921 STR
Strathern, Paul, 1940-. Hemingway in 90 minutes. Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, c2005.
A concise overview of the life and works of twentieth-century American author Ernest Hemingway that also provides a list of his major works, a chronology of his life and times, and an annotated further reading list.

940.53 GRA
Grant, R. G. World War II : the events and their impact on real people. London ; : DK, 2008.
Contains eyewitness accounts from people who experienced World War II as soldiers and civilians, provides information on the history of events and its aftermath, and includes photographs, maps, time lines, and footage on DVD.

977.77 CED
Epic Surge : Eastern Iowa's Unstoppable Flood of 2008. Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 : Gazette Communications Inc, 2008.


FIC AND
Anderson, M. T. The kingdom of the waves. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Octavian, a young African-American, is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years prior to and during the American Revolution.

FIC COL
Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl : the time paradox. 1st American ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2008.
Artemis's fairy friends help him travel back in time to find a cure for his mother's rare disease which can only be cured by the brain fluid of now-extinct African lemurs, and is shocked to discover that it was actually his younger self who was responsible for bringing about the animal's extinction.

FIC CRA
Crace, Jim. The pesthouse : a novel. 1st Vintage Books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 2008, c2007.
After being separated from each other while trying to escape a postapocalyptic United States by boarding a ship to Europe, Franklin, a man who was injured and left behind by his brother, and Margaret, a woman with a deadly infection, reunite and decide to try and live inland.

FIC HIG
Higson, Charles, 1958-. Double or die : a James Bond adventure. 1st American ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2007.
Teenage James Bond is on the case when a professor is kidnapped in a north London cemetery, and an encoded letter arrives which, once deciphered, leaves James with just forty-eight hours to rescue the captured scholar and save the world.

FIC SOM
Somper, Justin. Demons of the ocean. 1st pbk. U.S. ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2007, c2005.
Connor, who was rescued by pirates after his ship was wrecked, believes his twin sister, Grace, was abducted by the Vampirates and is determined to find her.

FIC SOM
Somper, Justin. Tide of terror. 1st pbk. U.S. ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2008, c2006.
Connor's time aboard the pirate ship "Diablo" has him longing to be a part of the pirate life, while his twin sister Grace prefers he choose the less dangerous path of attending the distinguished Pirate Academy.

FIC VON
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Because I'm worth it : a Gossip Girl novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, c2003.
Gossip Girl and her friends turn in their college applications and get ready to party away the dreary month of February in New York City.

FIC VON
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. You're the one that I want : a Gossip Girl novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, c2004.
Blair, Serena, Nate, and their classmates at an elite prep school learn that their entrance into the college of their choice depends a lot on both old and new relationships.

GN FIC KOO
Chan, Queenie. In Odd we trust. New York : Del Rey/Ballantine, c2008.
Nineteen-year-old Odd Thomas is able to see the lingering spirits of the dead, and when the sad spirit of a frightened child asks Odd for help, Odd finds himself facing a deadly stalker determined to kill again.

REF 306.9 GRE
Bucki, Cecelia. Social history of the United States : the 1930s. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2009.
Experiences of the early Depression, 1929-1932 -- Great crash and financial crisis -- Poverty and unemployment -- Local relief efforts -- Rural poverty -- The 1932 presidential election -- New Deal and American society -- The first New Deal -- Second New Deal -- The contours of popular politics -- Social movements -- Populism -- Faith-based movements -- Ethnic community concerns -- Leftist alternatives to the New Deal -- The labor movement -- Union successes, 1933-1934 -- The CIO, 1936-1938 -- Workers left out of federal law -- Women and work -- Labor's place after 1937 -- Rural life / by Catherine McNicol Stock -- Dust Bowl -- The New Deal response to the crisis in rural America and its impact on rural people -- Modernizing rural America -- Special concerns in other rural regions -- Culture -- Popular culture and the great Depression -- Consumer culture and the culture of the airwaves -- Movies of the great Depression -- Politics, art, and the rediscovery of the "folk" -- Proletarian culture and the "cultural front" -- Private lives -- Family -- Women -- Children and teenagers -- Health patterns -- Religion -- Biographies.

REF 306.9 GRE
Ciabattari, Mark. Social history of the United States : the 1940s. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2009.


REF 306.9 GRE
Cohen, Nancy, 1963-. Social history of the United States : the 1990s. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2009.


REF 306.9 GRE
Greenberg, Brian. Social history of the United States. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2009.
Introduction : the making of modern America -- Corporate capital in the Morgan era -- Working class life in industrial America -- The peopling of modern America -- Urban life -- Progressivism and social reform -- Insurgency -- Mass consumption and leisure.

