LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

New Books in the Library Media Center

The following items were purchased or donated during the first semester.   They are currently on shelf ready to be checked out.

• Nonfiction
• Professional Development
• Fiction
• Reference
• Audio-Visual Materials

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NONFICTION

• Animal Experimentation.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, 2009.  179 Ani
  Presents fifteen essays that provide varying perspectives on issues that relate to animal experimentation, and discusses ethics, students dissecting animals in schools, the actions of animal rights groups, and other topics.

• The Best 376 Colleges.  New York: Random House, 2011. 378.73 Bes

• Biological and Chemical Weapons.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2010.  358 Bio
  Contains eleven essays that offer different perspectives on issues related to biological and chemical weaponry and warfare, discussing the threats of terrorists, the risk of a bio-terrorist attack, off-shore dumping sites for chemical weapons, biological weapons being tested on citizens, and related topics.

• Body: The Complete Human: How It Grows, How It Works, and How to Keep It Healthy and Strong.  Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2007.  612 Bod
  A comprehensive guide to the human body which provides anatomical and physiological information on each system and includes diagrams, photographs, illustrations, fact boxes, special topic sidebars, glossaries, brief biographies of significant figures, a time line of medical discoveries, and more.

• Book of Peoples of the World: A Guide to Cultures.  Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2007.  305.8 Boo
  Provides accounts of over two hundred ethnic groups from around the world, providing information about their beliefs, customs, traditions, and challenges; grouped by geographical region, with photographs and maps.

• The Brain and the Nervous System.  1st ed.  New York: Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, c2011.  612.8 Bra
  The sheer volume of information that the brain must process and respond to at every second of each day renders it one of the most remarkable systems of the human body. With illuminating diagrams and careful detail, this volume covers the amazing intricacies of this vital system as well as the effects of disease and damage.

• The Britannica Guide to Political and Social Movements that Changed the Modern World.  1st ed.  New York : Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, c2010.  322.4 Bri
  Discusses an array of important political and social movements from their inception to their apex, with plentiful side discussions of notable proponents.

• Burpo, Todd.  Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of his Trip to Heaven and Back.  Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, c2010.  133.9 Bur
  Presents the story of the four-year old son of a Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven.

• The Catholic Church.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2011. 282 Cat
  Presents twenty-six essays that examine different perspectives on issues related to the Catholic Church, including who should be able to become a priest, how the Catholic Church should approach homosexuality issues and reproductive and sexual issues, and how the Catholic Church can grow.

• Christianity: History, Belief, and Practice.  1st ed.  New York: Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, c2012.  230 Chr
  Although centered around the figure of Jesus of Nazareth, Christianity evolved rapidly, leading to the creation of various sects and traditions that have come to represent different peoples around the world.

• Corporate Social Responsibility.  New York: Greenhaven Press, 2009.  658.4 Cor
  Collects eighteen essays that provide varying perspectives on issues concerning corporate social responsibility, debating what it is, how corporations have been impacted by environmental concerns, protection of human rights, and facts that influence corporations to be more responsible.

• Cullen, David.  Columbine.  1st ed.  New York : Twelve, 2009.  373.788 Cul
  Provides an account of the shootings at Colorado's Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, focusing on the teenage killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, drawing from interviews, police files, psychological studies, and writings and tapes by the boys to look at the signs they left that disaster was looming.

• Embryonic and Adult Stem Cells.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2009.  616 Emb
  Contains fifteen articles that provide a variety of perspectives on embryonic and adult stem cells, addressing issues of value, research, funding, and ethics.

• ESSAI: The College of DuPage Anthology of Academic Writing Across the Curriculum. Vol. VIII, 2009-2010.  Glen Ellyn, Ill.: College of DuPage, c2010.  808.84 ESS

• Family.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2008.  306.85 Fam
  Contains twenty-two essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to families, including characteristics of the modern family, dilemmas faced by would-be parents, divorce, and governmental policies, and provides discussion questions, contact information for organizations, and bibliographies.

