, captures, mishaps, and narrow escapes.

George Flies South - Simon James
George does not feel ready to learn to fly, leave his nest, and go south with the other birds, despite his mother's encouragement, but when a strong autumn wind gets hold of the nest, he may have no choice.

New Christmas Books

2011-11-21T14:42:00.002-05:00

Lighthouse Christmas - Toni Buzzeo
Christmas is two days away, but Frances and her little brother Peter, who recently moved with their father to a lighthouse on an isolated island, fear that they will have no treats, no music, and no visit from Santa. Includes facts about the Flying Santa Service.

The Perfect Christmas - Eileen Spinelli
Two families--one that is calm, dignified, elegant, and one that is goofy, fun, silly,--celebrate Christmas in their own loving ways and enjoy the wonder of the season.

Mary Engelbreit's Nutcracker - Mary Engelbreit
In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, a nutcracker under a terrible spell is given to young Marie as a Christmas gift, and when she helps him defeat the Mouse King, breaking the spell, he takes her to visit kingdom.

The Christmas Coat - Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Virginia and her brother are never allowed to pick first from the donation boxes at church because their father is the priest, and she is heartbroken when another girl gets the beautiful coat that she covets. Based on the author's memories of life on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

Th e Money We'll Save - Brock Cole
In nineteenth-century New York City, when Pa brings home a young turkey in hopes of saving money on their Christmas dinner, his family faces all sorts of trouble--and expense--in their tiny apartment.

The Magic Maker - Susan Cooper
Chronicles the life of Christmas Revels founder John Langstaff, describing his early career as a recital singer, and sharing his lifelong passion for music.

A Christmas Goodnight - Nola Buck
Illustrations and rhyming text portray characters from the Nativity story, from doves in the stable to the wise men, as they go to sleep on Christmas Eve.

A Christmas Tree for Pyn - Olivier Dunrea
Little Pyn finally persuades her gruff father to find the perfect Christmas tree in the snowy forest and, after bringing it home, decorates it with him.

Song of the Stars - Sally Lloyd-Jones
Nature and the animal kingdom celebrate the birth of Jesus, while most people do not even notice that a miracle has occurred.

Listen to the Silent Night - Dandi Daley Mackall
Rhyming text reveals many sounds heard on the night of Jesus' birth, such as the flapping of Joseph's sandals as he walks into Bethlehem, the lowing of a cow in the stable, and the flutter of angels' wings as they proclaim the news.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Barbara Robinson
The six horrible Herdmans, the worst children in the history of the world, take over the annual Christmas pageant.

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Laurel Long
An illustrated version of the traditional song.

The Third Gift - Linda Sue Park
After harvesting an especially large "tear" of a resin known as myrrh, a young boy and his father visit a spice merchant whose three customers are seeking a special gift to bring to a baby. Includes biblical references and historical information about the Magi and myrrh.

Home for Christmas - Jan Brett
Rollo the troll is tired of chores, but after spending time on the tundra with various animal families, from owls to moose, he realizes that he wants to be home for Christmas even if that means behaving himself.

Christmas Eve Good Night - Doug Cushman
On Christmas Eve, animals at the North Pole, gingerbread men, robots, and more say good night to their mommas, papas, and buddies.

New Children's Books

2011-11-21T12:48:00.000-05:00

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick - Chris Van Allsburg
A collection of stories based on illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.

Snake and Lizard - Joy Cowley
A collection of stories about the friendship between Snake and Lizard.

Marc Just Couldn't Sleep - Gabriela Keselman
Marc can't sleep because he is afraid, so his mother comes up with all sorts of creative solutions for his fears.

The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness - Colin Thompson
A little boy who has lost his mother and father and now lives with his grandmother brings a lost dog from the animal shelter home with him and learns that when it comes to love, it's quality not quantity that counts.

The Gobble Gobble Moooooo Tractor Book - Jez Alborough
While Farmer Dougal is sleeping, Sheep convinces the other farm animals to take a ride on his tractor and imitate the different noises that it makes.

Bumble-ardy - Maurice Sendak
Bumble-ardy the pig has missed eight birthdays in a row. So for his ninth birthday he has a party without telling his aunt. What will happen when she comes home?

Warm as Wool - Scott Russell Sanders
When Betsy Ward's family moves to Ohio from Connecticut in 1803, she brings along a sockful of coins to buy sheep so that she can gather wool and make clothes to keep her children warm.

If You Give a Dog a Donut - Laura Numeroff
Chaos might ensue if you were to give a dog a donut.

Sea of Dreams - Dennis Nolan
A wordless picture book featuring a sandcastle that takes on a life of its own.

Never Forgotten - Patricia C. McKissack
In eighteenth-century West Africa, a boy raised by his blacksmith father and the Mother Elements--Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth--is captured and taken to America as a slave.

Neville - Norton Juster
When a boy and his family move to a new house, he devises an ingenious way to meet people in the neighborhood.

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse - Eric Carle
Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.

Max's Castle - Kate Banks
When Max finds a box of long-forgotten toys, he builds a kingdom filled with adventures for himself and his two brothers.

Coral Reefs - Jason Chin
During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there.

Heaven Is for Real for Kids - Colton Burpo
Todd Burpo shares his son Colton's experiences having visions of heaven after a near-fatal illness, describing what Colton saw in heaven and the lessons he has learned about faith and love after listening to Colton's stories of his time with Jesus.

Nursery Rhyme Comics
Presents fifty traditional nursery rhymes in comic book format, with illustrations by well-known cartoonists.

New Nonfiction Books

2011-11-21T09:19:00.000-05:00

Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time - Steve Jenkins
Describes a series of events in the natural world to provide an exploration of how people think about time.

Saga of the Sioux - Dwight Jon Zimmerman
A lavishly illustrated adaptation for children of Brown's meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Tuskegee Airmen: American Heroes - Lynn M. Homan
During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were the first black men allowed into combat, flying over 1,500 missions over the course of the war and winning a significant battle against segregation at home. Young readers will experience for themselves the triumphant pride of these men in serving their country.

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade - Melissa Sweet
Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Who Has What? - Robie H. Harris
This series for young children provides easy-to-understand facts and answers. Launching the series is Who Has What?, a simple story following Nellie and Gus on a family outing to the beach. Humorous illustrations, conversations between the siblings, and a clear text all reassure young kids that whether they have a girl's body or a boy's, their bodies are perfectly normal, healthy, and wonderful.

If You Lived Here: Houses of the World - Giles Laroche
Features detailed, bas-relief collage spreads of dwellings in other world regions and historical times to explain how different people live and have lived, from a village house in South Africa to a floating green house in the Netherlands.

Treasury of Greek Mythology - Donna Jo Napoli
An introduction to some of the most prominent beings in the ancient Greek pantheon.

New YA Book

2011-11-21T08:26:00.000-05:00

Life: An Exploded Diagram - Mal Peet
In 1960s Norfolk, England, seventeen-year-old Clem Ackroyd lives with his mother and grandmother in a tiny cottage, but his life is transformed when he falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy farmer in this tale that flashes back through the stories of three generations.

New YA Books

2011-11-18T14:55:00.000-05:00

Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
The young Dragon Rider Eragon must finally confront the evil king Galbatorix to free Alagaesia from his rule once and for all.

Secrets at Sea - Richard Peck
In 1887, the social-climbing Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their awkward older daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous as they meet an array of titled humans despite their best efforts at remaining hidden.

Wild Stories - Colin Thompson
For all the animal inhabitants of the garden, life was very simple until humans moved back into house Number Fourteen. Now all of a sudden, Ethel the chicken is trying to hatch golf balls and Venus the caterpillar has fallen in love with the moon.

Wisdom's Kiss - Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Princess Wisdom, who yearns for a life of adventure beyond the kingdom of Montagne, Tips, a soldier keeping his true life secret from his family, Fortitude, an orphaned maid who longs for Tips, and Magic the cat form an uneasy alliance as they try to save the kingdom from certain destruction. Told through diaries, memoirs, encyclopedia entries, letters, biographies, and a stage play.

Desert Angel - Charlie Price
In the California desert, fourteen-year-old Angel is on the run from the man who abused her, killed her mother, and intends to kill her too.

With a Name Like Love - Tess Hilmo
Thirteen-year-old Olivene Love gets tangled up in a murder mystery when her itinerant preaching family arrives in the small town of Binder, Arkansas in 1957.

