Recommendations

Author	Title	Reviews	Avg	Main Genre	Sub Genre	Lib	Summary
Abbot, Edwin	Flatland	3	4.00	Fantasy	Math		Classic of science (and mathematical) fiction—charmingly illustrated by author—describes the journeys of A. Square, a resident of Flatland, and his adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions). A Square also entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensions—a revolutionary idea for which he is banished from Spaceland.
Adams, Douglas	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency	1	4.00	Sci Fi	Humor		There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, AND the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: NO CHARGE.
Adams, Douglas	Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The	7	3.43	Sci Fi	Humor		Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years. Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!
Adams, Douglas	Life, the Universe, and Everything	1	4.00	Sci Fi	Humor		The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads--so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the white killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation.They are Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered space and time traveler, who tries to learn how to fly by throwing himself at the ground and missing; Ford Prefect, his best friend, who decides to go insane to see if he likes it; Slartibartfast, the indomitable vicepresident of the Campaign for Real Time, who travels in a ship powered by irrational behavior; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-head honcho of the Universe; and Trillian, the sexy space cadet who is torn between a persistent Thunder God and a very depressed Beeblebrox.How will it all end? Will it end? Only this stalwart crew knows as they try to avert "universal" Armageddon and save life as we know it--and don't know it!
Adams, Douglas	Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul, The	1	4.00	Sci Fi	Humor		Sequel to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. A passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport goes up in a ball of flame and Dirk Gently becomes very inquisitive.
Adams, Douglas	Restaurant at the End of the Universe, The	2	4.50	Sci Fi	Humor		Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability--and desperately in search of a place to eat.Among Arthur's motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who's gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android who suffers nothing and no one very gladly. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food (literally) speaks for itself.Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. But bear in mind that the Hitchhiker's Guide deleted the term "Future Perfect" from its pages, since it was discovered not to be!
Adams, Douglas	So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish	1	4.00	Sci Fi	Humor		Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on. . . .God only knows what it all means. And fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it's light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. But what else is new?
Adams, Richard	Watership Down	6	3.88	Fantasy	Animals	X	One of the most beloved novels of our time, Richard Adams's Watership Down takes us to a world we have never truly seen: to the remarkable life that teems in the fields, forests and riverbanks far beyond our cities and towns. It is a powerful saga of courage, leadership and survival; an epic tale of a hardy band of adventurers forced to flee the destruction of their fragile community...and their trials and triumphs in the face of extraordinary adversity as they pursue a glorious dream called "home."
Adler, Carole	Footsteps on the Stairs	1	3.00	Mystery			Thirteen-year old Dodie and her new stepsister Anne gradually become friends as they investigate sounds of footsteps which may be those of two sisters drowned in a nearby marsh nearly forty years earlier.
Aebi, Tania	Maiden Voyage	1	5.00	Autobio	Adventure		Tania Aebe was an eighteen-year-old dropout and barfly. She was going nowhere until her father offered her a challenge. He would offer her either a college education or a twenty-six-foot sloop in which she had to sail around the world alone. She chose the boat and for two years it was her home, as she negotiated weather, illness, fear, and ultimately, a spiritual quest that brought her home to herself....
Alcott, Louisa May	Little Men	2	4.50	Classic	Gen Fic		Jo March, the heroine of Little Women, is back in a charming sequel to that beloved book. She and her husband open their hearts (and the doors of their school) to a host of endearing little mischief-makers in an effort to teach them "how to help themselves and be useful men." A heartwarming classic that promises young readers an exciting and fun-filled visit to 19th-century America.
Alcott, Louisa May	Little Women	22	4.23	Classic	Gen Fic		Little Women is one of the best loved books of all time. Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wife and mother, Jo's struggle to become a writer, Beth's tragedy, and Amy's artistic pursuits and unexpected romance. Based on Louise May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth-century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers.
Andrews, V.C.	Flowers in the Attic	1	3.00	Mystery	Thriller		Upon their father's tragic death, Cathy and her three siblings are ensconced in the attic of their hateful grandparent's mansion, unaware that their deceitful mother is planning to keep their existence secret forever.
Angelou, Maya	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings	3	3.33	Autobio			A phenomenal #1 bestseller that has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for nearly three years, this memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women,Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of the people--and the times--that touched her life.
Anthony, Piers	Vale of the Vole	1	3.50	Fantasy			Young Esk, the ogre-nymph-human, together with his new-found companions, a beautiful winged centaur and a mole named Volney, search Xanth to gather a company of creatures to defend the Vale of the Vole.
Asimov, Isaac	Asimov's Mysteries	1	5.00	Mystery	Short Stories		This book is a collection of 14 short stories (two of which are paired) that Issac Asimov classified as mysteries. They range from humorous stories like "Pate de Foie Gras," to actual murder mysteries such as "The Dust of Death." In the murder mysteries, the guilty person is not always caught. Victims sometimes set themselves up for the perfect crime. Two of the stories involve time travel. Some of the stories are traditional science fiction, while others are standard mysteries involving a little science, e.g., "What's in a Name." The stories are all entertaining, with some unexpected twists. Asimov had a tendency to occasionally include a horrid pun.
Asimov, Isaac	Caves of Steel, The	1	5.00	Sci Fi	Mystery		A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer. The relationship between Life and his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start. Then he learned that they had assigned him a partner: R. Daneel Olivaw. Worst of all was that the "R" stood for robot--and his positronic partner was made in the image and likeness of the murder victim!
Asimov, Isaac	David Starr, Space Ranger	1	4.00	Sci Fi			In the 1950's, Isaac Asimov, writing under the pseudonym Paul French (later the books were republished under the Asimov name), wrote six science fiction novels for teenagers about a young agent of the "Council of Science," an organization which has considerable power in a world in the distant future. The agent, David Starr, travels throughout the Solar System to combat crime and to protect Earth. Asimov was using these stories to teach the readers facts about the Solar System. Nevertheless, in an introduction written in 1978, Asimov apologizes for the science inaccuracies in this first volume that are now apparent after all of the space probes to Mars. But, as of 1952, it was accurate. (Actually, this introduction to a later reprinting of a science fiction novel is rather unique. I can not recall another author who makes an effort to point out the changes scientific investigation have provided since the original publication of a story. Asimov should be commended for this. In so doing, he continues to teach.) In this first story, David Starr must discover who is the cause of a series of fatal poisonings on Earth and who is blackmailing the farms on Mars. In so doing, he accidentally comes in contact with ancient Martians living beneath the surface.
Asimov, Isaac	Foundation	1	3.00	Sci Fi		X	Foundation marks the first of a series of tales set so far in the future that Earth is all but forgotten by humans who live throughout the galaxy. Yet all is not well with the Galactic Empire. Its vast size is crippling to it. In particular, the administrative planet, honeycombed and tunneled with offices and staff, is vulnerable to attack or breakdown. The only person willing to confront this imminent catastrophe is Hari Seldon, a psychohistorian and mathematician. Seldon can scientifically predict the future, and it doesn't look pretty: a new Dark Age is scheduled to send humanity into barbarism in 500 years. He concocts a scheme to save the knowledge of the race in an Encyclopedia Galactica. But this project will take generations to complete, and who will take up the torch after him?
Asimov, Isaac	Foundation and Empire	1	5.00	Sci Fi		X	Led by its founding father, the great psycho-historian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its superior science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Yet now it must face the Empire--still the mightiest force in the Galaxy, even in its death throes. When an ambitious general determined to restore the Empire's glory turns the vast Imperial fleet toward the Foundation, the only hope for the small planet of scholars and scientists lies in the prophecies of Hari Seldon. But not even Hari Seldon could have predicted the birth of the extraordinary creature called the Mule-a mutant intelligence with a power greater than a dozen battle fleets. . .a power that could turn the strongest-willed human into an obedient slave.
Asimov, Isaac	Second Foundation	1	5.00	Sci Fi		X	So far the Foundation was safe. But there was a hidden Second Foundation to protect the first. The Mule has yet to find it, but he was getting closer all the time. The men of the Foundation sought it, too, to escape from Mule's mind control. Only Arkady, a 14 year-old girl seemed to have the answer, or did she...?
Austen, Jane	Pride and Prejudice	3	4.67	Classic	Gen Fic	X	Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent, generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. That makes her sound like an insufferable goody-goody, but the truth is she's a completely hip character, who if provoked is not above skewering her antagonist with a piece of her exceptionally sharp -- but always polite -- 18th century wit.
Azerrad, Michael	Come as You Are	1	3.00	Biography	Music		Nirvana came out of nowhere in 1991 to sell nearly five million copies of their landmark album Nevermind, whose thunderous sound and indelible melodies embodied all the confusion, frustration, and passion of the emerging Generation X. Come As You Are is the close-up, intimate story of Nirvana -- the only book with exclusive in-depth interviews with bandmembers Kurt Cobain, Krist Noveselic, and Dave Grohl, as well as friends, relatives, former bandmembers, and associates -- now updated to include a new final chapter detailing the last year of Kurt Cobain's life, before his tragic suicide in April 1994.
Beagle, Peter S.	Last Unicorn, The	5	4.40	Fantasy			The Last Unicorn is one of the true classics of fantasy, ranking with Tolkien's The Hobbit, Le Guin's Earthsea Trilogy, and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Beagle writes a shimmering prose-poetry, the voice of fairy tales and childhood. The unicorn discovers that she is the last unicorn in the world, and sets off to find the others. She meets Schmendrick the Magician--whose magic seldom works, and never as he intended--when he rescues her from Mommy Fortuna's Midnight Carnival, where only some of the mythical beasts displayed are illusions. They are joined by Molly Grue, who believes in legends despite her experiences with a Robin Hood wannabe and his unmerry men. Ahead wait King Haggard and his Red Bull, who banished unicorns from the land.This is a book no fantasy reader should miss; Beagle argues brilliantly the need for magic in our lives and the folly of forgetting to dream.
Bellairs, John	Face in the Frost, The	1	4.00	Fantasy	Thriller	X	The Face in the Frost is a fantasy classic, defying categorization with its richly imaginative story of two separate kingdoms of wizards, stymied by a power that is beyond their control. A tall, skinny misfit of a wizard named Prospero lives in the Southern Kingdom a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Both he and an improbable adventurer named Roger Bacon look in mirrors to see different times and places, which greatly affects their personalities and mannerisms and leads them into a myriad of situations that are sometimes frightening and often hilarious. Hailed by critics as an extraordinary work, combining the thrills of a horror novel with the inventiveness of fantasy, The Face in the Frost is the debut novel that launched John Bellairs' reputation as one of the most individual voices in young adult fiction.
Bitton-Jackson, Livia	I Have Lived a Thousand Years	2	5.00	Autobio	Hist		A graphic narrative describes what happens to a 13-year-old Jewish girl when the Nazis invade Hungary in 1944. Includes a brief chronology of the Holocaust.
Bitton-Jackson, Livia	My Bridges of Hope	1	3.00	Autobio	Hist		After liberation from Auschwitz, fourteen-year-old Elli, her brother, and their mother attempt to rebuild their lives in Czechoslovakia. But it doesn't take long for Elli to realize that even though the war is over, anti-Semitism is not, so she and her family decide to escape to America along with thousands of other Jews. Little do they know what agonies and adventures await them still.
Bloor, Edward	Crusader	1	4.00	Gen Fic			Roberta Ritter has been waiting for a knight in shining armor for most of her humdrum life. She's a doormat, a nobody whose mother died a few years back, a smart girl who wastes her afternoons working in a failing arcade in a failing shopping mall. And then a Crusader arrives....Only this Crusader is a virtual reality war game, one that does a booming business at the arcade, despite—or perhaps because of—the controversy over its racism and violence. Roberta's boring life explodes. Onetime friends become bitter enemies, strangers reveal themselves as allies, and Roberta discovers the truth about her mother's death. In uncovering what's real and not just virtually real, Roberta learns to stand up for herself—and, maybe, to become her own crusader.
Bloor, Edward	Tangerine	1	5.00	Gen Fic			A season with the toughest soccer team in the county gives a teen the confidence to stand up to his wicked brother. "Smart, adaptable, and anchored by a strong sense of self-worth, Paul makes a memorable protagonist in a cast of vividly drawn characters; multiple yet taut plotlines lead to a series of gripping climaxes and revelations.
Blume, Judy	Are You There God? It's Me Margaret	1	4.00	Gen Fic			Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.
Blume, Judy	Then Again, Maybe I Won't	1	4.00	Gen Fic			Ever since his dad got rich from an invention and his family moved to a wealthy neighborhood on Long Island, Tony Miglione's life has been turned upside down. For starters, there's his new friend Joel, who shoplifts. Then there's Joel's sixteen-year-old sister, Lisa, who gets undressed every night without pulling down her shades. And there's Grandma, who won't come down from her bedroom. On top of all his other worries, Tony has questions about growing up… Why couldn't things have stayed the same?
Bradbury, Ray	Dandelion Wine	5	3.80	Fantasy	Thriller		The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever by the incomparable Ray Bradbury.
Bradbury, Ray	Fahrenheit 451	1	4.00	Sci Fi		X	First published in 1953, Fahrenheit 451 is a classic novel set in the future when books forbidden by a totalitarian regime are burned. The hero, a book burner, suddenly discovers that books are flesh and blood ideas that cry out silently when put to the torch.
Bradbury, Ray	Illustrated Man, The	3	4.33	Sci Fi	Fantasy	X	The Illustrated Man is classic Bradbury - a collection of tales that breathe and move, animated by sharp, intaken breath and flexing muscle. Here are eighteen startling visions of humankind's destiny, unfolding across a canvas of decorated skin - visions as keen as the tattooist's needle and as colorful as the inks that indelibly stain the body. The images, ideas, sounds and scents that abound in this phantasmagoric sideshow are provocative and powerful: the mournful cries of celestial travelers cast out cruelly into a vast, empty space of stars and blackness...the sight of gray dust selling over a forgotten outpost on a road that leads nowhere...the pungent odor of Jupiter on a returning father's clothing. Here living cities take their vengeance, technology awakens the most primal natural instincts, Martian invasions are foiled by the good life and the glad hand, and dreams are carried aloft in junkyard rockets. Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man is a kaleidoscopic blending of magic, imagination, and truth, widely believed to be one of the Grandmaster's premier accomplishments: as exhilarating as interplanetary travel, as maddening as a walk in a million-year rain, and as comforting as simple, familiar rituals on the last night of the world.
Bradbury, Ray	Martian Chronicles, The	3	4.33	Sci Fi	Short Stories		Bradbury's Mars is a place of hope, dreams and metaphor - of crystal pillars and fossil seas - where a fine dust settles on the great, empty cities of a silently destroyed civilization. It is here the invaders have come to despoil and commercialize, to grow and to learn - first a trickle, then a torrent, rushing from a world with no future toward a promise of tomorrow. The Earthman conquers Mars...and then is conquered by it, lulled by dangerous lies of comfort and familiarity, and enchanted by the lingering glamour of an ancient, mysterious native race.
Bradbury, Ray	Something Wicked This Way Comes	7	4.07	Fantasy	Thriller		The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. The shrill siren song of a calliope beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destry every life touched by its strange and sinistery mystery. And two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all to weel the heavy cost of wishes... and the stuff of nightmare.
Bradley, James	Flags of Our Fathers	1	5.00	Hist	War		James Bradley's classic work of American military history fully captures the story behind the most famous photograph taken during World War II: the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. Bradley, the son of one of the flagraisers, exhaustively researched the lives of the six Easy Company soldiers who participated in the event and discovered that the adulation the heroes received on their return home was not always welcome.
Brashares, Ann	Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The	3	4.67	Gen Fic			A funky pair of dungarees and a strong friendship lie at the heart of this compelling coming-of-age novel. During the first summer they'll be separated from each other, four friends share a pair of second-hand jeans...and experience happiness, heartbreak, and all the complications of growing up.
Brathwaite	To Sir With Love	1	5.00	Gen Fic			The author's experiences as a teacher in the slums of London.
Breashears, David	High Exposure	1	4.50	Autobio	Adventure		For generations of resolute adventurers, from George Mallory to Sir Edmund Hillary to Jon Krakauer, Mount Everest and the world's other greatest peaks have provided the ultimate testing ground. But the question remains: Why climb? In High Exposure, elite mountaineer and acclaimed Everest filmmaker David Breashears answers with an intimate and captivating look at his life.
Brin, David	Startide Rising	1	3.50	Sci Fi			The Terran exploration vessel Streaker has crashed in the uncharted water world of Kithrup, bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history. Below, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion and a hostile planet to safeguard her secret—the fate of the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars.
Bronte, Charlotte	Jane Eyre	5	3.10	Classic	Gen Fic	X	In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester.
Bronte, Emily	Wuthering Heights	3	3.00	Classic	Gen Fic	X	In nineteenth-century Yorkshire, the passionate attachment between a headstrong young girl and a foundling boy brought up by her father causes disaster for them and many others, even in the next generation.
Brooks, Terry	Druid of Shannara, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			Book Two of the Heritage of Shannara: In the three hundred years since the death of the Druid Allanon, the mysterious evil Shadowen have seized control of the Four Lands. The shade of Allanon summons the four scions of Shannara and gives them each a task to achieve.
Brooks, Terry	Elf Queen of Shannara, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			Book Three of the Heritage of Shannara: "Find the elves and return them to the world of Men!" the shade of the Druid Allanon had ordered Wren. But could she do it in the face of impossible odds?
Brooks, Terry	Elfstones of Shannara, The	8	4.06	Fantasy			Ancient Evil threatens the Elves. Allanon, legendary guardian of Earth, summons Wil Ohmsford to guard the Elven girl Amberle on a perilous quest as she carries a seed from the Ellcrys to the mysterious Bloodfire. Behind them is the Reaper, the most fearsome of all Demons. Wil has only the Elfstones of Shannara--and he has lost control of them.
Brooks, Terry	Sword of Shannara, The	9	4.11	Fantasy			The Sword of Shannara is Book One of the beloved New York Times bestselling fantasy saga of the same name. The Sword of Shannara is the fetching tale of young Shea Ohmsford. Last in the Shannara bloodline, Shea is the only person who can possibly wield the Sword of Shannara, a powerful weapon that happens to be the last hope against the evil Warlock Lord who is plotting to destroy the world. The Shannara series continues for many enjoyable volumes.
