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|  | Surprise Party by Marilyn Sachs Genevieve--Gen for short--excitedly plans a surprise 25th-anniversary party for her parents. Tired of her bratty younger brother, Ernest, always getting all the attention, Gen is sure that throwing the perfect party will finally put her at center stage. However, as hard as Gen tries to make sure that things go smoothly, nothing works out as planned. To make matters worse, Ernest invites Grandam Perl, with whom her parents haven`t spoken in more than 25 years. Will Gen`s dream of a perfect party end up in a family disaster? AUTHOR: Marilyn Sachs PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: General 
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 | Spiders of North America by Ann O. Squire Description not available.Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a variety of North American spiders, including spiders in fields, gardens, around the house, underground, and in the water. AUTHOR: Ann O. Squire PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | The War Between the Vowels & the Consonants by Priscilla Turner, Whitney Turner The letters of the alphabet have had a long-standing war over which are more important--vowels or consonants. When the two camps discover that they have a common enemy, they decide to put their differences aside and work together as a team. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Priscilla Turner, Whitney Turner PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: General 
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 | War for the Oaks by Emma Bull Just as it seems her life couldn't get any worse, rock singer Eddi McAndry gets a chance to be heroic when she is enlisted in a faerie war. AUTHOR: Emma Bull PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Walking Shadow by Michael Prichard, Robert B. Parker When an actor is shot and killed on stage, Spenser and Hawk must penetrate Port City's Chinese underworld to find a motive for the murder. AUTHOR: Michael Prichard, Robert B. Parker PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Burning Man by Michael Russotto, Phillip Margolin It's not easy being the boss's son at a large law firm. To stem whispers of nepotism, Peter Hale proceeds as head attorney on an important case despite the ailing senior Hale's request for a mistrial. After losing everything--his job and his father--Peter starts over as a public defender in a small town and ends up defending an accused murderer in a case that may just be beyond his skills. But this time it's not only Peter's reputation that's at stake--it's a man's life. AUTHOR: Michael Russotto, Phillip Margolin PUBLISHER: Bantam Books FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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