New Materials Received January 2012

Social Sciences Language Science Art & Manga Literature History Biography Professional

Reference Humanities Building Collection CDs/CD-ROMs DVDs US Fiction MS Fiction YA Fiction

Call Number	Author	Title	Notes
100 B53	Blackburn, Simon	Think : a compelling introduction to philosophy	Introduces some of the big themes of life, including knowledge, mind, free will, the self, God, reasoning, the world, and what to do; and shares what various philosophers from throughout the ages have had to say about each topic.
294.5 C53	Clayton, Sally	Rama and Sita : path of flames	Middle School Nonfiction. Prince Rama must find away to rescue Princess Sita, after she is taken by the twenty-armed Demon King, and is helped by Hanuman, the monkey general, and Jambuvan, the King of bears.
323.1196 B75	Brimner, Larry	Black & white : the confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor	Middle School Nonfiction. Confrontation between civil rights activist Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth, and Alabama, police chief Eugene "Bull" Connor, who was determined to keep Birmingham’s facilities segregated.
333.79 P34	Pahl, Greg	Citizen-powered energy handbook : community solutions to a global crisis	Examines a number of alternative energy sources including solar, wind, water, biomass, and biofuels that can be utilized to combat the effects of global warming and other environmental dangers.
388.32 F58	Fitzgerald. Joan	Reviving the U.S. rail and transit industry : investments and job creation	Worldwatch Institute.
394.26 G36		Gao gao xin xin : guo da nian = Celebrating Chinese new year : do it yourself	Middle School Nonfiction. In Chinese.
394.26 H57		History of festivals	In Chinese and English.
398.20951 C55	Chin, Oliver	Year of the dragon : tales from the Chinese zodiac	Middle School Nonfiction. Dragon Dominic befriends boy Bo and the other 11 animals of the Chinese lunar calendar and helps them enter the annual village boat race. Lists birth years and characteristics of those born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
398.20951 L58	Liu, Jia Lu	Twelve zodiac animals : who won the first place?	Middle School Nonfiction. In Chinese.
495.1 M34		McGraw-Hill's Chinese illustrated dictionary	Introduces 1,500 vocabulary words along with pronunciation on topics such as household objects, transportation, food, people, and education. Includes MP3 disk to assist in speaking each word or phrase clearly.
495.1 M38	Matthews, Laurence	Chinese character fast finder
495.6 J36		Japanese English visual bilingual dictionary
495.6 M35	Makiko, Okamoto	Hajimete nihongo o oshieru hito no tameno nattoku shittoku shokyū bunkei 50	In Japanese.
495.6 M58	Miura, Kira	Essential Japanese vocabulary : learn to avoid common (and embarrassing!) mistakes	Examines the correct and incorrect usages of more than five hundred Japanese terms, arranged alphabetically by the Romanized versions, and includes information on the cultural contexts of words and example sentences.
495.6 M87	Murray, Gilds	13 secrets for speaking fluent Japanese
495.6 O64	O'Neill, P.G.	Essential Kanji, 2,000 basic Japanese characters systematically arranged for learning and reference
495.6 O94 c.2		Oxford beginners Japanese dictionary
495.6 R36		Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese dictionary
495.6 R69	Rowley, Michael	Kanji pict-o-graphix : over 1,000 Japanese kanji and kana mnemonics	A collection of contemporary visual and textual memory aids that reveal the meanings of over 1,000 Japanese kanji, a picture-language developed in ancient China.
495.6 T87		Tuttle compact Japanese dictionary
599.67 W49	Wexo, John	Elephants
636.76 K64	Khol, Jana	A rare breed of love : the true story of Baby and the mission she inspired to help dogs everywhere	Tells the story of Baby, a 3-legged toy poodle and puppy mill survivor, adopted by the author who was inspired to begin a campaign for tougher laws to regulate the puppy mill industry.
709.46 A78		Art of Islamic Spain	Issue of Aramco World.
741.51 D67	Doran, Colleen	Girl to grrrl manga : how to draw the hottest shoujo manga
741.5452 K66 v.1	Konomi, Takeshi	Prince of tennis v.1	Twelve-year-old Ryoma Echizen inherited his talent for tennis from his father, whose career was ended when he injured himself during a match, and now Ryoma is determined to be the best tennis player in the world.
741.5952 S56 v.10:2		Shonen jump	Manga aimed at boys.
782.42166 E34	Edgers, Geoff	Who were the Beatles?	Middle School Nonfiction. A brief illustrated biography of the Beatles, one of world's most famous rock bands, providing information on each individual member, and tracing how the band started to when they broke up.
822.33 S53c	Shakespeare, William	Comedy of errors
895.6 S56		Short stories in Japanese	A collection of eight short stories, with parallel translations in Japanese and English, that represent a wide range of styles and themes in Japanese fiction. New Penguin parallel text series.
895.63 R43		Read real Japanese fiction : short stories by contemporary writers	Short stories by contemporary Japanese writers, including Japanese text and English translations. Includes Japanese-English dictionary; notes explaining nuance, usage, grammar, and culture; author profiles; audio CD with narrations.
910.41 P54	Phelan, Matt	Around the world : [three remarkable journeys]	Graphic novel. Fictionalized accounts of the true stories of three people who made separate attempts to travel around the world in the late nineteenth century, including Thomas Stevens, reporter Nellie Bly, and sea captain Joshua Slocum.
914.51804 I83		Italian Riviera	A travel guide to the Italian Riviera that provides information on the region's culture, attractions, landmarks, cuisine, hotels, shops, restaurants, beaches, festivals, and tours.
914.521 M55		Milan & the Lakes	A guide to visiting Milan & the lakes, placing the city in its historical and geographical context, providing architectural and cultural background, describing the main sightseeing areas, with maps, illustrations, and photographs.
