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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski
SUMMARY: Beautifully written and elegantly paced,The Story of Edgar Sawtelleis a coming-of-age novel about the power of the land and the past to shape our lives. It is a riveting t... -
The Secret of the Crooked Cat - William Arden
Product DescriptionUsing a clue provided by an unusual stuffed cat, three young detectives investigate the mysterious troubles of an accident-prone carnival. -
The Secret of Phantom Lake - William Arden
Product DescriptionThree junior detectives investigate a mystery involving an Oriental chest, a sunken ship, and a baffling dual identity. -
The Secret Lives of People in L - Simon Van Booy
From Publishers WeeklyA breadth of experience and setting distinguishes this somber first collection of 18 very short stories by New York-based Van Booy. "Little Birds" is narrated... -
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's - Lola Shoneyin
EDITORIAL REVIEW: When Baba Segi awoke with a bellyache for the sixth day in a row, he knew it was time to do something drastic about his fourth wife's childlessness. Meet Baba Seg... -
The Second Coming - Walker Percy
Percy's stirring sequel to The Last Gentleman: the offbeat story of how a man's midlife crisis finally leads him to happinessNow in his late forties, Will Barrett lives a life othe... -
The Real Story_ The Gap Into Co - Stephen R. Donaldson
Amazon.com ReviewThe Real Story is a short but intense tale set in a future in which humans travel between the stars using "gap drives," controllable brain implants are punishable.... -
The Quest of the Warrior Sheep - Christopher Russell
A super-funny, super-crazy crime caper with five rare-breed sheep.A silver object falls mysteriously from the sky and lands on Sal, a matronly Southdown ewe who lives happily with ... -
The Pull of the Moon_ A Novel - Elizabeth Berg
SUMMARY: Elizabeth Berg has published fiction and nonfiction and has been nominated for a National Magazine Award. She lives in Massachusetts. "From the Hardcover edition." -
The Publisher_ Henry Luce and H - Alan Brinkley
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Acclaimed historian Alan Brinkley gives us a sharply realized portrait of Henry Luce, arguably the most important publisher of the twentieth century.As the founde...