2008

Fiction

 

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Prom
Ashley thinks that the senior prom at her Philadelphia school  is "stupid.", so imagine her shock at finding herself the most likely candidate to save the prom after a troubled math teacher makes off with the funds.

  


Kingsolver, Barbara.  Poisonwood Bible
In 1959, a missionary family moves from Georgia into the Congo,  where their faith in religion, democracy, and what civilization is is severely challenged.		  

Wulffson, Don L. Soldier X
In 1943 sixteen-year-old Erik experiences the horrors of war when he is drafted into the German army and sent to fight on the Russian front.
  Zevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere
Fifteen-year-old Liz Hall, the victim of a hit-and-run driver, wakes up on a ship to Elsewhere, a mystical place where people age backwards. Life on Elsewhere seems to be the opposite of life here; you age in reverse until, as a baby, you once again sail to Earth.		  

Science Fiction

  

Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game
Ender Wiggin is one of a group of children bred to be military geniuses and save Earth from an inevitable attack by aliens.

  

Fantasy

  

Brennan, Herble. Faerie Wars
When Henry Atherton arrives at the house of eccentric old Mr. Fogarty, he comes upon crown prince Pyrgus Malvae, who has escaped the Faerie realm, where the Faeries of the Night want to kill him.

 

Non-Fiction

   Arnett, Peter. Live from the Battlefield: From Vietnam to Baghdad 35 Years in the World's War Zones
A world-class newsman's account of his experiences as a high-profile foreign correspondent covering conflict in Vietnam, Iraq, and South America. 		 

  Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, this book tells the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. 		 

Drama

  Wilson, August. Fences
The story of Troy, an African American garbage collector in 1950's Philadelphia who confronts discrimination in his workplace.		  

* source material for some annotations drawn from Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Barnes and Noble.com, Amazon.com and publisher descriptions.

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