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|  | Daughter of Fortune by Blair Brown, Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers Peden
During the California Gold Rush, Eliza Sommers, raised as an adopted daughter in a wealthy Chilean family, follows her flamboyant lover to California--partly as a way of beginning her life over again. Allende's historical adventure novel touches on feminist themes such as the repressed upbringing of girls in Chile, the disgraceful treatment of Chinese prostitutes in America, and the rough life of frontier women. AUTHOR: Blair Brown, Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers Peden
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | News from Lake Wobegon by Garrison Keillor
More stories from Lake Wobegon, by its perennial chronicler, Garrison Keillor. AUTHOR: Garrison Keillor
PUBLISHER: HighBridge Company
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
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 | Powers That Be by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Retired due to lung damage incurred in the line of duty, Major Yanaba Maddock is asked to spy on her new friends and neighbors on a planet hiding many secrets. AUTHOR: Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Child of God by Lolita Files
This saga of a troubled Southern family focuses on Ophelia Boton, who must come to terms with the death of her child and the disturbing truth about her family and its past. AUTHOR: Lolita Files
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Clothes They Stood up in and the Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett
Description not available.Returning home from the opera, Mr. and Mrs. Ransome discover that their Notting Hill flat has been stripped bare of everything and are forced to adjust to the possibilities of life without the possessions that define them. AUTHOR: Alan Bennett
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Battle for the Castle by Elizabeth Winthrop, Words Take Wing Repertory Company, The, Word Take Wing Repertory Company staff
In a thrilling sequel to The Castle in the Attic, William uses a magic token to take himself and his friend Jason back to Sir Simon's castle in the Middle Ages. Soon William finds himself in the center of a battle for the castle and learns that there's more than one way to become a hero. AUTHOR: Elizabeth Winthrop, Words Take Wing Repertory Company, The, Word Take Wing Repertory Company staff
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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