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Essential cataloguing

Bowman, J. H.


Library Journal. A practical guide to cataloging books and other materials that covers AACR2 and MARC 21 structure, description, access points, multipart works, headings for persons and corporate bodies, authority control, and uniform titles and provides examples in MARC format.
Date Published:2003

Friday night lights : a town, a team, and a dream /

Bissinger, H. G.


Originally published: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1990. With new afterword. Wilson's Public Library. Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Chronicles a football season in Odessa, Texas, exploring the role of high school sports in America and how they can bring communities together, and tear them apart.
Date Published:2003

Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac

Zevin, Gabrielle.


Wilson's Senior High School, January 2009. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, October 2007. Booklist starred, September 2007. Horn Book Starred, April 2008. Publisher's Weekly, August 2007. New York Times, November 2007. Horn Book, September 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2007. Teacher Librarian, December 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.
Date Published:2007

Wilson's Senior High School, January 2009. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, October 2007. Booklist starred, September 2007. Horn Book Starred, April 2008. Publisher's Weekly, August 2007. New York Times, November 2007. Horn Book, September 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2007. Teacher Librarian, December 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.

Date Published:2007

Honor girl

Thrash, Maggie.


Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal starred, June 2015. Pub Weekly, June 2015. Booklist, June 2015. Kirkus Starred, June 2015. New York Times, August 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2015. Library Media Connection, February 2016. Author Maggie Thrash recounts the surprise, apprehensiveness, and worries she experienced at the age of fifteen when she first felt romantic feelings toward another girl while at summer camp. Maggie relates how she found support from her friends even though she feared repercussions if her feelings were exposed.
Date Published:2015

Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal starred, June 2015. Pub Weekly, June 2015. Booklist, June 2015. Kirkus Starred, June 2015. New York Times, August 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2015. Library Media Connection, February 2016. Author Maggie Thrash recounts the surprise, apprehensiveness, and worries she experienced at the age of fifteen when she first felt romantic feelings toward another girl while at summer camp. Maggie relates how she found support from her friends even though she feared repercussions if her feelings were exposed.

Date Published:2015

I, robot

Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992.


Library Journal, In a futuristic society, robots that assist humans with simple tasks are a normal part of everyday life. They adhere to three rules, which involve never hurting humans. The populace fears nothing from the robots as they are considered to be safe and perfected, but soon the robots inability to harm humans becomes interrupted and the common robot turns into a deadly killer.
Date Published:2008

Made you up

Zappia, Francesca.


School Library Journal, March 2015. Publisher's Weekly, March 2015. Booklist, April 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2015. Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Horn Book Guide, "Armed with her camera and a Magic 8-Ball and her only ally (her little sister), Alex wages a war against her schizophrenia, determined to stay sane long enough to get into college"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal, March 2015. Publisher's Weekly, March 2015. Booklist, April 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2015. Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Horn Book Guide, "Armed with her camera and a Magic 8-Ball and her only ally (her little sister), Alex wages a war against her schizophrenia, determined to stay sane long enough to get into college"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2015

MacArthur

Frank, Richard B.


Offers a comprehensive overview of General Douglas MacArthur's military and political accomplishments.
Date Published:2007

A game of thrones

Martin, George R. R.,


Includes two maps covering the territory of A game of thrones on endpapers. Maps on end papers. Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Pub Weekly, June 1996. Booklist, August 1996. Kirkus Starred, July 1996. Now that the seasons are out of balance, the Stark family of Winterfell, who are as harsh as the weather around them, join with their allies to enter the games of the thrones.
Date Published:1996

Includes two maps covering the territory of A game of thrones on endpapers. Maps on end papers. Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Pub Weekly, June 1996. Booklist, August 1996. Kirkus Starred, July 1996. Now that the seasons are out of balance, the Stark family of Winterfell, who are as harsh as the weather around them, join with their allies to enter the games of the thrones.

