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153.8 WELWelch, Suzy. 10-10-10 : 10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years : a life transforming idea. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2009.
Outlines a decision making process that prompts the individual to reflect on the consequences of their choices which will appear in ten minutes, ten months, or ten years; and includes related stories.
153.9 COYCoyle, Daniel. The talent code : greatness isn't born. it's grown. here's how. New York : Bantam Books, c2009.
Contends that high levels of myelin in the brain result in a person's ability to acquire and excel at certain skills and offers advice on using coaching, practice, and motivation to increase the brain matter.
153.9 NISNisbett, Richard E. Intelligence and how to get it : why schools and cultures count. 1st ed. New York : Norton, c2009.
Varieties of intelligence -- Heritability and mutability -- Getting smarter -- Improving the schools -- Social class and cognitive culture -- IQ in black and white -- Mind the gap -- Advantage Asia? -- People of the book -- Raising your child's intelligence ... and your own -- Epilogue: What we know now about intelligence and academic achievement. Argues that intelligence is not primarily biological but is determined more by societal influences, such as the educational system and social class.
170 DUNDungy, Tony. Uncommon : finding your path to significance. Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House, c2009.
Introduction -- Develop your core -- Character -- Honesty and integrity -- Humility and stewardship -- Courage -- Love your family -- How to treat a woman -- Fatherhood -- Respect your parents and authority -- Lift your friends and others -- Friendship -- Taking counsel -- The power of positive influence -- Mentoring -- Your full potential -- Powerful thoughts -- Education and athletics -- Career, work, and money -- Goals and risk -- Alcohol and drugs -- Failure -- Establish a mission that matters -- Style versus substance -- Priorities -- Being versus doing -- Following your dreams -- Creating balance -- Choose influence over image -- Respect for yourself and others -- Sexual purity -- Platforms -- Role model -- Live your faith -- Eternal self-esteem -- Relationship with Christ -- Faith -- Purpose -- Significance. Professional football coach Tony Dungy reflects on the achievement of significance in one's life, discussing attitude, ambition, and allegiance, and offering insight into his career and faith.
248.8 SCOScott, Darrell. Rachel's tears : 10 years after Columbine--Rachel Scott's faith lives on. Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2008.
Presents sections of Rachel Scott's diaries, showing her devotion to Christ and struggles as a deeply religious teen, as well as narration and reflection by the parents of this student who was killed in the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
302 GLAGladwell, Malcolm, 1963-. The tipping point : how little things can make a big difference. 1st Back Bay pbk. ed. Boston : Little, Brown, 2002.
Explains why major changes in society often happen suddenly and unexpectedly and describes the personality types who are natural originators of new ideas and trends.
370 MATMathews, Jay, 1945-. Work hard. Be nice. : how two inspired teachers created the most promising schools in America. 1st ed. Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2009.
Chronicles the development and achievements of Knowledge is Power Program, or KIPP, which consists of a nationwide network of free open-enrollment schools in low-income communities throughout the United States and was founded by Dave Levin and Mike Feinberg.
371 GRAGrant, Gerald. Hope and despair in the American city : why there are no bad schools in Raleigh. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Discusses the 1972 Supreme Court case of "Miliken v. Bradley," which prevented the Detroit public schools from merging with those in the surrounding suburbs, and compares the educational inequalities in the public school systems of Syracuse, New York, and Raleigh, North Carolina.
371.82 THOThomson, Sarah L. Three cups of tea. Young readers ed. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Adapts for young readers Greg Mortenson's book in which he recounts the experiences he had while trying to help impoverished villages in Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya build schools for their children.
373.78 CULCullen, David, 1961-. Columbine. 1st ed. New York : Twelve, 2009.
Provides an account of the shootings at Colorado's Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, focusing on the teenage killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, drawing from interviews, police files, psychological studies, and writings and tapes by the boys to look at the signs they left that disaster was looming.
428.2 TRUTruss, Lynne. Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation. New York : Gotham Books, [2006].
Lynne Truss, a self-proclaimed stickler, presents a humorous look at the history of punctuation, discussing the use and misuse of commas, apostrophes, semi-colons, and other punctuation marks.
468 CABCabot, Meg. El diario de la princesa. 1a. ed. en U.S.A. Barcelona : Montena ;, 2005.
Fourteen-year-old Mia, trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess and the heir to the throne.
468 HARHarrison, Lisi. Clique. Miami, FL : Alfaguara, c2008.
Wealthy Massie is determined to exclude middle class Claire, the daughter of her father's old friend, from her seventh-grade clique at a very exclusive private school in Westchester, New York, but after Massie steals her only friend, Claire strikes back.
468 HINHinton, S. E. Rebeldes. Miami, FL : Alfaguara, c2004.
Rivalry between rich and poor gangs in 1960s Oklahoma leads to the deaths of three teenagers and intense soul-searching for one of the youths involved, a sensitive fourteen-year-old writer named Ponyboy.
468 MEYMeyer, Stephenie, 1973-. Amanecer. Doral, Fla. : Alfaguara, c2008.
Continues the story of the human Bella and the vampire Edward whose love is threatened by their difference, a werewolf named Jacob, and other outside influences.
468 MEYMeyer, Stephenie, 1973-. Crepúsculo : un amor peligroso. 1a. ed. México, D.F. : Alfaguara, 2007.
Seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, where she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not entirely human.
468 MEYMeyer, Stephenie, 1973-. Eclipse. Miami, FL : Alfaguara, c2008.
Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob, a werewolf, and her relationship with Edward, a vampire, but when Seattle is ravaged by a mysterious string of killings, the three of them need to decide whether their personal lives are more important than the well-being of an entire city.
636 EKAEkarius, Carol. Storey's illustrated breed guide to sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs : 163 breeds from common to rare. North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2008.
Cattle -- Goats -- Pigs -- Sheep. Presents a guide to 163 common and heritage breeds of sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs, with brief histories, color photographs, and details about the unique qualities and quirks of each, ranging from the Holstein cow to the Icelandic sheep and San Clemente goat, covering their adaptations, contribution to biodiversity, and more.
636.08 SPASpaulding, C. E. Veterinary guide for animal owners : cattle, goats, sheep, horses, pigs, poultry, rabbits, dogs, cats. 2nd ed. Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press ;, 1998.
Presents information and advice for animal owners on the care of various farm animals and house pets, the prevention of health problems, and the treatment of minor ailments.
636.1 DUTDutson, Judith. Horse breeds of North America. North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2006.
A guide to different breeds of horses found in North America that provides a picture and brief description of ninety-six different types of horses, their unique characteristics, behavior, and history.
636.2 HASHasheider, Philip, 1951-. How to raise cattle : everything you need to know : breed guide & selection, proper care & healthy feeding, building facilities and fencing, showing advice. St. Paul, MN : Voyageur Press, 2007.
Provides practical, photo-illustrated guidance for raising beef and dairy cattle, covering breeds, selection, care, feeding, building facilities, fencing, showing, and other topics.
636.2 PUKPukite, John, 1964-. A field guide to cows : how to identify and appreciate America's 52 breeds. New York : Penguin Books, 1998.
An identification guide to fifty-two breeds of North American cows, providing a description and drawing of each breed, featuring information about its purpose and origin, and listing alternate names, number of registrations, average weight, and location.
636.2 THOThomas, Heather Smith, 1944-. Storey's guide to raising beef cattle. Pownal, Vt. : Storey Books, [2001], c1998.
A guide to raising beef cattle, presenting an overview of breeds and genetics, and discussing handling and behavior, issues in buying and selling, facilities, feeding, health, calving, weaning, and other topics.
636.3 BELBelanger, Jerome D. Storey's guide to raising dairy goats. Pownal, Vt. : Storey Books, c2001.
An introductory guide book to raising dairy goats for hobby, show, food, or sale, that covers such topics as housing and equipment, feeding, grooming, breeding, and home processing, and also includes recipes for goat products.