Brooks, Terry	Talismans of Shannara	1	4.00	Fantasy			The anxiously awaited conclusion to the Heritage of Shannara series--by one of fantasy's phenomenal bestselling authors. The descendants of the Elven house of Shannara had all completed their quests . . . but their work was not yet done, for the Shadowen still swarmed over the Four Lands.
Brooks, Terry	Wishsong of Shannara, The	5	4.20	Fantasy			Horror stalks the Four Lands as the Ildatch, ancient source of evil, stirs to new life, sending its ghastly Mord Wraiths to destroy mankind. To win through the vile growth protecting the Ildatch, the Druid Allanon needs Brin Ohmsford--for she alone holds the magic power of the wishsong.
Buck, Pearl	Good Earth, The	1	5.00	Classic	Gen Fic		Wang Lung, rising from humble Chinese farmer to wealthy landowner, gloried in the soil he worked. He held it above his family, even above his gods. But soon, between Wang Lung and the kindly soil that sustained him, came flood and drought, pestilence and revolution....
Cabot, Meg	Haunted	2	5.00	Horror			Sixteen-year-old Susannah Simon is a mediator, one who communicates with the dead, and she also happens to be in love with Jesse, a nineteenth-century ghost.
Campbell, Eric	Place of Lions	1	4.00	Adventure	Gen Fic		A plane crash strands thirteen-year-old Chris on the immense Serengeti Plain, and only he can save the two injured men whose lives depend on him.
Campbell, John	Sub Zero	1	4.00	Adventure	War		In an isolated tropic jungle of a Pacific atoll, an undertrained, outgunned band of servicemen, scientists, and civilians is America's last line of defense—and her final hope. For it is they who must fight the ultimate battle—against an enemy few could have imagined. Original.
Capote, Truman	Breakfast at Tiffany's	1	4.00	Gen Fic	Romance		In this seductive, wistful masterpiece, Truman Capote created a woman whose name entered the American idiom and whose style is a part of the literary landscape. Holly Golightly knows that nothing bad can ever happen to you at Tiffany's; her poignancy, wit, and naivete continue to charm.
Card, Orson Scott	Ender's Game	26	4.40	Sci Fi	War		Once again, the Earth is under attack. Alien "buggers" are poised for a final assault. The survival of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers. But who? Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battleschool. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius among geniuses. In simulated war games he excels. But is the pressure and loneliness taking its toll on Ender? Simulations are one thing. How will Ender perform in real combat conditions? After all, Battleschool is just a game.
Card, Orson Scott	Ender's Shadow	2	4.00	Sci Fi	War		Orson Scott Card brings us back to the very beginning of his brilliant Ender Quartet, with a novel that allows us to reenter that world anew.. "The human race is at War with the "Buggers," an insect-like alien race. The first battles went badly, and now as Earth prepares to defend itself against the imminent threat of total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable alien enemy, all focus is on the development and training of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win.. "Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In this new book, Card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean - the one who became Ender's right hand, his strategist, and his friend.
Card, Orson Scott	Shadow Puppets	1	4.00	Sci Fi			Earth and its society have been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics. The unity forced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, and most of all, seeking to control the skills and loyalty of the children from the Battle School." But one person has a better idea. Peter Wiggin, Ender's older, more ruthless brother, sees that any hope for the future of Earth lies in restoring a sense of unity and purpose. And he has an irresistible call on the loyalty of Earth's young warriors. With Bean at his side, the two will reshape our future.
Card, Orson Scott	Worthing Saga, The	1	4.00	Sci Fi			Jason Worthing takes the drug Somec, which increases the life span of humans, and he is sent into space on a ship carrying human embryos, supplies, and teaching robots in order to colonize a planet and perpetuate the human species.
Carrol, Lewis	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	1	3.00	Classic	Fantasy		The Mad Hatter, the Ugly Duchess, the Mock Turtle, the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat-characters each more eccentric than the last, and that could only have come from Lewis Carroll, the master of sublime nonsense. In these two brilliant burlesques he created two of the most famous and fantastic novels of all time that not only stirred our imagination but revolutionized literature.
Cather, Willa	O Pioneers	1	3.00	Classic	Western		A rich evocation of 19th-century American life on the prairie, Cather's novel of immigrant homesteaders in Nebraska celbrates the landscape.
Cervantes, Miguel de	Don Quixote	3	4.67	Classic	Humor	X	Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain.
Chadwick, Elizabeth	First Knight	1	3.00	Fantasy	Hist		This is a unique account of the fabled love between Lancelot Du Lac and Guinevere, Lady of Leonesse, replete with all the beloved characters of the Camelot legend. Based on the movie.
Christie, Agatha	ABC Murders, The	2	2.50	Mystery			There is a serial killer on the loose, murdering his victims in alphabetical order and leaving an ABC Railway Guide beside each body. Intrigued by the psychopath’s mind and methodology, Hercule Poirot, with the help of Hastings and Japp, travels the length and breadth of England—determined to track down this ruthless killer.
Christie, Agatha	And Then There Were None	4	4.00	Mystery			First, there were ten—a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal—and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. And only the dead are above suspicion.
Christie, Agatha	Big Four, The	2	3.50	Mystery			They are formidable enemies in their own rights: a French scientist, an American millionaire, a brilliant Chinese gentleman, and a master of disguise. But together they are the Big Four, a partnership with one simple goal--murder. Hercule Poirot has never come up against an opponent so vicious . . . or so deadly.
Christie, Agatha	Body in the Library, The	2	3.50	Mystery			When the body of a beautiful blonde is found in the library of Gossington Hall, the rumor-mongers run wild. And just what the young woman was doing in the quiet village is what Miss Jane Marple means to discover, as she sets a clever trap for a ruthless killer.
Christie, Agatha	By the Pricking of My Thumbs	1	3.00	Mystery			A duty visit to Tommy's elderly and unpleasant aunt results in a strange inheritance, black magic--and danger for Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.
Christie, Agatha	Cards on the Table	1	4.00	Mystery			An enjoyable evening of bridge turns into a murder investigation when the flamboyant host Mr. Shaitana is found dead. Can the four invited investigators Hercule Poirot, Superintendent Battle, Colonel Race and Ariadne Oliver discover which of the other four guests is the killer?
Christie, Agatha	Carribean Mystery, A	2	4.00	Mystery			Recovering from a bout of pneumonia, Miss Marple is basking in the warm sunshine of the West Indies, where the scenery is beautiful, yet every day seems the same. That is, until Major Palgrave dies suddenly thrusting Miss Marple into a murder investigation of a most exotic nature.
Christie, Agatha	Cat Among the Pigeons	1	3.00	Mystery			Only the finest young ladies attend Meadowbank School. Just don't turn your back on them. Two teachers have already met with foul play. Now Hercule Poirot is set to brave the student body before anyone else meets an untimely end.
Christie, Agatha	Curtain	15	3.77	Mystery		X	Hercule Poirot returns to Styles, the scene of his first great case, to prevent a dangerous mass murderer from striking again. But the great detective doesn't know that this will be the most dangerous case in his illustrious career - and perhaps the last.
Christie, Agatha	Dead Man's Folly	1	3.00	Mystery			Well-known mystery writer Ariadne Oliver organizes a Murder Hunt as the main event at the Fete held on the grounds of Nasse House. Every detail is arranged — and the stage is set for murder. Suspecting that something isn't quite right Ariadne Oliver telephones her old friend, Hercule Poirot, for help.
Christie, Agatha	Dead Man's Mirror (a.k.a Murder in the Mews)	1	4.00	Mystery			Poirot solves four cases. First, fire-works cover up a gun shot and a women is found dead but was she murdered? The second,a men who used others is found dead in his study.Did he kill himself? Third,was a women murdered by her lover by accident and the real target her husband? The fourth,top secret plans for a airplane are stolen but is the person accused the right one?
Christie, Agatha	Death Comes as the End	2	3.00	Mystery			It is 2000 B.C. in Egypt and Imhotep the Ka-Priest brings home his beautiful young concubine Nofret. However not all the members of his family welcome her and when she is found dead it is Imhotep's daughter Renisenb who suspects it might not have been an accident.
Christie, Agatha	Death on the Nile	3	2.67	Mystery			Linnet Doyle is young, beautiful, and rich. She's the girl who has everything--including the man her best friend loves. When Linnet and her new husband take a cruise on the Nile, they meet brilliant detective Hercule Poirot. It should be an idyllic trip, yet Poirot feels that something is amiss.
Christie, Agatha	Elephants Can Remember	1	2.00	Mystery			Poirot agrees to help a friend investigate the 12-year-old case of Lord and Lady Ravenscroft, whose deaths were ruled a double suicide. All Poirot has to go on are the dim memories of an old woman, a doctor, and a teacher. This may turn out to be a mystery that even the great sleuth cannot unravel.
Christie, Agatha	Five Little Pigs	1	4.50	Mystery			Hercule Poirot searches for the fatal flaw in the death of a philandering artist whose wife has been unfairly jailed for his murder--for sixteen years…
Christie, Agatha	Hollow, The (a.k.a. Murder After Hours)	1	2.00	Mystery			A party ends in murder when a doctor is left lying in a pool of blood. His wife is holding the gun. But nothing is that simple for Hercule Poirot.
Christie, Agatha	Mirror Crack'd, The	1	5.00	Mystery			Movie star Marina Gregg stars in a real-life mystery when her biggest fan is poisoned. Scene stealer Miss Jane Marple suspects that the lethal cocktail was intended for someone else, and wonders who's next for a final fade-out.
Christie, Agatha	Mrs. McGinty's Dead	1	5.00	Mystery			In this classic Hercule Poirot mystery from the Queen of Crime, a kindly widow is bludgeoned to death. Is her lodger guilty? Or is he being framed? Either way, the condemned man's time is running out.
Christie, Agatha	Murder is Announced, A	1	3.00	Mystery			Miss Jane Marple thought the party invitation was so clever: "A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29, at 6:30 P.M." But what Letitia Blacklock has in mind is much more than a game.
Christie, Agatha	Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The	1	5.00	Mystery			In the quiet village of King's Abbot a widow's suicide has stirred suspicion - and dreadful gossip. There are rumors she murdered her first husband, rumors she was being blackmailed, and rumors that her secret lover was Roger Ackroyd. Then Ackroyd is found murdered - and all the members of the household stand to gain from his death. Hercule Poirot, who has retired to King's Abbot, is reluctantly drawn into finding a clever and devious killer.
Christie, Agatha	Murder on the Orient Express	5	4.30	Mystery			Just after midnight, a snowdrift stopped the Orient Ecpress in its tracks. The luxurious train was surprisingly full for the time of year, but by the morning there was one passenger fewer. An American lay dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside...Red herrings galore are put in the path of Hercule Poirot to try to keep him off the scent, but in a dramatic denouement he succeeds in coming up with not one but two solutions to the crime.
Christie, Agatha	Murer in Mesopotamia	2	4.00	Mystery			"I have arrived", said the note. Louise Leidner claimed the writer had followed her halfway around the world and was now coming to kill her. But the others on the dig in Iraq thought the archeologist's wife was suffering from hysteria...until she was found bludgeoned in her bedroom.
Christie, Agatha	Pale Horse, The	1	3.00	Mystery			A priest is called to attend a dying woman and is murdered on his way home. The only clue is a list of seemingly unrelated names found on the priest's body. And when Mark Easterbrook digs into this puzzle, he uncovers a connection between the people on the list--and a sinister pattern.
Christie, Agatha	Passenger to Frankfurt	1	3.00	Mystery			It was an unusual predicament for Sir Stafford Nye-to awaken in a stupor after being drugged, only to find his passport stolen. There was also no trace of the fascinating woman he encountered in Frankfurt who begged him to help save her life. But Sir Stafford's troubles are only just beginning. The target of two murder attempts, he now seeks the help of the stranger who so urgently sought his. If he can locate her. What he finds is a woman of numerous identities and twice as many secrets, who ushers him into the shadows of an international conspiracy that could well prove to be the death of them.
Christie, Agatha	Pocket Full of Rye	1	3.00	Mystery			The clue to a triple murder appears to be buried in a not-so-innocent children's verse. It's up to sleuth Miss Jane Marple to decipher the rhyme and reason behind the crime in what the New York Times has hailed as "the best of the novels starring Miss Marple."
Christie, Agatha	Poirot Loses a Client (a.k.a. Dumb Witness)	1	3.00	Mystery			When Hercule Poirot receives a request for help from a woman who's been dead for a month, he decides it's time to investigate...better late than never.
Christie, Agatha	Third Girl	1	5.00	Mystery			A near-fatal dose of poison, a blood-stained knife, a revolver, and a family who are not what they seem figure in an extraordinary case that takes celebrated detective Hercule Poirot from a village estate to the bohemian streets of London--in a matter of life and death.
Clancy, Tom	Hunt for Red October, The	1	2.50	Adventure	Thriller		Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on…
Clancy, Tom	Patriot Games	1	5.00	Adventure	Thriller		Years before the defection of a Soviet submarine will send him hurtling into confrontation with the Soviets in Red October, Jack Ryan, historian, ex-marine, and CIA analyst, is vacationing in London when the Ulster Liberation Army makes a terrorist attack on the Prince and Princess of Wales. By instinctively diving forward to break up the attack, he gains both the gratitude of a nation and the hatred of its most dangerous men. Jack Ryan must summon all of the skills and knowledge at his command to battle back against his nemesis.
Clark, Mary Higgins	Pretend You Don't See Her	1	4.00	Mystery	Thriller		Mary Higgins Clark's 18th thrilling book, Pretend You Don't See Her, revolves around Lacey Farrell, a brilliant young player on the Manhattan real estate scene. Lacey is hired to help Isabelle Waring, mother of singer and actress Heather Landi, who was recently killed in an apparent car accident, sell Heather's luxurious skyline apartment. Isabelle doesn't believe that Heather's death was an accident, however, and her suspicions prove correct when she becomes the murderer's next victim.
Clark, Mary Higgins	Where are the Children?	1	4.00	Mystery	Thriller		Nancy Harmon had fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths of her two little children, the hostile front-page newspaper stories and the shocking charges against her. She changed her name, dyed her red hair sable brown, and left California for the wind-swept peace of Cape Cod. Now she was married again, had two more beautiful children, and the terrible pain had begun to heal...until the morning when she looked in the back yard for her little boy and girl, found only one red mitten, and knew that the nightmare was beginning again...
Clements, Andrew	Things Not Seen	1	3.00	Fantasy			When fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up and finds himself invisible, he and his parents and his new blind friend Alicia try to find out what caused his condition and how to reverse it.
Colfer, Eoin	Artemis Fowl	1	4.00	Fantasy			When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
Cooney, Caroline B.	Burning Up	1	4.00	Mystery			When a girl she had met at an innercity church is murdered, fifteen-year-old Macey channels her grief into a school project that leads her to uncover prejudice she had not imagined in her grandparents and their wealthy Connecticut community.
Cooney, Caroline B.	Flight #116 is Down	1	5.00	Mystery			Teenager Heidi Landseth helps rescue people from a plane crash on her family's property, and the experience changes her life forever.
Cooper, James Fenimore	Last of the Mohicans, The	3	2.33	Classic	Hist		Recounting the story of the bloody conflict between the British and the French on the early North American frontier, this classic narrative was written in 1826 by the man who is today considered our first great American novelist.
Cooper, Susan	Grey King, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			There is a Welsh legend about a harp of gold, hidden within a certain hill, that will be found by a boy and a white dog with silver eyes -- a dog that can see the wind. Will Stanton knew nothing of this when he came to Wales to recover from a severe illness. But when he met Bran, a strange boy who owned a white dog, he began to remember.
Cooper, Susan	Over Sea, Under Stone	1	3.00	Fantasy			Three children on vacation in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a dangerous quest that entraps them in the eternal battle between the forces of the Light and the Dark.
Cormier, Robert	Chocolate War, The	1	5.00	Gen Fic		X	A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.
Creech, Sharon	Love That Dog	1	5.00	Gen Fic			Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments—and Jack can't avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.
Creech, Sharon	Walk Two Moons	1	4.00	Gen Fic			The struggle of thirteen year old Salamance (Sal) to understand and deal with her mother's disappearance unfolds while on a cross-country trip with her eccentric grandparents. Sal tells them the story of her friend Phoebe whose mother has also left home, but in reality it is her own story. A funny, mysterious, and touching novel.
Creech, Sharon	Wanderer, The	1	1.00	Adventure			Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.
Crichton, Michael	Andromeda Strain, The	3	4.00	Sci Fi	Thriller		The Andromeda Strain sets forth with almost documentary verisimilitude the unfolding story of "Project Wildfire" — the crash mobilization of the nation's highest scientific and medical resources when an unmanned research satellite returns to earth mysteriously and lethally contaminated.
Crichton, Michael	Congo	5	3.80	Sci Fi	Thriller		The legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj have seen an eight-person field exhibition die. After startling discoveries, a new expedition is sent back into the Congo—its mission, to descend into the secret world where the only way back out may be through the grisliest death....
Crichton, Michael	Jurassic Park	16	4.41	Sci Fi	Thriller		One of mankind's most thrilling fantasies has come true--an astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Creatures that have been extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park, where all the world can visit them--for a price. Until something goes wrong.
Crichton, Michael	Lost World, The	4	4.25	Sci Fi	Thriller		It's been six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, when the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end. The dinosaurs are destroyed, the park is closed, but there are rumors that something has survived.
Crichton, Michael	Sphere	1	5.00	Sci Fi	Thriller		A group of American scientists are rushed to a huge vessel that has been discovered resting on the ocean floor in the middle of the South Pacific. What they find defines their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently, undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old....
Crichton, Michael	Terminal Man, The	5	4.30	Sci Fi	Thriller		Harry Benson suffers from painful, violence-inducing seizures. In an effort to alleviate this problem, Benson undergoes an experimental medical procedure in which electrodes are attached to his brain's trouble spots -- if all goes well, timed jolts of electricity will correct his disability. But when Benson learns to turn up the juice whenever he pleases, his murderous rampage begins.
Crichton, Michael	Timeline	1	5.00	Sci Fi	Hist	X	Michael Crichton's new novel opens on the threshold of the 21st century. It is a world of exploding advances on the frontiers of technology. Information moves instantly between two points, without wires or networks. Computers are built from single molecules. Any moment of the past can be actualized—and a group of historians can enter, literally, life in 14th century feudal France.
Danziger, Paula	Cat Ate My Gymsuit, The	1	3.00	Gen Fic		X	When the unconventional English teacher who helped her conquer many of her feelings of insecurity is fired, a junior high student uses her new-found courage to campaign for the teacher's reinstatement.
