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Fiction:

FIC BECKER	Becker, Tom. Darkside. 1st ed. New York : Orchard Books, 2008. Jonathan Starling's father is in an asylum and his home has been attacked when, while running away from kidnappers, he stumbles upon Darkside, a terrifying and hidden part of London ruled by the descendants of Jack the Ripper, where Jonathan is in mortal danger if he cannot find the way out.
FIC BRUCHAC	Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-. The way. Plain City, OH : Darby Creek Pub, c2007. Cody LeBeau, the new kid, becomes the new target for the bullies even though he is Abenaki like most of the school, but things begin to change when his uncle comes to town for a martial arts competition and he and Cody begin training together.
FIC SPRINGER	Springer, Nancy. The case of the bizarre bouquets. New York, NY : Philomel Books, c2008. Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, disguised as a beautiful woman, finds clues in floral bouquets as she searches for the missing Doctor Watson, a companion of her famous older brother, Sherlock.
FIC WELSH	Welsh, T. K. Resurrection men. 1st ed. New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2007. In London during the 1830s, twelve-year-old orphan Victor begins to realize that men are purposely infecting children with a sickness so they can sell the dead bodies to scientists, and sets out to uncover the man behind the deadly crime.
FIC WRIGHT	Wright, Bil. When the black girl sings. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2008. Adopted by white parents and sent to an exclusive Connecticut girls' school where she is the only African-American student, fourteen-year-old Lahni Schuler feels like an outcast, particularly when her parents separate, but after attending a local church where she hears gospel music for the first time, she finds her voice.

Nonfiction:

305.868 HISPANIC	Hispanic Americans. [Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co., 2007. A collection of articles that defines the Hispanic American community, their regional, linguistic, and ethnic variations, controversy over undocumented workers, and their political and economic influence in America.
787.87 CHAPMAN	Chapman, Richard. Guitar : music, history, players. 1st pbk. ed. London ; : DK Pub., 2003. Traces the history and development of the guitar, providing information on where it was created, how it has been used throughout history, what it means in different cultures, and other related topics.
787.87 CUMPIANO	Cumpiano, William R. Guitarmaking : tradition and technology : a complete reference for the design & construction of the steel-string folk guitar & the classical guitar. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1993. Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for designing and constructing the steel-string folk guitar and the classical guitar, and includes historical and technical notes, as well as information on tools and materials.
815 REPRESENTATIVE	Representative American speeches. New York : H. W. Wilson Co, 1996.
921 RHODES-COURTER	Rhodes-Courter, Ashley, 1985-. Three little words : a memoir. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum, c2008. Ashley Rhodes-Courter provides an account of her life, focusing on the nine years she spent in Florida's foster care system after being removed from her mother at the age of three, and explaining how her life changed after she was adopted.
973.92 CELEBRITY	Celebrity culture in the United States. New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2008.
REF 306.85 FAMILY	Family in society : essential primary sources. Detroit, MI : Thomson/Gale, c2006. Presents approximately 150 primary source documents, such as speeches, legislation, memoirs, newspaper articles, and interviews, related to the family in society between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries.
REF 333.79 ALTERNATIVE	Alternative energy. Farmington Hills, MI : UXL/Thomson/Gale, c2006. This volume discusses fossil fuels to provide the reader with the background to compare and contrast traditional with alternative energy sources. Bioenergy and geothermal energies are also described.
REF 333.79 ALTERNATIVE	Alternative energy. Farmington Hills, MI : UXL/Thomson/Gale, c2006. This volume focuses on hydrogen, nuclear, and solar energies.
REF 333.79 ALTERNATIVE	Alternative energy. Farmington Hills, MI : UXL/Thomson/Gale, c2006. This volume focuses on water and wind energies and explores the move towards more energy-efficient tools, appliances, building materials, and vehicles.
REF 616.89 GALE	The Gale encyclopedia of mental health. 2nd ed. Detroit : Thomson Gale, c2008. Vol. 1. A-L -- 2. M-Z. Contains approximately 450 alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on topics related to mental health, including mental disorders and conditions, diagnostic procedures and techniques, therapies, medications, and historic figures, and provides lists of further resources and a glossary.
REF 810.9 LITERARY	Literary themes for students : the American dream : examining diverse literature to understand and compare universal themes. Detroit : Thomson/Gale, 2007.

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