Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Ne=7431&N=7322+6669+3+7268 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1722575 In this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1511912 On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agencys intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky the second time. The thugs attack again-and this time one of the scientists dies. What are they holding that is so precious? Only something that will revolutionize business and popular culture-and perhaps something more. For war clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted a priceless opportunity to give the Germans an edge. It is up to Isaac Bell to figure out who he is, what he is up to, and stop him. But he may already be too late, and the future of the world may just hang in the balance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522539 In 2006, Shadid, an Arab-American raised in Oklahoma, was covering Israels attack on Lebanon when he heard that an Israeli rocket had crashed into the house his great-grandfather built, his familys ancestral home. Not long after, Shadid (who had covered three wars in the Middle East) realized that he had lost his passion for a region that had lost its soul. He had seen too much violence and death; his career had destroyed his marriage. Seeking renewal, he set out to rebuild the house that held his familys past in the town they had helped settle long ago. Although the course of the reconstruction is complicated by craftsmen with too much personality, squabbles with his extended family, and Lebanons political strife, Shadid is restored along with the house and finds that his understanding of the Middle East, which he had known chiefly in wartime, has been deepened by his immersion in smalltown life. Coming to terms with his familys emigrant experience and their towns history, the homeless Shadid finds home and comes to understand the emotions behind the turbulence of the Middle East. In a moving epilogue, Shadid describes returning to this house after a nearly disastrous week as a prisoner of war in Libya along with the first visit of his daughter. Combining the human interest of The Bookseller of Kabul and Three Cups of Tea with the light touch of an expert determined, first, to tell a story, Shadid tells the story of a reconstruction effort that would have sent Frances Mayes to a psychiatric hospital as he brings to life unforgettable characters who lives help explain not just the modern Middle East but the legacy of those who have survived generations of war. He flashes back to his familys loss of home, their suffering during their countrys dark days, and their experiences as newcomers in Oklahoma. This is a book about what propels the Middle Easts rage, loss of home, and what it must examine and re-find, the sense of shared community. Far surpassing the usual reporters tour of duty, books, House of Stone is more humane and compelling and will please students of the region, those whose families have emigrated from other nations, and all readers engaged by engrossing storytelling-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646907 The legendary baseball manager takes readers behind the scenes of the St. Louis Cardinals 2011 season, detailing a journey that resulted in one of the most dramatic World Series of all time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1365180 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1673264 Carson Phillips is at the bottom of the food chain in a high school filled with people he hates, stuck living with his depressed single mother in a small-minded town at the corner of nothing and nowhere. He has just one goal: escape to Northwestern University and a career as a hard-hitting journalist. His guidance counselor tells him that he needs to bolster his application by creating a literary magazine. Which means he needs submissions. From other students. Carson resorts to the only thing he can think of: blackmail.--Jacket flyleaf. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674532 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615765 Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What they find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder . . . a bounty that has never been found. As they follow the trail through Hungary, Italy, France, Russia, and Kazakhstan--a trail that they discover leads them not to one tomb, but five--the Fargos will find themselves pitted against a thieving group of amateur treasure hunters, a cunning Russian businessman, and a ruthless Hungarian who claims direct descent from Attila himself . . . and will stop at nothing to claim the tombs riches as his own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1581706 Rhyming text, accompanied by labeled illustrations that identify parts of the body, encourages readers to wiggle and twist, stomp and zig-zag, and hug and shrug. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1587565 Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1486643 This work is a kitchen-maids through-the-key hole memoir of life in the great houses of England. At fifteen, she arrived at the servants entrance to begin her life as a kitchen maid in 1920s England. The lowest of the low, her world was one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and even bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5:30 am and went on until after dark. In this memoir, the author tells her tales of service with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye. From the gentleman with a penchant for stroking housemaids curlers, to raucous tea dances with errand boys, to the heartbreaking story of Agnes the pregnant under-parlourmaid, fired for being seduced by her mistresss nephew, this book evokes the long vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs. This is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman, who, though her position was lowly, never stopped aiming high. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1551791 The story of a Korean war veteran on a quest to save his younger sister-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519965 The gripping story behind the House of Nights enigmatic riding instructor--and one of Zoeys closest allies against evil. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697465 After the death of Bruce Wayne, Dick Greyson, the first Robin, donned the iconic cape and cowl, with Waynes son Damian under his wing as the new Robin. Protecting the city of Gotham has never been easy, but when the two are violently confronted by Batmans past, it becomes downright impossible.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656474 Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargents only gift seems to be that she makes other peoples talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1581620 Using carefully honed sensory skills gleaned from a childhood spent blind to solve cases, music therapist Kendra Michaels is tapped by a former FBI agent, who is investigating the work of a serial killer who may be responsible for the disappearance of Kendras ex. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629741 A Dick Francis novel from the author of Dick Franciss GAMBLE-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577721 When Goose goes on vacation, Duck finds out that being in charge and keeping the pond the happiest pond in the world is much too hard. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519582 In a post-apocalyptic world, Pressia, a sixteen-year-old survivor with a dolls head fused onto her left hand meets Partridge, a Pure dome-dweller who is searching for his mother, sure that she has survived the cataclysm. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1376608 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567466 The author of the popular blog Enjoying the Small Things interweaves lyrical prose and stunning four-color photography as she recounts the story of the first year of her daughter Nella--who has Down syndrome--and celebrates the beauty found in the unexpected, the strength of a mothers love, and, ultimately, the amazing power of perspective-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1638627 Olivia is having an identity crisis--there are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days stealing her spotlight, so she embarks on a quest for individuality, to stand out, and feel special. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538313 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1551759 The sequel to Hilary Mantels 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantels Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Annes head?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582233 Ducks dance their socks off at their weekly sock-hop. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678528 Ultimon, once king of the dragons and now the last survivor, climbs out of the sewers in which he has been hiding and takes one last flight. Includes notes about the constellation Draco. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576448 Going on her first sleepover, Maisys shyness disappears as she and her friends talk, dance, giggle, play games, and eat a tasty supper. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1487452 Not since Jack the Ripper terrorized the London slums has there been such a gruesome crime scene. By all accounts, acid-tongued Vita Berlin hadnt a friend in the world, but whom did she cross so badly as to end up arranged in such a grotesque tableau? One look at her apartment-turned-charnel house prompts hard-bitten LAPD detective Milo Sturgis to summon his go-to expert in hunting homicidal maniacs, Alex Delaware. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562922 Rasputins daughter, Masha, is sent to live with the royal family after her fathers death. Tsarina Alexandra asks her to tend to Prince Aloysha, hoping that she has inherited Rasputins healing powers. After Tsar Nikolay is forced to abdicate, Masha and Aloysha find solace in each others company and tell stories as a way to escape their confinement by the Bolsheviks. In the worlds of their imagination the weak become strong, legend becomes fact, and a future that will never come to pass feels close. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646869 Although fifteen-year-old Jane has always loved vampire lore, she is surprised to awaken in her coffin with fangs, and she goes to her parents and younger brother for help in figuring out why undead factions are vying for her eternal allegiance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1442868 Lieutenant Detective Decker and his wife, Rina, investigate an apparent teen suicide witnessed by the son of a troubled former friend whom they have welcomed into their home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1568082 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453062 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1584709 After being sucked out to sea in a tidal wave, Tristan Hart returns ashore on Coney Island with no memory of what happened to him--yet he can sense the emotions of others and dreams of a terrifying silver mermaid with razor-sharp teeth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522472 The wholesome image of America propagated by Hollywood in the 1940s, 50s and 60s is one of the most persistent in popular culture: loving wives, smiling children. But off the set, many of the actors who helped create this image were secretly leading very wild lives, and one man in particular was helping them: Scotty Bowers. At a time when sex outside of marriage was taboo, Scotty built up a reputation as the guy who could discreetly fix you up. Scotty slept with many stars himself, and connected others with his friends. Here, he tells his story for the first time. Scotty came to Hollywood after serving in the Marines in World War II, and began working at a gas station on Hollywood Boulevard. One day, he was approached and picked up by actor Walter Pidgeon, who whisked him off to a friends villa for the first of many encounters with Hollywoods rich and famous. He developed long-term friendships with stars like Katharine Hepburn and Noel Coward, but he always kept it quiet--until he now provides a lost chapter in the history of the sexual revolution.