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Down came a blackbird
Par Nicholas Wilde. 1991
When his alcoholic mother is hospitalized, thirteen-year-old James leaves London to stay with a great-uncle Greville he has never met.…
If this doesn't work out and if James doesn't stop pilfering things, he will be placed in foster care. Despite the kindness of housekeeper Sarah, James resents being at the old estate, and his chronic nightmares begin to have a recurring theme. For grades 6-9 and older readersDarnell Rock reporting
Par Walter Myers. 1994
Darnell Rock isn't doing very well in middle school. It also turns out he's not participating in any school activities.…
So when the principal gets upset with him, Darnell decides to try working on the school paper. The person he chooses to interview is a homeless man who was in Vietnam with Darnell's father. Before long, Darnell's testifying in front of the city council! For grades 4-7Live from the fifth grade: Live From The Fifth Grade
Par Colleen McKenna. 1994
Roger Friday is the class clown at Sacred Heart Elementary School, and the target of most of his jokes is…
classmate Marsha Cessano, because she's so easy to tease. But having a sense of humor can be a curse, and a dead-snake prank lands Roger in after-school detention helping the kindly janitor. When the school laser printer is stolen, Marsha volunteers to help Roger find the thief to clear the janitor's name. For grades 3-6Juliet Fisher and the foolproof plan
Par Natalie Honeycutt. 1992
Third-grader Juliet Fisher is a good student and very organized, but nobody seems to like her very much. When her…
teacher seats talkative, sloppy Lydia Jane next to her, Juliet realizes she is supposed to set a good example. But Lydia Jane doesn't improve, and Juliet can't stand listening to her. Juliet's only two friends suggest a plan: Juliet starts acting like Lydia Jane until the teacher moves her. For grades 3-6The aliens of earth
Par Nancy Kress. 1993
Eighteen science fiction and fantasy stories by the Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author. The collection includes "The Price of Oranges,"…
a time travel story; "In a World like This," a tale that presents a nightmarish erosion of reality; and "The Battle of Long Island," about an alternate universe. "People like Us" and "Cannibals" are concerned with aliens. Some strong languageThe Martian chronicles
Par Ray Bradbury. 1958
Science fiction classic covering the period from January 1999 through October 2026. Closely connected short stories chronicle repeated visits by…
humans to Mars. The Earth people attempt to create a new world, but they get an unfriendly reception from the Martians. For high school and older readersInterface
Par Stephen Bury. 1994
William Cozzano is the perfect presidential candidate. An international network to whom the United States owes most of the national…
debt has taken him over, literally, with a microchip in his brain. The network can instantaneously feed the latest public opinions, obtained from the populace by wrist-worn polling units, directly into Cozzano. He's unbeatable--if nothing goes wrong! Strong language and some descriptions of sexJedi search
Par Kevin Anderson. 1994
In the wake of the Republic's victory over the evil Empire, Luke Skywalker wants to reinstate the order of Jedi…
knights. He begins a precarious mission to find descendants of the nearly exterminated Jedis. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Chewbacca discover a remnant base of the Empire under the command of a ruthless woman who has at her disposal a weapon more destructive than the Empire's death stars. A Star Wars novel. BestsellerThe city who fought
Par Anne McCaffrey. 1993
Shellperson Simeon controls the vast, city-sized space station SSS-900. Bored with the daily mining and processing operations, Simeon indulges his…
passion for war games. When refugees arrive fleeing Kolnari space pirates, Simeon knows that the station's only chance for survival is a real-life application of his war game skills. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to: Ship Who Searched (RC 54495, BR 11173)Ned Feldman, space pirate
Par Daniel Pinkwater. 1994
Ned Feldman is home alone one day when he hears a noise under the kitchen sink. When Ned summons enough…
courage to check it out, he discovers Captain Lumpy Lugo aboard a spacecraft that looks just like the sink. Inviting Ned aboard, the Captain announces that he is Bugbeard the Pirate, famous for doing bad things. Ned goes along and soon they land on the planet Jivebone where they encounter giant space chickens. For grades 3-6Consider this home: a novel