636.3 DAMDamerow, Gail. Your goats : a kid's guide to raising and showing. Pownal, Vt. : Storey, c1993.
Text and accompanying photographs explore the fun of raising goats, discussing selection, purchase, housing, feeding, health, behavior, breeding, and showing.
636.3 JAUJaudas, Ulrich, 1948-. The goat handbook. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, c2006.
Provides guidance on raising goats, covering purchasing, housing and equipment, feeding, care and management, health care, breeding, and raising young, and also discusses goat products and the world's goat breeds.
636.3 SAYSayer, Maggie. Storey's guide to raising meat goats. North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2007.
Why meat goats? -- Before you begin -- Which breed? -- Where (and where not) to buy goats -- Selecting breeding stock -- Think like a goat -- Goats on the go -- Meat goat housing and facilities -- Feeding meat goats -- Keeping goats healthy (and what to do when they aren't) -- Parasites 101 -- Livestock guardians -- Breeding meat goats -- Marketing meat goats -- Promoting your goat business. Explores the basics of raising and breeding goats, how to handle, house, and transport them, tips for preventing disease, and treating common ailments.
636.3 SIMSimmons, Paula. Your sheep : a kids' guide to raising and showing. North Adams, MA : Storey, c1992.
A guide to the choosing, handling, care, breeding, and showing of sheep.
636.4 HASHasheider, Philip, 1951-. How to raise pigs : everything you need to know : breed guide & selection, proper care & healthy feeding, building facilities and fencing, showing advice. Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2008.
An introduction to pigs and people -- Getting started -- Pork-production systems-what's your plan? -- Breeds of pigs -- Pork-production systems-organic, sustainable, and conventional -- Housing and facilities -- Fencing and enclosures -- Nutrient management -- Breeding and reproduction -- Feeding for profit and production -- Managing your pigs -- Marketing meat -- Home butchering -- Exit strategies -- Showing pigs -- Country living. A comprehensive guide to raise a pig in a farm environment that covers conventional, sustainable and organic farming practices; and discusses pig breeds, housing, health, piglets, showing pigs at fairs and club meets, butchering, and more.
636.4 PUKPukite, John, 1964-. A field guide to pigs. Helena, Mont. : Falcon, c1999.
Contains easy-to-understand descriptions and illustrations of more than thirty different breeds of pigs.
636.5 PERPercy, Pam, 1949-. The field guide to chickens. St. Paul, MN : Voyageur Press, 2006.
Profiles over sixty breeds of chickens, with details on physical characteristics, behavior, and breed classification.
741.5 BEABeatty, Scott, 1969-. Batgirl : year one. New York : DC Comics, c2003.
Denied the choice of becoming a police officer by her adoptive father, detective James Gordon, Barbara Gordon becomes Batgirl instead, defending Gotham from such foes as Killer Moth, Blockbuster, and Firefly, in spite of the many obstacles in her way.
741.5 BESThe best of Spider-Man. New York : Marvel Comics, c2002.
Presents several stories from 2001 about the web-wielding superhero Spider-Man, including the famous issue 36, a response to the September 11 terrorist attacks.
741.5 CASCastellucci, Cecil, 1969-. Janes in love. New York : Minx, c2008.
A group of friends who are all named Jane get together and try to make their small town beautiful by engaging in subversive art, and the main Jane wrestles with her affection for two different boys on Valentine's Day while she runs out of money for continuing her artwork.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. The Amazing Spider-Girl. New York : Marvel, c2008.
Spider-Girl takes on various foes, including Arana, Magneta, the Goblin Queen, and Moose, and attempts to evade her mysterious stalker. Collects "Amazing Spider-Girl" no. 19-25.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. The Amazing Spider-Girl. New York : Marvel, c2009.
Collects "Amazing Spider-Girl" no. 25-30, in which Spider-Girl, her life stolen by the mysterious Brand New May and her father captured by Fury, attempts to create a new life for herself as her friends snub her and her enemies lend her a hand.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-Girl : choices. [New York] : Marvel, c2006.
May Parker's burgeoning spider powers have placed her at odds with her father, once the costumed hero known as Spider-Man, but when she learns he is being stalked by an assassin, she must take action.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-girl presents The Buzz and Darkdevil. [Digest ed.]. New York : Marvel Age, c2007.
Presents two graphic novels in which Spider-Girl faces her deadliest enemies and her harshest critics as she tries to protect the world from evil.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-girl. New York : Marvel Comics, [2004].
Collects issues six through eleven of "Spider-Girl" comics in which May "Mayday" Parker, having inherited her father's spider-like abilities, must fight enemies as well as her parents when she decides to take over his superhero activities.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-girl. New York : Marvel Comics, [2004].
Mayday Parker, also known as Spidergirl, is disgraced when she is defeated by a group of villains, and teams up with Speedball to take on Mr. Abnormal, the worst criminal of all.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-girl. [New York] : Marvel Comics, c2006.
Contains a collection of the adventures of Spider-Girl, daughter of Spider-Man, as she battles her deadliest enemies in the Savage Six.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-girl. [Digest ed.]. New York : Marvel Age, c2006.
Betrayed -- Spider-Girl #51 / Sean McKeever ; art, Casey Jones ; colors, Udon Studios. Mayday Parker's spider powers have returned, with a twist, so Peter takes her to the Fantastic Five to have things checked out; plus, a strange spaceship is approaching Earth, the Green Goblin is back, Mary Jane has a secret, and someone is still masquerading as Spider-Man.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-girl. [Digest ed.]. New York : Marvel, c2007.
Collects no. 39-44 of the comic book "Spider-Girl," in which Mayday Parker, daughter of Peter Parker--the original Spider Man--battles evil as the Amazing Spider-Girl, and while a new Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider swing into action, one of Spider-Girl's foes is finally defeated.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-girl. New York : Marvel Age, c2007.
May, the daughter of Peter Parker and Mary Jane, learns the truth about her heritage just in time to become the superhero Spider-Girl.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-girl. [Digest ed.]. New York : Marvel, c2009.
Collects no. 52-59 of "Spider-Girl" in which the superheroine faces off against the Soldiers of the Serpent, has trouble in her personal life, and is reunited with Scarlet Spider.
741.5 DEFDeFalco, Tom. Spider-girl. [Digest ed.]. New York : Marvel, c2009.
Mayday Parker, aka Spider-Girl, gets caught up in a new gang war in New York City that will end in the death of a classic villain; plus, more villains surface, most of whom want to kill Spider-Girl, but one who wants her for himself.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2003].
Uzumaki Naruto's discovery that his body is host to the spirit of a demon fox that destroyed his village twelve years earlier makes him even more determined to become the greatest ninja ever, but he must first pass the test to enter the Ninja Academy, deal with his rival Konohamaru, and learn to get along with his new classmates, Sasuke and Sakura.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2003?].
After passing the final test to become junior ninjas, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura find themselves protecting a cranky old man from the Land of the Waves who is the target of an elite assassin.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2004].
As the bridge lengthens, Kakashi prepares Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to protect Tazuna's family from Zabuza's next attack, unaware that their foe will be bringing his apprentice, Haku, this time.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2004].
Naruto, enraged when Sasuke is killed, seeks vengeance upon Haku, but he is not that sure he can finish the job.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2004].
Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke have signed up for the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams, which they must pass as a group; if the tests of skill, stealth, and battle prowess don't kill them, the other junior ninja just might.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2005].
Naruto's team has passed the written portion of their Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams, and now they must turn against one another in the Forest of Death in order to pass their final tests.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2005].
In the Forest of Death, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are recovering from Orochimaru's attack when they're attacked by Orochimaru's Sound Ninja and at the same time, Sasuke is fighting the force implanted in him by Orochimaru's curse.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2005].
