Iggulden, Conn. The dangerous book for boys. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Collins, c2007.
A collection of entertainments geared toward boys, containing accounts of famous battles, William Shakespeare quotations, games, and instructions for activities such as building a go-cart, cutting flint heads, making an electromagnet, and folding the "greatest paper airplane in the world.".

Plato. The works of Plato. New York : Modern Library, [c1956].

Rees, Peter. Liberty : blessing or burden? New York : Children's Press, 2008.
Examines what it means to be free and looks at freedom through history and around the world today.

Bookbinder, Steve. The dictionary of the global economy. New York : Franklin Watts, 2001.
Contains over four hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about concepts and terms related to the global economy, and includes biographical entries, maps, graphs, charts, and photographs.

World hunger. Bronx, N.Y. : H.W. Wilson Company, 2007.
The slow and silent killer: what causes famine? -- Starved for attention / Susan Sechler -- Starving season / Samuel Loewenberg -- Africa sinks deeper into despair as famine worsens / Rob Crilly -- From credit to crops / Stijn Claessens and Erik Feijen -- Why democracies don't have famines / Miren Gutierrez -- Freedom is not enough / Joshua Hammer -- Famines in the world today -- Millions in Niger facing food shortages once again / Samuel Loewenberg -- So little to eat / Mike Crawley -- Who caused the Malawi famine / Kwesi Owusu and Francis Ng'ambi -- Letter from Zimbabwe / Gabrielle Menezes -- Glimpses of a hermit nation: trading ideals for sustenance / Barbara Demick -- Relief efforts: aid versus development -- Fighting world hunger / Ryan Swanson -- Food sovereignty: ending world hunger in our time / Frederic Mousseau and Anuradha Mittal -- Starving for the cameras / The Economist -- The problem with predicting famine / Miren Gutierrez -- When food aid doesn't solve Africa's problems / Edgar Batte -- Localized food aid / Alexandra Starr -- Women and children: greatest victims, greatest hope -- Hunger: the silent emergency / Jan Goodwin, Marie Claire -- Malnutrition is cheating its survivors, and Africa's future / Michael Wines -- Hunger stalks Niger / Kirsten Scharnberg -- The face of famine / Anderson Cooper -- Promising solution or risky experiment? The biotechnology debate -- Hunger and the biotech wars / Peter Pringle -- Debate grows over biotech food / Justin Gillis -- Genetic engineering is not the answer / Sean McDonagh -- Feed starving masses, not irrational fears / USA Today -- Food stamps and farm subsidies: hunger in America -- Hungry in America / Trudy Lieberman -- America's hunger epidemic / Anna Quindlen -- Cost of hunger calculated at $90 billion / Cheryl Wetzstein -- No longer hungry, just folks of 'low food security' / Marie Cocco -- Lawmaker cuts budget to $3 a day / Bella English -- Appendix -- United Nations Millennium declaration. September 18, 2000.

Blaz, Deborah. Differentiated instruction : a guide for foreign language teachers. Larchmont, NY : Eye On Education, c2006.
Presents a wide range of activities designed to help foreign language students build their vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, with tips on how teachers can accommodate different learning styles, interests, and needs.

Green Building A to Z : Understanding the Language of Green Building. Canada : New Society Publishers, 2007.

Aretha, David. On the rocks : teens and alcohol. New York : Franklin Watts, 2007.
Discusses alcohol abuse among adolescents, investigates the scope of the problem, and looks at warning signs and treatment options.

Landau, Elaine. Cocaine. New York : F. Watts, c2003.
Discusses the health issues and dangers associated with cocaine and crack, the history of its use in the United States, and treatment options for those with an addiction to these drugs.

Pandemics. Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2007.
A collection of eleven controversial essays that debate issues associated with the threat of infectious diseases such as AIDS and the Avian Flu.

Human embryo experimentation. Detroit : Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale, c2007.
Contains fourteen controversial articles that debate various perspectives on the issue of human embryo experimentation, exploring questions over whether the practice is beneficial and ethical, whether research should be federally funded, and whether early human embryos are human beings.

Petersen, Christine. Does everyone have ADHD? : a teen's guide to diagnosis and treatment. New York : Franklin Watts, 2007.
Understanding ADHD -- What is ADHD? -- Diagnosing ADHD -- Causes of ADHD -- Living well with ADHD -- Treatment options -- ADHD and learning -- Healtful habits -- The future can be bright -- Glossary -- To find out more. Explores attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; discussing what it is, diagnosis, causes, treatments, healthful habits, and other related topics.