Danziger, Paula	There's a Bat in Bunk Five	1	4.00	Gen Fic		X	On her own for the first time, fourteen-year-old Marcy tries to cope with the new people and situations she encounters while working as a counselor at an arts camp.
Davis, Ossie	Just Like Martin	1	4.00	Gen Fic	Hist		Following the deaths of two classmates in a bomb explosion at his Alabama church, fourteen-year-old Stone organizes a children's march for civil rights in the autumn of 1963.
DeFoe, Daniel	Robinson Crusoe	3	3.33	Classic	Adventure		For more than 270 years, readers everywhere have been fascinated by the young fool who ran away from wealth, security, and family for a rough life at sea -- and came to his senses too late, alone on a tropical island. Alone except for cannibals, that is, and God. Robinson Crusoe's adventure takes place on a remote island. Adjusting to the primitive conditions, he learns to make tools, shelters, bread, and clothes. More importantly, he becomes a Christian.
Dessen, Sarah	This Lullaby	2	4.00	Gen Fic	Romance		Raised by a mother who's had five husbands, eighteen-year-old Remy believes in short-term, no-commitment relationships until she meets Dexter, a rock band musician.
Dickens, Charles	Christmas Carol, A	1	2.00	Classic	Christmas		"Bah Humbug!" That's how Ebeneezer Scrooge feels about Christmas--until the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future decide to show the crotchety old miser the error of his ways. Together they travel through time, revisiting all the people who have played an important role in Scrooge's life.
Dickens, Charles	Great Expectations	1	3.00	Classic	Gen Fic	X	Great Expectations follows the life of the orphan, Pip. We first meet him as a tiny, terrified child in a village churchyard. Years later, through the help of an anonymous benefactor, Pip will travel to London, full of expectations to become a gentleman. But his life is already inextricably tangled in a mystery that surrounds a beautiful woman, an embittered recluse, and an ambitious lawyer.
Dickens, Charles	Oliver Twist	1	2.00	Classic	Gen Fic		Dickens's classic morality tale of a starving orphan caught between opposing forces of good and evil is a powerful indictment of Victorian England's Poor Laws. Filled with dark humor and an unforgettable cast of characters - Oliver Twist, Fagin, Nancy, Bill Sykes, and the Artful Dodger, to name a few - Dickens's second novel is a compelling social satire that has remained popular since it was first serialized in 1837-39.
Dickens, Charles	Tale of Two Cities, A	1	1.00	Classic	Hist	X	The human story behind the French Revolution is embodied in four of Dickens's greatest characters: Madame Defarge, Lucie Manette and her husband Charles Darnay, and the misanthrope Sydney Carton whose final sacrifice gives meaning to his life.
Dickson, Gordon	Dorsai!	1	3.00	Sci Fi	War		The work that launched Dickson's popular Childe Cycle--often referred to as "The Dorsai Series"--tells of the planet Dorsai's mercenary soldiers, the planet's chief export to the stars, and how they come to understand their crucial role in human history.
Dostoyevski, Fyodor	Crime and Punishment	2	3.00	Classic	Mystery		Crime and Punishment (1866) is the story of a murder committed on principle, of a killer who wishes by his action to set himself outside and above society. A novel of great physical and psychological tension, pervaded by Dostoevsky's sinister evocation of St Petersburg, it also has moments of wild humour.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan	Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The	1	4.00	Mystery	Short Stories		In this first collection of Holmes's stories, the beloved detective uses his uncanny skills to rescue a king from blackmail, to capture an ingenious bank robber, and to save an innocent son accused of patricide.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan	Hound of the Baskervilles, The	1	3.50	Mystery	Classic		When a second member of the Baskerville family dies, Sherlock Holmes investigates and finds murderous greed behind the supposed curse.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan	Lost World, The	1	4.00	Fantasy	Classic		Two scientists, a big game hunter, and a journalist travel to the Amazon rain forest. On a volcanic plateau, they discover an isolated world still inhabited by dinosaurs, climaxing in a chase scene with a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan	Return of Sherlock Holmes, The	1	3.00	Mystery	Short Stories		Britain's brilliant detective is back, in this final installment in the continuation of the classic collection of Sherlock Holmes stories.
DuMarier, Daphne	Rebecca	1	4.50	Mystery	Classic		It's no wonder that the woman who becomes the second Mrs. de Winter (whose first name we never learn) eagerly accepts Maxim de Winter's offer of matrimony. She's young, orphaned, and employed as companion to a mean-spirited fading beauty. The handsome widower simply sweeps her off her feet. In a matter of days, the new bride accompanies her seemingly devoted husband to Manderley, his isolated home on the Cornish coast. From the first, the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, frightens the new bride with her chilling devotion to the dead first Mrs. de Winter, Rebecca.
Dumas, Alexandre	Three Musketeers, The	3	3.67	Adventure	Classic		The Three Musketeers (1844) is one of the most famous historical novels ever written. It is also one of the world's greatest adventure stories, and its heroes have become symbols for the spirit of youth, daring, and comradeship. The action takes place in the 1620s at the court of Louis XIII, where the Musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with their companion, the headstrong d'Artagnan, are engaged in a battle against Richelieu, the king's minister, and the beautiful, unscrupulous spy, Milady. Behind the flashing blades and bravura, in this first adventure of the Musketeers, Dumas explores the eternal conflict between good and evil.
Eddings, David	Belgariad, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			It all begins with the theft of the Orb that for so long protected the West from an evil god. As long as the Orb was at Riva, the prophecy went, its people would be safe from this corrupting power. Garion, a simple farm boy, is familiar with the legend of the Orb, but skeptical in matters of magic. Until, through a twist of fate, he learns not only that the story of the Orb is true, but that he must set out on a quest of unparalleled magic and danger to help recover it. For Garion is a child of destiny, and fate itself is leading him far from his home, sweeping him irrevocably toward a distant tower—and a cataclysmic confrontation with a master of the darkest magic.
Eddings, David	Castle of Wizardry	3	5.00	Fantasy			This continues the magnificent epic of The Belgariad, begun in Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, and Magician's Gambit—a fantasy set against a background of the war of men, Kings, and Gods that had spanned seven thousand years—a novel of fate, strange lands, and a prophecy that must be fulfilled!
Eddings, David	Demon Lord of Karanda	2	4.50	Fantasy			In an adventurous sequel to THE MALLOREAN, David Eddings tells the story of King Garion's abducted infant son and his efforts to save him. Unfortunately, he and his friends are detained by the friendly, but determined Zakath, who refuses to let them leave. As a horde of demons ravage the Cities and a plague lets loose its terrors, Garion has little time left to reach his destination, or the kidnapper wins by default.
Eddings, David	Diamond Throne, The	3	4.33	Fantasy			Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and Queen's Champion, returned from exile to find his land overrun with evil, and his young Queen gravely ill--frozen in crystal and doomed unless a cure could be found in time! A brand-new fantasy series from the creator of The Belgariad.
Eddings, David	Enchanter's End Game	2	5.00	Fantasy			Here is the brilliant conclusion to the epic of The Belgariad, which began in Pawn of Prophecy—a novel of fate, strange lands, and a Prophecy that must be fulfilled—the resolution of the war of men, Kings, and Gods that had spanned seven thousand years!
Eddings, David	Guardians of the West	3	3.33	Fantasy			A sequel to THE BELGARIAD, Garion has slain the evil God Torak, and fulfilled the prophecy. But suddenly another prophecy is foretold. Again a great evil is brewing in the East. And again Garion finds himself caught between two ancient Prophecies, with the fate of the world resting on him....
Eddings, David	Hidden City, The	1	5.00	Fantasy			The third and final volume in David Eddings's epic fantasy series. Sparhawk returns to rescue Queen Ehlana from the evil clutches of the mad God Cyrgon. But their demented opponent has prepared a terrifying counter attack. The first two books in this series--Domes of Fire and The Shining Ones--were New York Times bestsellers.
Eddings, David	King of the Murgos	3	4.33	Fantasy			King Garion's son had been kidnapped by Zandramas, the present carrier of the Dark Prophecy. Now Garion must travel with his wife, Ce'Nedra, and their companions to "a place that is no more" in order to save the life of his child and the future of his world.
Eddings, David	Magician's Gambit	3	4.33	Fantasy			Ce'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, had joined a dangerous mission to recover the stolen Orb that supposedly protected the West from the evil God Torak. And somehow, she found herself feeling quite tender for Garion, the innocent farm boy, who would be forced into the strange tower in the center of all evil to retrieve the Orb by himself.
Eddings, David	Mallorean, The	1	5.00	Fantasy			The new series from the author of The Belgariad continues the adventures of Garion, Belgarath and Polgara.
Eddings, David	Pawn of Prophecy	4	4.25	Fantasy			Long ago, the Storyteller claimed, in this first book of THE BELGARIAD, the evil god Torak drove men and Gods to war. But Belgarath the Sorcerer led men to reclaim the Orb that protected men of the West. So long as it lay at Riva, the prophecy went, men would be safe. But Garion did not believe in such stories. Brought up on a quiet farm by his Aunt Pol, how could he know that the Apostate planned to wake dread Torak, or that he would be led on a quest of unparalleled magic and danger by those he loved—but did not know...?
Eddings, David	Queen of Sorcery	3	4.67	Fantasy			The master Sorcerer Belgarath and his daughter Polgara the arch-Sorceress were on the trail of the Orb, seeking to regain its saving power before the final disaster prophesized by the legends. And with them went Garion, a simple farm boy only months before, but now the focus of the struggle. He had never believed in sorcery and wanted no part of it. Yet with every league they traveled, the power grew in him, forcing him to acts of wizardry he could not accept.
Eddings, David	Ruby Knight, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			Ehlanda, Queen of Elenia, has been poisoned. A deep enchantment sustains her life, but it will end soon. Then Sparhawk, Knight of the Queen's Champion, learns where to get to cure for the poison. He and his companions set forth on a dangerous quest to find the antidote before the queen should perish and the peace ends....
Eddings, David	Seeress of Kell, The	3	4.33	Fantasy			Concludes the bestselling Malloreon saga. This culmination of an unparalleled quest across strange lands and among strange peoples is a magnificent fantasy of man, kings, sorcerers, and gods caught in the seven-thousand-year war between two ancient, opposing destinies battling to determine the fate of all creation.
Eddings, David	Sorceress of Darshiva, The	2	4.50	Fantasy			As the bestselling Mallorean series contnues, Garion is pursuing Zandramas, in the form of a great dragon flying over them, across the known world. With the forces of evil threatening on both sides, Garion still had to get to the Place Which Is No More, as the Seeress of Kell had warned, but they had no idea where that might be....
Emerson, Earl	Million-dollar Tattoo, The	1	3.00	Mystery			It's the dead of night, and P.I. Thomas Black is dead asleep. What better time for a panicked phone call from a friend? The friend is Elmer Slezak, better known as Snake, a fellow gumshoe whose life has long since slipped into a dark mire of wine, women, and weirdness. Now, he's begging Black to take on a case that's one for The X-Files. There's a beautiful, exotic-looking woman dead in Snake's bed. He's not sure how she died, but he's certain about where she came from - outer space.
Evans, Richard Paul	Christmas Box, The	1	5.00	Gen Fic	Christmas		This inspiring holiday tale tells the touching story of a widow and the young family who moves in with her, and the ways in which they discover together the first gift of Christmas and what the holiday is really all about. Written by the author as a token of affection for his daughters, The Christmas Box has captured the hearts and minds of over a million readers.
Evans, Richard Paul	Letter, The	1	4.00	Gen Fic			The Letter, the final book of the Christmas Box collection is, most simply stated, the love story of David and MaryAnne Parkin. But it is also everyone's love story, for it is about the storms that all relationships must face when the blissful state of romance vanishes into one of real-life challenges and difficulties.
Evans, Richard Paul	Looking Glass, The	1	5.00	Gen Fic			The winter storms of the wide-open frontier reflect the anguish raging in Hunter Bell, a minister who heads to Utah's gold-mining towns after his wife dies in childbirth. A man with nothing left ot loose, he plays the card tables for money to care for his youngs daughter back home. But in the heart of a driving blizzard, Hunter makes a shocking discovery --and begins to see that a life tested by unthinkable cruelty can still be rich with faith, love, and hope for a better tomorrow...
Evans, Richard Paul	Timepiece, The	1	4.00	Gen Fic			The bestselling author of The Christmas Box now provides readers with an inspirational message which reminds them about the gifts they pass on to their children. Timepiece traces the poignant love story of MaryAnne and David Parkin as they struggle to learn the lessons of love, loyalty, and forgiveness in the face of tragedy.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott	Great Gatsby, The	1	2.00	Classic	Gen Fic		The timeless story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan is widely acknowledged to be the closest thing to the Great American Novel ever written
Fleischman, Paul	Bull Run	1	4.00	Hist	War		Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.
Fletcher, Susan	Shadow Spinner	1	3.00	Adventure	Hist		Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how Marjan's story begins....
Flint, Kenneth	Challenge of the Clans	1	3.50	Fantasy	Hist	X	The legends of Ireland tell of a magnificent hero who strode out of an age of bloodshed and dark magics to become a leader of men. Now, the saga of this mighty warrior comes blazing to life in a spellbindig new adventure. Here is the tale of his birth, and his rise to glory...
Flint, Kenneth	Champions of the Sidhe	1	3.00	Fantasy	Hist		Second book in the Lugh Lamfada series.
Flint, Kenneth	Dark Druid, The	1	3.50	Fantasy	Hist	X	Ireland's greatest hero, legendary warrior and lover, heir to a world of strife and sorcery, this is Finn MacCumhal. With steel and courage, he sets off on a perilous quest to save a desperate land and to free his beloved from the shadowy magic and thunderous evil of the one known as the Dark Druid.
Flint, Kenneth	Master of the Sidhe	1	2.50	Fantasy	Hist		Third book in the Lugh Lamfada series
Flint, Kenneth	Riders of the Sidhe, The	1	3.50	Fantasy	Hist		Out of the mists the Fomor came to enslave the isle of Eire, a dread race of twisted men ruled by an inhuman lord. But a champion came from out of the sea, a youth called Lugh, seeking his destiny, sent to Eire by the seagod Mannanan MacLir to fulfill the ancient prophecy.
Flint, Kenneth	Storm Shield	1	4.00	Fantasy	Hist	X	Warrior, outlaw, poet, lover, born in the midst of strife and sorcery, such is the legend of Finn MacCumhal, the greatest hero of Irish history. This is the tale of his perilous quest to the magical realm called the Land of the Fair, to win a weapon of awesome power...
Forbes, Esther	Johnny Tremain	1	3.00	Hist	War		After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.
Forester, C.S.	Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies	1	4.00	Hist	Adventure		The eleventh tale of naval adventure in C.S. Forester's Hornblower series finds Horatio Hornblower an admiral struggling to impose order in the chaotic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. As commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, he must take on pirates, revolutionaries, and a blistering hurricane. The war is over, but peaceful it is not.
Forester, C.S.	Captain Horatio Hornblower	1	3.00	Hist	Adventure		Captain Horatio Hornblower is a collection of three short novels originally published in 1937 and 1938 as "Beat To Quarters", "Ship of the Line" and "Flying Colours". All are set during the Napoleonic wars roughly between 1807 and 1811.
Frank, Pat	Alas, Babylon	5	4.00	Sci Fi		X	The classic apocalyptic novel that stunned the nation with its vivid portrayal of a small town's survival after nuclear holocaust devastates the country.
Funke, Cornelia	Thief Lord, The	1	4.00	Mystery			Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious character who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty crimes. Prosper and Bo relish being part of this colorful new family. But the Thief Lord has secrets of his own. And soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion.
Gaarder, Jostein	Sophie's World	1	3.00	Gen Fic	Philosophy		A passionate plea to rediscover our capacity for amazement, Sophie's World is more than a mere mystery. It is also the first novel to present a complete--and entertaining--history of philosophy. "A literary surprise success such as has not been seen since Umberto Eco's learned cloister-thriller The Name of the Rose."
Gaiman, Neil	Coraline	2	4.50	Horror			Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
George, Jean Craighead	My Side of the Mountain	1	3.00	Adventure		X	Tired of big-city life, Sam Gribley runs away to the Catskill Mountains to forge a life of his own. A year later, his younger sister Alice joins him. Alone in the mountains, Sam and Alice face great danger - with only the land, their courage, and each other to rely on.
Girzone, Joseph	Joshua	1	3.00	Spiritual	Gen Fic		When Joshua moves to a small cabin on the edge of town, the local people are mystified by his presence. A quiet and simple man, Joshua appears to seek nothing for himself. He supports himself by working as a carpenter. He charges very little for his services, yet his craftsmanship is exquisite. The statue of Moses that he carves for the local synagogue prompts amazement as well as consternation. What are the townsfolk to make of this enigmatic stranger? Some people report having seen him carry a huge cherry log on his shoulders effortlessly. Still others talk about the child in a poor part of town who was dreadfully ill but, after Joshua's visit, recovered completely.
Girzone, Joseph	Joshua and the Children	1	5.00	Spiritual	Gen Fic		In a village square beset by violence, a stranger named Joshua strolls in and catches the attention of several young children. Joshua wants the children to learn how to care for each other. Enemies plot to destroy Joshua's good works, but the shattering conclusion turns into a ringing affirmation of hope.
Golding, William	Lord of the Flies	2	3.25	Gen Fic			The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are left stranded on an unpopulated island, and who must confront not only the defects of their society but the defects of their own natures.
Golding, William	Princess Bride, The	1	4.00	Fantasy	Humor		S. Morgenstern's timeless tale—discovered and wonderfully abridged by William Goldman—pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. From the Cliffs of Insanity through the Fire Swamp and down into the Zoo of Death, this incredible journey and brilliant tale is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, and memorable surprises both terrible and sublime.
Gorman, Ed	Sharpshooter, The	1	2.00	Western			When the powerful and blood-hungry Jeremiah Belden seeks revenge against Evelyn, the woman he blames for his son's death, it is up to legendary sharpshooter Mitch Coldwell to stop him.
Greene, Bette	Summer of My German Soldier	5	4.20	Gen Fic	Hist	X	The summer that Patty Bergen turns twelve is a summer that will haunt her forever. When her small hometown in Arkansas becomes the site of a camp housing German prisoners during World War II, Patty learns what it means to open her heart. Even though she's Jewish, she begins to see a prison escapee, Anton, not as a Nazi, but as a lonely, frightened young man with feelings not unlike her own.
