September 2015 Full Catalog - North Central Regional Library

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Books: NCRL Top Twenty
ALL THE LIGHT
WE CANNOT SEE
by Anthony Doerr.
From the highly acclaimed, multiple
award-winning Anthony Doerr, the
beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant
New York Times bestseller about a blind
French girl and a German boy whose
paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive
the devastation of World War II.
• Order # 267566
THE ENGLISH SPY
by Daniel Silva.
She is an iconic member of the British
Royal Family, beloved for her beauty and
charitable works, resented by her former
husband and his mother, the Queen of
England. But when a bomb explodes
aboard her holiday yacht, British
intelligence turns to one man to track down her killer:
legendary spy and assassin Gabriel Allon.
• Order # 329029
BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS
AND LIES: THE REAL WEST
by Bill O'Reilly.
The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's
historic series Legends and Lies: The
Real West, a fascinating, eye-opening
look at the truth behind the western
legends we all think we know.
• Order # 325114
FINDERS KEEPERS
by Stephen King.
A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel
about a reader whose obsession with a
reclusive writer goes far too far—a book
about the power of storytelling, starring
the same trio of unlikely and winning
heroes King introduced in Mr. Mercedes.
• Order # 327479
CODE OF CONDUCT
by Brad Thor.
When four seconds of video is captured
halfway around the world and anonymously transmitted to D.C., covert
wheels are set in motion, and counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is
tapped to undertake the deadliest
assignment of his career.
• Order # 341131
THE FRIENDS OF JESUS
by Karen Kingsbury.
America’s favorite inspirational novelist
and #1 New York Times bestselling author
offers a richly told tale about six of Jesus’
closest friends and companions, bringing
biblical truths to life in this captivating
continuation of her Life-Changing Bible
Study series.
• Order # 333070
COUNTRY
by Danielle Steel.
In this rich, involving novel from
Danielle Steel, a woman’s life catapults
from the old to the new, as she learns to
seize the moment.
• Order # 329305
ARMADA
by Ernest Cline.
At once gleefully embracing and
brilliantly subverting science-fiction
conventions as only Ernest Cline could,
Armada is a rollicking, surprising thriller,
a classic coming of age adventure, and
an alien invasion tale like nothing you’ve
ever read before.
• Order # 336976
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GHOST FLEET: A NOVEL
OF THE NEXT WORLD WAR
by P. W. Singer.
What will the next global conflict look
like? Find out in this ripping, nearfuturistic thriller.
• Order # 330744
GO SET A WATCHMAN
by Harper Lee.
From Harper Lee comes a landmark
new novel set two decades after her
beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird.
• Order # 318897
Books: NCRL Top Twenty
THE LIFE-CHANGING
MAGIC OF TIDYING UP
by Marie Kondo.
This #1 New York Times best-selling guide
to decluttering your home from Japanese
cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes
readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying,
organizing, and storing.
• Order # 310417
THE MELODY LINGERS ON
by Mary Higgins Clark.
From #1 New York Times bestselling
“Queen of Suspense” comes a thrilling
novel about missing billions, a disgraced
financier, and those determined to learn
the truth at any cost.
• Order # 321001
NEMESIS
by Catherine Coulter.
When Special Agent Lacey Sherlock foils
a terrorist attack at JFK airport, she thinks
her job is done and turns the reins over
to the New York FBI. But stopping the
grenade-carrying crazy was only the
beginning.
• Order # 341108
NAKED GREED
by Stuart Woods.
Stone Barrington faces unexpected dangers
as he finds himself enmeshed in the murky
world of tough criminals.
• Order # 332594
THE OREGON TRAIL
by Rinker Buck.
An epic account of traveling the length
of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned
way—in a covered wagon with a team of
mules, an audacious journey that hasn’t
been attempted in a century—which
also chronicles the rich history of the
trail, the people who made the migration, and its
significance to the country.
• Order # 340732
THE QUARTET
by Joseph J. Ellis.
From Pulitzer Prize–winning American
historian Joseph J. Ellis, the unexpected
story of why the thirteen colonies, having
just fought off the imposition of a distant
centralized governing power, would
decide to subordinate themselves anew.
• Order # 326087
SICK IN THE HEAD
by Judd Apatow.
A collection of intimate, hilarious
conversations with the biggest names
in comedy from the past thirty years—
including Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld,
Jon Stewart, Roseanne Barr, Harold
Ramis, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, and
Lena Dunham.
• Order # 330633
TRUTH OR DIE
by James Patterson.
After a serious professional stumble,
attorney Trevor Mann may have finally
hit his stride. He's found happiness with
his girlfriend Claire Parker, a beautiful,
ambitious journalist always on the hunt
for a scoop. But when Claire's newest
story leads to a violent confrontation, Trevor's newly
peaceful life is shattered as he tries to find out why.
• Order # 329540
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
by David McCullough.
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize
David McCullough tells the dramatic
story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how
to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright.
• Order # 312754
THE RUMOR
by Elin Hilderbrand.
Madeline King and Grace Pancik are
best friends and the envy of Nantucket.
But this summer, something's changed,
and if there's anything Nantucket likes
better than cocktails on the beach at
sunset, it's a good rumor.
• Order # 336546
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Books: Storytime
BOARD BOOKS!
Order # 198583
Order # 341635
ABC Oceans
by American Museum
of Natural History
Order # 290178
I am So Brave!
by Stephen Krensky
Order # 341638
Dinosaur Roar!
by Paul Strickland
Order # 341644
Lots of Spots
by Lois Ehlert
Order # 341639
Five Little Monkeys
Reading in Bed
by Eileen Christelow
A Butterfly is Patient
by Dianna Aston
Order # 187172
Richard Scarry's Cars
and Trucks From A-Z
by Richard Scarry
Order # 341637
Circus Ship
by Chris Van Dusen
Order # 341940
Order # 320690
Fancy Nancy: Peanut
Butter and Jellyfish
by Jane O'Connor
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Olivia: A guide to Life
by Natalie Shaw
Order # 340334
Fly Guy Presents:
Insects
by Tedd Arnold
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Order # 341640
Go Fly a Kite,
Charlie Brown!
by Charles M. Schulz
Books: Storytime
Order # 341943
Mermaid Treasure
Hunt
by Mary Tillworth
Order # 341642
Order # 341645
Maisy Learns to Swim
by Lucy Cousins
Order # 341649
Order # 341643
Inside Out
(Read-Along and CD)
by Disney Storybook
Order # 341941
I'm Dirty!
by Kate McMullan
Marvel's Avengers
Age of Ultron:
Avengers
by Kirsten Mayer
Order # 334386
Peppa Pig:
Pete the Cat:
Peppa Goes Swimming Construction
Destruction
by Scholastic, Inc.
by James Dean
Order # 323791
Thomas and Friends
The Adventure Begins
by Random House
Order # 341942
The Tiny Seed
by Eric Carle
Order # 341650
Prairie Chicken Little
by Jackie Mims Hopkins
Order # 324056
Hello, Olaf!
by Andrea Posner-Sanchez
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Order # 341392
Ant Man:
This is Ant Man
by Chris Wyatt
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Books: Children
THE 13-STORY TREEHOUSE
by Andy Griffiths.
Andy and Terry live in a treehouse. But
it's not just any old treehouse, it's the
most amazing treehouse in the world!
• Order # 341933
BAD KITTY
DRAWN TO TROUBLE
by Nick Bruel.
Kitty encounters what may be her most
formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty
soon learns that feline manipulation works
both ways—especially when you're at the
wrong end of your author's pencil.
• Order # 341697
BIG NATE: SAY GOOD-BYE
TO DORK CITY
by Lincoln Peirce.
Can Nate Wright get any cooler? Not
according to Nate himself. But does Nate
have what it takes to hang with Marcus,
leader of the school’s most notorious
posse? Or will he decide that being cool isn’t all it’s
cracked up to be?
• Order # 341698
DEAR DUMB DIARY
YEAR TWO #6
by Jim Benton.
It's not easy being a middle-schooler, and
nobody knows that better than Jamie
Kelly. There are surprises around every
corner: some good, some bad, all dumb.
But when Jamie inherits a trunk of her grandmother's
things, she never expects to find the biggest surprise of
all—Grandma's diary.
• Order # 341699
FLORA AND ULYSSES
by Kate DeCamillo.
Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic
meets an unlikely superhero in a genrebreaking new novel by master storyteller
Kate DiCamillo.
• Order # 319664
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GORDON'S GUIDE TO CARING
FOR YOUR GUINEA PIG
by Isabel Thomas.
Gordon the Guinea Pig reveals how readers
should go about choosing pet guinea pigs,
what supplies they will need, how to make
a new pet guinea pig feel at home, and
how to properly care for pet guinea pigs.
• Order # 341934
HOW TO SPEAK CAT
by Aline Alexander Newman.
With veterinarian expert Dr. Gary
Weitzman as guide, this fun book helps
kids understand what cats are trying to
communicate by their body language and
behavior.
• Order # 325945
INSIDE OUT
JUNIOR NOVELIZATION
Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out takes you to a
place that everyone knows but no one has
ever seen: inside the human mind!
• Order # 341703
KRISTY'S GREAT IDEA
by Ann M. Martin.
Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey
are best friends and founding members of
The Baby-sitters Club. Whatever comes
up—you can count on them to save the
day. But baby-sitting isn't always easy,
and neither is dealing with strict parents, new families,
fashion emergencies, and mysterious secrets. But no
matter what, the BSC have what they need most:
friendship.
• Order # 330276
LAND OF STORIES:
A GRIMM WARNING
by Chris Colfer.
Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale
adventures are behind him—until he
discovers a mysterious clue left by the
famous Brothers Grimm. With help from
his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose,
Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a
two-hundred-year-old code.
• Order # 341704
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Books: Children
LOOT
by Jude Watson.
When master jewel thief Alfie McQuinn
dies, his stashed set of clues and cryptic
last words to March, his 12-year-old son
and apprentice, mark the beginning of a
race against time.
• Order # 341935
LUCY LONGWHISKERS
GETS LOST
by Daisy Meadows.
Best friends Jess and Lily visit Friendship
Forest, where animals can talk and magic
exists! On their first adventure in Friendship Forest, can Lily and Jess rescue adorable
baby bunny Lucy Longwhiskers from the wicked witch
Grizelda?
• Order # 333287
MINIONS: THE JUNIOR NOVEL
by Sadie Chesterfield.
The Minions travel from frigid Antarctica
to 1960s New York City, ending in mod
London, where they must face their
biggest challenge to date: saving all of
Minionkind...from annihilation.
• Order # 341706
NIGHT GARDENER
by Jonathan Auxier.
The Night Gardener follows two abandoned
Irish siblings who travel to work as
servants at a creepy, crumbling English
manor house. But the house and its
family are not quite what they seem.
• Order # 323566
SKY RAIDERS
by Brandon Mull.
Cole Randolph was just trying to have a
fun time with his friends on Halloween
(and maybe get to know Jenna Hunt a
little better). But when a spooky haunted
house turns out to be a portal to something much creepier, Cole finds himself on an adventure
on a whole different level.
• Order # 269061
THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN
by Katherine Applegate.
Katherine Applegate blends humor and
poignancy to create an unforgettable story
of friendship, art, and hope.
• Order # 310818
RESCUE ON THE
OREGON TRAIL
by Kate Messner.
Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever.
