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Gr 4—7—This first book in a trilogy, which takes the Maya 2012 apocalypse prophecy as a central plot point, is surely intended to appeal to fans of Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" books (Hyperion), but that series is funnier and far less murky...
A study of a crude world constructed of drugs, conflict, and human weakness, this novel takes place during the Korean War, a time when the world powers (specifically, the United States and China, with the Soviet Union playing a shadowy role) took sides, with violent results...
The only surviving historical record of the wife of Pontius Pilate is a very brief reference in the Gospel of Matthew, which states that she sent word to Pilate during Jesus's trial imploring him to have nothing to do with the Galilean, as she had been troubled by dreams of him...
Gr 9 Up—Amy and her friends are suffering through the Australian heat at the Methodist School for Girls camp, sneaking away to cool off in the dam whenever they get the chance...
Gr 10 Up—The 15 sections in the first two volumes of this work include examinations of the historical and philosophical foundations of our government, Congress, the presidency, the federal bureaucracy, the courts, political parties, elections, interest groups, the media, foreign policy, and public opinion...
This handsome tribute to Peruvian novelist Bryce Echenique on his 70th birthday consists of a variety of photographs taken throughout his life, as well as essays by critics and fellow writers, letters they have written, and letters from readers as well...
Gr 9 Up—The writing in this compendium blazes with the glow of crime novels and gangbuster series while delivering loads of fascinating and gory details on American organized crime...