Gregorian, Joyce Ballou	Castledown	1	3.00	Fantasy			A haunting tale of magic and nature
Gregory, Kristiana	Cleopatra VII	2	3.50	Hist			While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become Queen of Egypt some day.
Grey, Zane	Riders of the Purple Sage	4	3.25	Western			First published in 1912, Zane Grey's Riders Of The Purple Sage is undoubtedly the most famous novel of the American West. The plot is deceptively familiar: An epic hero (Lassiter) defends a brave-hearted damsel in distress against a thoroughly despicable villain (Elder Tull). But it is Grey's narrative momentum, mastery of suspense, and thorough understanding of the mythic power of the landscape that set this genre-defining proto-western apart from the countless Hollywood movies and pulp novels it inspired.
Griffin, John Howard	Black Like Me	1	5.00	Autobio			He trudged southern streets searching for a place where he could eat or rest, looking vainly for a job other than menial labor, feeling the "hate stare." He was John Griffin, a white man who darkened the color of his skin and crossed the line into a country of hate, fear, and hopelessness--the country of the American Black man.
Grisham, John	Client, The	1	4.00	Mystery	Thriller		In a weedy lot on the outskirts of memphis, two boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the curb... Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarrette when a chance encounter with a suicidal laywer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most sought-after dead body in America. Now Mark is caught between a legal system gone mad and a mob killer desperate to cover up his crime. And his only ally is a woman named Reggie Love, who has been a lawyer for all of four years.
Grisham, John	Testament, The	2	5.00	Mystery	Thriller		Troy Phelan is a self-made billionaire, one of the richest men in the U.S. He is also eccentric, reclusive, confined to a wheelchair, and looking for a way to die. His heirs, to no one's surprise -- especially Troy's -- are circling like vultures.
Grisham, John	Time to Kill, A	1	4.00	Mystery	Thriller		In this lively novel, Grisham explores the uneasy relationship of blacks and whites in the rural South. His treatment is balanced and humane, if not particularly profound, slighting neither blacks nor whites.
Gunther, John	Death Be Not Proud	3	4.17	Autobio			Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.
Guthrie, A.B.	Way West, The	1	4.00	Western	Hist		An enormously entertaining classic, The Way West brings to life the adventure of the western passage and the pioneer spirit. The sequel to The Big Sky, this celebrated novel charts a frontiersman's return to the untamed West in 1846. Dick Summers, as pilot of a wagon train, guides a group of settlers on the difficult journey from Missouri to Oregon. In sensitive but unsentimental prose, Guthrie illuminates the harsh trials and resounding triumphs of pioneer life. With The Way West, he pays homage to the grandeur of the western wilderness, its stark and beautiful scenery, and its extraordinary people.
Hambly, Barbara	Star Wars: Planet of the Twilight	1	3.00	Sci Fi			It all begins on a barren backwater world called Renat Chorios - once a dreaded prison colony, now home to the Therans, a fanatic religious cult. To this exiled world has come the ruthless warlord Seti Draconis, who seeks to exploit the vast crystalline deserts that cover the planet's desolate surface. The first step in his plan is to lure Princess Leia to Renat Chorios for a diplomatic meeting, only to hold her hostage in his isolated fortress.
Hamilton, Virginia	Map of the World, A	1	3.00	Gen Fic			Nowhere are the vagaries of the human condition brought to such stark and serious light as they are in Jane Hamilton's tale of a life in upheaval, A Map of the World. Alice Goodwin lives on a farm in Wisconsin with her husband and daughters and works part-time at the local school as a nurse. When a friend and neighbor leaves her two-year-old daughter in Alice's care, a moment's inattention leads to the child's death. This singularly tragic event triggers a series of other occurrences that will rock the tiny community where Alice lives and undermine everything Alice holds dear. A Map of the World is a story of trials -- legal and personal -- and the triumph of the human spirit over the worst of adversities.
Hammett, Dashiell	Thin Man, The	1	4.00	Mystery			Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel	Scarlet Letter, The	1	4.00	Classic	Hist		In early colonial Massachusetts, a young woman endures the consequences of her sin of adultery and spends the rest of her life in atonement.
Hemingway, Ernest	Old Man and the Sea, The	6	3.25	Classic			The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Herbert, Frank	Chapterhouse: Dune	1	3.00	Sci Fi			The gripping conclusion to Frank Herbert's Dune series.
Herbert, Frank	Dune	2	4.50	Sci Fi			Set on the desert planet Arakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family - and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
Herriot, James	All Creature Great and Small	2	4.00	Autobio	Animals		In this first volume of memoirs, then-newly-qualified vet James Herriot arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby and he has no idea what to expect. How will he get on with his new boss? With the local farmers? And what will the animals think? This program is filled with hilarious and touching tales of the unpredictable Sigfriend Farnon, Sigfreid's zany brother, Tristan, and Herriot's first encounters with a beautiful girl called Helen.
Herriot, James	All Things Bright and Beautiful	1	4.00	Autobio	Animals		Young James, now married nad working as a small-town vet, encounters a cast of extraordinary characters as he makes his way through the Yorkshire countryside tending to sick cattle, pregnant ewes, ailing dogs -- and their eccentric owners. As always, Herriot's warmth, humor, and singular view of life makes us laugh and cry, as we marvel at the everday miracles he creates.
Hersey, John	Child Buyer, The	1	3.00	Sci Fi			This is a story of an investigation into the activities of Mr. Wissey Jones, a stranger who comes to the town of Pequot on urgent defense business. His business is to buy for his corporation children of a certain sort, in this case a ten-year-old named Barry Rudd, a budding genius of potentially critical value. A hearing is held and questions are asked: exactly why does Mr. Jones' company buy children, and will it succeed in buying Barry?
Hersey, John	Hiroshima	1	4.00	Hist	War		On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity."
Hobb, Robin	Assassin's Quest	1	4.00	Fantasy			Final installment—each entry independently intelligible—of Hobb's stunning fantasy trilogy (Royal Assassin; Assassin's Apprentice) about the beleaguered Six Duchies and their Farseer kings.
Hobb, Robin	Royal Assassin	1	5.00	Fantasy			Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has had him tutored him in the dark arts of the assassin. He has barely survived his first, soul-shattering mission, and returns to the court where he is thrown headfirst into the tumult of royal life.
Homer	Odyssey, The	1	5.00	Classic	Adventure	X	The greatest adventure story of all time, this epic work chronicles Odysseus's return from the Trojan War and the trials he endures on his journey home. Filled with magic, mystery, and an assortment of gods & goddesses who meddle freely in the affairs of men.
Hubbard, L. Ron	Battlefield Earth	6	4.58	Sci Fi		X	Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000, recently acclaimed as the best science fiction book of the 20th century by the American Book Readers Association, is a compelling and action-packed science fiction adventure that you can't put down.
Hunt, Irene	Across Five Aprils	1	5.00	Hist	War	X	The unforgettable story of young Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War, by the Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly.
Jacobs, Paul Samuel	Born into Light	1	4.00	Sci Fi	Hist		When a number of "feral children" are found in a New England town during the Depression, only young Roger Westwood suspects they are not earthly creatures, though even he cannot guess their true nature or their mission on this planet.
Jacques, Brian	Legend of Luke, The	2	2.50	Fantasy	Animals		In this twelfth book of the masterful Redwall epic, storyteller Brian Jacques goes back in time to the days before Redwall, revealing with dramatic poignancy the legend of the first of the magnificent Redwall warriors--Luke.
Jacques, Brian	Long Patrol, The	2	3.25	Fantasy	Animals		Tammo, a daring young hare hungry for adventure, is sent with Russa Nodrey, the wandering red squirrel, to join the Long Patrol and defend Salamandastron against the Rapscallion horde.
Jacques, Brian	Mariel of Redwall	3	3.67	Fantasy	Animals	X	When the mouse-ship carrying Joseph the Bellmaker and his daughter Mariel runs afoul of a pirate rat king, they are mercilessly tossed overboard. Washed ashore and certain that her father is dead, Mariel vows revenge.
Jacques, Brian	Martin the Warrior	1	5.00	Fantasy	Animals		Captured and enslaved by the corsair stoat Badrang, young mouse warrior Martin vows to end the evil beast's plundering and killing.
Jacques, Brian	Mossflower	5	3.60	Fantasy	Animals		Martin the warrior mouse and Gonff the mousethief set out to find the missing ruler of Mossflower, while the other animal inhabitants of the woodland prepare to rebel against the evil wildcat who has seized power.
Jacques, Brian	Outcast of Redwall, The	1	3.50	Fantasy	Animals		The destinies of the badger lord dubbed Sunflash and his mortal enemy, the ferret warlord Swartt Sixclaw, are entwined with those of many creatures, particularly the inhabitants of Redwall Abbey.
Jacques, Brian	Pearls of Lutra	1	5.00	Fantasy	Animals		Tansy, a young hedgehog living at Redwall Abbey, attempts to solve the riddle of the missing pearls while at the same time the evil marten, Mad Eyes, desires them for himself.
Jacques, Brian	Redwall	4	4.00	Fantasy	Animals		When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
Jacques, Brian	Salamandastrom	2	3.50	Fantasy	Animals		Urthstripe the Strong, a wise old badger, leads the animals of the great fortress of Salamandastron and Redwall Abbey against the weasel Ferahgo the Assassin and his corps of vermin.
Jeter, K.W.	Star Wars Bounty Hunter Wars: Hard Merchandise	1	4.00	Sci Fi			When Boba Fett stumbles across evidence implicating Prince Xizor in the murder of Luke Skywalker's aunt and uncle, Fett makes himself an enemy even he fears: the unknown mastermind behind a monstrous deception, who will kill to hide his tracks. Fett also finds himself in possession of an amnesiac young woman named Neelah, who may be the key to the mystery—or a decoy leading Fett into a murderous ambush.
Jordan, Grace	Home Below Hell's Canyon	1	4.00	Hist	Western		"The thrilling story of a modern pioneer family. . . . An intensely human account filled with fun, courage and rich family life."-Seattle Post Intelligencer
Jordan, Robert	Wheel of Time #1: The Eye of the World	1	4.50	Fantasy			According to a 1996 New York Times article, "Robert Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal." Robert Jordan is hands-down the most widely read and talked-about fantasy author writing today. His mammoth, multivolume New York Times bestselling Wheel of Time series has sold more millions of copies to date. Book One of the Wheel of Time is The Eye of the World, a staggeringly complex and enjoyable adventure that's not without its own cast of unforgettable characters: Rand, a simple sheepherder who is stalked by an evil he does not yet understand; Egwene, Rand's love interest, who happens to possess her own very special gift; Moraine, the beautiful but possibly dangerous member of a powerful legion of sorceresses called Aes Sedai; and Lan, Moraine's fearless companion and guardian.
Jordan, Robert	Wheel of Time #10: Crossroads of Twilight	1	3.00	Fantasy			In the tenth book of he Wheel of Time from the New York Times #1 bestselling author Robert Jordan, the world and the characters stand at a crossroads, and the world approaches twilight, when the power of the Shadow grows stronger.
Jordan, Robert	Wheel of Time #2: Great Hunt, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			The eagerly awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed and national bestseller The Eye of the World. The monumental task of retrieving the lost Horn of Valere--the legendary horn that will raise the dead heroes of the Ages--rests on the shoulders of Rand al'Thor. Rand begins the long journey of discovery--a journey that starts with The Great Hunt.
Jordan, Robert	Wheel of Time #3: The Dragon Reborn	2	4.00	Fantasy			Rand Al'Thor, the long-prophesied leader who will save the world, is on the run from his destiny. Able to touch the One Power, but unable to control it, Rand knows that he must ultimately face the Dark One--in a battle to the death. Named one of the Los Angeles Times Best Books for Winter Reading.
Jordan, Robert	Wheel of Time #4: The Shadow Rising	1	4.00	Fantasy			The New York Times bestselling fourth book in the Wheel of Time series, now in mass market. The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind, and Min sees portents of hideous doom. Meanwhile, in the Stone of Tear, the Lord Dragon considers his next move
Jordan, Robert	Wheel of Time #5: The Fires of Heaven	2	4.50	Fantasy			The acclaimed, nationally bestselling fifth book of the Wheel of Time series. The Last Battle is approaching rapidly, for the seals of the Dark One's prison are beginning to crumble. The Dragon Reborn is closer to ruling the world, while the Forsaken Rahvin is meeting with three of his fellows to ensure their ultimate victory over the Dragon.
Jordan, Robert	Wheel of Time #6: The Lord of Chaos	1	3.00	Fantasy			On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world;. In Salidar the White Tower in exile prepares an embassy to Caemlyn, where Rand Al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, holds the throne - and where an unexpected visitor may change the world....
Jordan, Robert	Wheel of Time #7: Crown of Swords	1	3.00	Fantasy			The seventh volume in the Wheel of Time fantasy saga continues the quest to restore natural weather conditions to the world and end the terrible heat wave.
Jordan, Robert	Wheel of Time #9: Winter's Heart	1	4.00	Fantasy		X	In Robert Jordan's Winter's Heart -- the ninth volume in his blockbuster Wheel of Time saga -- the prophesied Last Battle (Tarmon Gai'don) between the Light and the Shadow is imminent. But Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, stands in the Shadow's way.
Jordan, Sherryl	Raging Quiet, The	1	3.00	Fantasy		X	Suspicious of sixteen-year-old Marnie, a newcomer to their village, the residents accuse her of witchcraft when she discovers that the village madman is not crazy but deaf and she begins to communicate with him through hand gestures.
Karon, Jane	At Home in Mitford	1	2.00	Gen Fic			The first in a series of novels, this heartwarming book introduces readers to a small, charming North Carolina town and its equally charming denizens. Filled with the mysteries and miracles of everyday life and rich, provincial humor, At Home in Mitford will have readers clamoring for more. Followed by a sequel, A Light in the Window.
Kesey, Ken	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	1	5.00	Classic	Gen Fic		This is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, the seemingly mute half-Indian patient who witnesses and understands McMurphy's heroic attempt to do battle with the awesome power of the Combine.
Kindl, Patricia	Goose Chase	1	5.00	Fantasy			Rather than marry a cruel king or a seemingly dim-witted prince, an enchanted goose girl endures imprisonment, capture by several ogresses, and other dangers, before learning exactly who she is.
King, Laurie	Monstrous Regiment of Women, A	1	4.00	Mystery	Hist		A Monstrous Regiment of Women continues Mary Russell's adventures as a worthy student of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and as an ever more skilled sleuth in her own right.
Kinsella, W.P.	Iowa Baseball Confederacy, The	1	4.00	Gen Fic	Sports		On the day he met his true love, a carnival performer named Darling Maudie, Matthew Clarke was literally struck by lightning and magically imbued with the knowledge that in 1908 the Chicago Cubs had traveled to Onamata, Iowa, to play a seemingly endless game against an all-star amateur team, the Iowa Baseball Confederacy. He spends the rest of his life trying to prove this fact to the world--even writing a dissertation on it--but no one else remembers the Confederacy or the game. When Matthew commits an imaginative suicide (by allowing himself to be hit by a stray line drive), his son Gideon, the hero of this tale, inherits his father's obsession. With the help of an old family friend who has a glimmer of memory of the game, Gideon and a friend, Stan, travel back through time to 1908, to witness the event and to learn about the mysterious forces that caused a memory lapse in those who witnessed it. In his first novel since Shoeless Joe, Kinsella returns to the magical turf he created there: a loving mixture of baseball, life and fantasy, in a world where dreams don't have to come true, because they have a validity all their own.
Kinsella, W.P.	Shoeless Joe	4	4.00	Gen Fic	Sports	X	"If you build it, he will come." The mysterious words of an Iowa baseball announcer lead Ray Kinsella to carve a baseball diamond in his cornfield in honor of his hero, the baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson. This is a book "not so much about baseball as it is about dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American," said the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Knowles, John	Peace Breaks Out	1	3.00	Gen Fic	Hist		With the unforgettable power and simplicity that made A Separate Peace into a modern classic, this masterful companion volume by John Knowles takes us once again on a warmly nostalgic journey through the poignancy of adolescence and gives us another landmark portrayal of the dark side of the human heart.
Knowles, John	Separate Peace, A	5	3.60	Gen Fic	Hist	X	Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world.
Kurtz, Katherine	Deryni Archives, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			There have been many events in the past 230 years of the half-magical race of the Deryni that were too short to turn into novels. Katherine Kurtz has been writing these when not occupied with longer works, and they are now collected here. Some have appeared in books and other sources now hard to locate. More than half of the fiction is new — including a major story of how Denis Arilan became the first Deryni priest in 200 years.
Kurtz, Katherine	Deryni Rising	1	5.00	Fantasy		X	In the kingdom of Gwynedd, the mysterious forces of magic and the superior power of the Church combine to challenge the rule of young Kelson. Now the fate of the Deryni — a quasi-mortal race of sorcerers — and, indeed, the fate of all the Eleven Kingdoms, rests on Kelson's ability to quash the rebellion by any means necessary . . . including the proscribed use of magic!
LaFaye, A.	Strawberry Hill	1	4.00	Gen Fic			Raleia doesn't feel like she belongs in the modern world. And she doesn't feel like she belongs with her hippie parents, either. So when her family moves to Tidal, Maine, Raleia is excited to be in town with some history -- especially one that was demolished by a tidal wave in 1911. But her parents don't understand her preoccupation with the past, or her need to be "from" somewhere. Instead, Raleia finds herself turning to Mr. Rutherford, the sad, reclusive old man who lives on Strawberry Hill. Can he help her find a time and place of her own?
LaFaye, A.	Year of the Sawdust Man, The	1	2.00	Gen Fic			Set in Louisiana during the Depression, "The Year of the Sawdust Man" is the lyrical story of a headstrong young girl coping with her free-spirited mother's departure. Her struggle to come to terms with the new shape of her family is both poignant and penetrating, a timeless story of the changing face of love.
L'Amour, Louis	Conagher	1	3.00	Western	Adventure		Conagher, a tough drifter thinking about settling down, must face off against a band of renegade Apaches and a deadly gang of rustlers before he can find peace.
L'Amour, Louis	Hondo	1	4.00	Western	Adventure		Two men. One woman. A land that demanded courage—or death.... He was a man etched by the desert's howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and ways of staying alive. She was a woman raising a young son on her own on a remote Arizona ranch. And between Hondo Lane and Angie Lowe was the warrior Vittoro, whose people were preparing to rise against the white men. Now the pioneer woman, the gunman, and the Apache warrior are caught in a drama of love, war, and honor.
