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24 Hoursby Margaret MahyISBN 0689839030 (0-689-83903-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: '24 Hours'Book summary:Seventeen-year-old Ellis isn't quite sure how he got into this mess, but it's so interesting that he just can't bring himself to get out of it. "Now was the time to say a polite good-bye and make for home. But wouldn't that good-bye be rather like walking out before the end of the film?" On holiday from school, Ellis is accosted by barefoot Jackie, a distant childhood acquaintance, who commandeers his car and introduces him to Ursa, Leona, and Fox--siblings who are as otherworldly as "three sisters in a castle." Their strange abode, the ramshackle Land of Smiles motel, is a magnet for the wild and weird. Once there, it is as if conventional Ellis has fallen down the rabbit hole. His four new friends draw him into their upside-down world, and before he knows it, Ellis has liberated a stolen computer, rescued a baby, talked a jumper off a roof, had his heart broken, and learned the true nature of life and death--all in the course of one day.
In 24 Hours, veteran young-adult author Margaret Mahy candidly explores an underworld of juvenile drinking and fast driving that oftentimes adults are loath to admit exists. But many of today's teens will recognize that landscape as real, and appreciate Mahy's honesty in addressing it. An exciting rush through real life at breakneck speed, this rowdy adventure will have teen readers wholeheartedly chiming in with Ellis when he remarks, "I'm too much a part of the story now.... I've got to know how it ends." (Ages 13 and older) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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The Arctic IncidentISBN 0786817089 (0-7868-1708-9)
Softcover, Miramax
Find This BookBook summary:Eoin Colfer's bestselling antihero is back in Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident--the superb sequel to the hyper-hyped Artemis Fowl, shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year. The Arctic Incident sees the slightly older, perhaps slightly more mellow arch-criminal Artemis recovered from his last adventure, richer now that he has his half of a hoard of fairy gold, and happier since the Clarice Starlingesque superfairy Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon returned his mother's ailing mind to full health.
But there is still much unfinished business: Artemis Fowl Sr. disappeared when a daring escapade designed to free his family from their criminal--not to mention deeply lucrative--past and move the family's assets into legitimate enterprises went horribly wrong. Held captive by the Mafiya (the Russian organized crime syndicate) for over two years, he has been declared officially dead, but Artemis Jr. knows in his heart (yes, he does have one) that his beloved father is still alive, and he is determined to find him. Meanwhile Captain Short is temporarily on assignment to Customs and Excise as punishment for letting Fowl separate her and her People from their gold and is finding her stakeout duties a little dull. It soon becomes obvious that the pair have need of each other's considerable skills, and before long they are on track for an adventure that will ultimately have far-reaching consequences for both of them.
If you enjoyed the first book, you won't be disappointed by the second. Initially the pace is a little slower, and the slightly more mellow Artemis is certainly a tad unnerving at first (particularly as one of the things that made him such an unusual character was the fact that there was something distinctly unlikable about him), but once the sparks between Holly and Artemis begin to fly, and the adventure that tests their endurance to their emotional, physical, and intellectual limits begins, the pages just keep on turning.
The high-tech hocus pocus, the complex underworld, and the James Bond-style storyline will keep even the most reluctant reader enthralled. Add to the mix a fair dollop of humor, the occasional sprinkling of right-on commentary about the state of the planet, and enough hooks in the story to ensure you will be clamoring for the next book. This chilling, thrilling adventure is a seriously cool (in more ways than one!) must-read for anyone age 9 and older. --Susan Harrison [via]
Being of Two Mindsby Pamela F. ServiceISBN 0689315244 (0-689-31524-4)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Betrayal in Deathby Nora Roberts, J. D. RobbISBN 0786233974 (0-7862-3397-4)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Bone Paradeby Mark NykanenISBN 0786888334 (0-7868-8833-4)
Softcover, Hyperion Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bone Parade'Book summary:shley Stassler is not your average artist. He has been wildly praised for a series of bronze sculptures that group families together, depicting them in moments of excruciating physical and emotional pain-but the art world has no clue as to how he creates such authentic, gruesome, seemingly tortured human representations. He assigns each family a number, and now he's up to number nine. What's in store for family #9? Cruelty and savagery that you can't even imagine.... The Bone Parade introduces a villain who is as methodical, calculating, and detached as any found in the best fiction. It's gripping. It's chilling. You might be too afraid to read on, but you'll never be able to tear your eyes away. [via]
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Castle in the Airby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0688096867 (0-688-09686-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castle in the Air'Book summary:Abdullah was a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer. His father, who had been disappointed in him, had left him only enough money to open a modest booth in the Bazaar. When he was not selling carpets, Abdullah spent his time daydreaming. In his dreams he was not the son of his father, but the long-lost son of a prince. There was also a princess who had been betrothed to him at birth. He was content with his life and his daydreams until, one day, a stranger sold him a magic carpet.