Saint Louis Armstrong Beach - Brenda Woods
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach is enjoying life in New Orleans, playing clarinet for the tourists in his spare time, accompanied by Shadow, a local stray dog. When Hurricane Katrina approaches, Saint faces unexpected challenges in trying to rescue Shadow.

The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale - Carmen Agra Deedy
A community of mice and a cheese-loving cat form an unlikely alliance at London's Cheshire Cheese, an inn where Charles Dickens finds inspiration and Queen Victoria makes an unexpected appearance.

Burnout - Adrienne Maria Vrettos
Months after coming out of alcohol and drug rehab, high school student Nan wakes up on the subway the day after Halloween wearing a torn Halloween costume, her long hair cut, and "HELP ME" scrawled across her chest, feeling sick and having no idea how she got there.

The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic - Allan Wolf
Recreates the 1912 sinking of the Titanic as observed by millionaire John Jacob Astor, a beautiful young Lebanese refugee finding first love, "Unsinkable" Molly Brown, Captain Smith, and others including the iceberg itself.

Everybody Sees the Ants - A.S. King
Overburdened by his parents' bickering and a bully's attacks, fifteen-year-old Lucky Linderman begins dreaming of being with his grandfather, who went missing during the Vietnam War, but during a visit to Arizona, his aunt and uncle and their beautiful neighbor, Ginny, help him find a new perspective.

The Midnight Zoo - Sonya Hartnett
Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.

My Name Is Mina - David Almond
Creative, intelligent, nine-year-old Mina keeps a journal in her own disorderly way that reveals how her mind is growing into something extraordinary, especially after she begins homeschooling under the direction of her widowed mother.

iBoy - Kevin Brooks
Sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was an ordinary Londoner until an attack that caused fragments of an iPhone to be embedded in his brain, giving him incredible knowledge and power, but using that power against the gang that attacked him and a friend could have deadly consequences.

The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater
Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly, the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Races, both trying to keep hold of their dangerous water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.

New YA Books

2011-11-17T08:34:00.005-05:00

Body of Water - Sarah Dooley
After their trailer home and all their belongings are burned, twelve-year-old Ember and her Wiccan family move to a lakeside campground where Ember's anguish over losing her dog, as well as her friendship with the boy she fears started the fire, stops her from making new friends and moving on.

Steampunk - ed. by Kelly Link
A collection of fourteen fantasy stories by well-known authors, set in the age of steam engines and featuring automatons, clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that never existed.

New Children's Books

2011-11-17T08:14:00.006-05:00

Andy and Sam: Hide-and-Seek - Liesbet Slegers
The reader is invited to find Andy's cat Sam in the pictures and to answer his other questions about items in the scene.

A Friend - Anette Bley
Examines traits of friends and how their acts make the world a better place in which to live.

First Encyclopedia of the Human Body

My First Hands-On Bible
Presents a New Living Translation hands-on Bible for preschoolers, including eighty-five Bible stories, colorful illustrations, activities, and games.

New Science Textbooks

2011-11-17T08:05:00.002-05:00

Knowing Science K-2
Science is a process. The Knowing Science® curriculum teaches science as a process, not by individual topics. Knowing Science® gives students a foundation to understand all areas of science and teaches students to think logically.

New Audiobooks

2011-11-16T15:09:00.013-05:00

Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
Eragon Dragon Rider and Saphira have come further than anyone dared to hope in ridding their land of tyranny. But can they topple the evil king Galbatorix and restore justice to Alagaësia? And if so, at what cost?

Brisingr
Continuing the story of Eragon and Eldest, Christopher Paolini delivers another action-packed installment. Eragon, the Dragon Rider, and his mount Saphira barely managed to survive the battle of the Burning Plains. Now he must decide what comes next, when it seems that all of his allies are in need of his services.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter, now a fifth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, struggles with a threatening teacher, problematic house elf, the dread of upcoming final exams, and haunting dreams that hint toward his mysterious past.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.

Harry Potter and the H alf-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes up the story of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at this point in the midst of the storm of this battle of good and evil.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the HogwartsSchool for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
For twelve years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts." Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter, a fourth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, longs to escape his hateful relatives, the Dursleys, and live as a normal fourteen-year-old wizard, but what Harry does not yet realize is that he is not a normal wizard, and in his case, different can be deadly.

Entwined
Confined to their dreary castle while mourning their mother's death, Princess Azalea and her eleven sisters join The Keeper, who is trapped in a magic passageway, in a nightly dance that soon becomes nightmarish.

The Son of Neptune
After three demigods named Jason, Piper, and Leo visit Camp Half-Blood, they inherit a quest: to free Hera, a prisoner of Gaia. But who are the other four demigods mentioned in prophesy who will join them in their quest? The answer may lie in another camp miles away, where a new camper has shown up and appears to be the son of Neptune, god of the sea.

Chime
In the early twentieth century in Swampsea, seventeen-year-old Briony, who can see the spirits that haunt the marshes around their town, feels responsible for her twin sister's horrible injury until a young man enters their lives and exposes secrets that even Briony does not know about.

New Bill Nye the Science Guy DVDs

2011-11-16T14:43:00.003-05:00

Ocean Life
Bill Nye goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystems and the importance of small organisms such as coral, kelp, and plankton. These latter organisms are the food of huge whales, which gather them by straining thousands of tons of sea water through their mouths.

Erosion
Erosion can make slow, almost invisible modifications, or sudden, drastic alterations to the landscape. Either way, the forces of erosion will always be at work.

Fluids
What do syrup, milk shakes, and air all have in common? In Fluids, you'll discover that they're all fluids, or stuff that can bend, squish, flow, move, dodge, or mosey along without breaking or separating.

Caves
Join Bill as he explores the ... world of caves! In Caves, you never know what kind of living things you'll run into. Surviving in complete darkness requires an array of natural adaptations. Caves have their own unique forms of life -- it's a whole different world where the sun doesn't shine.

Eyeball
Bill Nye studies the body's window to the world--the eyeball.

Phases of Matter
In Phases of Matter, Bill Nye takes viewers on a tour of a steel mill to help demonstrate that matter exists in three phases--solids, liquids, and gases.

Earth's Crust
In Earth's crust, Bill Nye goes to the depths of the Earth (literally) to explain how the Earth's surface and its inner mantle differ.

Chemical Reactions
In Chemical Reactions, you'll have a blast watching the explosive examples Bill Nye uses to explain that everything is made of chemicals. Guest star Candace Cameron shares the lab with Bill and shows that fire is actually a chemical reaction.

Smell
In Smell, discover how the human sense of smell helps us interpret our environment and react to the things around us by letting us know when new smells are nearby.

Motion
In Motion, Bill Nye shows how everything needs a push or pull--a force--to make it move or stop. Sometimes an object might seem to be at rest even when it is actually in motion. Confused? It's all relative--relative motion, that is.

Mathematics DVDs

2011-11-16T14:32:00.003-05:00

School House Rock! Money
Teaches children the fundamentals of money and personal financial management through songs and music.

School House Rock!: Multiplication
A series of three-minute informational programs for children set to lively music and rhyming lyrics. Each segment focuses on an individual number represented by its unique character.

New David Macaulay DVDs

2011-11-16T11:33:00.003-05:00

Castle
CASTLE combines colorful animation with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. Author David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the best-selling book of the same title, leads viewers on a castle tour, explaining its cultural and sociological significance and its architectural design. Detailed animation dramatizes the building of the castle and portrays the lifestyle of the early inhabitants.

Pyramid
Explore the process of building an ancient Egyptian pyramid and visit various historic sites and rare artifacts, including the mummy of Ramses II.

Roman City
The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness.

Mill Times
This animated program centers on a small New England community similar to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where Samuel Slater established America's first textile mill. Live action hosted by David Macaulay, takes viewers from Manchester, England, to Lowell, Massachusetts, explaining technological changes that transformed the making of textiles, a key component of the Industrial Revolution sweeping across Europe and America in the late 18th century.

Cathedral
Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life.

New Social Studies DVDs

2011-11-16T10:21:00.009-05:00

The Great Depression & the New Deal
This riveting program explores the causes of the Great Depression and and the stock market crash. With the nation in turmoil, a newly-elected Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a "New Deal" to the American people to restore confidence in the nation's financial system, get people back to work and bring relief to all segments of the economy.

Civil War: Why, Who, What, When, & Where?
The Civil War was one of the greatest tragedies in American history. It was a time of incredible bravery and patriotic sacrifice. It tried the very foundations of our country, and, in the end, a stronger nation was forged--a true United States.