• Gambling.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2011.  363.4 Gam
  Contains thirty-one controversial essays that debate various aspects on issues related to gambling discussing whether or not it is immoral, the problem of compulsive gambling, the effect of legalized gambling on communities, and government regulations.

• The History of Western Ethics.  1st ed.  New York: Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, c2011.  170.9 His
  Presents a look at the development of the three major fields of Western ethics over time, while providing insightful cross-cultural comparisons between ancient moral philosophies of societies across the globe.

• How Can the Poor Be Helped?  Detroit, Mach : Greenhaven Press, 2011.  362.5 How
  Reprints fourteen essays that provide varying perspectives on the issue of whether the poor can be helped, discussing the effectiveness of government programs, whether the promotion of marriage reduces poverty, wage hikes and living-wage laws, globalization, and other topics.

• How Should Obesity Be Treated?  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2009.  616.3 How
  Presents expert discussions of the controversial topic of various treatments for obesity, covering a wide range of arguments in order to facilitate the development of critical thinking skills, with primary and secondary sources and other resources to aid in research.

• Johnson, Claudia.  Class Conflict in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2008. 813.52 Cla
  Discusses the issue of class conflict in the book, The Great Gatsby.

• National Geographic Concise History of World Religions: An Illustrated Time Line.  Washington D.C. : National Geographic, 2011.  200 Nat
  Describes the development of faith and how it is interwoven with history using time lines from Stonehenge to the election of Pope Benedict XVI.

• Native American History.  1st ed.  New York: Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Education Services, c2011.  970.1 Nat
  Examines the trajectory of Native American cultures over the centuries, detailing how they have retained their long standing values and traditions in the face of war, disease, resettlement and assimilation.

• Parks, Peggy J.  Gangs.  San Diego, Calif.: ReferencePoint Press, c2011.  364.1 Par
  According to the U.S. Department of Justice, more than 20,000 violent gangs with approximately 1 million members were criminally active in the United States as of September 2008. Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full-color illustrations, this title examines the serious problems of gangs.

• Physician-Assisted Suicide.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, 2006.  179.7 Phy
  Contains a series of nine controversial essays that debate issues associated with physician-assisted suicide including government legalization and the question of morality.

• Politics in George Orwell's Animal Farm.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2011.  823.52 Pol
  Explores a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in George Orwell's political fiction. Animal Farm, and also features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.

• Reproductive Technologies.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, 2010.  362.198 Rep
  Contains fourteen articles that provide a variety of perspectives on reproductive technologies, addressing the ethics of gender selection, egg donation, and other topics.

• The Right to Die.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2006. 344 Rig
  A collection of twelve essays examining both sides of the debate over a person's right to die, addressing topics such as physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia, and legal policies related to the issue.

• Ryan, Peter.  Online Bullying.  1st ed.  New York: Rosen Pub., c2012.  302.3 Rya
  This book identifies cyber bullying and how to prevent and stop it.  Topics include cyber bullying and the law, types of cyber bullying, dealing with effects, and stopping the cycle of abuse.

• Sexual Violence.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2008.  364.15 Sex
  A collection of twenty-five essays that provides varying perspectives on sexual violence, debating the seriousness of the problem, factors that contribute to it, society's response to it, and policies that may help reduce it.

• Teen Smoking.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2009.  362.29 Tee
  A collection of articles and essays examining issues surrounding teen smoking, including why teens begin smoking, how tobacco companies target teens, what impact smoking has on teen health, how the government is trying to stop teen smoking, and other related topics.

• Teen Suicide.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2009.  362.28 Tee
  Collects eleven essays that provide varying perspectives on teen suicide, addressing prevention, risk factors, self-harm, the link between anti-depressants and suicide, and other issues.

• Volunteerism.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2008. 361.3 Wie
  Sixteen essays present opposing viewpoints on issues in volunteerism, covering governmental involvement, mandatory student volunteerism, medical research, border patrols, the U.S. Army, and other topics.

