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Fiction - Crime Fiction - Thriller/Suspense
.jpg) Blood Makes Noise.
Widen, Gregory (author).
458p. Amazon/Thomas & Mercer, paperback, $14.95 (9781611098990); Amazon/Thomas & Mercer, e-book, $9.99 (9781611093872).
Hollywood screenwriter Widen's first novel effectively mixes historical fiction with a touch of noir. In the early 1950s, CIA agent Michael Suslov lives in Buenos Aires with his pregnant wife.
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Fiction - General Fiction
.jpg) Zinsky the Obscure.
Mochari, Ilan (author).
350p. Fomite, paperback, $19 (9781937677114).
Can reclusive Zinsky move from obscure to famous, or at least find a career, connections, and romance in his Boston suburb? Six feet eight and bald, he copes through sports (he makes money with an online football magazine, not always honestly) and books (Hardy, Dickens, Salinger, Melville).
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Fiction - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Science Fiction
.jpg) The Lost Gate.
Card, Orson Scott (author). 400p. Tor, hardcover, $24.99 (9780765326577).
Teenager Danny North has always suspected he was different from other members of his family, and you should know right off the bat that the members of Danny's family are, or rather used to be, gods. Danny's immediate relatives were formerly known as Odin, Thor, and Freya.
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Fiction - Romance - Romantic Suspense
  Wait until Dark.
Buchman, M. L. (author).
384p. Sourcebooks/Casablanca, paperback, $6.99 (9781402258169).
The third book in Buchman's Night Stalkers series (The Night Is Mine and I Own the Dawn, 2012) features a romance between two military helicopter mechanics. One is Staff Sergeant "Big John" Wallace, a happy, well-grounded guy from a huge, loving family, who falls for Sergeant Connie Davis, who lost her mother at 3 and her beloved military father at 13.
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Adult - Nonfiction
Poetry
The Adventures of Ibn Opcit: Book II Opcit at Large.
Barr, John (author).
144p. Red Hen, paperback, $14.95 (9781597092401). 811.
Religion
Answering the Contemplative Call: First Steps on the Mystical Path.
McColman, Carl (author).
192p. Hampton Roads, paperback, $16.95 (9781571746771). 248.2.
Literature
Body Geographic.
Borich, Barrie Jean (author).
272p. illus. Univ. of Nebraska, paperback, $17.95 (9780803239852). 818.
Business
Down the Up Escalator: How the 99% Live in the Great Recession.
Garson, Barbara (author).
288p. Doubleday, hardcover, $26.95 (9780385532747). 339.2.
Poetry
An Ethic.
Davis, Christina (author).
68p. Nightboat, paperback, $15.95 (9781937658090). 811.
Social Sciences
The Fight to Save Juarez: Life in the Heart of Mexico's Drug War.
Ainslie, Ricardo C. (author).
332p. Univ. of Texas, hardcover, $25 (9780292738904). 363.450.
Social Sciences - Politics & Government
The Great Game in Cuba: How the CIA Thwarted Its Own Plot to Unseat Fidel Castro.
Mellen, Joan (author).
432p. Skyhorse, hardcover, $24.95 (9781620874677). 327.730.
Social Sciences
Hammarskjöld: A Life.
Lipsey, Roger (author).
752p. Univ. of Michigan, hardcover, $35 (9780472118908). 341.23.
History
The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust.
Ingram, Marione (author).
224p. illus. Skyhorse, hardcover, $24.95 (9781620871850). 940.53.
Sports & Recreation
Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes.
Rosengren, John (author).
400p. illus. Penguin, hardcover, $26.95 (9780451235763). 796.357092.
Sports & Recreation
Heart of a Tiger: Growing Up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb.
Cobb, Herschel (author).
288p. ECW, hardcover, $24.95 (9781770411302). 796.357092.
Health and Medicine
The Hormone Cure.
Gottfried, Sara (author).
448p. Scribner, hardcover, $25 (9781451666946); Scribner, e-book, (9781451666960). 618.1/75061.
Arts - Music
I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography.
Hell, Richard (author).
288p. Ecco, hardcover, $24.99 (9780062190833). 782.
Child Care
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad.
Benner, Scott (author).
Spry, hardcover, $14.95 (9781938170157). 649.1.
Gardening
Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables & Flowers.
Tychonievich, Joseph (author).
216p. illus. Timber, hardcover, $19.95 (9781604693645). 635.
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History - U.S. History
 Private Path: The Desk Calendars of Mary Jo Ryan, 1937–1943.
Clark, Jack (editor).
307p. CreateSpace, paperback, $14.95 (9781477637975). 920.
"More than a collection of daily events in the life of one woman—a mother, wife, and hard worker—it is also the story of the "greatest generation" and of [Chicago] itself.