In this stunning sequel to Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones has again created a large-scale, fast-paced fantasy in which people and things are never quite what they seem. There are good and bad djinns, a genie in a bottle, wizards, witches, cats and dogs (but are they cats and dogs?), and a mysterious floating castle filled with kidnapped princesses, as well as two puzzling prophecies. The story speeds along with tantalizing twists and turns until the prophecies are fulfilled, true identities are revealed, and all is resolved in a totally satisfying, breathtaking, surprise-filled ending. [via]
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Castle Rougeby Carole Nelson DouglasISBN 0765345714 (0-7653-4571-4)
Softcover, Forge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castle Rouge'Book summary:Blend Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes with Dracula lore, toss in a copious complement of czarist Russian history, and the result is Carole Nelson Douglas's Castle Rouge, her grisly but gripping sequel to 2001's Chapel Noir.
Disaster has struck opera diva-turned-detective Irene Adler Norton. The American adventuress who bested Holmes and thereby won his admiration (in "A Scandal in Bohemia") thought she'd cornered the elusive Ripper on the grounds of the 1889 world's fair in Paris, but instead, he fled to Eastern Europe after kidnapping her friend and biographer, Penelope "Nell" Huxleigh. Now, while Irene--assisted by theatrical manager Bram Stoker, daredevil Yankee reporter Nellie "Pink" Bly, and British spy Quentin Stanhope--sets out for Prague, hoping to rescue Nell, and as Holmes and Dr. John Watson revisit Saucy Jack's earlier homicidal activities in London, Nell finds herself imprisoned, together with Irene's barrister husband, in a crumbling Transylvanian castle, under the malevolent scrutiny of a Russian woman agent and a brutish lust-murderer endowed with hypnotic powers.
Douglas builds considerable intrigue on her way to a surprising solution to the Ripper's identity. Yet it's unfortunate that this sixth Irene Adler yarn focuses more on the prudish Nell and her discomforts as a hostage (no proper corsets-- how shocking!) than on its more intrepid chief protagonist, or even on Pink, whose capacity for audacious exploits was better realized in Chapel Noir. Regrettable, too, is the plot's shift from Paris to the eldritch extremes of Bohemia. Stoker points out that "the region reeks with bizarre legend and folktales," yet Castle Rouge's action takes place well apart from the Gypsy villages that might have provided cultural color. --J. Kingston Pierce [via]
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Chapel Noirby Carole Nelson DouglasISBN 0765343479 (0-7653-4347-9)
Softcover, Forge
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Cold Storageby Don LasseterISBN 0786011254 (0-7860-1125-4)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Cry Wolfby Tami HoagISBN 0745154751 (0-7451-5475-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Deck the Hallsby Mary ClarkISBN 0743418131 (0-7434-1813-1)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Deck the Hallsby Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins ClarkISBN 0743212002 (0-7432-1200-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Delivererby C. J. CherryhISBN 0756404142 (0-7564-0414-2)
Hardcover, Daw Books
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Dragon Prince #1by Melanie RawnISBN 0756403014 (0-7564-0301-4)
Softcover, Daw Books
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The Empty Chairby Jeffery DeaverISBN 0743410467 (0-7434-1046-7)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Entrancedby Nora RobertsISBN 0786271841 (0-7862-7184-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Exiledby Posie Graeme-EvansISBN 074344373X (0-7434-4373-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Exiled'Book summary:Anne de Bohun has a dark secret. A secret that threatens her life, and the future of the kingdom of England itself. Raised as a peasant girl, Anne's gift for healing saw her thrust into the dangerous heart of court affairs, and under the spell of the greatest love of her life, King Edward himself. Yet theirs is a forbidden passion, for Anne is the illegitimate daughter of Henry VI, the king usurped by the man she loves. Now exiled in Brugge, Anne struggles to find peace in a dangerous world of treachery and suspicion, where enemies masquerade as allies, and someone very powerful wants her dead. [via]
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The Fat Manby Maurice Gee, Cary AustinISBN 0689824599 (0-689-82459-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fat Man'Book summary:Herbert Muskie is The Fat Man. When he catches skinny, hungry Colin Potter stealing a chocolate bar, he forces Colin to become his partner in crime. This begins an ever-escalating cycle of dominance fueled by Muskie's hatred of the people of Loomis--a grudge Colin doesn't understand. [via]
Flame and the Flowerby Kathleen E. WoodiwissISBN 0688125034 (0-688-12503-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Galax-Arenaby Gillian RubinsteinISBN 068980136X (0-689-80136-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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God Save the Childby Robert B. ParkerISBN 0786203889 (0-7862-0388-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Goneby Jonathan KellermanISBN 073932604X (0-7393-2604-X)
