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The Lock Artist

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hamilton, Steve, PUBLISHER: Minotaur Books, Michael is no ordinary young man. Mute since a childhood tragedy, at age eighteen he discovers that he possesses a skill he would never have expected. Whether it's a locked door without a key, a padlock with no combination, or even an eight-hundred pound safe... he can open them all. It's a talent that will make Michael a hot commodity with the wrong people, and whether he likes it or not, push him closer to a life of crime. Until one day, when he finally sees his chance to escape, and decides to risk everything to return home to the only person he ever loved, and to unlock the secret that has kept him silent for so long.

The Hard Life of Seymour E. Newton

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herold, Ann Bixby / Neidigh, Sherry, PUBLISHER: Herald Press, Peter is good at third-grade math. But he is hopeless at writing and spelling. Peter's dad thinks he is lazy. His mom thinks he has changed schools too often. Peter just wants to get sick and stay home. His wish comes true when he gets the flu. Bored with having to stay in bed, Peter watches a spider build a web outside his window and names him Seymour. He sees Seymour patiently rebuilding his web after it is destroyed again and again, by the wind or by Peter's mother's broom. Seymour's perseverance encourages Peter to keep working to overcome his learning problems.

It's the First Day of School... Forever!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stine, R.L., PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, On the first day of school, Artie falls out of his bed and hits his head. Hard. He tells his mom he's dizzy and she says: "You're just worried about your first day in a new school." At breakfast, his little brother, Eddie, splashes syrup in his hair, and there's no time to wash it. Artie has to go to school with syrup-hair. And then, on the way there, he gets splashed by a puddle that makes him look like he wet his pants. It's not just the first day of school; it's the worst day of school. On the second day of school, Artie falls out of bed and hits his head. Hard. He tells his mom he's dizzy and she says: "You're just worried about your first day in a new school." Huh? Today is just like the day before. Can Artie find a way to change it, before it's the first day of school... forever?

Rolling the Dice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ward, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Milligan Books, This memoir is so timely. The author, who is now a minister, is a young man who was reared in Compton, California. He and his brother, Julius, were reared by both parents and had loving and God-fearing grandparents. Their parents took them to church and taught them the right way to go. They chose to take a different path, which ultimately cost the life of his brother, Julius.The author helps young people to see what can happen when they take the wrong turn in life. But he also helps them to see that God is the Life Jacket that helps to save them when they are drowning and that He is the Lamp that lights the way for you to see how to come from darkness into light.

The Night Season

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bowdring, Paul, PUBLISHER: Killick Press, The Night Season is the story of Will, a disillusioned English professor experiencing an emotional and spirtual crisis. It is winter during the mid-s. Will has left his job, having almost ruined his love for literature by teaching it for a living, his marriage has disintegrated and he has left his home and young daughter.

The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boyne, John, PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Publishers UK, Barnaby Brocket is an ordinary 8-year-old boy in most ways, but he was born different in one important way: he floats. Unlike everyone else, Barnaby does not obey the law of gravity. His parents, who have a horror of being noticed, want desperately for Barnaby to be normal, but he can't help who he is. And when the unthinkable happens, Barnaby finds himself on a journey that takes him all over the world. From Brazil to New York, Canada to Ireland, and even to space, the floating boy meets all sorts of different people--and discovers who he really is along the way. This whimsical novel will delight middle graders, and make readers of all ages question the meaning of normal.

The Portrait

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Statham, Hazel, PUBLISHER: Avalon Books, England Severely injured at the battle of Salamanca, Edward Thurston, the new Earl of Sinclair, returns home to his beloved Fly Hall. Determined not to present his prospective bride with the wreck he believes himself to have become, he decides to end his betrothal, unaware that Lady Jennifer, for vastly differing reasons, has reached the selfsame decision. Throughout the campaigns, Edward was often seen relying greatly on a miniature he carried, and it is to this token he clings upon his return. Will he eventually find happiness with the girl in the portrait, or will he remain firm in his resolve not to wed? Reason dictates one course, his heart another.

