Kakapo Rescue : Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
Children's Literature: What's a kakapo? It is a heavy, flightless parrot with moss-green feathers and a smell like that of honey that is on the brink of extinction. Author Montgomery and photographer Bishop have a ten-day pass to visit Codfish Island?just south of New Zealand?to report on the devoted rangers, technical support officers, and volunteers […]
Making Shelter
Junior Library Guild Selection.
Linger
Children's Literature This sequel to Shiver begins with young lovers Sam and Grace. Having spent many years as a werewolf, Sam is now back working at the bookstore and spending as much time as possible with girlfriend Grace. But lurking in the background is Cole St. Clair, one of the new wolves Beck created to […]
Artemis Fowl.pThe Atlantis Complex
From the Publisher: Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy. Can it be true? Has goodness taken hold of the world?s greatest teenage criminal mastermind? Captain Holly Short is unconvinced, and discovers that Artemis is suffering from Atlantis Complex, a […]
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
VOYA: AGERANGE: Ages 11 to 18 :As the spring term starts at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, the second most popular topic is the unexplained changes occurring in the East Wing. The most popular topic is Cameron Morgan's first official Langley debriefing. Although Gallagher Girls are exceptionally good spies, finding that there is […]
Don't Judge a Girl By Her Cover
Children's Literature: Cammie Morgan and her best friend Macy cannot seem to get a break, even if it is summer and school is closed. She and her friends go to the top secret Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, where young girls are trained to excel at spy tactics and undercover operations. While in Boston, […]
Only the Good Spy Young
From the Publisher: When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn?t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start during her junior year of high school. But that?s exactly what happened two months ago when Cammie faced off against […]
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
VOYA: Becoming a super spy is not easy, especially if your parents have been acknowledged as two of the best agents out there. But Cameron (aka Cammie the Chameleon) is not intimidated. Cammie is a Gallagher Girl. She and her friends go to the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women. To the outside world, the […]
Wildfire
Donated to the Lisbon Public Library by G.P. & Karla Houston in memory of Harry Andross. Kirkus Reviews: Dramatic paintings of forest fires and a close look at the specialized tools used to fight them make this an engaging science and nature title. Morrison provides a clear view of how modern firefighters track and monitor […]
Fires
Presented by the Lisbon Public Library Board of Trustees in memory of Harry Andross. Children's Literature: This well-written, well-researched book introduces readers to the concept of fire as a destructive force of nature and, often, set deliberately or accidentally by people. Six chapters detail what fires are, how and why different fires through history have […]