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Saint Ann’s School Library Sequel to The Sweetness at the Fall, 2010 Bottom of the Pie, the mystery about a motherless girl in FICTION, POETRY, and PLAYS 1950s England obsessed with Abu‐Jaber, Diana. Crescent death and chemistry. Balzac, Honoré de. Selected Short Stories = Contes Choisis Benchley, Peter. Jaws Bradley, C. Alan. The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag Burdick, Eugene. Fail‐Safe Wild cast of characters, Donoghue, Emma. Room gorgeous sentences, great Egan, Jennifer. A Visit from the Goon Squad rock‐and‐roll related plot, Engel, Patricia. Vida from award‐winning Franzen, Jonathan. Freedom You’ve read the controversy. novelist and mom of French, Tana. Faithful Place Now, read the book. fourth grader Manu. Glass, Julia. The Widower's Tale Goodman, Allegra. The Cookbook Collector Guilfoile, Kevin. The Thousand Hill, Lawrence. Someone Knows My Name Award‐winning epic set in the world of Khan, Uzma Aslam. Trespassing the African slave trade. Kim, Eugenia. The Calligrapher's Daughter First Line: “I seem to have trouble dying.” Krauss, Nicole. Great House Kwok, Jean. Girl in Translation Li, Yiyun. The Vagrants Mandanīpūr, Shahriyār. Censoring an Iranian Love Story Mantel, Hilary. An Experiment in Love ADVICE TO AN EPIC POET Mitchell, David. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet Choose any name to designate Mixon, Laura J. Burning the Ice Your half‐barbaric song: Morrison, Toni. A Mercy Peter the Big, Peter the Long— Murakami, Haruki. After the Quake: Stories —But not Peter the Great. Nabokov, Vladimir and Boyd, Brian (translator/editor). —Konstantin Nikolaevich Batyushkov Verses and Versions: Three Centuries of Russian Poetry ca. 1810 Nicholson, Christopher. The Elephant Keeper Pawlak, Mark (editor). When We Were Countries: Outstanding Poems & Stories by High School Writers Petterson, Per. I Curse the River of Time Pinsky, Robert (editor). Poems to Read: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology Pirandello, Luigi. Naked Masks: Five Plays Pynchon, Thomas. The Crying of Lot 49 Stefaniak, Mary Helen. The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia

Updike, John. In the Beauty of the Lilies Engrossing family drama, by the Weiner, Jennifer. Fly Away Home author of Good in Bed, etc.—and a West, Dame Rebecca. The Fountain Overflows critic of Jonathan Franzen. Wittenborn, Dirk. Pharmakon, or, The Story of a Happy Family

Hilarious John Irving‐esque GENERAL NONFICTION coming‐of‐age tale, told Beardsley, Monroe C. (editor). The European Philosophers through the lens of from Descartes to Nietzsche pharmacology. By the dad Benedict, Helen. The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of of 4th grader Lilo. Women Serving in Iraq Bloom, Harold. The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry Bukszpan, Daniel. The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Death metal… Condo, George. The Imaginary Portraits of George Condo metalcore… post‐ Crouch, Terry. The World Cup: The Complete History metal…. What does it all mean? Consult this Crystal, David. The English Language lavishly‐illustrated Doyle, Steven. Sherlock Holmes for Dummies tome by the husband of Engdahl, Sylvia (editor). Animal Welfare lower‐school teacher Harle, J.C. The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent Asia Bukszpan. Junger, Sebastian. War Keefe, Patrick R. The Snakehead : An Epic Tale Of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream Kinzer, Stephen. Overthrow : America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Krakauer, Jon. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman Kushner, David. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture Laqueur, Thomas Walter. Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud p.11: “The best defense Lee, Bruce. Bruce Lee's Fighting Method against a surprise attack is Maeder, Jay. Big Town, Big Time: A New York Epic not to be ‘surprised.’ “ Mezrich, Ben. The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook Miller, Gustavus Hindman. The Dictionary of Dreams: 10,000 Dreams Interpreted Moreton, Bethany. To Serve God and Wal‐mart: The Making of Christian Free Enterprise Piven, Joshua. Worst‐Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Extreme Edition The English department’s Ben Rutter on Radnedge, Keir. The Complete Encyclopedia of Soccer Hegel’s view of modern art and modern life. Roy, Arundhati. An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire Rutter, Benjamin. Hegel on the Modern Arts p.xiv: “If you are interested in vocabulary Schreiner, Peter. Soccer: Perfect Ball Control that is both spectacularly useful and Shea, Ammon. Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages beautifully useless, read on…. I have read the OED so that you don’t have to.” Stewart. Jon. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth Sullivan, Robert. The Meadowlands: Wilderness Adventures at the Edge of a City Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall. The Harmless People World Economy Explained Series (six volumes): Banks and Banking, Insurance, International Trade, International Aid and Loans, Money and Credit, The Stock Market Current Controversies Series (six volumes): The U.S. Economy, The World Economy, Banks and Banking, Money and Credit, Fair Trade, Consumer Debt Great Artists and Their World Series (eleven volumes): Cézanne, Degas, Gauguin, Manet, Michelangelo, Monet, Picasso, Raphael, Rembrandt, Renoir, Van Gogh Issues on Trial Series (four volumes): Abortion, Animal Welfare, Mental Health, Sex Discrimination