• Weapons of War.  Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, c2012. 355.8 Wea
  Contains fourteen essays that offer different perspectives on issues related to weaponry and warfare, discussing nuclear weapons, biological weapons, landmines, threats of terrorists, and related topics.

• White-Collar Crime.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2009. 364.16 Whi
  A collection of essays that provide opposite stances on issues related to white-color crime, exploring what it is, who commits white-collar crimes, and whether they are appropriately punished.

• White Supremacy Groups.  Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, c2008. 320.5 Whi
  Contains thirteen essays that offer varying perspectives on white supremacy groups, including reasons white Americans should build separate communities and groups, the Belgian Nationalist Party's promotion of extremism and xenophobia, the role of women in white nationalist organizations, white supremist singers spreading hate, and other topics; and provides contact information for organizations and a bibliography.

• Wolff, Cynthia Griffin.  Emily Dickinson.  1st ed.  New York: Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1986. 921 Dickinson

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Armstrong, Thomas.  Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1994.  Prof 370.15 Arm
  Explains the theory of multiple intelligences developed by Howard Gardner in which he maps a broad range of human abilities by grouping them into seven categories; and discusses how the theory can be applied to issues of classroom teaching, especially with students who have been classified as learning disabled.

• Best Practices in Bullying Prevention and Intervention: A Collaborative Effort of the DuPage County Regional Office of Education and State's Attorney's Office; Hon. Robert Berlin, State's Attorney; Hon. Darlene J. Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent.  [Wheaton, Ill. : DuPage County], 2011. Prof 371.58 Bes

• Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. [Washington D.C.: National Governors Association Center for Best Pratices (NGA Center),: Council of Chief State School Officers], 2010.  Prof 372.7 Com
  The Standards set K-12 requirements not only for English language arts but also for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Just as students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas, so too must the Standards specify the literacy skills and understandings required for college and career readiness in multiple disciplines.

• Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.  [Washington D.C.: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center): Council of Chief State School Officers], 2010. Prof 372.7 Com

• Content of the Curriculum.  2nd ed.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1995.  Prof 375 Con
  A guide to curriculum content that profiles ten subject areas--language arts, math, science, social studies, foreign language, the arts, technology, physical education, health, and home economics--discussing issues regarding standards, goals, curriculum structure, research and evaluation, and planning resources.

• Cool Teen Programs for Under $100.  Chicago, Ill.: Young Adult Library Services Association, 2009.  Prof 027.62 Coo
  A guide to creating engaging library programs for teenagers that cost less than one hundred dollars, including over twenty-five program ideas, advice on budgeting for teen services, and marketing tips.

• Daniels, Harvey.  Rethinking High School: Best Practice in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership.  Portsmith, NH: Heinemann, c2001.  Prof 373 Dan
  The creators of Chicago's Best Practice High School, a small public high school guided by the national standards of state-of-the-art instruction, address eleven issues, assertions, or principles they believe hold the key to good high schools, including size, climate, teaching, curriculum, and scheduling.

• Democratic schools.  Alexandria, Va: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1995.  Prof 370.11 Dem
  Explains what democratic schools are and why the author believes they are desirable; and presents four real-life stories of schools that have instituted the reforms necessary to become democratic.

• Glatthorn, Allan A..  Developing a Quality Curriculum.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1994.  Prof 375 Gla
  A blend of research and theory with his many years of hands-on work in the school to create a quality-oriented approach to curriculum.

• The Governance of Curriculum.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1994.  Prof 379.155 Gov

• Guthrie, Larry F.  How to Coordinate Services for Students and Families.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1996.  Prof 371.2 Gut
  Explains how communities can set up and administer an effective collaborative that will help families address the care needs of children.

• Harmin, Merrill.  Inspiring Active Learning: A Handbook for Teachers.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1994.  Prof 371.1 Har
  Presents strategies to motivate students to learn. Centered on mutual respect, collaboration, and commitment to learning, each strategy is described and illustrated by examples which can be used by educators for all ability and grade levels.

