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And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

by Randy Shilts

By the time Rock Hudson's death in 1985 alerted all America to the danger of the AIDS epidemic, the disease had spread across the nation, killing thousands of people and emerging as the greatest health crisis of the 20th century. America faced a troubling question: What happened? How was this epidemic allowed to spread so far before it was taken seriously? In answering these questions, Shilts weaves weaves the... (more)

Companions of the Night

by Vivian Vande Velde

Kerry's got a tough night ahead of her. What begins as a simple lost-and-found trip to the Laundromat turns into a nightmarish odyssey of murder, vampires, and--quite possibly--true love. Vivian Vande Velde puts a terrifying spin on what should be a typical night in a small town.

The StandStephen King

The Stand

by Stephen King

This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides -- or are chosen. A world in which good rides... (more)

Baby Be-Bop (Weetzie Bat)

by Francesca Lia Block

Everyone has a story to tell ... Dirk McDonald's life was almost perfect. He lived with this grandmother, Fifi, in a beautiful gingerbread cottage in Hollywood. He had the beach, and his surfboard, and Fifi's red-and-white 1955 Pontiac convertible. But Dirk wasn't happy. Inside, he was harboring a deep, dark secret. And he was afraid that if he admitted it to anyone - even Fifi - he would never be accepted... (more)

Velvet: Book 3

Velvet Song

by Jude Deveraux

They were both outcasts by a harsh decree -- and on the brink of a shared destiny of passion! With her father murdered, her home burned, lovely Alyx Blackelt fled to the woods -- and sanctuary in the camp of Raine Montgomery, a nobleman outlawed by the king's edict. There she hid her beauty in the guise of a boy, and her sorrow in her work as Montgomery's squire. But how long could such loveliness as hers be... (more)

Vampire Diaries: Book 4

Dark Reunion

by L. J. Smith

The Final Conflict...The Last Deadly Kiss Elena Now she rises from the dead to recreate the powerful vampire trio. Stefan Summoned by Elena, he keeps a promise to her and fights the most terrifying evil he's ever faced. Damon Joining the brother he once called enemy, Damon battles this new horror with strength, cunning, and deadly charm.

Lifted Up by Angels

by Lurlene McDaniel

The companion to the Publishers Weekly bestseller Angels Watching Over Me. This inspirational novel follows the story of Leah and her friendship with the Amish family she met while hospitalized for cancer treatment. When Leah takes a summer job near their Amish community, she is happy to be near Ethan again. He is now at the age at which an Amish young man is allowed a taste of non-Amish life before... (more)

How I Got My Shrunken Head (Goosebumps Series)

How I Got My Shrunken Head (Goosebumps Series)

by R. L. Stine

They're baa-ck! Just when you thought it was safe…the top-selling titles in the series that revolutionized horro are back with a fresh new look.

The Quartered Sea (Quarters, 4)

by Tanya Huff

Queen Jalena of Shkoder has decided to start her reign by commissioning a ship to undertake the exploration of uncharted waters and see if it is possible to circumnavigate the world. When disaster strikes, the sole survivor is the bard Benedikt who Sings only One Quarter, that of Water. Found by the people of a Mayan-like civilization, he becomes a pawn between the brother and sister who are the most powerful... (more)

Fifth Quarter (Daw Book Collectors)

by Tanya Huff

Planning to assassinate the evil Gyhard, siblings Bannon and Vree of the Havalkeen army face a terrible choice when Gyhard steals Bannon's body and forces the pair to coexist in Vree's body. Original.

The Fire's Stone

by Tanya Huff

The jewel that protects the city of Ischia from the volcanic flow along its border disappears, and three young nobles with something to prove embark on a seeming ly hopeless recovery mission. Huff (Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light, LJ 11/15/89) arranges the ordinary elements of fantasy into an extraordinary tale of adventure and transformation. Recommended. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

The SIGN OF FEAR: FEAR STREET SAGAS #4 (FEAR STREET SAGA)

The SIGN OF FEAR: FEAR STREET SAGAS #4 (FEAR STREET SAGA)

by R. L. Stine

Discovering the ancient Fear amulet, Christina, a young servant girl, finds her fate linked to the revenge-driven warrior Fieran, the amulet's creator, who cursed the Fear family centuries earlier.

The Betrayal (The Fear Street Saga 1)

by R. L. Stine

Nora knows the secrets behind the horrifying things happening on Fear Street and reveals the dark legacy that marked the start of the terror three hundred years earlier, when a young girl was burned at the stake.

Forbidden Secrets: Fear Street Sagas #3

by R. L. Stine

Refusing to believe in the superstitions surrounding the Fear family, Savannah Madison proceeds with her wedding to handsome Tyler Fear and moves to Blackrose Manor, where she is terrified by a series of bizarre deaths.

Vampires Anonymous

by Jeffrey N. McMahan

The Baby-sitters Club: Book 95

Kristy + Bart = ? (Baby-Sitters Club)

by Ann M. Martin

When Kristy's friend, Bart, decides that he wants to be her real boyfriend, Kristy is afraid to tell him that she does not feel the same and enlists the help of Mary Anne for courage in expressing herself.

Fear Street - Saga: The Burning (Fear Street - Saga)

Fear Street - Saga: The Burning (Fear Street - Saga)

by R. L. Stine

Daniel and Nora, two young lovers from feuding families, must use their forbidden love to stop the awesome evil that stalks Nora and her family.

Timeswept Series

Frankly, My Dear (Timeswept)

by Sandra Hill

Tiring of the pretentious world of high fashion, model Selene heads to New Orleans for one last job and is transported back in time to the Old South, where she meets beguiling planter James Baptiste. Original.

The Baby-sitters Club: Book 122

Kristy in Charge (Baby-Sitters Club)

by Ann M. Martin

Back-to-school brings an exciting new challenge for Kristy. She's been selected to be a teacher for a week! Team-teaching a gym class with her arch rival, Cary Retlin, Kristy learns a few lessons she never knew she needed.

Geography Of The Heart

by Fenton Johnson

From the author of the award-winning novels Crossing The River and Scissors, Paper, Rock comes a powerful book about the transformative power of love. Fenton Johnson recounts the history of "how I feel in love how I came to be with someone else, how he came to death and how I helped." Johnson interweaves two stories: his own upbringing as the youngest of a Kentucky whiskey maker's nine children, and that of his... (more)

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by Randy Shilts

by Vivian Vande Velde

by Stephen King

by Francesca Lia Block

by Jude Deveraux

by L. J. Smith

by Lurlene McDaniel

by R. L. Stine

by Tanya Huff

by Tanya Huff

by Tanya Huff

by R. L. Stine

by R. L. Stine

by R. L. Stine

by Jeffrey N. McMahan

by Ann M. Martin

by R. L. Stine

by Sandra Hill

by Ann M. Martin

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