p. 34. “In 1856, a dinner party in SCIENCE and HEALTH the Scottish village of Dingwall Burdick, Alan. Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion came to a horrible end. A Decker, Janet M. Mononucleosis servant had been sent outside Eason, Sarah (editor). Evolution to dig up horseradish, but Golden, Robert (editor). The Truth About Illness and Disease instead he uprooted aconite, Harmon, Daniel E. The Tortured Mind: also called monkshood. The The Many Faces of Manic Depression cook, failing to recognize that she had been handed the wrong Hawking, Stephen (editor). God Created the Integers: ingredient, grated it into a The Mathematical Breakthroughs that Changed History sauce and promptly killed two Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food : An Eater's Manifesto priests who were guests at the Preston, Douglas J. Dinosaurs in the Attic: An Excursion dinner.” into the American Museum of Natural History Selinger, B.K. Chemistry in the Marketplace Silverstein, Alvin. Photosynthesis Stewart, Amy. Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities Turow, Joseph. Playing Doctor: Television, Storytelling, and Medical Power Walker, Pam. Crime Scene Investigations: Real‐Life Science Activities for the Elementary Grades Walker, Pam. Crime Scene Investigations: Real‐Life Science for Grades 6‐12 Core Chemistry Series (two volumes): Metals, Nonmetals

BIOGRAPHY and MEMOIR Brown, Cupcake. A Piece of Cake Bruni, Frank. Born Round: A Story of Family, Food, and a Ferocious Appetite Buckley, James. Pelé Sequel to the searing Hersh, Kristin. Rat Girl memoir The Liar’s Club. Karr, Mary. Lit Levy, Steven. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, 25th Anniversary Edition Poirier, Jean Pierre. Lavoisier: Chemist, Biologist, Economist Sheffield, Rob. Talking to Girls about Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut Spurling, Hilary. Pearl Buck in China: Journey to the Good Earth Stoll, Cliff. The Cuckoo’s Egg The Editors of LIFE. Remembering Marilyn Turner, Steve. Angelheaded Hipster: A Life of Jack Kerouac Wilentz, Sean. Bob Dylan in America

THEATER and MOVIES Basinger, Jeanine. A Woman's View: How Hollywood Spoke to Women, 1930‐1960 Berry, Cicely. The Actor and the Text p. 3: “A recent poll taken Berry, Cicely. Voice and the Actor in America asking people Brockett, Oscar Gross. History of the Theatre what single thing Brown, John Russell. The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre frightens them most put Kirk, John W. The Art of Directing speaking in public at the Rodenburg, Patsy. The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer top of the list of fears, Rodenburg, Patsy. The Right to Speak: Working with the Voice above loneliness, financial Turner, J. Clifford. Voice and Speech in the Theatre worry…even death!”