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Sports & Recreation
Ramblers: Loyola Chicago 1963—the Team That Changed the Color of College Basketball.
Lenehan, Michael (author).
282p. Agate, paperback, $16 (9781572841406). 796.323.
Science
Seven Summers: A Naturalist Homesteads in the Modern West.
Corbett, Julia (author).
288p. Univ. of Utah, paperback, $19.95 (9781607812494). 508.092.
Social Sciences
Song without Words: Discovering My Deafness Halfway through Life.
Shea, Gerald (author).
240p. Perseus/Da Capo, hardcover, $25.99 (9780306821936); Perseus/Da Capo, e-book (9780306821943). 362.4.
Gardening
Storey's Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables & Herbs for Market: Site & Crop Selection Planting, Care & Harvesting Business Basics.
Stewart, Keith (author).
560p. illus. Storey, hardcover, $34.95 (9781612120072); Storey, paperback, $24.95 (9781603425711). 631.5.
History
Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World.
Karski, Jan (author).
398p. Georgetown Univ., hardcover, $26.95 (9781589019836). 940.53.
Health and Medicine
Stranger Here: How Weight-Loss Surgery Transformed My Body and Messed with My Head.
Larsen, Jen (author).
256p. Seal, paperback, $16 (9781580054461). 613.2.
Social Sciences
Style Me Vintage Weddings: An Inspirational Guide to Styling the Perfect Vintage Wedding.
Beeforth, Annabel (author).
220p. illus. Chicago Review, hardcover, $24.95 (9781613748114). 392.54.
Science - Animals
Swordfish: The Biography of the Ocean Gladiator.
Ellis, Richard (author).
272p. Univ. of Chicago, hardcover, $26 (9780226922904). 597.
Science
This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works.
Brockman, John (editor).
448p. HarperPerennial, paperback, $15.99 (9780062230171). 500.
Literature
The Tragedy of Mister Morn.
Nabokov, Vladimir (author). Translated by Thomas Karshan.
192p. Knopf, hardcover, $26 (9780307960818). 891.72.
Social Sciences
Traveling Heavy: A Memoir between Journeys.
Behar, Ruth (author).
200p. Duke, hardcover, $23.95 (9780822354673). 305.892.
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Arts - Movies & Television
 When Variety Was King.
Peppiatt, Frank (author).
296p. ECW, hardcover, $26.95 (9781770411579); ECW, paperback, $17.95 (9781770410299). 791.450.
"This is a likable, entertaining memoir, a look at the author's life in the entertainment industry of the 1950s through the 1980s and the not-inconsiderable toll the work took on his personal life. For fans of TV history, there's a gold mine here."
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Adult - Fiction
General Fiction
Blue White Red.
Mabanckou, Alain (author). Translated by Alison Dundy.
136p. Indiana Univ., paperback, $17 (9780253007919).
General Fiction
Cities of Refuge.
Helm, Michael (author).
410p. Tin House, paperback, $15.95 (9781935639497).
Crime Fiction - Mystery
Dancing on Graves.
Clark, Jack (author).
205p. CreateSpace, paperback, $13.95 (9781475254396).
Romance - Historical Romance
The Earl Is Mine.
Kramer, Kieran (author).
352p. St. Martin's, paperback, $7.99 (9781250009890).
General Fiction
Friendship Makes the Heart Grow Fonder.
Higgins, Lisa Verge (author).
352p. 5 Spot, paperback, $13.99 (9781455500314).
Romance - Historical Romance
The Handbook to Handling His Lordship.
Enoch, Suzanne (author).
352p. St. Martin's, paperback, $7.99 (9780312534547).
General Fiction
Haven's Wake.
Randolph, Ladette (author).
256p. Univ. of Nebraska/Bison, paperback, $16.95 (9780803243576).
Romance - Historical Romance
The Heiress's Homecoming.
Scott, Regina (author).
288p. Love Inspired, paperback, $5.75 (9780373829569).
Crime Fiction - Mystery
The Hero Pose.
Ebisch, Glen (author).
230p. Five Star, hardcover, $25.95 (9781432826802).
Crime Fiction
Highway Side.
Clark, Jack (author).
248p. CreateSpace, paperback, $13.95 (9781475182187).
Horror Fiction
Juggernaut.
Baker, Adam (author).
320p. St. Martin's/Griffin/Thomas Dunne, hardcover, $24.99 (9781250017673); St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne, e-book, (9781250017666).
General Fiction
Market Street.
Hughes, Anita (author).
288p. St. Martin's/Griffin, paperback, $14.99 (9780312643331).
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General Fiction
 My Father's Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain.