Fleming, Christine. Art as science. New York : Children's Press, 2008.
Provides information on how science and art intertwine with ongoing restoration projects, discusses the math used by artists in their work and more.

Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-. Romanticism. Detroit : Lucent Books :, c2007.
Introduction: An artistic movement -- Romance and revolution -- The German roots of romanticism -- Politics and romance in France -- A different type of revolution in Great Britain -- Romanticism in the American wilderness. Presents a brief overview of the development of Romanticism, its roots and influences on art and literature.

Mines, Cynthia. Cubism. Detroit : Lucent Books :, c2007.
Introd. A new century in Paris -- Ch. 1. The origins of Cubism -- Ch. 2. Breaking ground -- Ch. 3. The salon Cubists -- Ch. 4. Synthetic Cubism and reality -- Ch. 5. Cubism beyond France. Chronicles the history of the art movement Cubism, discussing its precursors; its pioneers, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque; the Salon Cubists; and later developments.

Parks, Peggy J., 1951-. Impressionism. Detroit, MI : Lucent Books :, c2007.
"It is shocking. complete craziness" -- The roots of Impressionism -- An artistic revolution -- Growth and turmoil -- The turning point -- Postimpressionism. Presents a brief study of the Impressionist movement of the mid-1800s, the great impressionist artists of the era including Edouard Manet and Claude Monet, and its influence in the artistic world.

Grant, Reg, 1954-. The Cold War. Mankato, MN : Arcturus :, c2008.
Explores the significant events surrounding the Cold War including the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the space race, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the fall of the Berlin Wall and Communism.

Downing, David, 1946-. The war on terror. Mankato, MN : Arcturus :, c2008.
Explores the major conflicts and events that helped shape the War on Terror including the September 11 attacks, the Madrid and London bombings, and the rise of al-Qaida.

Ross, Stewart. World War I. Mankato, MN : Arcturus :, c2008.
Provides descriptions of twenty-one key events in the history of World War I, beginning with the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 and continuing through the opening of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Includes time lines and photographs.

Harris, Nathaniel, 1937-. World War II. Mankato, MN : Arcturus :, c2008.
Explores the major conflicts leading up to and during World War II including the attack on Pearl Harbor, significant sea and land battles, and the bombing of Heroshima.

Halberstam, David. The coldest winter : America and the Korean War. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2007.
Tells the story of the Second Infantry Division and their terrible defeat by forces of the People's Republic Army in 1950.

Luttrell, Marcus. Lone survivor : the eyewitness account of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of SEAL Team 10. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2007.
American Navy SEAL and team leader Marcus Luttrell tells his story of the loss of his teammates in July 2005 along the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border to al-Qaida insurgents.

Landau, Elaine. The Great Depression. New York : Children's Press, 2007.
Describes the 1929 stock market crash and the events and effects of the depression that followed, including the New Deal programs intended to restore the economy.

Strom, Laura Layton. Built below sea level : New Orleans. New York : Children's Press, 2008.
Presents a history of New Orleans, Louisiana, describes the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina on the city in 2005 and the work being done to clean up and takes a look at New Orleans today.

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak. Platnium ed. New York : Speak, 2006, c1999.
A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school. Includes bonus material and a new forward by the author.

Chima, Cinda Williams. The warrior heir. 1st Hyperion Paperbacks ed. New York : Hyperion Paperbacks, 2007, c2006.
Sixteen-year-old Jack discovers that he is one of the last warriors of the Weirlind, an underground society of magical people, and must fight to determine which house--the White Rose or the Red Rose--will rule the Weir.

Cohn, Rachel. Gingerbread. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2003, c2002.
After being expelled from a fancy boarding school, Cyd Charisse's problems with her mother escalate after Cyd falls in love with a sensitive surfer and is subsequently sent from San Francisco to New York City to spend time with her biological father.

Cohn, Rachel. Naomi and Ely's no kiss list : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, c2007.
Although they have been friends and neighbors all their lives, straight Naomi and gay Ely find their relationship severely strained during their freshman year at New York University.