• Honnold, RoseMary.  101+ Teen Programs that Work.  New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2003.  Prof 027.62 Hon
  A guide for librarians that offers suggestions for more than one hundred programs for their teen readers.

• Honnold, RoseMary.  More Teen Programs that Work.  New York: Neal-Schuman, c2005. Prof 027.62 Hon
  The author presents one hundred programs and activities for teens organized by theme including food, crafts, parties and games, books, writing, school and life skills, and much more.

• I-SAIL: Illinois Standards Aligned Instruction for Libraries. Canton, Ill.: ISLMA, 2011-. Prof 379.1 ISA

• Illinois School Library Media Association.  Linking for Learning: The Illinois School Library Media Program Guidelines.  3rd ed.  Canton, Ill.: Illinois School Library Media Association, c2010. Prof 028.5 Lin

• Johnson, David W.  Reducing School Violence through Conflict Resolution.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1995.  Prof 371.5 Joh
  Presents practical strategies and specific suggestions teachers may use to teach students the procedures and skills they need to resolve conflict without violence.

• Kohn, Alfie.  Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1996.  Prof 371.5 Koh
  Explains why students are more likely to learn and flourish in schools that have moved toward collaborative problem solving instead of teacher-initiated discipline.

• McBride, Bill.  If They Argue Well, They Can Write Well. Nashville, Tenn.: Incentive Pub., c2008.  Prof 808 McB
  Provides strategies and resources to help middle school and high school students think critically in their debate arguments and writing.

• Orlich, Donald C.  Designing Successful Grant Proposals. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1996.  Prof 379.1 Orl
  A guide to creating a successful grant proposal that includes information on organizing ideas, establishing needs, monitoring funding sources, writing the proposal, and other related topics.

• Patterson, Jerry L.  Leadership for Tomorrow's Schools. Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1993.  Prof 371.2 Pat
  Proposes a framework for thinking about the future of organizations which challenges the traditional hierarchical structure that places leaders at the head of a pyramid of employees, focusing on the five areas of participation, diversity, conflict, reflection, and mistakes.

• Salend, Spencer J.  Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Effective and Reflective Practices.  4th ed.  Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill, c2001. Prof 371.9 Sal

• Schmoker, Michael J.  Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1996.  Prof 371.2 Sch
  A discussion of school improvement, examining the conditions that favor results, reviewing the theory behind the conditions, and demonstrating how anyone in virtually any school setting can begin to successfully replicate these conditions. Includes case studies.

• School Libraries: What's New, What's Next, What's Yet to Come.  [Los Gatos, Calif.: Smashwords, c2011].  Prof 025 Sch
  A collection of  over 100 essays from around the world about trends in school libraries written by librarians, teachers, publishers, and library vendors.

• Smith, Wilma F.  Instructional Leadership: How Principals Make a Difference.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1989.  Prof 371.2 Smi
  Discusses four key qualities of instructional leaders: resource provider, instructional resource, communicator, and visible presence.

• Sternberg, Robert J.  How to Develop Student Creativity.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1996.  Prof 370.15 Ste
  Describes twenty-five strategies for learning and teaching creative thinking, based on the investment theory which asserts that creative thinkers are like good investors in that they buy low and sell high in the world of ideas.

• Sylvester, Robert.  A Celebration of Neurons: An Educator's Guide to the Human Brain.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1995.  Prof 612.8 Syl
  Provides an introduction to late twentieth-century scientific understanding of the development, organization, and operation of the brain, written especially for educational leaders, and suggests some broad educational applications that may be introduced in schools.

• Tomlinson, Carol A.  How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1995.  Prof 371.2 Tom
  Offers a definition of differentiated instruction, and provides principles and strategies designed to help teachers create learning environments that address the different learning styles, interests, and readiness levels found in a typical mixed-ability classroom.