914.5504 F56		Florence & Tuscany
914.604 S63		Spain	Covers the country's history, culture, and landscapes and provides color photos, cutaway illustrations of architecture, maps, practical information, and details on sights to see, things to do, lodgings, and restaurants.
915.104 C55		China (Eyewitness travel)	A region-by-region travel guide that covers history, culture, and landscapes and provides color photos, cutaway illustrations of architecture, maps, practical information, and details on sights to see, things to do, lodgings, and restaurants.
915.104 H37	Harper, Damian, et al.	Discover China	A guide to visiting China that provides information on attractions and experiences, offers itineraries and recommendations from locals, and includes a pull-out map.
915.104 N48	Neville-Hadley, Peter	Beijing & Shanghai	Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, shops, entertainment, and sights, and includes photographs, illustrations, maps, suggested itineraries and walking tours, and notes on the history and culture of China.
915.124 T35	MacDonald, Phil	Taiwan (National Geographic traveler)	An illustrated travel guide to Taiwan with full-color photographs, detailed maps, and information on accommodations and restaurants, walking and driving tours, history and culture, and tourist sites.
915.204 B67	Bornoff, Nicholas	National Geographic traveler Japan	Guide to Japan for travelers. Information about history and culture of the islands, popular attractions, and suggested walking tours and drives, and lists of hotels, restaurants, and shopping and entertainment venues.
915.204 J36 2011	Benson, John Hart, et al.	Japan : Eyewitness travel series	A region-by-region travel guide to Japan that covers history, culture, and landscapes. Color photos, cutaway illustrations of architecture, maps, practical information, and details on sights to see, things to do, lodgings, and restaurants.
915.204 R69	Rowthorn, Chris, et al.	Discover Japan	A region-by-region travel guide to Japan that includes information on attractions, accommodations, dining, culture, family travel, transportation, and other topics.
915.204 T65		Tokyo : Eyewitness travel series	A travel guide to Tokyo, featuring background on the city, a suggested itinerary for a four-day visit, area-by-area descriptions of notable attractions, lists of places to stay, eat, and shop, and a wealth of illustrations, photographs, and maps.
940.5138 S56		Sinti & Roma	U.S. Holocaust Museum. Persecution of gypsies in the Holocaust.
940.5318 A56		Anne frank : the diary, the house and the foundation	History of Anne Frank and the house with the secret annex, Anne's diary, the establishment of the Anne Frank Foundation and its work.
940.5318 H36		Handicapped	U.S. Holocaust Museum. Persecution of the handicapped in the Holocaust.
940.5318 H66		Homosexuals	U.S. Holocaust Museum. Persecution of homosexuals in the Holocaust.
940.5318 J44		Jehovah's Witnesses	U.S. Holocaust Museum. Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Holocaust.
940.5318 P65		Poles	U.S. Holocaust Museum. Persecution of Poles in the Holocaust.
970.01 L64	Loewen, James W.	Truth about Columbus : a subversively true poster book for a dubiously celebratory occasion	Examines the truths and myths surrounding the voyages of Columbus, presenting an alternative history intended to differ from that offered in many school textbooks. The book includes a removable wall poster.
970.015 D67	Dor-Ner, Zvi	Columbus and the age of discovery: activity guide	The activities are designed to help students understand the world that produced Columbus, the cultures that existed in the Western Hemisphere before he arrived, the resulting exchange, and the legacy of the encounter.
B Arm	McDonough, Yona	Who was Louis Armstrong?	Middle School Nonfiction. Presents a short study of singer, songwriter, and jazz musician Louis Armstrong and chronicles his childhood in New Orleans and rise in the entertainment industry.
B Cli	Clinton, Bill	My life	President Bill Clinton's My life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. This is his story.
B Dar	Hopkinson, Deborah	Who was Charles Darwin?	Middle School Nonfiction. An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the nineteenth-century British naturalist Charles Darwin.
B Ear	Jerome, Kate	Who was Amelia Earhart?	Middle School Nonfiction. Examines the life of Amelia Earhart,a pioneer female aviator who mysteriously disappeared during an around-the-world flight in 1937.
B Ein	Brallier, Jess	Who was Albert Einstein?	Middle School Nonfiction. Tells the life story of history-making physicist Albert Einstein, describing his beginnings as a scientist, his experiences in Nazi Germany, his arrival in the U.S., and his major accomplishments, and includes a chronology.
B Fra	Fradin, Dennis	Who was Ben Franklin?	Middle School Nonfiction. Illustrations and simple text provide young readers with a brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of inventor and patriot Benjamin Franklin.
B Hou	Sutherland, Tui	Who was Harry Houdini?	Middle School Nonfiction. An illustrated biography of Harry Houdini, the celebrated escape artist who also was an actor, a pilot, and exposed many fake spiritualists.
B Jef	Fradin, Dennis	Who was Thomas Jefferson?	Middle School Nonfiction. Describes Jefferson’s childhood in Virginia, his marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton, his relationship with Sally Hemings, his writing of the Declaration of Independence, his years as president, and his legacy.
B Kel	Thompson, Gare	Who was Helen Keller?	Middle School Nonfiction. Describes Keller’s loss of her sight and hearing in childhood, her learning of language skills with the help of Annie Sullivan, her work to earn her college degree, her fame, and her efforts to help others with disabilities.
