Adult Books for High School Students 03/01/2009
Fiction BACKHAUS, Bhira . Under the Lemon Trees . 336p. Thomas Dunne Bks. Mar. 2009. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-312-37953-7 . LC 2008035779. Adult/High School—This lovely debut novel takes place in California's Central Valley in the late 1970s. Jeeta Rai is the younger daughter of a Punjabi family living among the orchards of Oak Grove, where her uncle Avtar acquired land some 30 years earlier.
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Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 02/01/2009
Fiction BEDFORD, K. A. Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait . 324p. Edge . 2008. pap. $17.95. ISBN 978-1-894063-42-5 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School—Al "Spider" Webb is a time machine repairman who happens to detest time machines. On a routine call, he encounters a machine that seems about ready to blow.
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Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 01/01/2009
Fiction HOLMSTRÖM, Britt . Claudia . 360p. Coteau . 2008. pap. $21. ISBN 978-1-55050-395-1 . LC C2008-903319-1. Adult/High School—Thoughtful, well written, and reflective, this novel chronicles the comfortable and predictable life of Claudia Hewitt. Born in Sweden to a single mother, she moves to Canada as a teenager with her mother and stepfather.
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Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 12/01/2008
Fiction BUCKHANON, Kalisha . Conception 277p. St. Martin’s 2008. Tr $21.95. ISBN 978-0-312-33270-9 . LC 2007040441. Adult/High School–Buckhanon’s second novel firmly establishes her as a timeless voice for a new generation. The point of view alternates between 15-year-old Shivana Montgomery and that of her unborn baby.
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Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 11/01/2008
Fiction BEAL, Daphne . In the Land of No Right Angles . 288p. Anchor . 2008. pap. $13.95. ISBN 978-0-307-38806-3 . LC 2008014281. Adult/High School—While spending a year in Nepal, Alex, an American college student, meets Maya, who is from the hill country. She helps Maya leave her home and begin a new life in Kathmandu, and both young women feel that there is something strong that binds ...
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Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 10/01/2008
Fiction AKPAN, Uwem . Say You're One of Them . 368p. Little, Brown . 2008. Tr $23.99. ISBN 978-0-316-11378-6 . LC 2007041350. Adult/High School—With the intensity of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Say You're One of Them tells of the horrors faced by young people throughout Africa. Akpan uses five short stories (though at well over 100 pages, both "Luxurious Hearses" and "Fattening fo...
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Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 09/01/2008
Fiction BLOCK, Stefan Merrill . The Story of Forgetting: A Novel . 313p. notes. Random . 2008. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-1-4000-6679-7 . LC 2007012062. Adult/High School—This riveting novel features well-drawn characters engaged in the epic struggle of finding purpose and meaning in life. Early-onset/familial Alzheimer's disease (EOA) is the launching point for an exploration of memory and the...
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Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 08/01/2008
Fiction BAULENAS, Lluís-Anton . For a Sack of Bones . tr. from Catalan by Cheryl Morgan. 368p. Harcourt . 2008. Tr $25. ISBN 978-0-15-101255-8 . LC 2007037893. Adult/High School—This compelling story, set during both the Spanish Civil War and the Franco regime, is told from alternating perspectives by the narrator as a boy and as a soldier.
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Reviews: Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 07/01/2008
Fiction BOBIS, Merlinda . Banana Heart Summer . 257p. illus. maps. Delta . 2008. pap. $12. ISBN 978-0-385-34112-7 . LC 2008000708. Adult/High School—At the age of 12, Nenita decides that the best move she can make for both herself and her family is to leave their impoverished home in her tiny Phillipine village and become the maid to a middle-class family with a sympathetic teenage daugh...
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Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 06/01/2008
Fiction BARLOW, Toby . Sharp Teeth . 312p. HarperCollins . 2008. Tr $22.95. ISBN 978-0-06-143022-0 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School—Barlow's debut novel innovatively mixes horror, noir, and epic poetry, creating a uniquely thrilling read. Ruled by competing packs of werewolves, the seedy underside of LA is far stranger than anyone ever imagined.
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Adult/High School 05/01/2008
Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia Fiction BRIGHTWELL, Gerri . The Dark Lantern . 321p. Crown . 2008. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-307-39534-4 . LC 2007020759. Adult/High School—This novel transports readers to dark, damp, gritty Victorian London as surely (but less bloodily) as Johnny Depp's movie Sweeney Todd.
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Adult/High School 05/01/2008
Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia Fiction BRIGHTWELL, Gerri . The Dark Lantern . 321p. Crown . 2008. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-307-39534-4 . LC 2007020759. Adult/High School—This novel transports readers to dark, damp, gritty Victorian London as surely (but less bloodily) as Johnny Depp's movie Sweeney Todd.
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Reviews: Books for Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 04/01/2008
Fiction BROOKS, Geraldine . People of the Book 372p. Viking 2008. Tr $25.95. ISBN 978-0-6700182-1-5 . LC 2007018082. Adult/High School–Hanna Heath, an Australian book conservationist, is thrilled to be chosen to work on the rare illuminated Haggadah created in Spain in the Middle Ages. The book had been protected in a museum in Sarajevo until 1994, when it was rescued from certain plu...
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Reviews: Books for Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 03/01/2008
Fiction BARKER, Clive . Mister B. Gone 248p. HarperCollins 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-018298-4 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–Inside this beautifully designed book lies the incredibly gruesome memoir of a 14th-century demon. As the story begins, Jakobok’s father has an abusive temper and his mother doesn’t listen.
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Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 02/01/2008
Fiction CARD, Orson Scott . A War of Gifts: An Ender Story 128p. Tor 2007. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-0-7653-1282-2 . LC 2007022041. Adult/High School–Set in a war-torn future, this novella moves from the series hero to Zeck, son of an abusive fundamentalist preacher. His phenomenal abilities for memorization and judging a situation make him an ideal candidate for the International FleetR...
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Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 01/01/2008
Fiction CEZAIR-THOMPSON, Margaret . The Pirate's Daughter . 393p. Unbridled . 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-1-932961-40-9 . LC 2007020018. Adult/High School—"This is a story that could only have taken place in the tropics, where the climate draws sea rovers, pirates, and desperadoes from all corners of the world.
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Reviews: Books for Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 12/01/2007
Fiction GREENE, Thomas Christopher . Envious Moon 288p. Morrow 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-115387-7 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–Seventeen-year-old Anthony has followed in his late father’s footsteps onto a fishing boat, but the lure of college (and college girls) means that he wouldn’t turn down the chance to earn a little extra money.
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Reviews: Books for Adult/High School Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 11/01/2007
Fiction BÁEZ, Annecy . My Daughter’s Eyes and Other Stories 205p. Curbstone 2007. pap. $15. ISBN 978-1-931896-38-2 . LC 2006028832. Adult/High School–These powerful and loving stories are told by a daughter recalling and expanding on the tales her mother recounted of her own life.
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Reviews: Books for Adult/High School 10/01/2007
Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA Fiction HILL, Joe . 20th Century Ghosts 336p. Morrow 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-114797-5 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–This collection of short stories will appeal not only to fantasy and horror fans, but also to those who appreciate drama and suspense.
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Reviews: Books for Adult/High School 09/01/2007
Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA Adult/High School Fiction BROWN, Carrie . The Rope Walk . 336p. Pantheon 2007. Tr $24. ISBN 978-0-375-42463-2 . LC 2006024869. Adult/High School–Alice MacCauley and her family are celebrating her 10th birthday. As the guests arrive, readers are introduced to neighbors, friends, and family, all of whom have hidden prejudices ...
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