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|  | Strange but Not a Stranger by James Patrick Kelly
Description not available.The Hugo Award-winning author offers fifteen tales ranging from contemporary fantasy and off-beat romance to science fiction and horror. AUTHOR: James Patrick Kelly
PUBLISHER: Golden Gryphon Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Pobby & Dingan by Ben Rice
Kellyanne Williamson, daughter of an opal miner in New South Wales, endures her brother's merciless teasing about her imaginary friends, the eponymous Pobby and Dingan. When her father gets in trouble with the law, Pobby and Dingan disappear, and Kellyanne goes into a serious decline, grief-stricken and depressed. The whole town joins the search for them, and the way they are finally found is surprising. This short novel is the first by Ben Rice, who wrote it while a student at Oxford, based on his girlfriend's tales of her childhood in Australia. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. AUTHOR: Ben Rice
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Slapboxing with Jesus by Victor D. La Valle
Most of the boys talk tough in these 12 interconnected stories about the often brutal facets of growing up in Queens, but they can't hide their powerful longings for love, respect, and freedom from the streets they've grown up in. This is Lavalle's first book. AUTHOR: Victor D. La Valle
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Mystery of Meteors by Eleanor Lerman
Technology is a focal point of this long-lined collection of poems in which the speaker travels far and wide to comment on New Jersey, abductions to alien worlds, and much, much in between. AUTHOR: Eleanor Lerman
PUBLISHER: Sarabande Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Petersburg by James W. Wensyel
By March 1865, nearly four years of our Civil War had exhausted both Northern and Southern armies, but the defenders of besieged Petersburg knew that only a break through the lines would free them to fight another day. When John B. Gordon's assault at Fort Stedman failed and Philip Sheridan swept Lee's right flank away at Five Forks, the only option left was a fighting retreat to join Joseph E. Johnston's army in North Carolina. Petersburg traces the individuals who took part in that desperate fighting which forced Robert E. Lee to retreat westward. Colonel Wensyel showcases not only the personalities of major characters like Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee, but also brings to life the ordinary soldier of both sides. Using Joshua Chamberlain, one of the heroes of Gettysburg, as a central figure, the author tells the story of the siege of Petersburg and evacuation of Richmond through scenes, conversations, and thoughts. Though written as historical fiction, the background and events are accurately researched and portrayed. This book vividly recreates the people and events of the last few weeks of the war. AUTHOR: James W. Wensyel
PUBLISHER: White Mane Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Fata Morgana by Leo A. Frankowski
Description not available.Two pragmatic engineers discover the magical Western Isles and learn that the magical lands are threatened with destruction. Reprint. AUTHOR: Leo A. Frankowski
PUBLISHER: Baen Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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