Thinking Wild, Its Gifts of Insight: A Way to Make Peace

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grutter, Theo, PUBLISHER: Turning Stone Press, Theo Grutter is a man who has spent five thousand days and nights fishing the open ocean alone. He has had a good deal of time to ponder Life's mysteries and to organize (and reorganize) his thinking. He is a modern-day Walt Whitman singing his song of Self, or John Muir intimately describing the process of reservation and renewal with a sense of wonder at the infinity in the natural world. At the heart of it, Theo Grutter is a scavenging explorer of philosophy, science, history, spirituality, and nature, madly picking up wisdom, feeling vibrations, and following hunches. He invites fellow explorers to open their hearts and their minds to listen to the voices on the winds and from the seas, even the flora and the fauna, the parasites and the microbes; he promises to navigate the "smoothest tags the water allows."

The Shattered Lantern: Rediscovering the Felt Presence of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rolheiser, Ronald / Rohleiser, Ronald, PUBLISHER: Crossroad Publishing Company, Nietzsche had his mystical madman smash a lantern in the marketplace and announce that "God is dead " Rolheiser suggests that "the way back to a lively faith is not a question of finding the right answers, but of living in a certain way. The existence of God, like the air we breathe, need not be proven. It is a question of developing good lungs to meet it correctly."

America Is...

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Borden, Louise / Schuett, Stacey, PUBLISHER: Margaret K. McElderry Books, " What is America?" It is fifty states from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. It is a flag of stars and stripes. It is farmers, miners, factory workers, bakers, and bankers. It is Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon, swamps and desert. It is the stories of all of us, told together.

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Scat, Cat!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Capucilli, Alyssa Satin / Meisel, Paul, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins, "Scat, cat " said the dog. "Scat, cat " said the bird. "Scat, cat " said the other cats. "Go home." When a small cat is lost, he walks and walks. He walks through city and country, and if someone tells him to scat, he just keeps walking. Will the cat find a home? From the author of "Biscuit" comes a simple, appealing text--brought to life in Paul Meisel's art--perfect for the youngest of readers. This small cat is sure to receive a warm welcome from small children

The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lamm, Maurice, PUBLISHER: Jonathan David Publishers, How a person handles death indicates a great deal about how he approaches life. As there is a Jewish way of life, there is a Jewish way of death.

Scat, Cat!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Capucilli, Alyssa Satin / Meisel, Paul, PUBLISHER: Turtleback Books, "Scat, cat " said the dog. "Scat, cat " said the bird. "Scat, cat " said the other cats. "Go home." When a small cat is lost, he walks and walks. He walks through city and country, and if someone tells him to scat, he just keeps walking. Will the cat find a home? From the author of "Biscuit" comes a simple, appealing text--brought to life in Paul Meisel's art--perfect for the youngest of readers. This small cat is sure to receive a warm welcome from small children Acquista Ora

Race Against Time

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anthony, Piers, PUBLISHER: Tor Books, John Smith is just a typical teenager growing up in a typical American town...Or is he? He has a dog -- that can climb trees and understand very complex commands. He has parents -- who watch him constantly, taking notes when they think he's not looking. He has a girlfriend -- a girl he's never met, whom he has been told he must marry. John knows that something is wrong, but until he crosses the boundary fence late one night, he doesn't realize just how much. For wherever he lives, it's definitely not America

Unexpected Guest

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eisenberg, Andy, PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press, Dan Anderson has a lot on his plate. He's just out of a lackluster ten-year marriage. He's moved home to help his mother fix up the family house to sell. He's made new friends with the neighbors, Brendan and Jaden. He's got a challenging job in the IT department at the area hospital. He also has the possibility of new love in his life in the form of the handsome Ethan, who is helping Dan remodel the kitchen. Then work throws a major wrench in Dan's path, and life and love will get a lot more complex as he struggles to reconcile his new relationship with the reality of workplace harassment.

The Father of Her Son (Harlequin Super Romance (Larger

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pickering, Kathleen, PUBLISHER: Harlequin, Her life is not front page news News anchor Evan McKenna knows a good thing when he sees it. And Kelly Sullivan and her son Matt definitely fall into that category. If Evan had his way, he'd be part of their little family. Only Kelly is proving resistant to his charms. He knows an attraction this strong is more than one-sided, so something else is keeping them apart. Despite his best efforts, he can't convince her to tell him. Then Kelly's past becomes a major news story, which puts Matt's safety in jeopardy. Evan is willing to do anything to protect them. For the first time, his career takes a backseat to something more important-family and a future with Kelly. Now he just has to prove it to her....