Pron, Patricio (author). Translated by Mara Faye Lethem.
224p. Knopf, hardcover, $24 (9780307700681).
"From a major new voice in Spanish literature, this novel should grant Pron a much-deserved readership in the English-speaking world."
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Crime Fiction - Mystery
Pecos Valley Rainbow.
Duncan, Alice (author).
250p. Five Star, hardcover, $25.95 (9781432826901).
Romance - Contemporary Romance
Scandalous.
Bagshawe, Tilly (author).
416p. Amazon/Montlake Romance, paperback, $12.95 (9781612184647).
General Fiction
Secrets over Sweet Tea.
Jones, Denise Hildreth (author).
400p. Tyndale, paperback, $13.99 (9781414366845).
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General Fiction
 Solo Pass.
De Feo, Ronald (author).
208p. Other, paperback, $14.95 (9781590515860).
"This has been in the works for years, with portions appearing as early as 1988 in the Hudson Review. The result is a quirky, funny tale that forces the reader to question the line between inside and outside, insanity and normalcy, confinement and freedom."
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Crime Fiction - Mystery
Stars & Stripes: The Third Diary—1960.
Benson, Raymond (author).
336p. Oceanview, hardcover, $25.95 (9781608090723).
Crime Fiction - Mystery
Strawberry Yellow.
Hirahara, Naomi (author).
233p. Prospect Park, paperback, $15 (9781938849022).
General Fiction
Ten White Geese.
Bakker, Gerbrand (author). Translated by Gerbrand Colmer.
230p. Penguin, paperback, $15 (9780143122678).
General Fiction
Thinking of You.
Mansell, Jill (author).
432p. Sourcebooks/Landmark, paperback, $14 (9781402281297).
General Fiction
Virgin Soul.
Juanita, Judy (author).
304p. Viking, hardcover, $26.95 (9780670026586).
Crime Fiction - Thriller/Suspense
The Whiteness of the Whale.
Poyer, David (author).
336p. St. Martin's, hardcover, $26.99 (9781250020567).
Youth - Nonfiction
Folklore & Fairy Tales
Arctic Aesop's Fables: Twelve Retold Tales.
Fowler, Susi Gregg (author). Illustrated by Jim Fowler.
32p. Sasquatch, hardcover, $10.99 (9781570618611). Grades 2-4. 398.2.
History - U.S. History
Freedom Heroines.
Wishinsky, Frieda (author).
144p. illus. Scholastic, paperback, $6.99 (9780545425186). Grades 4-7. 305.4.
Arts - Performing Arts
Madama Butterfly.
Lapenta, Monica E. (author). Illustrated by Stefania Pravato.
44p. Babetta's World, paperback, $25 (9781619940017). Grades 2-5. 782.1.
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Nonfiction
 Regine's Book: A Teen Girl's Last Words.
Stokke, Regine (author).
324p. illus. Zest, hardcover, $16.99 (9781936976201). Grades 8-12.
"Her obsession with rock music and attending concerts saturates the text as it does her short life, and her original poems and artistic photographs add extra dimension to what is sure to be an inspiring read for a new audience for this moving title that was originally published in Regine's Norway."
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Nonfiction
Slavery in the United States.
Forret, Jeff (author).
445p. illus. Facts On File, library edition, $55 (9780816081158). Grades 8-11. 306.3.
Youth - Fiction
General Fiction
The 823rd Hit.
Scaletta, Kurtis (author). Illustrated by Eric Wight.
112p. Abrams/Amulet, hardcover, $15.95 (9781419704468); Abrams/Amulet, paperback, $5.95 (9781419704451). Grades 2-4.
General Fiction
Albert's Bigger Than Big Idea.
May, Eleanor (author). Illustrated by Deborah Melmon.
32p. Kane, hardcover, $22.60 (9781575655215); Kane, paperback, $7.95 (9781575655222); Kane, e-book, $16.95 (9781575655239). PreS-Grade 1.
Fantasy
City of Death.
Yep, Laurence (author).
384p. Tor/Starscape, hardcover, $17.99 (9780765319265). Grades 5-8.
Fantasy
Cloneward Bound.
Castle, M. E. (author).
272p. Egmont, hardcover, $15.99 (9781606842331). Grades 4-7.
Action/Adventure
Code.
Reichs, Kathy (author) and Brendan Reichs (author).
464p. Putnam, hardcover, $17.99 (9781595144126). Grades 7-10.
Mystery
The Curse of the Pharaoh.
Stevenson, Steve (author). Illustrated by Stefano Turconi.
144p. Grosset & Dunlap, paperback, $5.99 (9780448462172). Grades 3-5.
Fantasy
Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Kessler, Liz (author). Illustrated by Natacha Ledwidge.
