Never Before Seen (in our library)

New Middle School and Beyond Titles

The Genesis flood : the Biblical record and its scientific implications    
Call #: 222.11 WHI Whitcomb, John Clement, 1924-
Published 1964
Interest Level: Adult

Offers a detailed analysis of the biblical record of the great flood described in the book of Genesis and matches it with scientific research in an attempt to prove the validity of the creationist theory.

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How safe am I?    
Call #: 235 EDW Edwards, David, 1962 June 16-
Series: Questions for life series
Published 2004

What are the questions of your life that keep you separated from a loving God? How Safe Am I? Face it. The world is one scary place. Sometimes it seems like we are all alone and surrounded by evil. If you feel fearful, you need to read How Safe Am I? by author and speaker David Edwards. Get ready for challenging, but satisfying answers to this and other of life's most troubling questions addressed in the Questions for Life Series! Readers Guide Included for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection.

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Complete Spanish grammar    
Call #: 428.2 NIS Nissenberg, Gilda.
Series: Practice makes perfect
Published 2011
Interest Level: Young Adult

A guide to learning Spanish grammar, featuring twenty-six units that cover the different tenses, reflexive verbs and constructions, the passive voice and constructions, adverb and relative clauses, the commands, nouns and articles, adjectives, personal and relative pronouns, and other topics, with over 2,500 exercise questions and answers.

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More fastfixes with mixes    
Call #: 641.5 MOR [editor, Janet Briggs].
Published 2009
Interest Level: Adult

A collection of more than three hundred recipes from "Taste of Home" magazine that feature boxed mixes to make preparation faster and easier, with recipes for appetizers, soups, entrees, side dishes, desserts, and drinks.

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John F. Kennedy    
Call #: 92 KEN Dallek, Robert.
Published 2011
Interest Level: Adult

A biography of John F. Kennedy, focusing on his political career and accomplishments as president of the United States, and exploring questions about his assassination.

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My life and the beautiful game : the autobiography of Pelé    
Call #: 92 PEL Pelé, 1940-
Published 2007
Interest Level: Adult

Soccer star Pelé recounts his journey to the top of the soccer world, highlighting the memorable people and events that helped him become the world's most famous soccer star.

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Babe Ruth : a twentieth-century life    
Call #: 92 RUT Hampton, Wilborn.
Series: Up close
Published 2009
Interest Level: Young Adult
Lexile: 1120

Chronicles the life and career of Babe Ruth, discussing his childhood, education, baseball success, and other related topics.

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Fahrenheit 451    
Call #: F BRA 9-12 Bradbury, Ray, 1920-
Published 2004

Voyager Classics - timeless masterworks of science fiction and fantasy. A beautiful clothbound edition of the internationally acclaimed Fahrenheit 451 - a masterwork of twentieth-century literature. The terrifyingly prophetic novel of a post-literate future. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books. The classic dystopian novel of a post-literate future, Fahrenheit 451 stands alongside Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World as a prophetic account of Western civilization's enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity. Bradbury's powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which, decades on from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.

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The lighthouse    
Call #: F JAM 9-12 James, P. D.
Published 2006
Interest Level: Adult

Combe Island, located off the Cornish coast of England, has shed its bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty to become a haven for over-stressed men and women, but when one of its visitors is found dead, the island's peace is shattered and Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to find the killer.

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The rescue    
Call #: F SPA 9-12 Sparks, Nicholas.
Published 2001
Interest Level: Adult

Taylor McAden's devotion to his work as a volunteer fireman has left no room in his life for love, but when he becomes involved in the search for four-year-old Kyle who has disappeared following an automobile accident in which his mom, Denise, was injured, Taylor develops feelings for Denise that he cannot deny.

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Mais velho, do meio ou caçula : a ordem do nascimento revela quem você é    
Call #: PORT 155.924 LEM Leman, Kevin.
Published 2011

Os irmãos mais velhos são sempre os mais sérios, certinhos, perfeccionistas. O do meio é o oposto! É competitivo, mas tenta sempre buscar a paz nas situações de conflito. Já os caçulas são bem-humorados, descomplicados e divertidos. Por outro lado, sempre ficam com as sobras dos anteriores e recebem apelidos não muito legais. Os filhos únicos se parecem com os mais velhos, mas são ainda mais precoces (parecem miniaturas de adultos por volta dos sete anos de idade!) e têm nos livros seus melhores amigos. Como é possível que dois, três, quatro, sete indivíduos, filhos do mesmo pai e da mesma mãe, sejam tão diferentes? Para Kevin Leman, há uma explicação: a ordem do seu nascimento. O seu lugar na família determina quem você é. Se você é o primeiro filho, do meio ou último, o cuidado e trato dos seus pais com você foi diferente dos seus irmãos. E se você é filho único, todas as atenções e esforços foram voltados para você, inclusive os erros e acertos. Descubra quais são as características da sua ordem de nascimento e aprenda a usá-las em seu favor.

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As barbas do imperador : D. Pedro II, um monarca nos trópicos    
Call #: PORT 92 PED Schwarcz, Lilia Moritz.
Published 2012

Misto de ensaio interpretativo e biografia de d. Pedro II, este livro materializa o mito monárquico ao descrever, por exemplo, a construção dos palácios, a mistura de ritos franceses com costumes brasileiros, a maneira como a boa sociedade praticava a arte de bem civilizar-se, a criação de medalhas, emblemas, dísticos e brasões, a participação do monarca e o uso de sua imagem em festas populares. Com sua murça de penas de tucano, Pedro II de certo modo legitimava a tropicalização dos costumes monárquicos; depois, trocando o manto imperial pelas roupas de cidadão, estará de algum modo anunciando a decadência do Império. Promovendo um diálogo fértil entre sua argumentação e a riquíssima iconografia apresentada, a autora mostra de que maneira a monarquia brasileira tornou-se um mito não apenas vigoroso, mas extremamente singular.

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