Death In Holy Orders
Devices and Desires
Innocent Blood
The Murder Room
Original Sin
Dragon Games
School Library Journal Gr 5–8— This is a true roller coaster of a book, starting with sea-giants and ending with soul crabs (surely one of the creepier inventions in recent literary history), with plenty of loops and drops and zero-g moments in between. The mostly ebullient Lord Umber and his unusual ward, Happenstance, experience one […]
The Crossing : How George Washington Saved the American Revolution
From the Publisher With his engaging and timeless narrative prose, two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy tells the awe-inspiring story of George Washington's glorious fight for an independent America. It is 1776, and George Washington and his army of rebellious American colonists are emboldened by its stunning victories over the British at Lexington and […]
Space, Stars, and the Beginning of Time : What the Hubble Telescope Saw
From the Publisher Have you ever wished you could travel back in time? Or visit a galaxy light-years away? Or see a star being born? The Hubble telescope has allowed scientists to do just that. The Hubble’s dazzling images have transformed astronomy, shedding light on the deepest mysteries of the cosmos, sparking new discoveries and […]
The Magnetic North : Notes From the Arctic Circle
Presented by New England Wire Sales Department in memory of Thomas F O’Brien Jr. Library Journal: Some people can’t stay away from cold places. Wheeler here recounts her travels to the Arctic Circle, the polar opposite of the Antarctic trek recorded in her best-selling Terra Incognita. The Arctic Circle crops Canada, Alaska, regions of Siberia, […]