Sep 21, 2010
Denied Detained Deported; Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration by Ann Bausum
An award-winning author examines the history of American immigration--a critical topic in 21st century America--particularly those lesser-known stories of immigrants who were denied entrance into the States or detained for security...
Sep 21, 2010
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Learn how four friends invented the sit-in; a form of non-violent protest that helped end segregation in the American South.
Audience: Kids and...
Sep 21, 2010
Survivors Club; The Secrets and Science that could Save your Life by Ben Sherwood
From award-winning journalist Sherwood comes a fascinating exploration of survival that can help prepare you for life's inevitable struggles, from cancer and crime to car accidents and airplane crashes.
Audience: Teen and...
Sep 21, 2010
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly...
Sep 21, 2010
Saving the Ghost of the Mountain; an Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia by Sy Montgomery
A pale, spotted, almost cloud-like coat makes the snow leopard uncannily invisible in its rocky mountain habitat. Author Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop accompany conservationist Tom McCarthy and his team as they...