L'Amour, Louis	Silver Canyon	1	4.00	Western	Adventure		Fueled by youth, courage, and quickness with a gun, Matt Brennan rode into Hattan's Point ready to live or die at a single challenge. But in one day he was a changed man. A beautiful woman had dared him to stay alive. A powerful landowner had set him up for a beating. And a good friend had died in his arms. Suddenly Matt found himself owner of the Two-Bar Ranch—and the odd man out in a vicious range war. With enemies everywhere, Matt knew that the next time he drew his gun, there would be much more than his life at stake--.
L'Amour, Louis	Walking Drum, The	2	2.50	Western	Adventure		Here is an historic adventure of extraordinary power waiting to sweep you away to exotic lands as one of the most popular writers of our time conquers new storytelling worlds. Louis L'Amour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic American West. Now he guides his readers to an even more distant frontier — the enthralling lands of the 12th century.
Lasky, Kathryn	Beyond the Burning Time	2	3.75	Hist			Mary Chase's sense of foreboding grows as, one by one, her friends fall prey to evidence of witchcraft and the innocent are identified as witches. She is horrified by the growing hysteria, and dismayed when her mother, who is a widow working a farm without a man, is cried out upon and arrested.
Lasky, Kathryn	Marie Antoinette	1	5.00	Hist			Lasky takes historical fact and weaves it into a sympathetic account of an adolescent Marie Antoinette. Antonia's diary begins shortly before her politically arranged betrothal and marriage to Louis Auguste, Dauphin of France. It describes her struggles with strange new customs, in particular the elaborate French Court etiquette.
Lawhead, Stephen	Byzantium	1	5.00	Hist	Spiritual		The bestselling author of the Pendragon Cycle now tells the story of Aidan, a 10th-century Irish monk sent to take the Book of Kells to the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. Separated from his fellow pilgrims, Aidan undergoes various exotic adventures, including capture by and life with Vikings, political intrigue in the Byzantine court, enslavement in a caliph's mine and loss of his all-important faith in God.
Lawrence, Ian	Ghost Boy	1	4.00	Gen Fic			Fourteen-year-old Harold Kline is an albino--white from head to toe, even his hair and his eyes that are like drops of water. His life is made unbearable by the other kids, who call him "snow" or "maggot," and ever since his father died and his brother was reported missing in Vietnam, his mother has become angry and withdrawn. And so Harold runs away, although it is a wrench to leave Honey, the elderly dog who has been his only comfort. And where would an albino kid on the run end up? In the circus, of course--in this case a down-at-the-heels road show where he is sheltered by a kindly lady midget and her huge man-beast companion and given hugs and unquestioning acceptance by the other "freaks."
LeGuin, Ursula	Farthest Shore, The	2	3.25	Fantasy			The Farthest Shore is the third book in the renowned Earthsea trilogy. The young prince, Arren, brings harsh news. There is no longer true magic in Enlad; the mages have forgotten their spells so the springs of wizardry are running dry. Accompanied by Arren, Ged sets out to meet unknown dangers, to confront his own past, and to test the ancient prophecies, taking with him on his journey all the hopes of Earthsea, moving into doom or into a new age. The Farthest Shore rounds out the promise of A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan. Author Ursula Le Guin has won numerous awards including the National Book Award, five Hugo and five Nebula Awards, the Kafka Award, and a Pushcart Prize.
LeGuin, Ursula	Tombs of Atuan, The	1	1.00	Fantasy			When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away -- home, family, possessions, even her name. For she is now Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While she is learning her way through the dark labyrinth, a young wizard, Ged, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, and together, he and Tenar escape from the darkness that has become her domain.
LeGuin, Ursula	Wizard of Earthsea, A	1	4.00	Fantasy			Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.
Lehman, Yvonne	Tornado Alley	1	2.00	Gen Fic			Natalie Ainsworth is elated when she learns that Scott Lambert might ask her to the prom. But she wonders why someone as popular as Scott would pursue an ordinary high-school junior like her when he can have the pick of any girl he chooses.
L'Engle, Madeline	Acceptable Time, An	1	4.50	Sci Fi			Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get back to the present before the time gate closes -- and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice?
L'Engle, Madeline	Ring of Endless Light, A	1	4.00	Sci Fi			The cycle of life and death becomes a difficult burden for Vicky Austin as she watches her grandfather dying, but the opportunity for joy and renewal open up as she assists her friend Adam with his dolphins. Newbery Honor Book.
Leroux, Gaston	Phantom of the Opera, The	1	5.00	Classic	Mystery		A classic, haunting tale of reality and illusion, The Phantom of the Opera has been fascinating readers and viewers for nearly a century.
Letts, Billie	Where the Heart Is	2	5.00	Gen Fic			Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest town--a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl living secretly in a Wal-Mart. From Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull who loves Novalee more than she loves herself, they are about to take her--and you, too--on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey to . . . Where the Heart Is.
Lewis, C.S.	Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The	3	4.00	Fantasy			Narnia … the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy … the place where the adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic a meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.
Lewis, C.S.	Magician's Nephew, The	2	3.00	Fantasy			When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
Lewis, C.S.	Perelandra	1	3.50	Sci Fi	Spiritual		The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength, Perelandra continues the adventures of the extraordinary Dr. Ransom. Pitted against that greatest of human weaknesses, temptation, the great man must battle evil on a new world -- Perelandra -- when it is invaded by the Devil's agent. Will Perelandra succumb to the Devil's influence, or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man? The outcome of Dr. Ransom's mighty struggle will alone determine its fate.
Lieber, Fritz	Swords Against Death	1	5.00	Fantasy	Adventure	X	Swords Against Death, the second story in the Lankhmar series, finds Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser beginning their real journey. Their hearts altered by the loss of first true love, they embark on a long and winding path of drunken debauchery and womanizing until crossing paths with two cross wizards, Sheelba of the Eyeless Face and Nigauble of the Seven Eyes. A most violent of clashes ensues.
Litmann, Jonathon	Beautiful Game, The	1	4.00	Non Fic	Sports		Littman, an investigative journalist who has written two books on computer hackers, takes his title here from Brazilian soccer great Pele, who described soccer as "That beautiful game I love so well." In this excellent book, Littman describes what happens when a former college soccer star becomes the coach of a rather nondescript girls' soccer team in Santa Rosa, CA, and tries to lead the team to a championship, a goal they have never achieved.
Llewelyn, Morgan	Finn MacCool	1	5.00	Hist			A great legendary hero of ancient Ireland, Finn Mac Cool comes vividly to life in an enthralling historical fantasy of love, betrayal, magic , myth, and war.
London, Jack	Call of the Wild	1	4.00	Classic	Adventure		In this quintessential adventure story, Jack London takes readers on an arduous journey through the forbidding Alaskan landscape during the gold rush of the 1890s. Buck, a rangy mixed breed used to a comfortable, sun-filled life as a family dog, is stolen by a greedy opportunist and sold to dog traffickers. In no time, Buck finds himself on a team of sled dogs run ragged in the harsh winter of the Klondike. In a climate where every day is a savage struggle for survival, the last traces of Buck's soft, pampered existence are erased as his dormant primordial urges -- deeply embedded for generations -- are brutally awakened.
London, Jack	White Fang	1	4.00	Classic	Adventure		White Fang is one of London's classic tales of survival and one of his most popular stories. White Fang is part dog, part wolf, and the lone survivor of his family. In his lonely world, he soon learns to follow the law of the North--kill or be killed.
Lowry, Lois	Giver, The	5	4.20	Sci Fi			Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.
Lutz, Giles A.	Honyocker, The	1	4.00	Western			Terrific western adventure that no one should miss!
MacHale, D.J.	Pendragon: Merchant of Death	1	4.00	Fantasy			Bobby learns that he is a Traveler, someone who can ride "flumes" through time and space. Bobby lands in Denduron, a medieval world where the gentle Milago are enslaved by the Bedoowan, and it's Bobby's job to free them.
MacLean, Norman	River Runs Through It, A	1	3.00	Gen Fic	Western		Beginning with the memorable line, "In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing," Maclean paints an evocative portrait of the sons of a small-town Montana minister, two brothers headed in very different directions. Fly-fishing for trout is one thing that unites father and sons, and, in the end, it is the language of the river that provides understanding and acceptance in the most difficult of times.
Magorian, Michelle	Good Night Mr. Tom	1	4.50	Gen Fic			London is poised on the brink of World War II. Timid, scrawny Willie Beech - the abused child of a single mother - is evacuated to the English countryside. At first, he is terrified of everything, of the country sounds and sights, even of Mr. Tom, the gruff, kindly old man who has taken him in.
Marshall, Catherine	Christy	2	4.00	Gen Fic			At nineteen, Christy Huddleston left home to teach school in the Smokies—coming to know and care for the wild mountain people, with their fierce pride, terrible poverty, and dark superstitions.
Matas, Carol	After the War	1	3.50	Hist			After being released from Buchenwald at the end of World War II, fifteen-year-old Ruth risks her life to lead a group of children across Europe to Palestine.
Mazer, Harry	Last Mission, The	1	5.00	Hist	War		In 1944 a 15-year-old Jewish boy tells his family he will travel in the West but instead, enlists in the United States Air Corps and is subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans.
McCaffrey, Anne	All the Weyrs of Pern	2	4.75	Fantasy	Sci Fi		For generations, dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that rained from the sky to ravage the land. Now Masterharper Robinton and F'Lar and Lessa, Weyrleader and Weyrwoman of Benden Weyr, have excavated Pern's original settlement, uncovering a computer that has news for them: they can annihilate Thread forever!
McCaffrey, Anne	Dolphins of Pern, The	1	2.50	Fantasy	Sci Fi		When the first humans came to settle the planet Pern, intelligent dolphins also crossed the stars -- to colonize Pern's oceans. Then came disaster: Thread fell like rain. Humans struggled to survive. Now -- centuries later -- dragonriders and dolphins face a new era, reviving the bond between land and ocean dwellers.
McCaffrey, Anne	Dragondrums	2	4.00	Fantasy	Sci Fi		In the third volume of the Harper Hall Trilogy from McCaffrey’s multi-layered dragonriders’ saga, Harper Piemur is called upon to serve the Master Harper of Pern on a secret and dangerous mission.
McCaffrey, Anne	Dragonflight	2	4.00	Fantasy	Sci Fi		The planet Pern has been colonized for centuries by humans. When humans first settled on this world, they did not take notice of its sister planet, which had an indigenous life form that attempted to land on Pern when it came within reach. These silver ``threads'' fell in a destructive wave on the temperate lands of Pern once every 200 years, destroying all life they encountered. To combat this menace, the inhabitants of Pern developed a species of dragon that could burn these threads out of the sky before they touched down. Now, centuries have passed between threadfalls, and the danger of thread is considered a myth. However, a dragon rider named F'lar knows that the riders are once again needed.
McCaffrey, Anne	Dragonsinger	2	4.50	Fantasy	Sci Fi		In this second breathtaking fantasy in Anne McCaffrey's Harper Hall Trilogy, Mellony develops her studies to become a Harper as well as her relationship with the nine fire lizards.
McCaffrey, Anne	Dragonsong	3	4.17	Fantasy	Sci Fi		Anne McCaffrey's best-selling Harper Hall Trilogy is a wonder-filled classic of the imagination. Dragonsong, the first volume in the series, is the enchanting tale of how Menolly of Half Circle Hold became Pern's first female Harper, and rediscovered the legendary fire lizards who helped to save her world.
McCaffrey, Anne	Masterharper of Pern, The	1	5.00	Fantasy	Sci Fi		In a time when the deadly scourge Thread has not fallen on Pern for centuries, a boy is born to Harper Hall. A musical prodigy who has the ability to speak with the dragons, he is called Robinton, and he is destined to be one of the most famous and beloved leaders Pern has ever known. And the dragonriders are ready to fly.
McCaffrey, Anne	Nerilka's Story	1	4.00	Fantasy	Sci Fi		A deadly epidemic was sweeping across Pern. Nerilka's father refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other Holds. Ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked off to aid her people. She had no idea that her new path would change the course of her life forever!
McCaffrey, Anne	White Dragon, The	1	5.00	Fantasy	Sci Fi		A close bond existed between young Lord Jaxom and his white dragon, Ruth. Everyone on Pern thought Ruth was a runt that would never amount to anything. But Jaxom trained his dragon to fly, and to destroy the deadly Threads that fell from the sky.
McCourt, Frank	Angela's Ashes	2	4.00	Autobio			It is a wonder that McCourt survived his childhood in the slums of Depression-era Limerick, Ireland: three of his siblings did not, dying of minor illnesses complicated by near starvation. Even more astonishing is how generous of spirit he became and remains. His family lived—barely—in a flat so miserable that every year they had to cram themselves into an upstairs room when winter floods made the place only half-habitable. That upstairs room was "Italy"—warm and dry. Downstairs was Ireland—wet and cold. Father sat up there drinking tea, while mother Angela often could not rise from bed, so depressed was she. Or mother sat by the fire, waiting for father to return; when he did, frequently drunk on their little money, he would line up the boys and extract promises that they would die for Ireland.
McDonald, Joyce	Swallowing Stones	1	5.00	Gen Fic			It begins with a free and joyful act—but from then on, Michael finds it impossible even to remember what it felt like to be free and joyful. When he fires his new rifle into the air on his seventeenth birthday, he never imagines that the bullet will end up killing someone. But a mile away, a man is killed by that bullet as he innocently repairs his roof. And Michael keeps desperately silent while he watches his world crumble.
McInerney, Ralph	Cardinal Offense	1	1.00	Mystery			Father Roger Dowling acquires a rare treasure: two prime-location tickets to the Notre Dame vs. USC football game, the gift of an old friend in the Church. But the tickets come with a catch, for at Notre Dame he is expected to attend a conference on American annulment practices - a meeting with the powerful Cardinal Hildebrand, which will tear Dowling from the welcome obscurity of his parish in Fox River, Illinois. The eroding sanctity of a marriage vow made before God underlies the gripping plot of A Cardinal Offense, the seventeenth novel to feature Father Dowling and the first set at Notre Dame.
McKiernan, Dennis	Dark Tide, The	1	3.00	Fantasy		X	The first book in the Iron Tower series introduces the reader to the world of Mithgar and the danger that threatens it.
McKillip, Patricia	Forgotten Beasts of Eld, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			When her father dies, 16-year-old Sybel's only companions are the magical menagerie called to Eld Mountain long ago by her reclusive grandfather, the progeny of a powerful wizard and a mortal. The animals provide Sybel's only sense of family until a man brings her the infant son of her mother's sister, forcing Sybel to return to the world of humans--a world where she learns the intricacies of guile and treachery as well as the power of human love.
McKillip, Patricia	Harpist in the Wind	1	4.00	Fantasy		X	In the midst of conflict and unrest the Prince of Hed solves the puzzle of his future when he learns to harp the wind, discovers who the shape changers are, and understands his own relationship to Deth, harpist of the wizard Ohm
McKillip, Patricia	Heir of Sea and Fire	1	5.00	Fantasy			By the vow of her father and her own desire, Raederle was pledged to Morgon, Riddle-Master of Hed. But a year had passed since Morgon disappeared on his search for the High One at Erlenstar Mountain, and rumors claimed he was dead. Raederle set out to learn the truth for herself, though her small gift of magic seemed too slight for the perils she must face. The quest led through strange lands and dangerous adventures. Only her growing powers enabled her at last to reach Erlenstar Mountain. And there she discovered what she could not bear to accept.
McKinley, Robin	Beauty	1	4.00	Fantasy			Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay and through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly beast.
McKissack, Patricia	Color Me Dark	1	5.00	Hist			This is the diary of Nellie Lee Love as she lived each day beginning on January 1, 1919. Nellie and her sister, Erma Jean, receive their diaries for Christmas. Nellie's diary chronicles the trials and tribulations of her family's life in Bradford Corners, Tennessee and later life in Chicago, Illinois. Traumatized by the death of her uncle, Erma Jean ceases to speak. All her communication with Nellie is through her diary that exposes the racial injustices in Tennessee and the family system within the Colored section.
McManus, Patrick	Night the Bear Ate Goombaw, The	1	5.00	Humor	Autobio		America's celebrated humorist takes a plunge into metaphysics, convinced he can hold his own with history's mythmakers! McManus provides a hilarious and unforgettable experience as he satirizes history, popular legends . . . and life itself.
McPhee, John	Crofter and the Laird, The	1	5.00	Autobio			The account of the author's return to the land of his ancestors, the tiny island of Colonsay, 25 miles west of the Scottish mainland.
McPhee, John	Deltoid Pumpkin Seed, The	1	4.00	Hist	Science		The story of the dream of a completely new aircraft, a hybrid of the airplane and the rigid airship that is large enough to serve as a flying warehouse.
Meyer, Carolyn	Where the Broken Heart Still Beats	1	1.00	Hist			At the age of nine, Cynthia Ann Parker was captured in an Indian raid and taken to live as a slave with the Comanche. Twenty-four years later, she is the wife of a chief and the mother of a young warrior destined to become the great chief Quanah Parker. But in 1861 Cynthia Ann Parker and her infant daughter are recaptured, and returned against their will to a white settlement.
Meyers, Walter Dean	Fallen Angels	1	5.00	Hist	War		Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, just out of his Harlem high school, enlists in the Army in the summer of 1967 and spends a devastating year on active duty in Vietnam.
Meyers, Walter Dean	Monster	1	3.00	Gen Fic			What if you were 16 years old, on trial for felony murder, and your degree of guilt had become confused within your own mind? How would you discover the truth? Monster, winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, is written as the screenplay that prisoner Steve Harmon creates during his incarceration and trial, in an attempt to reconstruct and reconfigure the events of the crime.
Michener, James	Chesapeake	1	4.00	Gen Fic	Hist		Escaping religious persecution in England in the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed flees his homeland in pursuit of freedom and the New World. After joining Captain John Smith on his courageous journey, Steed establishes a remarkable family whose lives parallel the formation of America. Through the extraordinary tale of one man's quest, Michener tells intertwining stories of family and national heritage, introducing us along the way to Quakers, slaves, abolitionists, pirates, planters, and famous politicians, all struggling through American history in the common pursuit of freedom.
