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The Culinary Arts collection includes over 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

 A collection of more than 100 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.

 ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the
                                   confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your
                                   vehicle.

 This collection of more than 180 home-improvement focused titles covers such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more will
meet the needs of hobbyists and professionals alike. 

 Agriculture Collection - With broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields, this collection provides a comprehensive view of this growing body of knowledge. Comprised of nearly 200 titles, researchers will have access to current and authoritative content that spans the industry -- from practical aspects of farming to
                                   cutting edge scientific research in horticulture. 

Literature Resource Center is a current, comprehensive and reliable online literature database. The resource's rich critical, biographical and contextual materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills. Researchers will find the information they need on
                                   authors and their works, from all time periods and from around
                                   the world. This resource supports coursework and research in
                                   English, World Literature, Film, Theater and across the
                                   Humanities.

 Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac®. Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac® provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and
                                   international legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac® is
                                   selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory
                                   committee of the American Association of Law Libraries.
                                   LegalTrac® also contains law-related articles from over 1,000
                                   additional business and general interest titles.

Pop Culture. It's all around us and influences our lives every day. This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. This collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

For Kids

Grzimek's Animal Life Grzimek's Animal LIfe is an image-rich, dynamic online resource featuring more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals and Simple Aquatic Life, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more. Immersive tools like interactive range maps and an intuitive interface let users discover while also supporting serious academic research. Features include translation into 11 languages; ReadSpeaker text-to-speech translation; ability to download, print, bookmark, and share through popular social networking and other online applications.

TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books). TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.

Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-

                                   related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best 

                                   elementary reference sources and magazines. This database
                                   covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health,  

                                   people, government, history, sports and more.

Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people,

                                   government, history, sports and more. The collection contains 

                                   Merriam-Webster's® Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's®

                                   Biographical Dictionary, The Columbia Encyclopedia, World  

                                   Almanac and Book of Facts, and more than 300 maps from  

                                   Blackbirch Press.

Providing access to information on over 180,000 fiction titles, NoveList is a readers’ advisory service that offers a wide range of feature content that appeals to fiction readers of all ages and reading levels. This database helps users to find their next book by offering helpful tools such as author read-alikes, book discussion  

                                guides, reading lists and more. NoveList titles include tens of 

thousands of juvenile fiction records and feature materials de- 
signed for both the younger reader and the adults that work with 

them, pointing the way to quality fiction for students, teachers and 

parents alike. 

Pebble Go is an award winning pre-k to grade 3 database for reading and research. Your Pebble Go database includes built-in reading tools for emerging readers. Leveled text, educational games, and multi Media help teach concepts to your youngest researchers.

New Audio Books IN

Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James

An international sensation that the Wall Street Journal called a "publishing phenomenon," this layered, poignant, and chilling novel of psychological suspense is the year's most stunning American fiction debut. From its wrenching opening to its shocking climax, Beautiful Malice unfolds a haunting story in which people, motives, and circumstances are never what they seem.

Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
After living abroad for twelve years, Nan and her husband, Ryan, aka H.H., have returned to New York to get her new business off the ground and fix up their fixer-upper. To compound the mounting construction woes and marital chaos of Ryan announcing his sudden desire to start a family, sixteen-year-old Grayer X makes a drunken, late-night visit wanting to know why Nan abandoned him all those years ago. Soon she is drawn back into Mrs. X's ever-bizarre Upper East Side conclave of power and privilege in this "eminently readable" and "surprisingly affecting" (Entertainment Weekly) tale of what happens when a community that chooses money over love finds itself with neither.

This must be the place by Kate Racculia




A sudden death, a never-mailed postcard, and a long-buried secret set the stage for a luminous and heartbreakingly real novel about lost souls finding one another.

 Crave by J.R. Ward

Seven deadly sins. Seven souls that must be saved. One more no-holds- barred battle between a fallen angel with a hardened heart and a demon with everything to lose.

Isaac Rothe is a black ops soldier with a dark past and a grim future. The target of an assassin, he finds himself behind bars, his fate in the hands of his gorgeous public defender Grier Childe. His hot attraction to her can only lead to trouble-and that's before Jim Heron tells him his soul is in danger. Caught up in a wicked game with the demon who shadows Jim, Isaac must decide whether the soldier in him can believe that true love is the ultimate weapon against evil.

 Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane

Amanda McCready was four years old when she vanished from a Boston neighborhood twelve years ago. Kenzie and Gennaro risked everything to find the young girl—only to orchestrate her return to a neglectful mother and a broken home.

Now Amanda is sixteen—and gone again. Haunted by their consciences, Kenzie and Gennaro revisit the case that troubled them the most. Their search leads them into a world of identity thieves, methamphetamine dealers, a mentally unstable crime boss and his equally demented wife, a priceless, thousand-year-old cross, and a happily homicidal Russian gangster. It's a world in which motives and allegiances constantly shift and mistakes are fatal.

In their desperate fight to confront the past and find Amanda McCready, Kenzie and Gennaro will be forced to question if it's possible to do the wrong thing and still be right or to do the right thing and still be wrong. As they face an evil that goes beyond broken families and broken dreams, they discover that the sins of yesterday don't always stay buried and the crimes of today could end their lives. 

 Kill the Dead a Sandman Slim novel by Richard Kadrey

James Stark, a.k.a. Sandman Slim, crawled out of Hell, took bloody revenge for his girlfriend's murder, and saved the world along the way. After that, what do you do for an encore? You take a lousy job tracking down monsters for money. It's a depressing gig, but it pays for your beer and cigarettes. But in L.A., things can always get worse.

Like when Lucifer comes to town to supervise his movie biography and drafts Stark as his bodyguard. Sandman Slim has to swim with the human and inhuman sharks of L.A.'s underground power elite. That's before the murders start. And before he runs into the Czech porn star who isn't quite what she seems. Even before all those murdered people start coming back from the dead and join a zombie army that will change our world and Stark's forever. Death bites. Life is worse. All things considered, Hell's not looking so bad. 

Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry

When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week there's either something wrong with your world or something wrong with your skills... and there's nothing wrong with Joe Ledger's skills. And that's both a good, and a bad thing. 

 Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

Four short stories.

Pre School Story Time - March 22, 2011- This week's book...

A Flock of Shoes by Sarah Tsiang

At the end of summer, Abby refuses to give up her sandals despite all her mother’s reasons for letting them go. But while Abby’s playing at the park, swinging higher and higher, her flip-flops slip off her feet and fly away, joining other sandals headed southward in a V formation. At first, she grudgingly puts on boots and wears them all winter, though she imagines her sandals vacationing at the beach and sending her fond postcards. Spring brings two more footwear-related surprises for Abby.

This book promotes phonological awareness.

Phonological awareness is the awareness of all of the sounds of language. It is the ability to hear and distinguish sounds. This includes: Recognizing sounds, Adding sounds, Taking apart sounds, Moving sounds around.  

Why is it important for children to have these skills? Phonological and phonemic awareness help children become prepared to learn how letters and sounds go together into words. This makes it much easier for someone to learn to read and write!

Weak skills in phonological awareness are a primary cause for reading difficulties. 

Please visit this website for helpful hints http://www.idealcurriculum.com/early-phonemic-awareness.html

Reading List

Barnyard Banter Denise Fleming
Vibrant illustrations and all the noises of the barnyard to share together. Watch out – this will encourage everyone to bray, neigh, cluck and oink!
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear Nancy White Carlstrom
A rhyming story full of everyday activities that preschoolers will love to share.
My Very First Mother Goose Iona Opie
Packed with rhymes and songs that you can sing and act out with fingerplays or puppets. This book has lovely bright colorful pictures.
The Baby’s Game Book Isabel Wilner
Baby Goes Beep Rebecca O’Connell
Bee-Bim Bop! Linda Sue Park
Big Week for Little Mouse Eugenie Fernandes
Diddle Diddle Dumpling Tracey Campbell Pearson
Easy Street Rita Gray
Fire, Fire said Mrs. McGuire Bill Martin Jr
A Frog in the Bog Karma Wilson
Giraffes can’t dance Giles Andreae
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? Jane Yolen
Hush: A thai Lullaby Minfong Ho.
Little White Dog Laura Godwin
Mortimer Robert Munsch
One of Each Mary Ann Hoberman
Orange Pear Apple Bear Emily Gravett
Please, Baby, Please Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
Raise the Roof! Anastasia Suen
Tickle Tum Nancy Van Laan
Time for Bed Mem Fox
What Will We Do with the Baby-O Theo Heras

Pre School Story Time @ Keene Library

Pre School Story Time @ Keene Library

The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever! by Teddy Slater

Its March 17th, and the leprechauns are gathered for their favorite day of the year. Young readers can join them as they celebrate St. Patrick's Day with music, dancing, and a parade.

