Grace Gilliam's Library
Rossview High
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| 9780451529589 | A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court | Mark Twain | Mark Twain moves from broad comedy to biting social satire in this literary classic.Cracked on the head by a crowbar in nineteenth-century Connecticut, Hank Morgan wakes to find himself in King Arthur’s England. After using his knoweldge of an upcoming solar eclipse to escape a death sentence, Hank must then navigate his way through a medieval world whose idyllic surface masks fear, injustice, and ignorance.Considered by H. L. Mencken to be “the most bitter critic of American platitude and delusion…that ever lived,” Twain enchants readers with a Camelot that strikes disturbingly contemporary notes in this acclaimed tour de force that encompasses both the pure joy of wild high jinks and deeply probing insights into the nature of man.With an Introduction by Leland KrauthAnd an Afterword by Edmund Reiss | Signet |
| 9781591941866 | A Dream Fulfilled: The Story Of Barack Obama (Townsend Library) | Tanya Savory | "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack ObamaBarack Obama grew up in a time when change was just beginning to come to black people in the United States. He experienced an often difficult childhood, confusion over his own identity, and frustration when trying to help the victims of poverty and hopelessness. But he never stopped believing that, in America, change for the better could happen.A Dream Fulfilled: The Story of Barack Obama is about an inspirational man whose life shows us the value of hope, education, and hard work. Obama's journey from his unusual youth to his travels to Kenya in search of his father to Harvard Law School and, finally, to the White House proves that dreams can indeed be fulfilled. | Townsend Press |
| 9780141303529 | A Long Way From Chicago | Richard Peck | A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother. | Puffin Modern Classics |
| 9780310762799 | Adored: 365 Devotions For Young Women | Zondervan | From bullying and social media to friendships and dating, Adored: 365 Devotions for Young Women tackles the toughest topics girls ages 13 and up face, giving you the truth and guidance you need to face each day with confidence and grace.Expectations and pressure. How you dress and who you date. It’s tougher than ever to be a young woman who stays true to herself these days. Adored can help.With honest, relatable, and sometimes humorous text, every page speaks to the pressures and changes young women face. Ultimately, Adored gives you real-world ways to find God in your heart and firm ground in an ever-changing world, so you are never caged to the latest status update, fashion trend, or crush.Adored: 365 Devotions for Young Women: Is a daily devotional designed for everyday use—sometimes it will give you just the right inspiration to start or end your day; other times it will be like your life raft on those really bad days Will resonate with girls ages 13 and up who are searching for truth and guidance Is the perfect gift for birthdays, gift-giving holidays, and high school and college graduations Features a beautiful foiled cover and daily journaling space for personal reflectionAdored is a daily devotional that will help you focus on what’s truly important, so that you can live your life in the freedom knowing you are infinitely precious in God’s sight. Each day features an easy-to-read, relevant devotion, a Scripture verse, and journaling space to help young women reflect on the day’s message. | Zondervan |
| 9781403795014 | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Huckleberry Finn, an abused outcast, rafts with Jim, a runaway slave, down the Mississippi River, where they have a variety of experiences. | ||
| 9780440208358 | After The First Death | Cormier, Robert | Who will be the next to die? They've taken the children. And the son of a general. But that isn't enough. More horrors must come... Events of the hijacking of a bus of children by terrorists seeking the return of their homeland are described from the perspectives of a hostage, a terrorist, an Army general involved in the rescue operation, and his son, chosen as the go-between. | Laurel Leaf |