The Wild Wild Web: A Student's Guide to Preventing Cyber Bullying
Provides a critical tool to educators and counselors to begin engaging young people on the subject of online harassment. The ... DVD: establishes a common sense, three-rule code of conduct for the web; defines the broad range of behaviors that could be classified as cyber bullying; exposes the critical role of the bystander in a common bullying scenario; shares the real life story of an actual cyber bullying incident; and offers simple technical tips for docmenting cyber bullying attacks.

Freedom Riders
This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. Gaining impressive access to influential figures on both sides of the issue, it chronicles a chapter of American history that stands as an astonishing testament to the accomplishment of youth and what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds.

Founding of America
They are the pioneers of America, some of the nation's most recognizable faces, the men responsible for the creation of the United States. In-depth portraits of the country's most prominent statesmen, including the secrets they shared and the legacies they left behind, make up this comprehensive collection of documentaries from HISTORY.

Civil War Minutes: Confederate
Journal entries, letters, photographs and other archival artifacts are used to explore what life was like for Americans during the Civil War, and those directly involved with the Civil War.

Civil War Minutes: Union
Journal entries, letters, photographs and other archival artifacts are used to explore what life was like for Americans during the Civil War, and those directly involved with the Civil War.

School House Rock!: Election Collection
A whole new generation of patriots can be inspired by the memorable songs that explain how our government is set up and how the electoral process works. Plus, keep track of the actual voting results in all 50 states.

Words by Heart
A drama about the prejudice that confronts a young girl and her family when they move to an all-white Missouri town and become targets of violence and tragedy.

And the Children Shall Lead
In 1964, segregation is a reality in Catesville, Mississippi, but 12-year-old Rachel who is black and her friend Jenny who is white, don't notice until a group of civil rights activists comes to town to register black voters. As the tension between black and white citizens grows, it's up to Rachel and Jenny to persuade the adults to overcome the racial barriers that divide them.

New Children's CDs

2011-11-16T09:31:00.003-05:00

T he Blackgaard Chronicles: The Battle Between Good & Evil Comes Home
This collection has 30 episodes that follow the exploits of Dr. Regis Blackgaard when he comes to the small town of Odyssey to spread chaos and evil. The townspeople, meanwhile, learn lessons about God's protection, forgiveness, and more.

Clanging Cymbals...and the Meaning of God's Love
What is the true meaning of love? The kids in Odyssey will find out, even while the town is buzzing with competition.

New Children's and YA Books

2011-11-16T08:46:00.009-05:00

My March to the Manger - Mary Manz Simon
Each day, along with reading this book, move nativity figures through your home, from window to window, coming closer to the empty stable. By Christmas the figures are in place, ready to receive the baby Jesus.

The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
The frog prince -- The wolf and the seven little goats -- Little brother and little sister -- Rapunzel -- Hansel and Gretel -- The fisherman and his wife -- The brave little tailor -- Cinderella -- Mother Holle -- Little Red Riding Hood -- The Bremen Town musicians -- The devil with the three golden hairs -- The shoemaker and the elves -- Tom Thumb's travels -- Sleeping Beauty -- Snow White -- Rumpelstiltskin -- The three feathers -- The golden goose -- Jorinda and Joringel -- The goose girl -- The twelve dancing princesses -- The star coins -- Snow White and Rose Red -- The hare and the hedgehog -- Puss 'n Boots -- The golden key

The City: Life in Victorian England - Virginia Schomp
Describes daily life in the cities of England during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), from the poor, to the middle classes, to the upper classes, with a focus on the lives of women and children as well as men.

5o Science Things to Make & Do
Presents fifty simple experiments, crafts projects, and activities that demonstrate scientific principles.

Tuskegee Airmen - Barry M. Stentiford
Traces the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to serve in the United States military, recounting their service during World War II, discussing the controversies surrounding the group, describing their training, and exploring how the group influenced the civil rights movement.

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.: Air Force General & Tuskegee Airman Leader - Sari Earl
Examines the remarkable life of Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and covers in detail his leadership roles at the Tuskegee Institute and in the military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

The Tuskegee Airmen - Tamra Orr
Describes the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American air force pilots in the United States, and details how they helped fight in World War II.

The Tuskegee Airmen - Sarah E. De Capua
Describes the history of the Tuskegee airmen, an Air Force squadron of African Americans who fought in World War II and were pioneers in the racial integration of the United States armed forces.

The Lion Classic Bible

New Teaching Aids

2011-11-10T15:16:00.005-05:00

Student Gyroscope
Gyroscope with pull string and stand.

Precision Gyroscope
Illustrates the ability of gyroscopic force to defy gravity and resist movement.

Visualizing Mitosis Poster
Unique presentation allows students to review and compare the steps involved in both plant and animal mitosis. Features detailed illustrations of each mitotic stage, along with corresponding close-up photomicrographs of an onion root tip and whitefish blastula undergoing mitosis. Size 35"W x 23"H, laminated.

New Pop-Up and Toy Books

2011-11-10T08:57:00.008-05:00

Spin - Ido Vaginsky
Presents a series of animals, in a text which contains a pop-up illustration, pull-tabs, and a spinning wheel on each page which can be turned to change the initial image of each animal into that of a different animal.

Guess How Much I Love: The Pop-Up Edition - Sam McBratney
During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more. Includes pop-up illustrations.

Wake Up, Sloth! - Anouck Boisrobert
In a lush, green forest, a sloth sleeps. Turn the pages of his story--told in a stunning pop-up display--to witness the tragic process of deforestation and watch as a single seed brings new life.

Feel the Force! Science in Pop-up Bite-Sized Bits - Tom Adams
Readers will explore how things move, friction, gravity, light, sound, magnetism, and electricity, among other key areas of physics. Packed with hands-on paper novelties and a range of simple experiments, this is the perfect book to make science fascinating and fun.

Dragons: Legends and Lore of Dinosaurs - Bodie Hodge
Explores the biblical and cultural history of dragons and argues that these fantastic beings are connected to the last living dinosaurs.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book - Roald Dahl
An adaptation of Roald Dahl's story of Charlie Bucket, a young boy who finds a golden ticket that leads him to the most wonderful place in the world--Willie Wonka's chocolate factory, with pop-up illustrations by Quentin Blake.

New Children's Books

2011-11-10T08:21:00.005-05:00

Red Sled - Lita Judge
At night, a host of woodland creatures plays with a child's red sled.

The Scar - Charlotte Moundlic
When his mother dies, a little boy is angry at his loss but does everything he can to hold onto the memory of her scent, her voice, and the special things she did for him, even as he tries to help his father and grandmother cope.

Squish: Brave New Pond - Jennifer L. Holm
Starting a new school year, Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," is determined to get picked for kickball and hang out with the cool kids.

A Magical Christmas
Brief text, illustrations, and lenticular, or moving pictures, present Christmas scenes from Disney films and cartoons.

2011-11-09T15:24:00.005-05:00

Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
The young Dragon Rider Eragon must finally confront the evil king Galbatorix to free Alagaesia from his rule once and for all.

The Sharp Time - Mary O'Connell
In the week following her mother's death in a freak accident, eighteen-year-old Sandanista Jones finds small measures of happiness even as she fantasizes about an act of revenge against an abusive teacher at her high school.

Crossed - Ally Condie
Seventeen-year-old Cassia sacrifices everything and heads to the Outer Provinces in search of Ky, where she is confronted with shocking revelations about Society and the promise of rebellion.

New Books

2011-11-08T14:26:00.006-05:00

The Red Tails: World War II's Tuskegee Airmen - Steven L. Jones
An account of the U.S. Army Air Corp's 99th Pursuit Squadron, an all-black flying unit of World War II.

North by Night: A Story of the Underground Railroad - Kathrine Ayres
Presents the journal of a sixteen-year-old girl whose family operates a stop on the Underground Railroad in Ohio.

Cabin on Trouble Creek - Jean Van Leeuwen
In 1803 in Ohio, two young brothers are left to finish the log cabin and guard the land while their father goes back to Pennsylvania to fetch their mother and younger siblings.

The Bells of Christmas - Virginia Hamilton
Twelve-year-old Jason describes the wonderful Christmas of 1890 that he and his family celebrate in their home in Springfield, Ohio.

New YA Books

2011-11-01T14:10:00.011-04:00

The Death Cure - James Dashner
As the third Trial draws to a close, Thomas and some of his cohorts manage to escape from WICKED, their memories having been restored, only to face new dangers as WICKED claims to be trying to protect the human race from the deadly FLARE virus.