Milne, A.A.	Red House Mystery, The	1	5.00	Mystery			Though Milne is immediately associated with Winnie-the-Pooh and pals, he nonetheless wrote a number of adult titles, including this 1922 novel in which guests at a country estate become amateur sleuths when a shooting occurs and all evidence points toward their host.
Mitchell, Margaret	Gone With the Wind	2	2.50	Classic	Hist		A monumental classic considered by many to be not only the greatest love story ever written, but also the greatest Civil War saga.
Montgomery, L.M.	Anne of Avonlea	1	4.00	Gen Fic			At sixteen Anne is grown up. . . almost. Her gray eyes shine like evening stars, but her red hair is still as peppery as her temper. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan, she has earned the love of the people of Avonlea and a reputation for getting into scrapes. But when Anne begins her job as the new schoolteacher, the real test of her character begins. Along with teaching the three Rs, she is learning how complicated life can be when she meddles in someone else's romance, finds two new orphans at Green Gables, and wonders about the strange behavior of the very handsome Gilbert Blythe. As Anne enters womanhood, her adventures touch the heart and the funny bone.
Montgomery, L.M.	Anne of Green Gables	2	4.00	Gen Fic			When Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables farm on Prince Edward Island, she surprises everyone: first of all, she is a girl. Marilla Cuthbert and her brother, Matthew, had specifically asked for an orphan boy. She has bright red hair that won't manage and a mouth that won't shut. Nothing will ever be the same at Green Gables! A favorite story of generations of girls ever since it was first published in 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic story of one girl's profound effect on a small Canadian community has stayed in print for nearly one hundred years.
Montgomery, L.M.	Anne of the Island	1	4.50	Gen Fic			New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her friends move into an old cottage and an ornery black cat steals her heart. Little does Anne know that handsome Gilbert Blythe wants to win her heart, too. Suddenly Anne must decide if she's ready for love...
Morris, Gerald	Squire, His Knight and His Lady, The	1	4.00	Hist			When a giant green knight barrels into the Christmas feast at Camelot and issues a bloody challenge, Terence finds himself at the beginning of another quest as Sir Gawain's squire. Picking up several years after The Squire's Tale leaves off, this Arthurian fantasy weaves several adventures into one, as Terence and Gawain face numerous adversaries, both dangerous and droll, on their way to finding the Knight of the Green Chapel.
Mowat, Farley	Never Cry Wolf	1	3.00	Autobio	Animals	X	Hordes of bloodthirsty wolves are slaughtering the arctic caribou, and the government's Wildlife Service assigns naturalist Farley Mowat to investigate. Mowat is dropped alone onto the frozen tundra, where he begins his mission to live among the howling wolf packs and study their ways. Contact with his quarry comes quickly, and Mowat discovers not a den of marauding killers but a courageous family of skillful providers and devoted protectors of their young. As Mowat comes closer to the wolf world, he comes to fear with them the onslaught of bounty hunters and government exterminators out to erase the noble wolf community from the Arctic. Never Cry Wolf is one of the brilliant narratives on the myth and magic of wild wolves and man's true place among the creatures of nature.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds	Ice	1	5.00	Gen Fic			Newbery Medalist Naylor offers the story of a teenage girl with a frozen heart; mourning her father's disappearance, she goes to live with her grandmother in the country, only to discover her own strength and her father's secret.
Neufield, John	Edgar Allen	1	4.00	Gen Fic			When the Ficketts decide to adopt Edgar Allan, they are sure they are doing a good thing--or so Reverend and Mrs. Fickett think. They don't see the small boy as a ticking time bomb. But he is--because he is black, they are white, and their neighbors are determined to stop them. 12-year-old Michael Fickett is a witness to the town's racism...and his life is changed forever.
Nicholson, William	Firesong	1	3.50	Fantasy			Twins bowman and Kestrel have saved their family and the rest of the Manth people from slavery and helped bring about the downfall of the cruel city-state of the Mastery. Now, led by their mother, a prophetess, they are free to seek their promised land. But the journey is long and hard, filled with many dangers and temptations.
Nicholson, William	Slaves of the Mastery	1	4.00	Fantasy			Continuing the Wind on the Fire Trilogy, which began with The Wind Singer, William Nicholson follows heroes Kestrel and Bowman when they become separated in Slaves of the Mastery. A psychic connection binds the twins and eventually draws them back together as they fight the evil powers that have taken over their homeland.
Niles, Douglas	Dragonlance: Kinslayer Wars, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			Kith-Kanan commits the ultimate heresy by falling in love with a human. But his twin brother, Sithas--the firstborn ruler of all Silvanesti elves--declares war on the humans, and Kith-Kanan must fight in the terrible Kinslayer Wars.
Niven, Larry and Pournelle, Jerry	Footfall	1	4.00	Sci Fi	Adventure		They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the mysterious ship to be a visitor from another star. The world's frantic efforts to signal the aliens go unanswered. The first contact is hostile: the invaders blast a Soviet space station, seize the survivors, and then destroy every dam and installation on Earth with a hail of asteriods. Now the conquerors are descending on the American heartland, demanding servile surrender--or death for all humans.
Nix, Garth	Lirael	1	4.00	Fantasy			When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long-buried evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies.
Nix, Garth	Sabriel	1	5.00	Fantasy			Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
Nixon, Joan Lowery	Secret, Silent Screams	1	5.00	Mystery	Thriller		Is Barry's death the latest tragedy in a string of suicides at Farrington Park High School? Or is it murder? Marti is sure her friend Barry didn't take his own life, but no one will believe her except Police Officer Prescott. But opening an investigation takes time, and Marti is determined to find her friend's killer soon. Because even now he could be planning his next crime....
Nixon, Joan Lowery	Spirit Seeker	1	4.00	Mystery	Thriller		Holly Campbell's life has suddenly become a newspaper-headline nightmare. Her friend Cody's parents have just been found murdered, and Cody is the prime suspect. Even Holly's father, the police detective in charge of the investigation, thinks Cody is guilty. Holly knows she must help her friend. Will a mysterious psychic help her solve the case and prove Cody's innocence?
Nixon, Joan Lowery	Weekend Was Murder, The	1	4.50	Mystery			Sixteen-year-old Liz's summer job with an expensive hotel involves her in a staged murder mystery weekend and a real murder. Sequel to "The Dark and Deadly Pool."
Nixon, Joan Lowry	Candidate for Murder, A	1	4.00	Mystery			Cary finds her life in danger when she uncovers a plot to sabotage her father's political campaign for governor of Texas.
Nixon, Joan Lowry	Dark and Deadly Pool, The	1	4.50	Mystery			Liz enjoys her summer pool job at the glamorous Ridley Hotel. Until the night, a dark and lonely night, a ghasty shadow surges up from the pool. A face — eyes wide, mouth gaping — stares at Liz. A hand clutches at her sneaker. Then it, whatever it is, is gone.
Nixon, Joan Lowry	Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore, The	2	4.75	Mystery	Thriller	X	She spots the masked man in the dark, lonely parking lot--but too late. Grabbed and drugged, Christina is kidnapped and held for ransom. When her family pays, she thinks her ordeal is over. But then she realizes that her family thinks she planned the kidnapping! How will Christina prove her innocence?
Nixon, Joan Lowry	Name of the Game was Murder, The	8	4.25	Mystery			Novelist Augustus Trevor has written a manuscript that reveals the darkest secrets of his guests. Whoever can solve Trevor's clues can have his story removed from the book. But when Trevor is bludgeoned to death, the survivors (along with the reader) are challenged to find both the manuscript and the murderer.
Nixon, Joan Lowry	Other Side of Dark, The	2	4.50	Mystery	Thriller		Seventeen-year-old Stacy awakens from a four-year coma ready to identify, locate, and prosecute the young man who murdered her mother and wounded her.
O'Brien, Robert C.	Z for Zachariah	6	3.75	Sci Fi			Seemingly the only person left alive after a nuclear war, a sixteen-year-old girl is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape.
O'Dell, Scott	Black Pearl, The	1	3.00	Gen Fic			A 16-year-old boy does battle with an enormous devilfish that guards a rare, black pearl. PW said this 1968 Newbery Honor Book reverberates with "proud admiration of the courage of the human spirit."
O'Dell, Scott	Streams to the River, River to the Sea	1	5.00	Hist	Adventure		A young Indian woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.
Oke, Janette	Drums of Change, The	1	3.00	Hist			Running Fawn loves her Blackfoot tribe's way of life -- especially returning to their winter camp every year. But the arrival of white men, with their diseases and guns, resulting in the elimination of the life-sustaining buffalo herds, leaves her people with little choice but to move to the Reserve. Then Running Fawn's life changes even more drastically when she is sent to the mission boarding school, where she learns about the white man's God. But Running Fawn is reluctant to give up the religion of her own people. Is this foreign God really for her, too?
Oke, Janette	Measure of a Heart	1	5.00	Gen Fic			Anna Trent felt fortunate to finish the eighth grade with first-class honors. Already past her sixteenth birthday, most of the girls her age had been forced long ago to drop out to help at home. She loved school—loved to learn, loved the excitement of new discoveries, loved the quickening of her pulse as she shared some great adventure in the pages of a book. And now that is over.
O'Marie, Sr. Carol Ann	Missing Madonna, The	1	3.00	Mystery			Sister Mary Helen is sinfully good at snooping through the San Francisco fog. Now a fellow OWL (Older Woman's League) member has disappeared. The police believe Erma Duran simply flew the coop, but Sister feels a Higher Authority pushing her to investigate. A gold medal entangled in Erma's bedsprings and a cryptic clue to a Byzantine madonna deepens the mystery. By the time Police Inspector Kate Murphy joins the hunt, Sister's good intentions have already paved her way straight to the Mission District—and a hellish encounter with sudden death.
Orczy, Baroness	Scarlet Pimpernel, The	3	4.33	Classic	Adventure		In 1792, during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, an English aristocrat known to be an ineffectual fop is actually a master of disguises who, with a small band of dedicated friends, undertakes dangerous missions to save members of the French nobility from the guillotine.
Orwell, George	Animal Farm	10	3.00	Classic		X	Orwell's brilliant 1946 satire, chronicling a revolution staged by the animals on Mr. Jones's farm.
Orwell, George	Nineteen Eighty-four	5	3.20	Sci Fi			It is probable that no other work of this generation has made us desire freedom more earnestly or loathe tyranny with such fullness. 1984, the most contemporary novel of the year and who knows of now many past and to come, is a great examination into and dramatization of Lord Acton's famous apothegm, " power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Osburn, Jesse	Only Child	1	3.00	Mystery	Thriller		As his 18th birthday approaches, Peter is very excited about the event, unlike his parents who are suddenly acting very strangely. Peter begins to uncover a series of clues that leads him to believe he's been adopted, and the couple he has thought of as his parents are up to no good.
Paolini, Christopher	Eragon	1	5.00	Fantasy			Teen author Christopher Paolini breathes fire into the realm of fantasy -- whisking readers to a world of dragons, magic, and legends -- in his first impressive entry in the Inheritance trilogy. Following in the footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien and Terry Goodkind, Paolini recounts the harrowing adventure of Eragon, a peasant boy who one day discovers a strange rock that happens to be a lost, coveted dragon's egg.
Park, Ruth	My Sister, Sif	1	3.00	Fantasy			Fourteen-year-old Riko manages to get her delicate older sister Sif and herself to their remote Pacific island home, where an American scientist who falls in love with Sif and discovers her connection with an underwater race creates complications in Riko's life.
Parks, Gordon	Learning Tree, The	1	5.00	Gen Fic	Hist		Photographer, writer, and composer, Gordon Parks has written a moving, true-to-life novel of growing up as a black man in this country in this century. Hailed by critics and readers alike, THE LEARNING TREE tells the extraordinary journey of a family as they struggle to understand the world around them and leave their mark a world that is better for their having been in it.
Paulsen, Gary	Harris and Me	1	5.00	Gen Fic			This summer will be different. That's for sure. When an eleven-year-old city boy is dropped off to stay on a farm with relatives, he doesn't know what to expect. His cousin Harris soon takes care of that. Harris is rude and crude and finds trouble at every turn. He leads his city cousin into everything from wrestling slippery pigs to catching mice to a daredevil jump out of a barn loft. And that's not all. There are swimming and cowboy movies and enough good food to fill the boys up for days.
Paulsen, Gary	Island, The	1	4.00	Gen Fic			The island is in the middle of a small lake in northern Wisconsin. It is uninhabited until the summer Wilstet, who is 15, arrives. Wil is at first drawn by the simplicity of the place, but as his concentration sharpens the island unfolds its matrix of life and death, mirroring the unfolding layers of Wil's self-consciousness. He fills notebooks with watercolors and writes essays about what he sees, feels, remembers and observes within.
Pearson, Mary E.	Scribbler of Dreams	2	5.00	Gen Fic	Romance		A modern-day romance in which Kaitlin Malone is led down a path of deception, and she discovers through courage and truth that sometimes legacies must be chosen rather than inherited.
Peck, Robert	Day No Pigs Would Die, A	1	4.00	Gen Fic			To a thirteen-year-old Vermont farm boy whose father slaughters pigs for a living, maturity comes early as he learns "doing what's got to be done," especially regarding his pet pig who cannot produce a litter.
Peretti, Frank	Oath, The	1	4.00	Fantasy	Thriller		The author of the two-million-copy bestseller This Present Darkness again draws the lines for a battle of cosmic proportions between the forces of good and evil in The Oath. A chilling murder sends wildlife biologist Steve Benson on an investigation to discover how his brother has fallen prey to an unexplainable predator.
Peretti, Frank	Piercing the Darkness	1	5.00	Fantasy	Thriller		The sequel to This Present Darkness continues the "supernatural thriller" motif--a cross between Stephen King and C.S. Lewis.
Peretti, Frank	Prophet	1	4.00	Fantasy	Thriller		John Barrett, top news anchor for Channel 6, knows something is wrong. The story doesn't add up. It couldn't have happened that way, and Barrett is determined to find the truth. Was his father's death really an accident? Or did he know too much? Another spine-tingling tale of deception, murder, and redemption.
Peretti, Frank	This Present Darkness	9	4.83	Fantasy	Thriller		Ashton is just a typical small town. But when a skeptical reporter and a pastor begin to compare notes, they suddenly find themselves fighting a hideous plot to subjugate the townspeople--and eventually the entire human race. A riveting thriller, This Present Darkness offers a fascinating glimpse into the unseen world of spiritual warfare.
Peters, Ellis	One Corpse Too Many	1	3.00	Mystery	Hist		In the summer of 1138, fighting engulfs Shrewsbury as King Stephen battles the Empress Maud for the throne of England. When Shrewsbury Castle falls, and its 94 defenders are hanged as traitors, Brother Cadfael is called upon to administer last rites to the dead. But his careful count reveals 95 corpses, and once again the sleuthing monk is on the trail of a murderer -- this time aided by a lovely young fugitive.
Plath, Sylvia	Bell Jar, The	1	3.00	Gen Fic			The Bell Jar is a classic of American literature, with over two million copies sold in this country. This extraordinary work chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, successful - but slowly going under, and maybe for the last time. Step by careful step, Sylvia Plath takes us with Esther through a painful month in New York as a contest-winning junior editor on a magazine, her increasingly strained relationships with her mother and the boy she dated in college, and eventually, devastatingly, into the madness itself.
Potok, Chaim	Chosen, The	4	3.25	Gen Fic	Hist	X	It is the now-classic story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they exchange places, and find the peace that neither will ever retreat from again....
Potok, Chaim	Promise, The	1	4.00	Gen Fic			Young Reuven Malter is unsure of himself and his place in life. An unconventional scholar, he struggles for recognition from his teachers. With his old friend Danny Saunders—who himself had abandoned the legacy as the chosen heir to his father's rabbinical dynasty for the uncertain life of a healer—Reuvan battles to save a sensitive boy imprisoned by his genius and rage. Painfully, triumphantly, Reuven's understanding of himself, though the boy change, as he starts to aproach the peace he has long sought.
Preston, Richard	Hot Zone, The	1	4.00	Non Fic	Thriller		The true story of how a deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in a Washington, D.C., animal test lab. In a matter of days, 90% of the primates exposed to the virus are dead, and secret government forces are mobilized to stop the spread of this exotic "hot" virus.
Pullman, Philip	Golden Compass, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
Queen, Ellery	Who Killed the Golden Goose?	1	3.00	Mystery			Another mystery to be solved by Ellery Queen.
Rand, Ayn	We the Living	1	5.00	Hist			The time is the Russian Revolution. The place is a country burdened with fear - the midnight knock at the door, the bread hidden against famine, the haunted eyes of the fleeing, the grublike fat of the appeasers and oppressors. In a bitter struggle of the individual against the collective, three people stand forth with the mark of the unconquered in their bearing: Kira, who wants to be a builder, and the two men who love her - Leo, an aristocrat, and Andrei, a Communist. In their tensely dramatic story, Ayn Rand shows what the theories of Communism mean in practice. We the Living is not a story of politics but of the men and women who have to struggle for existence behind the Red banners and slogans.
Rawlings, Marjorie	Yearling, The	1	3.00	Gen Fic			"An instant bestseller when it was released in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize winner has been read and loved by school-age children across the nation for more than fifty years. In this classic story of the Baxter family and their wild, hard, and satisfying life in remote central Florida, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings has written one of the great novels of our times. A rich and varied tale - tender in its understanding of boyhood, crowded with the excitement of the backwoods hunt, with vivid descriptions of the primitive, beautiful hammock country, written with humor and earthy philosophy - The Yearling is a novel for readers of all ages.
Redding, Stan	Catch Me if You Can	2	5.00	Autobio	Humor		Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was twenty-one. Known by the police of twenty-six foreign countries and all fifty states as "The Skywayman," Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam-until the law caught up with him. Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades, and ingenious escapes-including one from an airplane-make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale of deceit.
Remarque, Erich	All Quiet on the Western Front	6	4.50	Hist	War	X	Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other—if only he can come out of the war alive.
Richter, Conrad	Light in the Forest, The	3	3.33	Western		X	Though reared as a Lenni Lenape Indian, fifteen-year-old True Son, once called John Camera Butler, was ordered back to the white man. It was impossible for True Son to believe that his people were white and not Indian. He had learned to hate the white man. And now he learned to hate his new father, his new house, his new family. He hated the name John Butler. Where did he belong now—and where could he go?