| 9781250299253 | Again, But Better: A Novel | Christine Riccio | **INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**From one of the most followed booktubers today, comes Again, but Better, a story about second chances, discovering yourself, and being brave enough to try again.Shane has been doing college all wrong. Pre-med, stellar grades, and happy parents…sounds ideal -- but Shane's made zero friends, goes home every weekend, and romance…what’s that?Her life has been dorm, dining hall, class, repeat. Time's a ticking, and she needs a change -- there's nothing like moving to a new country to really mix things up. Shane signs up for a semester abroad in London. She's going to right all her college mistakes: make friends, pursue boys, and find adventure!Easier said than done. She is soon faced with the complicated realities of living outside her bubble, and when self-doubt sneaks in, her new life starts to fall apart.Shane comes to find that, with the right amount of courage and determination one can conquer anything. Throw in some fate and a touch of magic - the possibilities are endless. | Wednesday Books |
| 9780449213940 | All Quiet On The Western Front: A Novel | Erich Maria Remarque | The masterpiece of the German experience during World War I, considered by many the greatest war novel of all time—with an Oscar–winning film adaptation now streaming on Netflix.“[Erich Maria Remarque] is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank.”—The New York Times Book ReviewI am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. . . .This is the testament of Paul Bäumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army during World War I. They become soldiers with youthful enthusiasm. But the world of duty, culture, and progress they had been taught breaks in pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches.Through years of vivid horror, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principle of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against one another . . . if only he can come out of the war alive. | Ballantine Books |
| 9781250307781 | All The Stars And Teeth (All The Stars And Teeth Duology, 1) | Adalyn Grace | AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BELLADONNA SERIES!“Fierce and unrelenting…Do yourself a favor and get lost in this beautiful book!” ―Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and BoneSet in a kingdom where danger lurks beneath the sea, mermaids seek vengeance with song, and magic is a choice, Adalyn Grace’s All the Stars and Teeth is a thrilling fantasy for fans of Rebecca Ross's Divine Rivals and Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass series.She will reign.As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer―the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it’s never been a choice. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy’s dangerous soul magic.When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. She strikes a deal with Bastian, a mysterious pirate: he’ll help her prove she’s fit to rule, if she’ll help him reclaim his stolen magic.But sailing the kingdom holds more wonder―and more peril―than Amora anticipated. A destructive new magic is on the rise, and if Amora is to conquer it, she’ll need to face legendary monsters, cross paths with vengeful mermaids, and deal with a stowaway she never expected… or risk the fate of Visidia and lose the crown forever.I am the right choice. The only choice. And I will protect my kingdom.An Imprint Book“Vicious and alluring, All the Stars and Teeth is a force to be reckoned with."―Hafsah Faizal, author of We Hunt the Flame“Jam-packed with swashbuckling adventure, swoonworthy romance, and dark, lush magic.”―Christine Lynn Herman, author of The Devouring Gray“If an epic sea fantasy filled with strange pirates and vengeful mermaids speaks to your interests, well…we may have found your favorite book ever....a tale of magic and second chances that’s fresh and thrilling in equal measure.” –Entertainment WeeklyOne of Buzzfeed's "Most Anticipated YA Books of 2020" | Imprint |
| 9780030554346 | Animal Farm | George Orwell | Having got rid of their human master, the animals of Manor Farm look forward to a life of freedom and plenty. But as a clever, ruthless elite among them takes control, the other animals find themselves hopelessly ensnared in the old ways. Orwell's chilling story of the betrayal of idealism through tyranny and corruption, is as fresh and relevant today as when it was first published in 1945. | HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON |
| Being A Babysitter: A Teen Guide | ||||
| 9781591940166 | Blood Is Thicker (Bluford Series, No. 8) | Paul Langan and D. M. Blackwell | This sequel to Until We Meet Again follows the story of Hakeem Randall after his move to Detroit. Far from Bluford High, Hakeem quickly finds himself in a world of trouble, and his family is at the center of it. To complicate matters, a new girl hopes to make him forget Darcy forever. | Townsend Press |
| 9780060929879 | Brave New World | Aldous Huxley | Huxley's story shows a futuristic World State where all emotion, love, art, and human individuality have been replaced by social stability. An ominous warning to the world's population, this literary classic is a must-read. | Harper Collins |