Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+6600+7260+7101 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703543 Spellbinding in its narration,A Teaspoon of Earth and Seais the story of an Iranian girl who, separated from her mother and twin sister during the turmoil following the Iranian Revolution, invents a rich, imaginative world in which they live.Growing up in a small fishing village in 1980s Iran, eleven-year-old Saba Hafezi and her twin sister Mahtab are fascinated by America. They keep lists of English vocabulary words and collect contraband copies ofLifemagazine and Beatles cassettes... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703544 From the best-selling author of Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire, a magical, seductive novel about the power of scent--and what happens when a perfume renders a young woman irresistible to everyone around her. Evangeline is eighteen years old when her grandmother gives her the ultimate gift--a scent she has created just for her. From the moment Eva places a drop on her neck, her entire life changes... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748338 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703545 From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature. Eleven-year-old amateur detective and ardent chemist Flavia de Luce is used to digging up clues, whether theyre found among the potions in her laboratory or between the pages of her insufferable sisters diaries... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748641 On a luxury yacht off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Aleksandr Kasianenko, a billionaire Russian oligarch, his supermodel girlfriend, and their guests--five famous couples--are all held hostage by a pirate who is working for a Russian mobster with a grudge. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748340 After being rescued in the mountains of Tibet by a near-human tribe who revere him as a god, Ashley must choose between returning to the violence of the village he fled and the tests of courage that await him as the tribes god. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703546 Jenny Milchmans Cover of Snow is an emotional, thrilling, and chilling literary thriller--an astonishing debut in the suspenseful tradition of Gillian Flynn and Nancy Pickard. Waking up one wintry morning in her old farmhouse nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, Nora Hamilton instantly knows that something is wrong. When her fog of sleep clears, she finds her world is suddenly, irretrievably shattered: Her husband, Brendan, has committed suicide... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748874 Les Standiford reveals how this group of intelligent, committed men, motivated by economics and political belief, began a careful campaign of interlocking events that would channel feelings of vague injustice into an armed rebellion of common cause, which would defeat an empire and give birth to a radical political experiment--a new nation known as the United States. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748642 I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the stories of the Court and the Justices that come from the out of order moments add to the richness of the Court as both a branch of our government and a human institution... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748445 Jason and Rachel were not born in Lyrian. They did not grow up in Lyrian. But after all of the battles and losses, the triumphs and adventures, and most of all, the friendships forged in this fantastical world, Lyrian has become home to them in a way they never could have imagined. And so, armed now with the prophecy of a dying oracle, they have gone on their separate quests--each surrounded by brave and powerful allies--knowing that the chance for success is slim. But Jason and Rachel are ready at last to become the heroes Lyrian needs, no matter the cost. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748341 Captain Lionel Wafer and his fellow-pirates - Toad, Brace-and-Bit and Winkle, are no ordinary ruffians. Clinging to the belief that life should be simple, free and unplanned they set off in a converted teashop of a ship, renamed The Sinful Sausage, to sail... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703514 An Odyssey-like adventure of two boys incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703547 Being a teenager has never been easy, but in recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become exponentially more challenging. Bullying, once thought of as the province of queen bees and goons, has taken on new, complex, and insidious forms, as parents and educators know all too well. No writer is better poised to explore this territory than Emily Bazelon, who has established herself as a leading voice on the social and legal aspects of teenage drama... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707232 Elizabeth travels to 1875 Colorado to take pictures she hopes will make her the D.C. Chronicles new photojournalist. But when her life is threatened, a buckskin-clad Southerner named Daniel takes Elizabeth and her godly assistant on a perilous and revealing journey. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703508 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748876 The niece of controversial Scientology leader David Miscavige presents a tell-all memoir about her life in the Church of Scientology. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748605 As a member of the thoroughbred horse-racing set in California, Conn was well-respected. But Honor was about to discover the real man beneath the controlled exterior. Too late she realized she was falling for someone who was seeking to avenge a legacy of murder and betrayal. A piece of her past was mysteriously linked to Conn, and now they were tangled together in the web of deception and desire. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748643 A bold and vivid historical epic of feudal Japan, based on the real-life exploits of the legendary samurai Musashi Miyamoto. Japan in the late 16th century was a land in turmoil. Lords of the great clans schemed against each other, served by aristocratic samurai bound to them by a rigid code of honor. Bennosuke is a high-born but lonely teenager living in his ancestral village... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748446 When Sophie Brinkmann meets Hector Guzman, her life is perfectly uneventful. Shes a nurse and a single mother, living with her son in a sleepy Stockholm suburb. She likes Guzmans quiet charm and easy smile; she likes the way he welcomes her into his family. She quickly learns, though, that his smooth faade masks something much more sinister--hes the head of an international crime ring that is at war with a rival organization. Before she can fully grasp the extent of his dangerous world, her life starts to come undone: her family is at risk, a long-lost friend mysteriously resurfaces, and she realizes that she can trust no one. Whether she likes it or not, shes now at the center of a global turf war between Spanish drug traffickers, German gangsters, Russian hit men, and Swedish cops. To get out alive, and with her integrity intact, she will have to summon everything within her to navigate this intricate web of moral ambiguity, deadly obsession, and craven gamesmanship. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748359 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748342 Toby Jenkins friendship with an unusual new boy who claims to be Jesus makes life at boarding school somewhat more tolerable, even when conflict arises between the students and the boys from town. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703515 A father and son embark on a road trip to a distant animal shelter to save a homeless border collie puppy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748816 Every person inherits a system of beliefs. Maybe yours came from community, or church, or society, or your parents. But one day you reach a breaking point. You look at the rituals and traditions and worship and theology and it all seems foggy. Foreign. Strange. You wonder why you believe what you believe. If you even believe anymore... Brothers Ryan and Josh Shook reached that breaking point... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703548 Milk Glass Moon, the third book in Adriana Trigianis bestselling Big Stone Gap series, continues the life story of Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney as she faces the challenges and changes of motherhood with her trademark humor and honesty. With twists as plentiful as those found on the holler roads of southwest Virginia, this story takes turns that will surprise and enthrall the reader... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748785 One hundred and thirty years ago Eadweard Muybridge invented stop-motion photography, anticipating and making possible motion pictures. He was the first to capture time and play it back for an audience, giving birth to visual media and screen entertainments of all kinds. Yet the artist and inventor Muybridge was also a murderer who killed coolly and meticulously, and his trial is one of the early instances of a media sensation. His patron was railroad tycoon (and former California governor) Leland Stanford, whose particular obsession was whether four hooves of a running horse ever left the ground at once. Stanford hired Muybridge and his camera to answer that question. And between them, the murderer and the railroad mogul launched the age of visual media. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707233 Handsome, strong, and just a bit dangerous, Comanche Chase Wolf is used to getting what he wants. So when he sees Franny--a golden-haired angel with deep green eyes, delicate features, and the sweetest smile--he sets out to make her his. But Franny is far from the innocent she seems. And the truth may be more than Chase can bear. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703509 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703503 Spirited and intelligent, Morayo grows up surrounded by school friends and family in busy, modern-day Ibadan, Nigeria. An adoring little sister, their traditional parents, and a host of aunties and cousins make Morayos home their own, so theres nothing unusual about her charming but troubled cousin, Bros T, moving in with the family. At first Morayo and her sister are delighted, but in her innocence, nothing prepares Morayo for the shameful secret Bros T forces upon her. Thrust into a web of oppressive silence woven by the adults around her, Morayo must learn to protect herself and her sister from a legacy of silence shared by the women in her family. Only her Aunt Morenike provides Morayo with a safe home and a sense of female community that sustains her as she develops into a young woman in a bustling, politically charged, and often violent country. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749181 Just before he left, Jesus sent his followers into the world with a revolutionary mission: to change the world by proclaiming Gods truth and demonstrating his incredible love. But the single task he gave us to accomplish remains unfinished. Rich Stearns takes us on a breathtaking journey to rediscover the critical mission of Christ in our world today and the richness of Gods calling on our lives. Have you wondered why we are here, what our purpose is, and where we fit in the bigger story that God is writing? How should our faith affect our careers, our money, our families, and our lives? And why does it matter? We will find our deepest purpose only when we discover the unique role God created for us to play in his unfolding story. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748877 Walters collection of short fiction the first collection of short fiction is a suite of diverse, often comic stories about personal struggle and diminished dreams, all of them marked by the wry wit and generosity of spirit that has made him one of our most talked-about writers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748644 All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others. Animal Farm - the history of a revolution that went wrong - is George Orwells brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm, vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerge http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748728 In this horror novel parody, three self-centered members of Cliffside High Schools ruling clique, who are beginning to age rapidly, become convinced that the beautiful new exchange student is the ghost of the girl whose death they caused the year before. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748661 Diandra Casey and Gregory York are childhood rivals and longtime adversaries, both vying for the same powerful position at one of the countrys most elite department stores. To determine who is best suited for the job, the two are confined together for a week in an elegant Boston town house, where they must catalog and store a priceless collection of antiques. But away from the pressures of corporate life, their feelings for each other suddenly seem less clear as attraction flares between them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748671 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749186 Detective Patrik Hedstrom tackles his toughest investigation yet when a string of suspicious deaths points to a potential serial killer who has turned his eye toward Fjallbacka and her dark forests, where two children vanished decades before. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748447 Welcome to the most magical house in London. The family of eleven-year-old twins Oz and Lily have inherited it, together with the mysterious shop downstairs. Long ago, the shops famous chocolate-makers, who also happen to be Oz and Lilys great uncles, were clever sorcerers. Now evil villians are hunting for the secret of their greatest recipe. The terrifying powers of this magic chocolate have the ability to destroy the world... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749073 Nearing the end of his life, financier Harry Wainwright journeys to a rustic fishing camp in Maine and leaves a profound legacy for a haunted young man, a Vietnam draft evader, and a spirited young woman who holds a key to the past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706647 Matt Jensens scenic trip on the Denver railway is derailed when an avalanche strikes the train. Far from an accident, its cause is a reckless band of outlaws out to free their leader. Surrounded and outgunned in a driving snowstorm, Matt must lead to safety a ragtag group of survivors that includes a senators sick daughter and a beautiful woman with a dark past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748973 12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748109 Forging an intense friendship in their senior year at Harvard, Ed, a Jewish, girl-crazy scholarship student; and Hugh, a Boston Brahmin who dedicatedly pines for the one who got away; abruptly and mysteriously go their separate ways years later and pursue very different lives that are shaped by their past bond. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748360 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748343 In London, England, twelve-year-old Joe discovers that his grandmother is not just physically repulsive and horribly mean, she is also involved in an evil plot against him, but the adults around them fail to see behind her mask. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748372 Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703516 Itinerent lawment Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch return in a new installment of the series created by Robert B. Parker. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703549 Six marriages, six heartbreaks, one shared beginning. In her forties -- a widow, too young, too modern to accept the role -- Becky Aikman struggled to make sense of her place in an altered world. In this transcendent and infectiously wise memoir, she explores surprising new discoveries about how people experience grief and transcend loss and, following her own remarriage, forms a group with five other young widows to test these unconventional ideas... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748786 Beginning in January 2009, The Payoff lays bare Washingtons culture of power and plutocracy. Its the story of the twenty-month struggle by Senator Ted Kaufman and Jeff Connaughton, his chief of staff, to hold Wall Street executives accountable for securities fraud, stop stock manipulation by high-frequency traders, and break up too-big-to-fail megabanks. This book takes us inside their dogged crusade against institutional inertia and industry influence as they encounter an outright reluctance by the Obama administration, the Justice Department, and the Securities and Exchange Commission to treat Wall Street crimes with the gravity they deserve. On financial reforms, Connaughton criticizes Democrats for relying on the very Wall Street technocrats who had failed to prevent the crisis and Republicans for staunchly opposing real reforms, primarily to enjoy a golden opportunity to siphon fundraising dollars from the Wall Street executives who had raised millions to elect Barack Obama president. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707234 Unaware that his congregation is grumbling about his rumpled appearance and absent-minded manner, Rabbi Small spends long hours poring over scholarly books. But he is forced to face his congregants discontent when the police discover a young womans body outside the temple--and her handbag in his car. Suddenly Rabbi Small must study motives and uncover the killer, or lose more than his followers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749136 Grace Mercers unmatched wraith-killing ability made her the unofficial defender of a city shattered by supernatural catastrophe. So theres no way shell allow the new regent of Seattles most powerful dragon-shifter clan to protect her from a vicious evil stalking the ruined streets or keep her from the freedom shes risked everything to earn. Leifs science-honed instincts tell him Grace is the key to keeping shifters and humans safe, but helping this wary fighter channel her untapped power is burning away the dragons sensual self-control and putting a crucial alliance at risk. Soon the only chance Leif and Grace will have to save their world will be a dangerously fragile link that could forever unite their souls--or consume everything in a storm of destruction. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703510 While preparing for the most dreaded assignment at the prestigious Irving School, the Tragedy Paper, Duncan gets wrapped up in the tragic tale of Tim Macbeth, a former student who had a clandestine relationship with the wrong girl, and his own ill-fated romance with Daisy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703504 Displaying a rare courage that transcends battlefield heroics, eleven soldiers and marines share the truth about their wars. Journalist Kevin Sites gets answers to what it is like to kill; to be under fire; what can never be forgotten; and more. Sites compiles the accounts of the soldiers, their families, and their friends, and also shares the unsettling narrative of his own failures during war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749182 After appearing on the reality show Miami Divas, Maya Morgan is offered her own television show, but stepping up to the fame means spilling secrets about her friends, and someone will do anything to shut her up. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748878 A wild journey through Dennis Hoppers many lives as one of Americas most unconventional actors who staged one of the greatest Hollywood comebacks of all time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748607 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748645 Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster and the Thought Police uncover each act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749115 A boy who feels powerless in his own life sets out to investigate the mystery of a missing high school girl in his town, who attends an elite private high school very unlike his own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748729 Amy learned a lot in her babysitting course, but not what to do if two thugs show up, intent on kidnapping. Armed with misinformation and a weapon, the men take Amy and little Kendra to a remote cabin in the woods. There they make videos of the girls and mail them to Kendras wealthy parents in an effort to get ransom money. After several of her escape attempts fail, Amy is forced to make one last, desperate move. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748895 Dont miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013.Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close.If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it?The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose.Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748882 Books were the glue that held her immigrant family together. When Ninas eldest sister died at the age of forty-six, Nina turned to books for comfort, escape, and introspection. In her beloved purple chair, she rediscovered the magic of such writers as Toni Morrison, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ian McEwan, Edith Wharton, and, of course, Leo Tolstoy. Through the connections Nina made with books and authors (and even other readers), her life changed profoundly, and in unexpected ways. Reading, it turns out, can be the ultimate therapy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748662 When over eighty prominent childrens authors learn they are suspects in the murder of despicable book editor Herman Mildew, they provide less-than-credible alibis. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748672 The tale of a mans journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it borrows from the business self-help books devoured by youths all over rising Asia. It follows its nameless hero to the metropolis where he begins to amass an empire built on that most scarce of goods: water. Yet his heart is set on the pretty girl whose star rises along with his, their paths re-crossing, a lifelong affair sparked and snuffed and sparked again by the forces that careen their fates along. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749187 When Olivia is summoned by her father, a man she barely remembers, to determine whether she is worthy of inheriting his legacy, she embarks on a personal odyssey that teaches her the true meaning of love and kinship. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748611 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749074 An illuminating look at the way the thoughts we have and the decisions we make are influenced by forces that arent always in our control. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749009 The White City, 1893: In turn-of-the-century Chicago, with the Worlds Fair bringing bustle and excitement to her home city, sixteen-year-old Emily Wheiler should be reveling in her youthful beauty and the excitement around her. But her whole life changed when her mother died, leaving her to be the Lady of Wheiler House. Her father, a powerful bank president, is at the center of an important social hub for the booming young city, and he needs Emily to do everything her mother would have--to be a good hostess and make sure the mansion runs smoothly. As Emily uneasily tries to replace her mother, she also longs for more--for love and a life of her own. When a handsome young man notices her at one of her fathers parties, it seems that her hopes may finally be coming true. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748697 The gripping memoir of Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart recipient SEAL Lieutenant Mark L. DonaldAs A SEAL and combat medic, Mark served his country with valorous distinction for almost twenty-five years and survived some of the most dangerous combat actions imaginable... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748974 A steady law practice, a stash of tequila, a lover she calls the Kid--only a debt of the heart to her dear, dead aunt Joan could compel Neil Hamel to leave Albuquerque for Montana in search of a bird. No ordinary winged creature, the Arctic falcon is a... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748110 In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of historys most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces: Dantes Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science --Vendor summary. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748361 When thirteen-year-old Emily Houchens happens upon a dead body hidden in the woods in Roma, Kentucky one day, she decides not to tell anyone about her discovery--a choice that begins to haunt her. Susanna Mitchell has always been a good girl, the dutiful daughter, wife and mother, while her older sister Ronnie trolled bars for men and often drove home at sunrise. But when Ronnie goes missing and Susanna realizes that shes the only person in Roma who truly cares about her sisters fate, she starts to question her quiet life and its value. Emily; Susanna; Tony, a failed baseball star turned detective, aspiring to be the countys first black sheriff; and Wyatt, a fifty-five-year-old factory worker tormented by a past he cant change and by a love he doesnt think he deserves. Their stories converge in a violent climax that reveals not just the mystery of what happened to Ronnie but all of their secret selves. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749066 In this gripping new audio collection youll find fifteen tales of deceit and deception, perjury and prevarication, falsehoods and fibs, spun by some of the finest liars in the business: Keith R.A. DeCandido, Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Solomon Jones, Don Lafferty, Marie Lamba, William Lashner, Jonathan Maberry, Jon McGoran, Edward Pettit, Kelly Simmons, Keith Strunk, Stephen Susco, Dennis Tafoya, Chuck Wendig. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748344 After a shy and rather withdrawn eight-year-old begins receiving frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a family legacy which could be considered a curse or a rare gift. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748373 In an alternate England of 1851, spirited fourteen-year-old Sophronia is enrolled in a finishing school where, she is suprised to learn, lessons include not only the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also diversion, deceit, and espionage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703517 He had led the posse for miles through the desert, but now Matt Keelock was growing desperate. He was worried about Kristina. His trip to the town of Freedom for supplies had ended in a shootout. If caught he would hang. Even though Kris could handle a horse and rifle as well as most men, the possibility of Oskar Neerlands finding her made Matts blood run cold. He knew the violent and obsessive Neerland, publicly embarrassed when Matt had stepped in and stolen Kris away, would try to kill them both if given half a chance. Matt tried to convince himself that Neerland had returned to the East. But Matt was wrong. Miles away in the town of Freedom, Oskar Neerland was accepting a new job. In his first duty as marshal, he would lead the posse that was tracking down Matt Keelock. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748405 Meet Marvin Redpost, the Master of Mayhem! Kidnapped at Birth?: Marvin Redpost has finally figured out why he doesnt look like anyone in his family. Hes not really Marvin Redpost--hes Robert, the lost prince of Shampoon! Why Pick on Me?: Marvin is shunned by his classmates and teacher after he is unfairly fingered as a nose-picker by the class bully... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749024 Nellys phone is still ringing with lots more monster sitting requests - and each one is full of strange surprises, including weirdscreen TV trouble at number 11, cracking excitement with the Pipplewaks at number 66 and high rise hoodlum hijinks... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749129 When she returns to the carnival circuit, Leila faces danger from a killer in the shadows as she struggles to choose between her emotionally distant vampire lover and a tortured knight who longs to be more than a friend. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703450 An adrenaline-fueled thriller debut in the tradition of Three Days of the Condor from the famed creator of TVs Law & Order, featuring NYPD Special Agent Jeremy Fisk, who is New York Citys last hope against an ingenious, multi-pronged terrorist attack-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703534 Seventeen-year-old Anna finds herself on the run from her fathers enigmatic Agency, along with the four teen boys the Agency had been experimenting on, as they try to make sense of erased memories, secret identities, and genetic alteration. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703550 An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748787 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707235 The girl appeared, wanting to know if the Rabbi would convert her to Judaism. And so began Rabbi Smalls investigation into the magic, the mysticism, the truths and the fables of the worlds oldest religion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749137 Presents a multigenerational saga detailing the history of Paris, from its founding under the Romans to the hotbed of cultural activity during the 1920s and 1930s. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748683 Disaster strikes a mere week before the Hemlock Falls Ladies Auxiliary hosts the annual Spring Fete when the festivals chairwoman--the redoubtable Adela Henry--gives up her job in a huff. Who will stop the members of the Craft Guild from sabotaging their rivals, the Crafty Ladies? More to the point, whos got the tact, diplomacy, and iron will necessary to organize the booths and settle quarrels over the programming? Hemlocks mayor hopes to assure the fetes success when he recruits professional organizer Linda Connally and her staff to take over Adelas duties. But when Connallys body turns up in the trunk of a used car at Petersons Automotive, Meg and Sarah Quilliam, owners of the Inn at Hemlock Falls, are back in the detecting business... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749043 When young Eleanor Amore finds herself pregnant, she returns home to her estranged family in the Bronx, called by the Sight they share, which now grows strong within her. She has only been back once before, when she was ten years old, and while everyone else remembers that summer of sun-drenched beaches, laughter, and cartwheels, Eleanor cant recall anything earlier than the moment she left the house on her last day there. With her past now coming back to her in flashes, she becomes obsessed with recapturing those memories. Aided by her childhood sweetheart, she learns the secrets still haunting her magical family, secrets buried so deep no one knows how they began. In the process, she unlocks a mystery over fifty years old--The Day the Amores Died--and reveals once and for all a truth that will either heal or shatter the Amore clan. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703511 Hopalong Cassidy has received an urgent message from the dead. Answering an urgent appeal for help from fellow cowpuncher Pete Melford, he rides in only to discover that his old friends has been murdered and the ranch Pete left to his niece, Cindy Blair, had vanished without a trace. Hopalong may have arrived too late to save Pete, but his sense of loyalty and honor demands that he find that cold-blooded killers and return to Cindy what is rightfully hers. Colonel Justin Tradwar, criminal kingpin of the town of Kachina, is the owner of the sprawling Box T ranch, and he has built his empire with a shrewd and ruthless determination. In search of Petes killers and Cindys ranch, Hopalong signs on at the Box T, promising to help get Tradways wild cattle out of the rattler-infested brush. But in the land of mesquite and black chaparral, Cassidy confronts a mystery as hellish as it is haunting—a bloody trail that leads to the strange and forbidding Babylon plateau, to $60,000 in stolen gold, and to a showdown with an outlaw who has already cheated death once, and is determined to do it again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703505 Describes a day in the life of several members of a Harlem fundamentalist church. The saga of three generations of people is related through flashbacks. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749183 The annual Saint Patricks Day party hosted by Tim and Jamie Malone in their small northern New Mexico community is their first in many years. But it also marks their last as they prepare to move to the Midwest. For Albuquerque attorney Neil Hamel, going to the party is a reunion of sorts with various old friends she spent a year carousing with in a small town in Mexico in the late 1960s. Just about everyone seems to have made some move from hippie to mainstream except Lonnie Darmer, who--as in the old days--gets too drunk to drive home. Neil drives them both to Lonnies little house in Santa Fe and wakes the next morning to discover her missing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748892 Ex-champion bull rider-turned-cutting-horse cowboy Joe Daniels in quite sure how he ended up sleeping in a horse trough wearing nothing but his Stetson and cowboy boots. But now he is wide -awake, and a citified woman is glaring down at him. His goal? Get rid of her ASAP. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748879 With the Help of Samm and Heron, Kira sets out on a desperate search for clues as to who she is, while Marcus and the remaining human population gear up for war with the Paritals. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748742 Joe Grey cant believe his human housemate Clyde would even consider volunteering him for the Animal Therapy program at the local nursing home, just when Joe was on the verge of solving the string of burglaries that has Molena Point residents shaking in their collective boots. But it turns out its Dulcie, Joes pretty little cat-friend, who came up with the idea of subjecting Joe to the cooing attentions of a bunch of doddering old coots. Dulcie believes theres more going on at the old folks home than the care and feeding of lonely seniors. And she needs Joes help in getting to the bottom of a conspiracy...and a very suspicious set of deaths. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748646 Starks antihero Parker attempts to retrieve money he had to leave in an amusement park, but the money is gone. He enlists Alan Grofield to assist, but when Grofield is taken hostage, Parker assembles a private army to get him back and rob the mob blind at the same time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703531 Now that they have some unexpected free time, freshly unemployed Wisconsinites Patrick and Barbara McDougal are going to treat themselves to a modest vacation in sunny Florida. Sitting poolside at a pretty motel, theyre going to drown their sorrows... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703525 Farside, the side of the moon that never faces Earth, is the ideal location for an astronomical observatory. It is also the setting for a tangled web of politics, personal ambition, love, jealousy, and murder. Telescopes on Earth have detected an Earth-sized planet circling a star some thirty light-years away. Farside observatory will have the largest optical telescope in the solar system as well as a vast array of radio antennas, the most sensitive radio telescope possible, insulated from the interference of Earths radio chatter by a thousand kilometers of the moons solid body. Building Farside is a complex, often dangerous task. Breakdowns--mechanical and emotional--are commonplace. Accidents happen, some of them fatal. But what they ultimately find will stun everyone, and the human race will never be the same. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749116 Weezy and her husband become increasingly perplexed by life challenges that compel their first daughter to move back into her childhood room, their second daughter to cancel her wedding, and their son to become enmeshed in a relationship disaster. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748119 Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims dwellings. On one such escapade, Garrick brings his reluctant apprentice along and urges him to commit his first killing. Riley is saved from having to commit the grisly act when the intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, part of the FBIs Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP) Riley is unwittingly transported via wormhole to modern day London, followed closely by Garrick. In modern London, Riley is helped by Chevron Savano, a nineteen-year-old FBI agent sent to London as punishment after a disastrous undercover, anti-terrorist operation in Los Angeles. Together Riley and Chevie must evade Garrick, who has been fundamentally altered by his trip through the wormhole. Garrick is now not only evil, but he also possesses all of the scientists knowledge. He is determined to track Riley down and use the timekey in Chevies possession to make his way back to Victorian London where he can literally change the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748730 A young black girl living in New York City in the late eighteenth century observes the historic events taking place around her and at the same time solves the mystery of her own identity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748896 Two remarkable women, separated by more than a century, whose lives unexpectedly intertwine . . .2004: Lina Sparrow is an ambitious young lawyer working on a historic class-action lawsuit seeking reparations for the descendants of American slaves.1852: Josephine is a seventeen-year-old house slave who tends to the mistress of a Virginia tobacco farm--an aspiring artist named Lu Anne Bell... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749167 Everyone knows the Frankenstein monster was played by Boris Karloff. His portrayal is so famous that the play Arsenic and Old Lace was filled with Karloff monster jokes even when the part of the monstrously deformed villain was played by another actor. But before Karloffs memorable portrayal, another famous 1930s Hollywood icon, Bela Lugosi, tested for the part of the monster. The screen test footage was lost for decades, until Valentino, the never-say-die film archivist, gets a hot tip about the whereabouts of the incriminating (for really bad, heavily accented acting) footage. But it comes with a price far greater than the money hell have to pay. Someone would kill to get that reel of film, and that makes Valentino a mortal obstacle who would rather not die for art. People have already been murdered for the film, and Val doesnt want to push his luck--but boy, that reel is too good to let go. Enter a crew of steampunk fans. Loving the arcane strangeness that is Valentinos life--not to mention the completely glam prospect of seeing the original filmic Count Dracula as the Frankenstein monster--they will find a way to save Valentino and Lugosis infamous screen test. Or if they cant do that, have a great party anyway. Val just hopes its not a wake. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748883 Juliette has escaped to Omega Point, the headquarters of the rebel resistance and a safe haven for people with abilities like hers. She is finally free from The Reestablishment and their plans to use her as a weapon, but Warner, her former captor, wont let her go without a fight. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748663 Cora Kensington finds herself on the journey of a lifetime with unexpected twists. As she embarks across Europe with her newfound family, an unseen enemy remains close behind. And Cora finds herself torn between two dashing men along the way: a suave Frenchman dramatically pursuing her, and a man who has been quietly laying claim to her affection for a while. Along the way, Cora must find the faith to make the right choices, because the wrong ones have grave consequences. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748417 A memoir exploring the steps and missteps of the eight-decade career of the American actress best known for her portrayal of Katherine Chancellor on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.