2013 Language Arts and Social Studies Catalog

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JONATHAN KOZOL reflects on twenty-five years among the nations poorest children
LANGUAGE ARTS & SOCIAL STUDIES
2013
Classroom s for Your Book ibrary ool l ch and s
SALMAN RUSHDIEs memoir of his harrowing experience with censorship
ERNIE CLINE shares student reactions to his imaginative novel
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS: Ideal books for the new curricula Spotlight on: Bullying, books for the classroom and school library New Professional Reading titles THE HOBBIT and more from J.R.R. Tolkien
SUSAN CAIN challenges our perception of introverts
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Editors Note
Dear Educator, By 2014-15, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will have been adopted into the majority of schools across the United States. How will this change affect your classroom? At Random House, Inc., we are committed to providing you with the right books, materials, and information you need to make this transition. With this in mind, Im pleased to present our new Language Arts & Social Studies 2013 Catalog. With the CCSSs emphasis on narrative non-ction, I encourage you to turn to page 2 to browse our top recommendations. In addition to hand-selecting the best books for CCSS, we are also working hard to incorporate the Standards into many of our new and existing teachers guides, which are indicated throughout this catalog. Is bullying a problem in your school? Turn to page 7 to read a message from Emily Bazelon, author of the forthcoming book, Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. The book developed from Ms. Bazelons powerful reporting on the Phoebe Prince case for Slate. We have also highlighted other ction, non-ction, and professional development books ideal for discussion and action surrounding this nationwide challenge.
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Common Core State Standards: Books for Your Classroom . . . 2 Feature Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Professional Reading . . . . . . . 12 Books for AP Classes . . . . . . 30 Graphic Novels. . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Language Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 College Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Dystopian Books Poster . . . Insert
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Selected NARRATIVE NONFICTION for Teaching the
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

Top Common Reading Titles at Schools & Universities MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder
BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
by Katherine Boo
rom Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-rst centurys great, unequal cities.
[An] exquisitely accomplished rst book. Novelists dream of dening characters this swiftly and beautifully, but Ms. Boo is not a novelist. She is one of those rare, deep-digging journalists who can make truth surpass ction, a documentarian with a superb sense of human drama. She makes it very easy to forget that this book is the work of a reporter . . . . Comparison to Dickens is not unwarranted.
JANET M ASLIN, THE NEW YORK TIMES
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n medical school, Paul Farmer found his lifes calling: to cure infectious diseases and bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidders magnicent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a cleareyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Tracy Kidder tells the true story of Partners in Health founder Paul Farmer and shows how one person can effect global progress against seemingly impossible problems TB, AIDS, povertywith creativity, knowledge, and determination.
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www.tracykidder.com
www.behindthebeautifulforevers.com
To read the authors message to educators, turn to page 19.
STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS

by Tracy Kidder
Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award
IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitlers Berlin
by Erik Larson
A New York Times Notable Book
rik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative nonction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitlers rise to power.
In this mesmerizing portrait of the Nazi capital, Larson plumbs a far more diabolical urban cauldron than in his bestselling The Devil in the White City . . . a vivid, atmospheric panorama of the Third Reich and its leaders, including murderous Nazi factional inghting, through the accretion of small crimes and petty thuggery. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Larson is a marvelous writer . . . superb at creating characters with a few short strokes. THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK R EVIEW
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n Strength in What Remains, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder gives us the story of one mans inspiring American journey and the ordinary people who helped him, providing brilliant testament to the power of second chances. Deo arrives in the United States from Burundi in search of a new life. Having survived a civil war and genocide, he lands at JFK Airport with $200, no English, and no contacts. He ekes out a precarious existence until he meets the strangers who will change his life, eventually pointing him in the direction of Columbia University, medical school, and a life devoted to healing. Kidder breaks new ground in telling this unforgettable story as he travels back over a turbulent life and shows us what it means to be fully human.
www.tracykidder.com
www.eriklarsonbooks.com
Reading Level: 7
THE OTHER WES MOORE One Name, Two Fates

by Wes Moore
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

by Rebecca Skloot
wo kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difcult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence? Wes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound question.
Spiegel & Grau TR 978-0-385-52820-7 272pp. $15.00/$17.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-87713-0 $35.00/$41.00 Can. e-Book: 978-1-58836-969-7 $11.99/$12.99 Can. the authors message to educators, T To readhttp://tinyurl.com/4jbv4ye go to:
er name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cellstaken without her knowledge in 1951became one of the most important tools in medicine, bought and sold by the billions, with devastating effects on her family. Its a story inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans and the birth of bioethics.
Using [The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks] in the classroom will deepen your students understanding of nonction, science, medicine, and historybut more than that, it will prepare them to engage thoughtfully with the profound moral and ethical dilemmas posed by emergent technologies and the world we share.
A MY JURSKIS, TRI-CITIES HIGH SCHOOL , E AST POINT, GEORGIA
www.theotherwesmoore.com
Reading Level: 7
Broadway TR 978-1-4000-5218-9 400pp. $16.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-71250-9 $35.00/$43.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-58938-5 $9.99/$10.99 Can. $ $
Young Readers Edition Available: DISCOVERING WES MOORE

by Wes Moore
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OUTCASTS UNITED: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Womans Quest to Make a Difference
by Warren St. John
www.rebeccaskloot.com
Reading Level: 9
in her classroom, go to: http://tinyurl.com/clln5hm
ENRIQUES JOURNEY
by Sonia Nazario
n this astonishing story, Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States. Enriques Journey is a timely account of one anguished familys experience with an issue of international scope and urgencyillegal immigration but it is also a timeless, mythic story of a dangerous journey undertaken to make a broken family whole.
utcasts United is the story of a refugee soccer team, a remarkable woman coach and a small southern town turned upside down by the process of refugee resettlement. Its a tale about resilience, the power of one person to make a difference and the daunting challenge of creating community in a place where people seem to have little in common.
Spiegel & Grau TR 978-0-385-52204-5 336pp. $15.00/$18.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-7393-6617-2 $29.95/$34.00 Can. e Book: 978-0-385-52959-4 $13.99/$1 e-Book: 978 0 385 52959 4 $13.99/$13.99 Can. Reading Level: 8
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Young Readers Edition Available: OUTCASTS UNITED: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
by Warren St. John
Delacorte Books for Young Readers HC 978-0-385-74194-1 240pp. $16.99/$19.99 Can. Exam Copy: $8.50 HC Library Binding: 978-0-375-99033-5 $19.99/$23.99 Can. e-Book: 978-0-375-98880-6 $10.99/$10.99 Can. Reading Level: 6
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Reading Level: 6
ALSO BY THE AUTHOR
Twenty-Five Years Among the Poorest Children in America

by Jonathan Kozol
Despite the steep odds stacked against these childrenwhich too many cannot overcomethis is a hopeful book thanks to those who do. The incredible resilience, grit and grace of children like Pineapple are a call to urgent action.
M ARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN, PRESIDENT, CHILDRENS DEFENSE FUND
FIRE IN THE ASHES
AMAZING GRACE The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation

Broadway TR 978-0-7704-3566-0 336pp. $15.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-7704-3665-0 $11.99/$13.99 Can.
LETTERS TO A YOUNG TEACHER

Crown HC 978-1-4000-5246-2 368pp. $27.00/$32.00 Can. Exam Copy: $13.50 Audio CD: 978-0-449-01259-8 $40.00/$46.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-7704-3595-0 $ $ $13.99/$16.99 Can.
ORDINARY RESURRECTIONS Children in the Years of Hope

www.jonathankozol.com
For nearly fty years, educator and activist Jonathan Kozol has
been revealing the inequalities inicted upon children for no reason but the accident of being born in to poverty in a wealthy nation. A winner of the National Book Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, and countless other honors, he has persistently crossed the lines of class and race, rst as a teacher, then as the author of books about the children he has called the outcasts of our nations ingenuity. In Fire in the Ashes, Kozol tells the stories of young men and women who have come of age in one of the most destitute communities of the United States. The urgent issues that confront urban schoolsa devastating racegap, a regime of obsessive testing and drilling students for exams instead of giving them the rich curriculum that excites a love of learningare interwoven through these stories. Why certain children rise above it all, graduate from high school and do well in college, while others are defeated by the time they enter adolescence, lies at the essence of this work.
About the author JONATHAN KOZOL is the National Book Award-winning author of Savage Inequalities, Death at an Early Age, The Shame of the Nation, and Amazing Grace. He has been working with children in inner-city schools for nearly fty years.
Gloria Cruz
RACHEL AND HER CHILDREN Homeless Families in America

SAVAGE INEQUALITIES Children in Americas Schools

THE SHAME OF THE NATION The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America

The 2012 Random House, Inc Teacher Awards for Literac y are presented by Jonathan Kozol. h 2 Rand ando ouse, nc. Teacher Awar s for Lit racy are p sente y Jona h Kozol. ache ards i ted n z To learn more about the awards, go to: www.randomhouse.com/teacherawards
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ver the past ve years, Ive returned to the New York neighborhood in which I met the children whom I rst described in Savage Inequalities, Amazing Grace, and other books I published in the 1990s. The neighborhood is called Mott Haven. Its the poorest section in all of the South Bronx, which is the poorest Congressional district in America. I wanted to answer the questions many readers ask: What happened to these children? How many were unable to prevail against the obstacles they faced? How many have survived? And, among the ones who did survive, what were the ingredients of characterand what were the opportunities provided by their schools that made it possible for them to win some glorious and unexpected victories? Not surprisingly, easy access to good booksand, more to the point, a plentitude of books to satisfy the curiosities and stir the latent interests of the very wide variety of children that I metturned out to be decisive. And this, of course, is where libraries come in. In my new book, Fire in the Ashes, I catch up with all those kids, many of whom I came to know when they were only six or eight years old. They talked to me about the struggles they went through, which were often hardest in their adolescent years. Most are in their twenties now. As they look back on their formative years, they speak repeatedly of books that rst awakened their appetite for readingby which I mean real books, books that children read for pleasure, as opposed to the mind-dulling textbooks and those dreadful pit-pat phonics books, aligned, as the experts compulsively remind us, with state examinations. Most of the kids found those books immaculately boring. No matter their level of education, the most successful of these children had, I think, much better taste than those adults who set the rigid standards that have been imposed upon our public schools (and with the most severity, upon our inner-city schools)standards that require emotionless and robotic modes of learning but dont open childrens minds to our cultures treasures. These kids instinctively rebelled against the narrow test-prep regimen that, even before No Child Left Behind, had started crowding out a love of learning for its own sake. Few of them did well on state-imposed exams, but many read voraciously, and became procient writers as a consequence; the books they loved, however, werent the ones mandated by the number crunchers who were caught up in the labyrinth of the testing mania. This is my answer: No matter what the economic ups and downs may be at any given moment, public school libraries in destitute communities need not just sufcient but extravagant funding. If theres a single thing our state and federal governments could do to stir up a love of learning in our poorest children, it would be to take a good big chunk of the massive sum of money thats now being wasted on the testing industry and use it, instead, to ood our students lives with the joys and mysteries of authentic cultureand not only Western culture but, in the case of, for instance, Hispanic children, their culture, too. Well, of course, the bureaucrats will say (theyve said this of me many times before), Jonathans a dreamer. He thinks that poor kids ought to get what the sons of presidents and daughters of important business leaders get when they go to private schools like Andover and Exeter. He thinks that inner-city kids deserve that kind of money. He thinks theyll dig into those books and be excited by the opportunity to read them. Its true. Thats exactly what I feel. I dont think this nation plans to give that kind of opportunity to more than a handful of the children of poor people at any time in the near future. It would take a sweeping change of attitude about potential, and too easily unobserved precocity, among the children who are viewed today as outcasts of American society. Its just a dream, and I frankly doubt that I will see it realized in my lifetime. Still, I like to fantasize that someday we will turn that dream into reality.
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THEY DONT LIKE ME Lessons on Bullying and Teasing from a Preschool Classroom
by Jane Katch
Bullying
POSITIVE DISCIPLINE: A TEACHERS AZ GUIDE Hundreds of Solutions for Almost Every Classroom Behavior Problem!
by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., et al
Fiction, Nonction, and Professional Development Titles for the Classroom
Jane Katch offers us a rare gift, the insiders view of her remarkable classroom as she and her children struggle to understand what is fair and just in the explosive arena of those who intimidate and those who feel intimidated. . . . In her vivid and honest narrative of classroom life among the young, we are given a reliable map of the moral dimensions of the teachers art.
VIVIAN GUSSIN PALEY, AUTHOR OF THE K INDNESS OF CHILDREN AND YOU CANT SAY YOU CANT PLAY
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any teachers today are facing problems and discipline issues in their classrooms. However, there are effective, positive strategies for restoring order and turning the teacher-student relationship into one of mutual respect. Applicable to all grade levels, this comprehensive A to Z guide addresses modern-day problems and practical solutions for establishing an effective learning environment.
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TREVOR: A Novella
by James Lecesne
revor is a novella about an exuberant, sociable, and witty thirteen-yearold boy who is shunned by his friends, misunderstood by his parents, and harassed at school for being different. This book was written by James Lecesne, the co-founder of The Trevor Project, the only nationwide 24-hour crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBT and questioning teens.
Seven Stories Press HC 978-1-60980-420-6 112pp. $14.95/$14.95 Can. Exam Copy: $7.50 Reading Level: 8 e-Book: 978-1-60980-421-3 $14.95/$14.95 Can.
WONDER by R. J. Palacio ugust (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school until now. Hes about to start fth grade at Beecher Prep, and if youve ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is, Auggies just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that hes just like them, despite appearances?
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www.jameslecesne.com
MY SECRET BULLY
by Trudy Ludwig Illustrated by Abigail Marble
www.rjpalacio.com
ere is the all-too-familiar story of Monica. She and Katie have been friends since kindergarten. Monica loves being around her when shes nice. But there are times when Katie can be just plain mean. And Monica doesnt understand why. Monica is a target of relational aggression, emotional bullying among friends who use name-calling and manipulation to humiliate and exclude. But with a little help from a supportive adulther motherMonica learns to cope and thrive by facing her fears and reclaiming power from her bully.
QUEEN BEES AND WANNABES Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World by Rosalind Wiseman
Laced with humor, insight, and practical suggestions, Queen Bees and Wannabes is the one volume thats been missing from the growing shelf of girl-centered publications. Wiseman explains the inner workings of teen culture and teaches parents, educators, and peers how to respond. WHITNEY R ANSOME AND MEG MILNE
MOULTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, NATIONAL COALITION OF GIRLS SCHOOLS
Three Rivers Press TR 978-0-307-45444-7 448pp. $16.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-45997-8 $12.99/$13.99 Can.
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hen I was in eighth grade, my friends red me. Two and a half decades later, I can say that wryly: it happened to plenty of people, and we survivedlook at us now, right? But at the time, in that moment, it was impossible to have that kind of perspective. Being rejected by the girls I loved left me crawling with insecurity and self-doubtwhat had I done wrong? I disappeared from the lunchroom and hid during free periods. I dreaded the words choose a partner in class, especially gym, where you could either pair up and scamper away or stand there alone. At home I cried. On some level, I guess, I knew that I wasnt the only lonely thirteen-year-old in the world, but how did that help, really? Instead of nding some inner source of comfort, I picked myself apartwas I too bossy? Irritating? Self-absorbed? What was it that had driven them away? What was wrong with me? I cant claim to have been bullied, at least not like the teenagers I write about in my book, Sticks and Stones, but I know the feeling of watching powerful kids rip a vulnerable one apart and not knowing how to diminish their power. Many of us have had a similarly indelible experience of bullyingof being predator or prey, of taking or failing to take a side, or being humiliated or ostracized or worse. Were deeply affected by these encounters. They helped make us who we are, and the visceral memories and feelings stay with us, giving us a window we can actually see through, one that takes us right back to our childhood selves. Were still trying to understand what happened to us and why, and what lessons we should draw from it all, about ourselves and about other people. And so a central question in my book is: Why does this particular aspect of growing up affect us so deeply? This problem has particular urgency right now because it isnt just conned to schools anymoreits on our computer screens and cell phones for all to see. With the constant connectivity of these devices, bullying has started to feel omnipresent, inescapable. This makes it more lasting, more visible, more viral. The consequences have innitely expanded. Understandably, parents are more concerned. Luckily, the heightened awareness of bullying has shined a spotlight on kids who are in need of protection from crueltybecause theyre gay, for example, or Muslim, or overweight. It has prompted a growing number of parents to talk to kids about the online risks posed not only by adult strangers but by their classmates as well. At some schools, the push to prevent bullying has intersected with the recognition that kids need to be taught how to treat each other right, and even how to empathize, and that STICKS AND STONES: Defeating the taking this on is a community-wide project with academic as well as social Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering benets. It used to be that safe schools meant schools without guns and the Power of Character and Empathy knives. Today parents, and school ofcials, too, equate safety with their by Emily Bazelon childrens emotional well-being. rom a highly respected authority All of this has the potential to fuel the kind of sustained and on bullying comes the one book transformative effort to reduce bullying that has previously fallen short in parents, educators, advocates, and kids the United Statesif, that is, we do it wisely and well. In hopes of helping need to understand teenage cruelty in the Internet erawhy its come to feel to make that happen, I lay out some of the smartest ideas in Sticks and so inescapable, and what all of us can do Stones. I hope it proves useful to you.
about it.
About the author EMILY BAZELON is a senior editor at Slate, a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine, and the Truman Capote Fellow at Yale Law School. Before joining Slate, she worked as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School, and lives in New Haven with her husband and two sons. Her rst book, Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy will be published by the Dial Press in February 2013.
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SCHOOLS THAT LEARN (Updated and Revised)

