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|  | Transformation by Carol Berg
Description not available.A coming-of-age fantasy story takes readers into an exotic world of demons, slaves, and a boy-prince on the verge of claiming his destiny. Original. AUTHOR: Carol Berg
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Santa's Christmas Surprise by James Rice, Robert Bernardini
Santa is ready to rest and enjoy his own Christmas Day. But it appears some of the elves have disappeared. They have traversed the country collecting gifts from families saying their own thank-you to Santa. AUTHOR: James Rice, Robert Bernardini
PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat by Susan F. Schaeffer
A novel narrated by a cat. Foudini Mouser Cat has a happy childhood up to the day her mother goes hunting for food and never returns. Taken in by a kindly woman and her annoying husband, Foudini becomes friends with their dog Sam and settles down to a long and happy life. AUTHOR: Susan F. Schaeffer
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Love's Labour's Lost by Roma Gill, William Shakespeare
When the King of Navarre commits himself and his gentlemen-in-waiting, Longaville, Dumaine, and Berowne, to three years of secluded study, barring all interactions with women, he forgot that a French envoy consisting of the Princess of France and her three ladies-in-waiting, Maria, Katharine, and Rosaline, were imminently expected. The King agrees to temporarily relax his restrictions in the name of politics, but when the flirting begins, it's in the name of love that the King changes his policy altogether. As a scholarly atmosphere has been legislated by the King, much pedantic banter is exchanged. Indeed, among the themes the play explores is the conflict between true erudition and mere posturing. The overwrought language some of the characters use mocks sophistry and lampoons those who glean their knowledge from study instead of from life. Written around 1595, LOVE'S LABORS LOST has no known literary sources, but the political material in the play echoes events of the day, including the French Wars of Religion in which the real King of Navarre, who later became King Henri IV of France, participated. A masquerade featuring a group of gentlemen dressed as Russians (emulated in the drama by the gentlemen-in-waiting) occurred in 1594, no doubt inspiring Shakespeare's depiction. Records indicate that the play was performed for Queen Elizabeth's court in 1597, but it was likely performed even earlier. Documentation suggests it remained in favor well into the 17th century before becoming dormant for about 200 years. A play entitled LOVE'S LABOR'S WON is listed in an important catalogue of Shakespeare's works compiled in 1598. This counterpart may be a lost play, or another play, such as THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, listed under an alternative title. AUTHOR: Roma Gill, William Shakespeare
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Harder They Come by Michael Thelwell
Like the acclaimed film of the same title, this lyrical, lilting, densely textured novel is based on the exploits of the legendary Jamaican folk hero and reggae star Rhygin. AUTHOR: Michael Thelwell
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Spells & Magic by Diagram Group Staff
This extraordinary reference covers witches, shamen, voodoo priests and priestesses, and oracles; provides the low-down on pentagrams, exorcisms, coven rituals, and conjuring spirits; and tells how to cast spells for protection, invisibility, and illness prevention. Illustrations. AUTHOR: Diagram Group Staff
PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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