Trained as a search-and-rescue dog, he is
transported back in time to the year 1850
to help the Abbott family on their journey
west along the Oregon Trail.
• Order # 341936
A SNICKER OF MAGIC
by Natalie Lloyd.
Midnight Gulch used to be a magical
place, but that was long ago. Felicity
wants to stay in Midnight Gulch more
than anything, but first, she'll need to
figure out how to bring back the magic,
breaking the spell that's been cast over the town...and
her mother's broken heart.
• Order # 341710
STRANGE CASE
OF ORIGAMI YODA
by Tom Angleberger.
For Tommy, the only question is whether
or not Origami Yoda is real. Of course
he's real as a small puppet on Dwight's
finger. But does the oracle possess magic
power?
• Order # 341711
THEA STILTON
AND THE LOST LETTERS
by Thea Stilton.
The Thea Sisters are in Russia for a figure
skating championship! When their new
friend is falsely accused of theft and barred
from competing for the gold medal, the
five mice resolve to clear her name.
• Order # 341712
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Books: Teens
THE ASSASSIN'S BLADE: THE
THRONE OF GLASS NOVELLAS
by Sarah J. Maas.
Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most
feared assassin. As part of the Assassin's
Guild, she's sworn to her master, Arobynn
Hamel, yet Celaena listens to no one and
trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam.
• Order # 341652
CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE
by Cassandra Clare.
Shadowhunters and demons square off
for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New
York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments
series.
• Order # 278934
DAY 21 (THE 100)
by Kass Morgan.
It's been 21 days since the hundred landed
on Earth. They're the only humans to
set foot on the planet in centuries. Or
so they thought. Facing an unknown
enemy, Wells attempts to keep the group
safe after a tragic attack.
• Order # 341932
EVERY LAST PROMISE
by Kristin Halbrook.
Every Last Promise is a provocative and
emotional novel about a girl who must
decide between keeping quiet and speaking
up after witnessing a classmate's sexual
assault.
• Order # 336277
FROSTFIRE
by Amanda Hocking.
Hidden deep in the heart of a snowcovered wilderness lies the secret kingdom
of the Kanin—a magical realm as beautiful as it is treacherous. Bryn Aven has
never fit into Kanin society. Her blond
hair and blue eyes set her apart as an outsider—a
half-blood unable to hold a respectable rank. But she's
determined to prove herself as a loyal protector of the
kingdom she loves.
• Order # 313153
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THE FINISHER
by David Baldacci.
Master storyteller David Baldacci
introduces an unforgettable heroine who
must think fast, hit hard, and defy all
odds to uncover the truth.
• Order # 341654
I LIVED ON BUTTERFLY HILL
by Marjorie Agosin.
An eleven-year-old’s world is upended by
political turmoil in this tale of exile and
reunification from an award-winning
poet, based on true events in Chile.
• Order # 341655
KISS OF DECEPTION
by Mary E. Pearson.
On the morning of her pre-arranged
wedding, Princess Lia flees to a distant
village. She settles into a new life, hopeful
when two mysterious and handsome
strangers arrive—and unaware that one is
the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her.
• Order # 341656
LET'S GET LOST
by Adi Alsaid.
Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a
friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves
them, their lives are forever changed.
But it is during Leila's own 4,268-mile
journey that she discovers the most
important truth—sometimes, what you need most is
right where you started. And maybe the only way to
find what you're looking for is to get lost along the way.
• Order # 341657
THE LIVING
by Matt De La Pena.
Shy takes the summer job on a luxury
cruise liner. He'll rake in the tips and be
able to help his mom and sister out with
the bills. But then, an earthquake more
massive than any ever recorded hits
California and Shy's life is changed forever.
• Order # 341658
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Books: Teens
ME AND EARL
AND THE DYING GIRL
by Jesse Andrews.
It is a universally acknowledged truth that
high school sucks. But on the first day of
his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he’s
figured it out. His strategy: remain at the
periphery at all times. Keep an insanely low profile.
Make mediocre films with the one person who is even
sort of his friend, Earl. This plan works for exactly
eight hours. Then Greg’s mom forces him to become
friends with a girl who has cancer. This brings about
the destruction of Greg’s entire life.
• Order # 336756
THE MERMAID'S SISTER
by Carrie Anne Noble.
In a cottage high atop Llanfair Mountain,
sixteen-year-old Clara lives with her sister,
Maren, and guardian Auntie. One day,
Clara discovers shimmering scales just
beneath her sister’s skin. She realizes that
Maren is becoming a mermaid—and knows that no
mermaid can survive on land. Desperate to save her, Clara
and her best friend O’Neill place the mermaid-girl in
their gypsy wagon and set out for the sea. But no road is
straight, and the trio encounters trouble around every bend.
• Order # 327623
ONE
by Kiera Cass.
Entering the Selection changed America
Singer's life in ways she never could have
imagined. Since she arrived at the palace,
America has struggled with her feelings
for her first love, Aspen—and her growing
attraction to Prince Maxon. Now she's made her choice
. . . and she's prepared to fight for the future she wants.
• Order # 341659
THE PERFECTIONISTS
by Sara Shepard.
From Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars
series, comes another series full of juicy
secrets, nail-biting suspense, and beautiful
girls who will do anything to hide the
PRINCESS ACADEMY
by Shannon Hale.
Miri lives on a mountain where, for
generations, her ancestors have lived a
simple life. When the local girls are
rounded up to compete for the hand of
the kingdom's prince, Miri, the prize
student in the Princess Academy, gets her chance to shine.
• Order # 341661
REVEALED:
A HOUSE OF NIGHT
by P. C. Cast.
The stakes are high as Zoey and her
friends battle to protect their school and
home from devastating evil—all while
balancing romances, precarious friendships
and the daily drama of the House of Night's halls.
• Order # 341662
THE RULE OF THREE
by Eric Walters.
The Rule of Three maintains a realistic and
frightening look at what happens when
technology is lost and modern society
begins to fall apart.
• Order # 341663
SAY WHAT YOU WILL
by Cammie McGovern.
Cammie McGovern's insightful young
adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost
until we find someone who loves us
because of our faults, not in spite of them.
• Order # 341664
SINNER
by Maggie Stiefvater.
Cole and Isabel share a past that never
seemed to have a future. They have the
power to love each other and the power to
tear each other apart. The only thing for
certain is that they cannot let go.
• Order # 341665
ugly truth.
• Order # 321580
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Books: Fiction
ACT OF WAR
by Brad Thor.
After a CIA agent mysteriously dies
overseas, his top asset surfaces with a
startling and terrifying claim. There’s
just one problem—no one knows if she
can be trusted. But when six exchange
students go missing, two airplane passengers trade
places, and one political-asylum seeker is arrested, a
deadly chain of events is set in motion.
• Order # 329523
DAYS OF RAGE
by Brad Taylor.
Pike Logan and the Taskforce are used
to being the hunters, but this time
they’re the hunted. Trying to uncover
who might be stalking them, Pike
Logan and the Task force have no idea
what has been set in motion. But there is another
secret from the Cold War buried in the Russian FSB,
and exposing it will mean the difference between life and
death for millions.
• Order # 287828
GHOST SHIP
by Clive Cussler.
Sienna, Kurt Austin's long-lost love, is
believed to have died when her family’s
yacht sunk in the Indian Ocean. But
there are reasons to hope that she may
still be alive. However, Kurt soon
uncovers an entrenched and vast web of human
trafficking, cybercrime and suspicious accidents.
• Order # 278031
WAYFARING STRANGER
by James Lee Burke.
In his most ambitious work yet, New
York Times bestseller James Lee Burke
tells a classic American story through
one man's unforgettable life—connecting a fateful encounter with Bonnie and
Clyde to heroic acts at the Battle of the Bulge and
finally to the high-stakes gambles and cutthroat players
who ushered in the dawn of the American oil industry.
• Order # 287408
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PERSONAL:
A JACK REACHER NOVEL
by Lee Child.
You can leave the army, but the army
doesn’t leave you. Not always. Not
completely, notes Jack Reacher—and
sure enough, the retired military cop is
soon pulled back into service. This time, for the State
Department and the CIA.
• Order # 292318
NYPD RED 2
by James Patterson.
NYPD Red is the elite task force called
in only for New York City's most highprofile crimes. And Detective Zach
Jordan is the best of the best, a brilliant
and relentless pursuer of justice. He
puts professionalism above all, ignoring his feelings for
his partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald, the woman
who broke his heart when they first met in the academy.
But even with their top-notch training, Zach and Kylie
aren't prepared for what they see when they're called to
a crime scene in the heart of Central Park.
• Order # 329526
THE RED ROOM
by Dale Brown.
Security operative John Knox and former
Chinese Army spy Grace Chu have
accepted a simple job in Istanbul:
initiate the sale of a piece of ancient art
worth millions to an anonymous client.
But in Istanbul they find themselves in a melting pot of
government agents and terrorists, where East meets West.
• Order # 283535
THE DOVEKEEPERS
by Alice Hoffman.
Nearly 2,000 years ago, nine hundred
Jews held out for months against armies
of Romans on Masada, a mountain in
the Judean desert. According to the
ancient historian Josephus, two women
and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic
event, Hoffman’s novel is a spellbinding tale of four
extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women,
each of whom has come to Masada by a different path.
• Order # 201860
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Books: Fiction
TUESDAY'S CHILD
by Fern Michaels.
Shunned and ridiculed all her life for
something she can't control, Samantha
Blair hides her psychic abilities and lives
on the fringes of society. Against her
will, however, she's tapped into a
killer—or rather, his victims. Each woman's murder,
blow-by-blow, ravages her mind until their death
releases her back to her body. Sam knows she must go
to the authorities, but will the rugged, no-nonsense
detective in charge of tracking down the killer believe
her?
• Order # 202647
TARGET UTOPIA:
A DREAMLAND THRILLER
by Dale Brown.
When Muslim extremists are found
with a mysterious UAV in the Malaysian
part of Borneo, Colonel Danny Freah
and his Whiplash team are sent to
investigate. They discover that Dreamland's drone
technology has been stolen. Who has betrayed them?
• Order # 329529
A DEADLY WEB
by Kay Hooper.
John Brodie is a Guardian, a member of
a secretive network devoted to winning a
war very few even know exists: protecting the vulnerable psychics in his charge
from a deadly, ruthless—and virtually
invisible enemy.
• Order # 324691
DIAMOND SPUR
by Diana Palmer.
Ever the gruff cowboy, Jason insists that
commitment and love aren't for him.
So Kate pursues her own life, away from
the man she loves. But just when it
seems that her fairy tale is coming true,
fate brings her back to Texas. To Jason. And to a
dream that she'd almost abandoned.
• Order # 324692
FACEOFF
by Steve Berry.
In an unprecedented collaboration,
twenty-three of the world’s bestselling
and critically acclaimed thriller writers
have paired their series characters—such
as Harry Bosch, Jack Reacher, and Lincoln
Rhyme—in an eleven-story anthology curated by the
International Thriller Writers.
• Order # 280389
FATAL IDENTITY
by Joanne Fluke.
Except for their gorgeous faces, identical
twins Mercedes and Marcie Calder are
nothing alike. Mercedes is a movie star
in L.A. with a sexy husband, two
beautiful children, and an exciting,
glamorous lifestyle; Marcie is an art teacher in Minnesota with a shy disposition and a quiet life alone. But
when Mercedes is found dead. Marcie is the only
person who can step into her shoes. But there is one
part of Mercedes' life that Marcie isn't prepared for—
until it's too late.