• Toward a Coherent Curriculum.  Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1995. Prof 375 Tow

• Tyler, Ralph W.  Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction.  Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993, c1949.  Prof 375 Tyl
  Presents a rationale for viewing, analyzing, and interpreting the curriculum and instructional program of an educational institution, discussing educational purposes and learning experience selection, organization, and evaluation.

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FICTION

• Berry, Steve.  The Emperor's Tomb: A Novel.  1st ed.  New York: Ballantine Books, 2010.  Fic Bar
  Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone decides to help after hearing his old friend Cassiopeia Vitt is in trouble and soon finds himself caught up in a mystery involving an emperor's tomb, a secret society, and a battle for control of China and the world.

• Clancy, Tom.  Tom Clancy's Op-Center.  Berkley ed.  New York : Berkley Books, c1995.  Fic Cla
  The Op-Center's crack team of crisis management operatives uncovers a harrowing power play that threatens American defense and intelligence.

• Clare, Cassandra.  City of Fallen Angels.  1st ed.  New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2011.  Fic Cla
  As mysterious murders threaten the new peace between Shadowhunters and Downworlders, only Simon, the Daylighter vampire, can help bring both groups together.

• Clark, Mary Higgins.  The Anastasia Syndrome and Other Stories. New York: Pocket Books, 1991, c1989.  SC Cla
  Five stories that focus on nightmarish situations that exist just below the surface of "ordinary" life.

• Dessen, Sarah.  What Happened to Goodbye.  1st ed.  New York: Viking Childrens Books, c2011.  Fic Des
  Following her parents' bitter divorce as she and her father move from town to town, seventeen-year-old Mclean reinvents herself at each school she attends until she is no longer sure she knows who she is or where she belongs.

• Donnelly, Jennifer.  Revolution.  1st ed.  New York: Delacorte Press, c2010.  Fic Don
  An angry, grieving seventeen-year-old musician facing expulsion from her prestigious Brooklyn private school travels to Paris to complete a school assignment and uncovers a diary written during the French revolution by a young actress attempting to help a tortured, imprisoned little boy--Louis Charles, the lost king of France.

• Dowswell, Paul.  The Auslander.  1st U.S. ed.  New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2011.  Fic Dow
  German soldiers take Peter from a Warsaw orphanage, and soon he is adopted by Professor Kaltenbach, a prominent Nazi, but Peter forms his own ideas about what he sees and hears and decides to take a risk that is most dangerous in 1942 Berlin.

• Hardy, Thomas.  The Return of the Native.  New York: Signet, 1980, c1878].  Fic Har
  Diamond merchant Clym Yeobright, tired of life in Paris, returns to quiet Egdon Heath to become a schoolmaster, and attracts the attention of the free-spirited Eustacia Vye who is very disappointed when she realizes Clym has come home to stay.

• James, Henry.  Washington Square.  New York: Signet, 1964.  Fic Jam
  Catherine Sloper, an heiress favored by neither beauty nor brilliance, finds herself torn between an attractive suitor and her adored father who believes the young man to be a fortune hunter.

• Johnson, Maureen.  The Last Little Blue Envelope.  1st ed. New York: HarperTeen, 2011.  Fic Joh
  Seventeen-year-old Ginny Blackstone precipitously travels from her home in New Jersey to London when she receives a message from an unknown man telling her he has the letters that were stolen just before she completed a series of mysterious tasks assigned by her now dead aunt, an artist.

• Kade, Stacey.  Queen of the Dead.  1st ed.  New York: Hyperion, 2011.  Fic Kad
  Will gets involved with The Order, a group consisting of ghost-talkers like himself, as he continues to help spirits into the light, while Alona, his vain, self-centered, and cranky spirit guide begins to learn the value of helping others.

• King, Laurie R.  Pirate King: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes.  1st ed.  New York: Bantam Books, c2011.  Fic Kin
  Mary Russell, having been dispatched by Scotland Yard to investigate a silent film studio, goes undercover as part of a crew working on an adaptation of "The Pirates of Penzance" and realizes trouble is brewing when real pirates are hired as part of the cast and they begin to ignore the studio owner Randolph Fflytte's orders to follow their dangerous outlaw leader.

