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|  | South Sea Tales by Christopher Gair, Jack London, Tony Horwitz
Description not available.Presents a collection of stories that portray life in the South Seas. AUTHOR: Christopher Gair, Jack London, Tony Horwitz
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | The Mitford Snowmen by Jan Karon
It's Christmastime in Mitford, and an already quaint and cozy little town is about to get even quainter and cozier. AUTHOR: Jan Karon
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Dark Spring by Caroline Rupprecht, Unica Zurn
This novel by Unica Zurn (1916-1970) is about a young German girl, neglected by her parents, who commits suicide. DARK SPRING was a sensation when it was first published in 1967. AUTHOR: Caroline Rupprecht, Unica Zurn
PUBLISHER: Exact Change
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | God of Beer by Garret Keizer
Life in rural Vermont is dull, according to teenager Kyle and his friends. To liven things up, they form SUDS, or Students Undermining a Drunk Society, a group intent on elevating drinker's awareness and legitimizing the status of the non-drinker. Though their methods of protest include nonviolence and education, things go terribly wrong when a local girl, Diana, dies in a car crash. She had been the designated driver for a drunken friend. Diana's death ignites a blaze of controversy and tension in the sleepy town, pushing Kyle and his friends to reexamine their place in the world. AUTHOR: Garret Keizer
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Andre Bernard, Julie Rubenstein
Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to Mister, a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister`s letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self. AUTHOR: Alice Walker, Andre Bernard, Julie Rubenstein
PUBLISHER: Pocket Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
J. D. Salinger`s famous and enduring chronicle of Holden Caulfield`s journey from innocence to experience is the quintessential coming-of-age novel. Holden runs away to New York City from his vulgar and stifling prep school full of phonies. After a series of illuminating failures and disasters, he goes home to see his beloved sister Phoebe, and finally--through Phoebe--is able to accept his existence in an imperfect world. AUTHOR: J. D. Salinger
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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