A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education
by Peter M. Senge, Nelda Cambron-McCabe, Timothy Lucas, Bryan Smith and Janis Dutton
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First published in 2000, Schools That Learn introduced the

groundbreaking Fifth Discipline organizational principles to the world of education. This comprehensive revision addresses the increasing challenges facing our educational system and presents practical advice on how schools can use the principles of organizational learning to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. Drawing upon experience and advice from prominent educators, teachers, principals, business and community leaders, parents, and students from across the country, the authors offer clear guidelines for how to implement the principles of organizational learning in the classroom, and explain why these practices work. The book features stories and anecdotes from the classroom and the community; charts, tables, and diagrams to illustrate learning principles; individual and team exercises for both educators and students; and recommendations for related books, articles, Web sites, and other resources. This updated and revised edition of a decisive and inuential work is invaluable for everyone involved in a dialogue about how to better educate our children in the twenty-rst century.
About the author
The idea that schools themselves can and must learn is the most important idea in education and this is the classic and indispensable guide to how that happens.
DAVID W. ORR , DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF E NVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND POLITICS AT OBERLIN COLLEGE
Schools That Learn is a magnicent, grand book that pays equal attention to the small and the big pictureand whats more integrates them. There is no book on education change that comes close to Senge et als sweeping and detailed treatment. Classroom, school, community, systems, citizenryits all there. The core message is stirring: what if we viewed schools as a means of shifting society for the better!
MICHAEL FULLAN, AUTHOR OF CHANGE LEADER AND LEARNING PLACES
PETER SENGE, senior lecturer at MIT and the founding chair of the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL), is the author or co-author of several bestselling books, including The Fifth Discipline, Schools That Learn, and Presence. He was named as one of the twenty-four people who had the greatest inuence on business strategy over the last 100 years by the Journal of Business Strategy.
art art kleiner

co-author,
learn schools that
girl, age fteen, lies in bed, sleeping. Her mother or father taps her shoulder. Honey, its time for school. The girl rolls over and mumbles, Im not going. Mom or Dad taps harder, and nally she sits up and almost snarls, Im not going! I hate it there! This type of scene plays out, with girls and boys of all ages, in homes around the world every day. Now imagine an alternate scenario, one in which the same girl or boy, at the same age, wakes up early and bounds out of bed in anticipation of going to school, seeing it as going on an adventurean adventure to learn. How do we give children more of this second type of experience, and help them avoid the rst? There is no single easy answer, because this everyday phenomenon of resisting and dreading school can be traced directly to the design and operation of todays educational institutions. Contemporary schools are still built upon an industrial, early-twentieth-century model based on the needs of factories. Luckily, a great amount of knowledge and practice is emerging to help schools and educators overturn those old modes of learning, and to turn institutions of education, even public schools, into learning environments that draw upon students aspirations, skills, inner drives, and motivationsas well as the aspiration, skills, drives, and motivations of everyone else with an investment or role in the school system. When a school truly values learning, its students are appreciated for who they are, and how they might develop, and they have a chance to devote themselves to problems and situations larger than themselves. This years new edition of Schools That Learn arrives just as we are reaching a tipping point for education both in the United States, and around the world. The importance of a great education is clearer than ever to parents, to teachers, to employersand most of all, to students themselves, who are looking ahead and wondering, quite rightly, how hard theyre going to have to work just to have a reasonably good lifeand how to balance the need to perform well on tests, and to get into the right college and land the right job, against the other needs young people have: to be safe, reasonably happy and whole, and fully involved in life. Every school has to nd its own approach. In this book, we tried to provide some theories, tools, and methods that have worked in other places, and to show how, on some deep level, were all in this together. We are all thinking of that girl, lying in bed, whose alarm is going to go off soon, and all the other young students around the world like her. Will they force themselves halfheartedly through another day at a school where they feel unseen and disengaged? Or will they leap out of bed, excited and motivated, because they are choosing to learn, and because the entire school around them is making the same choice, every day? We believe that the principles and practices of systems thinking are the key to building an environment that supports the latter. By adopting them in your school or classroom, yours can become a School that Learns. Schools That Learn introduces the essential components of a thriving school, and offers concrete methods for making the most of the educational experience, including how to: Uncover the sources of our assumptions and attitudesthat is, our mental modelsand how they affect student and teacher interactions; Create a positive vision for the classroom that is shared by both teacher and students; Reframe, and get the most benet from, the parent-teacher conference; Nurture and build upon the natural systems intelligence of children; and Recognize, overcome, and make the most of the challenges of changing demographics in your school district.
The Power of Introverts in a World That Cant Stop Talking

by Susan Cain
QUIET
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www.thepowerontroverts.com
E To watch a video of the author speaking to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/coo44lg

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are
the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled quiet, it is to introverts we owe many of the great contributions to societyfrom Van Goghs sunowers to the invention of the personal computer. Passionately argued, impressively researched, and lled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so. Susan Cain charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal over the twentieth century and explores its far-reaching effectshow it inuences everything from how parishioners worship to who excels at Harvard Business School. And she draws on cutting-edge research on the biology and psychology of temperament to reveal how introverts can modulate their personalities according to circumstance, how to empower an introverted child, and how companies can harness the natural talents of introverts. This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.
About the author SUSAN CAIN is a writer whose articles on introversion and shyness have appeared in the New York Times; The Atlantic; on Time.com; and on PsychologyToday.com. Her 2012 TED talk has been viewed more than three million times. Cain graduated with honors from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. For Cains TED talk go to: http://tinyurl.com/75fgpyt
Cains intelligence, respect for research, and vibrant prose put Quiet in an elite class with the best books from Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, and other masters of psychological non-ction.
TERESA A MABILE, PROFESSOR , H ARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL , AND CO -AUTHOR , THE PROGRESS PRINCIPLE
Susan Cains Quiet is superb. Based on meticulous research, it is a compelling reection on how the Extrovert ideal shapes our lives and why this is deeply unsettling. it will open up a new and different conversation on how the personal is political.
BRIAN R. LITTLE, PH.D., DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR , DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
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susan cain
rst thought about the powers and challenges of introversion some twentysix years ago, when I began my freshman year at Princeton University. I wish, however, that I had begun reecting on its signicance much earlier. The years from kindergarten through high school can be an extraordinary time for the growth of both introverts and extroverts, but often, due to the way schools are set up, introverted students have a harder time nding their way in the classroom or expressing themselves in group settings. As an introverted student, I often wanted to soak up the knowledge I learned in the classroom and think creatively on my own, without having to perform out loud. Today, after interviewing hundreds of current and former students, I know I wasnt the only one who felt this way. Not by a long shot. Did you know that one-third to one-half of the population is introverted? Thats one out of every two or three students. But most schools, workplaces, and religious institutions are organized with extroverts in mindeven though many of the achievements that have propelled society, from the theory of evolution to The Cat in the Hat, came from people who were quiet, cerebral, and sensitive. Even in less obviously introverted occupations, like nance, politics, and activism, some of the greatest leaps forward were made by introverts: Eleanor Roosevelt. Al Gore. Warren Buffett. Gandhi. This is no coincidence. There are specic physiological and psychological advantages to being an introvert, which I talk about in my book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Cant Stop Talking. I also discuss how we can all learn from the introverts among us, including how to be more creative, think more carefully, love more gently, and organize our school and work environments more productively. Quiet also challenges contemporary myths of human nature, including the belief that creativity is fundamentally collaborative, and our preference for charismatic leaders. But Quiet offers insights and advice for extroverts too, and it gives all parents and their children the license to talk about a social dynamic theyve been living and breathing but never given voice to. Introversion/extroversion is as fundamental a difference between people as gender, yet until now weve lacked the vocabularyand the cultural permissionto talk about it. Ive never presented the ideas in Quiet without getting people buzzing about whether they and their friends are introverts or extroverts, and what that means for their relationships, career choices, and life paths. I look forward to continuing these discussions with you and with educators nationwide, and I hope youll contact me through my blog, ThePowerofIntroverts.com, to discuss opportunities. Please share with me how youre adapting your own teaching environments to better suit the needs of your children and students, and you also can chat directly with other teachers through the blogs forum.
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Professional Reading
ID LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO EVERY TEACHER I EVER HAD My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High
by Tony Danza
It takes a lot of courage to stand in front of a group of teens and proclaim yourself their teacher. It takes even more to be a good onesomeone who sees each student as an individual with a unique life story. Tony Danza put himself forward to teach children and learn from them, knowing that the more he really understood these kids the better teacher he could be for them. We easily forget how truly difcult it is to be a transformational teacher and in the pages of Id Like To Apologize you can see thats what he became.
ROSALIND WISEMAN, AUTHOR OF QUEEN BEES & WANNABES
About the author TONY DANZA, before he grew up and starred in such classic TV series as Taxi and Whos the Boss? as well as on Broadway, was a discipline problem at Long Islands Malverne High School, for which he is deeply apologetic. These days, he divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles.
Deborah Wald
Crown Archetype HC 978-0-307-88786-3 272pp. $24.00/$28.00 Can. Exam Copy: $12.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-88788-7 $11.99/$14.99 Can.
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THE POWER OF HABIT: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

by Charles Duhigg
Selected for Common Reading at Babson College
umans most basic actions are not the product of well-considered decision making but outgrowths of habits. A habit is a simple neurological loop: there is a cue, a routine, and a reward. Tweaking even one habit, as long as it is the right one, can have staggering effects. In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg combines in-depth research with beautifully told, fascinating narratives from companies and individuals that point out the world we all inhabit but often never notice. Entertaining, an enjoyable book. . . . a serious look at the science of habit formation and change. THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK R EVIEW
About the author
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www.charlesduhigg.com
CHARLES DUHIGG is an investigative reporter for The New York Times. He is a winner of the George Polk and National Academies of Science awards, and was part of a team of nalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize. He is a frequent contributor to NPR, This American Life, and Frontline, and a graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale College.
Liz Alter
MINDSET: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol Dweck
arol Dweck has discovered in more than twenty years of research that our mindset is not a minor personality quirk: it creates our whole mental world.
T To read the authors message to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/8jpmmodAbout the author
This book is an essential read for parents, teachers, coaches, and others who are instrumental in determining a childs mind-set, and in turn, his or her future success, as well as for those who would like to increase their own feelings of success and fulllment. LIBRARY JOURNAL
CAROL S. DWECK, Ph.D., is widely regarded as one of the worlds leading researchers in the elds of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California.
Ballantine TR 978-0-345-47232-8 288pp. $16.00/$19.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-58836-523-1 $10.99/$12.99 Can.
www.mindsetonline.com
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MORE PROFESSIONAL READING TITLES
PUSH HAS COME TO SHOVE Getting Our Kids the Education They DeserveEven If It Means Picking a Fight by Steve Perry
THE SOCIAL ANIMAL: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks
Random House TR 978-0-8129-7937-4 448pp. $16.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-73900-1 $45.00/$51.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-679-60393-1 $12.99/$13.99 Can.
UNLIKELY BROTHERS: Our Story of Adventure, Loss, and Redemption by John Prendergast and Michael Mattocks
EDUCATIONAL COURAGE: Resisting the Ambush on Public Education by Nancy Schniedewind and Mara Sapon-Shevin
Beacon Press TR 978-0-8070-3295-4 240pp. $19.00/$22.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-8070-3296-1 $19.00/$22.00 Can.
SPOTLIGHT ON AUTISM
THE AUTISM PUZZLE by Brita Belli
Seven Stories Press HC 978-60980-391-9 160pp. $23.95/$23.95 Can. Exam Copy: $12.00
CREATING MAGIC: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney by Lee Cockerell
Crown HC 978-0-385-52386-8 288pp. $26.00/$30.00 Can. Exam Copy: $13.00 Audio CD: 978-0-7393-7053-7 $17.50 e-Book: 978-0-385-52828-3 | $15.99
THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Childs Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
Bantam TR 978-0-553-38669-1 192pp. $15.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-553-90725-4 $15.00/$18.00 Can.
TEACHING: Its Harder Than It Looks by Gerry Dee

Doubleday Canada HC 978-0-385-67745-5 272pp. $29.95/$29.95 Can. Exam Copy: $15.00 e-Book: 978-0-385-67746-2 $14.99/$15.99 Can.
THE AUTISM REVOLUTION: Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be by Dr. Martha Herbert and Karen Weintraub
Ballantine HC 978-0-345-52719-6 320pp. $26.00/$31.00 Can. Exam Copy: $13.00 e-Book: 978-0-345-52721-9 $13.99/$16.99 Can.
HOMESICK AND HAPPY How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow by Michael Thompson
BOOKS BY JOHN ELDER ROBISON BE DIFFERENT: My Adventures with Aspergers and My Advice for Fellow Aspergians, Mists, Families, and Teachers
Broadway TR 978-0-307-88482-4 304pp. $14.00 Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-88131-1 $32.00/$37.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-88483-1 $9.99
GETTING MORE: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life by Stuart Diamond
Three Rivers Press TR 978-0-307-71690-3 416pp. $15.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-74912-3 $45.00/$53.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-71691-0 $11.99/$13.99 Can.
COMBAT FAT FOR KIDS A Whole-Family Approach to Optimal Health by James Villepigue and Jo Brielyn
Hatherleigh Press TR 978-1-57826-396-7 224pp. $15.00/$17.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00
PLAY THEIR HEARTS OUT A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine by George Dohrmann
LOOK ME IN THE EYE My Life with Aspergers