Date Published:1996

Free to fall

Miller, Lauren (Lauren McBrayer), 1980-


School Library Journal starred, April 2014. Pub Weekly, March 2014. Booklist, May 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2014. Kirkus Review, March 2014. Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, "In a near-future world where everyone is controlled by their smartphones, sixteen-year-old Rory Vaughn suddenly begins listening to the voice within--which kids are taught to ignore--and discovers a terrible plot at the heart of the corporation that makes the devices"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal starred, April 2014. Pub Weekly, March 2014. Booklist, May 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2014. Kirkus Review, March 2014. Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, "In a near-future world where everyone is controlled by their smartphones, sixteen-year-old Rory Vaughn suddenly begins listening to the voice within--which kids are taught to ignore--and discovers a terrible plot at the heart of the corporation that makes the devices"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2014

The restaurant at the end of the universe

Adams, Douglas, 1952-


Facing destruction by the Vogons, Arthur Dent and his space companions search for a place to eat but what they discover is a total surprise.
Date Published:1985

A face like glass

Hardinge, Frances.


School Library Journal starred, March 2017. Booklist starred, February 2017. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2017. Pub Weekly, March 2017. Kirkus Starred, March 2017. Horn Book, March 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2017. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, When Neverfell, who has no memory, arrives in Caverna, her facial expressions make her very dangerous to the people who live with blank faces or pay dearly to learn to simulate emotions.
Date Published:2017

School Library Journal starred, March 2017. Booklist starred, February 2017. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2017. Pub Weekly, March 2017. Kirkus Starred, March 2017. Horn Book, March 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2017. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, When Neverfell, who has no memory, arrives in Caverna, her facial expressions make her very dangerous to the people who live with blank faces or pay dearly to learn to simulate emotions.

Date Published:2017

When Hitler took cocaine and Lenin lost his brain : history's unknown chapters /

Milton, Giles.


First work originally published: London : John Murray, 2010; 2nd work originally published: London : John Murray, 2010. Library Journal Starred, November 2015. Publisher's Weekly, November 2015. Kirkus Review, October 2015. "True tales from history [that] delve into the little-known stories from the past, covering everything from adventure, war, murder and slavery to espionage"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2016

First work originally published: London : John Murray, 2010; 2nd work originally published: London : John Murray, 2010. Library Journal Starred, November 2015. Publisher's Weekly, November 2015. Kirkus Review, October 2015. "True tales from history [that] delve into the little-known stories from the past, covering everything from adventure, war, murder and slavery to espionage"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2016

Scythe

Shusterman, Neal.


School Library Journal starred, October 2016. Booklist starred, October 2016. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2016. Pub Weekly, October 2016. Kirkus Starred, August 2016. New York Times, November 2016. Horn Book, November 2016. Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2017. Horn Book Guide, ""In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, October 2016. Booklist starred, October 2016. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2016. Pub Weekly, October 2016. Kirkus Starred, August 2016. New York Times, November 2016. Horn Book, November 2016. Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2017. Horn Book Guide, ""In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--

Date Published:2016

Lock & Mori

Petty, Heather.


School Library Journal, September 2015. Booklist, September 2015. Kirkus Review, July 2015. Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2015. Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Library Media Connection, February 2016. Horn Book Guide, School Library Connection, In modern-day London, sixteen-year-old Miss James "Mori" Moriarty is looking for an escape from her recent past and spiraling home life when she takes classmate Sherlock Holmes up on his challenge to solve a murder mystery.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal, September 2015. Booklist, September 2015. Kirkus Review, July 2015. Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2015. Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Library Media Connection, February 2016. Horn Book Guide, School Library Connection, In modern-day London, sixteen-year-old Miss James "Mori" Moriarty is looking for an escape from her recent past and spiraling home life when she takes classmate Sherlock Holmes up on his challenge to solve a murder mystery.

Date Published:2015

We are not yet equal : understanding our racial divide /

Anderson, Carol (Carol Elaine),


"We are not yet equal is a young adult adaptation of White rage by Carol Anderson, first published in 2016 by Bloomsbury USA"--Copyright page. Original sin -- But for your race -- Forty acres and a mule -- Black codes -- We showed our hand too soon -- Johnson is with us! -- Courting justice -- Derailing the great migration -- The sweet ordeal -- Building toward Brown -- Beating down Brown -- The NAACP and Sputnik -- Rolling back civil rights -- Like your whole world depended on it -- In the crosshairs : the VRA -- Beating down Brown (again!) -- The Reagan revolution -- Crack -- Streets cleared of garbage -- Obama -- Shelby County v. Holder : gutting the VRA -- Why would they try to make people hate us?. Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Presents the argument that in American history, every great advancement in equality for African Americans has been met with a supposedly systematic response or backlash to those advancements, such as the fact that the Civil War and Reconstruction were quickly followed by the Jim Crow laws, and that this trend has continued up to the present with the presidency of Barack Obama, the first African American president, followed by the election of Donald Trump, who the author argues is racist. Discusses what a truly equal future for all Americans would look like without a corresponding backlash.
Date Published:2018

