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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. After the mystery of the Thirteenth Pearl, we all thought Nancy Drew had retired from sleuthing. But knowing that there are still lots of cases to solve, our favorite titian-haired girl detective could not resist embarking once again on a new series of adventures inolving secret passageways, mysterious codes and complicated puzzles. Other ‘’cases’’ include: The Triple Hoax, The Flying Saucer Mystery, The Secret in the Old Lace, The Greek Symbol Mystery, The Swami’s Ring, The Kachina Doll Mystery,The Twin Dillema and Captive Witness.
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Conversations with God for Teens. Suppose you could ask God any question and get an answer, what would it be? Young people all over the world have been asking these questions, so Neale Donald Walsch, whose life has been changed with his conversations with God, had another conversation. It’s a simple, clear, straight-to-the-point dialogue. The answers may challenge your beliefs about God, money, sex, love, about everything you may have been taught. But if you ever wanted to know if God is listening to you, if God can really help, if God cares about you, if there is a God, and if there are answers to your questions, then this book is for you.
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Eldest. Eldest is the follow-up to the bestselling Eragon.
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatroix, cruel leader of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspiring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plaguehim at every turn, and nothing is what it seems.
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Prep. Curtins Sittenfeld’s novel is a moving tale about 14-year-old Lee Fiora’s experiences in the cloistered world of the prestigious Ault School – the complicated relationships she forms with teachers and friends, her preoccupation with a certain classmate, and conflicts with the parents whom she feels increasingly distant to – all of which coalesce into a singular portrait of the painful and thrilling adolescence universal to us all.
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An Ambulance is on the Way: Stories of Men in Trouble. Jonathan Wilson gives readers tales of middle-aged American men in hot water with women, with their sweet and savvy kids, and with their own consciences. The book gives us a picture of the American husband and father, men who can’t quite suppress their feelings about love, family, and the fundamentals of middle-class life.
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The Food of Love. Anthony Capella’s debut novel is a romantic tale full of culinary magic and the sensual atmosphere of Italy. American tourist Laura is enamored of handsome and charming Tommaso, who tells her he’s a chef at the famed Templi restaurant and woos her with his gastronomic creations. But the truth is, the master chef behind the tantalizing meals is Tommaso’s talented but shy friend Bruno, who loves Laura from afar.
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Northern Lights. In this book by Nora Roberts, former Baltimore cop Nate Burke, tries to escape guilt over his partner’s death in the tiny remote town of Lunacy, Alaska. But the seemingly inconspicuous town hides a dangerous past — a crime occurred that remains unsolved and it is up to Nate to ferret out the killer whom still walks the town’s snowy streets. His investigation will bring out the secrets that lurk beneath the placid surface and also threaten the new life, and the new love, that he has finally found for himself.
