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|  | The Power of Sympathy & the Coquette by Carla Mulford, Hannah W. Foster, William H. Brown
Written in epistolary form and drawn from actual events, The Power of Sympathy (1789) and The Coquette (1797) were two of the earliest novels published in America. William Hill Brown's The Power of Sympathy reflects eighteenth-century America's preoccupation with the role of women as safekeepers of the country's morality. A novel about the dangers of succumbing to sexual temptations and the rewards of resistance, it was meant to promote women's moral rectitude, and the letters through which the story is told are filled with advice on the proper relationships between the sexes. Like The Power of Sympathy, Hannah Webster Foster's The Coquette is concerned with womanly virtue. Eliza Wharton is eager to enjoy a bit of freedom before settling down to domestic life and begins a flirtation with the handsome, rakish Sanford. Their letters trace their relationship from its romantic beginnings to the transgression that inevitably brings their exclusion from proper society. In her Introduction, Carla Mulford discusses the novels' importance in the development of American literature and as vivid reflections of the goal to establish a secure republic built on the virtue of its citizens. AUTHOR: Carla Mulford, Hannah W. Foster, William H. Brown
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | In & Out of Love by Carolyn Keene
What happened to photographer Gary Friedman? Did he fall or was he pushed to his death? Working on the story for the Wilder Times , Nancy will also have to work things out with Jake. AUTHOR: Carolyn Keene
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Father Knows Best
Description not available.A trio of sensual novels, filled with intrique and passion, follows three very different men who will do anything to complete their mission except fall in love, and includes Adam's Story, in which a secret agent who has lost his memory finds solace in the healing powers of a mysterious woman, as well as The Gemini Man and Zeke. Reprint.
CATEGORY: General
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 | This Isn't about the Money by Sally Warner
Description not available.After her parents are killed by a drunk driver, Janey and her little sister, YoYo, go to live with her grandfather and great-aunt, but while YoYo thrives in the attention of being an orphan and her new family battles to win their lawsuit, Janey must find a way to keep the true memory of her parents alive. AUTHOR: Sally Warner
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Real Mother Goose Classic Lullaby Rhymes by Josie Yee, Scholastic, Inc. Staff
Description not available.Toddlers will love this collection of sweet lullabies from The Real Mother Goose collection, including such beloved favorites as Sleep, Baby, Sleep and Hush-A-Bye Baby. AUTHOR: Josie Yee, Scholastic, Inc. Staff
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Sign Girl by Bagram Ibatouilline, Michele Benoit Slawson
Description not available.Set against the backdrop of small town life in the early 1950s, a charming story follows a little girl and her father, a traveling neon sign salesman, as they spend the day calling on customers where the little girl makes her first sale! AUTHOR: Bagram Ibatouilline, Michele Benoit Slawson
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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