• LaHaye, Tim F.  Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, 1998.  Fic LaH
  Airline captain Rayford Steele, stunned when over one hundred passengers vanish from his plane in the blink of an eye, quickly realizes the Rapture his wife had been telling him about--an event in which Jesus would return to take his followers to Heaven before they die--has happened and he has been left behind.

• L'Amour, Louis.  Borden Chantry.  New York: Bantam Books, 2010, c1977.  Fic Lam
  Borden Chantry, former rancher and present marshal of a small cattle town, hunts down a murderer.

• L'Amour, Louis.  The Cherokee Trail.  New York: Bantam Books, 1982.  Fic Lam
  Leaving behind her Virginia home burned to ashes during the Civil War and a husband shot and killed on the way to Colorado, Mary Breydon and her young daughter come to manage a rundown stagecoach station on the Cherokee Trail.

• L'Amour, Louis.  The Iron Marshal.  New York: Bantam, c1979.  Fic Lam
  Lawman Tom Shanaghy, fleeing enemies in New York, takes on the job of marshal in a small Kansas town and soon finds himself hoping his big city tactics are going to work against hardened cattle ranchers with a score to settle.

• L'Amour, Louis.  Kilrone.  New York: Bantam Books, 2006, c1966.  Fic Lam
  Kilrone's raw courage and fast guns are the only things that keep him alive.

• L'Amour, Louis.  Matagorda &, The First Fast Draw. Special centennial ed.  New York: Bantam Books, 2008. Fic Lam
  Matagorda: After serving in the Civil War and fighting Indians on the frontier, Tap Duvarney finds he has bought a partnership in a feud as well as in a cattle outfit. – The First Fast Draw: Cullen Baker returns to Texas after the Civil War, only to realize that he must fight a gang of thieves determined to run him off his land.

• L'Amour, Louis.  Milo Talon.  New York: Bantam Books, 2008, c1981.  Fic Lam
  Milo Talon takes the job of finding the twelve-years-gone granddaughter of Jefferson Henry, a man who claims to have known his father, and soon finds that Henry's intentions are not what they seem.

• L'Amour, Louis.  North to the Rails.  New York: Bantam Books, c1971.  Fic Lam
  Tom Chantry came from the East to buy cattle and get them to the railroad. He was a peaceful man, but when a group of local outlaws mistook him for a victim, there was lead to pay.

• L'Amour, Louis.  Off the Mangrove Coast.  New York: Bantam,, 2001, c2000.  SC Lam
  A collection of nine short stories of adventure in locales around the world, written by American author Louis L'Amour.

• L'Amour, Louis.  The Outlaws of Mesquite: Frontier Stories.  New York: Bantam Books, 1990.  SC Lam
  Collects eight stories by Louis L'Amour about the American frontier.

• L'Amour, Louis.  The Tall Stranger.  Bantam ed.  New York: Bantam, 1986, c1957.  Fic Lam
  Scouting for a wagon train full of high hopes, Rock saved the Eastern-bred settlers from a brutal Indian attack.

• L'Amour, Louis.  Utah Blaine & Silver Canyon. Special Centennial ed.  New York: Bantam, 2008.  Fic Lam
  Utah Blaine: Utah Blaine was a fighting man fast with a gun who had to face the greedy ranchers of Red Creek who were willing to destroy anyone to get at his friend's rich land. Silver Canyon: Gunfighter Matt Brennan rides into a range war and meets the woman of his dreams.

• Maclean, Norman.  A River Runs through It and Other Stories.  New York: Pocket Books, [1992], c1976.  SC Mac
  Collection of three Western stories, featuring the title piece about the relationship between a father and his two sons, bound together by love and fly fishing.

• O'Brian, Patrick.  Master and Commander.  New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1990, c1970. Fic OBr
  Two men, Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's doctor and intelligence agent, become fast friends aboard a man-of-war ship during the Napoleonic wars.