B Ken	McDonough, Yona	Who was John F. Kennedy?	Middle School Nonfiction. Tells the life story of American president John F. Kennedy, describing his childhood in Massachusetts, family background, experiences in World War II, marriage, political career, and assassination.
B Leo	Edwards, Roberta	Who was Leonardo da Vinci?	Middle School Nonfiction. Presents an introduction to the life and accomplishments of the famous Italian Renaissance inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci.
B Lin	Pascal, Janet	Who was Abraham Lincoln?	Middle School Nonfiction. Looks at the life of Abraham Lincoln, a farmer boy who grew up to become the sixteenth president of the United States and the man responsible for leading the country through the Civil War.
B Mag	Kramer, Sydelle	Who was Ferdinand Magellan?	Middle School Nonfiction. Presents a children's study into the life of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who in 1519, set out from Spain to circumnavigate the world.
B Moz	McDonough, Yona	Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?	Middle School Nonfiction. Explores the life and work of the prolific eighteenth-century Austrian composer who began life as a child prodigy, composing music at the age of five, and died a pauper at age thirty-five.
B Oak	Spinner, Stephanie	Who was Annie Oakley?	Middle School Nonfiction. Tells the life story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley, describing her childhood in Ohio, her rise to fame in Wild West shows, her world travels as a performer, and her later years, and includes a chronology.
B Pei	Pei, I.M.	I.M. Pei : architect of time, place, and purpose	Middle School Nonfiction. A biography of the renowned architect I.M. Pei, that focuses on six of his signature buildings.
B Rea	Morris, Edmund	Dutch: a memoir of Ronald Reagan	A biography of Ronald Reagan, tracing his life from his birth in 1911 in rural Illinois, and discussing his acting career, his stint in the armed forces, his marriages, and his political achievements.
B Rea	Milton, Joyce	Who was Ronald Reagan?	Middle School Nonfiction. An illustrated biography of Ronald Reagan, the fortieth president of the United States, discussing, in brief, his childhood, his college days, his time in Hollywood, and his introduction to politics.
B Roo	Ghompson, Gare	Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?	Middle School Nonfiction. A biography of the woman who was First Lady the longest, and the first President's wife to speak out about important issues, by writing newspapers articles and books, giving interviews and speeches, and teaching.
B Sac	Fradin, Judith	Who was Sacagawea?	Middle School Nonfiction. A brief biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshoni woman who accompanied explorers Lewis and Clark on their expedition in the early 1800s.
B Tub	McDonough, Yona	Who was Harriet Tubman?	Middle School Nonfiction. A biography of Harriet Tubman, the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery in the American South and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
B Twa	Prince, April	Who was Mark Twain?	Middle School Nonfiction. Presents an illustrated biography of American author Mark Twain, and looks at how events in his life inspired some of his best-known stories.
CD 394.26 C55		Chinese festivals	Contains 16 animated stories about five traditional Chinese festivals (the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Qixi, and the Mid-Autumn Festival).
CD F Hub	Hubbard, L. Ron	If I were you	Audiobook. Hubbard's 1940 fantasy tale centers on a circus dwarf named Little Tom Little who becomes obsessed with the idea of swapping bodies with the circus's larger-than-life chief.
CD-ROM 940.5318 S65	Spielberg, Steven	Survivors : testimonies of the Holocaust	Holocaust survivors’ firsthand accounts of history's darkest hour. Their experiences are illustrated with archival photographs and film footage, and woven together with descriptive narration.
CD-ROM 940.5318 S65 Guide	Spielberg, Steven	Survivors : testimonies of the Holocaust	Holocaust survivors’ firsthand accounts of history's darkest hour. Their experiences are illustrated with archival photographs and film footage, and woven together with descriptive narration.
DVD 320.5 Ame		American feud : A history of conservatives and liberals	Liberalism and conservatism 101 for citizens fed up with the status quo.
DVD 325.73 Des		Destination America : the people and cultures that created a nation	Looks at the driving forces that have compelled individuals to immigrate to America and, in particular, the immigration of women who have come to this country in search of opportunity and basic human rights denied them in their homelands.
DVD 328.7309 Con		Congress, The (Ken Burns America)	Narrated by David McCullough, the program employs historic film footage and interviews with insiders, including David Broker, Alistair Cooke and Cokie Roberts to detail the personalities, events and issues that have animated Congress' first 200 years
DVD 342.73029 Dvd		DVD history of the U.S. Constitution (4 v.)
DVD 342.73083 Wel		Well-founded fear	Explores the workings of the American Immigration and Naturalization Service which decide the fates of thousands of asylum-seekers.
DVD 347.73 Und		Understanding government: the judicial branch	The Judicial branch is charged with watching over the supreme law of the land, the Constitution. Consists of various Federal Courts found in all 50 states and includes the highest court, the Supreme Court.
DVD 782.114 Aud		Audition, The	This behind the curtain look at the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions shows how each singer goes about preparing and how the auditions are run and judged.
DVD 883.01 Ody		Odyssey, The : a drama with music	Overlake Arts Department Middle School production.
DVD 917.980 Alo		Alone in the wilderness	The account of the day-to-day explorations and activities of Dick Proenneke as he built a cabin in the remote wilderness of the Twin Lakes Region of Alaska.

