by Amitav Ghosh
5 volumes
1838. With the opium trade as a backdrop, the ship Ibis leaves
British India bound for Mauritius carrying a diverse crew and passengers,
including a Bengali widow, a French orphan, a deposed raja, and an
American freedman. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions
of sex. Man Booker Prize finalist. Commercial audiobook. 2008.
by Robert J. Sawyer
3 volumes
When a Japanese researcher proposes another eye operation to the tech-savvy
mathematical genius Caitlin, who is blind, the fifteen-year-old jumps at
the chance to have an experimental signal-processing implant inserted
behind her eye. But instead of sight, Caitlin's mind visualizes the
Internet and detects an enigmatic entity within. 2009.
by Joe Hill
3 volumes
Fifteen horror stories by the author of Heart-Shaped Box (BR
17064). In "Better than Home" a disabled boy connects with his father
at a baseball field. In "Voluntary Committal" a teen's savant brother
helps him escape a friend's bad influence. Strong language and some
violence. Bram Stoker Award. 2005.
by Nancy Kress
3 volumes
The alien Atoners invite twenty-one human volunteers on an exploration of
seven distant planets to witness the results of Atoners' crimes against
humanity committed ten thousand years ago. When recruits Cam, Lucca, and
Soledad arrive in the Kular system, they slowly uncover the horrible
truth. Some strong language. 2009.
by Lauren Myracle
2 volumes
When gay teen Patrick Truman is brutally attacked and left for dead, the
residents of Black Creek believe he is a victim of a hate crime. His
friend Cat searches for who is responsible--and why. Violence and strong
language. For senior high and older readers. 2011.
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
3 volumes
After learning of his wife Helen's murder in Fever Dream (BR
18932), FBI special agent Aloysius Pendergast wants
vengeance--especially after Helen's brother Judson Esterhazy tries to kill
him. But a mysterious organization called the Covenant stands in
Pendergast's way. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2011.
by Nicholas Sparks
3 volumes
Oriental, North Carolina. As high school seniors from different sides of
the tracks, Dawson and Amanda had a doomed romance. Twenty-five years
later they return home when Tuck, an old man important to both of them,
dies--and leaves behind a letter describing his own life's magical love.
Bestseller. 2011.
by Maile Meloy
2 volumes
Eleven short stories by prizewinning writer. In "Two-Step" medical resident
Naomi consoles her pregnant friend Alice, who believes her doctor husband
is having an affair. In "The Girlfriend" a grieving father confronts the
lover of his daughter's killer. Strong language and some violence. 2009.
by Kevin Kling
2 volumes
National Public Radio commentator pens good-humored semi-autobiographical
stories about holidays throughout the year. Describes celebrating his
fourth birthday inside a glass "cage" at the Shriners Hospital for
Crippled Children, after measles postponed his operation, and holding his
breath--and fainting--during Easter services at church. 2009.
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
3 volumes
Zoey's mental and emotional state leaves her friends torn over how to help
her. Stevie Rae deals with problems of her own, including the Red
Fledglings and boy issues. Aphrodite struggles with her visions and the
goddess Nyx. Sequel to Tempted (BR 18877). Strong language. For
senior high readers. 2010.
by Cory Doctorow
5 volumes
Journalist Suzanne Church is approached by CEO Landon Kettlewell to blog
about his microloans to entrepreneurial inventors Perry Gibbons and Lester
Banks. Suzanne chronicles the creative process, documenting the
spectacular rise--and crash--of their economic system called "New Work."
Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009.
by Shirley Marks
2 volumes
Robert Moreland, the marquess of Haverton, stumbles upon a brilliant
idea--hire his own female chaperone to prevent being trapped into marriage
by one of London's debutantes. Robert's mother, the duchess of Waverly,
hires nanny Catherine Hayward for the job. But the duchess has an ulterior
motive. 2009.
by Stephen King
3 volumes (Reissue)
When Cujo, a two-hundred-pound Saint Bernard and beloved pet of the Cambers
family, is bitten by a rabid bat, terror besieges his small Maine town.