HISTORY Coe, Michael D. Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs Cohen, Lizabeth. A Consumer’s Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America De Quesada, A. M. The Bay of Pigs: Cuba, 1961 Eades, Lindsay Michie. The End of Apartheid in South Africa A masterpiece of Englar, Mary. The Iroquois: the Six Nations Confederacy narrative journalism, Fossier, Robert. The Axe and the Oath: Ordinary Life in the Middle Ages weaving together Gruzinski, Serge. The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire individual, often Jones, Howard. The Bay of Pigs heartbreaking, stories Ketchum, Richard M. Victory at Yorktown: The Campaign that Won the Revolution of some of the 6 million African Koslow, Philip. Ancient Ghana: The Land of Gold Americans who fled Lears, Jackson. No Place of Grace: Antimodernism the terror of Jim Crow and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880‐1920 for the North and Lewis, Andrew B. The Shadows of Youth: Midwest. The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation Wilkerson, Isabel. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration City University of New York Graduate Center. American Social History Project DVDs, Six Volumes: Five Points, Doing as They Can: Slave Life in the American South, Daughters of Free Men, The Big H, Dr. Toer's Amazing Magic Lantern Show, Tea Party Etiquette

MANGA, GRAPHIC NOVELS, and COMICS Akamatsu, Ken. Negima, volumes 26 and 27 Azuma, Kiyohiko. Yotsuba&! Guibert, Emmanuel. Sardine in Outer Space, volumes 1‐3 Hurley, Tonya. Ghostgirl Kibuishi, Kazu, Amulet, books 1‐3 Kim, Susan Chongmi. Brain Camp Mankoff, Robert (editor). The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker O'Malley, Bryan Lee. Scott Pilgrim, volumes 1‐6 Renier, Aaron. The Unsinkable Walker Bean Sweatdrop Studios. 500 Manga Characters Takahashi, Rumiko. Ranma ½, volumes 7‐10 Telgemeier, Raina. Smile Wang, Jen. Koko Be Good

KIDS’ FICTION Alender, Katie. Don't Die Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker Bateson, Catherine. Magenta McPhee Barkley, Brad. Dream Factory Barnholdt, Lauren. One Night That Changes Everything Bauer, Joan. Backwater Bauer, Joan. Sticks This Newbery Honor author visited the Bell, Cathleen Davitt. Little Blog on the Prairie library and spoke to the 7th grade this

KIDS’ FICTION (continued) Bernstein, Nina. Magic by the Book Bosch, Pseudonymous. This Isn’t What it Looks Like Bryant, Annie. Bad News/Good News Castellucci, Cecil. Rose Sees Red Sequel to School of Fear. The author will Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Shines My Shoes address the sixth Collins, Suzanne. Mockingjay grade in the library Daneshvari, Gitty. Class is Not Dismissed! later this school year. Dashner, James. The Scorch Trials Dessen, Sarah. The Truth About Forever DeVillers, Julia. How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller Dionne, Erin. The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet Doctorow, Cory. For the Win Donnelly, Jennifer. Revolution Fitzpatrick, Becca. Hush, Hush Flanagan, John. The Kings of Clonmel Garcia, Kami. Beautiful Creatures Jimbo’s teachers really ARE aliens, in this caper featuring intergalactic travel, motorcycles, and George, Jessica Day. Princess of the Ball alien abduction—by the author of The Curious Haddon, Mark. Boom!, (or, 70,000 light years) Incident of the Dog in the Night‐time. Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender Hunter, Erin. Fading Echoes Hunter, Erin. The Fourth Apprentice Johnson, Maureen. 13 Little Blue Envelopes Johnson, Maureen. Suite Scarlett Kramer, Stacy. Karma Bites La Fevers, R. L. Theodosia Series, three volumes: Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus, Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos, Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris Landy, Derek. Skulduggery Pleasant Levine, Gail Carson. Fairest Little, Kimberley Griffiths. The Healing Spell Mia has synesthesia: the letter “a” is the color of “a faded sunflower,” the screech of Lore, Pittacus. I am Number Four chalk on a blackboard “makes red jagged Loughead, Deb (editor). Cleavage: Breakaway Fiction for Real Girls lines in the air." Add that to the usual Mass, Wendy. Every Soul a Star teenage drama, and you have a compelling Mass, Wendy. A Mango‐Shaped Space young‐adult novel. Meyer, Carolyn. Beware, Princess Elizabeth Meyer, Carolyn. White Lilacs Meyer, Stephenie. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner : An Eclipse Novella Muchamore, Robert. Shadow Wave Muchamore, Robert. Secret Army Myklusch, Matt. Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation Napoli, Donna Jo. Alligator Bayou Ness, Patrick. The Ask and the Answer Ness, Patrick. Monsters of Men O'Connor, Barbara. How to Steal a Dog Oppel, Kenneth. Half Brother