The Apothecary - Maile Meloy
Follows a fourteen-year-old American girl whose life unexpectedly transforms when she moves to London in 1952 and gets swept up in a race to save the world from nuclear war.

The Meaning of Life...and Other Stuff - Jimmy Gownley
While trying to figure out the meaning of life, Amelia learns that even when the world is scary and life is as mystifying as ever, some things, such as friends, do last.

Variant - Robison Wells
After years in foster homes, seventeen-year-old Benson Fisher applies to New Mexico's Maxfield Academy in hopes of securing a brighter future, but instead he finds that the school is a prison and no one is what he or she seems.

No Ordinary Day - Deborah Ellis
Valli has always been afraid of the lepers living on the other side of the train tracks in the coal town of Jharia, India, so when a chance encounter with a doctor reveals she also has leprosy, Valli rejects help and begins an uncertain life on the streets.

Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Laini Taylor
Seventeen-year-old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters--the chimaerae who form the only family she has ever known.

The Dragon Turn - Shane Peacock
Alistair Hemsworth produces a real and very dreadful dragon as Sherlock Holmes and Irene Doyle celebrate Irene's sixteenth birthday. But then the magician is arrested by Inspector Lestrade and his son because they have found blood in Hernsworth's secret workshop and Hernsworth's rival has disappeared. There is no body. Has Hernsworh killed the man since he has also stolen his wife.

Breaking Stalin's Nose - Eugene Velchin
In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.

The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
Presents an annotated edition of Norton Juster's story about ten-year-old Milo, who is the owner of a magic tollbooth, and his experiences in the "Lands Beyond," and includes interviews with the author and illustrator, excerpts from Juster's notes and drafts, commentary, and more.

New Children's Books

2011-11-01T13:34:00.006-04:00

Strega Nona's Gift - Tomie dePaolo
In Strega Nona's village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations-and nothing says celebration like a feast. All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day. Even the animals share in the holiday spirit, and when Big Anthony smells the delicious treats Strega Nona is cooking for them, he decides that just a taste couldn't hurt, right? Wrong. Big Anthony gets his just "desserts," while Strega Nona surprises everyone with a special gift.

Blue Chicken - Deborah Freeman
An enterprising chicken attempts to help an artist paint the barnyard and accidentally turns the whole picture blue.

FArTHER - Grahame Baker-Smith
When a father who dreams of flying goes off to war and does not return, his son decides to make the dream come true. Grahame Baker-Smith’s moving story, with stunning illustrations, shows how, with love and a bit of ambition, you can reach seemingly impossible goals. Kate Greenaway Medal

Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature - Joyce Sidman
Celebrates the shape of a spiral in nature, from rushing rivers to flower buds and even the shape of an ear.

New Nonfiction Books

2011-11-01T12:58:00.006-04:00

Beethoven for Kids: His Life and Music - Helen Bauer
Examines the life of eighteenth-century composer Ludwig van Beethoven, discussing his difficult childhood, early gift for music, volatile personality, hearing loss, and the influence of other composers on his work. Includes twenty-one related activities.

The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery - Sandra Markle
Looks at the Panamanian golden frog, the national symbol of Panama, which has been vanishing due to a fungus infection, and follows a team of scientists working to save these frogs and protect frog populations worldwide.

Iceberg Right Ahead!: The Tragedy of the Titanic - Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Learn about the sinking of the Titanic, the discovery of its wreckage and more.

Why Are You So Scared?A Child's Book About Parents with PTSD - Beth Andrews
Kids who have a parent with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can often feel confused, scared, or helpless. Why Are You So Scared? explains PTSD and its symptoms in nonthreatening, kid-friendly language, and is full of questions and exercises that kids and parents can work through together. The workbook-style layout encourages kids to express their thoughts and emotions about PTSD through writing, drawing, and designing. This book can serve as a practical tool for kids to cope with and eventually understand their parent's PTSD.

New Games

2011-11-01T08:38:00.019-04:00

The Play's the Thing
Game for 2 to 4 players, ages 12 and up. Familiarizes players with the major characters, plots, and quotes from Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Romeo and Juliet.

Numbers Thumball
Displays the numbers from zero to ten in three ways: numerals, text, and dots. Can be used to teach math concepts, counting, addition, subtraction, etc. For ages 3 and up.

Spelling Beez!
An educational spelling game that presents interesting facts about honeybees while teaching the letters of the alphabet. For 1-4 players, ages 4 to 8.

Chapter & Verse
New Testament version

Bible Mad Gab
Players must solve Bible mad gab puzzles that consist of a set of unrelated words which when red aloud sound like familiar phrases, names, places, etc.

Math Animals
Teaches and reinforces addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills. For 2-4 players, ages 5 and up.

Bible DVD Game
Over 1500 Bible knowledge questions. For 1-4 players, ages 6 and up.

Sum Word Game
Players must correctly guess words by sketching, speaking, or acting out the various parts of the word, such as prefixes, suffixes, root words, and combining forms. For 2-6 teams, ages 13 and up.

Sum Word Ga me: Bible Edition
Players must correctly guess words by sketching, speaking, or acting out the various parts of the word, such as prefixes, suffixes, root words, and combining forms. For 2-6 teams, ages 13 and up.

VeggieQuest Board Game: The Game of Values and Fun for Everyone
Can be played as a board game or as a match and memory game. For ages 4 and up

Proverbial Wisd om: Bible Edition
Challenges players to sketch a proverb for teammates to guess, choose the correct meaning or origin of a proverb, or guess what proverb a pre-drawn picture represents. 500 proverbs, familiar sayings and expressions are included. Ages 10 and up, 4 to 16 players.

Moneywise Kids
A game for 2 players intended to aid in teaching children, ages 7 and up, about money, making change, budgeting and money management.

T hou Shalt Knot!
Contains 2 sets of Ten Commandment tiles and 1 set of Number Tiles 1-10. Each Commandment is divided into multiple word tiles. Players connect word tiles to recreate a while Commandment. Each completed Commandment earns 1 token. Players can also earn tokens by adding the correct number tile to a Commandment. For 2-4 players, ages 7 and up. Approximate playing time 15 minutes.

Stop 'n Go
Stop ' n Go is a quick action card game that is fun for everyone. Play is driven by hand-eye coordination and quick responses. Players race to be the first to get rid of their cards by matching colors and watching out for special cards: Zap, Pass, Stop N Go. For 2-6 players, ages 4 and up. Approximate playing time 15-30 minutes

Out of Control
Uses logic of a sequencing game and the strategy of traditional rummy. For 2-6 players, ages 8 and up.

New YA Books

2011-10-28T08:57:00.024-04:00

Clementine and the Family Meeting - Sara Pennypacker
Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.

The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman - Meg Wolitzer
Twelve-year-olds Duncan Dorfman, April Blunt, and Nate Saviano meet at the Youth Scrabble Tournament where, although each has a different reason for attending and for needing to win, they realize that something more important is at stake than the grand prize.

Pie - Sarah Weeks
After the death of Polly Portman, whose award-winning pies put the town of Ipswitch, Pennsylvania, on the map in the 1950s, her devoted niece Alice and Alice's friend Charlie investigate who is going to extremes to find Aunt Polly's secret pie crust recipe. Includes fourteen pie recipes.

Pregnant Pause - Han Nolan
Married, pregnant, and living at a "fat camp" in Maine, sixteen-year-old Eleanor has many questions about her future, especially whether the marriage will last and if she should keep the baby.

T he Flint Heart - Katherine Paterson
A magical amulet brings power and despair to those who touch it.

A Girl Named Faithful Plum - Richard Bernstein
Tells the true story of Zhongmei Lei, an eleven-year-old girl in 1977 who won one of twelve spots at the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy, and whose determination to remain in the school impressed teachers and students alike; and discusses how Zhongmei, whose name means Faithful Plum, went on to form her own dance company which debuted in New York when she was in her late twenties.

Goliath - Scott Westerfeld
Alek and Deryn encounter obstacles on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love.

True Blue - Jane Smiley
In 1960s California, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt has trouble with True Blue, the newest horse on her family's ranch, a beautiful dappled gray who is so often spooked, Abby wonders if he is haunted by the ghost of his deceased former owner.

The Girl of Fire and Thorns - Rae Carson
A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by enemies seething with dark magic.

The Ogre of Oglefort - Eva Ibbotson
When the Hag of Dribble, an orphan boy, and a troll called Ulf are sent to rescue a princess from an ogre, it turns out to be far from the routine magical mission they expect.