Ninja trainee Sasuke, suffering the effects of a curse placed on him by Drochimaru, enters the first match of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams over the protests of his friend and classmate Sakura, and finds himself facing one of the formidable Sound Ninja spies.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura battle their classmates one-on-one to advance to the third round of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams. Presented in graphic novel format.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
The preliminaries to the third portion of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams continue, and with tensions at an all-time high after one of the last combatants was rushed to the emergency room, the much-anticipated bout between mysterious Sand ninja Gaara and Konoha ninja Rock Lee begins.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
While Naruto studies with Jiraiya to harness the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox chakra locked within him in preparation for the Chûnin Selection Exams, other ninja villages are secretly forming alliances against Konahagakure.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
Naruto, a ninja-in-training, faces his greatest challenge when he is pitted against Neji in the third phase of the Chunin Selection Exams, a young man considered to be the most talened ninja in the village of Konohagakure.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Sasuke finally arrives at the Forest of Death to compete against Gaara in the Chunin finals, but having to wait has heightened Gaara's bloodlust and weakened his grip on his already fragile sanity.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
While their village is attacked and the third hokage is imprisoned, Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru are out on a mission to find Sasuke and the Sand genin.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Even though Naruto is beginning to feel sympathy for Gaara, he still prepares for a fight against him.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
The shinobi learn that there have been casualties from Orochimaru's attack and, in the midst of their mourning, make an unlikely choice for the next great ninja, while a long-lost ninja returns with a dangerous entourage.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Naruto is pushed to his limits while training under Jiraiya, and a mysterious shinobi appears who could change everything for the ninjas.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Naruto continues to train under Jiraiya; and Orochimaru devises a plan which involves a legendary kunoichi.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Naruto, Tsunade, Jiraiya and Shizune take on Orochimaru and Kabuto in battle, knowing that the final fate of Tsunade is dependent on the outcome.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Sakura feels trapped in the middle when her long-time teammates Naruto and Sasake, now young men and accomplished ninjas, seem headed for separate destinies.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Naruto sets off with Shikamaru to save Sasuke--who is trapped in the Darkness under the control of Orochimaru--leaving Neji to face Kidomaru alone.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Naruto faces off against Kimimaro, a mysterious foe with ties to the Sound Ninja Four, as he tries to get to Sasuke before Orochimaru can make him a part of his master plan.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2007].
As Naruto continues on his quest to defeat Sasuke, Kankuro, Temari, and Gaara unexpectedly help Konohagakure against the Sound Ninja, leading all to wonder if the old alliance between Leaf and Sand may be formed once again.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Naruto must pass the difficult test to enter the Ninja Academy, deal with his rival Konohamaru, and learn to get along with his new classmates, Sasuke and Sakura.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
As the battle between Naruto and his former best friend Sasuke grows more heated, Naruto fears Sasuke is willing to risk anything, including Naruto's life, to gain power over the Mangekyo.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
As Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto train with separate sensei, they find it is difficult to perfect their ninja training without the help of their friends.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2008].
Two years after leaving to train with Jiraiya, Naruto is reunited with his old friends and discovers they are just as successful, if not more so, than he is, but when one of them is kidnapped, Naruto is given the chance to prove his worth.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2008].
Naruto and Kakashi, Naruto's teacher, are going to fight Itachi, Sasuke's brother; and meanwhile, Guy, Neji, Lee, and Tenten are off to fight Kisame, and Gaara and Naruto learn more about Akatsuki, their common enemy.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2008].
Sakura and Granny Chiyo battle Sasori, who can create golems from the undead.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2008].
Naruto, Sakura, Granny Chiyo, and Kakashi are pulled into a deadly conflict with Sasori and Deidara that may become the final battle for one of Naruto's closest friends.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2008].
A new ninja causes trouble within the ranks of Team Kakashi, but Orochimaru may have bigger problems when the mysterious Akatsuki infiltrates his stronghold with a spy.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2008].
Not even Naruto's teammates are safe when his quest to become the world's greatest ninja makes him capable of incredible feats of strength, but Naruto will need all his resources when a deadly plot that involves Orochmaru is revealed.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Sasuke won't return to Konoha without a fight, and it might take all of Team Kakashi to bring him down.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Naruto continues his training while the Akatsuki continue their assault on those with the Tailed Beasts inside them.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Naruto prepares to take on the Akatsuki, who may be the most unstoppable foe the Konoha ninja have encountered.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Shikamaru's team is out for revenge, creating a division among the ninja, while Naruto and his team set out to stop the mysterious Akatsuki organization.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Ninja-in-training Naruto must use all the ninja skills he has in order to keep Sasuke from falling under Orochimaru's spell.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Ninja-in-training Naruto tries to keep tabs on his friend Sasuke, who has fallen under the spell of Orochimaru, but Sasuke ends up in fierce battle with an old enemy.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Deidara's Ultimate Art faces off against the all-powerful new Sasuke; and inside the Land of Rain lies a secret of the Akatsuki that questions the leadership of Pain.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Naruto's teacher Jiraiya investigates the secrets of Pain and the Akatsuki organization.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Jiraiya must look to the past for answers on how to end Akatsuki's reign of pain, and Sasuke moves closer to the final battle with the Uchiha brothers.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Sasuke's life is changed forever with the revelation of secrets about his family's past.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Naruto struggles to decode Jiraiya's final words, and tries to figure out how to approach his battle against those who killed his beloved mentor.
741.5 KISKishimoto, Masashi, 1974-. Naruto. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Naruto knows that the only way he will be able to defeat the Akatsuki is to decipher to code left behind by his mentor, but as Naruto struggles to unlock the hidden message, he begins to doubt his powers.
741.5 KIYKiyuduki, Satoko. GA : Geijutsuka Art Design Class. 1st Yen Press ed. New York : Yen Press, 2009.
Kisaragi, nervous about starting classes in the specialized art and design department at her high school, soon feels right at home with the help of four special friends and classmates.
741.5 KIYKiyuduki, Satoko. Shoulder-a-coffin Kuro. 1st Yen Press ed. New York : Yen Press, 2008.
Kuro, a tomboy clothed in black with a coffin on her back, searches for a witch with her bat friend, Sen, running across various types of people and places along the way.
741.5 KIYKiyuduki, Satoko. Shoulder-a-coffin Kuro. 1st Yen Press ed. New York : Yen Press, 2008.
As the road winds on for Kuro and her companions, Kuro revisits a memory from early in her travels, one that resulted in her being imprisoned, and the secrets surrounding her mysterious journey with Sen unfold.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shoen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : VIZ, [2004].
Rukia lends Ichigo some of her powers so he can save his family, but Ichigo takes all of her energy and now it is his responsibility to protect the innocent from Hollows, an evil spirit that preys upon humans.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2004].
Chad sneaks out of the Kurosaki Clinic with a talking parakeet who houses the soul of a young boy name Yuichi and it doesn't take long before Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki gets involved.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2004].
On the anniversary of his mother's death, Ichigo and the Kurosaki clan head to the cemetery to pay their respects. Later, Ichigo confronts the Grand Fisher, the Hollow that was probably responsible for his mother's death.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2004].
Ichigo Kurosaki has his doubts about the authenticity of a new reality show and its host who performs exorcisms live on television, and intends to check it out when the show comes to his town.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2005].
Ichigo Kurosaki thought that Soul Reapers were the only ones hunting Hollows, but the Quincys are also hunting them. A contest ensues between the Soul Reapers and the Quincys to see who is the more powerful.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2005].
Ichigo Kurosaki, a Soul Reaper, faces a huge challenge in trying to maintain the balance between this life and the next when the competition between him and his enemy Uryu generates a huge soul-eating Hollow.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2005].
Ichigo Kurosaki, born with the ability to see ghosts, is given the power of a Soul Reaper by shinigami Rukia Kuchiki so he can save his family from a Hollow, a malevolent lost soul, but Rukia's decision to give Soul Reaper powers to a human has angered the Soul Society which wants to eliminate Ichigo, and make Rukia pay for her crime.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2005].