Hardcover, Random House Large Print
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Goneby Lisa GardnerISBN 073932585X (0-7393-2585-X)
Hardcover, Random House Large Print
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A Gown of Spanish Laceby Janette OkeISBN 0764202545 (0-7642-0254-5)
Softcover, Bethany House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Gown of Spanish Lace'Book summary:A Janette Oke Classics for Girls book. First-time schoolteacher Ariana is abducted and taken to an outlaw camp far from her home. As her confinement stretches into weeks, Ariana learns little of her captors. But the one man assigned to her care doesn't seem to share the temperament of his violent cohorts. He may be Ariana's only chance for escape. [via]
Guilty As Sinby Tami HoagISBN 0783818211 (0-7838-1821-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsby J. K. RowlingISBN 0747545774 (0-7475-4577-4)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'Book summary:What makes the Harry Potter series so successful? Maybe it's the fact that J.K. Rowling doesn't write children's books, she writes children's stories, more in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm than Dr. Seuss. The exploits of Harry and his friends captivate even the shortest attention spans by engaging the imagination with vivid characters and fast-moving action, instead of trying to merely catch the eye with colorful pictures or pop-up effects. Not surprisingly, the Potter tales sound wonderful read aloud, and adapt to the audiobook format extremely well. Broadway actor Jim Dale's impressive vocal range gives each character in the book its own distinctive voice--a considerable task, given the pantheon of witches, warlocks, ghosts, ghouls, dwarves, and elves that Harry encounters in his second outing. And thankfully, since the book is read unabridged, no one's favorite character is omitted. Engaging for children without being childish, the audio version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is worthy addition to the deservedly popular series. (Running time: 9 hours, 7 CDs) --Andrew Nieland [via]
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The Hermit of Eyton Forestby Ellis PetersISBN 0708918859 (0-7089-1885-9)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hermit of Eyton Forest'Book summary:After the death of Lord Ludel, his son Richard, a student at the Benedictine Abbey, becomes the new lord of Eaton. Meanwhile, a hermit has taken up residence in Eyton Forest, a holy man's arrival causes confusion among the Monks, Richard disappears, and a corpse is found in the forest. It is time for Brother Cadfael to leave his peaceful herb garden and track down a ruthless murderer. Unabridged. September '98 publication date. [via]
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Hocusby Jan BurkeISBN 0743444531 (0-7434-4453-1)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Hold Me Tightby Lorie Ann GroverISBN 0689852487 (0-689-85248-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Hunting Down Amandaby Andrew KlavanISBN 074340338X (0-7434-0338-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Inspector Queen's Own Caseby Ellery QueenISBN 0754086186 (0-7540-8618-6)
Hardcover, Chivers North Amer
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The Invisible Mooseby Dennis Haseley, Steven KelloggISBN 0803728921 (0-8037-2892-1)
Hardcover, Dial Books for Young Readers
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Lasherby Anne RiceISBN 0785778705 (0-7857-7870-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lasher'Book summary:At the center of this dark and compelling tale is Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, who must flee from the darkly brutal, yet irresistable demon known as Lasher. With a dreamlike power, this wickedly seductive entity draws us through twilight paths, telling a chilling and hypnotic story of spiritual aspiration and passion. [via]
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Lionboy: The Truthby Zizou Corder, Fred Van DeelenISBN 0803729847 (0-8037-2984-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Lolitaby Harold BloomISBN 0791009610 (0-7910-0961-0)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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Lolitaby Vladimir NabokovISBN 0783880804 (0-7838-8080-4)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lolita'Book summary:Despite its lascivious reputation, the pleasures of Lolita are as much intellectual as erogenous. It is a love story with the power to raise both chuckles and eyebrows. Humbert Humbert is a European intellectual adrift in America, haunted by memories of a lost adolescent love. When he meets his ideal nymphet in the shape of 12-year-old Dolores Haze, he constructs an elaborate plot to seduce her, but first he must get rid of her mother. In spite of his diabolical wit, reality proves to be more slippery than Humbert's feverish fantasies, and Lolita refuses to conform to his image of the perfect lover.