• O'Brian, Patrick.  Post Captain.  New York: W.W. Norton, 1990, c1972.  Fic OBr
  Captain Jack Aubrey, hiding out in France from his creditors, is forced to run for his life when Napoleon goes to war again in 1803.

• Paolini, Christopher.  Inheritance, or The Vault of Souls.  1st ed.  New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.  Fic Pao
  Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, having spent months in training and battle, face the evil king Galbatorix in order to restore justice to Alagaesia, but worry they are not strong enough to defeat him.

• Patterson, James.  Alex Cross's Trial.  1st ed.  New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2009.  Fic Pat
  Detective Alex Cross tells an ancestor's story, in this astonishing account of one man's bold pursuit of justice in the face of racism and violence.

• Reichs, Kathy.  Spider Bones: A Novel.  1st Scribner hardcover ed.  New York: Scribner, 2010.  Fic Rei
  Temperance Brennan investigates the death of a man who was believed to have died almost forty years earlier in Vietnam and whose dog tags were found on another corpse, while also examining the remains of an adolescent boy who was found offshore and may have been the victim of a shark attack.

• Stiefvater, Maggie.  Forever.  1st ed.  New York: Scholastic Press, 2011.  Fic Sti
  As the werewolves are hunted by those intent on destroying them, Sam and Grace risk everything to be together.

• Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich.  Fathers and Sons.  New York : Signet Classic, [1961?].  Fic Tur
  Depicts generational conflict in a portrayal of a young man's attempt to convert his father to his own radical political ideas.

• Verne, Jules.  The Mysterious Island.  United States: Troll, 2003.  Fic Ver
  Five Union prisoners escaping in a balloon from the siege of Richmond set down on the shores of an uncharted island.

• Wiesel, Elie, 1928-.  A Beggar in Jerusalem.  New York: Avon, 1971, c1970.  Fic Wie
  A Holocaust survivor, visiting the newly reunited city of Jerusalem in the wake of the Six-Day War, is forced to confront the ghosts of his past and his ties to the present.

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REFERENCE

• Guinness World Records 2012: Bursting with Amazing New Records.  London, England: Guinness World Records, Ltd., c2011. Ref 031.02 Gui
  Guinness World Records 2012 continues to build on the intriguing, informative, inspiring and instructional records and superlatives that have made Guinness World Record one of the most famous brands and an annual best-seller around the world.

   

• Senior High Core Collection.  18th ed.  Ipswich, Mass. : H. W. Wilson, 2011. Ref 011.62 Sen

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AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS

• Biodiversity: Wild about Life!  [S.I.]: ConocoPhillips, 1997. DVD 333.9516 Bio
  Discusses the value of the variety of life on earth--from wolves returning to Yellowstone to snails thriving in a restored wetland.

• Foundations of Freedom: Constitutional History for High School Classrooms.  Wheeling, WV: Erma Ora Byrd Center for Educational Technologies, Wheeling Jesuit Univeristy, Inc., 2004.  DVD-ROM 342.029 Fou
  Discusses the history of our Constitution and its Amendments and the issues it has faced throughout our history.

• From Poop to Profits.  Erie, Pa.: izzit.org, 2009.  DVD 338 Fro
  Farmer Brad Morgan faced bankruptcy. Like many businesses across America, the Morgan family farm was challenged with high expenses and falling income. Wtih his back to the wall, Morgan was forced to look at things from another perspective. They were spending over $20,000 yearly to dispose of manure. Could this expense be turned into a profit?

• Immaculate Conception High School Presents Hairspray: April 16, 2011.  [S.I] : Sound Memories Video, 2011.  DVD 782.81 Hai
  When one of the "Council Kids" goes on a leave of absence, Tracy auditions to be the replacement, is sent to detention for skipping school, and thereby meets Seaweed--who shows her how to really shake 'em down. Helped by Seaweed, Link, Penny, Motormouth Maybelle, and her parents, Tracy sets out to integrate the show ... without denting her 'do!.

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