This book promotes phonological awareness.

Phonological awareness is the awareness of all of the sounds of language. It is the ability to hear and distinguish sounds. This includes: Recognizing sounds, Adding sounds, Taking apart sounds, Moving sounds around.  

Why is it important for children to have these skills? Phonological and phonemic awareness help children become prepared to learn how letters and sounds go together into words. This makes it much easier for someone to learn to read and write!

Weak skills in phonological awareness are a primary cause for reading difficulties.

Book list

Babies:
Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan
Buzzy’s Boo Boo by Harriet Ziefert
Overboard by Sarah Weeks
10 Rubber Duckies by William Winburn
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Annie Kubler

Toddlers:
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia
My Baby and Me by Lynn Reiser
Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks
Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb

Preschoolers:
Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! by Maureen Wright and Will Hillenbrand
A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
How Do You Wokka-Wokka by Elizabeth Bluemle
All The World by Liz Garton Scanlon

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Children's Books that promote Print Motivation

March 8th, 2011 Story Time

                        Home Sweet Home by Norman Junge

A delightfully mixed-up household is full of surprises when Mr. Knorps comes to "fix" the kitchen appliances and creates confusion when the oven starts washing dishes, people are talking on the dishwasher, and the refrigerator takes up elevator service. 

Print Motivation is a child's interest in and enjoyment of books.  Children who enjoy books and reading at an early age will read more and be interested in reading as they get older. 
 

Develop your child’s print motivation by:

• Reading together often and making it fun

• Making sure you and your child are in good moods before reading

• Stopping the story when your child becomes tired or loses interest

• Modelling reading for pleasure by reading a book, magazine or 
   newspaper that you enjoy

Teen Reads

Anxious Hearts by Tucker Shaw
In this dreamy but insubstantial romance, two modern-day teens connect briefly and fall in love but, like their counterparts hundreds of years past, are separated for years before reuniting. Chapters alternate between Eva in the present and Gabriel in the past, as both chronicle the trials they undergo to be together. In the present, Gabe runs away from Eva after his brother dies of cancer; in the past, Gabriel and Evangeline are separated when their village is invaded and their people relocated. Their voices fit their stories, as Gabriel's language is flowery and Eva's more direct, but both are poetic and extremely romantic. However, the two stories are uneven: Eva's narrative voice is more interesting, but her sudden powerful obsession with Gabe is unrealistic and his motivation for disappearing is not well thought out; Gabriel's journey to find Evangeline after forcible separation is more authentically dramatic, but otherwise he has no personality. The swooning romance between the couples will capture love-hungry teens regardless, especially as Eva and Gabe have a happy ending in store.

Maximum Ride #7 Angel by James Patterson

In this seventh book, evil scientists are still trying to convince Max that she needs to save the world, this time by providing the genetic link in speeding up the pace of evolution. Worse, they're trying to convince her that her perfect mate is Dylan, the newest addition to the flock. The problem is that, despite herself, Max is starting to believe it.

Fang travels the country collecting his own gang of evolved humans, but the two separate flocks must unite to defeat a frightening doomsday cult whose motto is Save the Planet: Kill the Humans. And this time, the true heroine, for once, might just be little Angel.

Awakened : A house of night novel by P.C. Cast


At the start of Awakened , the pulse-pounding eighth installment of the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey has returned, mostly whole, from the Otherworld to her rightful place as High Priestess at the House of Night. Her friends are just glad to have her back, but after losing her human consort, Heath, will Zoey or her relationship with her super-hot Warrior, Stark, ever be the same? Stevie Rae is drawn even closer to Rephaim, the Raven Mocker with whom she shares a mysterious and powerful Imprint, but he is a dangerous secret that isolates her from her school, her red fledglings, and even her best friends. When the dark threat of Neferet, who is coming closer and closer to achieving her twisted goal of immortality, and Kalona returns, what will it take to keep the House of Night from being lost forever, and what will one desperate girl do to keep her heart from being irreparably broken? 