Hum 100 P55		Philosophy: contemporary perspectives on perennial issues	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 302.230973 C36	Campbell, Richard	Media & culture : an introduction to mass communication	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 800 J34	Jago, Carol	Literature & composition	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 808.042 J34	Jago, Carol	Papers, papers, papers : an English teacher's survival guide	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 808.042 J34c	Jago, Carol	Come to class : lessons for high school writers (6 v.)	Kept in the Humanities Building. Contents: Writing to explain -- Writing to persuade -- Writing about literature -- Narrative writing -- Reflective writing -- Teaching guide.
Hum 808.042 S54	Shea, Renee	Language of composition : reading, writing and rhetoric	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 808.0427 P38		Patterns for college writing : a rhetorical reader and guide	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 808.0427 W67	Jacobus, Lee, ed.	World of ideas: essential readings for college writers	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 808.1 P64	Meyer, Michael, ed.	Poetry: an introduction (6th ed.)	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 808.8 B44		Bedford anthology of world literature (6 v.)	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 973 A44	Marcus, Robert, comp.	America firsthand: readings (2 v.)	Kept in the Humanities Building. Contents: v. 1. Readings from settlement to Reconstruction -- v. 2. Readings from Reconstruction to the present.
Hum 973 A44a	Roark, James L.	American promise : a compact history (2 v.)	Kept in the Humanities Building.
Hum 973 H46	Henretta, James	America: a concise history (4th ed.)	Kept in the Humanities Building.