You Against Me - Jenny Downham
When eighteen-year-old Mikey's younger sister claims to have been raped and he seeks to avenge the crime, he meets Ellie, the sister of the accused, and befriends her, complicating the situation considerably for all of them.

It Happened on a Train - Mac Barnett
Seventh-grader Steve Brixton finds himself pulled back into sleuthing when, during a train trip down the California coast, he uncovers a mystery involving a fleet of priceless automobiles, an assassin, and a private rail car.

Monsters of Men - Patrick Ness
As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step back from the darkness and find the best way to achieve peace. Carnegie Medal

Hound Dog True - Linda Urban
Mattie, a shy fifth-grader, wants to hide out at her new school by acting as apprentice to her Uncle Potluck, the custodian, but her plan falls apart when she summons the courage to speak about what matters most and finds a true friend.

Eight Keys - Suzanne LaFleur
When twelve-year-old Elise, orphaned since age three, becomes disheartened by middle school, with its bullies, changing relationships, and higher expectations, keys to long-locked rooms and messages from her late father help her cope.

The Inquisitor's Apprentice - Chris Moriarty
In early twentieth-century New York, Sacha Kessler's ability to see witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department's star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf, to help stop magical crime and, with fellow apprentice Lily Astral, Sacha investigates who is trying to kill Thomas Edison, whose mechanical witch detector that could unleash the worst witch-hunt in American history.

The Shattering - Karen Healey
When a rash of suicides disturbs Summerton, an oddly perfect tourist town on the west coast of New Zealand, the younger siblings of the dead boys become suspicious and begin an investigation that reveals dark secrets and puts them in grave danger.

A Web of Air - Philip Reeve
In Mayda, a post-apocalyptic city off the coast of Portugal, a brilliant young engineer and a mysterious recluse race to build a flying machine, unaware that powerful enemies will kill to possess--or destroy--their new technology.

The Unforgotten Coat - Frank Cottrell Boyce
When two Mongolian brothers inexplicably appear one morning in her sixth grade class, Julie, who lives in a town near Liverpool named Bootle, becomes their new friend and "Good Guide," navigating them through soccer, school uniforms, and British slang.

A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

Children's and Young Adult Literature Database Reaches 7,000 Titles

2011-10-28T08:13:00.009-04:00

The Children's and Young Adult Literature Database was launched in May 2006 with a little over 2500 titles. A milestone was reached on October 28, 2011, when the 7,000th title (Strega Nona's Gift by Tomie de Paolo) was added to the database. All new trade books added to the CMC collection are also added to the database. Users are able to search for books by genre, reading level, and/or year of publication. Click here to visit the database.

New Nonfiction Books

2011-10-27T11:36:00.007-04:00

A merica Is Under Attack - Don Brown
Narrates the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, from the plane hijackings to the collapse of the World Trade Center.

Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg - Judy L. Hasday
Describes the history of Facebook; discusses the life of its creator, Mark Zuckerberg; and examines how it has influenced the world.

The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China - Ed Young
In Ed Young's childhood home in Shanghai, all was not as it seemed: a rocking chair became a horse; a roof became a roller rink; an empty swimming pool became a place for riding scooters and bikes. The house his father built transformed as needed into a place to play hide-and-seek, to eat bamboo shoots, and to be safe. For outside the home's walls, China was at war. Soon the house held not only Ed and his four siblings but also friends, relatives, and even strangers who became family. The war grew closer, and Ed watched as planes flew overhead and frends joined the Chinese air force. But through it all, Ed's childhood remained full of joy and imagination.

Look Inside Volcano - Fleur Star
Packed with photos, bold graphics, and acetate pages, "Look Inside Volcano" takes an exciting new look at eruptions and explosions and explains what volcanoes are, how they form, what leads them to erupt, and what happens during an eruption.

New Children's Books

2011-10-27T08:47:00.012-04:00

Stars - Mary Lyn Ray
Explores the wonder of stars, whether they are in the night sky, on a plant as a promise of fruit to come, or in one's pocket for those days when one does not feel shiny.

Every Thing On It - Shel Silverstein
The second original book to be published since Silverstein's passing in 1999, this poetry collection includes more than one hundred and thirty never-before-seen poems and drawings completed by the cherished American artist and selected by his family from his archives.

Mouse & Lion - Rand Burkert
Presents an adaptation of Aesop's classic tale about an unlikely friendship between a mouse and a lion in which an act of mercy proves to be a lifesaving gesture.

The Princess and the Pig - Jonathan Emmett
When a new baby princess accidentally changes places with a piglet, both of their lives are forever changed.

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Jane Ray
On each of the twelve days of Christmas, more and more gifts arrive from the recipient's true love.

I Want My Hat Back - Jon Klassen
A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important.

King Jack and the Dragon - Peter Bently
Jack, Zack, and Caspar build a castle fort, then spend a day fighting dragons and beasts, but at day's end giants carry away first Sir Zack, then Caspar, and King Jack is left to face night creatures alone.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - Jerry Pinkney
As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars.

I Will Come Back for You - Marisabina Russo
A grandmother tells her granddaughter the story of the charm bracelet that represent her own childhood experiences while she and her family tried to evade the Nazis in Italy during World War II.

One Starry Night - Lauren Thompson
One starry night, as all sorts of animals watch over their young, Mary and Joseph watch over their baby boy, Jesus, in Bethlehem.

The Golem's Latkes - Eric A. Kimmel
Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel visits the Emperor, leaving a new housemaid to prepare for his Hanukkah party, but returns to find that she has misused the clay man he created. Includes historical and cultural notes.

New Puppets

2011-10-26T09:12:00.015-04:00

These new puppets from Folkmanis are located on the puppet racks in the Teaching Aids area of the CMC.

Cat Stage Puppet
Cat stage puppet, approximately 14" tall

Rabbit Stage Puppet
Rabbit stage puppet, approximately 19" tall, including ears

Fawn Hand Puppet
Fawn hand puppet, approximately 13" long

Crocodile Stage Puppet
Crocodile stage puppet, approximately 15" tall

Scarlet Macaw Hand Puppet
Scarlet macaw hand puppet, approximately 15" long, excluding tail

Chicken Hand Puppet
Chicken hand puppet, approximately 22" tall

Duck Hand Puppet
White duck hand puppet, approximately 11" tall

Piggy Hand Puppet
Pig hand puppet, approximately 9" tall

Dragon Stage Puppet
Dragon stage puppet, approximately 12" tall

Peacock Hand Puppet
Peacock hand puppet, approximately 12" x 12"

New "Christian Heroes: Then and Now" Biographies

2011-10-18T09:08:00.009-04:00

The following are all written by Janet and Geoff Benge:

Count Zinzendorf: Firstfruit
A biography of the German nobleman who protected the Moravians from persecution in eighteenth-century Germany.

Brother Andrew: God's Secret Agent
A biography of the Dutch missionary Brother Andrew who became noted for smuggling Bibles into communist-controlled Eastern Europe.

John Wesley: The World, His Parish
A biography of the Anglican clergyman John Wesley who, along with his brother Charles and George Whitefield, founded the Methodist movement.

C.S. Lewis: Master Storyteller
A biography of the author of The Chronicles of Narnia who converted from atheism to Christianity.

Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels' Den
Relates events in the life of the Dutch woman who survived imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps to become a Christian missionary.

Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold
A biography of the Scottish missionary and runner who won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympics and went on to do missionary work in China.

George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans
A biography of English evangelist and philanthropist, George Muller, who established orphanages in Bristol that ultimately cared for thousand of children.

New YA Books

2011-10-17T14:10:00.012-04:00

The Call - Michael Grant
A seemingly average twelve-year-old learns that he is destined to gather a team of similarly gifted children to try to save the world from a nameless evil, which is threatening to reappear after having been imprisoned for three thousand years.

Brooklyn, Burning - Steve Brezenoff
Sixteen-year-old Kid, who lives on the streets of Brooklyn, loves Felix, a guitarist and junkie who disappears, leaving Kid the prime suspect in an arson investigation, but a year later Scout arrives, giving Kid a second chance to be in a band and find true love

13 Curses - Michelle Harrison
When fairies steal her brother, thirteen-year-old Rowan Fox promises that in exchange for his return she will find the thirteen charms that the fairies have enchanted and hidden in the human world.

The Ghostwriter Secret - Mac Barnett
Twelve-year-old Steve is investigating a diamond heist but the case suddenly changes when the author of the Bailey Brothers detective novels writes him a letter to say that he fears for his life.