288p. Candlewick, hardcover, $15.99 (9780763658243). Grades 4-7.
Fantasy
The Essence.
Derting, Kimberly (author).
352p. Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry, hardcover, $16.99 (9781442445598). Grades 9-12.
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General Fiction
 The Fourth Stall: Part III.
Rylander, Chris (author).
304p. HarperCollins/Walden Pond, hardcover, $16.99 (9780062120052); HarperCollins/Walden Pond, paperback, $9.99 (9780062120076). Grades 4-6.
"Rylander keeps up the delightful, boycentric beat, mixing bravado, embarrassments, and wisecracks with real wisdom."
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Fantasy
Full Moon Kisses.
Schreiber, Ellen (author).
224p. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen, hardcover, $17.99 (9780061986536). Grades 7-10.
Scary Stories
The Game.
Kuhn, Krystyna (author).
316p. IPG/Atom, paperback, $9.99 (9781907410567). Grades 6-9.
Fantasy
Ghost Buddy #3: How to Scare the Pants Off Your Pets.
Winkler, Henry (author) and Lin Oliver (author).
112p. Scholastic, paperback, $4.99 (9780545298896). Grades 3-6.
General Fiction
Ivy in the Shadows.
Woodworth, Chris (author).
208p. Farrar, hardcover, $16.99 (9780374335663). Grades 4-6.
General Fiction
Jasper & Joop.
Dunrea, Olivier (author). Illustrated by Olivier Dunrea.
32p. Houghton, hardcover, $9.99 (9780547867625). PreS.
General Fiction
The Lives We Lost.
Crewe, Megan (author).
288p. Disney/Hyperion, hardcover, $16.99 (9781423146179). Grades 9-12.
General Fiction
Maisy Learns to Swim.
Cousins, Lucy (author). Illustrated by Lucy Cousins.
32p. Candlewick, hardcover, $12.99 (9780763664800). PreS-K.
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General Fiction
 Mice on Ice.
May, Eleanor (author). Illustrated by Deborah Melmon.
32p. Kane, paperback, $7.95 (9781575655284); library edition, $22.60 (9781575655277); Kane, e-book, $16.95 (9781575655291). PreS-K.
"This is a useful addition both to the Mouse Math series and to the shelf of math concept books for the youngest."
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General Fiction
My Summer of Pink & Green.
Greenwald, Lisa (author).
272p. Abrams/Amulet, hardcover, $16.95 (9781419704130). Grades 4-7.
General Fiction
Peepsqueak Wants a Friend.
Clark, Leslie Ann (author). Illustrated by Leslie Ann Clark.
32p. Harper, hardcover, $15.99 (9780062078049). PreS-K.
Fantasy
Precocia: The Sixth Circle of Heck.
Basye, Dale E. (author). Illustrated by Bob Dob.
464p. Random, hardcover, $16.99 (9780375868351); library edition, $19.99 (9780375968358). 7.
Science Fiction
The Rebels of New Sun.
Kinch, Michael (author).
288p. Flux, paperback, $9.99 (9780738731513). Grades 8-12.
General Fiction
The Return of Abracadabra.
Dahl, Michael (author).
208p. Capstone, hardcover, $10.95 (9781434247216). Grades 4-6.
General Fiction
Stuck in the Middle (of Middle School): A Novel in Doodles.
Young, Karen Romano (author). Illustrated by Karen Romano Young.
112p. Feiwel and Friends, hardcover, $12.99 (9780312555962). Grades 3-6.
General Fiction
Tallulah's Toe Shoes.
Singer, Marilyn (author). Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.
48p. Clarion, hardcover, $16.99 (9780547482231). PreS-Grade 2.
Mystery
The Tell-Tale Start.
McAlpine, Gordon (author). Illustrated by Sam Zuppardi.
224p. Viking, hardcover, $15.99 (9780670784912). Grades 4-6.
General Fiction
These Seas Count!
Formento, Alison (author). Illustrated by Sarah Snow.
32p. Albert Whitman, hardcover, $16.99 (9780807578711). PreS-Grade 2.
Fantasy
The Trap Door.
McMann, Lisa (author).
192p. Scholastic, hardcover, $12.99 (9780545386982); Scholastic, e-book, $12.99 (9780545484572). Grades 4-6.
General Fiction
Uh-oh, Baby!
Coffelt, Nancy (author). Illustrated by Scott Nash.
40p. Aladdin, hardcover, $16.99 (9781416991496). PreS-K.
Professional Reading
Library Science
Travel the Globe: Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children. 2nd ed.
Weber, Desiree (author) and Dee Ann Corn (author) and others.
265p. illus. Libraries Unlimited, hardcover, $45 (9781610691246). 370.12.
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