REF 306.9 GRE
Holloran, Peter C., 1947-. Social history of the United States : the 1980s. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2009.


REF 306.9 GRE
Mercier, Laurie. Social history of the United States : the 1970s. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2009.


REF 306.9 GRE
Paino, Troy D. (Troy Dale). Social history of the United States : the 1960s. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2009.


REF 306.9 GRE
Reavley, Gordon. Social history of the United States : the 1910s. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2009.


REF 306.9 GRE
Stoner, John Charles. Social history of the United States. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2009.
Communism and American society -- American workers in the 1950s -- Urban life -- The nuclear family and the baby boomer home -- Migrations, western development, and environmental change -- Cold War and peace -- The civil rights movement.

REF 306.9 GRE
Watts, Linda S., 1960-. Social history of the United States : the 1920s. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, Inc., c2009.
Volume introduction: did the twenties roar? -- Overview -- Characterizing an era: haves and have-nots in the twenties -- Measured progress: the 1920s census -- Who lived where? American regions and population shifts -- Bibliography -- Modernity and mass production -- Overview -- Timeline -- Changes in industrial production -- Tough times for farmers -- African American workers' gains and losses -- Women in the workplace -- Biographies -- Bibliography -- Mass consumption and leisure -- Overview -- Timeline -- The new consumer culture -- Automobility -- Tourism: the nation learns to vacation -- Vamps and sheiks: Americans at the movies -- Other amusements -- Biographies -- Bibliography -- Urbanization, politics, and suffrage -- Overview -- Timeline -- Urbanization -- Urban issues -- Politics -- Women's suffrage -- Biographies -- Bibliography -- All that jazz: radio, magazines, and mass communication -- Overview -- Timeline -- Who owned the airwaves? Radio broadcasting in the twenties -- Popular music and dance -- Popular reading -- News and news reels -- Advertising everything -- The rise of public relations -- Biographies -- Bibliography -- American or un-American? -- Overview -- Timeline -- Immigration -- Assimilation in Los Angeles -- Eugenics -- America under a microscope -- Biographies -- Bibliography -- Modernity and social movements -- Overview -- Timeline -- Dry: living with prohibition -- The second Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s -- Religions new and old -- These modern women: the emergence of feminism -- Biographies -- Bibliography -- The end of the twenties -- Chapter overview -- Timeline -- Twenties economics: the distribution of wealth -- Boosterism and busts: the Florida land boom -- Fighting back: organized labor at the end of the 1920s -- Playing the market: the effects of the great crash -- Biographies -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors.

REF 920 BIO
Biography today. : profiles of people of interest to young readers. Detroit : Omnigraphics, c2006.
Carol Bellamy -- Miri Ben-Ari -- Black Eyed Peas -- Bono -- Kelsie Buckley -- Dale Chihuly -- Neda DeMayo -- Dakota Fanning -- Green Day -- Freddie Highmore -- Russel Honoré -- Tim Howard -- Cynthia Kadohata -- Coretta Scott King -- Rachel McAdams -- Cesar Millan -- Steve Nash -- Nick Park -- Rosa Parks -- Danica Patrick -- Jorge Ramos -- Ben Roethlisberger -- Lil' Romeo -- Adam Sandler -- Russell Simmons -- Jamie Lynn Spears -- Jon Stewart -- Joss Stone -- Hannah Teter -- Brenda Villa -- Tyler James Williams -- Gretchen Wilson. Provides biographies of over thirty musicians, actors, authors, athletes, activists, scientists, politicians, businesspeople, and others, such as U2's lead singer Bono, glass artist Dale Chihuly, young actress Dakota Fanning, and race car driver Danica Patrick, covering their youths, education, career highlights, family lives, and hobbies.

REF 920 BIO
Biography today. : profiles of people of interest to young readers. Detroit : Omnigraphics, c2008.
Profiles the lives and careers of over thirty personalities including actors, business and political leaders, newscasters, inventors, and athletes.

 

BOOK REVIEW by Adam Fisher

 

 The Red Kayak is a well-written mystery by Priscilla Cummings. One day, Brady is pulled out of school to help find his neighbors, Mrs. DiAngelo and her son Ben, after their kayak sunk while they were out on the river. They are both found, but Ben later dies of ammonia. Life goes on for Brady, until he discovers terrible truth behind why the kayak sank, now he must decide what to do. If he tells, both his family and friends will be changed forever, but he also feels that he can't hold onto his secret andy longer. This story is full of twists and turns at every corner, you'll never see them coming. I always felt engaged by this book, and was never bored. I would recommend this story for anyone who likes mysteries, or just wants a quick read. I give this book an eight out of ten.