Saga - Conor Kostick
On Saga, a world based on a video role-playing game, fifteen-year-old Ghost lives to break rules, but the Dark Queen who controls Saga plans to enslave its people and those of New Earth, and Ghost and her airboarding friends, along with Erik and his friends from Epic, try to stop her.

The Secrets of the Crown - Adam Jay Epstein
When human magic is destroyed, familiars Aldwyn the cat, Skylar the blue jay, and Gilbert the tree frog set out without their wizards to seek the Crown of the Snow Leopard, the only object that can save the kingdom of Vastia from the evil hare Paksahara.

Breadcrumbs - Anne Ursu
Hazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hopes of saving Jack's life.

The Limping Man - Maurice Gee
When the Limping Man, who controls minds for evil purposes, and his army invade Blood Burrow, Hana flees into the woods for safety, where she joins a group who wants to confront and destroy him before he takes over the world.

The Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled

New Nonfiction Books

2011-10-17T11:14:00.020-04:00

A Storm Called Katrina - Myron Uhlberg
When flood waters from broken levees submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together.

Victoria and Her Court - Virginia Schomp
A social history of Victorian England, focusing on life in the upper echelons of society during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901).

Lives of the Presidents - Kathleen Krull
Presents the lives of the presidents, focusing on their roles as parents, husbands, pet owners, and neighbors, while also including humorous anecdotes about hairstyles, attitudes, diets, fears, and sleep patterns.

Skywalkers: Mohawk Ironworkers Build the City - David Weitzman
Narrative text and photographs examines Native American history and the development of structural engineering and architecture, focusing on Mohawk ironworkers.

Basic Genealogy for Kids - Bonnie Hinman
Introduces readers to basic tools and techniques for researching their ancestors.

Using Technology to Find Your Family History - Tammy Gagne
Explains how to use technology to research genealogical information, offering insight into where to explore, how to search, and the details that can be found.

How to Research Your Ancestry - Tamra Orr
Offers kids practical advice on how they can research their ancestry, with an overview of various sources for genealogy information and tips on organizing everything into a family tree.

Design Your Family Tree - Amie Jane Leavitt
An introduction to genealogy for children that explains how to create a family tree, with tips on finding information on their ancestors and documenting that information in an easy-to-read format.

Teen Cyberbullying Investigated - Tom Jacobs
Powerful collection of landmark court cases involving teens and charges of cyberbullying, which includes: sending insulting or threatening emails, text, or instant messages directly to someone; spreading hateful comments about someone through emails, blogs, or chat rooms; stealing passwords and sending out threatening messages using a false identity; and building a Web site to target specific people. Each chapter features the seminal case and resulting decision, asks readers whether they agree with the decision, and urges them to think about how the decision affects their lives. Chapters also include related cases, important facts and statistics, and suggestions for further reading.

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans - Kadir Nelson
A simple introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama.

New Teaching Aids

2011-10-17T08:58:00.003-04:00

Carrying Bags for Big Books

30"x24" plastic bag with handles that can be used to carry big books and other large teaching aids. The bags are stored in the Big Book cases near the CMC door.

New Children's Books

2011-10-17T08:21:00.013-04:00

The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book - Rufus Butler Seder

We're off to see the wizard! The magic of Scanimation meets the wonderful Wizard of Oz, bringing to life 10 memorable scenes from the movie that's enchanted generations of viewers.

Under the Mambo Moon - Julia Durango

Contains poems about the different people who stop by Marisol's father's music store on a hot summer night, looking for just the right songs to make their hearts fly home.

Toys Come Home - Emily Jenkins

When a little girl gets a plush stingray for her birthday, it makes friends with some of her other toys as they all try to navigate in the world of real people.

12 Days of Christmas - Barbi Sido

A board book with accordion-style fold-out pages presents an illustrated version of the traditional Christmas carol "Twelve Days of Christmas."

Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth - Marie-Louise Gay

Roslyn Rutabaga is a rabbit. One day she has a plan to dig the biggest hole on earth. Will she succeed? Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Medal

Anna Hibiscus - Atinuke

Anna Hibiscus, who lives in Africa with her whole family, loves to splash in the sea and have parties for her aunties, but Anna would love to see snow. Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor

Pocketful of Posies - Salley Mavor

Peek inside and discover a treasure trove of nursery rhymes stunningly illustrated. Each rhyme has been lovingly stitched with rich fabric and colorful threads and exquisitely ornamented with everyday objects such as acorns, buttons, beads, driftwood, stones, and shells. Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories - Dr. Seuss

Presents seven Dr. Seuss stories first published in magazines between 1950 and 1951, with an introduction and commentary on each.

A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young - Halfdan Rasmussen

Halfdan Rassmussen was born in Copenhagen in 1915 and fought in the Danish resistance during the German occupation. This is a selection of his children's poetry translated into English.

Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea - Tony Johnston

Retells, in tall-tale fashion, how Levi Strauss went to California during the Gold Rush, saw the need for a sturdier kind of trouser, and invented jeans.

New Childtrens Book

2011-10-12T13:55:00.002-04:00

Wonderstruck - Brian Selznick
Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.

New Teaching Aids

2011-10-12T09:30:00.004-04:00

Double-sided self-portrait mirror
Double-sided, table-top mirror, approximately 8"x11". For ages 3 and up.

Dry-erase boards
Magnetic, dry-erase board, approximately 18"x24". See call number 371.33 L438M for a set of erasers.

New Graphic Novel

2011-09-29T15:16:00.002-04:00

Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory - George O'Connor
Recounts the stories of the many heroes who sought and won the approval and patronage of Hera, the Queen of the Gods, including the story of Heracles.

New YA Books

2011-09-22T08:29:00.004-04:00

Jefferson's Sons - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A fictionalized look at the last twenty years of Thomas Jefferson's life at Monticello through the eyes of three of his slaves, two of whom were his sons by his slave, Sally Hemings.

Stay with Me - Paul Griffin
Fifteen-year-olds Mack, a high school drop-out but a genius with dogs, and Céce, who hopes to use her intelligence to avoid a life like her mother's, meet and fall in love at the restaurant where they both work, but when Mack lands in prison he pushes Céce away and only a one-eared pit-bull can keep them together.

New YA Book

2011-09-21T08:03:00.003-04:00

You Will Call me Drog - Sue Cowing
Unless eleven-year-old Parker can find a way to remove the sinister puppet that refuses to leave his hand, he will wind up in military school or worse but first he must stand up for himself to his best friend Wren, his mother, and his nearly-absent father.

New Children's Books

2011-09-20T10:49:00.011-04:00

Grandpa Green - Lane Smith
A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site - Sherri Duskey Rinker
At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.

The Twins' Blanket - Hyewon Yum
Two twin girls, who have always shared everything, sleep in separate beds with their own blankets for the first time.

Fort Mose - Glennette Tilley Turner
Follows the history of slavery from West Africa to America, recounts what daily life was like, and describes the founding of the Spanish colonies.

ZooZical - Judy Sierra
When the winter doldrums arrive at the zoo, a very small hippo and a young kangaroo decide to stage a "ZooZical," a show to display their singing, dancing, acrobatic, and other talents to the people of Springfield.

Mouse and Mole: A Perfect Halloween - Wong Herbert Yee
As Halloween approaches, Mouse helps her friend Mole get over his fear and enjoy the holiday.

Butterflies - Seymour Simon
Provides information about the physical characteristics and behaviors of butterflies.

Drawing from Memory - Allen Say
Caldecott medalist Allen Say chronicles his experiences as an artist during World War II, and describes his relationship with his mentor Noro Shinpei, Japan's leading cartoonist.

School for Bandits - Hannah Shaw
Ralph Raccoon is too polite so his parents send him to Bandit School to learn to behave like a properly bad raccoon.

A Zeal of Zebras - Woop Studios
An alphabet book featuring the imaginative use of collective nouns to identify the individual letters and describe different groups of animals.

New YA Books

2011-09-19T09:23:00.021-04:00

Wildwood - Colin Meloy
When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness--a dangerous and magical forest in the middle of Portland, Oregon--and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.

The Girl Is Murder - Kathryn Miller Haines
In 1942 New York City, fifteen-year-old Iris grieves for her mother who committed suicide and for the loss of her life of privilege, and secretly helps her father with his detective business since he, having lost a leg at Pearl Harbor, struggles to make ends meet.

