New Books to the Library

Sorted by Call Number / Author

345.7 GRI
Grisham, John. The innocent man : murder and injustice in a small town. New York : Doubleday, c2006.
Presents a comprehensive study of the controversial murder trial involving baseball player Ron Williamson.

576.8 NOV
Novacek, Michael J. Terra : our 100-million-year-old ecosystem--and the threats that now put it at risk. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008, c2007.
Examines the world's ecosystem maintaining that human abuse to the environment is causing such irreparable damage that the planet may not be habitable in the future.

647.1 CON
Consumer Reports buying guide 2010. Yonkers, NY : Consumers Union, c2009.
Contains reviews, ratings, and buying advice on a wide range of consumer products, including appliances, cars, electronics, and more.

815.5 MAC
The Penguin book of twentieth-century speeches. 2nd rev. ed. London, England ; : Penguin Books, 1999.
A collection of speeches which shaped the twentieth century including those made by presidents and statesmen, soldiers and poets, and dreamers and destroyers.

921 ROB
Robinson, Sharon, 1950-. Jackie's nine : Jackie Robinson's values to live by : courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, persistence [sic], commitment, excellence. New York : Scholastic, [2002], c2001.
Baseball hero Jackie Robinson's daughter discusses nine values that her father held dear, shares memories from her life and her father's that illustrate those values, and profiles individuals whom she considers heroes, including Christopher Reeve and Oprah Winfrey.

940.539 BUK
Nothing makes you free : writings by descendants of Jewish Holocaust survivors. New York : Norton, 2003, c2002.
A collection of fictional and nonfictional writings by children of Holocaust survivors, including selections by Art Spiegelman, Eva Hoffman, Peter Singer, and others.

FIC CHO
Choyce, Lesley, 1951-. Running the risk. Victoria, BC ; : Orca Book Publishers, 2009.
Sean, the victim of a hold-up, finds he likes the thrill of danger and his risk-taking leads him to a bad part of town where he comes into dangerous contact with the original armed robbers.

FIC COR
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels. The Scarpetta factor /#17. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2009.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, who works as the senior forensic analyst for CNN, offers her services pro bono to the chief medical examiner of New York City, and when she becomes involved in a strange plot involving a famous actor and is asked to launch her own television show, she worries about her future as a professional.

FIC DeL
De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-. The Van Alen legacy /#4. 1st ed. New York : Disney/Hyperion Books, c2009.
Once left to live the glamorous life in New York City, the Blue Bloods--an ancient group of vampires--now find themselves in an epic battle for survival following the stunning revelation of a young socialite's true identity and the growing threat of the sinister Silver Bloods.

FIC HAM
Hamilton, Laurell K. The lunatic cafe /#4. Berkley trade pbk. ed. New York : Berkley Books, 2008, c1996.
The leader of the local werewolf pack, Marcus, has come to Anita Blake, expert in the preternatural, to help him find eight missing members of his pack and she agrees to help him although her boyfriend, Richard, is in competition for leadership of the pack.

FIC HRD
Hrdlitschka, Shelley, 1956-. Sister wife. Victoria, BC ; : Orca Book, 2008.
Celeste, a member of The Movement, where polygamy is the norm and women are often married off to much older men, is repulsed by her community's practices and struggles to find a way to break free of their rigid rules and expectations without bringing shame to her family.

FIC JIM
Jiménez, 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 KAP
Kaplan, Isabel. Hancock Park. 1st ed. New York : HarperTeen, c2009.
While attending an exclusive prep school in Los Angeles, a smart but anxiety-ridden high school junior tries to deal with boys, popularity, and her parents' divorce.

FIC KLA
Klass, David. Timelock /#3. 1st ed. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
Jack discovers that the only way to protect the Earth from ecological disaster at the hands of the Dark Army is to lock time, and he must choose between staying in the present or returning to the future world from which he came.

FIC LUD
Ludlum, Robert, 1927-. The Bourne identity /#1. New York : Bantam Books, [2002], c1980.
A man has been shot and now has no memory and as he searches for his origins he comes to fear he may have been an international assassin.

FIC MAR
Marrone, Amanda. Uninvited. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2007.
Jordan's life takes a surreal turn when her ex-boyfriend Michael, who died two days earlier, shows up outside her window begging to be let in, and even though she knows it would mean her own destruction, she is very, very tempted, especially when he keeps coming back, night after night.

FIC McC
McClintock, Norah. Back. Victoria, BC ; : Orca Book Publishers, 2009.
Jojo returns to his neighborhood after serving time for a violent crime and tries to rebuild his life while others wish only to do him harm.

