New YA Book

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

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

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

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

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

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".

Courage 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

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

Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection

Harry Potter 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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The 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.