FEEL-BAD EDUCATION by Ale Kohn

Beacon Press TR 978-0-8070-0140-0 196pp. $15.00/$17.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-8070-0141-7 $15.00
RAISING CUBBY: A Father and Sons Adventures with Aspergers, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives
Do not order before 3/12/2013. Crown HC 978-0-307-88484-8 304pp. $26.00 Exam Copy: $13.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-88135-9 $35.00/$41.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-88486-2 $12.99
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Author Spotlight
SALMAN RUSHDIE
JOSEPH ANTON: A Memoir
n February 14, 1989, Valentines Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been sentenced to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the rst time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran. So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writers he loved and combinations of their names, and then it came to him: Conrad and ChekhovJoseph Anton. In this remarkable memoir, Rushdie tells the story of one of the crucial battles of our time: the battle for freedom of speech.
About the author SALMAN RUSHDIE is the author of eleven novels: Grimus, Midnights Children (which was awarded the Booker Prize), Shame, The Satanic Verses, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, The Moors Last Sigh, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Fury, Shalimar the Clown, The Enchantress of Florence, and Luka and the Fire of Life. He is also the author of a book of stories, East, West, and three works of nonction: Imaginary Homelands, The Jaguar Smile, and Step Across This Line.
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Also by the Author

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FURY: A Novel
THE JAGUAR SMILE A Nicaraguan Journey
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SHALIMAR THE CLOWN A Novel
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THE ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE A Novel
LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE: A Novel
Random House # TR # 978-0-679-64051-6 # 368pp. $15.00 # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-58836-758-7 # $9.99
SHAME: A Novel
GRIMUS: A Novel
Random House # TR 978-0-8129-6999-3 # 320pp. $15.00/$18.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-52911-4 # $11.99
MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN A Novel

STEP ACROSS THIS LINE Collected Nonction 19922002
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THE SATANIC VERSES A Novel
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Author Spotlight
J. R. R. TOLKIEN
Return to the Shire with the works of J. R. R. Tolkien
THE HOBBIT The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings he Hobbit is one of the greatest fantasy sagas of all time, a classic that has captivated generations of readers, and is now a blockbuster lm. When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Now a Major Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Motion Picture Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton. Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will nd that there is more to him than anyonehimself includedever dreamed. Unexpected qualities of courage and cunning, and a love of adventure, propel Bilbo toward his great destiny . . . a destiny that waits in the dark caverns beneath the Misty Mountains, where a twisted creature known as Gollum jealously guards a precious magic ring.
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About the author JOHN RONALD REUEL TOLKIEN was born on January 3rd, 1892 in South Africa. Tolkien was educated and taught the AngloSaxon language at Oxford University.
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Reading Level for All: 6
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING The Lord of the Rings: Part I

Del Rey MM 978-0-345-33970-6 480pp. $8.99 Exam Copy: $3.00
THE TWO TOWERS The Lord of the Rings: Part II

THE RETURN OF THE KING The Lord of the Rings: Part III
THE CHILDREN OF HRIN

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NOTES OF A NATIVE SON

by James Baldwin With a New Introduction by Edward P. Jones
A new edition of this classic work published on the 25th anniversary of Baldwins death, including a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Edward P. Jones
B Beacon Press TR 978-0-8070-0623-8 1 192pp. $15.00/$17.00 Can. E Exam Copy: $3.00 e e-Book: 978-0-8070-0624-5 $15.00/$18.00 Can. Reading Level: 10
Written during the 1940s and early 1950s,

when Baldwin was only in his twenties, the essays collected in Notes of a Native Son capture a view of black life and black thought at the dawn of the civil rights movement and as the movement slowly gained strength through the words of one of the most captivating essayists and foremost intellectuals of that era. Writing as an artist, activist, and social critic, Baldwin probes the complex condition of being black in America. With a keen eye, he examines everything from the signicance of the protest novel to the motives and circumstances of the many black expatriates of the time, from his home in The Harlem Ghetto to a sobering Journey to Atlanta. Notes of a Native Son inaugurated Baldwin as one of the leading interpreters of the dramatic social changes erupting in the United States in the twentieth century, and many of his observations have proven
About the authors
almost prophetic. His criticism on topics such as the paternalism of white progressives or on his own friend Richard Wrights work is pointed and unabashed. He was also one of the few writing on race at the time who addressed the issues with a powerful mixture of outrage at the gross physical and political violence against black citizens and a measured understanding of their oppressors, which helped awaken a white audience to the injustices under their noses. Naturally this combination of brazen criticism and unconventional empathy for white readers won Baldwin as much condemnation as praise. The book that established Baldwins voice as a social critic, Notes of a Native Son remains one of his most admired works. The essays collected here create a cohesive sketch of black America and reveal an intimate portrait of Baldwins own search for identity as an artist, as a black man, and as an American.
JAMES BALDWIN (19241987) was one of Americas foremost writers. He is the author of several novels and books of nonction, including Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovannis Room, Another Country, Tell Me How Long the Trains Been Gone, If Beale Street Could Talk, Just Above My Head, The Fire Next Time, No Name in the Street, and The Evidence of Things Not Seen, as well as a book of poetry, Sonnys Blues. EDWARD P. JONES is the author of the Pulitzer Prizewinning novel The Known World. He won the Hemingway Foundation/ PEN Award and was a nalist for the National Book Award for his debut collection of stories, Lost in the City. His second collection, All Aunt Hagars Children, was a nalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
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oduction the new intr cerpts from Ex
by
edwa edward P. Jones
did not know James Baldwin the essayist before my rst year of college. I knew only the James Baldwin of novels and short stories and plays, a trusted man who gave me, with his Harlem and his Harlem people, the kind of world I knew so well from growing up in my Washington, D.C. They were all one family, the people in Harlem and the people in Washington, Baldwin told me in that way of all grand and eloquent writers who speak the eternal and universal by telling us, word by hard-won word, of the minutia of the everyday: The church ladies who put heart and soul into every church service as if to let their god know how worthy they were to step through the door into his heaven. The dust of poor folks apartments that forever hangs in the air as though to remind the people of their station in life. The streets of a city where the buildings Negroes live in never stand straight up but lean in mourning every which way.
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raveling with Baldwin through Notes The Harlem Ghetto, Journey to Atlanta, and Notes of A Native Son, I was given a grander portrait of the man I had known only through ction. His ction certainly had an unprecedented and absolute life of its own, and I might have tried to imagine the man I was dealing with, but those essays afforded me something beyond the postage stamp-sized pictures of him and the few sentences of biography that came with my paperback editions of, say, Go Tell It on the Mountain or Another Country. He would have been Baldwin had I never read those essays, but he would not have been real enough to deign to share a moment or two with me. The ction offered a person of enormous humanity. The essays offered a man, a neighbor or, yes, an older brother.
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ne of the wonders of coming back to Notes after such a long time is how current Baldwin is. That might sound like a clich but in so many instances in our lives we learn that some clichs are built on things solid and familiar and timeless. Journey to Atlanta is but one of a hundred examples in Notes. What also comes across, again, is how optimistic James Baldwin was about himself, his world, black people. Even when he describes the awfulness of being black in American, he presents us with an optimism that is sometimes like subtle background music, and sometimes like an insistent drumbeat. But through it all, with each wordperhaps as evidence of a man certain of his messagehe never shouts.
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Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

by Katherine Boo
BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
This book belongs on reading lists as a work that allows high schoolers to see the incredible hardships of life in a developing country.
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Random House HC 978-1-4000-6755-8 288pp. $27.00/$32.00 Can. Exam Copy: $13.50 Do not order paperback before 2/19/2013. Random House TR 978-0-8129-7932-9 288pp. $17.00/$20.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-679-64395-1 $13.99/$14.99 Can. Reading Level: 8
www.behindthebeautifulforevers.com
In this brilliantly written, illuminating book,

based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees a fortune beyond counting in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a childhood in rural poverty, has identied an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption. With a little luck, her sensitive, beautiful daughterAnnawadis mosteverything girlwill soon become its rst female college graduate. And even the poorest Annawadians, like Kalu, a fteen-year-old scrap-metal thief, believe
themselves inching closer to the good lives and good times they call the full enjoy. But then Abdul the garbage sorter is falsely accused in a shocking tragedy; terror and a global recession rock the city; and suppressed tensions over religion, caste, sex, power, and economic envy turn brutal. As the tenderest individual hopes intersect with the greatest global truths, the true contours of a competitive age are revealed. And so, too, are the imaginations and courage of the people of Annawadi. With intelligence, humor, and deep insight into what connects human beings to one another in an era of tumultuous change, Behind the Beautiful Forevers carries the reader headlong into one of the twenty-rst centurys hidden worlds, and into the lives of people impossible to forget.
About the author KATHERINE BOO is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a former reporter and editor for The Washington Post. Her reporting has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize, a MacArthur Genius grant, and a National Magazine Award for Feature Writing. For the last decade, she has divided her time between the United States and India. This is her rst book.
Heleen Welvaart
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s jobs and capital whip around the planet, college students will graduate into a world where economic instability and social inequality are increasing and geographic boundaries matter less and less. Unfortunately, globalization and social inequality remain two of the most over-theorized, under-reported issues of our age. My book is an intimate investigative account of how this volatile new reality affects the young people of an Indian slum called Annawadi. Like young people elsewhere, the Annawadians are trying to gure out their place in a world where temp jobs are becoming the norm, adaptability is everything, and bewildering change is the one abiding constant. Behind the Beautiful Forevers took me three hard years to report, and one thought that sustained me was that I had a unique opportunity to show American readers that the distance between themselves and, say, a teenaged boy in Mumbai who nds an entrepreneurial niche in other peoples garbage, is not nearly as great as they might think. In the two decades Ive spent writing about poverty and how people get out of it, Ive come to believe, viscerally, that there are deep connections among individuals that transcend specicities of geography, culture, religion or class. The problem is that, in a time of high walls and security gates, its getting harder for people of means to grasp the struggles of less privileged people. Behind one such high wall, near the increasingly glamorous Mumbai airport, a sensitive girl is studying Othello in a makeshift hut by a vast sewage lake, and dreading an arranged marriage that might send her to a rural village. A convention-defying disabled woman is longing to be acknowledged as a valid human being. A smart teenaged boy named Mirchi is resisting the garbage-recycling work that is his family trade. Instead he dreams of being a waiter at a fancy hotel, sticking toothpicks into cubes of cheese. Watch me, he snaps at his mother one day. Ill have a bathroom as big as this hut! Over the course of time, as Mirchi and the other residents of the slum apply their imaginations to overcoming corruption and injustice and making better lives for themselves, the broader contours of the market-global age are gradually revealed. Although Im elated when readers join me in thinking about how to build a fairer world for people, I dont consider didactic lectures an effective way to engage peopleparticularly young peoplein questions about fairness and justice. Nor do I think young people want mawkishly sentimental or sensationalized nonction. Stereotypes put them off, and they know when theyre being manipulated. What they want, in my experience, is good, concrete information from which they can work out what they think for themselves. With a combination of extensive observation and documents-based reporting, I try to pull the reader in close to the lives and dilemmas of the poor, while unfolding a story that is powerful and honest enough to keep readers turning the pages. By the last page, Id like to believe that some young readers will also nd themselves wrestling with essential questions of our time: about how opportunity is distributed across the world; about what an individual should be willing to give up to get ahead; about the interconnections between, say, the collapse of investment banks in Manhattan and the price Mumbai waste-pickers receive for their empty plastic water bottles; about whether it is possible to be good and moral in a society that is not good and moral; and about the ultimate value of a human life.
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MY ORANGE DUFFEL BAG

A Journey to Radical Change
by Sam Bracken with Echo Garrett
Crown Archetype HC 978-0-307-98488-3 200pp. $23.00/$26.95 Can. Exam Copy: $11.50 Reading Level: 6
www.MyOrangeDuffelBag.com
E To watch a video of the author speaking to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/d8qf9cm

Despite being abandoned at age fteen and suffering
unspeakable abuse, Sam Bracken overcame the odds to change his life and earn a full-ride football scholarship to the Georgia Institute of Technology. When he left for college, everything he owned t in an orange duffel bag. In My Orange Duffel Bag, Sam tells his harrowing story of homelessness, poverty, and abuse and how he was able to reinvent himself. He also shows students how they can turn their lives around by sharing his rules for the road: everything he learned about radically changing his life and how anyone can create positive, lasting change.
ALSO BY THE AUTHORS:
MY ROADMAP A Personal Guide to Balance, Power, and Purpose

by the Authors of My Orange Duffel Bag
Crown Archetype TR 978-0-307-95586-9 144pp. $9.99/$11.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00
I spent ve years with Sam Bracken at a time of transformation for him. His is a stunning story of courage, resiliency, and servant-leadership. He told a 1,000-page story in exactly 66 pages. The format, the sincerity, and yes, the agony that leaps off the pages is palpable and transforming. There are two pains in lifethe pain of discipline and the pain of regret . . . we all choose every day. The difference in Sam and those who are gobbled up by our sick society is that he usually chose wisely. He took our teams messages to heart in tangible ways. We would all do well to read, and heed, his powerful message.
BILL CURRY, NCAA FOOTBALL COACH, AND FORMER NFL PLAYER
About the authors SAM BRACKEN serves as the national spokesperson for The Orange Duffel Bag Foundation and is general manager of FranklinCovey Media Publishing. Sam graduated from Georgia Tech with honors and received his MBA from Brigham Young Universitys Marriott School of Management. ECHO GARRETT is president and cofounder of The Orange Duffel Bag Foundation.
Sam Brackens remarkable emergence from a life of poverty, mental illness, abuse and hardship is told with compelling honesty. It offers young people a set of accessible tools to support resilience and promote self-growth.
OF
IRENE S. L EVINE, PH.D., PROFESSOR PSYCHIATRY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
The Orange Duffel Bag Foundation, inspired by the book, mentors at-risk youth. Their program has been used by the state of Georgia Georgia to men r foster k id T he foundatio ha be f tured in the Atla Jo i entor foster kid Th ids. he ndati has been featured in d ion Atl lanta Journal- Co titution and on CNN, and has high- ole l-C l Constituti d CNN, d has igh h-pr l sponsors i sponsors like Xerox, Wells Fargo, and AT&T. For more infor mation, visit the Web site at ww w.myorangeduffelbag.com. ponso erox, ells argo and AT&T. For more n or m tion visi h Web site www.myorangeduffelbag.co , go, go AT&T re on, sit w.myorangeduffelbag.com
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READY PLAYER ONE

A Novel
by Ernest Cline
Broadway TR 978-0-307-88744-3 384pp. $14.00/$17.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-91314-2 $40.00/$45.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-88745-0 $9.99/$10.99 Can.
Winner, ALA Alex Award A School Library Journal Best Adult Book 4 Teens Selected for Common Reading at University of MassachusettsAmherst
Reading Level: 7
www.readyplayerone.com
At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia,

Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debutpart quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and ying DeLoreans achieve light speed. Its the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of endish puzzles that will yield massive fortuneand remarkable powerto whoever can unlock them.
An exuberantly realized, exciting, and sweet-natured cyber-quest. Clines imaginative and rollicking coming-of-age geek saga has a smash-hit vibe.
BOOKLIST ( STARRED REVIEW)
Ridiculously fun and large-hearted, and you dont have to remember the Reagan administration to love it. . . . Youll wish you could make it go on and on just by inserting more quarters.
NPR.ORG
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About the author ERNEST CLINE is a screenwriter, spoken-word artist, and full-time geek. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, their daughter, and a large collection of classic video games. Ready Player One is his rst novel.
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he reception my novel Ready Player One has received has been, quite simply, beyond any debut authors wildest dreams. Much to my amazement, the book spent several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, showed up on several Best of 2011 lists, and is even in development as a big-budget movie with Warner Bros. But the facet of Ready Player Ones success Ive found the most surprisingand gratifyingis how much younger readers love the book. You see, Ready Player One is in part a love letter to the books, video games, movies, TV shows, and music of my childhood. Although I knew these artifacts would resonate with readers of my generation, I was never sure how younger readers (with no memory of the Big Hair Decade) would respond to them, or if they would respond to them at all. But since last August, Ive found dozens of wonderful messages in my inbox from teenage readers who tell me Ready Player One is their new favorite book. (One teen blogger named Nora gave me this incredibly high praise: On a scale of 1 to Harry Potter, Ready Player One is the best book Ive read since nishing the Deathly Hallows in 2007.) Ive been equally thrilled to hear that Ready Player One is a 2012 Alex Award winner, a 2011 School Library Journal Best Adult Book 4 Teens, and that its been selected as the common read for this years incoming freshman class at the University of Massachusetts. For some of the teenage readers Ive heard from, the 80s pop culture in the book seems to work a lot like the references to ancient mythology in an Indiana Jones movieyou dont have to be familiar with them to enjoy the quest. But better still, many of them read the book with a Web browser open, looking up the references as they go. And I hope that for every teen who gets excited about the Atari 2600 or sticks Ladyhawke in her Netix queue as a result, theres another who comes across my loving references to authors like Kurt Vonnegut or Roald Dahl and gets inspired to pick up a classic and, you know, actually read it. I have a confession to make here: while I never thought it would actually happen, I did always secretly hope that young readers would get Ready Player One. I wrote it as the kind of classic goodvs.-evil, underdog-triumphs-over-all adventure story that I loved reading as a teen. Andalso in emulation of my favorite booksI tried to make it touch on some more serious themes too. In short, I tried to write the kind of book I wish Id been assigned back when I was wearing pegged acid-washed jeansa book that picks you up and grabs you with spaceships or wizards, with great action or an amazing love story, but sneakily manages to leave you with something more meaningful to chew on as well. Ready Player One takes place in a near future where all-too-plausible social horrors like poverty, disease, and energy crises have run rampant, and I thinkor hopetheres something thoughtprovoking about seeing our futures portrayed that way. Its hero is a teenager whos pretty much given up on the ugliness he sees in the real world and taken refuge in a virtual onebut by the end of the book, he learns that escapism isnt the panacea he thinks it is, which is a lesson I gured out the hard way as a kid. And at the very center of the story is the role technology plays in our modern lives and how it shapes modern identity. I think that subject in particular really resonates with teenage readers, who of course are nding their own selves increasingly dened by the virtual worlds of Facebook, Twitter, and the web. If I had a time-traveling DeLorean, the rst thing Id do with it is head back to 1986 Ohio and give a copy of Ready Player One to my own teenage self, because the truth is, I really wrote it for him. Sadly, the ux capacitor in my DeLorean isnt operational, so the closest I can come to fullling that dream is asking you to consider the book for your students Summer 2012 reading lists.
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Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats

by Kristen Iversen
FULL BODY BURDEN
Crown HC 978-0-307-95563-0 416pp. $25.00/$29.95 Can. Exam Copy: $12.50 Audio CD: 978-0-449-00966-6 $45.00/$52.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-95564-7 $12.99/$15.99 Can. Reading Level: 6 gL
Selected for Common Reading at Virginia Commonwealth University
www.kristeniversen.com
A haunting work of narrative nonction, Full Body Burden is

about a young woman growing up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated the most contaminated site in America. Its a story of growing up in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful andunknown to those who lived theretainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. Its also a book about the destructive power of secretsboth family secrets and government secrets. Her fathers hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what they made at Rocky Flats (cleaning supplies, her mother guessed) best not to inquire too deeply into any of it. But as Iversen grew older, she began to ask questions. In her early thirties, she even worked at Rocky Flats for a time, typing up memos in which accidents were always called incidents. And as this memoir unfolds, it also reveals itself as a brilliant work of investigative journalisma shocking account of the governments sustained attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic and radioactive waste released by Rocky Flats, and of local residents vain attempts to seek justice in court. Based on extensive interviews, FBI and EPA documents, and class action testimony, this taut, beautifully written book promises to have a very long half-life.
About the author
Full Body Burden is one of the most important stories of the nuclear era. . . . Rocky Flats needs to be part of the same nuclear discussion as Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. So does Full Body Burden. Its an essential and unforgettable book that should be talked about in schools and book clubs, online and in the White House.
R EBECCA SKLOOT, AUTHOR OF THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA L ACKS
Gripping. . . . exquisitely researched . . . . A superbly crafted tale of Cold War Americas dark underside.
K IRKUS R EVIEWS ( STARRED)
KRISTEN IVERSEN grew up in Arvada, Colorado and received a Ph.D. in English from the University of Denver. She is Director of the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Memphis and also Editor-in-Chief of The Pinch, an award-winning literary journal. She is also the author of Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth, winner of the Colorado Book Award for Biography and the Barbara Sudler Award for Nonction. Iversen has two sons and currently lives in Memphis.
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grew up in Arvada, Colorado, near the Rocky Flats nuclear weaponry facility, which secretly produced more than seventy thousand plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs and, unbeknownst to residents, contaminated the environment with toxic and radioactive materials. Our house was next to a lake, with a backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. My siblings and I played in the backyard, swam in the lake, and rode our horses in the elds around the plant. No one knew the land was contaminated, and none of us understood what was happening just down the road. Cold War secrecy was the rule. For decades, Rocky Flats had been releasing toxic and radioactive elements into the air, water, and soil, but it had all been covered up. The government, Dow Chemical, and later Rockwell International, one of the nations largest industrial corporations, assured us that Rocky Flats was safe, despite constant and ongoing leaks and res. There was a lot of cancer and illness in my neighborhood, and we all wondered if it was related to Rocky Flats. But no one talked openly about Rocky Flats. In 1995, when I was a single parent with two young sons, working my way through graduate school, I went to work at Rocky Flats. Many of the kids I grew up with had ended up working at Rocky Flats because the pay and benets were so good. I needed the job, and I was keen to learn what actually happened at the plant. The weekly reports that I typed as part of my job described problems with toxic and radioactive waste storage, leaking drums and containers, spray-irrigation of radioactive waste, res, and other environmental problems. I learned strange acronyms like MUF, meaning material unaccounted for, a bland way of saying that pounds of plutonium had been lost. I began to learn the history and problems of the plant, including some of the details of the 1989 FBI raid after which plutonium operations ceased, and I felt stunned by what I had not known all those yearsand what the public did not know. The day I learned that I was literally working next to 14.2 metric tons of plutoniummuch of it unsafely storedwas the day I knew I had to quit, and that someday I would write a book about Rocky Flats. More than ten years of research went into the writing of Full Body Burden. I read hundreds of pages of documentation, conducted extensive interviews, and pored over newspaper articles, photographs, and previously classied information. Also, through the research and writing of this book, I was able to reconnect with many of the people I grew up with. Several of the people I interviewed for this book have died within the last year or two. And yet, with a half-life of 24,000 years, plutonium on and near the Rocky Flats site will persist long after weand our children, our grandchildren, our greatgrandchildren, and the many generations beyondare gone.
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A Letter to the Man Who Shot Me

by Jerry McGill
DEAR MARCUS
Spiegel & Grau HC 978-0-8129-9307-3 192pp. $22.00/$26.00 Can. Exam Copy: $11.00 e-Book: 978-0-679-64460-6 $10.99/$13.99 Can.
Reading Level: 6
E For video of Jerry McGill, go to: http://tinyurl.com/cvum2co

When Jerry McGill was growing up in the housing projects on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1980s, his future seemed bright: Though times were tough for a family led by a single mother, McGill was a charming, precocious teenager, already excelling as an athlete and a dancer. But everything changed one night when he was thirteen. Walking home from a New Years party with a friend, McGill was shot in the back by an unknown assailant, who was never caught. Soon after, he learned that he
would be wheelchair-bound for life. Written as a letter to the man who shot him, whom he decides to call Marcus, Dear Marcus is a reection on McGills childhood, the event that changed his life in an instant, the challenges of living with a disability, and the importance of optimism, forgiveness, and making the most of our gifts. In this direct and intimate attempt to explain to his attacker the repercussions of his deeds, McGill reveals how one mans random decision radically altered the course of anothers life.
As I started reading Dear Marcus, I found I couldnt put it down. This is a compelling marriage of remembrance and forgiveness, absolution and compassion, cynicism and understanding.
WES MOORE, AUTHOR OF THE OTHER WES MOORE
These letters take readers on an unforgettable and intriguing journey as Jerome came to terms with his paralysis and his life. Themes of violence, hope, despair, forgiveness, anger, and living with a disability are explored both lightly and deeply, humorously and profoundly, and always honestly through stories about his relationships with family, friends, nurses, and others that crossed his path. . . . The complexity of issues is presented with stunning and distilled simplicity. . . . From the packaging, to the insights, to the deance and challenge of all assumptions, to the writing, this is a book that sophisticated teens will love.
About the author JERRY MCGILL is a writer and artist. He received a BA in English literature from Fordham University in the Bronx and his MFA in education from Pacic University in Oregon. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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ast year I retired from a profession that was probably the most challenging, the most frustrating, and in many ways the most rewarding profession that Ive ever held. When I rolled my wheelchair out of my high school English classroom for the last time, I had to take a moment to recognize and honor all that I had gained from the experience. My reasons for choosing not to return to the classroom are complex and varied, but one thing is without doubt: to watch a student read, process, and discuss a work of literature is a thing of beauty. I recall so well my freshman classs heartfelt reactions to the suffering of young Elie Wiesel as we became immersed in the story of Night. Class discussions revolved around the cruelty of humankind and the necessity of hope, and their journals reected just how engrossed they were in the journey. They experienced a similar reaction when the students (who were, like the school, about 92% Caucasian) dove into the life of Richard Wright and his shocking experience of growing up in the Jim Crow South in Black Boy. During our conversations we explored topics such as the use of the N word, poverty, racism, religion, and, of course, the cruelty of humanity. Those conversations fed me, and as we went on to read works by Maya Angelou, Frank McCourt, and Amy Tan, a small part of me couldnt help but wonder: How would my students react to Dear Marcus, my self-published memoir about being shot in the back when I was thirteen? I had sworn never to bring up my book in class, believing it was best to maintain a professional distance. Despite my students constant prodding (Are you married, Mr. McGill? Do you have kids? Were you in a car accident?), I always respectfully declined discussions about my personal life. Then a funny thing happened. Students being students, many of them googled me and, lo and behold, discovered that the life story of their mysterious teacher was right there for the entire world to read. Many found ways to purchase my memoir, and soon word about it spread. Whether it was between classes, during lunch break, or in study hall, students would nd me and, clutching their copy of my book, would then ask me questions about it. Their questions were soon followed by the inevitable demand that I autograph their copy. Not long after the rst students read it, a fellow teacher doing a unit on the African American experience in America asked if I would come speak to two of her classes. When word got out that I had agreed to do it, the teacher had to move the event to an auditorium because so many other students wanted to join the discussion. At rst I was apprehensive that disclosing so much about myself would be harmful to the student-teacher relationship, but much to my pleasure it had the opposite effect. Even students whom I knew clear well didnt like me (I was a pretty demanding teacher and could be a harsh grader) came up to me after the talk to tell me how moved or fascinated they were by my story. In the weeks that followed, I had an untold number of healthy conversations with students about my life and about their own, and about the broader themes that my book touches on: poverty, class, faith, family, loyalty, trust, and destinytopics that we may not have had a chance to explore in such depth otherwise. For the rst time, I began to think, well maybe, just maybe, someday there could be a place for Dear Marcus on a curriculum. . . . I am so pleased that Dear Marcus will now be available for a wider audience, and it is my sincere hope that educators will nd it worthy of sharing with their students. Though it is my own story, it addresses issues of race, class, disability, inner-city violence, the importance of education, the repercussions of our actions on other peoples lives, and, most of all, the importance of hope and perseveranceissues that are relevant and that warrant classroom discussion. Ultimately, I hope that Dear Marcus will help young people see the beauty in their own lives while reminding them that even if things dont go the way that they expect, they are in control of their futures.
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THE TIGERS WIFE

by Ta Obreht
A Novel
Winner, Orange Prize for Fiction Finalist, National Book Award A New York Times Notable Book A Library Journal Best Book A School Library Journal Best Adult Book 4 Teens An American Library Association Notable Book for Adults (Fiction) Selected for Common Reading at Georgetown University and New York University Random House TR 978-0-385-34384-8 368pp. $15.00/$17.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-87700-0 $40.00/$45.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-679-60436-5 $11.99/$12.99 Can.
Reading Level: 10
www.teaobreht.com
Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Ta Obreht, the youngest of The New Yorkers twenty best American ction writers under forty, has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original authors of her generation. In a Balkan country mending from war, Natalia Stefanovi, a young doctor, is offering medical care to the children in an orphanage when she is informed of her grandfathers sudden death. She is distraught, given that she had a particularly close relationship with her grandfather, and the circumstances surrounding his death are shrouded in mystery and uncertainty. She crosses the border to visit the place he died, and begins to think back on the tales he often told her of the village he grew up in. Some of these tales are of his encounters over the years with the deathless man, who never seems to age. But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told herhow, after being bombed by the Germans in 1941, the zoo of a nearby city was destroyed, and its resident tiger escaped, eventually befriending a deaf-mute woman trapped in an abusive marriage. This narrative, evolving and weaving its way across the novel, is the legend of the tigers wife. The Tigers Wife is a meditation on family and history, and how families bear the weight of myth, memory, and trauma across generations.
About the author TA OBREHT was born in Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia in 1985 and has lived in the United States since the age of twelve. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker and The Atlantic, and is forthcoming in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. She lives in Ithaca, New York.
Beowul Sheehan
Obrehts writing is gorgeous, descriptive, and strong, creating vivid, unforgettable visions of unique settings. . . . The Tigers Wife is a meditation on death, love, and war in the modern world. . . . For mature teen readers, the time spent savoring the writing, the stories, and the intricacies of their connections will be well rewarded.
In Obrehts expert hands, the novels mythology, while rooted in a foreign world, comes to be somehow familiar, like the dark fairy tales of our own youth, the kind that spooked us into reading them again and again.
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n November 14, 2011, The Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, New York received a special visit from Ta Obreht. Heres what Jodie Corngold, Director of Communications, had to say about it:
Following a stirring introduction by Elena Hirsch 13, Ta Obreht, the charming and engaging author of Tigers Wife, took the stage. This charismatic and articulate writer whose varied and remarkable skills are rendered even more varied and remarkable when one focuses on the fact that she is not a native English speakerdescribed her writing process to the members of the Upper School on November 14, 2011. Born in the former Yugoslavia, this rst-time novelistwhose Tigers Wife has been met with critical acclaim and already garnered several enviable prizestold the students that at age eight she announced to her mother that she wanted to be a writer. She said that Despite just showing us that young, at rst her decision became a family joke but ultimately down-to-earth authors can be successful became the plan. by pursuing what they love, Obreht Ta graduated from the University of Southern provided great insight into the process of California prior to attending graduate school at Cornell. writing and how she learned that your Shortly before entering Cornells graduate writing program, own experiences will inevitably manifest her beloved grandfather died. Although the audience members familiar with Tigers Wife knew how Ta channeled in your written works. her feelings about her grandfather to her ctitious self, most FRANCESCA LONGO, CLASS OF 2012 were probably surprised by the process through which the book was born. Ta, who proudly speaks of her homeland as the birthplace of vampires, initially intended to bring her grandfather back to life in a short story, but the story was decimated by the members of her writing workshop. Undeterred, she began again. Still thinking she was writing a short story, she lled twenty-ve pages. Twenty-ve became thirty-ve, and then thirty-ve became fty. Fifty pages was too long to be a short story, she said, so she gured she might as well write a novel. That novel won the Orange Prize; and at age twenty-ve Ta became the youngest writer to win this prestigious honor. Tigers Wife is also a nalist for the National Book Award. That said, it was not hard to believe that the real prize she attained from this work was what she learned about herself and her writing, what she called the surprise of nding out that the story takes you over, you dont take over your story. Further, she learned that the old adage of write what you know meant plumbing the hidden truths of ones own emotional states, a journey that took Ta, along with her readers, back to the Balkans. How to prepare for such a journey? There is no act of preparation for good writing, she told the students. The only way to write that one good sentence is to write ve bad ones. Jodie Corngold, Berkeley Carroll Weekly Update, Nov. 18, 2011
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Books for Advanced Placement (AP) Classes

COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS WHY NATIONS FAIL: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson
ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION EVERY MAN DIES ALONE: A Novel

by Hans Fallada Translated by Michael Hofmann
The authors tackle one of the most important problems in the social sciencesa question that has bedeviled leading thinkers for centuriesand offer an answer that is brilliant in its simplicity and power. A wonderfully readable mix of history, political science, and economics, this book will change the way we think about economic development. Why Nations Fail is a mustread book. STEVEN LEVITT, CO -AUTHOR OF FREAKONOMICS
Crown Business HC 978-0-307-71921-8 544pp. $30.00/$35.00 Can. Exam Copy: $15.00 Do not order paperback before 3/12/2013. Crown Business TR 978-0-307-71922-5 544pp. $17.00/$20.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-98745-7 $50.00/$58.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-71923-2 $13.99/$15.99 Can. Reading Level: 11
his never-before-translated masterpieceby a writer who saw his life crumble when he wouldnt join the Nazi Partyis based on a true story. It presents a richly detailed portrait of life in Berlin under the Nazis and tells the sweeping saga of one working-class couple who decide to take a stand when their only son is killed at the front.
Melville House TR 978-1-935554-04-2 544pp. $16.95/$16.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-935554-05-9 $27.00/$27.00 Can. Reading Level: 12
THE TIGERS WIFE: A Novel

by Ta Obreht
EUROPEAN HISTORY THE ROMANTIC REVOLUTION A History

by Tim Blanning
superb, concise account of a cultural upheaval that still shapes sensibilities today. Long overshadowed by the contemporaneous American, French, and Industrial revolutions, the Romantic Revolution nally receives its due in Tim Blannings bold and brilliant work.
A splendidly pithy and provocative introduction to the culture of Romanticism. THE SUNDAY TIMES
The Tigers Wife in its solemn beauty and unerring execution, fully justies the accolades that Ms. Obrehts short ction inspired. She has a talent for subtle plotting that eludes most writers twice her age, and her descriptive powers suggest a kind of charmed genius. No novel this year has seemed more likely to disappoint; no novel has been more satisfying.
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Random House TR 978-0-385-34384-8 368pp. $15.00/$17.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-87700-0 $40.00/$45.00 Can. e-Book: 978 0 679 60436 5 $11.99 Reading Level: 10 e Book: 978-0-679-60436-5 $11.99/$12.99 Can.
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Modern Library TR 978-0-8129-8014-1 272pp. $15.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-679-60500-3 $11.99/$13.99 Can. Reading Level: 12
PHYSICS THE GRAND DESIGN

by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
THE NINTH Beethoven and the World in 1824

by Harvey Sachs
eethovens Ninth Symphony remains one of the most precedent-shattering and inuential compositions in the history of music. The Ninth brilliantly explores the intricacies of Beethovens last symphonyhow it brought forth the power of the individual while celebrating the collective spirit of humanity.
hen and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most recent scientic thinking about these questions and other abiding mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by brilliance and simplicity.
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PSYCHOLOGY LA PETITE A Memoir of Childhood

by Michle Halberstadt Translated by Linda Coverdale
WORLD HISTORY CHINAS WINGS War, Intrigue, Romance, and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom During the Golden Age of Flight
by Gregory Crouch
[A] touching glimpse of a young life nearly lost and then redeemed. . . . [A] brief but powerful memoir. . . . A haunting story with a triumphant conclusion. K IRKUS R EVIEWS Its blunt, poignant, and exactly what adults should read in a time when adolescents and teens voices need to be heard. It doesnt matter that [Halberstadts] story is based in her childhood, or that shes French. This is a story that many people can relate to, and her problems then are just as relevant now. EXAMINER
Other Press TR 978-1-59051-531-0 128pp. $14.95/$17.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-59051-532-7 $11.99/$13.99 Can. Reading Level: 10
hinas Wings is the incredible real-life saga of the ying band of brothers who opened the skies over China in the years leading up to World War II and boldly safeguarded them during that conict. This book will take students on a mesmerizing journey to a time and place that reshaped the modern world.
Bantam HC 978-0-553-80427-0 528pp. $30.00/$35.00 Can. Exam Copy: $15.00 e-Book: 978-0-345-53235-0 $14.99/$18.99 Can. Reading Level: 9
U.S. HISTORY THOMAS JEFFERSON The Art of Power

by Jon Meacham
THE DISCOVERY OF JEANNE BARET: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe
by Glynis Ridley
n this magnicent biography, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era.
A powerful story of a brave and intelligent woman who battled against the odds to live the life she wanted. Finally, Jeanne Barets contributions to botany and world exploration have been brought to light in this wonderful book. A MANDA FOREMAN, AUTHOR
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A WORLD ON FIRE: BRITAINS CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE A MERICAN CIVIL WAR
Random House HC 978-1-4000-6766-4 800pp. $35.00/$41.00 Can. Exam Copy: $17.50 Audio CD: 978-0-7393-3461-4 $45.00/$52.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-679-64536-8 $17.99/$18.99 Can. Reading Level: 12
Inquisitive biography of the rst woman to circle the globe by sea . . . . Ridley has denitely done her homework in recognizing Baret as an overlooked but important historical gure. K IRKUS R EVIEWS
Broadway TR 978-0-307-46353-1 304pp. $15.00/$17.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-46354-8 $11.99/$12.99 Can. Reading Level: 12
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ARCHIE COMICS is one of the most popular, longest running brands in the history of the comic book industry and has created characters whose popularity has branched out into other media and who have become part of popular culture.
Established in 1938, DC COMICS is home to the Worlds Greatest Super Heroes, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lanterninternationally recognized icons that continue to thrill generation after generation.
BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS 1 AND 2

by Archie Superstars
BATMAN: Earth One

by Geoff Johns Illustrated by Gary Frank
esigned for young and old readers alike, The Best of Archie Comics includes a mix of classic long and short comic book stories. Each story has its own introduction.
BOOK 1: Archie Comics TR 978-1-879794-84-9 416pp. $9.99/$10.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Reading Level: 5 BOOK 2: Archie Comics TR 978-1-936975-20-4 416pp. $9.99/$10.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Reading Level: 5
eoff Johns and artist Gary Frank reimagine a new mythology for the Dark Knight, where the familiar is no longer the expected in this long-awaited original graphic novel from DC Comics.
DC Comics HC 978-1-4012-3208-5 144pp. $22.99/$25.99 Can. Exam Copy: $11.50 Reading Level: 9
SUPERMAN: Earth One Volume 2

by J. Michael Straczynski Illustrated by Shane Davis
oung Clark Kent continues his journey toward becoming the Worlds Greatest Super Hero, but nds dealing with humanity to be a bigger challenge than he ever imagined!
KEVIN KELLER: Welcome to Riverdale

by Dan Parent
DC Comics HC 978-1-4012-3196-5 136pp. $22.99/$26.99 Can. Exam Copy: $11.50 Reading Level: 9
he most popular addition to the Riverdale crowd in years, Kevin Keller is Archies rst gay character. Writer/ artist Dan Parent helms this heartfelt and humorous collection of the rst four issues of the ongoing Kevin Keller comic book series. Each story has an introduction explaining why its an all-time favorite.
Reading Level: 7
THE JOKER: A Visual History of the Clown Prince of Crime

Written by Daniel Wallace Introduction by Mark Hamill
Archie Comics TR 978-1-936975-23-5 112pp. $11.99/$12.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00
he Joker is the rst retrospective chronicling one of the most groundbreaking and game-changing villains of all time. Contains images from his more than seventy years in comics.
Universe TR 978-0-7893-2247-0 208pp. $35.00/$37.00 Can. Exam Copy: $17.50 Reading Level: 9
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DORORO
by Osamu Tezuka VERTICAL translates VERTICAL translate the best contemporary RT C CAL l Japanese bookspopular novels, manga, graphic Japanese bookspop p popu pop novels, and nonction f from Japans vibrant book market. Readers do not require prior knowledge market Read s market. Readers ket. eaders no of Japanese culture to e enjoy these great books with universal themes. wit h u i univ
reviously published in three installments, the entire run of comic master Osamu Tezukas enduring classic is now available in one volume. The lauded adventures of a young swordsman and his rogue sidekick that also inspired the cult video game Blood Will Tell have never been as accessible.
Vertical TR 978-1-935654-32-2 848pp. $24.95/$29.95 Can. Exam Copy: $12.50 Reading Level: 9
CHIS SWEET HOME, Volume 9

by Konami Kanata
Winner of the 2011 About.com Manga Readers Award for Best All Ages Manga
PRINCESS KNIGHT, Part Two

by Osamu Tezuka
his Sweet Home follows the adventures of a mischievous newborn kitten named Chi and her furry and feathered friends.
Reading Level: 5
Vertical TR 978-1-935654-42-1 160pp. $13.95/$16.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00
FLOWERS OF EVIL, Volume 1

by Shuzo Oshimi
Oshimi uses surreal imagery . . . to suggest that Kasugas normal teenage discomfort with sexual feelings has become something more powerful and destructive: shame . . . That said, The Flowers of Evil is a shockingly readable story that . . . evokes the fear and confusion of discovering ones own sexuality. Recommended. THE M ANGA CRITIC
et against a medieval, fairy-tale backdrop, Princess Knight is the tale of a young princess named Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne. Women have long been prevented from taking the throne, but Sapphire is not discouraged and instead she fully accepts the role, becoming a dashing hero(ine) that the populace is proud of.
TWIN SPICA: Volume 12

by Kou Yaginuma
THE LIMIT, 1
by Keiko Suenobu
n the nal volume of the Twin Spica series, graduation looms for what is left of the Tokyo Space Schools rst class and Japans rst student astronaut will be selected. Will thirteen-year-old Asumi Kamogawa nally drive the rocket of her childhood dreams?
Reading Level: 5
izuki Konno is your typical high school junior at Yanno Prefectural High School. While she may not be one of the class elites, Mizuki is fortunate to be on the right side of her classs idols. But that might not sit well with those who are in a similar academic status but not so lucky with their social lives.
Reading Level: 9
A.D.D.: Adolescent Demo Division

by Douglas Rushkoff Illustrated by Goran Sudzuka
An original graphic novel from bestselling author Douglas Rushkoff
edia-saturated teens bred from birth leave their womb-like existence to confront the real world when one of their own is murdered.
Reading Level: 10
Vertigo HC 978-1-4012-2355-7 152pp. $24.99/$27.99 Can. Exam Copy: $12.50
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UGLIES: SHAYS STORY
by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson Illustrated by Steven Cummings Inspired by the relationship between a camp re and the memorable stories it evokes, Camp res list of more than 70 full color graphic novels are well researched, captivatingly illustrated, wonderfully written and beautifully produced.
glies told Tally Youngbloods version of life in Uglyville and the budding rebellion against the Specials. Now comes an exciting graphic novel revealing new adventures in the Uglies worldas seen through the eyes of Shay, Tallys rebellious best friend whos not afraid to break the rules, no matter the cost.
Reading Level: 7
MUHAMMAD ALI: The King of the Ring

by Lewis Helfand Illustrated by Lalit Kumar Sharma
Del Rey TR 978-0-345-52722-6 208pp. $10.99/$12.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00
UGLIES: CUTTERS
by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson Illustrated by Steven Cummings
three-time World Heavyweight Champion, Muhammad Ali is widely considered one of the greatest boxers of all time and his personal story is one for the ages. This biography of Ali will teach, inspire and entertain young readers.
Reading Level: 6
xperience the riveting, dystopian Uglies series as never beforethrough the eyes of Shay, Tally Youngbloods closest and bravest friend, who refuses to take anything about society at face value.
Del Rey TR 978-0-345-52723-3 208pp. $10.99/$12.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Reading Level: 7
Camp re TR 978-93-80741-23-9 92pp. $12.99/$14.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00
STEVE JOBS: Genius by Design

Camp re Biography-Heroes Line
by Jason Quinn
HISTORY U.S. CONSTITUTION FOR BEGINNERS

by Steve Bachmann Illustrated by Jorge Diaz
teve Jobs changed the world we live in. His extraordinary life story is brimming with passion, innovation and creative genius. The biography shares his triumphs and failures, as we journey from his birth and his adoption, through the advent of the computer age and on into the digital age.
Camp re TR 978-93-80028-76-7 104pp. $12.99/$14.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Reading Level: 6
Illustrated by Amit Tayal
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n a combination of witty text and crisp illustrations, U.S. Constitution For Beginners takes a unique look at Americas most critical legal document.
MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY MARZI

by Marzena Sowa Illustrated by Sylvain Savoia
For Beginners TR 978-1-934389-62-1 192pp. $16.99/$18.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-934389-66-9 $16.99/$18.99 Can. Reading Level: 8
arzi is a compelling and powerful coming-of-age story that portrays the harsh realities of living behind the Iron Curtain while still experiencing the everyday wonders and curiosity of childhood.
Reading Level: 9
WOMENS HISTORY FOR BEGINNERS

by Bonnie Morris Illustrated by Phillip Evans
Vertigo TR 978-1-4012-2959-7 240pp. $17.99/$19.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00
VIETNAMERICA: A Familys Journey

by G.B. Tran
A TIME Magazine Top Ten Graphic Memoir of All Time A School Library Journal Best Adult Book 4 Teens A Library Journal Best Graphic Novel
hat is womens history? Is it the history of sex or gender? Is it scholarly history, or a feminist viewpoint? These and many other questions are discussed here.
For Beginners TR 978-1-934389-60-7 208pp. $16.99/$18.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-934389-64-5 $16.99/$18.99 Can. Reading Level: 8 For more in the For Beginners series, go to: www.forbeginnersbooks.com/
In Trans memoir of his parents life in Vietnamand his own discovery of that story theme, narrative, and art work together to create a deeply compelling graphic novel. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Villard HC 978-0-345-50872-0 288pp. $30.00/$34.00 Can. Exam Copy: $15.00 Reading Level: 10
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THE DANGERS OF PROXIMAL ALPHABETS: A Novel
by Kathleen Alcott is a global imprint dedicated to the best in modern Young Adult science ction, fantasy, supernatural, and everything in between
This book beautifully . . . portrays the intensity of young love and the trouble its volatility can cause. When Alcott digs deep into Idas psychology, describing her obsession with Jackson and her loss of innocence, her prose really hits home. R EAL SIMPLE
Other Press # TR # 978-1-59051-529-7 # 224pp. $14.95/$17.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-59051-530-3 # $12.95/$14.95 Can. Reading Level: 10
BLACKWOOD by Gwenda Bond n Roanoke Island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the Lost Colony hundreds of years ago is just an outdoor drama for the tourists, a story people tell. But when the island faces the sudden disappearance of 114 people now, an unlikely pair of seventeen-year-olds may be the only hope of bringing them back.
ZOMBIE
by J.R. Angelella
Strange Chemistry # TR # 978-1-908844-07-1 # 416pp. $9.99/$10.99 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-908844-08-8 # $6.99 Reading Level: 7
Zombie is a great choice for readers who are excited by stories with offbeat characters and somewhat nonlinear plots. Jeremys list of the top zombie movies of all time, complete with production credits, is an added bonus. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Soho Press # TR # 978-1-61695-088-0 # 339pp. $15.00/$17.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-61695-089-7 # $15.00/$17.00 Can. Reading Level: 11
POLTERGEEKS by Sean Cummings