• Order # 324694
SUMMER RENTAL
by Mary Kay Andrews.
Ellis, Julia, and Dorie. Best friends
since Catholic grade school, they now
find themselves in their mid-thirties, at
the crossroads of life and love. Can a
one-month getaway to North Carolina's
Outer Banks help make things right? Sometimes the
tide just pulls you in the right direction.
• Order # 165449
PARIS MATCH
by Stuart Woods.
When some business arrangements
demand his personal attention, Stone
Barrington jaunts off to Europe and
immediately finds himself embroiled in
trouble on both sides of the pond.
• Order # 329527
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Books: Romance
THE DUKE'S DISASTER
by Grace Burrowes.
Noah Winters, Duke of Anselm, exercises
the pragmatism for which he's infamous
when his preferred choice of bride cries
off, and her companion, Lady Thea
Collins, becomes his next choice for his
duchess. Lady Thea's mature, sensible and even
rather attractive—what could possibly go wrong?
• Order # 328916
IT STARTED WITH A SCANDAL
by Julie Anne Long.
An afternoon of bliss brings a cascade of
consequences for Elise Fountain. Ousted
from a job she loves, she is now a housekeeper to a frighteningly formidable prince.
The bold and gentle Elise sees past his
battered body into Philippe's barricaded heart. Now
a man who thought he could never love and a woman
who thought she would never again trust must fight
an incendiary passion that could be the ruin of them
both.
• Order # 328917
AGAINST THE TIDE
by Kat Martin.
Liv Chandler is running for her life,
and the cops haven’t been able to do a
thing to help. But there’s one man who
makes her feel safe, no matter what…
rugged charter boat captain Rafe Brodie.
• Order # 326773
DEAREST ROGUE
by Elizabeth Hoyt.
Lady Phoebe Batten is pretty, vivacious,
and yearning for a social life befitting
the sister of a powerful duke. But
because she is almost completely blind,
her overprotective brother insists that
she have an armed bodyguard by her side at all
times—the very irritating Captain Trevillion.
• Order # 329549
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A MATCH FOR MARCUS CYNSTER
by Stephanie Laurens.
Duty compels her to turn her back on
marriage. Fate drives him to protect her
come what may. Then love takes a hand
in this battle of yearning hearts, stubborn
wills, and a match too powerful to deny.
• Order # 325566
ONLY A PROMISE
by Mary Balogh.
The Survivors’ Club: Six men and one
woman, all wounded in the Napoleonic
Wars, their friendship forged during
their recovery at Penderris Hall in Cornwall. Now, for one of them, striking a
most unusual bargain will change his life forever.
• Order # 329550
DIARY OF AN
ACCIDENTAL WALLFLOWER
by Jennifer McQuiston.
The first irresistible installment in New
York Times bestselling author Jennifer
McQuiston's Seduction Diaries series proves
that some secrets are too delicious to hide.
• Order # 323786
THE SCOUNDREL
AND THE DEBUTANTE
by Julia London.
The dust of the Cabot sisters' shocking
plans to rescue their family from certain
ruin has settled. But Prudence Cabot is
now regarded as an unsuitable bride.
Yet this unwilling wallflower is ripe for her own
adventure. And when an irresistibly sexy American
stranger on a desperate mission enlists her help, she
simply can't deny the temptation.
• Order # 324721
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THE SPRING BRIDE
by Anne Gracie.
A dog in need of rescue brings together
a young debutante and a mysterious
stranger in this regency charmer.
• Order # 329551
Books: Romance
A GOOD RAKE
IS HARD TO FIND
by Manda Collins.
Heartbroken by the loss of her brother,
Miss Leonora Craven vows to uncover
the truth about his "accident." Jonathan
Craven was involved with the Lords of
Anarchy, a notorious driving club, and Leonora can't
help but suspect foul play. But the only way she can
infiltrate their reckless inner circle is to enlist the help
of Lord Frederick Lisle. If only he didn't also happen
to be the man who broke Leonora's heart.
• Order # 323787
ONCE AND ALWAYS
by Julia Harper.
The lawbreaker small town cop Sam
West pulls over is anything but typical.
From her mile-long legs to her razorsharp wit, Maisa Burnsey is like nothing
Coot Lake, Minnesota, has ever seen...
and she's about to take Sam on the ride of his life.
• Order # 323788
CAT'S LAIR
by Christine Feehan.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author
of Leopard’s Prey returns to the feral
underworld of her astonishing Leopard
novels in an arousing new romance of
forbidden animal instincts.
• Order # 324717
THE GROOM WHO
(ALMOST) GOT AWAY
by Carla Neggers.
Max Slade has no time for regrets. Until
the biggest regret of his life shows up in
Wyoming. Four years ago, Max left Calley
Hastings without a word of explanation.
He'd tried to write, but how do you tell a thoroughly
urban woman that you're moving to a ranch to take
care of three orphaned little boys?
• Order # 324719
HOLD ME
by Susan Mallery.
New York Times bestselling author Susan
Mallery's classic blend of lighthearted
humor and intense emotional conflict
works its magic on two newcomers to
the California town of Fool's Gold.
• Order # 324558
SINFULLY YOURS
by Cara Elliott.
Proper young ladies of the ton—especially
ones who have very small dowries—are not
encouraged to have an interest in intellectual
pursuits. The only things they are encouraged to pursue are eligible bachelors. So,
the head-strong Sloane sisters must keep their passions
a secret. Ah, but secret passions are wont to lead a lady
into trouble.
• Order # 324722
THE DARING EXPLOITS
OF A RUNAWAY HEIRESS
by Victoria Alexander.
Lucy Merryweather has inherited a fortune
—and her great-aunt's list of unfulfilled
wishes. What better way to honor her
memory than by accomplishing as many
of them as possible? And with Lucy's family an ocean
away in New York, nothing stands in her way—if one
ignores the private investigator hired to spy on her.
• Order # 331564
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SUDDENLY ONE SUMMER
by Julie James.
From the New York Times bestselling
author of It Happened One Wedding comes
a novel about a man and a woman whose
summer is about to get very, very hot.
• Order # 324723
WAY OF THE WARRIOR
by Suzanne Brockmann.
Eight passionate love stories about
amazing military heroes by bestselling
authors.
• Order # 324724
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Books: Mystery
BUSHEL FULL OF MURDER
by Paige Shelton.
The New York Times bestselling author
of Merry Market Murder returns to
Bailey’s Farmers’ Market where Becca
Robins must get her cousin out of a jam.
• Order # 329541
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
MURDER
by Joanne Fluke.
Ron LaSalle, the beloved delivery man
from the Cozy Cow Dairy, is found
murdered behind Hannah's bakery with
her famous Chocolate Chip Crunchies
scattered around him. Determined not to let her cookies
get a bad reputation, she sets out to track down a killer.
• Order # 179698
DEATH BY COFFEE
by Alex Erickson.
When Krissy Hancock and her best
friend Vicki decide to open a bookstore
café in their new town of Pine Hills,
they decide to call it "Death by Coffee,"
after Krissy’s father’s most famous mystery
novel. Little do they know how well the name fits.
• Order # 329543
DESIGNATED DAUGHTERS
by Margaret Maron
Judge Deborah Knott is summoned to
her ailing Aunt Rachel's bedside. A
semi-conscious Rachel breaks weeks of
pained silence with snippets of stories as
randomly pieced together as a well-worn
patchwork quilt. Less than an hour later, Aunt Rachel
is found dead in her bed, smothered with a pillow.
Who would kill a woman on her deathbed? Was it
an act of mercy, or murder?
• Order # 290338
DEATH OF A
CHOCOLATE CHEATER
by Penny Pike.
Food truck vendor Darcy Burnett
unwraps a murder at the San Francisco
Chocolate Festival in this mystery from
the author of Death of a Crabby Cook.
• Order # 329544
THE DIVA STEALS
A CHOCOLATE KISS
by Krista Davis.
Amore Chocolates is celebrating its fiftieth
anniversary with a chocolate tasting at
the mansion of the company’s CEO, Joe
Merano—and Sophie Winston is running
the show. But when Joe goes missing, the celebration
becomes bittersweet. And when Sophie discovers the
body of a competing chocolatier in the guesthouse,
the event turns downright deadly.
• Order # 329546
PRIVY TO THE DEAD
by Sheila Connolly.
In the latest Museum Mystery from the
New York Times bestselling author of
Razing the Dead, a suspicious death has
Nell Pratt down in the dumps.
• Order # 329547
TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE:
A STEPHANIE PLUM NOVEL
by Janet Evanovich.
Catch a professional assassin: top
priority. Find a failure-to-appear and
collect big bucks: top score. How she’ll
pull it all off: top secret.
• Order # 279931
ONE FOOT IN THE GRAPE
by Carlene O'Neil.
In California wine country, the town of
Cypress Cove may seem peaceful. But
someone’s about to pop their cork.
• Order # 324713
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1-800-426-READ
BOOK CLUBBED
by Lorna Barrett.
Bookstore owner Tricia Miles and her
sister, Angelica, must put their problems
on the shelf to catch a killer who turns a
bookcase into a murder weapon.
• Order # 287820
Books: Mystery
THE BOOK STOPS HERE
by Kate Carlisle.
You never know what treasures can be
found in someone’s attic. Unfortunately
for bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright,
some of them are worth killing for in
the latest in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series.
• Order # 282787
FILLET OF MURDER
by Linda Reilly.
Talia Marby serves up delectable English
deep fried fare in the heart of the Berkshires
—but she soon discovers there’s something fishy going on.
• Order # 324709
FLOURLESS TO STOP HIM
by Nancy J. Parra.
The author of Murder Gone A-Rye and
Gluten for Punishment returns to Oiltop,
Kansas, where gluten-free baker Toni
Holmes has to separate the wheat from
the chaff to clear her brother of murder.
• Order # 324710
IDENTICAL
by Scott Turow.
In 2008, Paul Gianis, an Illinois state
senator, is leading in the race to become
mayor of Kindle County, but a decadesold tragedy threatens to scuttle his
political ambitions.
• Order # 261104
MUSSELED OUT
by Barbara Ross.
The busy summer tourist season is winding
down in Busman's Harbor, Maine, but
Julia Snowden senses trouble simmering
for the Snowden Family Clambake
Company. Shifty David Thwing—the
"Mussel King" of upscale seafood restaurants—is
sniffing around town for a new location. But serving
iffy clams turns out to be the least of his troubles.
• Order # 324712
REMAINS OF INNOCENCE
by J. A. Jance.
Sheriff Joanna Brady must solve two
perplexing cases that may be tied
together in New York Times bestselling
author J. A. Jance’s thrilling tale of
suspense that brings to life Arizona’s
Cochise County and the desert Southwest in all its
beauty and mystery.
• Order # 294173
ROBERT B. PARKER'S
CHEAP SHOT
by Ace Atkins.
Kinjo Heywood is one of the New
England Patriots’ marquee players—a
hard-nosed linebacker who’s earned his
standing as one of the toughest guys in
the league. He may be worth millions but his connection to a nightclub shooting two years before is still
putting a dangerous spin on his life, and his career.
• Order # 277539
SHOTS FIRED
by C. J. Box.
