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(ages 13 - 17) At first glance, Alex Miller seems like a typical teen, typical hair, typical clothes, typical hobbies. Look closer, and you'll see that his life is anything but typical. For Alex, fitting in has become a matter of life and death. The unfortunate witness to a murder, Alex can't forget the things he has seen, and neither can the man he helped put in jail. The Witness Relocation Program has changed... (more)

War of the Bloods in My Veins: A Street Soldier's March Toward Redemption

War of the Bloods in My Veins: A Street Soldier's March Toward Redemption

by Dashaun Morris

By turns harrowing, moving, and ultimately redemptive, this is a war story -- a war that rages out of control on the streets of the United States, claiming the lives of our loved ones and neighbors. In this memoir, complete with child soldiers, unspeakable violence, and eventual salvation, we witness the journey of an East Coast member of the notorious Bloods gang coming to terms with the lost boy he was and the... (more)

God Said Yes

by Heather Hornback-Bland

One woman's inspiring journey though tragedy and sorrow-and the faith that made her entire life a miracle. When she was just a child, Heather's life was altered by an accident that completely destroyed many of her internal organs. The doctors gave her no chance of survival-but with God's grace, she proved them wrong. When they said she would never walk, she defied them again. And though they insisted she could... (more)

Book of Lost Things Signed Edition

by John Connolly

Battle Royale Ultimate Edition Volume 1 (Battle Royale Ultimate Edition)

Battle Royale Ultimate Edition Volume 1 (Battle Royale Ultimate Edition)

by Tokyopop, Koushun Takami

In the near future, a random class of 9th graders has been chosen to compete on The Program, a popular game show that requires its contestants to battle to the death on a top-secret island. Included in this class are Shuuya Nanahara, Noriko Nakagawa, Shogo Kawada, Kazuo Kiriyama, and Mitsuko Souma. Five students that couldn't be more different, yet now find themselves sharing a common plight. Abandoned, and with... (more)

BORN SURVIVOR: SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES FROM THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH

BORN SURVIVOR: SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES FROM THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH

by Bear Grylls

In Man vs. Wild , Bear Grylls demonstrates all manner of survival techniques when faced with nature's extremes--from crossing piranha-infested rivers to fighting off grizzly bears. He shows us how, armed with the correct know-how and a determination to stay alive, all of us have the potential to beat the elements in even the bleakest of situations. Bear Grylls is the ultimate modern-day adventurer. He spent... (more)

Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream

Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream

by Adam Shepard

Adam Shepard graduated from college in the summer of 2006 feeling disillusioned by the apathy he saw around him and incensed after reading Barbara Ehrenreich's famous works Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch —books that gave him a feeling of hopelessness over the state of the working class in America. Eager to see if he could make something out of nothing, he set out to prove wrong Ehrenreich's theory that... (more)

Danger (Dive)

by Gordon Korman

The kids have found sunken treasure. The adults want to keep it for themselves. But there's a chance that both will lose it if they don't act fast. A thrilling, shark-infested conclusion to Gordon Korman's underwater trilogy.

Wild Sounds of the Northwoods (audio cassette and 40-page booklet)

Wild Sounds of the Northwoods (audio cassette and 40-page booklet)

by Lang Elliott

An audio reference guide to the sounds made by 100 species of birds, mammals, frogs, and insects inhabiting the northwoods lake country wilderness. Includes a 60-minute audio cassette and 40-page booklet. Each northwoods species is identified by name on the audio, followed by superb examples of its calls. The companion booklet provides written descriptions of each species' sounds along with habitat information and... (more)

Howling in Mesopotamia: True Tales from Beyond the Green Zone

Howling in Mesopotamia: True Tales from Beyond the Green Zone

by Haider Ala Hamoudi

"Two nations could legitimately claim me as their native son. The first was the United States, where I was born and raised. The second was Iraq." Haider Ala Hamoudi has written a groundbreaking insider's story about America's war in Iraq. His unique perspective and fresh insight into the conflict that has divided our country were informed by living with relatives in an average residential neighborhood in... (more)

The Fault Tree

by Louise Ure

Arizona auto mechanic Cadence Moran is no stranger to darkness. She was blinded in a horrific car accident eight years ago that also took the life of her three-year old niece. She knows she was only partially to blame, but that doesn't make the loss any easier to bear. She's learned to get by, but there are still painful memories. When she is almost run down by a speeding car on the way home from work, Cadence at... (more)

King of Thorn: Book 2

King of Thorn (Volume 2)

by Yuji Iwahara

"It's edge-of-the-seat action all the way." --Anime News NetworkNarrowly escaping their island prison through the once-welded underground hatch, our band of survivors now find themselves making a tense escape through a half-submerged tunnel. The watery path may look serene at first, but what monstrosities await them beneath the inky depths? And who is the mysterious girl watching their every move? When a shocking... (more)

Unspeakable: The Story of Junius Wilson (Caravan Book)

Unspeakable: The Story of Junius Wilson (Caravan Book)

by Susan Burch

Junius Wilson (1908-2001) spent 76 years at a state mental hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina, including 6 in the criminal ward. He had never been declared insane by a medical professional or found guilty of any criminal charge. But he was deaf and black in the Jim Crow South. Unspeakable is the story of his life. In addition to offering a bottom-up history of life in a segregated mental institution, Burch... (more)

Under the Healing SignNick O'Donohoe

Under the Healing Sign

by Nick O'Donohoe

The Survivalist 1 Total War

by Jerry Ahern

For years, like millions of other Americans, John Thomas Rourke had planned for what seemed inevitable the destruction of civilization. There were various possible causes: global economic collapse, some uncontrollable pestilence, a world famine or nuclear war. And the rumbling signaling the coming of Total War was becoming increasingly strong as Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and... (more)

Dark Enough to See the Stars in a Jamestown Sky

Dark Enough to See the Stars in a Jamestown Sky

by Connie Lapallo

Few women and children sailed to Jamestown in 1609. But to Joan, prosperous Virginia sounded promising. Even when she was forced to leave a daughter behind. Even that Joan could bear. But the hurricane, the Starving Time, the Indian Wars.

Zepha The Monster Squid (Beast Quest)

by Adam Blade

When Tom defeated Epos the Winged Flame, he thought his Beast Quest was over. He was wrong. The Dark Wizard Malvel has returned with new Beasts and a new plan to destroy the kingdom of Avantia. And this time, each beast hides a piece of the legendary Golden Armor - armor that once belonged to Tom’s father Taladon. Desperate for knowledge about his mysterious father and determined to finish his quest, Tom heads... (more)

Cry Out!

by P.E. Quinn

Redwall Boxed Set (Books 1-18)

Redwall; Mossflower; Mattimeo; Mariel of Redwall; Salamandastron; Martin the Warrior; Bellmaker; Outcast of Redwall; Pearls of Lutra; Long Patrol; Marlfox; Legend of Luke; Lord Brocktree; Taggerung; Triss; Loamhedge; Rakkety Tam; High Rhulain

by Brian Jacques

A complete set of the first 18 books in Brian Jacques' popular and well written fantasy series for children, set in a faux-medieval world populated by anthropomorphic mice, badgers, otters, hares, and others.

Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time

Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time

by Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli, then: bubbly sitcom star and America's Sweetheart turned tabloid headline and rock star wife. Now: actress, single working mother of teenage rock star, and weight-loss inspiration to millions. We all knew and loved Valerie Bertinelli years ago when she played girl-next-door cutie Barbara Cooper in the hit TV show One Day at a Time , and then starred in numerous TV movies. From wholesome... (more)

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