Poltergeeks is Ghostbusters meets Sabrina, the Teenage Witch with a dash of X-Files. A magical spell with equal parts humor, adventure and surprise. SARA GRANT, AUTHOR OF DARK PARTIES
Strange Chemistry # TR # 978-1-908844-10-1 320pp. # $9.99/$10.99 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-908844-11-8 # $6.99/$6.99 Can. Reading Level: 7
THE PEOPLE OF FOREVER ARE NOT AFRAID: A Novel

by Shani Boianjiu
SHIFT by Kim Curran

Unless you can Shift, make the right choice now and read Kim Currans exciting debut. There is no reality in which you wont enjoy this thrilling adventure. Its like the best kind of video game: full of fun, mind-bendy ideas with high stakes, relentless action, and shocking twists that not even a Shifter could anticipate!
Reading Level: 8
This powerful novel follows three friends as they come of age in a villageand then are enlisted into the Israeli Defense forces.
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
Hogarth # HC # 978-0-307-95595-1 # 352pp. $24.00 # Exam Copy: $12.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-95596-8 # $11.99
E.C. MYERS, AUTHOR OF FAIR COIN

Strange Chemistry # TR # 978-1-908844-04-0 320pp. # $9.99/$10.99 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-908844-05-7 # $6.99/$6.99 Can. Reading Level: 7 For more in the Strange Chemistry series, go to: www.strangechemistrybooks.com
I AM HALF-SICK OF SHADOWS A Flavia de Luce Novel

by Alan Bradley
ts Christmastime, and Flavia de Luce an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistryis tucked away in her laboratory. But she is soon distracted when a lm crew arrives at her family home to shoot a movie. When a body is found on set, strangled to death with a length of lm, Flavia must ferret out a killer hidden in plain sight.
WORLD WAR Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

by Max Brooks
Probably the most topical and literate scare since Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio broadcast. . . . This is action-packed social-political satire with a global view. DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Broadway # TR # 978-0-307-34661-2 # 352pp. $14.95/$21.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-7393-6640-0 # $14.99/$17.99 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-35193-7 # $11.99/$12.99 Can. Reading Level: 6
Bantam # TR # 978-0-385-34402-9 # 336pp. # $15.00 Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-87945-5 # $35.00/$40.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-345-53215-2 # $11.99 Reading Level: 7
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CHEERFUL
by Palmer Brown
THE PASSAGE: A Novel

by Justin Cronin
Adorable is the word to describe Cheerful by Palmer Brown. A tiny book tting nicely in small hands, it tells the story of a city mouse raised in a church by a sober churchmouse father and a light-footed woodmouse mother . . . CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE
NYR Childrens Collection HC 978-1-59017-501-9 72pp. $12.95/$15.95 Can. Exam Copy: $6.50 Reading Level: K & Up
TELL THE WOLVES IM HOME: A Novel

by Carol Rifka Brunt
fter a security breach at a secret U.S. government facility, the product of a chilling military experiment is unleashed. As civilization crumbles, two people ee in search of sanctuary: FBI agent Brad Wolgast and six-year-old orphan Amy Harper Bellafonte, a refugee from the doomed scientic project. He is determined to protect her. But for her, escaping is only the beginning of a much longer odyssey to nish what should never have begun.
n this striking literary debut, Carol Rifka Brunt unfolds a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and nd that sometimes you dont know youve lost someone until youve found them.
Ballantine TR 978-0-345-50497-5 800pp. $16.00 Exam Copy: $3.00 Ballantine MM 978-0-345-52817-9 912pp. $7.99 Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-449-80694-4 $19.99/$23.99 Can. e-Book: 978-0-345-51686-2 $7.99 Reading Level: 9
Random House HC 978-0-679-64419-4 368pp. $25.00/$29.95 Can. Exam Copy $12.50 e-Book: 978-0-8129-9292-2 $12.99/$13.99 Can. Reading Level: 6
THE TWELVE: A Novel (Book Two of The Passage Trilogy)

by Justin Cronin
PINOCCHIO (Illustrated)
Written by Carlo Collodi Illustrated by Fulvio Testa Translated by Geoffrey Brock Introduction by Umberto Eco
Carlo Collodis Pinocchio . . . is short on Disneyesque sentimentality, long on satire and farce. Geoffrey Brocks superbly crafted translation and Umberto Ecos introduction bring to life this tale of gumption and greed. O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
NYR Childrens Collection HC 978-1-59017-588-0 184pp. $24.95/$28.95 Can. Exam Copy: $12.50 Reading Level: K & Up
ne hundred years in the future, Amy and the others ght on for humankinds salvation . . . unaware that the rules have changed. The enemy has evolved, and a dark new order has arisen with a vision of the future innitely more horrifying than mans extinction. If the Twelve are to fall, one of those united to vanquish them will have to pay the ultimate price.
Ballantine HC 978-0-345-50498-2 592pp. $28.00 Exam Copy: $14.00 Audio CD: 978-0-7393-6652-3 $60.00/$68.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-345-53489-7 $13.99 Reading Level: 9
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS A Novel

by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
A School Library Journal Best Adult Book 4 Teens
ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD New and Selected Stories

by E.L. Doctorow
n elegantly written debut novel, this book beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable young woman whose gift for owers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past.
s E. L. Doctorow notes in his preface, the people in these stories are distinct from their surroundingspeople in some sort of contest with the prevailing world. All the Time in the World contains six stories that have never appeared in book form, along with a selection of previous classics.
Ballantine TR 978-0-345-52555-0 352pp. $15.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-87893-9 $45.00/$45.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-345-52556-7 $11.99/$12.99 Can. Reading Level: 6
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AS I LAY DYING
by William Faulkner
Foreword by E.L. Doctorow
TALES FROM LOVECRAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL #1: PROFESSOR GARGOYLE

by Charles Gilman
riginally published in 1930, As I Lay Dying remains a captivating and stylistically innovative work. The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as Addie Bundrens family sets out to fulll her last wish: to be buried in her native Jefferson, Mississippi, far from the miserable backwater surroundings of her married life.
Gilmans debut and series kick-off is great fun for fans of light horror. The changing image on the cover will snag interest, and the spookily realistic black-and-white illustrations throughout complete this slick, scary, funny package. [There are] delectable hints of age-appropriate, Lovecraftian Otherness . . . with none of the purple prose.
K IRKUS R EVIEWS
Quirk Books HC 978-1-59474-591-1 160pp. $13.99/$14.99 Can. Exam Copy: $7.00 e-Book: 978-1-59474-592-8 $13.99/$14.99 Can. Reading Level: 5
Modern Library HC 978-0-375-50452-5 256pp. $22.00/$26.00 Can. Exam Copy: $11.00 Reading Level: 7
LIGHT IN AUGUST
by William Faulkner
ight in August features some of Faulkners most memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, who is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.
Modern Library HC 978-0-679-64248-0 496pp. $21.95/$29.95 Can. Exam Copy: $11.00 Reading Level: 7
Foreword by C. E. Morgan
TALES FROM LOVECRAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL #2: THE SLITHER SISTERS

by Charles Gilman
Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demonsLovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun! R ANSOM R IGGS, AUTHOR
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MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Do not order before 1/15/2013. Quirk Books HC 978-1-59474-593-5 160pp. $13.99/$14.99 Can. Exam Copy: $7.00 Reading Level: 5
A Top Common Reading Title at Schools & Universities HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET
by Jamie Ford
THE STORY OF THE BLUE PLANET

by Andri Snaer Magnason Illustrated by Aslaug Jonsdottir Translated by Julian Meldon DArcy
Jamie Fords rst novel explores the age-old conicts between father and son, the beauty and sadness of what happened to Japanese Americans in the Seattle area during World War II, and the depths and longing of deep-heart love. An impressive, bitter, and sweet debut. LISA SEE, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Ballantine TR 978-0-345-50534-7 320pp. $15.00/$18.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-7393-8283-7 $39.95/$45.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-345-51250-5 $9.99/$10.99 Can. Reading Level: 7 To read the authors message to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/ce5nabe
rimir and Hulda are best friends who live on a small island on a beautiful blue planet where there are only children and no adults. Their planet is wild and at times dangerous, but everything is free, everyone is their friend, and each day is more exciting than the last.
Seven Stories Press HC 978-1-60980-428-2 96pp. $12.99/$12.99 Can. Exam Copy: $6.50 Reading Level: 4
WALKABOUT: A Novel
by James Vance Marshall Introduction by Lee Siegel
CONQUEROR: A Novel of Kublai Khan

by Conn Iggulden
he spectacular story of the rise of Genghis Khans grandson, a man destined to become one of the most remarkable rulers who ever livedthe legendary Kublai Khan.
Do not order before 1/8/2013. Bantam TR 978-0-385-34306-0 496pp. $16.00 Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-345-53233-6 $13.99 Reading Level: 6
This is a choice little tale which will have devoted admirers. It discloses a rare beauty of human relationship among three children in a strange predicament on the crust of the earth. NEWSWEEK
NYRB Classics TR 978-1-59017-490-6 144pp. $12.95/$14.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Reading Level: 10
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WOLF STORY
by William McCleery Illustrated by Warren Chappell
MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

by Ransom Riggs
Nominated, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
his book is made to be read aloud by parents. Each night, Michaels father tells stories about Waldo the Wolf and his constant attempts to catch Rainbow the Hen. Of course, the story continues and changes each night, often with rm directions from Michael himself.
NYR Childrens Collection HC 978-1-59017-589-7 88pp. $14.95/$17.95 Can. Exam Copy: $7.50 Reading Level: K & up
mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes ction and photography in a thrilling reading experience.
Quirk Books HC 978-1-59474-476-1 352pp. $17.99/$19.99 Can. Exam Copy: $9.00 e-Book: 978-1-59474-513-3 $17.99/$19.99 Can.
LIGHT FROM A DISTANT STAR: A Novel

by Mary McGarry Morris
T To read the authors message to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/bolur7y

VOYAGE TO KAZOHINIA
by Szathmri Sndor Translated by Inez Kemenes
Reading Level: 10
A timeless and timely look at small town life . . . . Morris page-turner, (which evokes To Kill a Mockingbird) will satisfy her fans and send new readers searching for her earlier titles.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
massively entertaining mix of satire and science ction, Sndor Szathmris comical novel chronicles the travels of a modern Gulliver on the eve of World War II.
New Europe Books TR 978-0-9825781-2-4 368pp. $16.95/$19.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-9825781-3-1 $16.95/$19.95 Can. Reading Level: 10
SILVER Return to Treasure Island

by Andrew Motion
VACLAV & LENA: A Novel

by Haley Tanner
rip-roaring sequel to Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevensons beloved classicabout two young friends and their high-seas adventure with dangerous pirates and long-lost treasure.
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Reading Level: 9
Crown HC 978-0-307-88487-9 416pp. $24.00 Exam Copy: $12.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-88489-3 $11.99
aclav and Lena seem destined for each other. They meet as children in an ESL class in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Vaclav imagines their story unfolding like a fairy tale, but among the many truths to be discovered in Haley Tanners wonderous debut is that happily ever after is never a foregone conclusion.
LARRY GETS LOST IN THE TWIN CITIES

by Michael Mullin
Dial Press TR 978-0-8129-8163-6 320pp. $15.00 Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-93271-6 $35.00/$40.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-679-60387-0 $11.99 Reading Level: 6
Illustrated by John Skewes
n Larry the adorable poochs latest adventure, he goes on vacation with Pete and his family to Minneapolis/St. Paul. As usual, in hot pursuit of a tempting treat, he gets separated from his family and frantically tries to nd them again. Along the way he discovers some of the citys most fun and interesting landmarks and cultural attractions.
WHILE MORTALS SLEEP Unpublished Short Fiction

by Kurt Vonnegut Foreword by Dave Eggers
Sasquatch Books HC 978-1-57061-754-6 32pp. $16.99/$18.99 Can. Exam Copy: $8.50 Reading Level: Preschool & up
Taut, concise . . . The stories set themselves up with neat swiftness, proceed at a clip, and shut down with equal speed, [showing Vonnegut] honing his skills in structure and satire
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Dial Press TR 978-0-385-34374-9 272pp. $16.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-440-33987-8 $11.99/$13.99 Can.
Reading Level: 6
For more books by Kurt Vonnegut, go to: http://tinyurl.com/bp5bgq7
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THE AGE OF MIRACLES: A Novel
by Karen Thompson Walker
In Walkers stunning debut, a young California girl coming of age in a dystopian near future confronts the inevitability of change on the most personal level as life on earth withers. . . . Riveting, heartbreaking, profoundly moving.
K IRKUS R EVIEWS (STARRED REVIEW)
Random House HC 978-0-8129-9297-7 288pp. $26.00 Exam Copy: $13.00 Do not order paperback before 1/15/2013. Random House TR 978-0-8129-8294-7 288pp. $15.00 Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-679-64438-5 $12.99 Reading Level: 6
THE RIGHT WAY TO DO WRONG A Unique Selection of Writings by Historys Greatest Escape Artist
by Harry Houdini
Introduction by Teller
riginally published in 1906, The Right Way to Do Wrong was a master class in subversion conducted by the worlds greatest illusionist. This volume presents the best of those writings alongside little-known articles by Houdini on his own brand of deception: magic.
Melville House TR 978-1-61219-166-9 112pp. $15.00/$15.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-61219-167-6 $15.00/$15.00 Can. Reading Level: 10
TINY SUNBIRDS, FAR AWAY: A Novel

by Christie Watson
DECODED
by Jay-Z
hen Blessings mother brings her to live with family in the Niger Delta, she is horried by her new life, until she nds a beloved mentor in her grandmother, who teaches her the ways of the midwife in rural Nigeria.
Other Press TR 978-1-59051-466-5 448pp. $15.95/$15.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-59051-467-2 $4.99/$6.99 Can.
ecoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time.
Reading Level: 8 Spiegel & Grau TR 978-0-8129-8115-5 352pp. $25.00/$28.95 Can. Exam Copy: $12.50 e-Book: 978-1-58836-959-8 $14.99/$15.99 Can. Reading Level: 11
T To read the authors message to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/9xo47be

