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|  | The Air Force by James P. McCarthy, Air Force Historical Foundation Staff Description not available.A revealing, richly illustrated portrait of the nation's newest and most spectacular military branch looks back on fifty years of fighter planes, helicopters, missiles, and space age technological gadgets, as well as the many campaigns it has fought around the world. AUTHOR: James P. McCarthy, Air Force Historical Foundation Staff PUBLISHER: Levin, Hugh Lauter Associates FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Drawing of the Three The Man in Black is dead, and Roland is about to be hurled into 20th-century America, occupying the mind of a man running cocaine on the New York/Bermuda shuttle. A brilliant work of dark fantasy inspired by Browning`s romantic poem, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came . CATEGORY: General 
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 | America by Emily R. Frank, Michael Yuen A 15-year-old boy named America, in the hospital after a suicide attempt, reluctantly recounts his past in his therapy sessions with Dr. B. Born to a crack-addicted mother, America was raised by Mrs. Harper, nanny of the wealthy foster family that gave up on him. Just before entering kindergarten, America visits his birth mother, who abandons him once again. He spends the next few years on the streets, before finding his way back to Mrs. Harper. But more trouble is in store for this bright and spirited child. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. AUTHOR: Emily R. Frank, Michael Yuen FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Stealing Home by Mary Stolz Thomas is very happy living with his grandfather in a house that is just perfect for two people and a pet cat. However, things change when Great-Aunt Linzy arrives, and it seems that she has no intention of ever going home. Will Thomas and his grandfather be able to make room in their house--and their hearts--for Great-Aunt Linzy? AUTHOR: Mary Stolz PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Nissa's Place by A. Lafaye, Natalie Ascensios Nissa must deal with many changes that are taking place in her life now that her parents are divorced. And to make matters worse, Nissa's dealing with the fact that she's growing up--her body is changing, and she's not sure how she feels about it. How can Nissa come to grips with everything that's happening in her life? AUTHOR: A. Lafaye, Natalie Ascensios FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Mandrill Oskar Voxlauer returns home after 19 years of hiding out in the Ukraine, where he fled after deserting his post as an Austrian soldier during World War I. Now it is 1938, and Oskar is violently anti-Nazi. He finds a job, begins to make a new life, and becomes involved with a woman named Else--until Else's Nazi cousin comes to town. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. CATEGORY: General 
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