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	Geektastic : Stories from the Nerd Herd A collection of twenty-nine short stories about geeks. Book talk by Stephanie W. of Champlin Library. 403 p. 2009 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Borgenicht, David The Worst-case Scenario Survival Handbook : Middle School Kid-friendly, hands-on, step-by-step instructions for surviving one of the scariest times in a tween's life - the first day of middle school. Book talk by Laura M. 128 p. 2009 Children's Nonfiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Burg, Ann E. All the Broken Pieces : a Novel in Verse Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past. Book talk by Wendy W. of Collection Management. 218 p. 2009 Children's Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Butzer, C. M. Gettysburg : the Graphic Novel A detailed, comic-book style account depicting the Battle of Gettysburg, the national movement to create a memorial there, and the quiet day in 1863 when Lincoln delivered his galvanizing speech. Butzer uses only primary sources for the text, drawing from first-person letters and diaries, speeches, and Lincoln's own writing to unfold this series of historical events. The address itself is played out over eighteen pages, with every phrase given a visual interpretation that will resonate with young readers. Book talk by Lisa H. of Augsburg Park Library. 80 p. 2009 Children's Nonfiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Diamand, Emily Raiders' Ransom In 23rd-century Great Britain, where climate change has caused vast flooding, the piratical raiders kidnap the Prime Minister's daughter and thirteen-year-old Lilly Melkun, an English fishergirl, takes her seacat on a daring rescue attempt, with a mysterious talking jewel from a past computer age tucked in her belt as ransom. Book talk by Laura K. of Southdale Library. 334 p. 2009 Children's Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player. Other formats available
	Ford, Michael The Fire of Ares When slaves rebel in ancient Sparta, twelve-year-old Lysander, guarded by an heirloom amulet, the Fire of Ares, is caught between the Spartan ruling class, with whom he has been training as a warrior since his noble heritage was revealed, and those among whom he was recently laboring as a slave. Book talk by Kelly S. of Brookdale Library. 244 p. 2008 Children's Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Green, Roger Lancelyn Tales of the Greek Heroes Some of the oldest and most famous stories in the world—the adventures of Perseus, the labors of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts—are vividly retold in this single, connected narrative of the Heroic Age, from the coming of the Immortals to the first fall of Troy. Book talk by Mary S. of Golden Valley Library. 269 p. 2009 Children's Nonfiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Harmon, Michael B. Brutal Forced to leave Los Angeles for life in a quiet California wine town with a father she has never known, rebellious sixteen-year-old Poe Holly rails against a high school system that allows elite students special privileges and tolerates bullying of those who are different. Book talk by Laura M. 229 p. 2009 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Heiligman, Deborah Charles and Emma : The Darwins' Leap of Faith Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma, were deeply in love and very supportive of each other, but their opinions often clashed. Emma was extremely religious, and Charles questioned God's very existence. Book talk by Katherine D. of Minnetonka Library. 268 p. 2009 Children's Nonfiction Book (Biography) Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player. Other formats available
	Hooper, Mary Newes from the Dead : Being a True Story of Anne Green Hanged for Infanticide at Oxford Assizes in 1650 Restored to the World and Died Again 1665 In 1650, while Robert, a young medical student, steels himself to assist with her dissection, twenty-two-year-old housemaid Anne Green recalls her life as she lies in her coffin, presumed dead after being hanged for murdering her child that was, in fact, stillborn. Book talk by Angie S. of Rockford Road Library. 260 p. 2008 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Lake, Nick Blood Ninja After his father is murdered and a ninja saves his life, Taro discovers the connection between ninjas and vampires and finds himself being dragged into a bitter conflict between the rival lords ruling Japan. Book talk by Christy M. of Minneapolis Central Library. 369 p. 2009 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Lieb, Josh I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President In Omaha, Nebraska, twelve-year-old Oliver Watson has everyone convinced that he is extremely stupid and lazy, but he is actually a very wealthy, evil genius, and when he decides to run for seventh-grade class president, nothing will stand in his way. Book talk by Johannah G. of Franklin Library. 302 p. 2009 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player. Other formats available
	Lynch, Janet Nichols Messed Up Fifteen-year-old RD is repeating the eighth grade, planning to have an easy year, but after his grandmother walks out her boyfriend is no longer able to care for him, which leaves RD to fend for himself while avoiding being caught. Book talk by Amy L. of St. Louis Park Library. 250 p. 2009 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Marsh, Katherine The Night Tourist After fourteen-year-old classics prodigy Jack Perdu has a near fatal accident he meets Euri, a young ghost who introduces him to New York's Underworld, where those who died in New York reside until they are ready to move on, and Jack vows to find his dead mother there. Book talk by Laura K. of Southdale Library. 232 p. 2007 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	McCormick, Patricia Purple Heart While recuperating in a Baghdad hospital from a traumatic brain injury sustained during the Iraq War, eighteen-year-old soldier Matt Duffy struggles to recall what happened to him and how it relates to his ten-year-old friend, Ali. Book talk by Pat B. of Excelsior Library. 198 p. 2009 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Murphy, Jim Truce : The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting Truce : The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting On July 29th, 1914, the world’s peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austria-Hungary Empire began shelling the troops of the country to its south. Soon most of Europe was fighting in this calamitous war that could have been avoided. This was the First World War. On December 25 the troops defied their commanding officers by stopping the fighting and having a spontaneous celebration of Christmas with their "enemies."This beautiful and heartrending narrative of the Christmas Miracle will remind everyone how love for one another reaches far beyond war and politics. Book talk by Mary S. of Eden Prairie Library. 116 p. 2009 Children's Nonfiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Scieszka, Jon Knucklehead : Tall Tales Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka How did Jon Scieszka get so funny? He grew up as one of six brothers with Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, and jokes told at family dinner. Book talk by Stephanie W. of Champlin Library. 106 p. 2008 Children's Nonfiction Book (Biography) Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player. Other formats available
	Westerfeld, Scott Leviathan In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts. Book talk by Alicia A. of Brookdale Library. 440 p. 2009 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Wooding, Chris Malice Everyone's heard the rumors. Call on Tall Jake and he'll take you to Malice, a world that exists inside a horrifying comic book. A place most kids never leave. Seth and Kady think it's all a silly myth. But then their friend disappears. Book talk by Nina S. of Maple Grove Library. 377 p. 2009 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.
	Yancey, Richard The Monstrumologist : William James Henry In 1888, twelve-year-old Will Henry chronicles his apprenticeship with Dr. Warthrop, a scientist who hunts and studies real-life monsters, as they discover and attempt to destroy a pod of Anthropophagi. Book talk by Alicia A. of Brookdale Library. 454 p. 2009 Teen Fiction Book Listen to a book talk by Library staff Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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