Par Greg Bills. 1994
Kath Miller is living in Las Vegas with her ten-year-old son, Daron, when her father summons her back to Sterling,…
Utah, because Kath's mother has left him. In Sterling, Kath must also deal with her estranged husband, Merrill, and his obsession with Mormonism. And Daron gets a chance to meet Tom, his father, who admitted his homosexuality only after Kath became pregnant with Daron. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexDark apprentice
Par Kevin Anderson. 1994
Despite their past victories, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia are faced with increasing losses in the ongoing war…
with scattered remnants of the Empire. Luke knows that lasting peace can be achieved only through the creation of a new generation of Jedi knights, but when one of his students delves into the dark side of the Force, the greatest evil of all is unleashed. Sequel to Jedi Search (BR 09768, RC 38884). BestsellerStar trek generations: a novel
Par J. M Dillard. 1994
On the maiden voyage of the new Enterprise 1701-B, Captain Kirk is trapped in a timeless nexus when an energy…
ribbon hits the ship. Seventy-eight years later, Captain Picard of the Enterprise 1701-D is also propelled into the nexus while pursuing an evil scientist. Inside the nexus, Kirk and Picard meet and team up to stop the scientist from killing millions of people. A Star Trek novel based on the motion picture. BestsellerQ-squared
Par Peter David. 1994
Trelane, the pesky, omnipotent being who first appeared as the Squire of Gothos to Captain Kirk of the original Enterprise,…
is back to plague Captain Picard and the next-generation crew. This time Trelane threatens all of creation by tampering with three different timelines, and even the all powerful Q is unable to stop him. A Star Trek: The Next Generation novel. Some strong languageThe man in the high castle
Par Philip Dick. 1962
This 1963 Hugo Award winner portrays an alternate history. The Axis powers have won World War II and jointly occupy…
the United States. A German faction attempts to warn the Japanese about an impending nuclear attack. The I Ching is used not only in the plotting of this story, but also within the story, as the basis of a "subversive" alternate history written by a German author. Some strong languageFirehand
Par Andre Norton. 1994
The Dominion of Virgin has been destroyed by the Baldies--a band of time-traveling predators who wipe out any race they…
encounter. Ross Murdock, Eveleen Riordan, and Gordon Ashe are time agents for the Project, whose goal is to rescue Dominion by going back to an earlier time and providing the residents with the mental powers needed to avoid the Baldies' attack. For high school and older readersRedline the stars
Par Andre Norton. 1993
Captain Jellico and the crew of the Solar Queen are concerned about finding a buyer for part of their fleet--the…
Space Wrack. They can't keep using it for mail runs. A new temporary crew member trades passage to Canuche of Halio for her brother's purchase of the Space Wrack. But what was to be a simple trip soon turns dangerous. Some strong languageThe worst best school year ever (The Best Ever)
Par Barbara Robinson. 1994
In this sequel to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (DB 38118, BR 5636), the six Herdman children are still terrorizing…
their Woodrow Wilson School classmates. Beth, who is in the same grade as Imogene Herdman, is worried about this year's big assignment: coming up with compliments for every person in the class. What in the world can she say about Imogene? For grades 3-6The weekend
Par Peter Cameron. 1994
Fortyish art critic Lyle is taking his new lover, Robert, to visit friends Marian and John in the country for…
the weekend. On the train, Lyle explains that a year ago his lover Tony, who was John's half brother, died at this house. Meanwhile, Marian is puzzled that Lyle would bring a guest on this anniversary, and another weekend guest must justify her plans when her daughter unexpectedly pays her a visit. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexReal heroes
Par Marilyn Kaye. 1993
When Kevin's mother left two months ago, she asked him to come with her, but he refused to desert his…
father, a cop who's not afraid of anything. Kevin's gym teacher, Mr. Logan, understands Kevin's anger at his mother. But now word is out that Mr. Logan is HIV-positive, and his job is at risk. Leading the parents against him is Kevin's father. Has Kevin finally discovered something his brave father is afraid of? Some strong language. For grades 6-9