THE HOMECOMING OF SAMUEL LAKE: A Novel
by Jenny Wingeld
GOOD PROSE The Art of Nonction

by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd
Samuel Lake recalls the worlds created in books such as To Kill a Mockingbird or The Lovely Bones. Teens who like those books will surely be attracted to this one because it draws from the same understanding of place and time, and features characters who stay with their readers.
Random House TR 978-0-385-34409-8 352pp. $15.00/$18.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 Reading Level: 7
rom bestselling author Tracy Kidder and Atlantic editor Richard Todd comes an essential, elegant book about writingan account of what good prose is, and how it is created, and an account of lessons learned by both writer and editor after forty years of working together.
Do not order before 1/8/2013. Random House HC 978-1-4000-6975-0 240pp. $26.00/$31.00 Can. Exam Copy: $13.00 e-Book: 978-0-679-60472-3 $13.99/$15.99 Can. Reading Level: 11
NONFICTION
FROM THE LIBRARY OF C. S. LEWIS: Selections from Writers Who Inuenced His Spiritual Journey
by James Stuart Bell and Anthony P. Dawson
MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND How Jazz Can Change Your Life

by Wynton Marsalis and Geoffrey Ward
This is the perfect entrance to the world C. S. Lewis inhabited, and it arrives just when that world of books is under threat of extinction. Thanks to those who have given us such a gold mine. WALTER HOOPER, LITERARY
A DVISOR TO THE C. S. LEWIS ESTATE
WaterBrook Press TR 978-0-307-73082-4 416pp. $16.99/$19.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-55170-2 $12.99/$13.99 Can. Reading Level: 11
An absolute joy to read. Intimate, knowledgeable, supremely worthy of its subject. . . . Moving to Higher Ground is a meaningful contribution to music scholarship. TONI MORRISON I think it should be in every bookstore, music store, and school in the country. TONY BENNETT
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SWAN Poems and Prose Poems
by Mary Oliver
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

HALF A LIFE: A Memoir
by Darin Strauss
Winner, National Book Critics Circle Award (Autobiography) Selected for summer reading at Joliet Township High School (Joliet, IL)
his volume, Olivers twenty-rst book of poetry, contains all new poems on her classic themes. Here readers will nd the deep spiritual sustenance that imbues her writing on nature, love, mortality, and grief.
Beacon Press TR 978-0-8070-6914-1 80pp. $14.00/$17.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-8070-6901-1 $23.00/$25.95 Can.
Darin Strauss has spent a good part of his adult life reliving, regretting and reecting on a single, split-second incident. Half a Life is a starkly honest account of that fateful moment and his life thereafter . . . penetrating, thought-provoking.
THE WASHINGTON POST
A POEM AS BIG AS NEW YORK CITY Little Kids Write About the Big Apple
Edited by Teachers & Writers Collaborative
Reading Level: 9
Illustrated by Masha DYans Foreword by Walter Dean Myers
T To read the authors message to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/9dvft E To watch a video of the author speaking to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/d5kqgw9
UNSTUCK IN TIME: A Journey Through Kurt Vonneguts Life and Novels
by Gregory D. Sumner
his delightful book-length poem spreads the wonder and joy that is New York, as told through the words of its children.
Universe HC 978-0-7893-2083-4 38pp. $19.95/$21.50 Can. Exam Copy: $10.00 Reading Level: K & Up
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regory Sumner guides us, with insight and passion, through a biography of fteen of Kurt Vonneguts best-known works to illustrate the quintessential American writers profound engagement with the American Dream in its various forms.
WRITING & GUIDES

WIRED FOR STORY: The Writers Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
by Lisa Cron
Seven Stories Press TR 978-1-60980-430-5 368pp. $17.95/$18.95 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-60980-360-5 $24.95/$27.95 Can. Reading Level: 11
POETRY
HOROSCOPES FOR THE DEAD: Poems
by Billy Collins
We all love a good story but most of us struggle to write them. Lisa Cron enlightens us as to how to get the job done in a savvy and engaging way.
MICHAEL GAZZANIGA, NEUROSCIENTIST AND DIRECTOR OF THE SAGE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF MIND, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
Ten Speed Press TR 978-1-60774-245-6 272pp. $14.99/$17.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-60774-246-3 $11.99/$13.99 Can.
illy Collins is widely acknowledged as a prominent player at the table of modern American poetry. And in this smart, lyrical, and mischievous collection of poetry, which covers the everlasting themes of love and loss, youth and aging, solitude and union, Collinss verbal gifts are on full display.
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY, Fifth Edition

by Houghton Mifin Company
his thoroughly revised and updated dictionary contains more than 70,000 entries, including 2,500 new words and meanings, 400 photographs and illustrations, and expert guidance on correct usage.
Dell Books MM 978-0-553-58322-9 960pp. $7.99/$9.99 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00
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WORLD HISTORY
THE SCOUTS
by Susan Cohen
RUNNING WITH THE KENYANS: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
by Adharanand Finn
he Boy Scout movement, started by Lieutenant General Baden-Powell in 1907, has had an enduring impact on society, providing boys with instruction in good citizenship. Moving through the decades, this book traces the history of the scouting movement that has become a phenomenon, with 28 million young people participating in scouting across 216 countries.
Shire # TR # 978-0-7478-1151-0 # 64pp. $12.95/$14.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-7478-1259-3 # $7.95/$7.95 Can. Reading Level: 10
Running with the Kenyans is far more than an inspirational story, but a guide toward running, humility, and life, from the amazing people of Kenya.
MICHAEL SANDLER, AUTHOR OF BAREFOOT RUNNING
Ballantine # HC # 978-0-345-52879-7 # 288pp. $26.00 # Exam Copy: $13.00 e-Book: 978-0-345-53352-4 # $13.99 Reading Level: 7
IN A SINGLE GARMENT OF DESTINY A Global Vision of Justice

by Martin Luther King, Jr. Edited by Lewis V. Baldwin Foreword by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
LOGAVINA STREET: Life and Death in a Sarajevo Neighborhood

by Barbara Demick
n this beautifully rendered portrait (Mark Danner, New York Review of Books), Barbara Demick records what she saw and heard on one city street as a modern city was held under siege.
Spiegel & Grau # TR # 978-0-8129-8276-3 272pp. # $16.00/$19.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-679-64412-5 # $9.99/$13.99 Can. Reading Level: 10
n a Single Garment of Destiny is the rst book to treat Kings positions on global liberation struggles through the prism of his own words and activities.
Do not order before 1/13/2013. Beacon Press # HC # 978-0-8070-8605-6 # 272pp. $26.95/$32.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $13.50 e-Book: 978-0-8070-8606-3 # $26.95/$32.00 Reading Level: 9
10 YEARS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD A Timeline of Events from 2001

by Loretta Napoleoni
NOTHING TO ENVY Ordinary Lives in North Korea

by Barbara Demick
Winner, Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonction
his book offers students an insightful overview of the events that have shaped the past decade.
Seven Stories Press # TR # 978-1-60980-413-8 192pp. # $12.95/$12.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-60980-412-1 # $12.95/$12.95 Can. Reading Level: 11
A fascinating and deeply personal look at the lives of six defectors from the repressive totalitarian regime of the Republic of North Korea. . . . PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)
Spiegel & Grau # TR # 978-0-385-52391-2 336pp. # $16.00/$19.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-385-52961-7 # $11.99/$13.99 Can.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CONCISE ATLAS OF THE WORLD, Third Edition

Reading Level: 8
T To read the authors message to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/66a4fka
by National Geographic
ith more than 300 updated, authoritative maps, charts, graphs, tables, and country ags, the Concise Atlas of the World, Third Edition offers a succinct, easy-to-use, and yet comprehensive view of our world today.
National Geographic # TR # 978-1-4262-0951-2 # 160pp. $26.95/$31.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $13.50
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC COMPACT ATLAS OF THE WORLD
by National Geographic
CONFEDERATE CURRENCY
by Pierre Fricke
his compact world atlas contains a wide array of traditional political and physical maps, as well as a fascinating series of thematic maps (e.g., population density and growth, climate, land cover, natural hazards, and water availability) at both continental and world scales.
National Geographic # TR # 978-1-4262-0995-6 # 256pp. $14.95/$15.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00
ith the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, the Confederate States of America began issuing its own legal tender. This easy-to-read, fun, and educational book offers an introduction to the often beautiful notes that nanced the Confederacy.
Shire # TR # 978-0-7478-1080-3 # 64pp. $9.95/$11.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-7478-1265-4 # $7.75/$7.75 Can. Reading Level: 10
THE BOOK OF HAPPINESS: AFRICA

by Joseph Peter Foreword by Ndaba Mandela
EVERYDAY HEROES 50 Americans Changing the World One Non-Prot at a Time

by Katrina Fried
n 2010, photographer Joseph Peter traveled through fty African nations in seventy-ve days and shot 150,000 imagesmostly portraits of happy, proud, glorious faces. Experience the joyful spirit of a place and its people in The Book of Happiness: Africa.
his groundbreaking visual book introduces the stories and causes of fty courageous individuals who have made an astonishing difference in the lives of others.
Welcome Books # HC # 978-1-59962-112-8 # 224pp. $45.00/$45.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $22.50 Reading Level: 10
Do not order before 12/26/2012. Spiegel & Grau # TR # 978-1-4000-6961-3 # 128pp. $25.00/$29.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $12.50 e-Book: 978-0-679-64540-5 # $14.99/$22.99 Can.
STUFF EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW

by Denise Kiernan and Joseph DAgnesed
U.S. HISTORY
ME THE PEOPLE: One Mans Seless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America
by Kevin Bleyer
his reference guide includes illuminating Q&As, helpful how-tos, and insightful charts.
This slender little volume . . . is packed with a bounty of history, fun facts, essential information and fascinating trivia about what it means to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. AMERICAN PROFILE
Quirk Books # HC # 978-1-59474-582-9 # 144pp. $9.95/$11.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $5.00 e-Book: 978-1-59474-583-6 # $9.95/$11.95 Can.
clever and witty retelling of the U.S. Constitution written by Kevin Bleyer, Emmy-Award winning writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and coauthor of Earth: The Book.
An often funny, politically provocative illumination of the Constitution. . . . Bleyer makes readers think as well as laugh. K IRKUS R EVIEWS
Random House # HC # 978-1-4000-6935-4 # 352pp. $26.00/$31.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $13.00 e-Book: 978-0-679-60412-9 # $13.99/$16.99 Can. Reading Level: 11 *Includes strong language
Reading Level: 7
For more books by the authors, go to: http://tinyurl.com/cqzfqqa
ALL LABOR HAS DIGNITY

by Martin Luther King, Jr. Edited and with an introduction by Michael K. Honey
n unprecedented and timely collection of Dr. Kings speeches on labor rights and economic justice.
Beacon Press # TR # 978-0-8070-8602-5 # 264pp. $17.00/$19.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-8070-8601-8 # $26.95/$31.00 Can. Reading Level: 9
T For more books in The King Legacy Series, go to: http://thekinglegacy.org/
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN POSTERS Two Hundred Years of Election Art
by The Library Of Congress
A YOUNG PEOPLES HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES: Columbus to the War on Terror
by Howard Zinn Contribution by Rebecca Stefoff
ncludes 100 political campaign posters from the annals of American history. Each detachable poster is backed with colorful historical commentary and additional artwork.
Quirk Books # TR # 978-1-59474-554-6 # 208pp. $40.00/$45.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $20.00
oward Zinn presents a radical new way of understanding Americas history by offering the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories are often unknown.
THE SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA

by Smithsonian Institution Edited by Amy Pastan
Seven Stories Press # TR # 978-1-58322-869-2 # 464pp. $19.95/$22.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-58322-945-3 # $19.95/$22.95 Can. Reading Level: 7
hich president rose early to practice piano? Who is the only president to hold a patent? Is the story of George Washington and the cherry tree true or false? These questions and many more are answered in The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia.
Do not order before 12/26/2012. Smithsonian Books # TR # 978-1-58834-325-3 # 240pp. $12.95/$15.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-58834-332-1 # $12.95/$15.95 Can. Reading Level: 10
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

IMPERFECT: An Improbable Life
by Jim Abbott and Tim Brown
Selected for common reading at Archbishop Ryan High School (Philadelphia, PA)
HOW THE STATES GOT THEIR SHAPES TOO: The People Behind the Borderlines
by Mark Stein
as Roger Williams too pure for the Puritans, and what does that have to do with Rhode Island? Why did Augustine Herman take ten years to complete the map that established Delaware? How did Rocky Mountain rogues help create the state of Colorado? All this and more is explained here.
Smithsonian Books # TR # 978-1-58834-350-5 # 352pp. $16.95/$19.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-58834-315-4 # $16.95/$19.95 Can. Reading Level: 9
n an overcast September day in 1993, Jim Abbott, who had been born without a right hand, threw one of the most dramatic no-hitters in major-league history. The game was the crowning achievement in an unlikely success story, unseen in the annals of professional sports. In Imperfect, the one-time big league ace retraces his remarkable journey.
Ballantine # HC # 978-0-345-52325-9 # 304pp. $26.00/$31.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $13.00 Do not order paperback before 3/19/2013. Ballantine # TR # 978-0-345-52326-6 # 304pp. $16.00/$19.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-99051-8 # $35.00/$41.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-345-52327-3 # $12.99/$15.99 Can. Reading Level: 6
I AM NUJOOD, AGE 10 AND DIVORCED

by Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui
A DIFFERENT MIRROR FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: A History of Multicultural America

by Ronald Takaki Adapted by Rebecca Stefoff
The mirror that Ronald Takaki holds up to the United States reects a multicultural history of oppression and exploitation, but also struggle, solidarity, and community. In the most profound sense, this is a peoples history of our country.
BILL BIGELOW, CURRICULUM EDITOR, R ETHINKING SCHOOLS AND CO -DIRECTOR, ZINN EDUCATION PROJECT
ujood Ali was nine when her parents married her to a man in his thirties. At ten, she was the rst child bride in Yemen to win a divorce, breaking with traditional practice. Written with childlike simplicity and penetrating honesty, this is at once shocking and inspiring, disturbing and redemptive.
A powerful new autobiography. . . . Its hard to imagine that there have been many younger divorcesor braver onesthan a pint-size third grader named Nujood Ali. NICHOLAS K RISTOF, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Broadway # TR # 978-0-307-58967-5 # 192pp. $12.00/$15.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-58968-2 # $9.99/$11.99 Can. Reading Level: 5
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THE LEDGE: An Inspirational Story of Friendship and Survival
by Jim Davidson and Kevin Vaughan
START SOMETHING THAT MATTERS

by Blake Mycoskie
A deeply personal account of friendship, adventure, and epic tragedy, of struggling for life against the toughest of mountaineering odds imaginable. MIKE GAUTHIER, AUTHOR OF MOUNT
R AINIER: A CLIMBING GUIDE
Ballantine # HC # 978-0-345-52319-8 # 288pp. $26.00/$30.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $13.00 Do not order paperback before 12/26/2012. Ballantine # TR # 978-0-345-52320-4 # 304pp. $16.00/$19.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-345-52321-1 # $13.99/$15.99 Can. Reading Level: 7
he incredible story of the man behind TOMS Shoes and One for One, the revolutionary business model that marries fun, prot, and social good.
Spiegel & Grau # TR # 978-0-8129-8144-5 224pp. # $14.00/$17.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-679-60352-8 # $9.99/$12.99 Can. Teachers Guide Available Reading Level: 9
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER A Story of Race and Inheritance