Reading to Baby

Reading to Baby


Read to a newborn baby? YES! It may seem too early, but reading to an infant is the beginning of a lifetime of that child loving books. A baby doesn’t understand the words you read, but he or she feels safe in your loving arms, hearing the familiar sound of your voice and receiving your undivided attention.

Read anything! In the earliest days of infancy, you can read anything to your baby. The sound of your voice is what is important, not the content of what you are reading. Of course, if baby isn’t in the mood to listen and is fussy, try again later.

Your baby’s growing awareness. Once a baby is more aware of what is around him and can hold objects, he’s ready for children’s books that relate to his world and introduce words and concepts in a fun way.

Books to chew on. Baby is exploring her surroundings by putting everything in her mouth, so board books are a great type of book to begin a home library. Board books are made of sturdy cardboard so a baby can’t rip the pages and can even chew on them without too much damage!

How to choose a book. Look for books that have lots of rhythm and rhyme and pictures that show recognizable objects and faces of people. You’ll want to avoid board books with too much text or ones where the pictures are too small. This happens when a larger format book for older children is printed into a board book.

Keep it fun! When reading to your baby, you may not want to read all the words in the book, or even look at all the pages. Looking at the pictures, asking questions or pointing things out is another way to share books with your child. Most important is to enjoy your time together!



Board Books for Baby

Board Books for Baby
Books with Rhyming and Word Play
Tomie’s Little Mother Goose by Tomie dePaola
Itsy, Bitsy Spider by Annie Kubler
My First Signs by Annie Kubler
Cow Moo Me by Stephen Losordo
Baby Beluga by Raffi
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
Books with Movement
Tumble Bumble by Felicia Bond
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
Baby Dance by Ann Taylor
Books that Say Good Night
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
Snoozers by Sandra Boynton
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Time for Bed by Mem Fox
Say Goodnight by Helen Oxenbury
Books that Say I Love You
Hug by Jez Alborough
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joose
Counting Kisses by Karen Katz
Papa, Papa and Mama, Mama by Jean Marzollo
Guess How Much I Love You? by Sam McBratney
I Love You, Sun, I Love You, Moon by Karen Pandell
More, More, More, Said the Baby by Vera Williams
Books with Faces of People
Baby’s World Out and About, a DK Book
Baby Faces, a DK book
Peek-a-Boo by Roberta Grobel Intrater
Ten Little Fingers by Annie Kubler
Maybe My Baby by Irene O’Book
I Can and All Fall Down by Helen Oxenbury
Shades of Black by Sandra Pinkney
Books with Things to Find or to Guess What’s Next
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy White Carlstrom
Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
I Spy Little Animals by Jean Marzollo
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri
Silly Little Goose by Nancy Tafuri
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Books that Make Learning Fun
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Freight Train by Donald Crews
Color Farm by Lois Ehlert
Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
Count! by Denise Fleming
Spot Counts from One to Ten by Eric Hill
Spots Favorite Words by Eric Hill
Miss Spider’s Tea Party Counting Book by David Kirk
Chicka Chicka ABC by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Shapes Galore, Snapshot Tabulated Board Books
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Books about Baby’s World and Other Stories
Moonbear’s Canoe by Frank Asch
I Want to Be an Astronaut by Byron Barton
Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
Good Dog Carl by Alexandra Day
All About Baby, a DK book
Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes by Judy Hindley
Good Morning, Baby by Cheryl Willis Hudson and George Ford
The Little Fire Engine by Lois Lenski
I Like It When by Mary Murphy
My Big Truck Book by Roger Priddy
My Little Animal Book by Roger Priddy
Giant Machines, Snapshot Board Book
Max’s New Suit by Rosemary Wells
Books for Grown-Ups about Reading Aloud
Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever by Mem Fox
Great Books for Babies and Toddlers: More Than 500 Recommended Books for Your Child’s First Three Years by Kathleen Odean
Reading with Babies, Toddlers and Twos: A Guide to Choosing and Loving Books Together by Susan Straub and KJ Dell’Antonia
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease


http://www.familyreading.org/i-boardbooks.htm
Please visit Family Reading Partnership.