Honing his fighting skills and spiritual energies for the day he will have to enter the Soul Society's world to retrieve Rukia, Ichigo finds himself battling to keep his Chain of Fate from consuming itself and turning him into a Hollow.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2005].
Ichigo and company meet their first obstacle on the road to saving Rukia from the Soul Society: Jidanbô, the monstrous guard who has not let anyone pass through the Western Gate in more than three hundred years.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2005].
Ichigo and company are one step closer to saving Rukia from the Soul Society, but for their plan to work, Ichigo must control the spiritual energy that wells within him. Meanwhile, the Soul Society dispatches a delegation to "welcome" their visitors.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
While Ganju experiences difficulties with his opponent and Uryû gets the opportunity to prove his strength, Ichigo defeats Ikkaku and discovers where Rukia is being detained before her execution. Presented in graphic novel format.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
While the Seireitei, the inner sanctum of the Soul Society, is on high alert because of intruders defeating assistant captains, a prominant captain mysteriously dies and Ichigo confronts Ichigo Kenpachi of the Eleventh Company. Presented in graphic novel format.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
Chad has finally met his match in Captain Kyôraku while Ichigo struggles against Kenpachi Zaraki, and although Ichigo manages to draw blood, Kenpachi strikes a more threatening blow.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
Ichigo must learn numerous skills in a short amount of time in order to defeat Rukia's brother, Byakuya Kukichi, who is holidng his friends.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
Uryu is temporarily granted enormous power, and Ichigo tries to master a powerful technique to help him fight Byakuya and save Rukia from execution.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
Rukia Kuchiki's execution is drawing closer; and as members of the Soul Society fight one another, Ichigo Kurosaki struggles to find a way to save her.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Rukia's childhood friend Renji makes a rash decision to kill the captain of his own squad in order to save Rukia from her death sentence.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Rukia's execution for sharing her Soul Reaper powers with Ichigo has begun, but Ichigo is nowhere to be found.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
With the thirteen court guard companies on the verge of a civil war; soul reaper Ichigo Kurosaki battles Byakuya Kuchiki and the fate of Rukia is decided.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Ichigo Kurosaki learns the truth about the collapse of the Soul Society, uncovering a far-reaching conspiracy that threatens the Soul Society's future and their attempts to help tortured spirits find peace.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Ichigo Kurosaki returns to the land of the living after helping tortured spirits find peace and is shocked to learn that the new transfer student at school is actually a Hollow.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2008].
As Ichigo battles the inner Hollow trying to consume him, a sinister transfer student asks him to complete a mysterious job that earns him some dangerous new enemies.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2008].
Ichigo "Strawberry" Kurosaki, born with the ability to see ghosts, battles the Arrancars, Hollows that have obtained Soul Reaper-like powers, who are determined to hunt down anyone with a trace of spiritual power.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2008].
Ichigo and the other soul reapers have a difficult time fighting the Arrancars before taking on the Espada, their more threatening competition.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2008].
Soul reaper Ichigo Kurosaki asks the Visoreds for help in controlling his inner hollow in order to become stronger.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Ichigo and his friends prepare to fight Aizen's wicked plans while the war against the Arrancar approaches.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Orihime returns from the Soul Society only to be tricked by the Arrancar Ulquiorra into accompanying him to Hueco Mundo, branding her a traitor and unworthy of rescue, but Ichigo refuses to abandon his friend and sets out to free her.
741.5 KUBKubo, Tite. Bleach. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Ichigo, Chad, and Uryû face the challenge of passing Tre Cifras, the land of the disgraced Arrancar--who seek to redeem their honor by destroying the heroes--on their way to rescue Orihime from Aizen's vile machinations.
741.5 MATMatsumoto, Tomo. Beauty is the beast. Shojo Beat Manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2005].
Eleventh-grader Eimi Yamashita moves into the school's dormitory after her parents are relocated and finds friendship, love, and conflict with her fellow dorm residents.
741.5 MATMatsumoto, Tomo. Beauty is the beast. Shojo Beat Manga ed. San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, [2006].
Feeling homesick, Eimi is surprisingly cheered up by Wanibuchi, the scariest guy in the dorms, who brings her flowers and shares secrets about his past, but a broken television and an influx of cockroaches threaten to end their fun.
741.5 MATMatsumoto, Tomo. Beauty is the beast. Shojo Beat Manga ed. San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, [2006].
While trying to get closer to Eimi, Shimonuki becomes friends with Eimi's crush, Wanibuchi, and starts to see why she admires him.
741.5 MATMatsumoto, Tomo. Beauty is the beast. Shojo Beat Manga ed. San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, [2006].
Even though she agreed to go on a date with Shimonuki, Eimi still feels like she should tell Wanibuchi about her feelings for him; and the residents at the boys and girls dorms fight over the electricity they need to stay warm.
741.5 MATMatsumoto, Tomo. Beauty is the beast. Shojo Beat Manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2006].
Eimi, not wanting to take the train alone, asks Wanibuchi to accompany her to her parents' house for the school holidays--a journey that will make or break their relationship.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2006.
Cooro, an +Anima with crow-like features and abilities, sets out on a quest to find other +Anima, and when he meets Husky, he discovers a kindred spirit who also possesses animal-like powers, and together the boys try to find acceptance in a world that shuns anyone who is different.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2006.
The +Animas are forced to unite when Gooro is tricked into helping a nearby town. After crossing paths with a new +Anima, however, the sting of betrayal may tear the group apart.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2007.
Just as Cooro and company arrive in a new town, Igneous and his army show up again and start creating problems for them.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2007.
Cooro finds himself in the town of Maggie Vit and considers participating in the non-lethal fighting match at the coliseum.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2007.
Husky, Senri, Nana, and Cooro happen upon an apple orchard owned by a lonely woman named Emma, who invites them all to stay with her, but only Cooro is willing to stay and must choose between having Emma as his new mother and staying with the group.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2007.
Senri joins Igneous on their search for the Kim-un-kur without success; but when Senri mysteriously collapses, the Kim-un-kur suddenly reveal themselves.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2008.
While on their way to visit Husky's mother in Sailand, Husky and Senri are captured by +Anima slave hunters.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2008.
When the children learn that Husky has been stolen and sold to a low-ranking noble, Cooro and Nana set out to rescue Husky, even if the danger is far greater than they anticipated.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2008.
Cooro realizes that an angel is actually an +Anima, and the +Anima, mad he was discovered, turns the people of the town against Cooro by convincing them he is a messenger of death.
741.5 MUKMukai, Natsumi. +Anima. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2008.
The group finally reaches Astaria, where the truth of Cooro's past is revealed and the news of Cooro and Fry's relationship threatens to tear the team apart.
741.5 OKUOkuchi, Ichiro. Code Geass : Lelouch of the rebellion. [Cypress, Calif.] : Bandai Entertainment, [2009].
Lelouch continues to try and turn the tables on the Britannian Empire and has to leave his sister's side, while the conflict between Zero and Suzaku escalates.
741.5 PUCPuckett, Kelley. Batgirl : fists of fury. New York : DC Comics, c2004.
Collects six previously published "Batgirl" comics in which the nearly unbeatable superhero comes face to face with the Joker, while trying to mentor a fellow female crimefighter, and keep up with lesser criminals.
741.5 REEReed, Brian, 1973-. Ms. Marvel. Direct ed. New York : Marvel Comics, c2007.
Carol Danvers, also known as Ms. Marvel, sets out to prove her worth as a superhero by stopping a vengeful magician from another reality, taking down the Brood, and saving Earth from an invading alien.
741.5 REEReed, Brian, 1973-. Ms. Marvel. New York : Marvel Comics, c2007.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Ms. Marvel struggles with doubt about what she wants to be and comes to a crossroads that could change the Marvel Universe.