Cohn, Rachel. Nick & Norah's infinite playlist. 1st Knopf trade pbk. ed. New York : Knopf, 2007, c2006.
Nick O'Leary, a member of a local rock band, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and talks her into posing as his girlfriend in order to get rid of his ex-girlfriend.

Cohn, Rachel. Shrimp. 1st Simon & Schuster ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2006, c2005.
Back in San Francisco for her senior year in high school, seventeen-year-old Cyd attempts to reconcile with her boyfriend, Shrimp, making some girlfriends and beginning to feel more a part of her family in the process.

Cohn, Rachel. Two steps forward. 1st Aladdin Mix ed. New York : Aladdin Mix, 2007, c2006.
Fourteen-year-old Annabel's extended family gathers in Los Angeles for several weeks over the summer where she must contend with step- and half-sisters and brothers and her own mother's failing marriage.

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-. The au pairs : a novel. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2005, c2004.
Three teenage girls from different backgrounds work for a summer in the Hamptons as au pairs for a wealthy family, and in spite of many ups and downs, all three end up changing for the better.

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-. Blue bloods. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2006.
Schuyler Van Alen, a loner at a prestigious New York City private school, sets out to learn the secrets of the Blue Bloods, an ancient group of vampires.

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-. Skinny-dipping : a novel. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2006, c2005.
When Eliza lands an internship at a club, Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui are annoyed until they learn that the new au pair, Laurent, is gorgeous, French, and male, which is only one of the complications their friendship will have to endure during their summer in the Hamptons.

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-. Sun-kissed : a novel. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2007, c2006.
Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui, all new high school graduates, head back to the Hamptons for a third summer, where Mara has a job writing about nightlife for a local newspaper, Jacqui has snagged an internship with a fashion designer, and Eliza is once again set to take care of the Perry children, but their plans for a carefree summer are complicated by boyfriends, work, and school problems.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the betrayed. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2003, c2002.
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death.

Han, Jenny. Shug. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York : Aladdin Mix, 2007, c2006.
Annemarie "Shug" Wilcox, facing junior high school, disgruntled with her appearance, and confused by changing relationships, decides there is nothing worse than being twelve-years-old.

Kain, P. G. Dumped by popular demand. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York : Aladdin Mix, 2007.
Dorie Dilts sees her move to New Jersey as a chance to become part of the in crowd, and soon after her first day of school, she realizes that if she wants to be popular she has to date and get dumped by arrogant Grant Braddish.

Kostova, Elizabeth. The historian : a novel. 1st large print ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2005.

The Butcher Boy. New York City : Delta Publishing, 1992.

Outbreak. Standard & Widescreen. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1997.
Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Donald Sutherland, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Patrick Dempsey. A deadly virus from a jungle makes it way into a California community and has the potential to wipe out all mankind.

Patterson, James, 1947-. Maximum Ride : saving the world and other extreme sports. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2007.
The time has come for Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel to face their ultimate enemy and, despite many obstacles, to try to save the world from a sinister plan to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race.

Patterson, James, 1947-. School's out-- forever. 1st mass market ed. New York : Warner Vision Books, 2007, c2006.
After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically-altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny--to save the world, whether she wants to or not.

Poe, Edgar Allan. The raven and other poems and stories. New York : Franklin Watts, 2007.
Dreams -- The lake -- Sonnet, To science -- [Alone] -- Introduction -- To Helen -- Israfel -- The valley of unrest -- The city in the sea -- To one in paradise -- The Coliseum -- The haunted palace -- The conqueror worm -- Dream-land -- Eulalie -- The raven -- ["Deep in Earth"] -- To M.L.S. -- Ulalume, a ballad -- The bells -- To Helen [Whitman] -- A dream within a dream -- For Annie -- Eldorado. A collection of poems and stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Includes a study guide.

Darren Shan. Cirque Du Freak : A Living Nightmare, The vampire's Assistant, Tunnels of Blood. New York : Little, Brown, and Co, 2007.

Sparks, Nicholas. The rescue. Warner Books ed. New York : Warner Books, [2001], c2000.
Taylor McAden's devotion to his work as a volunteer fireman has left no room in his life for love, but when he becomes involved in the search for four-year-old Kyle who has disappeared following an automobile accident in which his mom, Denise, was injured, Taylor develops feelings for Denise that he cannot deny.

T R Spells Trouble. Baltimore, Maryland : PublishAmerica, 2007.