NEW BOOKS ADDED IN MARCH 2012

BOOKS ADDED MARCH 2012

ADULT FICTION

AC\FIC\AND 3/2012

Andrews, V. C. Into the darkness
Amber Taylor meets Brayden Matthews when his family moves into the house next door and after the two explore the town together, he disappears just as quickly as he had appeared and it takes Amber to the brink of madness as she tries to figure out the truth.

AC\FIC\DeW\ 3-2012

DeWoskin, Rachel. Big girl small
Sixteen-year-old Judy Lohden, a girl whose phenomenal singing voice should have made her the star of Darcy Academy, the local performing arts high school, instead finds herself hiding out from the national media in a seedy hotel room due to a controversy sparked in part by the fact that she is only three feet, nine inches tall.

AC\FIC\PAO 3/2012

ADULT MYSTERY

Paolini, Christopher. Inheritance.
The young Dragon Rider Eragon must finally confront the evil king Galbatorix to free Alagaesia from his rule once and for all.

AC MYS CRO

Crow, Michael, 1948-. No way back: a novel.                                 A rogue and ruthlessly effective weapon for justice and punishment, disgraced cop Luther Ewing could use something to occupy his time during his involuntary six-month "vacation" from the Baltimore P.D. narcotics squad. Luckily (or not), his reputation is well-known in wide, if covert, government circles -- and the CIA has a job that's right up Luther's alley: protecting a South Korean businessman who's involved in some shady dealings in Russia.

AC\MYS\CUL 3/2012

Cussler, Clive. The thief
On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's chief investigator, Isaac Bell, but the thugs attack again-and this time one of the scientists dies, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted an opportunity to give the Germans an edge, before that can happen Isaac Bell must figure out who he is, and stop him unless it is already too late.

AC\MYS\KEL 3/2012

Kellerman, Jonathan. Victims: an Alex Delaware novel
Not since Jack the Ripper terrorized the London slums has there been such a gruesome crime scene. By all accounts, acid-tongued Vita Berlin hadn't a friend in the world, but whom did she cross so badly as to end up arranged in such a grotesque tableau? One look at her apartment-turned-charnel house prompts hard-bitten LAPD detective Milo Sturgis to summon his go-to expert in hunting homicidal maniacs, Alex Delaware.

AC\MYS\SIL 3/2012

Silva, Daniel, 1960-. Portrait of a spy
After failing to stop a suicide bomber attack in London, master art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon is summoned by the CIA and is faced with an organization riddled with dissent--and ill-equipped to deal with the deadly new face of global jihadist terror

JC\FIC\COL V.3\c.2 3-12

Collins, Suzanne. Mockingjay: Hunger Games series #3.
Katniss Everdeen, having survived the Hunger Games twice, learns she and her family and friends are in danger because the Capitol holds her responsible for the unrest and races against time to protect those she cares about and the people of District 12.

JC\FIC\COL\ V.2\ c.2 \3-12

Collins, Suzanne. Catching fire: Hunger Games series #2.
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

JC\FIC\FAN 3/2012

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The sorcerer of the north : Ranger's Apprentice #5
Now a full-fledged Ranger responsible for a sleepy fief, Will finds a new adventure seeking the traitors who poisoned the king, investigating rumors of sorcery, and trying to rescue his friend Alyss, who is taken hostage.

JC\FIC\FLA 3-2012

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). Halt's peril: Ranger's Apprentice #9.
Tennyson, the false prophet of the Outsider cult, has escaped and Halt is determined to stop him before he crosses the border into Araluen, but Genovesan assassins put Will and Halt's extraordinary archery skills to the test.

JC\FIC\FLA\ 3/2012

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The outcasts: Brotherband Chronicles #1.
Hal, Stig, and the other outcasts do not have the size and strength of the Skandians, but when they face off against the Wolves and the Sharks in an ultimate race for survival, they hope that their courage and cunning are enough to help them win in a game that everyone seems to think is a matter of life and death.

JC\FIC\FLA\ 3-2012

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). Ranger's apprentice: the lost stories (Stories between the books
In 1896, an archaeological dig unearths an ancient trunk containing manuscripts that confirm the existence of Araluen Rangers Will and Halt and tell of their first meeting and some of their previously unknown exploits.

JC\FIC\FLA\ V.10\ 3-2012

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The emperor of Nihon-Ja: Ranger's Apprentice #10.
In a faraway land, a young warrior must protect an emperor from an uprising and train an inexperienced army, with assistance from his Ranger friends.

JC\FIC\FLA\v.1 3-2012

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The Ranger's apprentice collection: Books 1 - 3.
The ruins of Gorlan -- The burning bridge -- The icebound land. Contains three novels from John Flanagan's fantasy fiction series that features "The Ruins of Gorlan," "The Burning Bridge," and "The Icebound Land," that follows fifteen-year-old Will on his adventures with Rangers, and defending the kingdom of Araluen.

JC\FIC\FLA\v.4 3/2012

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The battle for Skandia: Ranger's Apprentice #4.
After escaping slavery, Evanlyn is taken captive by a Temujai warrior, leaving Will to use his Ranger training to find her, despite being outnumbered by an enemy scouting party and the entire Temujai army.

JC\FIC\FLA\v.7 3-2012

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). Erak's ransom: Ranger's Apprentice #7
On a mission to pay the ransom of a new ally, apprentice Will and his friends find themselves in a desert wasteland awash with enemies.

JC\FIC\FLA\v.8 3/2012

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The kings of Clonmel: Ranger's Apprentice #8.
Halt, Will, and Horace set out for Hibernia, where a quasi-religious group, the Outsiders, is sowing confusion and sedition, and they find that secrets from Halt's past may hold the key to restoring order before the last kingdom is undermined.

JC\FIC\HAW\ 3-2012

Hawkins, Rachel Spell bound.
Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away and leaves her alone, defenseless, and at the mercy of her enemies the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium.

JC\FIC\HEY\ 3/2012

Heyward, DuBose The country bunny and the little gold shoes, as told to Jenifer
To the surprise of many, the little country cottontail becomes one of the special Easter bunnies even though she has twenty-one children of her very own.

JC\FIC\HIL\ 3-2012

Hills, Tad. Duck & Goose, here comes the Easter bunny!
Duck and Goose attempt to find a hiding place where they can wait for the Easter Bunny without being seen.

JC\FIC\RAS\ 3-2012

Raschka, Christopher. A ball for Daisy
Daisy the dog is heartbroken when her favorite toy ball is destroyed while she is playing with another dog, but she realizes she has gained something, too.

JC\FIC\RIO 3-2012

Riordan, Rick. The son of Neptune
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.

JC\FIC\WAL\ 3-2012

Walsh, Joanna. The biggest kiss
A celebration of kisses from the sleepy goodnight kiss and the splishy-splashy fish kiss to the sticky lipstick kiss and finally the best kiss of all.

JC\FIC\WEL 3-2012

Wells, Rosemary. Yoko learns to read
Despite the doubts of some classmates and her native-born Japanese mother's inability to read English, Yoko finds the key to reading and catches up with the other students in putting new leaves on the classroom's book tree.