741.5 REEReed, Brian, 1973-. Ms. Marvel. New York : Marvel Comics, c2008.
Ms. Marvel's team, bolstered by the addition of Machine Man and Sleepwalker, sets out to rescue the young hero Arana from kidnappers; and the heroine then heads to Monster Island to face the alien Brood.
741.5 REEReed, Brian, 1973-. Ms. Marvel. New York : Marvel, c2009.
With every other superhero dispersed across the Earth and New York City under attack, Ms. Marvel goes to war alone against ten thousand Super-Skrulls in the Battle for Manhattan.
741.5 REEReed, Brian, 1973-. Ms. Marvel. New York : Marvel, c2009.
Collects no. 31-34 of the "Ms. Marvel" series as Carol Danvers regains her powers and teams with Spiderman and Batman to rid Manhattan from evil malcontents.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha ani-manga. San Francisco : Viz Media, c2006.
As the half-man, half-dog-demon Inuyasha battles Naraku's latest incarnation, he is dealt a devastating blow when his sword is broken, but as he studies the fractured sword, he gains a surprising insight into his destiny.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha. VIZ Media ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, c2007.
Inuyasha is left vulnerable after his demonic powers are stripped away, leaving Miroku to rely on the wind tunnel to save Inuyasha before it is too late.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu-Yasha. Viz Media ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, c2007.
Inuyasha and the others are trapped inside Mount Hakurei with yet another newly assembled Naraku who is hiding there trying to perfect an emotionless form that will enable him to kill Kikyo.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu-Yasha. Viz Media ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Like Kagura and demonic baby Hakudoshi set out to search the border of the human world and the afterworld to find the last Shikon Jewel shard, while Inuyasha and his team race to recover the shard and keep it safe from evil.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha. Viz Media ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007].
Inuyasha and the rest of the gang travel to a mountain fortress as they search for the final shard of the Shikon Jewel, while Naraku joins forces with the demon Abi Hime to search for a path to the underworld.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha. VIZ Media ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2008].
Kagome's divided loyalties could keep her from helping Kikyo heal from Naraku's miasma; Naraku takes control of Kohaku and orders him to abduct baby Hakudoshi; and a showdown is imminent when Naraku arrives at the demon bird's nest.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha. Viz Media ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2008].
While trying to obtain the last Shikon shard, Inuyasha is attacked by a mysterious force and gets help fighting Maraku from his half-brother.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha. VIZ Media ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2008].
Inuyasha and the gang, led to a "living mountain" that has been awakened from its two-hundred-year slumber by Naraku, receive a gift from the mountain that will help them recover its sacred stone, stolen by Naraku for an unknown purpose.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha. VIZ Media ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2008].
Koga and Inuyasha must stop their fighting long enough to join forces against Hakudoshi's newest creation, which is plaguing the land, and the battle against their common enemy soon puts both fighters at risk.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha. VIZ Media ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Inuyasha continues to question Goryomaru's allegiance to Naraku, while Kagura is injured during an attack on the temple.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha. VIZ Media ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Inuyasha and his friends arrive in a town that has been attacked by some type of dog and stay on to help the villagers rebuild, but the arrival of Kohaku, who is hiding the fact that he has recovered his memories, throws the group's plans into a tailspin.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. Inu Yasha. Shonen Sunday ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2009].
Inuyasha and his crew fight against the scheming Hakudoshi, who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
741.5 TAKTakahashi, Rumiko, 1957-. InuYasha ani-manga. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2008].
Inuyasha, having been mistaken as a dog god, agrees to help a village which has been tormented by monkeys and falls under the spell of the animals who are actually sprites.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2002.
Contains four stories about the adventures of Astro Boy.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2003.
Contains four stories about the adventures of Astro Boy.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2003.
Presents four comic-strip tales featuring the jet-powered robotic boy hero Astro Boy in which he battles robot impostors, unravels a deadly conspiracy, uncovers a mysterious meteorite, and intervenes when Earth's robots go wild.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2003.
Contains three stories about the adventures of Astro Boy.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2003.
A collection of comic strips featuring the adventures of Astro Boy.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2003.
Presents four comic-strip tales featuring the jet-powered robotic boy hero Astro Boy, including "Ambassador Atom," the story in which he made his first appearance.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2003.
Collects episodes 49-51 of "Astro Boy," in which the young hero confronts an impostor Cleopatra and Julius Caesar; fights Skunk, who has framed him for creating an arsenal of balloon bombs; and encounters a modern day Romeo and Juliet.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2003.
A collection of comics featuring the adventures of Astro Boy as he tries to right the wrongs of the world.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Manga, 2008.
Collects several comic-strip tales featuring the jet-powered robotic boy hero Astro Boy, including the story of his birth.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2002.
Presents several comic-strip tales featuring the jet-powered robotic boy hero Astro Boy.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2002.
Young hero Astro Boy embarks on a series of adventures, fighting for abused robots and fighting off evil ones, discovering a valley of diamonds on the moon, and getting trapped in the twentieth century due to a faulty time machine.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2002.
Contains four stories about the adventures of Astro Boy.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2002.
Contains eight stories about the adventures of Astro Boy.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2002.
Contains six stories about the adventures of Astro Boy.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2002.
Contains three stories about the adventures of Astro Boy.
741.5 TEZTezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Astro Boy. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Manga, 2004.
Presents the final volume in the Astro Boy collection, including short cartoon-style stories featuring the jet-powered robotic hero.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2003].
Goku, the world's strongest martial artist, tries to get the seventh Dragon Ball from the power-hungry Emperor Pilaf.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2003].
Goku enters the "Strongest Under the Heavens" fighting tournament and is pitted against his fellow student Kuririn as well as students from around the world.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2003].
After eight months of intense training, Goku enters the "Strongest Under the Heavens" fighting tournament, where he faces off with the mysterious old martial arts master Jackie Chun before continuing on his quest for the seven Dragon balls, fighting the Red Ribbon Army.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2003].
In his quest for the seven Dragon Balls, Goku invades Muscle Tower to fight the Red Ribbon Army and protect Jingle Village, and later reunites with his old friend Bulma in an adventure on a jungle island, where problems arise in the form of General Blue.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007], C2003.
Gohan, Kuririn, and Bulma must outwit pirates and the Red Ribbon Army in order to retrieve the last of the Dragon Balls, which can grant any wish in the world.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz Media, [2003].
Baba Uranai, an all-seeing, high-priced witch, offers to tell Goku where the last Dragon Ball is for free if he and his friends can beat five monsters in one-on-one combat.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump Graphic Novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, c2003.
Intrigue surrounds the "Strongest-Under-the-Heavens" Martial Arts Tournament as Tenshinhan tries to avenge his master, whose brother was killed by Goku.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2003].
When Kuririn is killed by a lizard-like monster, Goku vows revenge and goes in search of the culprit.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2003].
Piccolo restores his youth by wishing on the Dragon Balls, then flies to the palace of the King of the World and declares that he is the new King. Tenshinhan and Goku risk death in order to gain skills that will defeat him.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2004].
Goku, the only being on Earth with a chance of defeating the Great Demon King Piccolo, turns to Kami-sama for help when Piccolo births a younger, tougher version of himself.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2004].
Kuririn, Goku, Tenshinhan, and Yamcha face formidable enemies during a martial arts tournament that includes Taopaipai, the assassin, who has returned as a cyborg.
741.5 TORToriyama, Akira, 1955-. Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump graphic novel ed. San Francisco : Viz, [2004].
In the final volume of this series, the Strongest Under the Heavens martial arts tournament draws to a close with only Goku, Piccolo, and Shen--the disguised Kami-sama--remaining. But even a god is no match for Piccolo's new powers and Goku is soon fighting alone for ultimate control of the world!.
