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March
by Geraldine Brooks
From Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic Little Women , Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story "filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man" (Sue Monk Kidd). With "pitch-perfect writing" ( USA Today ), Brooks follows March as he leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause in... (more)
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Borderline
by Allan Stratton
"Allan Stratton spins these otherwise ordinary lives on a dime and a secret. Borderline is as astonishing as it is all quite possible." (Rita Williams-Garcia, Coretta Scott King Honor author ) "A compelling coming-of-age novel about acceptance and fear, wrapped in a fascinating adventure/thriller/mystery. All these elements are shaken mightily in Allan Stratton's latest-as we are. (Gary D. Schmidt, New York Times... (more)
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Twelve Angry Men
A Play in Three Acts
by Reginald Rose
The Penguin Classics debut that inspired a classic film and a current Broadway revival Reginald Rose’s landmark American drama was a critically acclaimed teleplay, and went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, ... (more)
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The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had
by Kristin Levine
The last thing Harry “Dit” Sims expects when Emma Walker comes to town is to become friends. Proper -talking, brainy Emma doesn’t play baseball or fi sh too well, but she sure makes Dit think, especially about the differences between black and white. But soon Dit is thinking about a whole lot more when the town barber, who is black, is put on trial for a terrible crime. Together Dit and Emma come up with a daring... (more)
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Family Tree
by Barbara Delinsky
Dana Clarke has always longed for the stability of home and family—her own childhood was not an easy one. Now she has married a man she adores who is from a prominent New England family, and she is about to give birth to their first child. But what should be the happiest day of her life becomes the day her world falls apart. Her daughter is born beautiful and healthy, but no one can help noticing the African... (more)
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To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, "To Kill a Mockingbird" became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award winning film and stage production, both classics.Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving,... (more)
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33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream.
by Bill See, Bill See
This harrowing, deeply personal, coming of age, on the road memoir follows critically acclaimed 80s indie alt rock band Divine Weeks’ first tour in the summer of ’87. Liberated from alcoholic upbringings and rigid cultural constraints, all they have is their music and each other’s friendship. The road is filled with yuppies, brothels, riots, sleeping on floors, spiked drinks, DJs with no pants, and battles with... (more)
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The de Warenne Dynasty: Book 11
A Dangerous Love
by Brenda Joyce
A Dangerous OBSESSION Torn from his Romany mother's arms as a small boy, Viscount Emilian St. Xavier has spent a lifetime ignoring the whispers of gypsy that follow him everywhere. A nobleman with wealth, power and privilege, he does not care what the gadjos think. But when the Romany come to Derbyshire with news of his mother's murder at the hands of a mob, his world implodes. And Ariella de Warenne is the... (more)
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The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day is a profoundly compelling portrait of the perfect English butler and of his fading, insular world postwar England. At the end of his three decades of service at Darlington Hall, Stevens embarks on a country drive, during which he looks back over his career to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving “a great gentleman.” But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true... (more)
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Adam Pelko: Book 2
A Boy No More (Aladdin Historical Fiction)
by Harry Mazer
"WHAT ABOUT WHAT THEY DID TO MY FATHER?... THE JAPS KILLED HIM!" Adam Pelko witnessed something horrible: the sinking of the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor -- with his father aboard. Since then, Adam and his mother and sister have moved to California, where they are trying to rebuild their lives. But no matter where Adam goes, he can't get away from the effects of the war. His best friend, Davi,... (more)
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The Book of Mormon
Another Testament of Jesus Christ
by Joseph Smith, Jr.
The Book of Mormon is a volume of scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The... (more)
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Money Hungry: Book 1
Money Hungry
by Sharon G. Flake
This was a very touching book reccomended by my principal.I suggest that 5th-8th read it to understand why rasberry was so money hungry and i enjoyed the book.
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Losing Matt Shepard
by Beth Loffreda
The infamous murder in October 1998 of a twenty-one-year-old gay University of Wyoming student ignited a media frenzy. The crime resonated deeply with America´s bitter history of violence against minorities, and something about Matt Shepard himself struck a chord with people across the nation. Although the details of the tragedy are familiar to most people, the complex and ever-shifting context of the killing is... (more)
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Burning Up
by Caroline B. Cooney
This bestselling author explores the destructive nature of hatred, the crime of indifference, and the power of accepting love and responsibility. Fifteen-year-old Macey Clare has always loved her quiet, beautiful Connecticut hometown. It's the place where her grandparents live, the place where her mother grew up. Macey is looking forward to the summer to come. She's hoping for fun and romance with her neighbor's... (more)
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Good Cops, Bad Verdict
by Larry Nevers
Good Cops, Bad Verdict is Detroit police officer Larry Nevers's own account of how a good arrest turned into a nightmare that left a stubbornly resisting cocaine user dead and two respected veteran policeman on trial for murder.
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The Lunatic
by Anthony C. Winkler
A village madman takes up with a visiting photographer, who leads him into a life of crime.
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The I Hate Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Sean Hannity. . . Reader: The Hideous Truth About America's Ugliest Conservatives
Our smartest and funniest progressive writers, cartoonists and satirists have increasingly turned their attention to the right-wing zealots who clutter up our media—television, radio, books, magazines—with hysterical, bullying, personal attacks on liberals, democrats, minorities, workers, women, gays, anti-war activists and ordinary citizens who dare to object to the right’s radical agenda for our country. This... (more)
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Anti-Catholicism in America: The Last Acceptable Prejudice
by Mark Stephen Massa
One of the most important books in religion this year is a tour-de-force of new investigation, scholarly rigor, storytelling, and humor. In this authoritative work, the author reveals how American Catholics' distinctive way of viewing the world is constantly misunderstood--and attacked--by outsiders.
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40 Ways to Raise a Nonracist Child
by Barbara Mathias
30 years after the civil rights movement, America is still imbued with the spirit of racism. Despite the best intentions of a generation, children today are still learning the dangerous lessons of prejudice, hate and bigotry. Ultimately, the only way to rid our society of the evil of racism is to teach our children, while they're still impressionable, that color is not an indication of a person's worth.... (more)
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The Rights of People With Mental Disabilities: The Authoritative Aclu Guide to the Rights of People With Mental Illness and Mental Retardation (American Civil Liberties Union Handbook)
by Robert M. Levy
In this completely revised and updated ACLU handbook, Levy and Rubenstein use a simple question-and-answer format to clearly and concisely explain the rights of people with mental disabilities. People with mental disabilities, whether with mental illness or mental retardation, have endured a long history of degradation, stigma, fear, and even hatred. In the 1920s, they were considered a "blight on mankind."... (more)

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