From C. J. Box, the New York Times
best-selling author of the Joe Pickett
novels, comes a thrilling book of suspense
stories about the Wyoming he knows so
well—and the dark deeds and impulses
that can be found there.
• Order # 289524
VERTIGO 42
by Martha Grimes.
Richard Jury is meeting Tom Williamson
at Vertigo 42, a bar on the forty-second
floor of an office building in London’s
financial district. Despite inconclusive
evidence, Tom is convinced his wife,
Tess, was murdered seventeen years ago. The inspector
in charge of the case was sure Tess’s death was accidental—a direct result of vertigo—but the official
police inquiry is still an open verdict and Jury agrees
to re-examine the case.
• Order # 283539
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Books: Science Fiction/Fantasy
ARMAGEDDON'S ARROW
by Dayton Ward.
Approaching a star system, Captain JeanLuc Picard and his crew find a massive
alien vessel, drifting in interstellar space
for decades. Sensors detect life aboard the
derelict—aliens held in suspended
animation. Thought to be an immense sleeper ship,
the vessel actually is a weapon capable of destroying entire
worlds.
• Order # 322410
THE BIRTHGRAVE
by Tanith Lee.
A mysterious woman awakens in the heart
of a dormant volcano. She comes forth
into a brutal ancient world transformed
by genocidal pestilence, fierce beauty,
and cultural devastation. She has no
memory of herself, and she could be anyone—mortal
woman, demoness lover, last living heir to a long-gone
race, or a goddess of destruction. Compelled by the
terrifying Karrakaz to search for the mysterious Jade
that is the answer to her secret self, she embarks on a
journey of timeless wonder.
• Order # 329552
VICKY PETERWALD: SURVIVOR
by Mike Shepherd.
Seeking revenge for her brother’s death,
Grand Duchess Vicky Peterwald underwent an unlikely transformation—from
pampered heir to naval lieutenant. Now
a new challenge looms: Vicky will need
to use both her military and political ranks to rebuild
war-torn planets, planets ruined both by the Peterwald
Empire and by Kris Longknife’s revolutionary quests.
• Order # 329558
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ON THE STEEL BREEZE
by Alastair Reynolds.
Chiku Akinya, great granddaughter of
the legendary space explorer Eunice
Akinyaand heir to the family empire, is
just one among millions on a long one
way journey towards a planet they hope
to call their new home.
• Order # 281582
PRINCE OF FOOLS
by Mark Lawrence.
The Broken Empire trilogy introduced a
bold new world of dark fantasy with the
story of Jorg Ancrath’s devastating rise
to power. Now, Mark Lawrence returns
to the Broken Empire with the tale of a
less ambitious prince.
• Order # 283533
RESISTANCE:
DAVE vs. THE MONSTERS
by John Birmingham.
For fans of Jim Butcher and Kevin
Hearne comes a heart-pounding new
urban fantasy series featuring monster
slayer Dave Hooper and his magical
splitting maul.
• Order # 329556
THE SHADOW REVOLUTION
by Clay Griffith.
A thrilling new Victorian-era urban
fantasy for fans of Kevin Hearne’s Iron
Druid Chronicles, the Showtime series
Penny Dreadful, and the Sherlock Holmes
movies featuring Robert Downey, Jr.
• Order # 329557
DEADLY SHORES: DESTROYERMEN
by Taylor Anderson.
The ambitious, long-planned raid on the
Grik Empire has grown dangerously ill
defined. Only Matthew Reddy, commander of the old destroyer USS Walker,
seems focused on the original intent.
• Order # 278738
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THE DARK BETWEEN THE STARS
by Kevin J. Anderson.
Twenty years after the elemental conflict
that nearly tore apart the cosmos in The
Saga of Seven Suns, a new threat emerges
from the darkness. The human race must
set aside its own inner conflicts to rebuild
their alliance with the Ildiran Empire for the survival
of the galaxy.
• Order # 282803
THE EARTH AWAKENS
by Orson Scott Card.
In volume three of the the First Formic
War series—a prequel series set a century
before Card’s classic Ender’s Game—the
alien invaders have landed on Earth.
Mazer Rackham and his Mobile Operations Police comrades pull off a high-risk mission to
stop the mass slaughter in China.
• Order # 281938
EMERGENCE:
DAVE vs. THE MONSTERS
by John Birmingham.
For fans of Jim Butcher and Kevin Hearne
comes an action-packed new urban
fantasy series featuring a tough, bleakly
funny, down-on-his luck oil rig worker
with an unlikely destiny as a monster-slayer and savior
of the planet.
• Order # 324732
THE HERCULES TEXT
by Jack McDevitt.
From a remote corner of the galaxy a
message is being sent. The continuous
beats of a pulsar have become odd,
irregular…artificial. It can only be a
code. Frantically, a research team
struggles to decipher the alien communication. And
what the scientists discover is destined to shake the
foundations of empires around this world—from
Wall Street to the Vatican.
• Order # 324733
MAN-KZIN XIV
by Larry Niven.
The catlike alien Kzin, formerly invincible conquerors of all they encountered,
must learn to compromise with humans
if they wish to survive and prosper once
again as a species.
• Order # 324734
SHADOW OF FREEDOM
by David Weber.
Honor Harrington’s Royal Manticoran
Navy fights space battles alongside
planetary rebels as its old rival, the
corrupt Solarian League, begins to crumble.
• Order # 324735
THE SHATTERED COURT
by M. J. Scott.
Entangled in a court ruled by tradition
and intrigue, a young witch must come
to terms with newfound power and
desire—and a choice between loyalty
and survival.
• Order # 324736
A SHIVER OF LIGHT
by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Merry Gentry, ex–private detective and
full-time princess, is now the mother of
triplets, a rarity in the high ranks of faerie.
And not everyone is happy about it, including Taranis, King of Light and Illusion.
He’s using the human courts to sue for visitation
rights, claiming that one of the babies is his.
• Order # 279916
STEADFAST
by Jack Campbell.
Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary and the
crew of Dauntless have safely escorted
important alien representatives to Earth.
But before they can depart for home, two
of Geary’s key lieutenants vanish. The
search for his missing men leads Geary on a far-flung
chase, ultimately ending at the one spot in space from
which all humans have been banned: the moon Europa.
• Order # 279623
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Books: Western
BADGER BOY and the
WAY OF THE COYOTE
by Elmer Kelton.
The Texas Frontier, 1865: The Civil War
is over, and Texas is reluctantly yielding
to the Union soldiers who are spreading
across the state, even into the dangerous
Comanche country.
• Order # 324725
DEADFALL
(Charley Sunday's Texas Outfit)
by Stephen Lodge.
In the lawless frontier town of Brownsville, Texas, a boy and his parents ride a
carriage down a crowded street—when
a kill crazy band of kidnappers strike.
Now, to rescue his family, veteran rancher Charley
Sunday cobbles together a ragtag posse that starts with
an outlaw and an Indian—and picks up recruits, weapons,
and a lot of trouble all the way down into Mexico.
• Order # 324726
RALPH COMPTON:
STRAIGHT TO THE NOOSE
by Marcus Galloway.
After a disastrous loss at the tables, Abner
Mason owes an impossible debt to the
most powerful man on the riverboat:
ruthless Cam Greeley. Now Mason has
a single night to raise all the funds to pay off his debt
by completing whatever ominous jobs Greeley has
waiting for him. He just has to make it through alive.
• Order # 324727
THOSE JENSEN BOYS!
by William W. Johnstone.
A bold, sprawling epic of the American
West, the Jensen family saga has captivated
readers for nearly three decades. Now
comes the untold story of Smoke Jensen's
long-lost nephews, Ace and Chance, a
pair of young-gun twins as reckless and wild as the
frontier itself.
• Order # 324728
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ESCAPE FROM HANGTOWN
by Larry D. Sweazy.
Lucas Fume has been exonerated of the
murder charge that put him in prison
seven years ago. But he isn’t free yet.
Not while his friend, former slave Zeke
Henry, remains a fugitive wrongly
accused of assaulting Senator Barlow’s daughter,
Celia. Lucas wouldn’t have his freedom or wealth—
let alone his life—if it weren’t for Zeke. And he
knows that the only way to clear his friend’s name is
to prove the identity of Celia’s true attacker: Senator
Barlow himself.
• Order # 329559
RALPH COMPTON
SHOTGUN CHARLIE
by Ralph Compton.
Accused of a crime he didn't commit,
Charlie Chilton is determined to prove
his innocence. Hot on Charlie's heels, a
mysterious marshal and a posse of angry
townsmen track him into the High Sierras, far to the
north. Weaponless and with a vicious winter storm
closing in, Big Charlie must find the real killers and
thieves before the posse turns vigilante and hangs him
high.
• Order # 329560
ARIZONA TERRITORY
by Dusty Richards.
Chet Byrnes has built a ranching empire
from the ground up. Now a beautiful
young Spanish widow comes into Chet’s
life, just as he starts off in search of a
lost cattle drive. The search leads into
the eye of a sprawling, violent storm. Chet, and his
men—and his seductive new woman—end up on a
wild ride through Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas,
where authorities want to confiscate the beeves for
trespassing. With Indians, outlaws and an oppressive
government crossing their path, Chet is on a cowboy’s
honeymoon: fighting and shooting all the way back
home.
• Order # 341015
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FRONTIER:
THUNDER AT DAWN
by S. K. Salzer.
Western Missouri. Former army scout
Jack Gregory returns from battle to a
homestead in ruins. A wanted man
with no place to go, he chooses an even
deadlier career—as a scout for General George
Armstrong Custer. Under a new name, Jack serves
bravely in the Seventh Cavalry. But when Custer’s
disastrous leadership ends in devastating slaughter,
Jack sets off to forge his own destiny.
• Order # 329562
SHOT IN THE BACK
by William W. Johnstone.
From the greatest western storytellers
of our time comes a new twist on the
legend of notorious outlaw Jesse James
—who just might not have died on that
fateful April 3, 1882.
• Order # 329561
RALPH COMPTON
THE LAW AND THE LAWLESS
by Ralph Compton.
When a bunch of ruffians rob a bank in
the sleepy town of Alpine, it’s only natural for the locals to be alarmed. But this
gang and its leader, Cestus Calloway, are
not common criminals. In fact, Cestus is known as
the Robin Hood of the Rockies, distributing his loot
to those less fortunate, raining stolen money down on
the townsfolk.
• Order # 341020
THE LAWLESS
by William W. Johnstone.
They survived the perilous thousandmile journey to the far edges of the
Texas frontier. Now the family that
tamed the Wild West must fight to
defend their home from a ruthless
band hell-bent on stealing it away.
• Order # 341019
DESTINY, TEXAS
by Brett Cogburn.
Before the Civil War, Argyle Dollarhyde
had everything a man could ever want:
a beautiful wife, three strong sons, and a
prosperous stake in the booming cotton
industry. But now, Union troops have
left the South in ruins—and Dollarhyde’s life is in
shambles. Refusing to fall prey to carpetbaggers,
Dollarhyde gathers up his family and sets out for the
one place a man can still live free: Texas.
• Order # 341017
THE FAR TRIBES
AND YELLOWSTONE
by Richard S. Wheeler.
Two complete novels from a master of
the Western novel Richard S. Wheeler.
The Far Tribes: Elkanah Morse came
west from Lowell, Massachusetts with
one goal in mind: to study the ways of the far tribes.