T he Fox Inheritance - Mary E. Pearson
Two-hundred-sixty years after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, sixteen-year-old Locke and seventeen-year-old Kara have been brought back to life in newly bioengineered bodies, with many questions about the world they find themselves in and more than two centuries of horrible memories of being trapped in a digital netherworld wondering what would become of them.

Lie - Caroline Bock
Told in several voices, a group of Long Island high school seniors conspire to protect eighteen-year-old Jimmy after he brutally assaults two Salvadoran immigrants, until they begin to see the moral implications of Jimmy's actions and the consequences of being loyal to a violent bully.

Silhouette d by the Blue - Traci L. Jones
After the death of her mother in an automobile accident, seventh-grader Serena, who has gotten the lead in her middle school play, is left to handle the day-to-day challenges of caring for herself and her younger brother when their father cannot pull himself out of his depression.

Witchlanders - Lena Coakley
After the prediction of Ryder's mother, once a great prophet and powerful witch, comes true and their village is destroyed by a deadly assassin, Ryder embarks on a quest that takes him into the mountains in search of the destroyer.

Sparrow Road - Sheila O'Connor
Twelve-year-old Raine spends the summer at a mysterious artists colony and discovers a secret about her past.

Americapedia: Taking the Dumb Out of Freedom - Jodi Lynn Anderson
Presents a blend of humor and a civic textbook to cover American politics, international relations, religion, and culture.

Now Playing: Stoner & Spaz II - Ron Koertge
High schooler Ben Bancroft, a budding filmmaker with Cerebral Palsy, struggles to understand his relationship with drug-addict Colleen while he explores a new friendship with A.J., who shares his obsession with movies and makes a good impression on Ben's grandmother.

Waterfall - Lisa T. Bergren
Most American teenagers want a vacation in Italy, but the Bentarrini sisters have spent every summer of their lives with their parents, famed Etruscan scholars, among the romantic hills. Stuck among the rubble of medieval castles in rural Tuscany on yet another hot, dusty archaeological site, Gabi and Lia are bored out of their minds-- until Gabi places her hand atop a handprint in an ancient tomb and finds herself in fourteenth-century Italy. And worse yet, in the middle of a fierce battle between knights of two opposing forces. And thus does she come to be rescued by the knight-prince Marcello Falassi, who takes her back to his father's castle--a castle Gabi has seen in ruins in another life. Suddenly Gabi's summer in Italy is much, much more interesting. But what do you do when your knight in shining armor lives, literally, in a different world?

Cascade - Lisa T. Bergren
When Gabi and Lia return to medieval Italy with their mother, they find a heroes' welcome from the people of Siena and enemies that wish them dead.

People - Blexbolex
Explores, through brief text and illustrations, various sorts of people, the jobs they do, and the connections among them.

Dead End in Norvelt - Jack Gantos
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.

City of Orphans - Avi
In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes.

I'll Be There - Holly Goldberg Sloan
Raised by an unstable father who keeps constantly on the move, Sam Border has long been the voice of his younger brother, Riddle, but everything changes when Sam meets Emily Bell and, welcomed by her family, the brothers are faced with normalcy for the first time.

Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert - Marc Aronson
Provides a detailed account of rescue efforts to save thirty-three miners, who got trapped in a copper-gold mine in San Jose, Chile, examining the psychological, physical, and environmental factors influencing the course of the rescue, and describing the efforts of experts from around the world--drillers, astronauts, submarine specialists, and others--came together in response to the crisis.

Big Nate on a Roll - Lincoln Peirce
Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.

Queen of Hearts - Martha Brooks
Shortly after her first kiss but before her sixteenth birthday in December, 1941, Marie Claire and her younger brother and sister are sent to a tuberculosis sanatorium near their Manitoba farm.

Addie on the Inside - James Howe
Outspoken thirteen-year-old Addie Carle learns about love, loss, and staying true to herself as she navigates seventh grade, enjoys a visit from her grandmother, fights with her boyfriend, and endures gossip and meanness from her former best friend.

New Children's Books

2011-09-19T08:03:00.010-04:00

Dream Something Big - Dianna Hutts Aston
In Watts, California, over a period of many years, a man known to all as Uncle Sam spends his free time collecting broken bits of pottery, glass, and other scraps and turning them into a work of art.

Alicia Alonso: Prima Ballerina - Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
An illustrated overview of the life of Cuban prima ballerina Alicia Alonso, who was afflicted with an eye defect which caused her to be partially blind; presented in verse.

Ten Little Caterpillars - Bill Martin, Jr.
Illustrations and rhyming text follow ten caterpillars as one wriggles up a flower stem, another sails across a garden pool, and one reaches an apple leaf, where something amazing happens.

An Annoying ABC - Barbara Bottner
When Adelaide annoys Bailey, their entire preschool class gets upset, one child after another, until Zelda zaps Adelaide and a round of apologies begins.

Cows to the Rescue - John Himmelman
After helping the Greenstalk family get to the county fair, the cows busy themselves finding solutions to many other problems that arise during the day.

A Bad Kitty Christmas - Nick Bruel
After destroying all of the gifts and decorations at home, Bad Kitty escapes from the car on Christmas Eve and finds a new friend, who helps her learn the true meaning of Christmas.

A Ball for Daisy - Chris Raschka
A wordless picture book showing the fun a dog has with her ball, and what happens when it is lost.

New Games

2011-09-16T08:36:00.003-04:00

Clue: The Classic Edition
Players collect clues to solve mysteries about crimes. For 3-6 players, ages 8 and up. Game time approximately 45-60 minutes.

New Nonfiction Books

2011-09-12T08:39:00.007-04:00

Carnival in Latin America/Caranaval en Latinoamérica - Kerrie Logan Hollihan
In the days leading up to Lent, cities around the world come alive for carnival. Parades of costumed revelers and elaborate floats fill the streets, and people, young and old, dance to the sound of samba and calypso.

The Horrors of Andersonville - Catherine Gourley
This fact-based book documents Andersonville, a Civil War prison camp in Georgia, where thousands of Union prisoners died in the last fourteen months of the war. The text contains profanity and graphic descriptions of violence.

Who Will Shout If Not Us?: Student Activists and the Tiananmen Square Protest, China, 1989 - Ann Kerns
In the spring of 1989, university students in Beijing grabbed world headlines with a courageous stand against decades of Communist authoritarian rule in China. Thousands and then millions of students and workers from all over China gathered on the city's Tiananmen Square to support demands for democracy, clean government, and increased personal freedoms.

Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment - Mark Stewart
A look at some of the most famous goals in soccer history and those who scored them.

Score!: The Action and Artistry of Hockey's Magnifice nt Moment - Mark Stewart
Discusses the history of ice hockey and focuses on the rules and technique of scoring goals.

The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy - James Cross Giblin
Who was the real Joe McCarthy? Was he an American hero who alerted the country to the threat of Communist subversion or a demagogue who played cynically on the nation's fears?

New YA Books

2011-09-08T15:29:00.004-04:00

Most Wanted - Kate Thompson
In first century Rome, in the turmoil after a rumor circulates that mad Emperor "Littleboots" is dead, young Marcus brings home a horse that the emperor had proclaimed a consul and his family decides they must treat it as an honored guest.

Prisoners in the Palace - Michaela MacColl
Recently orphaned and destitute, seventeen-year-old Liza Hastings earns a position as a lady's maid to sixteen-year-old Princess Victoria at Kensington Palace in 1836, the year before Victoria becomes Queen of England.

New YA Series Books

2011-09-08T11:28:00.003-04:00

Torn - Margaret Peterson Haddix
Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 to rescue missing child John Hudson, son of the explorer Henry Hudson, but just as the mutiny on the Discovery is supposed to start, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history is tested once again, and they fear that more is at stake than just one boy's life. Author's note includes facts about Henry Hudson's explorations.

The Warlock - Michael Scott
Fifteen-year-old Josh has chosen to side neither with his twin sister Sophie nor with the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel, but rather to fight alongside Dr. John Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare, while the immortal Machiavelli and Billy the Kid follow the Elders' plans to set loose the monsters of Alcatraz on San Francisco and trigger the end of the human race.

New Young Adult Books

2011-09-07T12:48:00.012-04:00

The Trap - Michael Grant
Mack MacAvoy, an average-seeming twelve-year-old boy who happens to have special powers, travels to China in an effort to assemble an elite team of his peers to help him thwart the evil Pale Queen.

The Bridge to Never Land - Dave Barry
Sarah and Aidan begin to decipher a mysterious document that refers to the origins of Peter Pan and are suddenly pursued by a being that can take any form and will stop at nothing to get what it wants from them.