Playfully perverse in form as well as content, riddled with puns and literary allusions, Nabokov's 1955 novel is a hymn to the Russian-born author's delight in his adopted language. Indeed, readers who want to probe all of its allusive nooks and crannies will need to consult the annotated edition. Lolita is undoubtedly, brazenly erotic, but the eroticism springs less from the "frail honey-hued shoulders ... the silky supple bare back" of little Lo than it does from the wantonly gorgeous prose that Humbert uses to recount his forbidden passion:
She was musical and apple-sweet ... Lola the bobby-soxer, devouring her immemorial fruit, singing through its juice ... and every movement she made, every shuffle and ripple, helped me to conceal and to improve the secret system of tactile correspondence between beast and beauty--between my gagged, bursting beast and the beauty of her dimpled body in its innocent cotton frock.
Much has been made of Lolita as metaphor, perhaps because the love affair at its heart is so troubling. Humbert represents the formal, educated Old World of Europe, while Lolita is America: ripening, beautiful, but not too bright and a little vulgar. Nabokov delights in exploring the intercourse between these cultures, and the passages where Humbert describes the suburbs and strip malls and motels of postwar America are filled with both attraction and repulsion, "those restaurants where the holy spirit of Huncan Dines had descended upon the cute paper napkins and cottage-cheese-crested salads." Yet however tempting the novel's symbolism may be, its chief delight--and power--lies in the character of Humbert Humbert. He, at least as he tells it, is no seedy skulker, no twisted destroyer of innocence. Instead, Nabokov's celebrated mouthpiece is erudite and witty, even at his most depraved. Humbert can't help it--linguistic jouissance is as important to him as the satisfaction of his arrested libido. --Simon Leake [via]More editions of Lolita:
The Long Night of Leo and Breeby Ellen WittlingerISBN 0689863357 (0-689-86335-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Long Night of Leo and Bree'Book summary:Leo is angry. It's the fourth anniversary of the brutal murder of his sister. He keeps visualizing pictures of her stabbed body, which he can't get out of his mind. To escape his mother, who's been crazy since the murder and is even worse tonight, Leo drives through the streets in a rage.
Bree is "slumming" in a working-class town near her affluent one. She wants an evening to herself, without her mother or boyfriend telling her what to do.
Leo spots Bree, wonders why she should be alive when his sister isn't, and in an instant, takes her hostage.
In the course of a long night, full of terror and honesty and emotion, Leo and Bree bare their souls, face some truths, and respond to each other in unexpected ways.
Ellen Wittlinger, known for creating distinct teen voices in her fiction, is at her best here in this short, intense look at one night that changes two teens' lives. [via]
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The Lost Princess of Ozby L. Frank Baum, John R. NeillISBN 0688149758 (0-688-14975-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lost Princess of Oz'Book summary:Princess Ozma is missing! When Dorothy awakens one morning to discover that the beloved ruler of the Land of Oz has disappeared, all of the Emerald City's most celebrated citizens join in the search for the lost princess.
But Ozma isn't all that's gone missing. The magical treasures of Oz have disappeared, too, including the Magic Picture, the Wizard's black bag, and even Glinda's Great Book of Records. With no clues to guide them, Ozma's friends separate into four search parties and spread out across their vast country in a desperate quest for their absent ruler.
Deep in the Winkle Country, Dorothy's search party is soon Joined by Cayke the Cookie Cook, who has lost a magic gold dishpan, and the amazing Frogman, a man-sized frog who walks on his hind legs. Together with these new allies, Ozma's friends learn that their valued possessions aren't missing but have been stolen by a mysterious villain. If their new foe is powerful enough to steal Princess Ozma and all of their magical treasures, how will they defeat him with no magic of their own?