741.5 YIYi, Yŏng-yu. Kill me, kiss me. Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2004.
Cross-dressing cousins Jung-Woo and Tae both cross paths with gangs at their schools and find themselves in difficult romantic situations while trying to avoid being flattened by toughs.
741.5 YIYi, Yŏng-yu. Kill me, kiss me. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2004.
Que-Min tries to protect Jung-Woo from being attacked by gang leader Ghoon-Hahm, who holds a mysterious grudge against him.
741.5 YIYi, Yŏng-yu. Kill me, kiss me. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2004.
Tae Yeon Im's idea that she and her identical cousin Jung-Woo switch places, a plan that also requires them to pose as a member of the opposite sex, lands them in trouble with school gangs who do not know who they are dealing with, but want to cause trouble anyway.
741.5 YIYi, Yŏng-yu. Kill me, kiss me. Hamburg [Germany] ; : Tokyopop, c2005.
When Que-Min and Jung-Woo get locked in a room together, Jung-Woo opens up about his troubled childhood and Que-Min offers some sympathy.
741.5 YOMYomino, Atsuro. Code Geass : Suzaku of the counterattack. [Cypress, Calif.] : Bandai Entertainment, [2008].
Suzaku Kururugi, the son of the last Prime Minister of Japan, serves as a soldier in Britannia's army--the empire that has conquered much of the planet--but he learns that he now fights against Lelouch, his friend and the young prince of Britannia, who has become a terrorist to avenge his mother and sister.
741.5 YOMYomino, Atsuro. Code Geass : Suzaku of the counterattack. [Cypress, Calif.] : Bandai Entertainment, [2008].
Suzaku Kururugi is appointed to be Prince Schneizel's knight, and when the Black Knights attack the opening of the art museum, where the emperor is scheduled to be, Suzaku faces Zero, and reveals the man behind the mask.
796 GREGreat quotes from great sports heroes. Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, c1997.
A collection of quotations by some of America's best-known sports personalities on a variety of topics including life, health, marriage, and politics, with short biographical sketches of selected speakers.
808 WRIWriter's market, 2010. 89th annual ed., Completely rev. & updated! [ed]. Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, c2009.
Provides contact information and submission guidelines for 3,500 markets for writers, covering literary agents, book publishers, Canadian and international book publishers, small presses, consumer magazines, trade journals, newspapers, screenwriting, playwriting, greeting cards, and contests, and includes listings of professional organizations, and other resources.
813 SPASparks, Nicholas. Three weeks with my brother. 1st trade ed. New York : Warner Books, 2006, c2004.
Novelist Nicholas Sparks provides an account of his adventures traveling around the world with his brother Micah on the trip of a lifetime, and shares the personal story of their childhood and the family tragedies they have endured, and how those experiences have made them closer.
917.98 KRAKrakauer, Jon. Into the wild. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 1997. c1996.
Tells the story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found dead of starvation nearly four months later.
92 DELFriedman, Lauri S. Michael Dell. 1st ed. Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., c2009.
A business-minded boy -- Young man, young company -- Making Dell different -- Ups and downs -- Racing at the speed of "Dell-ocity" -- Reaching the top -- A private man -- Back in charge -- Timeline. Profiles the life and achievements of Michael Dell, discussing his childhood, first experiences with selling computers, the creation of Dell Computer Corporation, influence on the industry, and other related topics.
92 GRAGrandin, Temple. Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my life with autism. 2nd Vintage Books ed., Expanded ed. New York : Vintage Books, c2006.
The author gives a personal account of her life as an autistic person, describing the way her visual mind works and how she managed to go beyond her impairment and succeed in the outside world.
92 LEELee, Bruce, 1940-1973. Bruce Lee : artist of life. Boston : Tuttle Pub., 1999.
A collection of writings on martial art and the art of living by actor Bruce Lee.
92 LEEMochizuki, Ken, 1954-. Be water, my friend : the early years of Bruce Lee. 1st ed. New York : Lee & Low Books, c2006.
An introduction to the childhood of Bruce Lee, discussing his martial arts training and his struggle to understand the spiritual side of the sport.
92 LEERoensch, Greg. Bruce Lee. 1st ed. New York : Rosen, 2002.
A biography of the well-known actor and martial arts master, Bruce Lee, from his childhood in Hong Kong to his untimely death at the age of thirty-two.
DVD FIC GREThe great Gatsby. Widescreen format. Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2003, c1974.
Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Karen Black, Scott Wilson, Sam Waterston, Lois Chiles, Howard da Silva, Roberts Blossom, Edward Herrmann, Elliot Sullivan, Bruce Dern. Presents an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel which chronicles the empty lives of an elegant, equivocal, man of means who is enthralled with an evasive, self-indulgent woman.
DVD FIC PRIThe princess bride. Widescreen format; Special ed. Santa Monica, CA : MGM Entertainment, 2001, c1987.
Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Mel Smith, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal. Westley, a farm boy, goes off to seek his fortune shortly after declaring his love for Buttercup, the most beautiful woman in the world, but their relationship is put to the test when his ship is captured by pirates and she is summoned to become the bride of the evil prince.
FIC ANDAnderson, Laurie Halse. Chains. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2008.
After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
FIC ANDAnderson, Laurie Halse. Wintergirls. New York : Viking, 2009.
Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.
FIC BAGBagshawe, Tilly. Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the game. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2009.
Eve and Alexandra, the great-granddaughters of Kate Blackwell, battle for control of the powerful multibillion-dollar corporation, but their desire to lead the company is threatened by their own ambitions, dark secrets from the past, and a little-known descendant of Kate's great-grandfather.
FIC BRABradley, Alex. Hot lunch. 1st ed. New York : Dutton Childrens Books, c2007.
After getting in a food fight with her classmate, Cassie Birchmeyer, Molly Ollinger is forced to work with her in the cafeteria; and the two have to find a way to get along.
FIC BRABray, Libba. The sweet far thing. 1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2007.
At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.
FIC BUTButcher, Jim, 1971-. Turn coat : a novel of the Dresden files. New York : Roc Book, c2009.
Harry Dresden, a professional wizard who consults with the Chicago police on cases involving the supernatural, is not always in good standing with the magical ruling body, the White Council, so he takes a big risk when he agrees to help Morgan, a veteran Warden with the Council who has been accused of treason and needs a place to hide while trying to clear his name.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Bad connection : a novel. Colorado Springs, CO : Multnomah, c2006.
Samantha McGregor has a vision that her friend Kayla Henderson, who went missing and assumed to be a run-away, is in trouble, and enlists the help of Detective Ebony Hamilton to find her.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Beyond reach : a novel. Colorado Springs, CO : Multnomah, c2007.
Samantha has a gift from God that makes her see visions of crimes and impending disasters, and she struggles to use this special ability to help people and to glorify God.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Bitter rose : color me crushed. Colorado Springs, CO : TH1NK Books, c2006.
A Mexican-American high school senior deals with the separation and divorce of her parents and their effects on her relationship with them and with God.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Blade silver : color me scarred. Colorado Springs, CO : TH1NK, c2005.
Ruth Wallace struggles to hide the scars on her arms and the fact that she cuts herself from her friends and family, but when her boyfriend and best friend begin to get suspicious, Ruth realizes she must find a new way to cope with her disastrous life.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Bright purple : color me confused. Colorado Springs, CO : TH1NK Books, c2006.
When Jessica LeCroix, a fellow teammeber on Ramie Grant's basketball team, reveals she is a lesbian, the rest of the girls quickly begin to attack Jessica, and Ramie struggles to do the right thing and defend Jessica and her lifestyle.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Burnt orange : color me wasted. Colorado Springs, CO : NavPress, c2005.
The daughter of a pastor justifies going to drinking parties as helping others, disregarding the feelings of real friends.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Crystal lies : a novel. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, c2004.
Glennis Harmon lives the perfect life as the wife of a prominent city attorney and the mother of two teenage children, but her perfect world is destroyed when her son becomes addicted to drugs and her family struggles to support his recovery.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Dark blue : color me lonely. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, CO : TH1NK Books/NavPress, c2004.