"We are not yet equal is a young adult adaptation of White rage by Carol Anderson, first published in 2016 by Bloomsbury USA"--Copyright page. Original sin -- But for your race -- Forty acres and a mule -- Black codes -- We showed our hand too soon -- Johnson is with us! -- Courting justice -- Derailing the great migration -- The sweet ordeal -- Building toward Brown -- Beating down Brown -- The NAACP and Sputnik -- Rolling back civil rights -- Like your whole world depended on it -- In the crosshairs : the VRA -- Beating down Brown (again!) -- The Reagan revolution -- Crack -- Streets cleared of garbage -- Obama -- Shelby County v. Holder : gutting the VRA -- Why would they try to make people hate us?. Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Presents the argument that in American history, every great advancement in equality for African Americans has been met with a supposedly systematic response or backlash to those advancements, such as the fact that the Civil War and Reconstruction were quickly followed by the Jim Crow laws, and that this trend has continued up to the present with the presidency of Barack Obama, the first African American president, followed by the election of Donald Trump, who the author argues is racist. Discusses what a truly equal future for all Americans would look like without a corresponding backlash.

Date Published:2018

The infinite sea

Yancey, Richard.


Booklist starred, October 2014. Kirkus Review, October 2014. Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, November 2014. Library Media Connection starred, May 2015. New York Times, October 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2014. Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2014. Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly Starred, "Cassie Sullivan and her companions lived through the Others' four waves of destruction. Now, with the human race nearly exterminated and the 5th Wave rolling across the landscape, they face a choice: brace for winter and hope for Evan Walker's return, or set out in search of other survivors before the enemy closes in"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2014

Booklist starred, October 2014. Kirkus Review, October 2014. Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, November 2014. Library Media Connection starred, May 2015. New York Times, October 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2014. Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2014. Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly Starred, "Cassie Sullivan and her companions lived through the Others' four waves of destruction. Now, with the human race nearly exterminated and the 5th Wave rolling across the landscape, they face a choice: brace for winter and hope for Evan Walker's return, or set out in search of other survivors before the enemy closes in"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2014

To all the boys I've loved before

Han, Jenny.


School Library Journal starred, April 2014. Pub Weekly, February 2014. Booklist, March 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2014. Kirkus Review, February 2014. Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly Starred, "Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are accidentally sent"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal starred, April 2014. Pub Weekly, February 2014. Booklist, March 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2014. Kirkus Review, February 2014. Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly Starred, "Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are accidentally sent"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2014

The winner's crime

Rutkoski, Marie.


School Library Journal, January 2015. Kirkus Starred, December 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2015. Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Horn Book, October 2015. The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria's crown prince is the event of a lifetime, but to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making, so as she aches to tell the truth about her engagement, she becomes a skilled practitioner of deceit and as a spy passes information and gets close to uncovering a shocking secret.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal, January 2015. Kirkus Starred, December 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2015. Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Horn Book, October 2015. The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria's crown prince is the event of a lifetime, but to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making, so as she aches to tell the truth about her engagement, she becomes a skilled practitioner of deceit and as a spy passes information and gets close to uncovering a shocking secret.

Date Published:2015

Internal medicine : a doctor's stories /

Holt, Terry.


Pub Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus Starred, August 2014. Booklist, August 2014. New York Times, September 2014. Presents nine true stories in which the author reflects on his experiences as a physician.
Date Published:2014

Invincible

Denning, Troy.


"Lucas books." As the war between the New Jedi Order and the Galactic Alliance draws to its violent end, the rebel cause knows its only chance at winning is to take down the Sith Lord Darth Caedus, and the fight to the death may cost the Skywalker and Solo families everything.
Date Published:2008