Yellowstone: In a wild, untamed country where the
hot blood of the Earth bubbled up to sear the air,
Barnaby Skye and his two beautiful Indian wives
know the dangers of the land and its rules of survival.
• Order # 341018
DAKOTA
by Matt Braun.
In 1884, a Harvard-educated legislator
from New York set off for Dakota
Territory. Staggered by the deaths of his
mother and wife on the same tragic
night, Teddy Roosevelt was returning to
a place he had visited the year before, a place that had
struck him with its fierce beauty and its bounty of big
game and big opportunity. By the Little Missouri
River, Teddy Roosevelt established a ranching empire,
and soon stood at the center of a storm.
• Order # 341016
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Books: Christian Fiction
THE BAXTERS: TAKE ONE
by Karen Kingsbury.
Two unknown producers struggle to
fulfill their dreams to change lives
through the power of film. With
millions of investors’ dollars on the line,
everything starts to fall apart and they
realize they may be in over their heads.
• Order # 324674
THE BAXTERS: TAKE TWO
by Karen Kingsbury.
Missionaries-turned-film producers
Keith and Chase have returned to LA to
edit their film, but face professional and
personal challenges as they try to get it
ready in time for some prestigous film
festivals, and work towards a theatrical release.
• Order # 329520
THE BAXTERS: TAKE THREE
by Karen Kingsbury.
Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison set out to
change the world with their films—and
they are finally seeing their dreams come
true. The dedicated producers are deep
in negotiations with America's top young
movie star to play the lead in their next inspirational
movie.
• Order # 332718
THE PROPOSAL AT SIESTA KEY
by Shelley Shepard Gray.
A young Amish woman, yearning for
freedom, crosses paths with a handsome
Mennonite celebrity in a deeply moving
tale of friendship and self-discovery.
• Order # 325109
SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN:
EXODUS
by Cliff Graham.
Two men were brave enough to tell the
truth about what awaited the Hebrews
in Canaan. This is their story.
• Order # 325110
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A SIMPLE PRAYER
by Amy Clipston.
Linda is no stranger to hardship. Now
she dares to hope for a chance at love
and a new beginning.
• Order # 324677
TIFFANY GIRL
by Deeanne Gist.
From the bestselling author of It
Happened at the Fair and Fair Play
comes a compelling historical novel
about a progressive “New Woman”—
the girl behind Tiffany’s chapel—and
the love that threatens it all.
• Order # 325111
WHENEVER YOU
COME AROUND
by Robin Lee Hatcher.
With her house in Boise damaged by
floodwaters and a book deadline bearing
down, staying in her parents' empty home
seems Charity Anderson's only option.
However, being in Kings Meadow dredges up a painful secret, and old fears threaten to overwhelm her.
• Order # 325112
EMPIRE'S END: A NOVEL
OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
by Jerry B. Jenkins.
Jerry B. Jenkins's new novel is filled with
adventure, drama, historic people and
places, and even romance. Empire's End
tells the story of a man who single-handedly
turned the Roman Empire on-end.
• Order # 332762
NOW AND FOREVER
by Mary Connealy.
Shannon Wilde is the middle sister—
and the one who loves animals. She's
established her own homestead and is
raising sheep for their wool. Things are
going fine...until Shannon gets swept
over a cliff by Matthew Tucker!
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THE CASE OF THE
SIN CITY SISTER
by Lynne Hinton.
She's not your average nun. And now
Sister Eve Divine's risking it all, searching for a mission person in Vegas.
• Order # 327387
HER BROTHER'S KEEPER
by Beth Wiseman.
Charlotte came to Amish country to
find answers. What she never expected
to find was peace.
• Order # 332720
THE INNOCENT
by Ann H. Gabhart.
Author Ann H. Gabhart introduces
a desperate young heroine who seeks
safety among the Shakers during the
post-Civil War era and a sheriff determined to come to her aid.
• Order # 332763
REFINING FIRE
by Tracie Peterson.
Twenty-two-year-old Militine Scott is in
training at the Madison Bridal School
in Seattle, yet she has no intention of
pursuing marriage. What respectable
man would have her? But she has found
the school provides the perfect opportunity to keep
her unsavory past hidden.
• Order # 332764
HEARTS MADE WHOLE
by Jody Hedlund.
Ryan Chambers is a Civil War veteran
still haunted by the horrors of battle.
He's secured the position of lighthouse
keeper mostly for the isolation. He's
not expecting the current keeper to be a
feisty and beautiful woman who's angry with him for
taking her job and for his inability to properly run
the light.
• Order # 325810
THE WITNESS
by Linda Byler.
The Amish may be peace-loving, but
they are not without their tensions.
Author Byler, who is herself a member
of the Amish, writes a tautly told story,
full of dark fears, difficult dilemmas,
and deep love.
• Order # 329825
CHASING SUNSETS
by Karen Kingsbury.
From #1 New York Times bestselling
author Karen Kingsbury comes the
second novel in a brand-new series
about divine intervention and the trials
and triumphs of life—the dramatic
story of a woman desperate to find deeper meaning
in her life.
• Order # 327220
DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT
by Stephanie Grace Whitson.
Irish immigrant Maggie Malone wants
no part of the war. She'd rather let "the
Americans" settle their differences—
until her brothers join Missouri's Union
Irish Brigade, and one of their names
appears on a list of injured soldiers.
• Order # 318034
DAUNTLESS
by Dina Sleiman.
Where legend and history collide,
one young woman will fight for the
innocent.
• Order # 327386
TO WIN HER FAVOR
by Tamera Alexander.
A gifted rider in a world where ladies
never race, Maggie Linden is determined
that her horse will become a champion.
But the one man who could help her
has vowed to stay away from thoroughbred racing forever.
• Order # 327388
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Books: Large Print
BRUSH BACK
by Sara Paretsky.
Chicago’s V. I. Warshawski confronts
crooked politicians and buried family
secrets in the gritty new novel from
New York Times bestselling author Sara
Paretsky.
• Order # 332597
CIRCLING THE SUN
by Paula McLain.
Set against the majestic landscape of
early-twentieth-century Africa, McLain’s
powerful tale reveals the extraordinary
adventures of a woman before her
time, the exhilaration of freedom
and its cost, and the tenacity of the human spirit.
• Order # 332598
CODE OF CONDUCT
by Brad Thor.
When four seconds of video is captured
halfway around the world and anonymously transmitted to D.C., covert
wheels are set in motion, and counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is tapped to undertake the deadliest assignment of his career.
• Order # 332768
DEATH WEARS
A BEAUTY MASK
by Mary Higgins Clark.
A collection of short stories from the
#1 New York Times bestselling “Queen
of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark,
including the never-before-published
novella Death Wears a Beauty Mask.
• Order # 332766
THE NAKED EYE
by Iris Johansen.
Kendra Michaels is thrust into deadly
pursuit to clear her name for murder
and catch the killer no one believes
exists anymore.
• Order # 332774
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GO SET A WATCHMAN
by Harper Lee.
Featuring many of the iconic characters
from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a
Watchman perfectly captures a young
woman, and a world, in painful yet
necessary transition out of the illusions
of the past—a journey that can only be guided by
one's own conscience.
• Order # 332769
LOVE EVERLASTING
by Tracie Peterson.
Wade Ackerman, who has always been
the reliable boy next door, is indicating
he wants to be more than friends with
Abrianna Cunningham. And even the
people closest to Abrianna believe Wade
is the man she should marry. So why is she having
such a hard time choosing between Wade Ackerman
and Priam Welby?
• Order # 332770
NAKED GREED
by Stuart Woods.
From the isolated landscape of Maine
to the white sand beaches of Key West,
the trail of deception, theft, and murder
will lead to a perilous confrontation.
• Order # 332604
NEMESIS
by Catherine Coulter.
When Special Agent Lacey Sherlock
foils a terrorist attack at JFK airport,
she thinks her job is done and turns
the reins over to the New York FBI.
But stopping the grenade-carrying
crazy was only the beginning.
• Order # 332771
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RAINY DAY DREAMS
by Lori Copeland.
A gripping story of love, tenderness,
and survival in the rugged Pacific
Northwest.
• Order # 332767
Books: Large Print
REFINING FIRE
by Tracie Peterson.
Thane Patton, though fun-loving and
fiercely loyal to his friends, hides a
dark secret. He finds himself drawn
to Militine Scott, sensing that she
harbors a haunting pain similar to his
own. Will they allow God to make something new
and beautiful from the debris of their past?
• Order # 332607
SILENT CREED
by Alex Kava.
Ryder Creed and his K9 search-andrescue dogs return in the second installment of an exciting new series, teaming
up once more with FBI profiler Maggie
O’Dell in their riskiest case yet.
• Order # 332608
WIRED
by Julie Garwood.
A beautiful computer genius and a
bad-boy FBI agent must collaborate—
in more ways than one—in the sexy,
suspenseful new novel from #1 New
York Times bestselling author Julie
Garwood.
• Order # 332609
BLUEPRINTS
by Barbara Delinsky.
Returning to her beloved New England,
the New York Times bestselling author
of Sweet Salt Air explores the limits of
love and asks what happens when the
right man comes along at the wrong time?
• Order # 329816
COUNTRY
by Danielle Steel.
In this rich, involving novel from
Danielle Steel, a woman’s life catapults
from the old to the new, as she learns
to seize the moment.
• Order # 329531
THE ENGLISH SPY
by Daniel Silva.
#1 New York Times bestselling author
Daniel Silva delivers another stunning
thriller in his latest action-packed tale
of high stakes international intrigue
featuring the inimitable Gabriel Allon.
• Order # 329532
THE FATEFUL LIGHTNING
by Jeff Shaara.
From Jeff Shaara comes the riveting
final installment in the Civil War series
that began with A Blaze of Glory and
continued in A Chain of Thunder and
The Smoke at Dawn.
• Order # 329533
FINDERS KEEPERS
by Stephen King.
A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel
about a reader whose obsession with a
reclusive writer goes far too far—a
book about the power of storytelling,
starring the same trio of unlikely and
winning heroes King introduced in Mr. Mercedes.
• Order # 329817
IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT
by Judy Blume.
In the Unlikely Event is vintage Judy
Blume, with all the hallmarks of Judy
Blume’s unparalleled storytelling, and
full of memorable characters who cope
with loss, remember the good times
and, finally, wonder at the joy that keeps them going.
• Order # 329535
THE PRESIDENT'S SHADOW
by Brad Meltzer.
A severed arm, found buried in the
White House Rose Garden. A lethal
message with terrible consequences for
the Presidency. And a hidden secret in
one family's past that will have repercussions for the entire nation.
• Order # 325557
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Books: Book Club Favorites
ME BEFORE YOU
by JoJo Moyes.
A love story for this generation, Me
Before You brings to life two people
who couldn’t have less in common—a
heartbreakingly romantic novel that
asks, "What do you do when making
the person you love happy also means breaking your
own heart?"
• Order # 216853
GO SET A WATCHMAN
by Harper Lee.
Here is an unforgettable novel of
wisdom, humanity, passion, humor,
and effortless precision—a profoundly
affecting work of art that is both
wonderfully evocative of another era
and relevant to our own times.
• Order # 318897
LANGUAGE ARTS
by Stephanie Kallos.
The new novel from the best-selling
author of Broken for You spins the
stories of a dedicated teacher, his
enigmatic son, and a wartime survivor
into an affecting tale of love, loss, and
handwriting.