In this 1917 addition to the Oz series, L. Frank Baum delights readers of all ages with a spellbinding mystery that involves nearly every one of the amazing cast of characters that populate America's favorite fairyland. This handsome new edition--featuring all twelve of Oz artist John R. Neill's beautiful color plates and nearly one hundred black-and-white drawings--is the perfect way to join Dorothy and her friends on this exciting journey through the endlessly intriguing Land of Oz.
When Dorothy awakens one morning to discover that the beloved ruler of the Land of Oz has disappeared, all of the Emerald City's most celebrated citizens join in the search for the lost princess. This exciting mystery -- featuring the twelve original color plates and one hundred drawings -- involves nearly every one of the amazing cast of characters that populate America's favorite fairyland. [via]More editions of The Lost Princess of Oz:
Louisiana Hotshotby Julie SmithISBN 0765342928 (0-7653-4292-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Louisiana Hotshot'Book summary:Talba Wallis, the smart, sassy, African American computer whiz who's also a gifted poet and artist, made her debut in Smith's last Skip Langdon mystery, 82 Desire--along with her alter ego, the Baroness de Pontalba. Here she's back in a story of her own, holding court at a hip café by night (and keeping her audience entertained with the rap story of how her mother named her Urethra) while embarking by day on a new career as a detective under the cynical aegis of Eddie Valentino, an old PI who's never encountered anyone quite like her before.
But Eddie's got problems of his own, so he turns Talba loose investigating the possible molestation of a young black teenager and the disappearance of a couple of her friends. There's something about the violent trail she's following on this, her first case, that's stirring up Talba's own memories of her long-gone father, about whom neither Miz Clara, Talba's tough and crusty mama, nor her yuppie brother the doctor will utter a word. Set in New Orleans, territory Smith knows well, this is a lively mystery with a vivid, outrageous, and wholly likable new heroine whose appearance will be welcomed by fans of the writer's Skip Langdon series. --Jane Adams [via]
Love Only Onceby Johanna LindseyISBN 0727840967 (0-7278-4096-7)
Hardcover, Severn House Publishers, Limited
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Miseryby Stephen King, Maria MirISBN 074323359X (0-7432-3359-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Mass Market
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Murder in the Heartlandby M. William PhelpsISBN 0786017821 (0-7860-1782-1)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Nature Girlby Carl HiaasenISBN 0739326260 (0-7393-2626-0)
Hardcover, Random House Large Print
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nature Girl'Book summary:Honey Santanaimpassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed queen of lost causes has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. Shes taking rude, gullible Relentless, Inc., telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress, Eugeniethe fifteen-minute-famous girlfriend of a tabloid murdererinto the wilderness of Floridas Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in civility. What she doesnt know is that shes being followed by her Honey-obsessed former employer, Piejack (whose mismatched fingers are proof that sexual harassment in the workplace is a bad idea). And he doesnt know hes being followed by Honeys still-smitten former drug-running ex-husband, Perry, and their wise-and-protective-way-beyond-his-years twelve-year-old-son, Fry. And when they all pull up on Dismal Key, they dont know theyre intruding on Sammy Tigertail, a half whitehalf Seminole failed alligator wrestler, trying like hell to be a hermit despite the Florida State coed whos dying to be his hostage . . .