by Barack Obama
UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Laura Hillenbrand
Riveting . . . so haunting and so beautifully written, those who fall under its spell will never again feel the same way about World War II and one of its previously unsung heroes.
COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Random House # HC # 978-1-4000-6416-8 496pp. # $27.00/$31.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $13.50 Audio CD: 978-0-7393-1969-7 # $45.00/$53.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-679-60375-7 # $12.99/$13.99 Can. Reading Level: 9
Beautifully crafted . . . moving and candid . . . this book belongs on the shelf beside works like James McBrides The Color of Water and Gregory Howard Williamss Life on the Color Line as a tale of living astride Americas racial categories.
SCOTT TUROW
Broadway # TR # 978-1-4000-8277-3 # 464pp. $14.95/$16.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-7393-2100-3 # $25.95/$35.95 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-39412-5 # $11.99/$12.99 Can. Reading Level: 11
DO YOU DREAM IN COLOR? Insights from a Girl Without Sight

by Laurie Rubin
THE EIGHTY-DOLLAR CHAMPION Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation

by Elizabeth Letts
Not only a heartwarming tale of the bond between human and horse, but also a fascinating look at the Eisenhower years, when faulty memory tells us that America was placid and conformist.
M ARY DORIA RUSSELL, AUTHOR OF DOC
Ballantine # TR # 978-0-345-52109-5 # 368pp. $16.00/$19.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-345-52110-1 # $11.99/$13.99 Can. Reading Level: 6
aurie Rubin looks back on her life as an international opera singer who happens to be blind. From her loneliness and isolation as a middle school student to her experiences skiing, Rubin offers her young readers a life story rich in detail and inspiration drawn from everyday challenges.
MUCK CITY: Winning and Losing in Footballs Forgotten Town

by Bryan Mealer
EXTRAORDINARY, ORDINARY PEOPLE: A Memoir of Family

by Condoleezza Rice
Superbly reported and deftly told, Bryan Mealers Muck City is much more than a narrative about high school football. . . . A richly evocative account of the people and the culture of Belle Glade, Florida, a place of silt and sorrow and a very special football eld. WAYNE COFFEY,
CO -AUTHOR OF
In this remarkably clear-eyed and candid autobiography, Rice focuses instead on her fascinating coming-of-age during the stormy civil rights years in Birmingham, Alabama. BOOKPAGE
Three Rivers Press # TR # 978-0-307-88847-1 368pp. # $15.00/$17.00 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio CD: 978-0-307-75063-1 # $35.00/$40.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-307-71960-7 # $11.99/$12.99 Can. Reading Level: 9
WHEREVER I WIND UP
Crown Archetype # HC # 978-0-307-88862-4 # 336pp. $25.00/$29.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $12.50 e-Book: 978-0-307-88864-8 # $12.99/$15.99 Can. Reading Level: 11
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WHEN SKATEBOARDS WILL BE FREE: A Memoir
by Sad Sayraezadeh
Winner, Whiting Award (Nonction)
Help Your Students Gain Cultural Insight: STUDY ABROAD

K U P E R A R D specializes in information about countries, their cultures, customs and etiquette for international travelers. Culture Smart! is published by Kuperard and provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring your students arrive at their destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues.
ith a profound gift for capturing the absurd in life, and a deadpan wisdom that comes from surviving a surreal childhood in the Socialist Workers Party, Sad Sayraezadeh has crafted an unsentimental, funny, heartbreaking memoir.
Dial Press # TR # 978-0-385-34069-4 # 320pp. $15.00/$18.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-440-33839-0 # $11.99/$13.99 Can.
E To watch a video of the author speaking to educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/ccyau4k
Reading Level: 10
A CENTURY OF WISDOM: Lessons from the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the Worlds Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor
by Caroline Stoessinger Foreword by Vaclav Havel
COSTA RICA - CULTURE SMART!

Kuperard # TR # 978-1-85733-665-8 # 168pp. $9.95/$12.95 Can.
Century of Wisdom is the remarkable and inspiring story of one womans lifelong determinationin the face of some of the worst evils known to humankindto bring good to the world, which has helped her to persevere and live a long and vital life.
Spiegel & Grau # HC # 978-0-8129-9281-6 # 256pp. $23.00/$26.95 Can. # Exam Copy: $11.50 Audio CD: 978-0-307-96767-1 # $35.00/$41.00 Can. e-Book: 978-0-679-64401-9 # $11.99/$13.99 Can. Reading Level: 9
KOREA - CULTURE SMART!

PREPARING FOR YOUR MOVE ABROAD

VIETNAMERICA A Familys Journey

by G.B. Tran
A TIME Magazine Top Ten Graphic Memoir of All Time A School Library Journal Best Adult Book 4 Teens A Library Journal Best Graphic Novel
helps unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insights and tools needed to experience trips. Fodors offers the assurance of expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly dene a destination.
artoonist/illustrator GB Tran was born one year after his parents ed Vietnam and resettled in South Carolina. This superb graphic memoir reveals the road that brought his family to where they are today, Vietnamerica.
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PARADOX The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
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Conqueror: A Novel of Kublai Khan . . . . . . . 38 Coplin, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Costa Rica - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Culture & Customs . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Cracking the ACT with DVD, 2012 Edition 49 Cracking the SAT with DVD, 2013 Edition 49 Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney . . . . . . . . 13 Cron, Lisa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Cronin, Justin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Crouch, Gregory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Cummings, Sean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Curran, Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Dangers of Proximal Alphabets, The . . . . . . 36 Danza, Tony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Darwins Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Davidson, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Dear Marcus: A Letter to the Man Who Shot Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Decoded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Dee, Gerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Demick, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Diamond, Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Diffenbaugh, Vanessa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America, A . . . 44 Discovering Wes Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Discovery of Jeanne Baret, The: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe. . . . 31 Do You Dream in Color?: Insights from a Girl without Sight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Doctorow, E.L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Dohrmann, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Dont Stalk the Admissions Ofcer: How to Survive the College Admissions Process without Losing Your Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dororo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Duhigg, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Dweck, Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Educational Courage: Resisting the Ambush on Public Education . . . . . . . . . . 13 Eighty-Dollar Champion, The: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation . . . . . . 45 Enchantress of Florence, The: A Novel . . . . 14 Enriques Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Essential ACT (ashcards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Essential SAT Vocabulary (ashcards) . . . . 49 Every Man Dies Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprot at a Time . . . . . 43 Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Fallada, Hans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Faulkner, William. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Feel-Bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling . . . . . . 13 Fellowship of the Ring, The: The Lord of the Rings: Part One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Finn, Adharanand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Fire in the Ashes: Twenty-Five Years Among the Poorest Children in America . . 4 Flowers of Evil, Volume 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Fodors Barcelona: With Highlights of Catalonia & Bilbao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Fodors China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Fodors England 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Fodors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Ford, Jamie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Fricke, Pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Fried, Katrina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 From the Library of C. S. Lewis: Selections from Writers Who Inuenced His Spiritual Journey. . . . . . . . 40 Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats . . . . . . . . 24 Fury: A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Gilman, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Good Prose: The Art of Nonction . . . . . . . 40 Grand Design, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 47 Grimus: A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Halberstadt, Michele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Half a Life: A Memoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Hart, Rona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Hawking, Stephen and Leonard Mlodinow 30, 47 Helfand, Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Herbert, Martha Dr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Hillenbrand, Laura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Hoare, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Hobbit, The (Graphic Novel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hobbit, The (Movie Tie-in Edition) . . . . . . . 15 Hobbit, The: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Homecoming of Samuel Lake, The: A Novel 40 Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow . . . . 13 Horoscopes for the Dead: Poems . . . . . . . . . 41 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Houdini, Harry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Houghton Mifin Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 How the States Got Their Shapes Too: The People Behind the Borderlines. . . . . . 44 I Am Half-Sick of Shadows: A Flavia de Luce Novel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced . . . . . . . 44 Id Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iggulden, Conn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The . . 3, 47 Imperfect: An Improbable Life . . . . . . . . . . . 44 In a Single Garment of Destiny: A Global Vision of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitlers Berlin. . . . . 2 Iversen, Kristen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Jaguar Smile, The: A Nicaraguan Journey . . 14 Jay-Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Johns, Geoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Joker, The: A Visual History of the Clown Prince of Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Joseph Anton: A Memoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Kanata, Konami. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Katch, Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Kevin Keller: Welcome to Riverdale . . . . . . . 33 Kidder, Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Kiernan, Denise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 King, Martin Luther Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Kohn, Ale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Korea - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Culture & Customs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Koutnik, Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Kozol, Jonathan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 La Petite: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Language of Flowers, The: A Novel . . . . . . . 37 Larry Gets Lost in the Twin Cities . . . . . . . . 39 Larson, Erik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lecesne, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ledge, The: An Inspirational Story of Friendship and Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Letters to a Young Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Letts, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Lewak, Risa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Library Of Congress, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Light from a Distant Star: A Novel . . . . . . . . 39 Light in August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Limit, 1, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Logavina Street: Life and Death in a Sarajevo Neighborhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Aspergers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ludwig, Trudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel . . . . . . . . 14 Magnason, Andri Snaer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Mamlet, Robin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Marrin, Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
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Marsalis, Wynton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Marshall, James Vance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Marzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 McCleery, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 McGill, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Me the People: One Mans Seless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America . . . . . . . 43 Meacham, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Mealer, Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Midnights Children: A Novel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. . 12 Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children39 Moore, Wes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Morris, Bonnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Morris, Mary McGarry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Motion, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Muck City: Winning and Losing in Footballs Forgotten Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Muhammad Ali: The King of the Ring . . . . . 35 My Orange Duffel Bag: A Journey to Radical Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 My Roadmap: A Personal Guide to Balance, Power, and Purpose by the Authors of My Orange Duffel Bag . . . . . . 20 My Secret Bully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mycoskie, Blake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Napoleoni, Loretta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 National Geographic Angry Birds: 50 True Stories of the Fed Up, Feathered, and Furious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 National Geographic Compact Atlas of the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World, Third Edition . . . . . . . 42 National Geographic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 43 Nazario, Sonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Nelsen, Jane Ed.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 New Cool, The: A Visionary Teacher, His FIRST Robotics Team, and the Ultimate Battle of Smarts . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ninth, The: Beethoven and the World in 1824. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Nist-Olejnik, Sherrie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Notes of a Native Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Obama, Barack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Obreht, Tea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 30 Oliver, Mary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Oshimi, Shuzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Other Wes Moore, The: One Name, Two Fates 3 Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Womans Quest to Make a Difference. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Palacio, R. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Parent, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Passage, The: A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Paying for College Without Going Broke, 2013 Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 People of Forever Are Not Afraid, The: A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Perry, Steve Dr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Peter, Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Pinocchio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Start Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine 13 Poem as Big as New York City: Little Kids Write About the Big Apple, A . . . . . . . . . . 41 Poltergeeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Positive Discipline: A Teachers A-Z Guide: Hundreds of Solutions for Almost Every Classroom Behavior Problem!. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Power of Habit, The: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Prendergast, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Preparing for Your Move Abroad: Relocating, Settling In and Managing Culture Shock 46 Presidential Campaign Posters: Two Hundred Years of Election Art . . . . . 44 Princess Knight, Part Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Princeton Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 48, 49 Push Has Come to Shove: Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve Even If It Means Picking a Fight. . . . . . . . 13 Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Cant Stop Talking . . . . . . . . . . . Quinn, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Raising Cubby: A Father and Sons Adventures with Aspergers, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives . . . . . . . . . 13 Ready Player One: A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Return of the King, The: The Lord of the Rings: Part Three. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Rice, Condoleezza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Ridley, Glynis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Riggs, Ransom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Right Way to Do Wrong, The: A Unique Selection of Writings by Historys Greatest Escape Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Robison, John Elder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Romantic Revolution, The: A History. . . . . . 30 Rubin, Laurie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Rushdie, Salman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Rushkoff, Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Sachs, Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Sapon-Shevin, Mara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Satanic Verses, The: A Novel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Savage Inequalities: Children in Americas Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sayraezadeh, Said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Schools That Learn: A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education . . . 8 Scouts, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Senge, Peter M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Shalimar the Clown: A Novel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Shame of the Nation, The: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America. . . . . . . 4 Shame: A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Siegel, Daniel J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Silver: Return to Treasure Island. . . . . . . . . . 39 Skewes, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Skloot, Rebecca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 47 Smithsonian Institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Smithsonian, The Book of Presidential Trivia 44 Social Animal, The: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement . . . 13 Sowa, Marzena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 St. John, Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Start Something That Matters: . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Stein, Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Step Across This Line: Collected Nonction 19922002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Steve Jobs: Genius by Design: Campre Biography-Heroes Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy . . . . 7 Stoessinger, Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Story of the Blue Planet, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Stott, Rebecca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Straczynski, J. Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Strauss, Darin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Strength in What Remains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Stuff Every American Should Know . . . . . . 43 Suenobu, Keiko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Sumner, Gregory D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Superman: Earth One Vol. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Swan: Poems and Prose Poems . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Szathmari, Sandor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Takaki, Ronald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #2: The Slither Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tanner, Haley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Teachers Writers Collaborative . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Teaching: Its Harder Than It Looks . . . . . . . 13 Tell the Wolves Im Home: A Novel . . . . . . . 37 Tezuka, Osamu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 They Dont Like Me: Lessons on Bullying and Teasing from a Preschool Classroom . 6 Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power . . . . . . 31 Thompson Walker, Karen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Thompson, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Tigers Wife, The: A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tolkien, J. R. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Tran, GB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35, 46 Trevor: A Novella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Twelve, The (Book Two of The Passage Trilogy): A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Twin Spica: Volume 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Two Towers, The: The Lord of the Rings: Part Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 U.S. Constitution For Beginners . . . . . . . . . . 35 Uglies: Cutters (Graphic Novel) . . . . . . . . . . 35 Uglies: Shays Story (Graphic Novel) . . . . . . 35 Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. . . . 45 Unlikely Brothers: Our Story of Adventure, Loss, and Redemption . . . . . . 13 Unstuck in Time: A Journey Through Kurt Vonneguts Life and Novels. . . . . . . . 41 Vaclav & Lena: A Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Vietnamerica: A Familys Journey. . . . . . 35,46 Villepigue, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Vonnegut, Kurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Voyage to Kazohinia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Walkabout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Wallace, Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Watson, Christie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Westerfeld, Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 What Color Is Your Parachute? For Teens, 2nd Edition: Discovering Yourself, Dening Your Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 When Skateboards Will Be Free: A Memoir 46 While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 White, Mel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Whole-Brain Child, The: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Childs Developing Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Wingeld, Jenny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Wired for Story: The Writers Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence. . . . . . . . . . . 41 Wiseman, Rosalind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Wissner-Gross, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Wolf Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Womens History For Beginners . . . . . . . . . . 35 Wonder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Write Your College Essay in Less Than a Day 48 Yaginuma, Kou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Young Peoples History of the United States: Columbus to the War on Terror, , A . . . . . 44 Zinn, Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Zombie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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SALMAN RUSHDIEs memoir of his harrowing experience with censorship

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SUSAN CAIN challenges our perception of introverts

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STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS

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Twenty-Five Years Among the Poorest Children in America

FIRE IN THE ASHES

AMAZING GRACE The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation

LETTERS TO A YOUNG TEACHER

ORDINARY RESURRECTIONS Children in the Years of Hope

RACHEL AND HER CHILDREN Homeless Families in America

SAVAGE INEQUALITIES Children in Americas Schools

THE SHAME OF THE NATION The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America

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THE POWER OF HABIT: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

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MINDSET: The New Psychology of Success

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LOOK ME IN THE EYE My Life with Aspergers

FEEL-BAD EDUCATION by Ale Kohn

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