• Order # 339189
INVENTION OF WINGS
by Sue Monk Kidd.
Writing at the height of her narrative
and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd
presents a masterpiece of hope, daring,
the quest for freedom, and the desire
to have a voice in the world.
• Order # 262704
LONGBOURN
by Jo Baker.
The servants of the Bennett estate
manage their own set of dramas in
this vivid re-imagining of Pride and
Prejudice.
• Order # 330317
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SOLDIER GIRLS
by Helen Thorpe.
A raw, intimate look at the impact of
combat and the healing power of
friendship”: the lives of three women
deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and
the effect of their military service on
their personal lives and families.
• Order # 280574
PAINTER
by Peter Heller.
Heller skillfully balances two sides of
his protagonist, painting a portrait of
a man whose dark edge can explode in
unexpected ways.
• Order # 267580
SILVER STAR
by Jeannette Walls.
Jeannette Walls has written a deeply
moving novel about triumph over
adversity and about people who find a
way to love each other and the world,
despite its flaws and injustices.
• Order # 244808
THIS IS THE STORY
OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE
by Ann Patchett.
As she shares stories of the people,
places, ideals, and art to which she has
remained indelibly committed, Ann
Patchett brings into focus the large
experiences and small moments that have shaped her
as a daughter, wife, and writer.
• Order # 330323
EVERYTHING
I NEVER TOLD YOU
by Celeste Ng.
Everything I Never Told You is both a
gripping page-turner and a sensitive
family portrait, uncovering the ways
in which mothers and daughters,
fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle,
all their lives, to understand one another.
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Books: Book Club Favorites
NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT
by Derek B. Miller.
Eighty-two-year old Sheldon Horowitz's
granddaughter has convinced him to
move from Manhattan to Oslo. But
when a young woman is murdered in
his apartment building, Sheldon
shelters her young son and sets out to find a refuge
for him. But the killer is a brutal Kosovar war
criminal, and Sheldon must rely on his Korean War
scout-sniper training to evade the killer.
• Order # 327301
ETTA AND OTTO AND
RUSSELL AND JAMES
by Emma Hooper.
Set in a starkly beautiful landscape,
Hooper delineates the stories of Etta
and the men she loved (Otto and
Russell) as they intertwine through
youth and wartime and into old age.
• Order # 304028
STORIED LIFE OF A. J. FIKRY
by Gabrielle Zevin.
A. J. Fikry lives alone, his bookstore is
experiencing poor sales, and now his
prized possession, a rare collection of
Poe poems, has been stolen. But when
a mysterious package appears at the
bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance
to make his life over—and see everything anew.
• Order # 310787
HUSBAND'S SECRET
by Liane Moriarty.
Imagine your husband wrote you a
letter, to be opened after his death.
Imagine, too, that the letter contains
his deepest, darkest secret—something
with the potential to destroy not only
the life you have built together, but the lives of others
as well. And then imagine that you stumble across
that letter while your husband is still very much alive.
• Order # 323477
I AM MALALA
by Malala Yoiusafzai.
When the Taliban took control of the
Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke
out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be
silenced and fought for her right to an
education.
• Order # 287126
FALLING FROM HORSES
by Molly Gloss.
Through the wide eyes and lofty
dreams of two people trying to make
their mark on the world, Molly Gloss
weaves a remarkable tale of humans
and horses, hope and heartbreak.
• Order # 301529
EUPHORIA
by Lily King.
Euphoria is Lily King’s nationally
bestselling breakout novel of three
young, gifted anthropologists of the
‘30’s caught in a passionate love
triangle that threatens their bonds,
their careers, and, ultimately, their lives.
• Order # 282325
UNDER THE WIDE
AND STARRY SKY
by Nancy Horan.
Under the Wide and Starry Sky tells
the improbable love story of Scottish
writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his
tempestuous American wife, Fanny.
• Order # 260711
DAVID AND GOLIATH
by Malcolm Gladwell.
In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell
challenges how we think about obstacles
and disadvantages, offering a new
interpretation of what it means to be
discriminated against, suffer from a
disability, lose a parent, attend a mediocre school, or
endure any number of other apparent setbacks.
• Order # 242806
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Anne's Picks for a GOOD READ!
STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven takes place after a flu-pandemic has left few survivors on earth. There are no
countries, no cities, no cars, and no electricity. The novel follows the journey of a rag tag group
called the “Traveling Symphony” who in their horse drawn caravan travels the country performing
Shakespeare to entertain those who are left. When symphony members start disappearing, beginning with the clarinet player, they send a search party to find them.
• Order # 329439
ELEANOR AND PARK by Rainbow Rowell
This is a fun coming of age story about first love that appeals to both teens and adults. Park is
a typical 16-year-old riding the bus to school and minding his own business. New girl Eleanor,
awkward and shy, boards the bus to find no seats available except for the seat next to Park. Park
reluctantly lets her take the seat and after a few days of riding to school, notices she is reading his
comic books over his shoulder. Slowly a friendship begins.
• Order # 231892
THE LAST KIND WORDS SALOON by Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry author of such books as “Lonesome Dove”, “Terms of Endearment” and “The
Last Picture Show” revisits the legend of Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp. “The Last Kind Words
Saloon” follows Holliday and Earp’s friendship through the years as they head towards the infamous shoot-out at the O.K. Corral. While exploring the characters of Earp and Holliday, the
novel sheds light on how legends are made.
• Order # 271991
WEST WITH THE NIGHT by Beryl Markham
If you enjoyed “Out of Africa” and would like to read more about living in British East Africa
(Kenya) chances are you will like “West with the Night” by Beryl Markham. A beautifully written
memoir, “West with the Night” chronicles Markham’s life growing up and living in Africa. She
was a horse trainer, aviator and adventurer and was the first woman to fly solo from East to West
over the Atlantic.
• Order # 12774
THE GIRL YOU LEFT BEHIND by JoJo Moyes
This entertaining novel by the author of “Me Before You” is the story of Sophie who lives in
France in 1916 and ninety years later, Liv who lives in London in 2006. A beautiful painting connects Sophie and Liv through the decades. Part romance, part thriller, “The Girl You left Behind”
also explores the moral questions of ownership of art that is taken during war.
• Order # 282757
Tail Gait by Rita Mae
Brown is one of my favorites,
featuring the ever-faithful
corgi, Tee Tucker.
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Books: Cookbooks
BOURBON EMPIRE:
THE PAST AND FUTURE
OF AMERICA'S WHISKEY
by Reid Mitenbuler.
A tale of innovation, success, downfall,
and resurrection, Bourbon Empire is an
exploration of the spirit in all its unique
forms, creating an indelible portrait of
both bourbon and the people who make it.
• Order # 325697
DARJEELING: THE COLORFUL
HISTORY AND PRECARIOUS
FATE OF THE WORLD'S
GREATEST TEA
by Jeff Koehler.
Blending history, politics, and reportage
together, along with a collection of recipes
that tea-drinkers will love, Darjeeling is an
indispensable volume for fans of micro-history and tea fanatics.
• Order # 325699
THE BROAD FORK: RECIPES
FOR THE WIDE WORLD OF
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
by Hugh Acheson.
Beautifully written, this book brings fresh
produce to the center of your plate. It's
what both your doctor and your grocery
bill have been telling you to do, and Hugh
gives us the knowledge and the inspiration to wrap ourselves
around produce in new ways.
• Order # 324681
THE CHINA STUDY
QUICK & EASY COOKBOOK
by Del Sroufe.
In The China Study Quick & Easy
Cookbook, Sroufe provides menu plans,
pantry lists, and more than 100 delicious
plant-based recipes that are quick, easy,
and multipurpose.
• Order # 325698
THE COOK'S BIBLE:
THE BEST OF AMERICAN
HOME COOKING
by Chris Kimball.
From recipes to techniques to equipment,
here is a one-volume master class in
American home cookery, a cooking school
in print for beginners and experienced
cooks alike.
• Order # 331264
ENDLESS SUMMER COOKBOOK
by Katie Lee.
Katie Lee—co-host of Food Network’s
The Kitchen—is known for her summer
soirees, and in Endless Summer Cookbook,
she shares more than 100 recipes that are
staples at these parties.
• Order # 324685
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EVERYDAY FANCY
by Courtney Lapresi.
This book celebrates the food of Season 5
MASTERCHEF winner, Courtney Lapresi.
Courtney came out as a firecracker, blowing
the judges away time and again with her
skills and confidence.
• Order # 324686
HONEY & CO.: THE COOKBOOK
by Itamar Srulovich.
HONEY & CO. brings the flavors of the
Middle East to life in a wholly accessible
way, certain to entice and satisfy in equal
measure.
• Order # 324687
HONEY AND JAM
by Hannah Queen.
In the tradition of cooking with each
season’s bounty, Hannah Queen applies
the same spirit to her baking, turning out
an abundance of fresh cakes, trifles,
biscuits, and more.
• Order # 324688
MASTERING THE ART
OF VEGAN COOKING
by Annie Shannon & Dan Shannon.
The authors show readers how to cook
creatively and thriftily with recipes,
sidebars, and tips on stocking a pantry
and using ingredients creatively.
• Order # 324689
THE WORLD ON A PLATE
by Mina Holland.
The World on a Plate serves up a delicious
mélange of recipes, history, and culinary
wisdom to be savored by food lovers and
armchair travelers alike.
• Order # 325700
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Audio/Video Catalog
Audio: CD
Kids
ADVENTURES
WITH WAFFLES
by Maria Parr.
The warmth of friendship and the
support of family suffuse this lightly
illustrated novel, proving that when
times are tough, a little taste of sweetness can make
all the difference.
• Order # 330454
AN EMBER IN THE ASHES
by Sabaa Tahir.
Set in a terrifyingly brutal Romelike world, An Ember in the Ashes is
an epic fantasy debut about an
orphan fighting for her family and
a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s
literally burning to be told.
• Order # 330464
THE ALEX CROW
by Andrew Smith.
Author Andrew Smith chronicles
the story of Ariel, a refugee who is
the sole survivor of an attack on his
small village. Now living with an
adoptive family in Sunday, West Virginia, Ariel's story is
juxtaposed against those of a schizophrenic bomber
and the diaries of a failed arctic expedition from the
late nineteenth century...and a depressed, bionic
reincarnated crow.
• Order # 330455
MS. RAPSCOTT'S GIRLS
by Elise Primavera.
Fans of Mary Poppins will love this
whimsical tale of a boarding school
for children of very busy parents,
where an extraordinary headmistress
teaches them life lessons about courage, adventure,
friendship . . . and the importance of birthday cake.
• Order # 330476
THE BLACK RECKONING
by John Stephens.
The adventures of siblings Kate,
Michael, and Emma come to a stunning conclusion when they must
find the last Book of Beginning—
the Book of Death—before the Dire Magnus does,
for when all three books are united, their combined
power will be unstoppable.
• Order # 330457
THE MYSTERY
OF THE MISSING LION
by Alexander McCall Smith.
Young Precious gets a trip to visit
her Aunty Bee at a safari camp.
While there she makes a new friend,
a boy named Khumo, and meets an actor-lion named
Teddy, who is starring in a film. When Teddy
disappears, Khumo and Precious will brave hippos
and crocodiles as they search for the missing lion.
• Order # 330477
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SAINT ANYTHING
by Sarah Dessen.
