The Thief Lord
After their mother dies, two boys flee their mean aunt and head for Venice, Italy, where they meet Scipio, the mysterious "Thief Lord.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 187
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: runaways, robbers and outlaws, brothers, detectives, runaway children, venice (italy), italy, readers rule [X], orphans, thieves, detective and mystery stories, mystery fiction, large print books, children, audiobooks
When My Name Was Keoko
With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 143
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: family, military occupation, patriotism, courage, world war, 1939-1945, korea, readers rule [X], extreme read-dig deep, family life, families, historical fiction
Woodsong
For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible.
796.5
year: 2007
copies: 133
call number/section: 796.5
lexile: 1090
subjects: paulsen, gary, outdoor life, dogsledding, sled dogs, minnesota, readers rule [X], extreme read-voices, sled dog racing, animals
Shabanu
When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father's wishes.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 77
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 970
subjects: sex role, cholistan desert (pakistan), pakistan, readers rule [X], extreme read-different worlds, newbery, girls, arranged marriage, coming of age, audiobooks, sex role
Jurassic Park
When billionaire John Hammond exploits genetic engineering to create an island theme park populated by real dinosaurs, an attempted theft by a rival bio-genetics company compromises the park's electric fences, leaving a safety evaluation team--and Hammond's two grandchildren--in grave danger.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 63
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
Haveli
Having relented to the ways of her people in Pakistan and married the rich older man to whom she was pledged against her will, shabanu is now the victim of his family's blood feud and the malice of his other wives.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1030
A Fate Totally Worse Than Death
In this horror novel parody, three self-centered members of Cliffside High School's ruling clique, who are beginning to age rapidly, become convinced that the beautiful new exchange student is the ghost of the girl whose death they caused the year before.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: behavior, high schools, schools, horror stories, human behavior, readers rule [X], horror tales, horror fiction, school stories
Into Thin Air
After Jon Krakauer joins a group of mountain climbers who ascend dangerously up to the summit of Mt.
796.52
year: 2009
copies: 96
call number/section: 796.52
lexile: 1320
subjects: krakauer, jon, mountaineering accidents, everest, mount (china and nepal), readers rule [X], extreme read-survive, mountaineering, mount everest (china and nepal), mount everest (china and nepal), mount everest expedition
The Moor
When Sherlock Holmes is summoned to solve an eerie murder at Baskerville Hall, the research skills of his independent young wife enhance his already superior powers.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: holmes, sherlock (fictitious character), russell, mary (fictitious character), women detectives, holmes, sherlock (fictional character), russell, mary (fictional character), readers rule [X], historical fiction, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories
Monster
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script, as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 204
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: trials (murder), prisons, self-perception, african americans, trials (homicide), readers rule [X], african american, large type books, large print books, audiobooks, compact discs
The Land
Paul-Edward, the son of a part-Indian, part-African slave mother and a White plantation owner father, finds himself caught between the two worlds of his parents as he pursues his dream of owning land in the aftermath of the Civil War.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 70
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: racially mixed people, african americans, prejudices, race relations, southern states, readers rule [X], historical fiction, autobiographical fiction
Soldier Boys
Two boys, one German and one American, are eager to join their respective armies during World War II, and their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 86
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: world war, 1939-1945, ardennes, battle of the, 1944-1945, conduct of life, soldiers, readers rule [X], ardennes(france), battle of the, 1944-1945, historical fiction, ardennes (france), battle of the, 1944-1945, war, war stories, historical fiction
Getting Away With Murder
Presents a true account of the murder of fourteen-year-old, Emmett Till, in Mississippi, in 1955.
364.15
year: 2018
copies: 76
call number/section: 364.15
lexile: 1210
subjects: till, emmett, lynching, african americans, african american teenage boys, racism, trials (murder), mississippi, readers rule [X], trials (homicide)
Fight On!
Profiles the first black Washington, D.C. Board of Education member, who helped to found the NAACP and organized pickets and boycotts that led to the 1953 Supreme Court decision to integrate D.
920
year: 2003
copies: 20
call number/section: 920
lexile: 1030
subjects: terrell, mary church, african american women civil rights workers, civil rights workers, african americans, washington (d.c.), readers rule [X]
The House Of The Scorpion
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the one hundred forty-two-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 141
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: cloning, science fiction, readers rule [X], audiobooks, science fiction, children's audiobooks