10 Great Reasons to Read!

10 Great Reasons to Read!


When you hold children and give them this attention, they know you love them.
Reading to children encourages them to become readers.
Children's books today are so well-written that they are fun even for adults.
Illustrations in children's books rank with the best, giving children a lifelong appreciation for beautiful art.
Books are one great way of passing on your values.
Books will help your children's imaginations soar.
Until children learn to read themselves, they will think you create magic.
Listening to stories will help develop your child's attention span.
When you give them this gift, you will create memories that last a lifetime.
Every teacher and librarian you ever meet will thank you!

What's Coming in Large Print

Against the Wind by Kat Martin

They were known as the "no-account Raines boys" but they've grown into successful, honorable men and everything they have, they've fought for tooth and nail. Now each of the three brothers has one last obstacle to overcome to claim what's eluding them: love. Secrets don't stay buried long in cattle country. Sarah Allen, the beautiful girl who humiliated Jackson Raines in high school, is back in town. Not so long ago, she couldn't wait to leave Wind Canyon, Wyoming, in her dust. But, recently widowed, she has nowhere else to go and finds herself on Jackson's ranch. And despite everything, Jackson's finding himself reluctant to get rid of her. Sarah brings her own kind of trouble, and he can't resist trouble. Enemies of her dead husband show up making threats, thinking she has something they're owed. They're not taking no for an answer, but what they will take is the one thing she has left--her daughter. Jackson's the only one who might be able to save little Holly and bring her home.

Faithful Place by Tana French
The "expertly rendered, gripping new novel" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)-from the bestselling author of In the Woodsand The Likeness. Tana French's In the Woodsand The Likenesscaptivated readers by introducing them to her unique, character-driven style. Her singular skill at creating richly drawn, complex worlds makes her novels not mere whodunits but brilliant and satisfying novels about memory, identity, loss, and what defines us as humans. With Faithful Place, the highly praised third novel about the Dublin Murder squad, French takes readers into the mind of Frank Mackey, the hotheaded mastermind of The Likeness, as he wrestles with his own past and the family, the lover, and the neighborhood he thought he'd left behind for good. 

The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer

Benjamin January works as an archivist for the U.S. government. When Clementine Kaye, his first childhood crush, shows up at the Archives asking for his help tracking down her long-lost father, Benjy tries to impress her by showing her the secret vault where the President privately reviews classified documents. That's where they discover a 200-year-old dictionary that once belonged to George Washington hidden inside a desk chair. Eager to discover why the President is hiding this important document, the two soon become entangled in a web of deception, conspiracy and murder.

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

He knows everything about you-including the first place you'll hide. On a warm summer night in one of Boston's working-class neighborhoods, an unthinkable crime has been committed: Four members of a family have been brutally murdered. The father-and possible suspect-now lies clinging to life in the ICU. Murder-suicide? Or something worse? Veteran police detective D. D. Warren is certain of only one thing: There's more to this case than meets the eye. Danielle Burton is a survivor, a dedicated nurse whose passion is to help children at a locked-down pediatric psych ward. But she remains haunted by a family tragedy that shattered her life nearly twenty-five years ago. The dark anniversary is approaching, and when D. D. Warren and her partner show up at the facility, Danielle immediately realizes: It has started again. A devoted mother, Victoria Oliver has a hard time remembering what normalcy is like. But she will do anything to ensure that her troubled son has some semblance of a childhood. She will love him no matter what. Nurture him. Keep him safe. Protect him. Even when the threat comes from within her own house. In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner's most compelling work of suspense to date, the lives of these three women unfold and connect in unexpected ways, as sins from the past emerge-and stunning secrets reveal just how tightly blood ties can bind. Sometimes the most devastating crimes are the ones closest to home.

Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane delivers an explosive tale of integrity and vengeance-heralding the long-awaited return of private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela GennaroAmanda McCready was four years old when she vanished from a Boston neighborhood twelve years ago. Desperate pleas for help from the child's aunt led investigators Kenzie and Gennaro to take on the case. The pair risked everything to find the young girl-only to orchestrate her return to a neglectful mother and a broken home.Now Amanda is sixteen-and gone again. A stellar student, brilliant but aloof, she seemed destined to escape her upbringing. Yet Amanda's aunt is once more knocking on Patrick Kenzie's door, fearing the worst for the little girl who has blossomed into a striking, clever young woman-a woman who hasn't been seen in weeks.Haunted by their consciences, Kenzie and Gennaro revisit the case that troubled them the most. Their search leads them into a world of identity thieves, methamphetamine dealers, a mentally unstable crime boss and his equally demented wife, a priceless, thousand-year-old cross, and a happily homicidal Russian gangster. It's a world in which motives and allegiances constantly shift and mistakes are fatal.In their desperate fight to confront the past and find Amanda McCready, Kenzie and Gennaro will be forced to question if it's possible to do the wrong thing and still be right or to do the right thing and still be wrong. As they face an evil that goes beyond broken families and broken dreams, they discover that the sins of yesterday don't always stay buried and the crimes of today could end their lives.

Secrets of the Grave by Tami Hoag

The police find Marissa Fordham on her kitchen floor, her body slashed and mutilated. Lying with her head on her mother's bloody breast is Fordham's four-year-old daughter, Haley, barely clinging to life herself. To protect their fragile witness, the police call in Anne Leone, child advocate. Anne not only works in the justice system, she's about to become star witness in the trial of the man who tried to make her his fourth victim in the See-No-Evil murders. As soon as Anne sees little Haley, alone and terrified, her heart is hers. But it will be no easy task to unravel the secrets of Haley's young life or those of her mother. Haley hasn't spoken a word since being rescued. Meanwhile, the cops begin to peel back the layers of Marissa Fordham's life only to discover that she seems never to have officially existed. It looks as if Marissa Fordham may take her secrets to the grave until one loose thread begins to unravel the shroud of lies to reveal a truth more terrible than anyone could have imagined. A truth that will put Anne and Haley directly in the sights of a killer.

Hoag, TamiTami Hoag was born on January 20, 1959, in Cresco, Iowa. Her first novel, The Trouble with J. J., was published in 1988. Her other works include Night Sins, Guilty as Sin, The Alibi Man, Prior Bad Acts, Dark Horse, Kill the Messenger, and Deeper Than the Dead. She is a past recipient of the Career Achievement Award from the Romantic Times. (Bowker Author Biography) Tami Hoag's thrilling novels are eagerly awaited, and she has been a mainstay of national bestseller lists since the publication of her first book in 1988. She now lives in Virginia.
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The Sherlockian by Graham Moore

The Sherlockian begins with Arthur Conan Doyle pondering the best way to kill off the character that brought him fame, fortune, and the angst of a writer desperate to be remembered for more than "a few morbid yarns." We then skip more than a hundred years into the future, to meet Harold White, a Sherlock Holmes devotee attending an annual celebration of hundreds of Sherlockian societies. When both Conan Doyle and White face grisly murders, Graham Moore's delightful debut novel really takes off, bouncing merrily between these two characters and time periods. Replete with winking cameos and Holmes-worthy twists, The Sherlockian is an inspired historical suspense novel that will captivate Holmes fans and anyone who loves a good twisty, clever mystery.

The Black Ship, by Carola Dunn 

It’s 1925, less than four years after Daisy’s first adventure (Death at Wentwater Court, 1994) took place, so it’s no surprise why she is infamous at Scotland Yard as the detective’s wife who keeps falling over bodies. Technically, Daisy doesn’t stumble over this body, but her dog and parlor maid do in a small communal garden near their new home. As they get to know their new neighbors, they find that they really like the Jessups (who are in the business of selling spirits) and really dislike the Bennetts (who are in the business of gossip). The hapless Mr. Lambert from their American adventure (The Murdered Muckraker, 2002), now employed by the U.S. Treasury Department, returns in this novel, on the track of contraband booze, even though bootlegging is not illegal in England.

Bodily Harm by Rober Dugoni 

When eccentric toy designer Kyle Horgan claims that he was responsible for a young child's death in a wrongful death case, not respected pediatrician Peter Douvalidis, against whom Sloane is about to win a massive judgment, Sloane has cause for serious concern. Already conflicted about elements of the case, Sloane becomes alarmed at the revelation of a second child's death eerily similar to the one blamed on Dr. Douvalidis and more so when Horgan vanishes. Sloane's link with Horgan and his reputation as the lawyer who doesn't lose make him and his family a target for an ex-CIA assassin, Anthony Stenopolis. Effective courtroom scenes compensate only in part for Sloane's covert search for Stenopolis, which is a fitfully competent assembly of familiar thriller clichés.

