'Thin Book'
by Mohsin Hamid
An intense young Pakistani, educated at Princeton and employed before 9/11 by an elite Wall Street financial firm, relates his interior tale of failed romance and political and cultural disillusionment, to a mysterious American he meets in a Lahore market.
June 8th, 2009
by Valerie Hobbs
Weary of difficult medical treatments, Toby decides not to tell his anxious parents that his cancer has returned. An elderly neighbor becomes an unexpected friend and ally.
January 23rd, 2009
by Pete Hautman
Dougie is an awkward loner who spends all his free time building model train sets, and his best friend Andy is a popular jock. They talk about everything – except what happened at the Tuttle place a few years ago.
January 22nd, 2009
by Allison Whittenberg
14-year-old Charmaine’s life is turned upside-down when her parents adopt her 6-year-old cousin, Tracy John. Coping with a brat whose mission is to make her life miserable is only one of the problems Charmaine faces.
January 22nd, 2009
by Martine Leavitt
In order to face the harsh realities of living on the street, a 13-year-old boy bounces back and forth between his fantasy of being a “superhero,” like in his comics, and real life.
January 13th, 2009
by Janet Wyman Coleman
Spies from all over the world and throughout history are described, as well as the tools and techniques they used to ply their trade.
January 9th, 2009