Pro 371.27 M37	Marzano, Robert	Classroom assessment & grading that work	Discusses the importance of formative classroom assessment for improving student performance, and explains how teachers can design a comprehensive system of effective classroom assessment.
Ref 317.3 W67 2012		World almanac and book of facts 2012
Ref 499.992 F76	Froding, Karl	American pocket dictionary of Esperanto

Fiction

F Fei	Feist, Raymond	Shadow of a dark queen	Erik, an heir denied his birthright, and his thieving friend Roo must battle the reptile army of the Emerald Queen, monsters who are threatening the land of Midkemia.
F Ibb	Ibbotson, Eva	Reluctant heiress	Princess Theresa-Maria of Pfaffenstein is working as a wardrobe mistress for a Viennese opera company until the handsome English millionaire Guy Farne arrives and makes Tessa wonder if there may be more to life than just music.
F Mur	Murakami, Haruki	1Q84	An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer & writer.
F Sha	Shaara, Michael	Killer angels	Fictional re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg.

J-F 39	Watson, Jude	King's ransom	Dan and Amy Cahill race against time to find an ancient map that has not been seen for half a century and use it to redeem their family members who have been kidnapped by a sinister organization called the Vespers.
J-F Abb	Abbot, Tony	Postcard, The	Thirteen-year-old Jason finds an old postcard at his recently-deceased grandmother's house that leads him on an adventure blending figures from an old, unfinished detective story with his family's past.
J-F Chr		Chronicles of Harris Burdick : 14 amazing authors tell the tales / [illustrated by] Chris Van Allsburg ; with an introduction by Lemony Snicket.	Presents fourteen short stories from award-winning authors based on the illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick".
J-F Gri	Grimes, Nikki	Planet middle school	A series of poems describes all the baffling changes at home and at school in twelve-year-old Joylin's transition from tomboy basketball player to not-quite-girly girl.
J-F Hal	Hale, Shannon	Enna burning	Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and her loved ones in grave danger.
J-F Mac	MacHale, D.J.	Raven rise	While Pendragon is trapped on Ibara, Alder returns to Denduron & goes into battle again, & other Travelers face obstacles, Saint Dane gains the power he seeks on 2nd Earth and makes his push to destroy and rebuild Halla.
J-F Mas	Mass, Wendy	Finally	After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a weird prediction starts to make sense.
J-F Sch	Schimdt, Gary	Okay for now	Doug faces challenges, including an abusive father, a brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police officers, and isolation, but develops a close relationship with Lil and finds a safe place at the local library.
J-F Seu	Seuss, Dr.	Butter battle book	Engaged in a long-running battle, the Yooks and the Zooks develop more and more sophisticated weaponry as they attempt to outdo each other.
J-F Sto	Stone, Phoebe	Romeo and Juliet code	During World War II, eleven-year-old Felicity is sent from London to Bottlebay, Maine, to live with her grandmother, aunt, uncle, and a reclusive boy who helps her decode mysterious letters that contain the truth about her missing parents.

YA-F Ami	Amir	Zahra's paradise	Graphic novel. Follows the efforts of Zahra and her oldest son, an Internet blogger, to locate another son, Mehdi, after the young man vanishes during the protests in the aftermath of Iran's fraudulent elections of 2009.
YA-F Pet	Peters, Julie Anne	By the time you read this, I'll be dead	High school student Daelyn Rice, who has been bullied throughout her school career and has more than once attempted suicide, again makes plans to kill herself, in spite of the persistent attempts of an unusual boy to draw her out.
YA-F Pon	Pon, Cindy	Silver phoenix : beyond the kingdom of Xia	With her father long overdue from his journey and a lecherous merchant blackmailing her into marriage, seventeen-year-old Ai Ling becomes aware of a strange power within her as she goes in search of her parent.
YA-F Wyn	Wynne-Jones, Tim	Uninvited, The	Mimi leaves college after an unsettling year and goes to a cottage owned by her artist father, but finds the place already inhabited by musician Jay, her unsuspected half-brother. Then someone starts breaking into the house.

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