High school sophomore Kara Hendricks grows closer to God when Jordan, her best friend since kindergarten, dumps her for the "cool" crowd.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Deep green : color me jealous. Colorado Springs, CO : TH1NK Books, c2004.
Jordan Ferguson and Shawna Frye's friendship is tested when Timothy dumps Shawna to start dating Jordan and Shawna begins spreading vicious rumors about Jordan in order to getrevenge on her former friend.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Face the music : a novel. Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, c2004.
Chloe, Allie, and Laura divide their time between school and touring with a Christian band, but when Chloe falls for a handsome lead singer of another band and a death hits close to home, trusting God becomes her major challenge.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Faded denim : color me trapped. Colorado Springs, CO : TH1NK Books, c2006.
Seventeen-year-old Emily, originally attempting to lose only a few pounds, develops an eating disorder that plagues her until she decides that trusting in God and her friends can help her regain her health.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Fool's gold : color me consumed. Colorado Springs, CO : TH1NK Books, c2005.
A daughter of missionaries from Papua, New Guinea, spends the summer in Los Angeles with her cousin and ends up in debt after getting caught up in the consumerism of wealthy surfer life.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Harsh pink : color me burned. Colorado Springs, CO : TH1NK, c2007.
Reagan Mercer is just trying to fit in at her new high school when she bumps one of the most popular girls from the cheerleading squad, but when she eventually becomes part of the in-crowd, she finds their behavior--and her own--disturbing. Includes discussion questions.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Homecoming queen. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2008.
At the Carter boardinghouse for rich teenaged girls who are interested in fashion, the race for high school homecoming queen turns friends and roommates against one another, and, as the votes roll in, some of the girls grow smarter and closer to God, while others seem to make the same mistakes over again.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. It's a green thing : a novel. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, Colo. : Multnomah Books, 2009.
Maya writes in her journal about her new-found Christian faith as she struggles with relationship problems and her friend Marissa's partying and dangerous lifestyle. Includes "go green" tips.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Miranda's story. Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, c2003.
High school senior Miranda Sanchez wants to change her boring life and, despite the concerns of her friend Sammy, she decides to become a "wild child," until her partying ends up in disaster.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. New York debut. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2009.
Life at the Carter house is in an uproar, with Taylor coming home from rehab treatment, Kriti developing a possible eating disorder, and Eliza creating competition between the girls for the New York debut at Spring Fashion Week.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. A not-so-simple life : a novel. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, Colo. : Multnomah Books, 2008.
Maya keeps a journal the year following her aunt's death, in which she records her thoughts about her alcoholic and drug-addicted mother and her own feelings of depression, until she decides to give her heart to God.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Sold out : a novel. Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, c2003.
Conflicts arise when fifteen-year-old Chloe Miller and her fellow band members are discovered by a talent scout from Nashville and are invited to record and tour.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Stealing Bradford. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2008.
DJ's efforts to make sense of Christianity, prayer, and the Bible only seem to make it harder for her to deal with the inability of the girls in her grandmother's boardinghouse to get along, especially after Taylor begins flirting with Rhiannon's boyfriend.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. These boots weren't made for walking : a novel. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, Colo. : Waterbrook Press, 2007.
Thirty-one-year-old Cassidy Cantrell suddenly finds herself out of a job and alone, so she returns to her ski resort hometown only to find her recently divorced mother sporting a glamorous new look and a thriving social life.
FIC CARCarlson, Melody. Torch red : color me torn. Colorado Springs, CO : Th1nk Books, c2004.
Zoe feels like the last virgin in her high school and is tempted to give into peer pressure and get it over with when one of the school's most popular jocks asks her out, but the experiences of a mysterious new student help Zoe make the best choice for herself.
FIC COECoelho, Paulo. The alchemist. [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [1998], c1993.
Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy, sets out from his home in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of buried treasure, but through his encounters with a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself a king, and an Alchemist, he learns the value of the treasures found within himself.
FIC COOCooney, Caroline B. If the witness lied. 1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.
Torn apart by tragedies and the publicity they brought, siblings Smithy, Jack, and Madison, aged fourteen to sixteen, tap into their parent's courage to pull together and protect their brother Tris, nearly three, from further media exploitation and a much more sinister threat.
FIC CRUCrutcher, Chris. Deadline. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, c2007.
Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos.".
FIC DELDelaney, Joseph, 1945-. Attack of the Fiend. 1st HarperTrophy ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, 2009.
When witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives, Tom, the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devil himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.
FIC DELDelaney, Joseph, 1945-. Curse of the bane. 1st Harper Trophy ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, 2007, c2005.
The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, have been successful in ridding the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts, but they face a much more formidable task when they travel to Priestown to confront the Bane and the Quisitor.
FIC DELDelaney, Joseph, 1945-. Night of the soul stealer. 1st HarperTrophy ed. New York : Greenwillow Books :, 2008, c2006.
Tom and his master must battle against two dangerous witches on the gloomy Anglezarke Moor in order to keep a dark mage from resurrecting an ancient evil.
FIC DELDelaney, Joseph, 1945-. Revenge of the witch. 1st Harper Trophy ed. New York : HarperTrophy, 2006, c2005.
Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties.".
FIC DESDessen, Sarah. Along for the ride : a novel. New York : Viking, 2009.
Auden gets a chance to recapture the carefree teen life she missed while her parents were going through a divorce when she goes to spend the summer with her dad and his new family in a charming beach town and meets fellow insomniac Eli, an intriguing loner fighting demons of his own.
FIC DIADiamant, Anita. The red tent. New York : Picador, c1997.
The story of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, is told from her point of view, beginning with the story of her mothers, Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah. These wives of Jacob give her the gifts that are to sustain her through a damaged youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land.
FIC DIVDivine, L. Keep it movin'. New York : Dafina Books, c2009.
Jayd is forced to deal with a variety of drama and take control of her own destiny as problems with her car and her friends accumulate and she focuses on developing her own unique hair braiding technique.
FIC DRADraper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills). Tears of a tiger. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum :, 1994.
The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school.
FIC EUGEugenides, Jeffrey. Middlesex. New York : Picador, c2002.
Three generations of a Greek American family find themselves plagued by a mutant gene which causes bizarre side effects in the family's teenage girls.
FIC FORForstchen, William R. One second after. 1st ed. New York : Forge, 2009.
After an electromagnetic pulse weapon destroys the United States' electrical grid, history professor John Matherson, a retired soldier, attempts to protect his family despite the breakdown of society and prevalence of starvation, disease, and roving gangs of barbarians.
FIC GISGist, Deeanne. A bride in the bargain. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2009.
Joe Denton requests a Mercer bride to fulfill his obligations of needing a wife in order to retain ownership of his Seattle timberland in 1860, but when Anna Ivey arrives in Seattle and refuses to marry Joe, he must find a way to woe the beautiful young woman before he loses his land.
FIC GRAGrahame-Smith, Seth. Pride and prejudice and zombies : the classic regency romance--now with ultraviolent zombie mayhem. Philadelphia : Quirk Books, c2009.
An adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," in which Meryton is overrun with zombies and Elizabeth Bennet does what must be done to rid the world of the flesh-eating fiends, but she is distracted by the arrival of Mr. Darcy, a rich man who harbors an air of arrogance.
FIC HARHarrison, Kim. Once dead, twice shy : a novel. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2009.
Spunky teen Madison, though technically dead, uses a stolen amulet to retain the illusion of a body and help her in the struggle between Light and Dark reapers.
FIC IWAIwasa, Mamoru. Code Geass : Lelouch of the rebellion. [Cypress, Calif.] : Bandai Entertainment, c2008.
Lelouch, a prince of the Britannia Empire, dons a mask, calls himself Zero, and launches a rebellion against the Holy Empire, leading the Black Knights into battle at Narita while also attempting to protect Nunnally, his sister.