Will Honey be able to make a mensch of a greedhead ? Will Fry be able to protect her from Piejackand herself? Will Sammy achieve his true Seminole self? Will Eugenie ever get to the beach? Will the Everglades survive the wild humans? All the answers are revealed in the delectably outrageous mayhem that propels this novel to its Hiaasen-of-the-highest-order climax. [via]More editions of Nature Girl:
One False Moveby Alex KavaISBN 0778321894 (0-7783-2189-4)
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Out of the Silent Planetby C. S. LewisISBN 0743234901 (0-7432-3490-1)
Softcover, Scribner
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[Read by Geoffrey Howard - aka - Ralph Cosham]
Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel from Lewis's Space Trilogy, (also called the Space Trilogy,the Cosmic Trilogy and the Ransom Trilogy,) considered to be his chief contribution to the science-fiction genre. A planetary romance with elements of medieval mythology, the trilogy concerns Dr. Ransom, a linguist who, like Christ, is offered as a ransom for mankind. On a walking tour of the English countryside, Ransom falls in with some slightly shady characters from his old University and wakes up suddenly to find himself naked in a metal ball in the middle of the light-filled heavens. He learns that he is on his way to a world called Malacandra by its natives, who also call our world Thulcandra...the Silent Planet. The Malacandrans see planets as having a tutelary spirit: those of the other planets are good and accessible, but that of Earth is fallen and twisted. [via]More editions of Out of the Silent Planet:
A Pirate's Loveby Johanna LindseyISBN 072781592X (0-7278-1592-X)
Hardcover, Severn House Pub Ltd
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River Risingby Athol DicksonISBN 076420338X (0-7642-0338-X)
Softcover, Bethany House Publishers
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The Road to Gandolfoby Robert LudlumISBN 0803759207 (0-8037-5920-7)
Hardcover, Dial Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Road to Gandolfo'Book summary:In this wickedly funny novel, Robert Ludlum combines the explosive pacing of The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy with a bitingly witty send-up of everything from government bureaucrats and pandering military men to the mob, the law, and organized religion. War hero and infamous ladies' man, General MacKenzie Hawkins is a living legend. His life story had even been sold to Hollywood. But now he stands accused of defacing a historic monument in China's Forbidden City. Under house arrest in Peking, with a case against him pending in Washington, it looks like the end of Mac's illustrious career. But he has a plan of his own--and it includes kidnapping the Pope. What's the ransom? Just one American dollar--"for every Catholic in the world." Add to the mix a slew of shady "investors," Hawkins's four persuasive, well-endowed ex-wives, and a young lawyer and fellow soldier who wants nothing more than to return to private life--and you've got one relentlessly irreverent page-turner. Here Robert Ludlum combines a motley cast -- characters all -- with the U.S. Army's latest fall guy in a mad plot to kidnap the most beloved pontiff since John XXIII. The ransom: one American dollar for every Catholic in the world. The problem: Pope Francesco I says: "Gentle Souls, why not?" Originally published under the pseudonym Michael Shepard. [via]
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Romiette and Julioby Sharon DraperISBN 0689842090 (0-689-84209-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Say You Love Meby Johanna LindseyISBN 0783819277 (0-7838-1927-7)
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A Season for Scandalby Stephanie LaurensISBN 0778321207 (0-7783-2120-7)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Seesawby Deborah MoggachISBN 074932449X (0-7493-2449-X)
Softcover, Mandarin
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Shadow of the Giant: Sequel to Shadow Puppetsby Orson Scott CardISBN 0765307499 (0-7653-0749-9)
Hardcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Shadow of the Giant 10-copy Cartonby Orson Scott CardISBN 0765314754 (0-7653-1475-4)
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Silent Night and All Through the Night : Two Christmas Novelsby Mary Higgins ClarkISBN 0743246918 (0-7432-4691-8)
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Smilla's Sense of Snowby Peter HoegISBN 0770426182 (0-7704-2618-2)
Softcover, Doubleday Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Smilla's Sense of Snow'Book summary:In this international bestseller, Peter Høeg successfully combines the pleasures of literary fiction with those of the thriller. Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish, half Greenlander, attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Her childhood in Greenland gives her an appreciation for the complex structures of snow, and when she notices that the boy's footprints show he ran to his death, she decides to find out who was chasing him. As she attempts to solve the mystery, she uncovers a series of conspiracies and cover-ups and quickly realizes that she can trust nobody. Her investigation takes her from the streets of Copenhagen to an icebound island off the coast of Greenland. What she finds there has implications far beyond the death of a single child. The unusual setting, gripping plot, and compelling central character add up to one of the most fascinating and literate thrillers of recent years. [via]
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Spanish Kidnapping Disasterby Mary Downing HahnISBN 0785704795 (0-7857-0479-5)
