Life: The Original Picture Puzzle
“Spot the difference” photographs, from novice to “genius.” |
Life Picture Puzzle
More “spot the difference” photographs for varying skill levels. |
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Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider Adventures
A boy spy follows in his father's footsteps. (Ages 10 and up)
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Infidel
A memoir by the Somali-born advocate for Muslim immigrant women, once a
member of the Dutch Parliament, who has been threatened with death.
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Cassandra Clare
City of Bones
A murder witness discovers a world of demons and the warriors who pursue
them. (Ages 14 and up)
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Daniel Gilbert
Stumbling on Happiness
A Harvard professor explores why people can't predict what will make
them happy.
Daniela Burr
Nancy Drew
After moving to Hollywood, Nancy investigates the unsolved murder of an
actress; a movie novelization. (Ages 9 to 12)
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David Ortiz with Tony Massarotti
Big Papi
From a childhood in the Dominican Republic to success as a Boston Red
Sox slugger.
David Zinczenko with Ted Spiker.
The Abs Diet for Women
Six weeks to a flatter belly, from the editor in chief of Men’s Health. |
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Deborah Rodriguez with Kristin Ohlson
Kabul Beauty School
To aid Afghan women, an American runs a beauty school in Kabul.
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Dina Matos McGreevey
Silent Partner
The former wife of the former governor of New Jersey, Jim McGreevey,
tells the story of her marriage to a man who resigned his office and
came out as a “gay American.”
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Don Cheadle and John Prendergast
Not on Our Watch
A call to take action against genocide and other atrocities.
Don Rickles with David Ritz
Rickles' Book
A memoir by the insult comedian. |
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Dugald A. Steer. Various illustrators.
OLOGIES
Facts about dragons, wizards, etc. (Ages 9 to 12)
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Ellen Hopkins
ImpulseThree suicidal teenagers meet at a psychiatric hospital. (Ages 14 and
up) Erin Hunter
Warriors: The New Prophecy
Cat warriors fight for survival. (Ages 10 to 14)
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Gregg Crawford
The Last Link
What companies should do, and not do, to bolster the bottom line.
Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Hank Zipzer
The world’s greatest underachiever. (Ages 9 to 12)
Hill Harper
Letters to a Young Brother |
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Jack Prelutsky. Illustrated by Chris Raschka.
Good Sports
Poems celebrating athletics. (Ages 4 to 8)
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Janine Latus
If I Am Missing or Dead
A study of domestic violence by a woman who left an abusive husband
while her sister stayed with hers and was murdered by him. Jasmine Jones
Spider-Man 3: The Junior Novel
Peter vs. black goo; a movie tie-in. (Ages 9 to 12) Jean-Luc Fromental. Illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet.
365 Penguins
Who is sending a penguin a day to Ted's family — and why? (Ages 4 to 8)
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Jerome Groopman
How Doctors Think
A doctor and New Yorker staff writer describes how doctors arrive at
diagnoses and what patients can do to make sure they don’t err.
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Joan Didion
The Year of Magical Thinking
The author's attempts to come to terms with the death of her husband.
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John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry
This Moment on Earth
Environmental challenges and possible solutions.
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John Stossel
Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity
The ABC News correspondent debunks all manner of conventional wisdom. |
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Kate Brian
Confessions
A teenager has to clear her boyfriend of murder; a "Private"
novel. (Ages 14 and up)
Kitty Richards
Prilla and the Butterfly Lie
When a fairy fibs to get out of helping a friend, she's recruited for a
much harder job instead. (Ages 4 to 8)
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Lee and Bob Woodruff
In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing
The aftermath of the ABC co-anchor’s traumatic brain injury in Iraq in
2006.
Liz Kessler
EMILY WINDSNAP
A human-mermaid hybrid juggles her worlds. (Ages 9 to 12) |
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Martha Stewart
Everyday Food
Recipes from Martha Stewart Living’s sister magazine.
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Michelle Knudsen. Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
Library Lion
A lion obeys the library rules until there's good reason not to. (Ages 5
to 8)
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Laurie Halse Anderson
Twisted
Caught spraying graffiti and sentenced to physical labor, a former nerd
attracts his secret crush. (Ages 12 and up)
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Liz Kessler
Emily Windsnap
A human-mermaid hybrid juggles her worlds. (Ages 9 to 12)
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Black Swan
The role of the unexpected.
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Neal Boortz
Somebody's Gotta Say It
A radio talk-show host discusses government, poverty, prayer in the
schools, race relations, gun control and other topics.
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Nora Ephron
I Feel Bad About My Neck
A witty look at aging from a novelist and screenwriter (“When Harry Met
Sally”).
Patricia Polacco (Writer and Illustrator)
Ginger and Petunia
An elegant lady and her elegant pet pig. (Ages 4 to 8) |
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Rick Riordan
The Sea of Monsters
Poseidon's human son has to protect a camp for demigods. (Ages 9 to 12)
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Robert Dallek
Nixon and Kissinger
The complicated partnership of the president and his foreign policy
adviser.
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Robert B. Parker
Edenville Owls
Just after World War II, a boy struggles with young love, basketball and
the menace of violence. (Ages 10 to 14)
Ron Clark
The Essential 55 Sally Lloyd-Jones. Illustrated by Sue Heap.
How To be A Baby . . . By Me, The Big Sister
Why big kids are superior … well, most of the time. (Ages 4 to 8)
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Sara Pennypacker. Illustrated by Marla Frazee
Clementine
The principal's office, and other trials of a third grader's bad week.
(Ages 9 to 12)
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Sara Shepard
Flawless (Pretty Little Liars #2)
Somebody is threatening to reveal a scandalous secret between four
"perfect" friends. (Ages 14 and up)
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Scott Westerfeld
Specials
A girl is programmed to keep the social order in a dystopia. (Ages 14
and up)
Scott Westerfeld
Uglies
In a dystopian world, beauty is mandatory. (Ages 12 and up)
Shannon Hale
Princess Academy
A mountain girl hopes she will be chosen as the prince's bride-to-be.
(Ages 9 to 12) |
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Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Freakonomics
A maverick scholar and a journalist apply economic theory to nearly
everything.
Suzanne Collins
The Underland Chronicles
A boy discovers a world beneath New York City and fights for its future.
(Ages 9 to 12)
Timothy J. Koegel
The Exceptional Presenter
Techniques for improving your communication skills. |
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Trenton Lee Stewart. Illustrated by Carson Ellis
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Four gifted children on a secret mission. (Ages 9 to 12)
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Zoey Dean
The Heart of Glass (A-List #8)
Caught on a celebrity's estate, two girls have to organize a
charity fashion show; an "A-List" novel. (Ages 15 and up) |