Violence and strong language. 1981.
by Julia Gregson
4 volumes
1800s. Catherine, the daughter of a genteel farmer, and Deio, a
cattle-driver's son, were childhood friends in Wales. Years later in
London, Catherine trains as a nurse then journeys to the Crimea, where she
experiences the horrors of war--and a reunion. Some violence and some
descriptions of sex. 2004.
by Carolee Dean
2 volumes
Bad boy Dylan wants to make a clean start and be with beautiful Jess, but
his reading difficulties and a family secret threaten his dreams. Then a
deadly mistake has him on the run. Some violence, some strong language,
and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2010.
by Lori Foster and others
3 volumes
Anthology of family love stories. In Lori Foster's "For the Love of Wendy"
widower Jack Burke decides to marry Briana, the babysitter of his
five-year-old learning-disabled daughter. But rather than having the
planned marriage of convenience, Jack and Briana realize that they are in
love with each other. 2010.
by L.A. Meyer
4 volumes
1807. Jacky Faber purchases the brigantine Lorelei Lee and then
docks in London, believing that her past sins against the crown have been
absolved. Instead, Jacky is arrested and sent to an Australian penal
colony. Sequel to Rapture of the Deep (BR 18900). For junior and
senior high readers. 2010.
by China Miéville
3 volumes
Inspector Tyador Borlú's investigation of a woman's murder in the rundown
European city of Beszel takes him over the heavily policed border of
neighboring Ul Quoma. The delicate relationship between the two cities is
threatened as Borlú uncovers the victim's secrets. Violence and strong
language. Hugo Award. 2009.
by Charlaine Harris
3 volumes
After a Molotov cocktail sets fire to Merlotte's bar and Sookie and Sam
barely escape, they investigate who targeted them--and why. Meanwhile
Eric, who has issues of his own, arrives on the scene. Some violence, some
strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011.
by Mary Higgins Clark
3 volumes
Zan Moreland's three-year-old son Matthew was kidnapped two years ago. Now
pictures have emerged showing a Zan look-alike taking Matthew from his
stroller as Matthew's babysitter sleeps in the park. Zan soon realizes
that someone has stolen her identity as well as her son--but will anyone
believe her? Bestseller. 2011.
by Ngaio Marsh
2 volumes
Rich, vain hypochondriac Sybil Foster, on a rest cure at posh Greengages,
is found dead--a supposed but improbable suicide. Scotland Yard
superintendent Roderick Alleyn investigates Foster's caddish doctor,
ne'er-do-well stepson, nouveau-riche neighbor, and a Scots gardener. 1978.
by Kristin Butcher
1 volume
While covering the cheating scam for her high school newspaper, Laurel discovers
the downside to investigative reporting: nobody likes a snitch. Even
her basketball-star brother Jack wants her to back off. A high-interest, low vocabulary book. Uncontracted braille. For junior and senior high readers. 2010.
by Lisa See
4 volumes
1957. Pearl's nineteen-year-old daughter Joy, from Shanghai Girls (BR
18386), leaves L.A. for China to seek her biological father and join
the revolutionary struggle. As Joy begins to realize the harsh reality of
the regime's policies, Pearl arrives to bring her home. Some violence.
Bestseller. 2011.
by Robert J. Sawyer
3 volumes
After Colonel Peyton Hume recruits hackers to bring down Webmind, they
begin to mysteriously disappear. Meanwhile, Caitlin desperately tries to
protect the computer consciousness, which she has befriended, before it is
too late. Sequel to WWW: Watch (BR 18985). Some strong language
and some descriptions of sex. 2011.
by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
2 volumes
San Francisco. Newlywed police sergeant Lindsay Boxer searches for a
newborn after its fifteen-year-old mother is discovered wandering the
streets. Meanwhile, Yuki Castellano prosecutes a doctor for murder and
reporter Cindy Thomas investigates a serial rapist. Violence and strong
language. Bestseller. 2011.
by Erin McCarthy
2 volumes
Detective Russ Evans and his partner are on a stakeout. But their target, a
man who is scamming homely women out of their fortunes, is a no-show and
his hearing-impaired victim Laurel Wilkins is gorgeous and lonely--and
waiting for Russ. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2005.
by Tarquin Hall
3 volumes
An attorney hires Vish "Chubby" Puri, the fifty-one-year-old Punjabi
founder of a detective agency in New Delhi, India, to find a missing maid
named Mary. Then someone takes a shot at Vish, Mary's corpse is
discovered, and Vish's client is arrested. Some strong language. 2009.
by Michael Northrop
2 volumes
During what seems like a typical New England blizzard, seven kids at
Tattawa Regional High School are waiting to be picked up by their parents.
Only the snowstorm is much more powerful than was expected, and not
everyone survives. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011.
by Jennifer Chiaverini
3 volumes
Pennsylvania, 2028. While preparing for her daughter Caroline's nuptials,
Sarah McClure reflects on the success of the Elm Creek quilters and their
business enterprise. She also reminisces about the women of the past who
experienced hardships and triumphs while creating their own quilts. 2011.
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