Author Sarah Dessen gives readers a
sensitive and touching look at how
loss can affect a family and the
importance of finding those who
support you, no matter what.
• Order # 330479
SKINK NO SURRENDER
by Carl Hiaasen.
When your cousin goes missing
under suspicious circumstances,
who do you call? There’s only one
man for the job: a half-crazed,
half-feral, one-eyed ex-governor named Skink.
• Order # 330993
THE WAR THAT
SAVED MY LIFE
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
An exceptionally moving story of
triumph against all odds set during
World War 2, from the acclaimed
author of Jefferson’s Sons and for fans of Number the Stars.
• Order # 330489
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Kids
BRAVE GIRL: CLARA AND
THE SHIRTWAIST MAKERS'
STRIKE OF 1909
by Michelle Markel.
From her short time in America,
Clara learned that everyone deserved
a fair chance. That you had to stand together and
fight for what you wanted. And, most importantly,
that you could do anything you put your mind to.
• Order # 330459
THE CONSPIRACY OF US
by Maggie Hall.
A fast-paced international escapade,
laced with adrenaline, glamour, and
romance—perfect for fans of Ally
Carter.
• Order # 330461
THE DARK WILD
by Piers Torday.
Twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes thought
he had discovered the last wild animals
in the land. He thought his adventure
was over. He was wrong. Below the
sparkling city of Premium, deep underground, a dark
wild remains: animals who believe the time is right
to rise up against their human enemies.
• Order # 330463
H.O.R.S.E.
by Christopher Myers.
H.O.R.S.E. is a celebration of the sport
of basketball, the art of trash-talking,
and the idea that what’s possible is
bounded only by what you can dream.
• Order # 214599
JACKABY
by William Ritter.
On her first day working for Investigator Jackaby, Abigail finds herself
in the midst of a thrilling case: A
serial killer is on the loose. The police
are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is
certain the foul deeds are the work of the kind of
creature whose very existence the local police seem
adamant to deny.
• Order # 330470
LEROY NINKER SADDLES UP
by Kate DiCamillo.
Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and
boots. What he doesn’t have is a
horse—until he meets Maybelline,
that is, and then it’s love at first sight.
Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and
she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy forgets the third
and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues.
• Order # 330471
THE MAD APPRENTICE
by Django Wexler.
When Alice's mysterious Uncle
Geryon sends her to help capture a
rogue apprentice—a boy who has
the same ability Alice has to Read
himself into stories—she knows to expect a wild and
unpredictable trip. But even though Alice has visited
the magical realms inside libraries before, this adventure is far more dangerous.
• Order # 330473
THE SECRET OF THE KEY
by Marianne Malone.
Chicago sixth graders Ruthie and
Jack think they’ve learned everything about the magic of the Art
Institute’s Thorne Rooms. But the
magic starts to act strangely when Ruthie and Jack
discover two rings that are out of place—and out of
time—and a portal that shouldn’t be open but
somehow is.
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Audio/Video Catalog
THE WORST CLASS TRIP EVER
by Dave Barry.
On a class trip to Washington, DC.
Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a
few kids from Culver Middle School
find themselves in a heap of trouble
­—not just with their teachers, who have long lost
patience with them—but from several mysterious men
they first meet on their flight to the nation's capital.
• Order # 330491
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Audio: CD
Fiction
DEATH WEARS A BEAUTY
MASK & OTHER STORIES
by Mary Higgins Clark.
A collection of short stories from
the #1 New York Times bestselling
“Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins
Clark, including the never-before-published novella
Death Wears a Beauty Mask.
• Order # 332681
CODE OF CONDUCT
by Brad Thor.
When four seconds of video is captured
halfway around the world and anonymously transmitted to D.C., covert
wheels are set in motion, and counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is tapped to undertake the deadliest assignment of his career.
• Order # 332680
BADLANDS
by C. J. Box.
Grimstad is now the oil capital of
North Dakota. With oil comes
money, with money comes drugs,
and with drugs come the dirtiest
criminals hustling to corner the market.
• Order # 332677
LORD OF THE WINGS
by Donna Andrews.
It's Halloween and Mayor Randall
Shiffley has turned Caerphilly,
Virginia into Spooky City, USA.
Meg's grandfather is opening a new
"Creatures of the Night" exhibit in the zoo. When a
real body at the zoo and a suspicious fire at the Haunted
House threaten to mar the town's creepy fun, it's up
to Meg Langslow to save Halloween.
• Order # 332689
THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE
by Michael Harvey.
P.I. Michael Kelly's new case will set
him to solve the mystery of where
corrupt and convicted ex-governor
Ray Perry has disappeared to on the
day of his sentencing to thirty years. Marie Perry, the
governor's wife, becomes central to Kelley's investigation. Does she know where her husband is?
• Order # 332687
CIRCLING THE SUN
by Paula McLain.
Set against the majestic landscape of
early-twentieth-century Africa, McLain’s
powerful tale reveals the extraordinary
adventures of a woman before her
time, the exhilaration of freedom and its cost, and the
tenacity of the human spirit.
• Order # 332679
RIDERS OF JUDGMENT
by Frederick Manfred.
One man's inner struggle becomes a
fight to turn the cattle kingdom into a
free country for the small stockman.
• Order # 329512
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NAKED GREED
by Stuart Woods.
When Stone Barrington rescues a
prominent brewery owner from an
attack by two rogue policemen, he’s
thrown into the turbulent world of
beer making and distribution, where the stakes are
higher than he ever could have expected.
• Order # 332690
THE ENGLISH SPY
by Daniel Silva.
She is an iconic member of the British
Royal Family, beloved for her beauty
and charitable works, resented by
her former husband and his mother,
the Queen of England. But when a bomb explodes
aboard her holiday yacht, British intelligence turns to
one man to track down her killer: legendary spy and
assassin Gabriel Allon.
• Order # 329494
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THE FATEFUL LIGHNING
by Jeff Shaara.
From Jeff Shaara comes the riveting
final installment in the Civil War
series that began with A Blaze of
Glory and continued in A Chain of
Thunder and The Smoke at Dawn.
• Order # 329497
FINDERS KEEPERS
by Stephen King.
A masterful, intensely suspenseful
novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes far
too far—a book about the power of
storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and
winning heroes King introduced in Mr. Mercedes.
• Order # 329498
THE PRESIDENT'S SHADOW
by Brad Meltzer.
A severed arm, found buried in the
White House Rose Garden. A lethal
message with terrible consequences
for the Presidency. And a hidden
secret in one family's past that will have repercussions
for the entire nation.
• Order # 329510
ROBERT LUDLUM'S
THE JANSON EQUATION
by Douglas Corleone.
To prevent a war in Asia—one that
could quickly spread to the rest of
the world—Paul Janson and Jessica
Kincaid must learn the truth behind a young woman's
murder.
• Order # 329513
TRUTH OR DIE
by James Patterson.
Trevor Mann has found happiness
with his girlfriend Claire Parker, a
beautiful, ambitious journalist always
on the hunt for a scoop. But when
Claire's newest story leads to a violent confrontation,
Trevor's newly peaceful life is shattered as he tries to
find out why.
• Order # 329519
CONQUERING HORSE
by Frederick Manfred.
High on a remote butte, a young
Sioux waits. Though daring in battle,
skillful, and strong, he cannot be a
man until his spiritual vision comes.
When it appears, he must interpret it correctly to know
who he is, and he must deserve it or continue to be
called No Name.
• Order # 329484
PAINT ME RAINBOWS
by Fern Michaels.
With nothing but her shattered pride,
Jill Barton flees town after the heartbreak
and humiliation of being left at the altar.
While a country retreat in Washington
State offers her sanctuary, its hard-bitten owner, Logan
Matthews, does not. And soon Jill realizes that nothing
is safe around Logan—not her secrets, not her desires
and especially not her heart.
• Order # 329506
THE ALPINE ZEN
by Mary Daheim.
A young woman arrives in Alpine
trying to find her mother that she
feels was murdered there. That
leads to Resthaven Hospital where
administrators all seem to have secrets.
• Order # 333662
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EVER AFTER
by Jude Deveraux.
Jude Deveraux’s eagerly awaited third
novel in her blockbuster Nantucket
Brides trilogy continues the spellbinding saga of the MontgomeryTaggerts, set on an island steeped in beauty and
unforgettable romance.
• Order # 329495
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Fiction
Non-Fiction
Audio: CD
DEVIL'S BRIDGE
by Linda Fairstein.
In her seventeenth Alexandra
Cooper thriller, New York Times
bestselling author Linda Fairstein
takes readers where they have never
been before: Inside the mind of NYPD Detective
Mike Chapman.
• Order # 336785
ALERT
by James Patterson.
Detective Michael Bennett's racing
against the clock, and against the
most destructive enemy he's faced
yet, to save his beloved city New York
—before everyone's worst nightmare becomes a reality.
• Order # 336783
THE DIVA
PAINTS THE TOWN
by Krista Davis.
When Sophie's neighbor-a reclusive
professor-dies, his final wish is for
the Domestic Diva to throw a dinner
party in his honor, and he's planned everything down
to the letter. But what no one planned for is the
corpse of a student that Sophie finds in his house.
• Order # 336787
FRICTION
by Sandra Brown.
From #1 New York Times bestselling
author Sandra Brown comes a
gripping story of family ties and
forbidden attraction.
• Order # 336790
MRS. SINCLAIR'S SUITCASE
by Louise Walters.
A heartbreaking and deeply compelling debut, Mrs. Sinclair’s Suitcase is
a compulsive page-turner about
thwarted love, dashed hopes, and
family secrets.
• Order # 336802
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PIRATE HUNTERS
by Robert Kurson.
A thrilling new adventure of danger
and deep-sea diving, historic mystery
and suspense, by the author of the
New York Times bestseller Shadow
Divers.
• Order # 329509
WHEN TO ROB A BANK
by Steven D. Levitt.
Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt
and Stephen J. Dubner have published
more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com. Now the very best of
this writing has been carefully curated into one volume.
• Order # 324671
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
by David McCullough.
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer
Prize David McCullough tells the
dramatic story-behind-the-story
about the courageous brothers who
taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright.
• Order # 324673
O's LITTLE BOOK
OF HAPPINESS
by O the Oprah Magazine.
With a sprightly dose of insightful
inspiration, a sprinkling of practical
advice, and a bounty of exuberant
stories by great writers, O's Little Book of Happiness
features some of the best work ever to have appeared
in O, The Oprah Magazine.
• Order # 328501
DESTINY:
STEP INTO YOUR PURPOSE
by T. D. Jakes.
Stepping into your destiny means
fulfilling the role you were created
to play in life. You thrive and find
the great elixir of contentment when you have the
courage to pursue your true purpose.
• Order # 336784
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Audio: CD
LIFE ON THE EDGE:
THE COMING OF AGE
OF QUANTUM BIOLOGY
by Johnjoe McFadden.
Life is the most extraordinary
phenomenon in the known universe;
but how did it come to be? Even in an age of cloning
and artificial biology, the remarkable truth remains:
nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of
dead material. Life remains the only way to make life.
Are we still missing a vital ingredient in its creation?
• Order # 336798
GANGLAND NEW YORK:
THE PLACES AND FACES
OF MOB HISTORY
by Anthony M. DeStefano.
From the Bronx to Brighton Beach,
from New Springville to Ozone
Park, here is a comprehensive, on-the-ground guide
to mob life in the Rotten Apple.