Amos Jellybean Gets It Right

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walsh, Joanna, PUBLISHER: Hodder Children's Books, Amos Jellybean is a bright child, but sometimes he has problems remembering. From sitting on his breakfast to eating his clothes, jumping on his hat and carrying his bike, he muddles his way to school and home again. No matter how hard he tries, poor Amos just can't seem to get it right. A wonderful picture book for all those who have ever been in a muddle

Deadlock

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holt, Jack, PUBLISHER: Dales Large Print Books, Bowen Crossing is ten miles from Gila Junction, where the Brodie gang has been involved in a failed bank robbery. With one gang member injured, Cy Brodie is determined to get medical help, but the nearest town is Bowen Crossing where he'll have to face Bob Latchford. Cy knows that whichever way the cards fall, he'll be in big trouble.

A More Excellent Way: Be in Health: Pathways of Wholeness,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Henry W., PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, The root of psychological and biological disease is spiritual. Author Henry W. Wright not only equips the church with respect to defeating sickness, but he also demystifies it by showing, from God's perspective, why mankind has disease in the first place. A More Excellent Way is a valuable resource in assisting spiritual leaders, health-care professionals, and all individuals in understanding the spiritual dynamics behind diseases of the body, spirit, and soul.

Only Ghosts Came Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meade, Savannah, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, The Snyder family saga continues They are all at the center of America's most devastating conflict. The war between the states is still raging Disease, famine, the need for medical attention and supplies, coupled with the displacement of so many from their homesteads and their way of life is taking its toll on them all. Adell is gone, Henry and Reese are missing. Can Nygena be all that is left? Who survives their twisted fate? The plantation is in the hands of Doc and the remaining freed slaves, what are they to do with it? Experience the Civil War during its darkest hours and the way in which civilians were forced to cope or perish. So much is different now Experience the aftermath of Gettysburg, Frederick, Richmond, and Culpeper. Take a trip up the Erie Canal and cross Lake Erie to the Confederate prison on Johnson's Island. Finally understand why, "Only Ghosts Came Home "

An Uneasy Arrangement

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Jo, PUBLISHER: Ulverscroft Large Print, Madeleine Foster believes the historically significant Heron House has been gifted to the community by its late owner, Jess McMaster. One of her heirs, Nick McMaster, persuades Madeleine to house-sit the home temporarily, but she is dismayed to find many of its valuable contents missing. Is the acquisitive Nick cheating his brother, Jack, the other heir - and the community? Discovering that he's planning to sell the old home to developers is the last straw...

The Collaborator of Bethlehem

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rees, Matt Beynon, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, The murder of a leader of the Palestinian Martyrs Brigade leads to the arrest of George Saba, a Palestinian Christian accused of collaborating with the Israelis. Omar Yussef, a modest history teacher at a United Nations school in the West Bank, is impelled to investigate the murder to exonerate his former pupil, who he knows is innocent. As he struggles to save George, Omar Yussef is drawn into a complex plot where it is impossible to tell friend from enemy.

The Berlin Conspiracy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gabbay, Tom, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, Jack Teller is through with the CIA--until the Berlin station is contacted by a Colonel in the East German Stasi just days before President John F. Kennedy's scheduled visit to the Wall. The Stasi officer has an important message--and he will speak to no one but Jack. The informant claims a treacherous plot is brewing to assassinate the American president in Germany--a conspiracy originating at the highest levels of the U.S. government. Only Jack Teller believes the threat is real, and it has left him alienated and alone in a divided city that holds too many dark secrets. And if he forgets the two essential truths of the espionage game--that lies are currency and nothing is what it seems--he won't live to prevent a global catastrophe.

Swimming in Sneakers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bennett, P. A., PUBLISHER: Outskirts Press, The place holds no appeal. It seemed mystical in his childhood, a curiosity in his teens, and is simply not worthy of consideration as he approaches forty. Max Elliott is headed for the biggest surprise of his life--Guam. After the death of his father, Max plans a quick trip to the island he's never seen. He will take care of business with the least possible complication and fly back to Chicago with buckets of money. That plan, of course, unfolds into plenty of island-style complication as Max encounters fascinating relatives, a lively group of inherited tenants, unexpected tropical beauty, and ultimately, a better version of himself.

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