Rinaldi, Ann	Fifth of March, The	1	3.00	Hist			Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh, an indentured servant in the Boston household of John and Abigail Adams, is caught up in the colonists' unrest that eventually escalates into the massacre of March 5, 1770.
Rinaldi, Ann	Wolf by the Ears	1	4.00	Hist			Harriet Hemings, rumored to be the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, one of his black slaves, struggles with the problems facing her--to escape from the velvet cage that is Monticello, or to stay, and thus remain a slave.
Rinehart, Mary Roberts	Circular Staircase, The	1	4.00	Mystery			Five connected deaths shatter the placid atmosphere of a quiet country retreat in this spell-binding classic by one of America's most popular mystery writers. A middle-aged spinster rents a country house for the summer and soon finds herself plunged into a nasty scenario of bank defaults, stolen securities and murder. An entertaining blend of intrigue, villainy and heart-pounding suspense for crime fiction buffs and lovers of great mystery classics.
Robeson, Kenneth	Green Death, The	2	3.50	Sci Fi	Adventure		From Matto Grosso--in the deadly heart of the Green Hell--comes an organic mystery that paralyzes even the Man of Bronze: an oozing horror that wipes out the line between life and death! A Doc Savage adventure.
Rowling, J.K.	Harry Potter 1: The Sorcerer's Stone	10	4.65	Fantasy		X	Orphaned as a baby, Harry Potter has spent 11 awful years living with his mean aunt, uncle, and cousin Dudley. But everything changes for Harry when an owl delivers a mysterious letter inviting him to attend a school for wizards. At this special school, Harry finds friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, as well as a great destiny that's been waiting for him...if Harry can survive the encounter. From an author who has been compared to C. S. Lewis and Roald Dahl, this enchanting, funny debut novel won England's National Book Award and the prestigious Smarties Prize.
Rowling, J.K.	Harry Potter 2: The Chamber of Secrets	10	4.40	Fantasy			The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.
Rowling, J.K.	Harry Potter 3: The Prizoner of Azkaban	6	4.42	Fantasy			For Twelve long 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 ... 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.
Rowling, J.K.	Harry Potter 4: The Goblet of Fire	4	4.25	Fantasy			Fourteen-year-old Harry Potter joins the Weasleys at the Quidditch World Cup, then enters his fourth year at Hogwarts Academy where he is mysteriously entered in an unusual contest that challenges his wizarding skills, friendships and character, amid signs that an old enemy is growing stronger.
Rowling, J.K.	Harry Potter 5: The Order of the Phoenix	2	4.50	Fantasy			When the government of the magic world and authorities at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry refuse to believe in the growing threat of a freshly revived Lord Voldemort, fifteen-year-old Harry Potter finds support from his loyal friends in facing the evil wizard and other new terrors.
Ruby, Lois	Miriam's Well	1	5.00	Gen Fic			Miriam and Adam have little in common--indeed, they hardly know each other until a high-school English assignment pairs them up. Miriam is a fundamental Christian and Adam an areligious Jew; when Miriam is diagnosed with bone cancer, their backgrounds become an integral part of the story. Miriam's faith does not allow for modern medicine, but she is a minor and the court system forces her to enter a hospital. Adam's father, meanwhile, agrees to represent Miriam in her fight against being treated.
Rushford, Patricia H.	Betrayed	1	5.00	Mystery			Jennie McGrady is anxious to fly to Montana after her uncle, a full-blooded Indian and the owner of Dancing Water Ranch in Montana, is injured by a bomb explosion meant to kill. Jennie's determined to solve the crime, but her instincts tell her she's not in friendly territory.
Rushford, Patricia H.	Deceived	1	5.00	Mystery			Jennie McGrady's search for her missing father lands her in a lot of hot water, and now she's got to get out of Portland—fast. To Jennie's relief, her grandmother's response is a Caribbean cruise, where tropical breezes and endless beaches await. But danger is still on her heels...
Rushford, Patricia H.	In Too Deep	1	4.00	Mystery			Jennie McGrady's summer has just settled back into a comfortable lull when her chemistry professor turns up dead from a drug overdose. A suicide note seems to close the case, but Jennie smells foul play in the lab. The challenge is convincing the police to investigate—without implicating herself in the crime.
Rushford, Patricia H.	Silent Witness	1	5.00	Mystery			Jennie McGrady thinks her vacation is doomed when a bomb threat delays her flight to the dolphin research lab in Florida. But then she meets Sarah, a girl who desperately needs her help to solve a two-year-old murder, and Jennie’s detective instincts tell something is very wrong.
Rushford, Patricia H.	Without a Trace	1	4.00	Mystery			Jennie McGrady’s whirlwind life revolves around one guy: her adorable five-year-old brother Nick. But when he and a playmate disappear one evening, Jennie’s world crashes at her feet. Panic-stricken and racing against time, Jennie begins a frantic journey down a dangerous and shadow-filled path ...
Saberhagen, Fred	Berserker	1	3.50	Sci Fi		X	Some of the finest modern science fiction can be found in this book. Somewhere, long ago during an interstellar war, a race created vast machines with orders to wipe out all life they encountered. The war is over and the race gone, but the berserkers continue. Now they've reached the human sector of the galaxy, and the humans react.
Saberhagen, Fred	Empire of the East	2	5.00	Fantasy	Sci Fi	X	In the distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs. In the darkness of the shadows and whispered on the winds, there is talk of a rebellion. In the swamps, a small band has formed. Determined to regain their freedom, the rebellion, heavily outnumbered, plans to overthrow an army of thousands . . . with the help of one incredible weapon. It is only a legend, a story left over from the Old World before magic and the wizards came to the land. A weapon of technology. It is the mystical Elephant, and whoever masters it holds the key to freedom, or defeat. One young man, determined to avenge the death of his family, sets out to join the rebellion and find Elephant. What he discovers will change everything.
Saberhagen, Fred	First Book of Swords, The	1	3.00	Fantasy			For a game the gods have given the world twelve Swords of Power so that they might be amused as the nations battle for their possession. But Vulcan the Smith has had his own little joke: the Swords can kill the gods themselves. What started out as Divine Jest has become all too serious as the gods fight to recover the Swords, and mortals discover that the mantle of power is more delicious and more terrible than anything they could have imagined.
Saberhagen, Fred	Lost Swords: First Triad, The	3	4.67	Fantasy			Returning to the milieu of his Swords trilogy, Saberhagen offers a new scenario. The gods have withdrawn from the human world and the 12 Swords of Power they had forged are now scattered, lost and hidden. The weapons are still coveted, though, by men like Baron Amintor, who has lost one kingdom and now sees them as the means to another. No scruples stop him from stealing the sword Woundhealer from the White Temple, where its powers were offered to cure all pilgrims. His bad luck, however, is to have crossed Prince Mark, who is desperate for Woundhealer's help in treating his blind, troubled son. The running battle between Mark and Amintor, their allies, their wizards and their swords, is spun out in a light, pleasant adventure that benefits greatly from Saberhagen's narrative gifts as the various strands leapfrog forward, keeping the reader off balance but constantly intrigued.
Sachar, Louis	Holes	5	4.00	Gen Fic			Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys "build character" by spending all day, every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.
Salinger, J.D.	Catcher in the Rye	17	3.91	Classic	Gen Fic	X	Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures.
Salvatore, R.A.	Servant of the Shard	1	4.00	Fantasy			Join a cunning drow mercenary to the Crystal Shard, the evil sentient artifact of Icewind Dale, and all the land should tremble. Artemis Entreri, best assassin in all the Realms, watches with trepidation, knowing his position among the hated drow rests on the fate of the one dark elf he has come to trust.
Sandberg, Ryne	Second to Home	1	5.00	Autobio	Sports		Spokane's Ryne Sandberg, former Chicago Cubs' all-star second baseman, tells his story--including why he left baseball the way he did, the details of his $28 million contract, the frustration that built up over the last few years of his career, his future plans, and more. Photos.
Sayers, Dorothy	Nine Tailors, The	1	4.00	Mystery			The nine tellerstokes from the belfry of an ancient country church toll out the death of an unknown man and call the famous Lord Peter Wimsey to one of his most brilliant cases. Steeped in the atmosphere of a quiet parish in the strange, flat fen-country of East Anglia, this is a tale of suspense, character, and mood by an author the critics rate as one of the great masters of the mystery novel.
Sayers, Gayle	I Am Third	1	5.00	Autobio	Sports		Sayers's 1970 autobiography serves double duty: it is the story of how he catapulted himself out of an Omaha ghetto to become one of the greatest running backs in National Football League history and the tale of his friendship with Chicago Bears teammate Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer.
Schaeffer, Jack	Shane	8	4.50	Western		X	In the summer of 1889, a mysterious and charismatic man rides into a small Wyoming valley, where he joins homesteaders who take a stand against a bullying cattle rancher, and where he changes the lives of a young boy and his parents.
Schlissel, Lillian	Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey	1	3.00	Hist			One of the most original and provocative works of American history of the last decade, which documents the pioneering experiences and grit of American frontier women.
Scott, Sir Walter	Rob Roy	1	2.50	Classic	Adventure		First published in 1817, Rob Roy was not only a resounding success but also one of the first historical novels of its time. Full of swashbuckling action and intrigue, it tells the story of Frank Osbaldistone, the son of a wealthy British businessman, who travels to Scotland, where he is drawn into the lawless world of the fiercely noble outlaw Robert Roy MacGregor. Osbaldistone and Rob Roy, along with the witty Diane Vernon, embark on numerous adventures during the height of the Jacobite uprising. With sweeping descriptions of Scottish landscapes and vivid characterizations, Rob Roy is an epic tale of heroism set against the backdrop of true Scottish history.
Sebold, Alice	Lovely Bones, The	1	3.50	Gen Fic			Shockingly original and completely unforgettable, The Lovely Bones is the story of a family devastated by a gruesome murder -- a murder recounted by the teenage victim. Upsetting, you say? Remarkably, first-time novelist Alice Sebold takes this difficult material and delivers a compelling and accomplished exploration of a fractured family's need for peace and closure.
Sender, Ruth Minsky	Cage, The	1	4.00	Hist	War		From the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the liberation of her concentration camp in 1945, the author chronicles an adolescence shaped by the horrors of the Holocaust but strengthened by the force of her own will.
Shaara, Michael	Killer Angels, The	3	4.00	Hist	War	X	You will learn more from this utterly absorbing book about Gettysburg than from any nonfictional account. Shaara fabulously, convincingly brings characters such as Robert E. Lee to life and makes the conflict all too real.
Shaver, Jessica	Gianna	1	2.00	Gen Fic			At the tender age of 17, Tina was frightened and pregnant. Feeling abandoned and desperate, she stepped into the clinic to have an abortion. But in the midst of it, something unexpected happened . . . something wonderful. Instead of snuffing out the growing life within, the procedure failed. And with defiance and courage, a baby girl made her way into the world. Gianna is the incredible true story of one girl's remarkable journey from abortion survivor to steadfast defender and lover of life. This book isn't about issues —it's about a young woman's determination to make the most of her God-given opportunities.
Shelley, Mary	Frankenstein	7	3.43	Sci Fi	Classic	X	A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Shepard, Alan and Slayton, Deke	Moon Shot	1	5.00	Hist			The never-before-told story of the courage, dedication, and teamwork that made the journey to the moon possible--an intense human drama of the sacrifices and risks asked of a remarkable group of astronauts. Shepard and Slayton, part of the pioneering space program from the beginning, tell this fascinating inside story.
Shute, Nevil	On the Beach	1	4.00	Sci Fi			They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end…
Sinclair, Upton	Jungle, The	4	4.00	Classic	Gen Fic		The Jungle's influence has been extraordinary for a literary work. Upton Sinclair's 1906 landmark novel is widely credited with awakening the public fury that led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906), a watershed in consumer protection and government legislation. This story of the immigrant experience in the harrowing Chicago stockyards has drawn comment from historians, policymakers, and literary critics.
Smith, Betty	Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A	1	5.00	Classic	Gen Fic		A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life...If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience...It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. The Nolans lived in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 until 1919...Their daughter Francie and their son Neely knew more than their fair share of the privations and sufferings that are the lot of a great city's poor. Primarily this is Francie's book. She is a superb feat of characterization, an imaginative, alert, resourceful child. And Francie's growing up and beginnings of wisdom are the substance of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Snicket, Lemony	Series of Unfortunate Events	1	4.00	Gen Fic			Lemony Snicket would like to apologize in advance for bestowing this horror upon you -- the Unfortunate Events Series starring the horribly ill-fated Baudelaire children. A fun and carefree jaunt thru the lives of three happy-go-lucky youngsters? Not exactly. Lemony Snicket has been following Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire since their lives took an unpleasant turn downhill. Orphaned and forever looking for a home that is less that devastatingly horrid, these sibling are on a never-ending survival adventure.
Snicket, Lemony	Unfortunate Events 1: The Bad Beginning	1	3.00	Gen Fic			The Bad Beginning is actually a great beginning. It's the first book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, a wonderfully different and disastrous children's story starring three highly unlucky siblings. In this first book, readers are introduced to the unfortunate Baudelaire children -- 14-year-old Violet, 12-year-old Klaus, and their infant sister, Sunny -- when they learn they've just been orphaned by a terrible house fire.
Snicket, Lemony	Unfortunate Events 2: The Reptile Room	1	3.00	Gen Fic			The three unluckiest children in the world and their greedy relative, Count Olaf, return for another misfortunate adventure in The Reptile Room, the second book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Baudelaire children survived their first encounter with the dastardly and scheming Olaf, but the Count doesn't give up easily. Nor does the Baudelaire luck ever seem to improve.
Snicket, Lemony	Unfortunate Events 7: The Vile Village	1	4.00	Gen Fic			Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
Snicket, Lemony	Unfortunate Events 8: The Hostile Hospital	1	3.00	Gen Fic			The eighth book in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" relates the story of the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sunny, who are on the run. The police, the local townspeople and hospital staff as well as Count Olaf, the man they are accused of murdering, are in pursuit. The treacherous Count, who engineered their parent's demise, desperately wants the Beaudelaire family fortune; his only means of attaining it is to eliminate the children.
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley	And All Between	1	4.00	Fantasy			An eight-year-old girl in a vividly drawn fantasy world encounters unexpected dangers--and ultimate rewards--in this novel which PW termed ``breathtaking.''
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley	Below the Root	1	4.00	Fantasy			The Newbery Honor-winning author's compelling fantasy concerns a 13-year-old boy who uncovers startling truths about the priestly class who control his people.
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley	Until the Celebration	1	4.00	Fantasy			Another fantasy by the author of Below the Root.
Soos, Troy	Murder at Ebbet's Field	1	4.00	Mystery	Sports		Slugger/amateur sleuth Mickey Rawlings is back for a second whodunit. August 1914: the Giants are in first place, the Dodgers last, and Mickey might well realize his most cherished dream of playing in the World Series. But as the pennant race heats up, Mickey finds himself matching wits with a killer who has an irritating habit of vanishing into thin air.
Spinelli, Jerry	Star Girl	1	4.00	Gen Fic			Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out--under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes--for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.
Spinelli, Jerry	Wringer	1	2.00	Gen Fic			When Palmer LaRue turns nine, he becomes one of the guys. Now a member of a popular gang, with the cool nickname of Snots, life is looking very good, except for one thing. He is now only a year away from becoming a wringer, one of the 10-year-old boys who break the necks of wounded birds in the town's annual pigeon shoot. Unlike his pals who can't wait for that privilege, Palmer dreads it. To make matters worse, a stray pigeon shows up at his window, and soon he is feeding and sheltering it in his room. His life becomes a balancing act of hanging out with the guys, who hate pigeons, and attending to his new pet, Nipper, and Palmer is required to go to great lengths to keep the two worlds apart.
Stackpole, Michael	I, Jedi	1	5.00	Sci Fi			Corran Horn was an officer in the Corellian Security Force before casting his lot with the New Republic. As the grandson of a legendary Jedi hero, he has latent Force powers that have yet to be developed. But he has managed to distinguish himself with Rogue Squadron, the X-wing fighter force that has become the scourge of the Empire and of the pirates that prey on Republic shipping. Then Corran's wife, Mirax, vanishes on a covert mission to locate the pirates' secret base, and Corran vows to find her. Calling on his Corellian undercover experience, he infiltrates the pirate organization. He will learn what he can, sabotage what he can, and use every means possible to find his wife. And his very survival may depend on a terrible choice - whether or not to surrender to the dark side.
Steinbeck, John	Grapes of Wrath, The	1	2.50	Classic			Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, The Grapes of Wrath is also the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, who are driven off their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their repeated collisons against the hard realities of an America divided into Haves and Have-Nots, Steinbeck created a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision, elemental yet plainspoken, tragic but ultimately stirring in its insistence on human dignity.
Steinbeck, John	Of Mice and Men	12	3.92	Classic		X	The tragic story of the complex bond between two migrant laborers in Central California. They are George Milton and Lennie Small, itinerant ranch hands who dream of one day owning a small farm. George acts as a father figure to Lennie, who is a very large, simpleminded man, calming him and helping to reign in his immense physical strength.
Steinbeck, John	Pearl, The	20	3.38	Classic		X	Kino, a poor Mexican pearl fisher, finds a valuable pearl. Yet instead of bringing blessings, the pearl acts as a harbinger of misfortune to Kino and his wife, Juana.
Steinbeck, John	Red Pony, The	1	4.00	Classic			Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, a hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.
Stevenson, Robert Louis	Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The	7	3.93	Classic	Sci Fi	X	Respectable citizen by day... killer by night? This is Robert Louis Stevenson's harrowing tale of good and evil - caught in the same person.
Stevenson, Robert Louis	Treasure Island	1	2.00	Classic	Adventure		Set sail to the heart of adventure with cabin boy, Jim Hawkins, aboard the legendary scoundrel, Captain Long John Silver. A secret treasure map becomes the key to heart-pounding thrills, danger and swashbuckling action as a boy faces the high seas and the grandest pirate of all in the adventure of a life time.
Stoker, Bram	Dracula	1	5.00	Mystery	Classic		Mysterious, gloomy castles and open graves at midnight are just two of the Gothic devices used to chilling effect in this 19th-century horror classic that turned an obscure figure from Eastern European folklore into a towering icon of film and literature.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher	Uncle Tom's Cabin	1	3.00	Classic	Hist		The narrative drive of Stowe's classic novel is often overlooked in the heat of the controversies surrounding its anti-slavery sentiments. In fact, it is a compelling adventure story with richly drawn stories & has earned a place in both literary & American history.