Darth P aper Strikes Back - Tom Angleberger
Harvey, upset when his Darth Paper finger puppet brings humiliation, gets Dwight suspended, but Origami Yoda asks Tommy and Kellan, now in seventh grade, to make a new casefile to persuade the School Board to reinstate Dwight.

Paper Covers Rock - Jenny Hubbard
In 1982 Buncombe County, North Carolina, sixteen-year-old Alex Stromm writes of the aftermath of the accidental drowning of a friend, as his English teacher reaches out to him while he and a fellow boarding school student try to cover things up.

Dreams of Significant Girls - Christina Garcia
In the 1970s, a teenaged Iranian princess, a German-Canadian girl, and a Cuban-Jewish girl from New York City become friends when they spend three summers at a Swiss boarding school.

Divergent - Veronica Roth
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

2011-09-07T09:40:00.005-04:00

The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School - Laura Murray
A gingerbread man searches all over the school for the group of children that made him and then left him behind.

Colors - Thierry Laval
Colorful photos and simple text introduce colors in this lift-the-flap book.

Children Make Terrible Pets - Peter Brown
When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train. E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books

Fractured Fables
Presents, in comic book format, thirty familiar fairy tales, songs, fables, and stories as retold by such acclaimed authors and illustrators as Ben Templesmith, Jim Di Bartolo, Scott Morse, and May Ann Licudine.

New Children's Books

2011-08-31T09:12:00.008-04:00

Thunder Birds: Nature's Flying Predators - Jim Arnosky
The author describes and identifies winged predators, and explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the deep-diving champ, and what makes an owl's wings perfectly silent in flight, in a text with fold-out pages.

Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures - Katherine Paterson
Reimagines Francis of Assisi's 1224 prayer of praise in celebration of God's gifts throughout the universe.

Peca n Pie Baby - Jacqueline Woodson
When Mama's pregnancy draws attention away from Gia, she worries that the special bond they share will disappear forever once the baby is born.

Blackout - John Rocco
When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.

Goyangi Means Cat - Christine McDonnell
An understanding cat helps a young Korean girl adjust to her new home in America.

Rescuing Rover: Saving America's Dogs - Raymond Bial
Looks at the problem of dog overpopulation in America; discusses the role of puppy mills, pet stores, and independent breeders; and includes a profile of a local animal shelter.

Freshman: Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense - Corinne Mucha
Follows Annie's first year of high school, chronicling her crushes, failures, and successes.

Hungry Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods - Sandra Boynton
Clever animals exemplify a wide range of emotions in this hilarious story about different feelings.

New Bible Curriculum

2011-08-31T09:07:00.002-04:00

From Purposeful Design (ACSI)

Bible
This Bible series focuses on the foundational teachings from the Bible about the nature and character of God, the qualities of His people, and His church. Students are given an overview of the Bible, with an emphasis on God's attributes, biblical characters, the early Church, and what it means to know Jesus Christ and live for Him.

2011-08-25T09:02:00.004-04:00

His Shoes Were Far Too Tight - Edward Lear
Come inside this book and meet the Pobble with his chilly feet, the Owl and the Pussycat, a Sieve to sail away and back, a hive of silvery bees. Come inside this book and find poetry to feed your mind.

Naamah and the Ark at Night - Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Noah's wife settles the animals on the ark to sleep by singing a soothing lullaby.

New Young Adult Books

2011-08-25T08:52:00.003-04:00

Edda - Conor Kostick
In the virtual world of Edda, ruler Scanthax decides he wants to invade another virtual world, embroiling the universes of Edda, Saga, and Epic in war, with only three teenagers to try to restore peace.

Island's End - Padma Venkatraman
A young girl trains to be the new spiritual leader of her remote Andaman Island tribe, while facing increasing threats from the modern world.

Lucky for Good - Susan Patron
The residents of Hard Pan, California, come together to help Brigitte and Lucky when the County Health Department threatens to close down the café, and meantime Miles's life is complicated by his mother's return.

New Ways to View This Blog

2011-05-12T10:38:00.000-04:00

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Summer Updates

2011-05-05T14:52:00.000-04:00

New materials will not be listed during the summer months, but if you want to keep current about what's new in the CMC, you can check out this link.

Have a great summer!

New DVD on Internet Safety

2011-05-02T13:07:00.000-04:00

Digital Footprint: Watch Where You Step
A digital footprint is the data trace left by one's activity in a digital environment, whether on the Internet, buying something with a credit card, or using a mobile phone. Like everything on the web, digital data cannot be washed away; it remains forever, a permanent footprint. Discover how things done in a digital environment can ultimately impact one's life.

New Children's Books

2011-04-26T13:09:00.000-04:00

My Side of the Car - Kate Feiffer
Sadie and her father have been planning a trip to the zoo for a long time but something always gets in the way, so when they finally start out and her father sees some raindrops, Sadie insists there is no rain on her side of the car.

The Loud Book - Deborah Underwood
From the blare of an alarm clock in the morning to snores and crickets in the evening, simple text explores the many loud noises one might hear during the course of a day.

New YA Books

2011-04-26T12:47:00.000-04:00

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell - Kristiana Gregory
In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. In a diary format, this novel chronicles the hardships that pioneers endured during a trip west on the Oregon Trail.

Anya's Ghost - Vera Brosgol
Anya, embarrassed by her Russian immigrant family and self-conscious about her body, has given up on fitting in at school but falling down a well and making friends with the ghost there just may be worse.

Okay for Now - Gary D. Schmidt
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.

A World Without Heroes - Brandon Mull
Fourteen-year-old Jason Walker is transported to a strange world called Lyrian, where he joins Rachel, who was also drawn there from our world, and a few rebels, to piece together the Word that can destroy the malicious wizard emperor, Surroth.

New Middle Childhood and YA Books

2011-04-20T11:46:00.000-04:00

The Manatee Scientists: Saving Valuable Species - Peter Lourie
Scientists in Florida, West Africa, and the Amazon Basin share information with the goal of protecting the docile and sometimes elusive manatee.

Can I See Your I.D.?: True Stories of False Identities - Chris Barton
Contains ten stories of true crime, fraud, and adventure, including accounts of a fake Asian princess, master thief Frank Abagnale, and a teen who "stole" a subway in 1993.

Recovery Road - Blake Nelson
While she is in a rehabilitation facility for drug and alcohol abuse, seventeen-year-old Maddie meets Stewart, who is also in treatment, and they begin a relationship, which they try to maintain after they both get out.

The Fitzosbornes in Exile - Michelle Cooper
In January 1937, as Sophia FitzOsborne continues to record in her journal, the members of Montmaray's royal family are living in luxurious exile in England but, even as they participate in the social whirl of London parties and balls, they remain determined to free their island home from the occupying Germans despite growing rumors of a coming war that might doom their country forever.

The Piper's Son - Melina Marchetta
After his favorite uncle's violent death, Tom Mackee watches his family implode, quits school, and turns his back on music and everyone who matters, and while he is in no shape to mend what is broken, he fears that no one else is, either.

Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein - Susan Goldman Rubin
Biography of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.

Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature - George Sullivan
Chronicles the life of Charles S. Stratton, who stopped growing about six months after his birth in 1838 and began performing as a curiosity named Tom Thumb, including discussion regarding ethical questions about exploitation.

Flesh & Blood: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy - Albert Marrin
Provides a detailed account of the disastrous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, which claimed the lives of 146 garment workers in 1911, and examines the impact of this event on the nation's working conditions and labor laws.

The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True - Gilbert Morris
Relates the adventures of Sir Gawain, the only undefeated knight in King Arthur's court, who eventually learns the value of friendship, courtliness, and courtesy after a challenge from the Green Knight.

The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic - Jennifer Trafton
Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge, who longs for heroic adventures, overhears a secret that thrusts her into the middle of a dangerous mission that could destroy the island on which she lives.

Jasper Jones - Craig Silvey
In small-town Australia, teens Jasper and Charlie form an unlikely friendship when one asks the other to help him cover up a murder until they can prove who is responsible.

The Trouble with May Amelia - Jennifer L. Holm
Living with seven brothers and her father, who thinks girls are useless, a thirteen-year-old Finnish American farm girl is determined to prove her worth when a enterprising gentleman tries to purchase their cash-strapped family settlement in Washington State in 1900.

We All Fall Down: Living with Addiction - Nic Sheff
Sheff writes candidly about stints at in-patient rehab facilities, devastating relapses, and hard-won realizations about what it means to be a young person living with addiction.