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NEW
BOOKS
2005
Into the wild by Jon Krakauer
Tells
the story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked
into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was
found dead of starvation four months later. Attempts to discover
what led the young man to that point.
The Fellowship of the ring: being the first part of The
lord of the rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Frodo
Baggins, bearer of the Ring of Power that would enable the evil
Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth, takes on the
task of carrying the Ring to Mount Doom to oversee its
destruction.
The good earth by Pearl S. Buck
Flood,
drought, pestilence, and revolution interwoven into a universal
story of man's destiny.
Pulitzer Prize, 1932
The thought of high windows by Lynne Kositsky.
Esther,
a Jewish girl on the run from the Nazis, is able to deal with
the horrors of the war as well as the normal agonies of teenage
life with thoughts of flying out of ever-higher windows.
A great and terrible beauty by Libba Bray.
After
the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old
Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a
finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers
and ability to see into the spirit world.
Pirates! : the true and remarkable adventures of Minerva
Sharpe and Nancy Kington, female pirates by Celia Rees.
This
powerful and thrilling novel presents the story of the inspiring
journey of two 18th-century women who break the bonds of gender,
race, and position to find their own way to glory.
Horse thief: a novel by Robert Newton Peck.
Tullis
Yoder's only family consists of the horses in the small-town
rodeo he works for. When he learns the horses are to be sold and
slaughtered, he enlists the help of a local woman doctor and her
father, a 77-year-old professional horse thief, to lead them to
safety.
Tell no one: a novel by Harlan Coben
She
was his great love, the woman he'd adored since they were
children. But a few months into their marriage, Elizabeth Beck
was abducted, and then found dead, the brutalized victim of a
serial killer. Now, eight years later, Beck receives a
mysterious e-mail suggesting that Elizabeth may still be alive.
At the altar of speed: the fast life and tragic death of
Dale Earnhardt by Leigh Montville.
Transporting
listeners to the colorful, noisy world of stock-car racing,
Montville vividly captures Dale Earnhardt, the man who drove the
black #3 car, a man whose determination and inner strength left
behind a legacy of greatness that has redefined his sport--a
tribute to both the man and his unbeatable spirit. 8-page color
photo insert.
This land was made for you and me: the life & songs
of Woody Guthrie by Elizabeth Partridge
An
award-winning author has taken the life of this songwriting
genius and woven his lyrics and other material into a touching
and entertaining
portrait of a true genius. 70 photos.
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