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Stolen Lives: Twenty Years In A Desert Jailby Malika Oufkir, Michele Fitoussi, Ros SchwartzISBN 0786886307 (0-7868-8630-7)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stolen Lives: Twenty Years In A Desert Jail'Book summary:A gripping memoir that reads like a political thriller--the story of Malika Oufkir's turbulent and remarkable life. Born in 1953, Malika Oufkir was the eldest daughter of General Oufkir, the King of Morocco's closest aide. Adopted by the king at the age of five, Malika spent most of her childhood and adolescence in the seclusion of the court harem, one of the most eligible heiresses in the kingdom, surrounded by luxury and extraordinary privilege. Then, on August 16, 1972, her father was arrested and executed after an attempt to assassinate the king. Malika, her five younger brothers and sisters. and her mother were immediately imprisoned in a desert penal colony. After fifteen years, the last ten of which they spent locked up in solitary cells, the Oufkir children managed to dig a tunnel with their bare hands and make an audacious escape. Recaptured after five days, Malika was finally able to leave Morocco and begin a new life in exile in 1996. A heartrending account in the face of extreme deprivation and the courage with which one family faced its fate, Stolen Lives is an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to freedom. [via]
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Sweet Dreams, Ireneby Jan BurkeISBN 0743444523 (0-7434-4452-3)
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Tell Them I Didn't Cry : A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraqby Jackie Spinner, Jenny Spinner, David IgnatiusISBN 074328853X (0-7432-8853-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Thief of Alwaysby Clive BarkerISBN 0785727396 (0-7857-2739-6)
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Three Hands For Scorpioby Andre NortonISBN 0765343851 (0-7653-4385-1)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Vicar of Wakefieldby Oliver GoldsmithISBN 0804900523 (0-8049-0052-3)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vicar of Wakefield'Book summary:Rich with wisdom and gentle irony, Goldsmith's only novel tells of an unworldly and generous vicar who lives contentedly with his large family until disaster strikes. But bankruptcy, his daughter's abduction, and the vicar's imprisonment fail to dampen his spirit. Considered the author's finest work, this book is a delightful lampoon of 18th-century literary conventions.[via]More editions of Vicar of Wakefield:
What Happened to Amy?by Jane EdwardsISBN 0786224479 (0-7862-2447-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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When Lightning Strikesby Jenny CarrollISBN 0743411390 (0-7434-1139-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'When Lightning Strikes'Book summary:Just because her best friend wants to exercise, Jessica Mastriani agrees to walk the two miles home from their high school. Straight into a huge Indiana thunderstorm -- and straight into trouble.
Not that Jess has never been in trouble before. Her extracurricular activities, instead of cheerleading or 4-H, include fistfights with the football team and monthlong stints in detention -- luckily, sitting right next to Rob, the sexiest senior around. But this trouble is serious.
Because somehow on that long walk home, Jessica acquired a newfound talent. An amazing power that can be used for good...or for evil. [via]
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Witchcraftby Bill MichaelsISBN 0786013656 (0-7860-1365-6)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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With Childby Laurie R. KingISBN 070893904X (0-7089-3904-X)
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Wolverineby Greg Rucka, Darick Robertson, Tom PalmerISBN 0785111360 (0-7851-1136-0)
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Wolves of the Callaby Stephen King, Bernie WrightsonISBN 0743251628 (0-7432-5162-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wolves of the Calla'Book summary:In Wolves of the Calla, volume five of Stephen King's epic fantasy western The Dark Tower, coincidence has, as Eddie Dean observes, been cancelled. Everything the gunslinger Roland and his companions encounter has taken on symbolic significance. So when they come to Calla Bryn Sturgis, named after the director of The Magnificent Seven, its clear that King will follow the classic western archetype of a small band of heroes defending peaceable homesteaders. Here, the heroes resist masked raiders who abduct one of each pair of twins (and almost all children are twins), only to return them a month later horribly changed.
Father Callahan from King's Salem's Lot is resident in Calla Bryn Sturgis, and has his own tale of vampires, regulators and the secret highways though alternative Americas. Not coincidentally, the evil Glass Black 13 is hidden in his church. Meanwhile Susannah is again sporting a secondary personality, this time Mia, mother to the inhuman child that Susannah does not know she is carrying, while Roland realises their quest has become a race against the arthritis which will soon leave him crippled.
In this enormously ambitious book, King continues to weave together his back catalogue with the pop culture and literature of America itself, noting in his introduction that if you haven't read the previous Dark Tower volumes this isn't the place to begin. It is, though, a hugely entertaining adventure, rich in allusion; a passing aside to Thomas Wolfe might easily be dismissed, yet his title You Can't Go Home Again, encapsulates this entire spellbinding odyssey as well as five words ever will. --Gary S Dalkin [via]
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