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| The Texas Lone Star Reading List is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table of the Texas Library Association. The titles for 2007-08 are: Airball: My Life in Briefs by L.D. Harkrader Avalon High by Meg Cabot Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle Black Tattoo by by Sam Enthoven Born to Rock by Gordon Korman Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock Gideon the Cutpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer Heat by Mike Lupica Home, and Other Big, Fat Lies by Jill Wolfson I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass La Linea by Ann Jaramillo The Lambkins by Eve Bunting Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick Out of Patience by Brian Meehl Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen Shackleton's Stowaway by Victoria McKernan Shug by Jenny Han The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey by Lisa Papademetriou The Whitewright Public Library has acquired all twenty titles on the list, and they are now available for checkout. For a description of each title, visit TXLA's annotated list. | |
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| Adult Fiction
Savage Run by C.J. Box
Winterkill by C.J. Box
Open Season by C. J. Box
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers by Lilian Jackson Braun
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly
Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
Conspiracy Game by Christine Feehan
Mind Game by Christine Feehan
Dark Melody by Christine Feehan
Dark Celebration: A Carpathian Reunion by Christine Feehan
Wild Rain by Christine Feehan
The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant, and Susan Squires
What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George
Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson
The Good German by Joseph Kanon
The Dream-Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Killing Cousins by Rett Macpherson
Slow Way Home by Michael Morris
The Last of the Honky-Tonk Angels by Marsha Moyer
High Profile by Robert B. Parker
Step on a Crack by James Patterson
Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb
Maire by Linda Windsor
Non-Fiction
The Senior Texan Legal Guide
Americans at War by Stephen Ambrose
A Ranger Born by Robert W. Black
The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr
With the 41st Division in the Southwest by Francis Catanzaro
Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline
Diary of an Airborne Ranger by Frank Johnson
For These Tough Times by Max Lucado
The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century by Jay Winter and Blaine Baggett
Easy Books
Naughty Little Monkeys by Jim Aylesworth
D.W.'S Guide to Preschool by Marc Brown
Louie and the Monsters by Ella Burfoot
Cork & Fuzz: Good Sports by Dori Chaconas
I Love You, Grandpa by Vivian French
We Share One World by Jane E. Hoffelt
Kite Flying by Grace Lin
Widget by Lyn McFarland
Big Brown Bear's Up and Down Day by David McPhail
Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
Penelope and the Humongous Burp by Sheri Radford
If You'll Be My Valentine by Cynthia Rylant
''L'' Is For Library by Sonya Terry
Graphic Novels
Inuyasha, volume 8 & 9
Ranma 1/2 volume 8 & 9
DVD
American Beauty
The Craft
The Da Vinci Code
Fiddler on The Roof
Flags of Our Fathers
Flyboys
Guys and Dolls
In Harm's Way
Jersey Girl
Ladies In Lavender
Metro
Our Gang Follies Of 1938
Red Dawn
Saving Private Ryan
Scarlet Letter
Schindler's List
TV Classics: The Lucy Show and The Beverly Hillbillies
TV Classics: Red Skelton and The Beverly Hillbillies
TV Classics: The Lucy Show and The Andy Griffith Show
TV Classics: The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Andy Griffith Show
West Side Story
Non-Fiction DVD
The First World War - 4-disc, 10-part series provides a comprehensive narrative of World War I.
History Channel Ultimate Collections: World War II - 10-disc series covering the war in Europe and the Pacific to the Nuremburg Trials, with special features on General Douglas MacArthur, planes of WWII, and great military blunders of WWII.