FIC ROT
Rothfuss, Patrick, 1973-. The name of the wind. New York : DAW Books, [2008], c2007.
Kvothe spends his life fighting hidden and familiar foes while struggling to master his magical powers and battle ancient evils that threaten his world.

FIC SAN
Sanchez, Alex, 1957-. Bait. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2009.
Diego keeps getting into trouble because of his explosive temper until he finally finds a probation officer who helps him get to the root of his anger so that he can stop running from his past.

FIC SCH
Schreiber, Ellen. Vampire kisses 6 : royal blood. 1st ed. New York : Katherine Tegen Books, c2009.
Sixteen-year-old Raven finally meets her vampire-boyfriend Alexander's parents, who are trying to interfere in her relationship with their son.

FIC SHE
Sheth, Kashmira. Keeping corner. 1st Disney/Hyperion pbk. ed. New York : Disney/Hyperion Books, 2009, c2007.
In India in the 1940s, thirteen-year-old Leela's happy, spoiled childhood ends when her husband since age nine, whom she barely knows, dies, leaving her a widow whose only hope of happiness could come from Mahatma Ghandi's social and political reforms.

FIC SMI
Smith, 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 SOR
Sorrells, Walter. First shot : what would you do if your dad was a murderer? Sleuth ed. New York : Speak, 2009, c2007.
During his sophomore year, high school senior David Crandall's mother was murdered; and now, after learning about a family embezzlement secret and witnessing his father burying a shot gun, he starts to suspect his dad was the murderer.

FIC SOR
Sorrells, Walter. Whiteout /#3. 1st ed. New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2009.
Sixteen-year-old Chass makes her way through a Minnesota blizzard, seeking not only the murderer of a beloved music teacher, but also something belonging to the killer who has been chasing her mother and herself around the country.

FIC STE
Stevenson, Robin H. (Robin Hjordis), 1968-. A thousand shades of blue. Victoria, BC ; : Orca Book Publishers, 2008.
Rachel fears her family trip to the Caribbean will be to boring to bear, but when she and her brother discover a shocking secret, Rachel wonders if they will even survive the experience.

FIC SYD
Sydor, Colleen. My mother is a French fry and further proof of my fuzzed-up life. Toronto, ON ; : KCP Fiction, c2008.
Fifteen-year-old Eli Smyth is embarrassed about her mother's work as a foam rubber French fry for a fast food restaurant and jealous of her friend Grace's two cool fathers, and when Eli's mother gets pregnant, it forces Eli to make some significant changes.

FIC THA
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. Vanity fair : a novel without a hero. New York : Modern Library, c2001.
A satirical look at Victorian manners recounting the experiences of two finishing school graduates, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley.

FIC THA
Tharp, Tim, 1957-. The spectacular now. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, c2008.
In the last months of high school, charismatic eighteen-year-old Sutter Keely lives in the present, staying drunk or high most of the time, but that could change when he starts working to boost the self-confidence of a classmate, Aimee.

FIC THO
Thompson, Kate, 1956-. Creature of the night. 1st American ed. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2009, c2008.
Bobby recklessly smokes, drinks, and steals cars in Dublin, and when his mother relocates the family to a small cottage in the countryside, Bobby believes a certain spookiness lurks in the corners of the new home.

FIC TUL
Tullson, Diane, 1958-. Riley Park. Victoria, BC ; : Orca Book Publishers, 2009.
Seventeen-year-old Corbin struggles to get his life back and cope with the loss of his best friend after they were viciously assaulted.

FIC WAL
Wallace, Rich. Perpetual check. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Brothers Zeke and Randy participate in an important chess tournament, playing against each other while also trying to deal with their father's intensely competitive tendencies.

GN FIC SMI
Smith, Jeff, 1960 Feb. 27-. Crown of Horns : #9. 1st Scholastic ed. New York : Graphix, 2009.
After stepping into a ghost circle Thorn is urged to locate the Crown of Horns, and sets off on a quest with Fone Bone to traipse through the sacred grounds of dragons, with the hope of returning with the only thing that can save everyone and everything she holds dear.

GN FIC SMI
Smith, Jeff, 1960 Feb. 27-. Treasure Hunters : #8. 1st Scholastic ed. New York : Graphix, 2008.
The Bone cousins must find a treasure in order to save the ancient city of Atheia from a tyrant.

GN FIC TAM
Tamaki, Mariko. Skim. Toronto, Ont. : Groundwood Books, c2008.
Wiccan goth teen Kimberly Keiko Cameron sinks into a growing depression after her classmate's ex-boyfriend kills himself, sparking a school revolution that forces all the students to redefine themselves.

SC CAS
The Norton anthology of short fiction. Shorter 6th ed. New York : Norton, 2000.