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Patterson, James. Maximum Ride Series, five volumes: Fang, The Final Warning, Max Saving the World, Action‐packed Other Extreme Sports, School's Out—Forever series chronicling the lives of human‐ avian fugitives.

Pfeffer, Susan Beth. The Dead and the Gone Pfeffer, Susan Beth. This World We Live In Pierce, Tamora. Lady Knight Pinkwater, Daniel Manus. The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization Pratchett, Terry. The Bromeliad Trilogy First book in a new Greek‐ Pullman, Philip. The Scarecrow and His Servant mythology oriented series from Pullman, Philip. Spring‐Heeled Jack the creator of the hugely‐ Quick, Barbara. A Golden Web popular Percy Jackson and the Rich, Susan (editor). Half‐Minute Horrors Olympians. Riordan, Rick. The Lost Hero Sachar, Louis. The Cardturner: A Novel About a King, a Queen, and a Joker Scott, Michael. The Necromancer Shan, Darren. Cirque du Freak: Trials of Death Sheinmel, Alyssa B. The Beautiful Between Shepard, Sara. Pretty Little Liars Series, four volumes. Flawless, Perfect, Pretty Little Liars, Unbelievable Shusterman, Neal. Bruiser Silberberg, Alan. Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze Smith, Roland. Peak Standiford, Natalie. Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters Stiefvater, Maggie. Linger Stiefvater, Maggie. Shiver Weber, Kenneth J. Cleverly Crafty 5 Minute Mysteries Wilson, Jacqueline. Candyfloss Wilson, Jacqueline. Wilson, Jacqueline. How To Survive Summer Camp Woodson, Jacqueline. Locomotion Yep, Laurence. The Serpent's Children

KIDS’ NONFICTION Albee, Sarah. Poop Happened! A History of the World from the Bottom Up Calhoun, Yael. Plant and Animal Science Fair Projects: Using the Scientific Method Calvert, Patricia. The Ancient Inca Coster, Patience. The Struggle Against Apartheid Crompton, Samuel Willard. Waterloo De Capua, Sarah. The Tuskegee Airmen: African‐American Pilots of World War II

KIDS’ NONFICTION (continued) DiPiazza, Francesca Davis. Sudan in Pictures Dolan, Edward F. The Spanish‐American War Farndon, John. Do Not Open: An Encyclopedia of the World’s Best‐Kept Gardner, Robert. Genetics and Evolution Science Fair Projects : Using the Scientific Method Gifford, Clive. The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia Grant, Neil. Renaissance Europe Hart, Christopher. Figure it Out! The Beginner's Guide to Drawing People Hubbard‐Brown, Janet. Chaucer: Celebrated Poet and Author Hynson, Colin. The Civil Rights Movement Living Wild Series, Nine Volumes: Alligators, Bats, Eagles, Gorillas, Kangaroos, Leopards, Moose, Killer Whales Mason, Paul. The Iraq War Morriss, Roger. Captain Cook & His Exploration of the Pacific Nilsen, Anna. Art Fraud Detective Rockliff, Mara. Get Real: What Kind of World are You Buying? Sutcliffe, Jane. Juan Ponce de León Wiese, Jim. Detective Science: Forty Crime‐Solving, Case‐Breaking, Crook‐Catching Activities for Kids Williams, Brian. The War in Afghanistan

NEW DATABASE! The Berg Fashion Library An interdisciplinary online resource providing text and images related to the history of fashion, dress, and costumes from prehistoric times to the present. Curious about early Roman footwear? Wondering how Manolo Blahnik got his start? Find answers here! Access the database through the library’s web site.

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