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|  | Jacques the Fatalist & His Master by Denis Diderot, Martin Hall, Michael Henry
The world of Jacques is not a fixed and settled one where events are easily assessed and interpreted; on the contrary, it is a world of dizzying variety and unpredictability. For nothing is quite as it seems and an alarming proliferation of anecdotes, characters and philosophical problems continues to spring up around the apparently central theme of the relationship between Jacques and his master, in a skilled and devastating assault on the supremacy of the stylized novel. AUTHOR: Denis Diderot, Martin Hall, Michael Henry
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Igloo by Charlotte Yue, David Yue
Description not available.Describes the ingenuity of the Inuit in adapting to their climate offering insights into their winter and summer home building, food storage techniques, how they keep warm in the cold, and more AUTHOR: Charlotte Yue, David Yue
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Call to Duty by Richard Herman
Two parallel stories, one set in the present, one in the 1940s, describe the plight of the president of the U.S., who must deal with a tense international situation by drawing on his experiences in combat in World War II. AUTHOR: Richard Herman
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Stirring It Up by Barbara Pollak, Diane Muldrow
Description not available.Trying to make the most of their summer, twins Molly and Amanda decide to take a cooking class in lieu of ordering take-out each night, but when a tragedy occurs in their town, the summer may not be so great after all. AUTHOR: Barbara Pollak, Diane Muldrow
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | A Day in the Country & Other Stories by David Coward, Guy de Maupassant
These 27 of Maupassant's most popular tales show him at his comic, cruel, and brilliant best. In addition to the poignant title story, the collection includes one of the most famous tales ever written, The Necklace . Also included is the well-known fantastic tale, Le Horla , an account of a disintegrating personality that is all the more chilling for its strange parallels with its author's own descent into madness. AUTHOR: David Coward, Guy de Maupassant
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Last Snake Runner by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Kendall can't believe how quickly his dad remarried after his mom died, and he especially can't believe his dad's choice: Juanita is of Spanish descent. That feels like a slap in the face considering Kendall's mom was Native American. This is all more than Kendall can handle, and he needs to get away to the desert where he can think. And especially where he can run. Running is his destiny: he's the last member of the Snake Clan, the clan know for its long runs across the desert floor--until the Spanish arrived in the Southwest and destroyed the tribes. When Kendall slips through a hole in time, he finds himself 400 years in the past, just as the Spanish, with their guns and armor, are starting to lay claim to the Southwest. Can Kendall survive the horrible battles so he can return to his own time? Will he become the last Snake Runner, as the spirits have told him he must? More importantly, what will he learn about himself in the process? AUTHOR: Kimberley Griffiths Little
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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