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|  | Creating an Old South by Edward E. Baptist
Set on the antebellum southern frontier, this book uses the history of two counties in Florida's panhandle to tell the story of the migrations, disruptions, and settlements that made the plantation South.Soon after the United States acquired Florida from Spain in 1821, migrants from older southern states began settling the land that became Jackson and Leon Counties. Slaves, torn from family and community, were forced to carve plantations from the woods of Middle Florida, while planters and less wealthy white men battled over the social, political, and economic institutions of their new society.Conflict between white men became full-scale crisis in the 1840s, but when sectional conflict seemed to threaten slavery, the whites of Middle Florida found common ground. In politics and everyday encounters, they enshrined the ideal of white male equality--and black inequality. To mask their painful memories of crisis, the planter elite told themselves that their society had been transplanted from older states without conflict. But this myth of an Old, changeless South only papered over the struggles that transformed slave society in the course of its expansion. In fact, that myth continues to shroud from our view the plantation frontier, the very engine of conflict that had led to the myth's creation. AUTHOR: Edward E. Baptist
PUBLISHER: The University of North Carolina Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Secret Shortcut by Mark Teague
Wendell and Floyd can't seem to get to school on time. Wendell discovers a shortcut so secret that only he knows about it. Soon, both boys are lost in a wild jungle full of quicksand, monkeys, and crocodiles. Who would have thought that getting to school could be such an adventure. Color illustrations throughout. AUTHOR: Mark Teague
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Super Study Skills by Laurie Rozakis
Description not available.Shows students how to make the most of their time by getting organized, read more effectively, prepare for a test without last-minute panic, take tests with confidence and skill, and study smarter for the grades they want. Simultaneous. AUTHOR: Laurie Rozakis
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Women Behind Bars by Wensley Clarkson
Description not available.From their illicit love affairs to race relations, prostitution, protection rackets, and drug smuggling, this shocking account reveals the true story of America's most dangerous and imprisoned female criminals. Originally published as Caged Heat. Reissue. AUTHOR: Wensley Clarkson
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Schernoff Discoveries by Gary Paulsen
Description not available.Fourteen-year-old Harold and his best friend, both hopeless geeks and societal misfits, try to survive unusual science experiments, the attacks of the football team, and other dangers of junior high school. Reprint. K. SLJ. PW. AUTHOR: Gary Paulsen
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | You & Your Puppy by James DeBitetto, Sarah Hodgson
Puppy owners ask more questions than people at any other stage of dog ownership. This inclusive book combines the answers to all of their questions about training and health care in one handy source. Some of the many topics covered are: house training, growth stages, appropriate ages to spay or neuter, hygiene, disease and vaccinations. The book is filled with advice boxes that make it easier to learn about and care for a puppy. AUTHOR: James DeBitetto, Sarah Hodgson
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals
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