Anime on DVD
Argentosoma: Our Memories
Banner of the Stars II: Return
Better Man: Seeds of Death
Beyblade: Topsy Turvy
Beyblade: The Bladebreakers
Boogiepop Phantom
Escaflowne: Fate and Fortune
Fancy Lala: A Passing Dream
Grave of the Fireflies
Howl's Moving Castle
Key the Metal Idol: Singing
Knight Hunters: Lonely Heart
Magical Meow Meow Taruto
Mars Daybreak
Meltylancer
My Dear Marie
R.O.D (Read or Die)
Saint Seiya
Witch Hunter Robin: Arrival
Witch Hunter Robin: Vengeance
Witch Hunter Robin: Fugitive
Witch Hunter Robin: Inquisition
Wolf's Rain: Recollections
Books on CD
Web of Evil by J.A. Jance
Step on a Crack by James Patterson
Sweetwater Creek by Anne Rivers Siddons | |
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| We have several new non-fiction titles on DVD:
A History of God - Based on A history of God : The 4000 Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Karen Armstrong, which is also in the library's collection. Uses balanced text analysis, archaeological insights, and more to chronicle humanity's elusive quest to know the God at the heart of the world's three great monotheistic religions--Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
4 Little Girls - The Birmingham Campaign was launched in 1963. Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists were soon jailed, but it was the participation of the children that advanced the momentum of the Birmingham movement. They marched alongside the adults and were taken to jail with them as well. Because the 16th St. Baptist Church was close to the downtown area, it was an ideal location to hold rallies and meetings. On Sunday morning, Sept. 15, 1963, dynamite planted by the Ku Klux Klan, exploded in the building. Under the fallen debris, the bodies of four girls were found. Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley died because of the color of their skin. Features archival film footage, home photographs, comments by surviving family members, and interviews with local and national figures of the time.
Galileo's Battle for the Heavens (NOVA) - Dramatization of Galileo Galilei's life, including his scientific achievements and his defense of his controversial theory that the earth revolves around the sun. Also includes how letters from his illegitimate daughter, Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun, have shed new light on Galileo's discoveries and his trial for heresy.
Einstein's Big Idea (NOVA) - Dramatizes how Einstein arrived at his 1905 discovery that the realms of matter and energy are linked. Reveals the roots of this breakthrough in the human stories of scientists Michael Farady, Antoine Lavoisier and Lise Maitner, whose innovative thinking across four centuries helped lead to E=mc², and ultimately unleashed the power of the atom.
Newton's Dark Secrets (NOVA) - With vivid docudrama scenes, Nova recreates the unique climate of late 17th-century England, where a newfound fascination with science and mathematics coexisted with extreme views on religious doctrine. Unknown to most, Newton shared both obsessions.
An Inconvenient Truth - Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti- global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences.
Darwin's Dangerous Idea (NOVA) - This episode interweaves the drama in key moments of Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. It explores why Darwin's "dangerous idea" might matter even more today than it did in his own time, and reveals how science might be used to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth.
How Art Made the World - Reveals how the first big artistic discoveries were made and how they have cascaded down the centuries to define the look of the present day. Encompassing everything from cave paints to ceramics and pyramids to palaces, this film explores the global trend for unrealistic depictions of the human body; the secret powers of the feature film; how politicians manage to manipulate people so easily; visions of the afterlife; and why we use imagery at all.
Anne Frank Remembered - Features vintage newsreel footage, photographs and a rare home movie to look beyond the celebrated pages of Anne Frank's diary. Includes interviews with her friends, family and protector, Miep Gies. | |
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| We have several new fantasy omnibus editions in the library:
This Witch for Hire by Kim Harrison (Dead Witch Walking and The Good, The Bad and the Undead)
Temeraire: In Service of the King by Naomi Novik (His Majesty's Dragon, Throne of Jade and Black Powder War)
Dead in Dixie by Charlaine Harris (Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas and Club Dead)
Witch Magic by Kelley Armstrong (Dime Store Magic and Industrial Magic)
The Immortals by Tamora Pierce (Wild Magic, Wolf-speaker, Emperor Mage and The Realms of the Gods)
Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce (Alanna, the First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides like a Man, and Lioness Rampant) | |
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| Christian Fiction | | A Christmas to Remember: A Cape Light Novel | Kinkade, Thomas, | A Clearing in the Wild: A Novel | Kirkpatrick, Jane, | A Distant Music | Hoff, B. J., | A Nest of Sparrows: A Novel | Raney, Deborah. | A Promise for Ellie | Snelling, Lauraine. | A Time of War | Morris, Gilbert. | A Time to Be Born | Morris, Gilbert. | A Time to Die | Morris, Gilbert. | A Time to Laugh | Morris, Gilbert. | A Time to Weep | Morris, Gilbert. | A Vow to Cherish | Raney, Deborah. | A Woman's Place: A Novel | Austin, Lynn N. | Autumn Dreams | Roper, Gayle G. | Butterfly Farm: A Harriet Maciver Mystery | Noble, Diane, | Castles In The Sand | John, Sally, | Daughter Of Deliverance | Morris, Gilbert. | Diamond Place | Hatcher, Robin Lee. | Evensong | Godwin, Gail. | Ever After | Kingsbury, Karen. | Family | Kingsbury, Karen. | Grace in Thine Eyes | Higgs, Liz Curtis. | In Every Flower | Hill, Patti | Letter Perfect | Hake, Cathy Marie. | Mark o the Cross | Pella, Judith. | Monday Morning Faith | Copeland, Lori. | Night Light | Blackstock, Terri, | Notes From A Spinning Planet -- Ireland | Carlson, Melody. | On This Day: A Novel | Carlson, Melody. | Presumed Guilty | Bell, James Scott. | Rekindled | Alexander, Tamera. | Revealed | Alexander, Tamera. | Summer of the Midnight Sun | Peterson, Tracie. | The Affectionate Adversary | Palmer, Catherine, | The Bachelor's Bargain | Palmer, Catherine, | The Beach House | John, Sally, | The Brethren | Lewis, Beverly, | The Brushstroke Legacy : A Novel | Snelling, Lauraine. | The Dream | Morris, Gilbert. | The Ezekiel Option: A Novel | Rosenberg, Joel C., | The Hesitant Hero | Morris, Gilbert. | The High Calling | Morris, Gilbert. | The Measure of a Lady | Gist, Deeanne. | The Nativity Story | Hunt, Angela Elwell, | The Night Angel | Bunn, T. Davis, | The Plainsman | Copeland, Lori. | The Prophet: A Novella | Rivers, Francine, | The Soldier's Lady: A Novel | Phillips, Michael R., | The Widow's Choice | Morris, Gilbert. | The Wind Harp | Hoff, B. J., | Under the Northern Lights | Peterson, Tracie. | What Could Be Better Than This? | Ashman, Linda. | When the Heart Cries: A Novel | Woodsmall, Cindy. | Whispers of Winter | Peterson, Tracie. |
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| Children's Books | | Cowboy Slim | Danneberg, Julie, | Curious George's Dinosaur Discovery | Hapka, Cathy. | Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush | Trapani, Iza. | Hooray for Harry | Lewis, Kim, | Houndsley and Catina | Howe, James, | Larryboy and the Mud-Slingers! | Peterson, Doug. | Little Grunt and the Big Egg | De Paola, Tomie. | Maisy, Charley, And The Wobbly Tooth | Cousins, Lucy. | Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George at The Baseball Game | Driscoll, Laura. | Mercy Watson Fights Crime | DiCamillo, Kate. | Mercy Watson Goes For A Ride | DiCamillo, Kate. | Peter, Peter, Pizza-Eater: And Other Silly Rhymes | Lansky, Bruce. | Pirate Bob | Lasky, Kathryn. | Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler | | Sheerluck Holmes and the Hounds of Baker Street | Peterson, Doug. | Texas Zeke and the Longhorn | Davis, David | The Bear Hug | Callahan, Sean, | The Invisible Moose | Haseley, Dennis. | Wake Up, Sleepy Bear! | Morton-Shaw, Christine. | Way Out West with Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe | Cannon, A. E. | Why Did the Chicken Cross The Road? | |
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| Juvenile Fiction | | The Case of the Monkey Burglar | Erickson, John R., | The Case of the Tender Cheeping Chickies | Erickson, John R., | The Creature in Ogopogo Lake | Warner, Gertrude Chandler, | The Giant Yo-Yo Mystery | Warner, Gertrude Chandler, | The Vanishing Passenger | Warner, Gertrude Chandler, |
Non-Fiction | | 100 Questions & Answers About Schizophrenia | DeLisi, Lynn E. | America's First Ladies | Adler, Bill, | Complete Guide to Prescription & Nonprescription Drugs | Griffith, H. Winter | Complete Idiot's Guide to Homemade Ice Cream | Warren, Dick. | Complete Idiot's Guide to Scrapbook Projects Illustrated | Bright, Allyson. | Fiske Real College Essays that Work | Fiske, Edward B. | Getting Away with Murder On The Texas Frontier | Neal, Bill, | Great Tractors | Williams, Michael. | Haunted Heart: True Ghostly Love Stories | Smith, Barbara, | Homeowners Guide To Energy Independence | Woodside, Christine, | Master The GED | | Master The SAT | | No Regrets: And Other True Cases | Rule, Ann. | Painted Crafts Made Easy | | Quilts Sold!: A Guide To Heirloom And Antique Quilts | Prochnow, Dave. | Saddling Up Anyway: The Dangerous Lives of Old-Time Cowboys |
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