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Fiction

All Through the Night By Clark, Mary Higgins. (F Cla)
Amateur sleuth Alvira has her hands full in the weeks before Christmas when she vows to find out why a friend who had promised to leave her townhouse to an after-school shelter suddenly changed her will, and at the same time attempts to locate a child whose mother left her on the steps of a neighborhood church seven years earlier.     

 

Babylon Rising
By LaHaye, Tim.  (F LaH)
Michael Murphy, a Bible scholar who works as a field archaeologist to find and authenticate artifacts from biblical times, inadvertently accelerates the countdown to the end of the world when he uncovers an ancient secret that brings him face-to-face with the force of the greatest evil.

 

Before I Say Good-bye

By Clark, Mary Higgins. (F CLA)

After a quarrel over her decision to follow in her grandfather's footsteps and run for Congress, Nell MacDermott's husband dies in a boat explosion, and Nell, who has long possessed psychic gifts, must find out who killed him before she becomes the next victim.

 

Cape Refuge
By Terri Blackstock.  (F Bla)
A brutal double murder terrorizes the peaceful Cape Refuge community, and it is up to Police Chief Cade to calm the residents' fear and solve the crime before the killer strikes again.

 

Circle of Friends
By Binchy, Maeve.  (F Bin)

The worlds of Dublin and Knockglen will suddenly be joined in intrigues and dreams as the mysteries of the past and the hopes of the future test the bonds of Benny and Eve's friendship.

 

Ender’s Game
By Card, Orson Scott.  (F CAR)

 

Eragon
By Paoline, Christopher.  (F Pao)

In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

 

The Great Santini.
By Conroy, Pat.  Dewey: (F Con)

Bull Meecham is all Marine, a fighter pilot, and absolute ruler of his family. Ben, his oldest son, has to fight against a father who doesn't give in.

 

The Last Juror

By Grisham, John.  (F Gri)

In 1970s Clanton, Mississippi, college dropout Willie Traynor turns a failed small-town paper into a success covering a local rape and murder case and finds his life coming full circle when the man convicted of that crime is paroled nine years after receiving a life sentence and jury members from the trial begin turning up dead.

 

A Perfect Day
By Evans, Richard Paul.  (F Eva)

Robert Harlan writes a blockbuster novel based on his beloved wife's last few months with her father before he died of cancer, and is swept up in the trappings of success, causing him to lose sight of those things that are really important--until he meets a mysterious stranger who opens his eyes to the truth.

 

The Rescue By Sparks, Nicholas.  (F Spa)

Taylor McAden's devotion to his work as a volunteer fireman has left no room in his life for love, but when he becomes involved in the search for four-year-old Kyle who has disappeared following an automobile accident in which his mom, Denise, was injured, Taylor develops feelings for Denise that he cannot deny.

 

The Truth Seeker
By Henderson, Dee.  (F Hen)

Forensic pathologist Lisa O'Malley agrees to help U.S. Marshal Quinn Diamond investigate a series of murders which seem to be connected by a thin thread, but when Lisa's life is put in danger, Quinn must choose between his job and the woman with whom he thinks he is falling in love.

 

 

Biographies

Lucky Man: A Memoir

By Fox, Michael J.

A memoir in which actor Michael J. Fox shares the story of his life, discussing his childhood in Canada, his career in show business, his marriage and family, and his struggle with Parkinson's disease.

 

 

 

Nonfiction

ACT 2003
Dewey: (378.1662 ACT)
A guide to preparing for the ACT college entrance exam, containing subject reviews, test-taking strategies, a study plan, and two full-length practice tests with answers and explanations.

 

Cracking the ACT
By Martz, Geoff.  (378.1 Cra)
Provides help for students preparing for the ACT, with test-taking tips, subject reviews in math, English, reading, and science, the Princeton Review Assessment test, and a full-length practice ACT with answers and explanations.

 

Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way To Deal With Change In Your Work And In Your Life
By Johnson, Spencer.  (155.2 Joh)
Presents a parable in which two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two tiny mouse-sized people, Hem and Haw, try to find a way to deal successfully with unexpected change in their maze.

 

With Their Eyes: September 11th: The View From A High School At Ground Zero
(812 Wit)
Presents the script of a play written by students at New York's Stuyvesant High School, presented in a series of monologues based on interviews with students on their experiences and feelings about the attack on the World Trade Center--visible from the school--and its aftermath.

 

 

Reference

Critical Survey Of Poetry
(REF 809.1 Cri)
Presents alphabetized profiles of nearly seven hundred significant poets from around the world, providing biographies, primary and secondary bibliographies, and analysis of their works.

 

Current Issues
(REF 306 Cur)
Contains 265 alphabetically arranged articles that provide information on a variety of issues in history, government, sociology, economics, Earth science, environmental studies, and health, and includes glossaries, illustrations, and cross-references.

 

Novels For Students. Presenting Analysis, Context And Criticism On Commonly Studied Novels
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REF 809.3 Nov)
Contains profiles of fifteen novels, each including an introduction to the story and its author, a plot summary, descriptions of characters, analysis of themes and style, discussion of historical context, a critical overview, and other related information
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