Breach of Trust by DiAnn Mills

Paige Rogers is a former CIA agent who survived every CIA operative's worst nightmare -- she lost all she treasured seven years ago when her entire team was killed in a covert mission. Paige believes their leader, Daniel Keary, betrayed the team. Disillusioned and afraid for her life, Paige disappeared and started a new life as a small-town librarian. But when Keary announces his candidacy for governor of her state, he comes after Paige to ensure that she won't ruin his bid for office. Once again, he threatens everything she holds dear. Now, Paige must choose between a life of hiding -- or risking everything in one last, desperate attempt to right old wrongs.

Capital Betrayal by William Bernhardt
William Bernhardtrs"s bestselling novels explore politics, power, ambition, crime, and the law. Now he scales new heights of suspense as, in one harrowing day, lawyer and former senator Ben Kincaid enters the eye of an international storm, a crisis with consequences beyond calculation. Kincaid is in a meeting with the president in the Oval Office when Washington suddenly explodes into chaos. Facing an imminent threat to the White House, Kincaid is whisked, along with the president and his advisors, to the underground PEOC-Presidential Emergency Operations Center-built to withstand a nuclear blast, but vulnerable to another kind of attack. Inside the bunker, defense specialists realize that a malevolent foreign dictator has hacked into the U.S. nuclear defense system and now has a finger on the trigger of Americars"s most dangerous weapons. The dictatorrs"s message is clear: Heed his demands or suffer unfathomable destruction. Forced to make critical, split-second decisions, the president seems to be falling apart under the pressure. The vice president wants to strip him of his powers-a move that could have a disastrous impact on national defense. But even during this time of upheaval, in order for the president to be removed, there must be a trial. With the clock winding down, Kincaid has precious little time to defend the president. While Kincaid faces the trial of his life, legendary CIA agent Seamus McKay races through the clogged streets of Washington, searching for a hidden command center-guarded by murderous fanatics-that now controls U.S. ballistic missiles. Two sides of one unforgettable story, McKay and Kincaid home in on their targets. One uses a gun-and any weapon he can get his hands on; the other employs his intuition and the law. And in William Bernhardtrs"s spectacular thriller, as both move closer and closer to uncovering a world-shattering plot, the ultimate act of betrayal is launched from the heart of Americars"s capitol itself.

Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert

If you are ever in a mood to experience life back in the day, try this first entry in a new historical cozy series set in 1930s Darling, AL. When Bunny Scott is found dead in the wreckage of a car, some townspeople believe the beautiful tart got what she deserved. The ladies of the Darling Dahlias Gardening Club begin poking into the private lives of the townsfolk in an attempt to discover the truth behind Bunny's death. At the same time, a treasure of silver is found under the town's cucumber tree. Verdict The author of the popular China Bayles mysteries brings a small Southern town to life and vividly captures an era and culture-the Depression, segregation, class differences, the role of women in the South-with authentic period details. Her book fairly sizzles with the strength of the women of Darling. Also included are a few recipes and a list of ten ways to stretch whatever we have in a time of need.

Children's Books that demonstrate the Print Awareness Skill

March 1st: Today's Story Time book: Bee Frog by Martin Waddell

Nobody takes the youngest member of the family seriously when she announces that she is a dragon. Even when Bee Frog describes herself as not nice and fierce, her mother proceeds with her chores, her father reads his newspaper, and her grandmother keeps napping. This bruise to her self-image prompts the little frog to leave home, making her dramatic departure in a series of hops that transport her to a solitary rock in a pond. She reflects on her imagined identity, relishing the idea of being a frightful creature, until she wonders if dragons ever get lonely. With perfect timing, this moment of insight coincides with her parents' awareness of Bee's need for recognition as they come looking for her. They feign fear as she ambushes them from her safe spot in the reeds; once they willingly play along, Bee Dragon happily reclaims her original protected status.

Picture Book List - Print Awareness Skill

Have you seen Elvis? by Andrew Murray
The Enormous Mister Schmupsle! An ABC adventure by Joe Murray
Hickory, dickory, dock, by Robin Muller
Treasures of the heart by Alice Ann Miller


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