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|  | Shock Wave by Clive Cussler, Michael Prichard
Cussler breaks new barriers of excitement when adventure hero Dirk Pitt must combat a mysterious plague in the Antarctic, a diamond empire run by an evil genius, and a devastating new technology that threatens to annihilate millions. AUTHOR: Clive Cussler, Michael Prichard
PUBLISHER: Pocket Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Mother, the Son, & the Socialite by Adrian Havill
Linked to an unbelievable cross-country crime spree that may have included as many as four brutal murders, 64-year-old Sante Kimes and her troubled 23-year-old son Kenneth, who are suspects in the disappearance of Manhattanite Irene Silverman have finally been captured by the police. Did this macabre team carve a bloody trail of bodies that finally ended at a post New York townhouse? Is this the case of an Oedipus complex gone horribly out of control? And will their trial pit mother against son for the ultimate family feud between two warped criminal minds? Photos. AUTHOR: Adrian Havill
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Whatever Happened to Johnnie Jordan? by Jennifer Toth
On an icy night five years ago, Johnnie Jordan -- just fourteen years old -- brutally murdered his elderly foster care mother, leaving the state of Ohio shocked and outraged. He could not tell police why he did it or even how it made him feel; all he knew was that something inside him made him kill. At the time, few people predicted the swift emergence of a class of young so-called super-predators -- criminals like Johnnie who injure and kill without conscience, personified to the nation by the Littleton, Colorado, tragedy in 1999. In WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHNNIE JORDAN? acclaimed journalist Jennifer Toth, author of THE MOLE PEOPLE and ORPHANS OF THE LIVING, once again takes a look at the people in our society whom we so often discard and altogether ignore. As Toth investigates Johnnie's crime and life, she unravels the mysteries of a child murderer unable to identify his emotions even after they converge in acts of fury and rage. In the course of her research, Johnnie grows dangerously into a young man who will probably kill again, he says, though I don't want to. Yet he also demonstrates great kindness and caring when treated as more than just a case number, when treated as a human. Through Johnnie's harrowing story, Toth examines how some children manage to overcome tragic beginnings, while others turn their pain, anger, and loss on innocents. More than a beautifully written narrative of youth gone wrong, this is the story of a child welfare system so corrupted by bureaucracy and overwhelmed with cases that many children entrusted to its care receive none at all. It is also the story of a Midwestern town struggling with blame and anger, unable to reconcile the damage done by so young an offender. From Johnnie's early years on the streets to his controversial trial and ultimate conviction, WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHNNIE JORDAN? is a seminal work on youth violence and how we as a society can work to curtail it. Ultimately, Toth ponders one of the most difficult AUTHOR: Jennifer Toth
PUBLISHER: Free Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Five Children & It by Edith Nesbit, Flo Gibson, Tricia Hedge
In this funny novel, the lives of five children change forever when they befriend a sand fairy. AUTHOR: Edith Nesbit, Flo Gibson, Tricia Hedge
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez
The author relates the true story of what life was like for him and the rest of his Mexican family when they were forced to immigrate to the United States when he was a 14 years old. While living in California, the Jimenez family had to face such things as poverty, prejudice, and long, difficult working days. AUTHOR: Francisco Jimenez
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Crimebusters by Andrew Donkin
Description not available.Explains how law enforcement officials carry out investigations and catch criminals using forensic science techniques and technology. AUTHOR: Andrew Donkin
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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