FIC IWAIwasa, Mamoru. Code Geass : Lelouch of the rebellion. [Cypress, Calif.] : Bandai Entertainment, c2007.
After Zero--Lelouch's masked persona--lead the Black Knights to victory in Narita, their celebration comes to a close when he learns that a friend's father has died; and encounters Mao, another Geass user with a connection to C.C.
FIC JIMJiménez, Francisco, 1943-. Reaching out. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2008.
The author describes his experiences as a young immigrant pursuing his education during the 1950s and 1960s.
FIC JINJinks, Catherine. The reformed vampire support group. Boston : Harcourt, 2009.
Fifteen-year-old vampire Nina has been stuck for fifty-one years in a boring support group for vampires, and nothing exciting has ever happened to them--until one of them is murdered and the others must try to solve the crime.
FIC KLAKlass, David. You don't know me : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate and other problems at school.
FIC LEWLewis, Beverly, 1949-. The missing. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2009.
Twenty-one-year-old Grace Byler longs to find her missing mother and to uncover the secret that drove her to leave their Amish community, but she fears she will never know the truth, and while she struggles to accept her family's loss, she tries to make the community understand her decision to remain single.
FIC MARMarr, Melissa. Fragile eternity. 1st ed. New York : Bowen Press, c2009.
Seth, who never thought he would want to settle down, changes his mind when he meets Aislinn, who is everything he has dreamed of, and also happens to be an immortal fairy queen; the couple try to remain true to themselves amid a world of shifting rules and dangerous alliances.
FIC NIVNiven, Larry. Ringworld. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine, 1970.
Four individuals from different places in the universe explore a mysterious world fabricated in the shape of a ring.
FIC PRAPratchett, Terry. Nation. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, c2008.
A tsunami destroys everything leaving Mau, an island boy, Daphne, an aristocratic English girl, and a small group of refugees responsible for rebuilding their village and their lives.
FIC SHESheldon, Sidney. Memories of midnight. New York : Warner Books, 2006, c1990.
Demiris, a man obsessed with revenge, plots his final act of vengeance for those who betrayed him.
FIC SIMSimpson, Mona. Anywhere but here. New York : Vintage Contemporaries, 1992.
Restless and ambitious Adele August and her twelve-year-old daughter Ann run away to California with a host of American dreams and myths to lead them.
FIC SKYSkye, Obert. Leven Thumps and the eyes of the Want. [Salt Lake City, Utah] : Shadow Mountain, c2007.
Leven is summoned to the abode of the Want, not knowing whether that leader's intentions are to harm or help Foo, and soon Leven is separated from his good friends as he continues his battle to save that mythical land.
FIC SKYSkye, Obert. Leven Thumps and the gateway to Foo. [Salt Lake City, Utah] : Shadow Mountain, c2005.
Fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps and thirteen- year-old Winter together, as they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and the land of dreams and hopes--Foo--must be found and demolished.
FIC SKYSkye, Obert. Leven Thumps and the whispered secret. [Salt Lake City, Utah] : Shadow Mountain, c2006.
While Leven, Winter, and sidekicks Geth and Clover battle fantastical creatures in Foo, contrary forces in Reality plan to reconstruct the destroyed gateway between the mythical Foo and their own land.
FIC SKYSkye, Obert. Leven Thumps and the wrath of Ezra. [Salt Lake City, Utah] : Shadow Mountain, c2008.
As Leven, Geth, and Winter continue their quest to save Foo from the invading armies of rants, a new threat arrives, the Dearth.
FIC SMISmith, L. J. (Lisa J.). Night world. Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2008.
Secret vampire -- Daughter of darkness -- Spellbinder. Contains three novels by L.J. Smith, and includes "Secret Vampire," in which Poppy asks her secret lover James to make her immortal after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, "Daughters of Darkeness," that describes the lives of three vampire sisters, and "Spellbinder" in which two witch cousins fight over their high school crush.
FIC SMISmith, L. J. (Lisa J.). Night world. Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2008.
Dark angel -- The chosen -- Soulmate. Collects three novellas from L.J. Smith, and includes "Dark Angel," in which Gillian wrestles with her feelings of submission to the questionable requests of her guardian angel; "The Chosen," which depicts Rashel who, while on a quest to avenge her mother, learns that her soul mate is one she had sought to destroy; and in "Soulmate," Hannah tries to understand her destiny.
FIC SMISmith, L. J. (Lisa J.). Night world. Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2009.
Huntress -- Black dawn -- Witchlight. Collects three "Night World" novels from L.J. Smith, and features "Huntress," in which Jez Redfern learns that she is half-human; "Black Dawn," which depicts Maggie Neely on her dangerous search to find her missing brother, Miles; and in "Witchlight," Raksha Keller is hired to protect a Wild Power, but her growing affections for the Wild Power's soul mate could ruin everything.
FIC STESteinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Of mice and men. New York : Penguin Books, 1993.
Sustained by the hope of someday owning a farm of their own, two migrant laborers arrive to work on a ranch in central California.
FIC SWASwanwick, Michael. The dragons of Babel. 1st mass market ed. New York : Tor, 2009, c2007.
Will finds himself the unwilling lieutenant of a war-dragon of Babel that has arrived in postindustrialized Faerie and declared himself king, and soon becomes a hero to the city's homeless, who view him as a savior who can help them rebuild their lives.
FIC TOLTolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. The hobbit, or, There and back again. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2001], c1937.
Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit who only wanted to be left alone, is drawn by a wizard and a band of homeless dwarves into a quest where he confronts evil orcs, savage wolves, and the great dragon, Smaug the Magnificent.
FIC WRIWright, Jason F. The Wednesday letters : a novel. [Salt Lake City, Utah] : Shadow Mountain, c2007.
After their parents' deaths, Matthew, Samantha, and Malcolm stumble upon boxes of letters written by their father for their mother every Wednesday that chronicle the couple's life together and reveal some shocking secrets about the past and the power of forgiveness.
PRO 370.15 WILWillingham, Daniel T. Why don't students like school? : a cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for your classroom. 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.
Why don't students like school? -- How can I teach students the skills they need when standardized tests require only facts? -- Why do students remember everything that's on television and forget everything I say? -- Why is it so hard for students to understand abstract ideas? -- Is drilling worth it? -- What's the secret to getting students to think like scientists, mathematicians, and historians? -- How should I adjust my teaching for different types of learners? -- How can I help slow learners? -- What about my mind?. Explains the cognitive and biological basis for learning and provides insight on how teachers can use story, emotion, memory, context, and routine to improve student knowledge and the learning experience.
PRO 372.6 MILMiller, Donalyn. The book whisperer : awakening the inner reader in every child. 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.
Sixth grade teacher Donalyn Miller describes the instructional approach she uses to turn children into readers, based on a combination of individual choice, a program of independent reading, a collection of high-interest books, and appropriate and authentic reading behavior modeling.
REF 031.02 WORThe world almanac and book of facts, 2009. New York : World Almanac, c2009.
Contains thousands of facts and statistics on a variety of subjects, such as science, economics, sports, arts, and media; and includes information on the 2008 Beijing Olympics and presidential election.
REF 796 2002009 ESPN sports almanac. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books/ESPN Books, c2008.
A review of the 2008 sports season, with coverage, rankings, and statistics on the Beijing Olympic Games, Ryder Cup action, baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and fantasy sports.
REF 976.4 TEXTexas almanac, 2008-2009 : the source for all things Texan since 1857. 64th ed. Dallas, TX : Dallas Morning News ;, c2008.
A compilation of information about Texas, featuring illustrations of flags and symbols, a statistical profile of the state, a review of Texas history, a listing of towns, and facts on the environment, weather, recreation and sports, elections, government, crime, culture and the arts, religion, health and science, education, business, transportation, and agriculture.

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