• Order # 336791
THE SWEET LIFE: FIND
PASSION, EMBRACE FEAR,
AND CREATE SUCCESS ON
YOUR OWN TERMS
by Dulce Candy Ruiz.
Since posting her first makeup
tutorial in 2008, Dulce Candy has become one of the
top beauty stars on YouTube, boasting more than 2
million subscribers, and garnering hundreds of
millions of views for her bright and energetic how-to
videos. Part memoir, part manifesto, The Sweet Life
is a fun, inspirational guide for any woman who wants
to find success without compromising who she is.
• Order # 336811
INDEPENDENCE LOST:
LIVES ON THE EDGE
OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
by Kathleen DuVal.
In Independence Lost, Kathleen
DuVal recounts the history of the Revolutionary Era
as experienced by slaves, American Indians, women,
and British loyalists living on Florida's Gulf Coast.
• Order # 336792
ISIS: INSIDE THE ARMY
OF TERROR
by Michael Weiss.
In ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror,
American journalist Michael Weiss
and Syrian analyst Hassan Hassan
explain how these violent extremists evolved from a
nearly defeated Iraqi insurgent group into a jihadi
army of international volunteers who have conquered
territory equal to the size of Great Britain.
• Order # 336793
A THOUSAND MILES TO
FREEDOM: MY ESCAPE
FROM NORTH KOREA
by Sebastien Falletti.
Eunsun Kim was born in North
Korea, one of the most secretive and
oppressive countries in the modern world. By the
time she was eleven years old, Eunsun's father and
grandparents had died of starvation, and Eunsun too
was in danger of starving. Finally, her mother
decided to escape North Korea with Eunsun and her
sister, not knowing that they were embarking on a
journey that would take them nine long years to
complete.
• Order # 336814
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DISCIPLINE:
THE BRAZELTON WAY
(Second Edition)
by T. Berry Brazelton
& Joshua Sparrow.
Sleepless nights, wailing babies, and
defiant toddlers—these are universal issues for new
parents. Now beloved pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton
and his esteemed colleague, the child psychiatrist
Joshua Sparrow, come to the rescue with these highly
effective and affordable guides.
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Audio/Video Catalog
Video: DVD Kids
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN
w/Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo,
Margaux Châtelier.
This heartwarming film set in France
during WWII, tells the story of a lonely
boy who befriends a large sheepdog who
quickly becomes his protector from the
Nazis. Not Rated. (2014) 99 min.
• Order # 336663
FROG KINGDOM
In this amphibian sports adventure,
Princess Froglegs refuses to be the prize
in an athletic competition set up by her
marriage-minded father, the Frog King.
In order to foil his plan, she decides to
enter the competition herself with the
help of humble commoner Freddie. Not Rated.
(2015) 88 min.
• Order # 336662
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE,
SPONGE OUT OF WATER
When pirate Burger Beard steals the secret
recipe for the beloved Krabby Patties,
SpongeBob and friends come ashore to
bring back the missing formula. PG.
(2015) 92 min.
• Order # 333292
MAYA THE BEE MOVIE
When the Queen's royal jelly is stolen,
it will take Maya and all of her bug
buddies to figure out who did it and
how to save the day. G. (2015) 87 min.
• Order # 331142
BABAR - ULTIMATE COLLECTION
Though he is a dedicated king and
world traveler, Babar is happiest when
picnicking at the lake with his family.
He believes great things are possible if
one never gets discouraged, and always
searches out every cloud's silver lining.
Not Rated. (2015) 132 min.
• Order # 334580
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ROBIN HOOD MISCHIEF IN SHERWOOD
Join the legendary Robin Hood and
his band of merry friends in the most
imaginative retelling of the classic story!
Not Rated. (2015) 88 min.
• Order # 334600
READING RAINBOW - IF YOU
GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
w/LaVar Burton.
A little boy offers a mouse a cookie
and a chain reaction is set in motion,
illustrating how one thing leads to
another. TV-Y. (2015) 120 min.
• Order # 332292
TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS
- RETURN OF THE HEROES
The Rescue Bots, Chase, Heatwave,
Blades and Bolder, are charged with the
important task of protecting the town
of Griffin Rock. Now, they are joined
by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to
face any threat that comes to Griffin Rock, including
the Autobots nemesis, the Decepticons! TV-Y.
(2014) 110 min.
• Order # 332315
MINUSCULE:
VALLEY OF THE LOST ANTS
Get ready for the biggest adventure in
the smallest of sizes! Join a little lost
ladybug and two feuding colonies of
ants in this animated masterpiece, as
they begin to work together to make
the perilous journey home. Not Rated. (2015) 89 min.
• Order # 333842
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STRANGE MAGIC
Strange Magic is a music-filled fairy tale
about finding true love in the unlikeliest
of places. Not Rated. (2014) 99 min.
• Order # 333648
Kids VEGGIE TALES ALL THE SHOWS:
(Vol. 1, 1993-1999)
It's VeggieTales' first 10 shows, all in
this amazing collectible digi-pack set!
Not Rated. (2015) 322 min.
• Order # 220683
VEGGIE TALES ALL THE SHOWS:
(Vol. 2, 2000-2005)
Since 1993, Bob and Larry have been
teaching kids that "God made them special
and loves them very much." Join Bob,
Larry and the VeggieTales gang as they
continue this message in this collectible
digi-pack that includes 10 VeggieTales shows released
from 2000-2005. Not Rated. (2015) 322 min.
• Order # 334582
PADDINGTON
w/Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins,
Julie Walters.
A young Peruvian bear travels to London
in search of a home. Finding himself
lost and alone at Paddington Station,
he meets the kindly Brown family, who
offer him a temporary haven. PG. (2015) 95 min.
• Order # 316493
COUNT ON ELMO
Join your Sesame Street friends as they
count about different math concepts
and celebrate the Count and his love of
counting! Not Rated. (2015) 46 min.
• Order # 336661
THE ADVENTURES
OF HUCK FINN
Marcellus Swint, Mark Szabo,
Joe Rodriguez
When Huck sets out on an adventure
down the Mississippi River, he comes
across a runaway slave named Jim.
Inviting him along on his journey, Huck and his new
friend encounter an array of trouble. Not Rated.
(2012) 105 min.
• Order # 336664
POUND PUPPIES:
PICK OF THE LITTER
The dogs of Shelter Seventeen have
some pretty crazy adventures finding the
perfect person for each dog, from joining
the circus to becoming TV stars. Not
Rated. (2015) 110 min.
• Order # 338420
DORA THE EXPLORER: DORA
SAVES FAIRYTALE LAND
Fairytale Land is in trouble, and only
magic water from Sparkling Lake can
save it! Help Dora and Boots journey
deep into the Never-to-be-Seen-Again
Forest to bring magic back to Fairytale
Land! Not Rated. (2015) 45 min.
• Order # 333544
BIG HERO 6
The special bond that develops between
plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and
prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up
with a group of friends to form a band
of high-tech heroes. PG. (2015) 90
min.
• Order # 320160
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AMERICAN GIRL
GRACE STIRS UP SUCCESS
w/Virginia Madsen, Caitlin Carmichael.
Grace has a passion for baking, but her
skills are put to the test when she visits
her uncle's Parisian pastry shop and
competes to save her grandparents'
troubled bakery. Not Rated. (2015) 102 min.
• Order # 335459
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Video: DVD Adults
JUPITER ASCENDING
w/Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis.
A young woman discovers her destiny
as an heiress of intergalactic nobility
and must fight to protect the inhabitants of Earth from an ancient and
destructive industry. PG-13. (2015)
102 min.
• Order # 334350
SEVENTH SON
w/ Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore,
Jeff Bridges.
When Mother Malkin, the queen of
evil witches, escapes the pit she was
imprisoned in by professional monster
hunter Spook decades ago and kills his
apprentice, he recruits young Tom, the seventh son of
the seventh son, to help him. PG-13. (2015) 102
min.
• Order # 335463
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:
SECRET OF THE TOMB
Ben Stiller, Robin Williams,
Owen Wilson.
Get ready for the wildest and most
adventure-filled night as Larry spans
the globe, uniting favorite and new
characters while embarking on an epic quest to save
the magic before it is gone forever. PG. (2015) 98
min.
• Order # 321954
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
w/ Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton,
Ben Kingsley.
The defiant leader Moses rises up against
the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting
600,000 slaves on a monumental
journey of escape from Egypt and its
terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. PG-13. (2015)
165 min.
• Order # 322725
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INTERSTELLER
w/ Matthew McConaughey,
Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain.
A team of explorers travel through a
wormhole in space in an attempt to
ensure humanity's survival. PG-13.
(2015) 169 min.
• Order # 324772
ANNIE
w/ Quvenzhané Wallis,
Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx.
A foster kid, who lives with her mean
foster mom, sees her life change when
business tycoon and New York mayoral
candidate Will Stacks makes a thinlyveiled campaign move and takes her in. PG. (2015)
118 min.
• Order # 322742
SELMA
w/ David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo,
Tim Roth.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical
struggle to secure voting rights for all
people. A dangerous and terrifying
campaign that culminated with an epic
march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in
1964. PG-13. (2015) 128 min.
• Order # 328822
BIG EYES
w/Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz,
Danny Huston.
A drama about the awakening of the
painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the
subsequent legal difficulties she had
with her husband, who claimed credit for her works
in the 1960s. PG-13. (2015) 109 min.
• Order # 326646
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Video: DVD
UNBROKEN
w/ Jack O'Connell, Miyavi,
Domhnall Gleeson.
After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII,
Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a
harrowing 47 days in a raft with two
fellow crewmen before he's caught by
the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
PG-13. (2015) 137 min.
• Order # 327173
ST. VINCENT
w/Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy,
Naomi Watts.
A young boy whose parents have just
divorced finds an unlikely friend and
mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy,
hedonistic war veteran who lives next
door. PG-13. (2015) 102 min.
• Order # 319622
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE
OF THE FIVE ARMIES
w/Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman,
Richard Armitage.
Bilbo and Company are forced to engage
in a war against an array of combatants
and keep the Lonely Mountain from
falling into the hands of a rising darkness. PG-13.
(2015) 144 min.
• Order # 323385
TAKEN 3
w/Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker,
Maggie Grace.
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills is
accused of a ruthless murder he never
committed or witnessed. As he is
tracked and pursued, Mills brings out
his particular set of skills to find the true killer and
clear his name. PG-13. (2015) 109 min.
• Order # 327174
INTO THE WOODS
w/Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep,
Chris Pine.
A witch tasks a childless baker and his
wife with procuring magical items from
classic fairy tales to reverse the curse
put on their family tree. PG. (2015)
124 min.
• Order # 323449
THE IMITATION GAME
w/Benedict Cumberbatch,
Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode.
During World War II, mathematician
Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma
code with help from fellow mathematicians. PG-13. (2015) 113 min.
• Order # 324767
DRACULA UNTOLD
w/Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper,
Sarah Gadon.
As his kingdom is being threatened by
the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes
must become a monster feared by his
own people in order to obtain the
power needed to protect his own family, and the
families of his kingdom. PG-13. (2015) 93 min.
• Order # 321850
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STILL ALICE
w/Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin,
Kristen Stewart.
A linguistics professor and her family
find their bonds tested when she is
diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Her struggle to stay connected to who
she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and
inspiring. PG-13. (2015) 101 min.
• Order # 330964
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