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685738 When a special project to clone the members of the superhero team Squadron Supreme goes awry, the clones become flesh-eating zombies, and only an elite military unit specialized in superhuman threats can stop them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557047 The lyrical and haunting story of a great American dream--the progress of a utopian community and its lasting impact on a gifted young man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1560241 A child relates all the things that Daddy does differently than Mommy, but the most important thing they do exactly the same. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629763 Buried alive in a volcano in the Carpathian mountains for hundreds of years, Dax discovers that Mitro, the evil vampire he has been hunting for centuries, is still alive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1602424 Hudson Avery gave up a promising competetive ice skating career after her parents divorced when she was fourteen years old and now spends her time baking cupcakes and helping out in her mothers upstate New York diner, but when she gets a chance at a scholarship and starts coaching the boys hockey team, she realizes that she is not through with ice skating after all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1663923 A tiny minnow wearing a pale blue bowler hat has a thing or two up his fins in this underwater light-on-dark chase scene. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1533816 This story, based on the Cubs and Mets 1973 season follows the divergent paths of Joe Castle, a rookie hitter for the Chicago Cubs and Warren Tracey, a hard-throwing Mets pitcher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577687 Theres a triathlon in town! Kirsty and Rachel are excited to watch the swimming, biking, and running events. But when people start swimming in circles, losing bike tires, and tripping over their own feet, the girls know something is wrong. Sure enough, Olympia the Games Fairys magic objects have disappeared! Olympia needs help tracking down her missing magic. If they dont find it in time, the triathlon and the Fairyland Games will be ruined! Can Rachel and Kirsty go for the gold--and come to the rescue?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1658714 When a lonely dragon follows a trail of princess tears, a beautiful friendship is born. They march and sing, roar and whisper, hide and seek, then settle into snug companionship at bedtime-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1480489 Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1554861 When the difficult star of the reality television show Expedition Survival disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Cranes family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tunas gun-happy father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1545195 Using kindness, soft blankets, and chocolate milk, a brave child tames ferocious dragons and settles them in a clover field for a nap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1483984 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609033 Told in their separate voices, sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy-tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek his freedom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1523592 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518265 After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and three older brothers, Maggie enrolls in public high school, where interacting with her peers is complicated by the melancholy ghost that has followed her throughout her entire life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1535559 When her true love, Sho, breaks up with her after becoming famous, Kyoko Mogami decides to get revenge by beating Sho in show business. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647017 Survivors of a government-induced apocalypse endure their violent and disease-stricken world while protecting their loved ones; while a century into the future, members of a transformed society determinedly search for the original twelve virals. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1608939 In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577309 Chloe Bunny lives with her big family of ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters, but it is only Chloe who is able to compete with the new television set that Dad brings home one evening. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1568461 Homemade rules in the kitchen, and everyone from artisan bakers to canners and picklers know it. Culinary enthusiasts and hungry home cooks are exploring classic skills again, and making homemade, hand-shaped pasta is on the rise. With the simplest ingredients and easier-than-you-think instructions, Making Artisan Pasta teaches you how make your own linguine, ravioli, lasagna, and dozens of other styles of pasta and noodles by hand. The fully illustrated, step-by-step tutorials will walk you through the entire tasty process, from mixing dough, rolling, and shaping pasta through cooking, serving, and storing pasta for later. Going way beyond noodles, though, this book includes tutorials on gnocchi, Chinese pot stickers, pierogi, and dozens of other world pastas. Through author and chef Aliza Greens expertise and encyclopedia knowledge of all things culinary, plus hundreds of gorgeous photos by acclaimed food photographer Steve Legato, you will learn everything there is to know about making fresh, delicious pasta in your home kitchen....and youll never look at the supermarket pasta aisle the same way again-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1566532 These days, were constantly bombarded with trendy, restrictive diets that instruct us to Eat only this or Give up that diets that ultimately fail when you find that you cant sacrifice the foods you love. But now you can lose weight without deprivation: Lucy Danziger, editor in chief of SELF magazine, and her team of nutrition experts have created the ultimate flexible plan for melting off ten, twenty, or more pounds at any age you can see results in as little as a week! By eating more of thirty superfoods everyday favorites like eggs, yogurt, steak, Parmesan, cherries, kiwi fruit, dark chocolate, and coffee, you can shed weight while naturally reducing your dependence on less healthful foods, lowering your risk for diabetes, heart disease, cancer, inflammation, and more. The food plan has room for all your cant-resist treats you can eat them and still slim down! This revolutionary diet isnt about denying yourself; its about indulging in delicious, satisfying foods that help trigger weight loss and instill better body health. Guiding you every step of the way, The Drop 10 Diet includes 101 quick, tasty breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. You choose your favorites. Each meal or snack incorporates at least one Drop 10 superfood and leaves your cravings and your stomach satisfied! 40 delicious family recipes that even a novice cook can fix. Your loved ones will never know theyre eating healthfully! 1,400 extra happy calories each week to enjoy on top of your Drop 10 meals and snacks. Use your happy calories for daily splurges or save them up to spend for a big night out. 8 exercises you can do at home or in the gym to boost your metabolism and supercharge your weight loss. Inspirational stories of weight loss from women just like you! Dont waste another bite on bland, strict diets that dont work. Its time to grab life by the fork!-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1630236 Travis Maddox, Eastern Universitys playboy, makes a bet with good girl Abby that if he loses, he will remain abstinent for a month, but if he wins, Abby must live in his apartment for the same amount of time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538195 Half-vampire, half-werewolf Marlo undergoes a special transformation when exposed to the full moon--HE becomes a SHE! To make matters worse, it seems as though his rivals have plans to keep Marlo trapped as a woman--forever!!--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1565345 Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sade Kane cant seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Their only hope: find an ancient spell that might turn the serpents own shadow into a weapon. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1559809 In a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil wars, orphans Mahlia and Mouse barely escape the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities, but their fragile safety is soon threatened and Mahlia will have to risk everything if she is to save Mouse, as he once saved her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1532852 Extols the virtues of dads who still read comics and watch cartoons, understand that clothes do not have to match and that pancakes need not be round, and do not mind getting their hair wet--if they have any. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1535829 Married to Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to New York society and all of its luxuries. When Paul loses his job, Carter offers him the chance to head the legal team at his hedge fund. A tragic event catapults the Darling family into the media spotlight, a regulatory investigation, and a red-hot scandal with enormous implications for everyone involved. Will Paul save himself while betraying his wife and in-laws or protect the family business at all costs? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576450 Mario and Isabelle, two squirrels, teach each other their amazing dance moves. Includes facts about squirrels. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518906 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522259 In the spring of 1943, during a stint in the Merchant Marine, twenty-one-year old Jack Kerouac set out to write his first novel. Working diligently day and night to complete it by hand, he titled it The Sea Is My Brother. Now, nearly seventy years later, its long-awaited publication provides fascinating details and insight into the early life and development of an American literary icon. Written seven years before The Town and The City officially launched his writing career, The Sea Is My Brother marks a pivotal point in which Kerouac began laying the foundations for his pioneering method and signature style. A clear precursor to such landmark works as On the Road, The Dharma Bums, and Visions of Cody, it is an important formative work that bears all the hallmarks of classic Kerouac: the search for spiritual meaning in a materialistic world, spontaneous travel as the true road to freedom, late nights in bars and apartments engaged in intense conversation, the desperate urge to escape from society, and the strange, terrible beauty of loneliness.