Strasser, Todd	How I Changed My Life	1	3.00	Gen Fic			A knee injury has left football star Kyle Winthrop sitting on the sidelines of high school life. Bolita Vine has vowedto change her image. She loses weight and works on becoming more assertive. She even lands the job of stage managing the school play. When Kyle tries out for the play, he and Bo become friends. But when Bo tries to take the relationship one step further, she soon learns the difference between fantasy and reality.
Thompson, Paul B.	Dragonlance: Firstborn	1	4.00	Fantasy			The first book of the Elven Nations trilogy in the Dragonlance series.
Thoreau, Henry David	Walden	1	5.00	Classic	Philosophy		Thoreau’s famous account of his two years at Walden Pond is more a discourse on humanity than a ramble through the woods. It’s dense, tightly reasoned and magically poetic.
Tolkien, J.R.R.	Hobbit, The	10	3.65	Fantasy	Adventure		Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole by Gandalf the wizard and a company of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.
Tolkien, J.R.R.	Lord of the Rings 1: The Fellowship of the Ring	16	4.53	Fantasy	Adventure	X	In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in THE HOBBIT. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
Tolkien, J.R.R.	Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers	10	4.60	Fantasy	Adventure	X	The Fellowship was scattered. Some were bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some were contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam were left to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor -- the dark Kingdom where Sauron was supreme. Their guide was Gollum, deceitful and lustfilled, slave to the corruption of the Ring.
Tolkien, J.R.R.	Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King	5	4.80	Fantasy	Adventure		While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarmed out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggled deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the accursed Ring of Power had to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way was impossibly hard, and Frodo was weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring he began finally to despair. The awesome conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, beloved by millions of readers around the world.
Tolkien, J.R.R.	Lord of the Rings, The	4	4.75	Fantasy	Adventure		.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a genuine masterpiece. The most widely read and influential fantasy epic of all time, it is also quite simply one of the most memorable and beloved tales ever told. Originally published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings set the framework upon which all epic/quest fantasy since has been built. Through the urgings of the enigmatic wizard Gandalf, young hobbit Frodo Baggins embarks on an urgent, incredibly treacherous journey to destroy the One Ring. This ring -- created and then lost by the Dark Lord, Sauron, centuries earlier -- is a weapon of evil, one that Sauron desperately wants returned to him. With the power of the ring once again his own, the Dark Lord will unleash his wrath upon all of Middle-earth. The only way to prevent this horrible fate from becoming reality is to return the Ring to Mordor, the only place it can be destroyed. Unfortunately for our heroes, Mordor is also Sauron's lair. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is essential reading not only for fans of fantasy but for lovers of classic literature as well.
Tolkien, J.R.R.	Silmarillion, The	1	5.00	Fantasy			Tolkien considered The Silmarillion his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other writing. The story of the creation of the world and of the First Age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The three Silmarils were jewels created by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter, the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils, but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown, which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great Enemy.
Tunis, John R.	Iron Duke	1	3.00	Gen Fic			Entering Harvard, Jim Wellington finds himself in a completely different world from his small hometown and gains poise and a sense of proportion as he faces the difficulties and disappointments of college life.
Twain, Mark	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The	6	3.50	Classic	Adventure	X	Revered by all of the town's children and dreaded by all of its mothers, Huckleberry Finn is indisputably the most appealing child-hero in American literature. Unlike the tall-tale, idyllic world of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is firmly grounded in early reality. From the abusive drunkard who serves as Huckleberry's father, to Huck's first tentative grappling with issues of personal liberty and the unknown, Huckleberry Finn endeavors to delve quite a bit deeper into the complexities-both joyful and tragic of life.
Twain, Mark	Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The	7	3.93	Classic	Adventure	X	The classic novel of a mischievous boy’s escapades in a 19th-century river town–whitewashing the fence, seeking buried treasure, and more. Good-natured humor and vivid characterizations make the tale a longstanding favorite with readers of all ages.
Tzu, Sun	Art of War, The	1	4.00	Classic	War		Written approximately twenty-five hundred years ago in a time of political turbulence and great military activity, Sun Tzu's The Art of War has exerted an extraordinary influence on the modern world. People of all persuasions have found inspiration and sound, practical guidance here for any number of activities that require strategy, from sports and normal business affairs to affairs of the heart. They have found the courage to view the world in which they live and work as a network of actual and potential combat zones, where the stakes are high and struggle is the primary mode of being; where no one is to be trusted and survival depends on unconditional victory.
Verne, Jules	Journey to the Center of the Earth	1	4.00	Sci Fi	Classic		When Axel deciphers an old parchment that describes a secret passage through a volcano to the centre of the earth, nothing will stop his eccentric Uncle Lidenbrock from setting out at once. So, with silent Hans the guide, the two men embark on a perilous, astonishing, terrifying journey through the subterranean world - the most incredible voyage ever!
Voigt, Cynthia	Callender Papers, The	1	4.00	Mystery			Jean was barely thirteen when she agreed to work with Mr. Theil to catalogue his family papers. She was trying to be brave and independent, but he was a frightening man. Yet, as she went through his papers, a nightmare unfolded. It was a cruel story from the past...events that long ago shook a peaceful village. And the more Jean learned, the more she knew she was in mortal danger...
Voigt, Cynthia	David and Jonathon	1	3.00	Gen Fic			The relationship between two close friends, Henry and Jonathan, changes when Jonathan's cousin David, a victim of the Holocaust, comes to live with David's family.
Voigt, Cynthia	Dicey's Song	2	3.50	Gen Fic			The four Tillerman children finally have a home at their grandmother's rundown farm on the Maryland shore. It's what Dicey has dreamed of for her three younger siblings, but after watching over the others for so long, it's hard to let go. Who is Dicey, if she's no longer the caretaker for her family?
Voigt, Cynthia	Homecoming	2	4.00	Gen Fic		X	Abandoned by their mother, four children begin a search for a home and an identity.
Voigt, Cynthia	Wings of a Falcon, The	1	5.00	Fantasy			A tale of high adventure. Even when he first came to the island as a young man, he stood out. No matter how much he had to endure, he would not bend. The Damalls cruelty could not corrupt him. Griff watched & admired him. Griff had learned to keep out of sight, to bow in the face of force. The two boys became friends. And when the chance came, they escaped from the terrors of the Damalls Island. They took with them the Damalls greatest treasure, the beryl, a green gemstone engraved with a falcon, its wings unfolding. Armed with the falconstone, the boy needed only one more thing to begin his journey: a name.
Voltaire	Candide	1	3.00	Classic	Humor		Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that — contrary to the teachings of his distringuished tutor Dr. Pangloss — all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work.
Wangerin, Jr, Walter	Book of Sorrows, The	1	3.00	Fantasy	Spiritual		This moving allegory of the Christian life is one of the best Christian fantasies to be found anywhere. It is a sequel to the award-winning "The Book of the Dun Cow". This sequel to the award-winning The Book of the Dun Cow stands on its own as a powerful work of literature. In this absorbing, highly original fantasy, Chauntecleer, Pertelote, and the other familiar characters of the Coop struggle to piece together their shattered lives in the aftermath of the terrible conflict with the dreaded Wyrm. But their respite is short-lived: Into this struggling community, Wyrm again insinuates himself, with dire consequences for all. The reappearance of the dog Mundo Coni unveils a darker mystery yet — and the threat of a final horror when evil yields up its most devastating secrets. Told by a master storyteller, The Book of Sorrows is a taught and spellbinding tale that immerses readers in a variety of adventures — heroic, humorous, and touching — moving inexorably toward the final confrontation that decides the fate of the characters and their world. No one who reads it will remain unmoved.
Wangerin, Jr, Walter	Book of the Dun Cow, The	4	4.25	Fantasy	Spiritual		The American Book Award-winning allegory about the age-old struggle between good and evil embodied in the contest between Chaunticleer the Rooster and the wicked Wyrm.
Wangerin, Jr, Walter	Ragman and Other Cries of Faith	1	5.00	Spiritual			A treasure trove of twenty-six eloquent and deeply moving stories by the award-winning author whose works Toni Morrison has proclaimed as "stunning . . . subtly, magically wonderful and complex."
Weiss, Margaret	Soulforge	1	4.50	Fantasy			Bestselling author Margaret Weis writes about her favorite character in this revealing and important tale that describes the early years of Raistlin, archmage of Krynn and one of the most popular characters of the "Dragonlance" setting.
Weiss, Margaret and Hickman, Tracy	Dragonlance Chronicles 1: Dragons of Autumn Twilight	2	4.50	Fantasy			Creatures of legend, the dragons have returned to Krynn. Now, the darkness of war threatens to engulf the land. Then hope appears — a blue crystal staff in the hands of a beautiful bar barian woman. The promise of this hope forces a group of long-time friends into the unlikely roles of heroes: Tanis Half-Elven, their leader, a skilled warrior who detests fighting and is tormented by love for two women; Sturm Brightblade, Knight of Solamnia, driven to restore the honor of the knighthood; Raistlin Majere, the powerful and unsettling magic-user, whose hourglass-shaped eyes conceal dark mysteries; Caramon, Raistlin's twin, a genial giant both loved and feared by his brother; Flint Fireforge, the gruff old dwarven fighter, almost a father to them all; and Tasselhoff Burrfoot, a kender, the nuisance race of Krynn, immune to fear and followed by trouble wherever he goes.
Weiss, Margaret and Hickman, Tracy	Dragonlance Chronicles 2: Dragons of Winter Night	1	5.00	Fantasy			Dragons of Winter Night re turns listeners to the mystical world of Krynn, where the memorable band of characters from Dragons of Autumn Twilight continue their fantastical adventures. The land has grown even more dangerous, and now the heroes — Tanis Half-Elven, Sturm Brightblade, Raistlin and Caramon Majere, Flint Fireforge and Tasselhoff Burrfoot — have been separated. And Raistlin, his strange, hourglass eyes gleaming, has warned, "Farewell, my friends...And a long farewell it will be. Some of us are not destined to meet again in this world." This ominous prediction, along with sinister dreams, will haunt this group of long-time friends as they search for the mysterious dragon orbe and the legendary dragonlance with the hope of stopping the advance of the Dark Queen.
Weiss, Margaret and Hickman, Tracy	Dragons of Summer Flame	1	4.50	Fantasy			Weis and Hickman return to the hugely successful Dragonlance series with a war against the big guy himself, who is named Chaos but is actually the creator of everything. He's portrayed as a towering giant who can be subdued by a minor wound and a magical trick. All the usual fantasy elements are here: magic, elf-like fellows, spells, magicians, thieves, swords and sorcery.
Weiss, Margaret and Hickman, Tracy	Second Generation, The	1	4.00	Fantasy			This book of five novellas bridges the gap between the Chronicles and Legends trilogies and Dragons of Summer Flame. While detailing their adventures, The Second Generation also sets up key events and characters in future Dragonlance novels. Each novella was written by Dragonlance co-creators and New York Times bestselling authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
Wells, H.G.	Island of Dr. Moreau, The	1	3.00	Sci Fi	Classic		After a collision between two ships in rough seas, the wreck's sole survivor languished for eight days under a merciless sun. With neither food nor drink death seemed certain, but miraculously, Edward Prendick survived. Yet what he would encounter in the days ahead was more horrible and terrifying than death, for the island on which he landed was the home of the infamous Dr. Moreau whose goal was to create a powerful new breed of animal part man and part beast. Is it a miracle of science or a crime against nature?
Wells, H.G.	Time Machine, The	1	4.00	Sci Fi	Classic		The Time Traveller has ridden his machine hundreds of years into the future. Buildings, cities, and civilizations rise and fall before his eyes. He is welcomed to 802701 by the frail and simple Eloi. The future seems safe--until the Time Traveller encounters the shadowy, carnivorous Morlocks, inhabitants of the Underworld. The Morlocks terrorize the Eloi, hunt the Time Traveller, and capture the Time Machine. Can the Time Traveller escape the future with his Time Machine...and his life?
Wells, H.G.	War of the Worlds	2	2.00	Sci Fi	Classic		"H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, the first story to speculate about the consequences of aliens (from Mars) with superior technology landing on earth, is one of the most influential science fiction books ever written. The novel is both a thrilling narrative and an elaboration of Wells's socio-political thought on the subjects of imperialism, humankind's treatment of other animals, and unquestioning faith in military technology and the continuation of the human species."
Wells, Rebecca	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood	1	4.00	Gen Fic			A powerfully literate yet thoroughly engaging and accessible novel, this story of a close-knit society of southern women has become a modern cult classic bolstered by author Rebecca Wells's abiltity to transcend standard-issue chick lit with bold and unique characters and a tale that digs deeply into the complex bonds of family.
Westall, Robert	Place to Hide, A	1	2.00	Mystery	Thriller		Eighteen year old Lucy Smith and her father have not yet recovered from her mother's death, when strange, unsettling things start to happen. When Lucy's father tells her that she must leave home, change her name and appearance, and go somewhere where no one will find her, she is frightened and doubtful, but she has no choice but to obey. Thus a rather sloppily dressed Lucy Smith becomes a more mature, sophisticated Rachel Kingsmith who finds a place to hide in the antique shop milieu of Manchester. Lucy-Rachel also finds new friends and a satisfying career, until the mysteries of her past catch up to her, threatening her life itself.
White, T.H.	Once and Future King, The	1	4.00	Fantasy	Hist		The whole world knows and loves this book. It is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlin and Owl and Guinevere; of beasts who talk and men who fly, of wizardry and war. It is the book of all things lost and wonderful and sad. It is the fantasy masterpiece by which all others are judged.
Wiesel, Elie	Night	1	4.00	Hist	War		Night — A terrifying account of the Nazi death camp horror that turns a young Jewish boy into an agonized witness to the death of his family...the death of his innocence...and the death of his God. Penetrating and powerful, as personal as The Diary Of Anne Frank, Night awakens the shocking memory of evil at its absolute and carries with it the unforgettable message that this horror must never be allowed to happen again.
Williams, Tad	Dragonbone Chair, The	1	5.00	Fantasy	Adventure		As war threatens to rip apart a once peaceful land, a young kitchen boy turned magician's apprentice embarks on a journey that could save his world from the dark machinations of a king gone mad. The author of Tailchaser's Song draws on many mythologies for the background of his fantasy epic, creating a solid story spiced with political intrigue and strong, appealing heroes. Highly recommended.
Williams, Tad	Tailchaser's Song	1	2.00	Fantasy	Animals		Fritti Tailchaser a young ginger tom not yet a full grown hunter, is the main catamong a host of appropriately named feline peersin this extravagantly detailed fantasy. When his best friend, Hushpad, vanishes, Fritti embarks on a quest to find her, and so enters the list of jousters against the evils of the world. His many trials and adventures bring him into contact with a veritable galaxy of cats, who speak a language for which a glossary is provided. This feline epic culminates in a decisive battle with an evil cat god. Creating as fully realized a habitat as that of Watership Down and other imaginative animal communities, Williams's first novel should engage the fancy of cat lovers.
Willis, Connie	Doomsday Book, The	1	4.00	Sci Fi	Hist		This new book by Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning author Willis ( Lincoln's Dreams ) is an intelligent and satisfying blend of classic science fiction and historical reconstruction. Kivrin, a history student at Oxford in 2048, travels back in time to a 14th-century English village, despite a host of misgivings on the part of her unofficial tutor. When the technician responsible for the procedure falls prey to a 21st-century epidemic, he accidentally sends Kivrin back not to 1320 but to 1348--right into the path of the Black Death.
Wolff, Virginia Euwer	Make Lemonade	1	5.00	Gen Fic			How can a 14-year-old babysitter make up for the parents, the husband, the whole support system that 17-year-old single mother Jolly needs—and doesn't have? LaVaughn is every bit as determined to help the struggling ghetto family she babysits for as she is to save money for college. This is the first in Euwer Wolf's LaVaughn triology.
Yep, Laurence	Dragonwings	1	2.00	Hist	Fantasy		Moon Shadow is eight years old when he sails from China to join his father, Windrider, in America. Windrider lives in San Francisco and makes his living doing laundry. Father and son have never met. But Moon Shadow grows to love and respect his father and to believe in his wonderful dream. And Windrider, with Moon Shadow's help, is willing to endure the mockery of the other Chinese, the poverty, the separation form his wife and country - even the great earthquake - to make his dream come true.
Yolen, Jane	Devil's Arithmetic	1	5.00	Hist	Fantasy		The Holocaust was so monstrous a crime that the mind resists belief and the story must be made new for each individual. Yolen's book is about remembering. During a Passover Seder, 12-year-old Hannah finds herself transported from America in 1988 to Poland in 1942, where she assumes the life of young Chaya. Within days the Nazis take Chaya and her neighbors off to a concentration camp, mere components in the death factory.
Yolen, Jane	Dragon's Blood	3	2.67	Sci Fi			Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.
Zindel, Paul	Loch	1	4.00	Mystery	Thriller	X	Paul Zindel's Loch is an edge-of-the-chair, electrifying rite of passage with teeth.Recently, locals near a remote, deep Vermont lake reported sighting massive water creatures. Fifteen-year-old Loch is thrilled to find himself part of an expedition to prove that one of the century's most enduring legends could indeed be based upon astonishing fact. Then, suddenly trapped at the end of the lake by a wall of skiffs, trawlers, and a high-tech search yacht, one of the dagger-toothed beasts explodes from the deep with deadly, frightening power. Now, the hunters have become the hunted. In the hours that follow, Loch must use every ounce of his courage to rescue the ones he loves from the jaws of these prehistoric killing machines—and discover a way to prevent these mysteriously intelligent creatures from being exterminated.
Zindel, Paul	Pigman and Me, The	1	3.00	Gen Fic			The year Paul Zindel, his sister, Betty, and their mother lived in the town of Travis, Staten Island, New York, was the most important time of his teenage life. It was the year he and Jennifer Wolupopski were best friends. It was the year of the apple tree, the water-head baby, and Cemetery Hill. And it was the year he met Nonno Frankie Vivona, who became his Pigman.
Zindel, Paul	Pigman, The	3	3.50	Gen Fic			Meet Mr. Pignati, a lonely old man with a beer belly and an awful secret. He's the Pigman, and he's got a great big twinkling smile. When John and Lorraine, two high school sophomores, meet Mr. Pignati, they learn his whole sad, zany story. They tell it right here in this book — the truth, and nothing but the truth — no matter how many people it shocks or hurts.