--from cover, p. [2] http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629923 Jimmy Sharp, Becky Welsh, TomMcCall. They were Bonnie and Clyde, they thought, and whats-his-name, the sidekick. Three teenagers with dead-end lives, and chips on their shoulders, and guns. The first person they killed was a highway patrolman. The second was a woman during a robbery. Then, hell, why not keep on going? As their crime spree cuts a swath through rural Minnesota, some of it is captured on the killers cell phones and sent to a local television station. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers joins the growing army of cops trying to run them down. But something doesnt feel quite right to him about the whole thing. He just hopes he can figure out what before too many people die. But even he cant realize what is about to happen next. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656207 Ruthless Austrian entrepreneur Edward Bolcke has managed to steal a crucial component of the U.S. Navys latest submarine technology--and he has found a way to hijack the worlds supply of rare earth minerals. The three Pitts, along with longstanding sidekick Al Giordino, use their usual mix of brains and brawn to see that justice is served. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1627943 Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1658478 A Valentines Day dance at Gregs middle school has turned his world upside down until an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves his best friend Rowley the odd man out. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567236 A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1622273 Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, eyes on the road. Another man next to him, telling stories that dont add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And next to her, a huge man with a broken nose, hitching a ride east to Virginia. An hour behind them, a man lies stabbed to death in an old pumping station. He was seen going in with two others, but he never came out. He has been executed, the knife work professional, the killers vanished. Within minutes, the police are notified. Within hours, the FBI descends, laying claim to the victim without ever saying who he was or why he was there. All Reacher wanted was a ride to Virginia. All he did was stick out his thumb. But he soon discovers he has hitched more than a ride. He has tied himself to a massive conspiracy that makes him a threat to both sides at once. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1498011 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1535431 In graphic novel format, retells the Hawaiian story of Nanaue, born of human mother and shark father, who struggles to find his place in a village of humans. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629285 Every morning A wakes in a different persons body, in a different persons life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justins girlfriend, Rhiannon. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681998 Jay Gardener cant seem to stay out of trouble. Even after a fresh start in a new neighborhood, he keeps finding himself in bad situations. But its not his fault! Jay wants to be a good kid, he really does, its just these strange things keep happening to him. What kind of place did his family move to? And why does every house have so many lawn gnomes in their yard? Jay better learn quickly that there are things a lot more scary than his parents...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1565769 Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590779 With the help of their forest friends and the advice of wise Mr. Owl, Red Knit Cap Girl and White Bunny, who are on a quest to find a way to talk to the Moon, learn that they need only to wait and listen quietly to make their wish come true. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562897 Amid the mayhem of the American Civil War, a Virginia plantation wife is put on trial by her slaveholder husband. Iris Dunleavy is convicted of madness by a Virginia judge; it is the only reasonable explanation the court can see for her willful behavior, so she is sent to Sanibel Asylum to be restored to a good compliant wife. But Iris knows her husband is the true criminal; she is no lunatic, only guilty of disagreeing with him on Southern notions of justice, cruelty, and property. On a remote Florida island, a pompous superintendent heads this asylum populated by wonderful characters, including his self-diagnosing twelve-year-old son, a woman who swallows anything in sight, and Ambrose Weller, a Confederate soldier whose memories terrorize him into wild fits that can only be calmed by the color blue, but whose gentleness and dark eyes beckon to Iris. The institution calls itself modern, but Iris is skeptical of its methods, particularly the dreaded water treatment. In this isolated place, she finds love with Ambrose. But can she take him with her if she escapes? Will there be anything for them to make a life from, back home? This novel is the story of a spirited woman, a wounded soldier, their impossible love, and the call of freedom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1622729 Months after Anna Korlov opened a door to Hell and sacrificed herself for seventeen-year-old ghost hunter Cas Lowood, persistent visions of Anna being tortured cause Cas to decide to save her as she once saved him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1426655 Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empresss life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1213665 Inheriting a homestead from her late uncle, a stunned Kate Shugak receives a cryptic letter from him imploring her to discover his fathers fate, a mystery involving a priceless tribal artifact for which Kate is targeted by murderous attacks. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1243174 Four years after Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy marry, Fitzwilliam is infected with a zombie bite, and Elizabeth must find a rumored antidote soon--or face beheading her beloved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1294268 When Nel learns that his former flame is terminally ill and pregnant with a child she claims is his, he agrees to take care of the baby girl once shes born. But as a recovering alcoholic whose demons are barely under control, he cant do it alone. Luckily, he has an amazing network of family and friends who are ready to help. A tale of joy, heartbreak and hope in a close-knit Dublin community. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1389086 Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything theyve worked for -- and their love -- forever. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1279404 The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1377192 When one of the judges at this years Scottsdale Food Festival is murdered, Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura, the owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, must beat a clever killer at his own game, while whipping up some delicious treats. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1402077 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393038 Mouse Mistress Hildegarde musters all her ingenuity to keep a large colony of church mice safe from the exterminator and to see that they make it through the dangerous Blessing of the Animals. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351547 Focuses on the authors haphazard efforts to fit into her ultra-liberal Oregon community, an endeavor marked by everything from stolen trees and a ban from the post office to dental implants and closed neighborhood parties. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1261430 Once again, the author takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Marthas Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Upon this slender factual scaffold, she has created a luminous tale of love and faith, magic and adventure. The narrator of the story is Bethia Mayfield, growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneers and Puritans. Restless and curious, she yearns after an education that is closed to her by her sex. As often as she can, she slips away to explore the islands glistening beaches and observe its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At twelve, she encounters Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a tentative secret friendship that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethias minister father tries to convert the Wampanoag, awakening the wrath of the tribes shaman, against whose magic he must test his own beliefs. One of his projects becomes the education of Caleb, and a year later, Caleb is in Cambridge, studying Latin and Greek among the colonial elite. There, Bethia finds herself reluctantly indentured as a housekeeper and can closely observe Calebs crossing of cultures. Like the authors beloved narrator Anna, in Year of Wonders, Bethia proves an emotionally irresistible guide to the wilds of Marthas Vineyard and the intimate spaces of the human heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1401346 A Japanese cargo ship cruises the eastern Atlantic near the Azores- when it bursts into flames. A gang of pirates speeds to take advantage of the disaster-when their boat explodes. What is happening in this part of the world? As Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA Special Assignments Team rush to investigate, they find themselves drawn into the extraordinary ambitions of an African dictator, the creation of a weapon of almost mythical power, and an unimaginably audacious plan to extort the worlds major nations. The penalty for refusal? The destruction of their greatest cities. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1378201 Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Bens story is told in words; Roses in pictures. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1377811 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1425315 As Olivia and Ian prepare for bed, they also build a fabulous tent in Olivias bedroom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1256229 A child describes his dad, who may not have super powers, but is still wonderful. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1261477 With her knack for being in troubles way, Sookie Stackhouse witnesses the firebombing of Merlottes, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she realizes that her lover, Eric Northman, and his child Pam are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, Sookie is drawn into the plot--which is much more complicated than she knows. Caught up once again in the politics of the vampire world, Sookie will learn that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human--and that there is a new queen on the board...-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393786 In this book, youll find ponderings on life?s big questions, like Why am I here? and What is my place in the world? There are beliefs in the importance of saying hello, saying thank you, and saying ?I forgive you.? And there are revelations on the importance of listening to your inner voice and taking responsibility for ones actions-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1390706 Wilma Tenderfoot, a ten-year-old orphan who lives at Cooper Islands Lowside Institute for Woeful Children, dreams of escape and of becoming the apprentice of the world-famous detective Theodore P. Goodman, whose every case she follows devotedly in the newspaper. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1263856 Back in 1985, two girls disappeared, and fledgling cop Lucas Davenport couldnt get over it, even when his boss declared the case closed. Now a house has been torn down, the bodies of two girls wrapped in plastic have been found, and Davenport is back on the case.