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|  | The Devil & Strap Buckner by Andrew Glass, Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge
In this tall tale set in Texas, a man named Strap Buckner has a talent--a talent for fighting. Proud of his great strength, the boastful Strap takes on the Devil--but has he finally met an opponent he can't defeat? Watercolor, crayon, and colored pencil illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Andrew Glass, Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Teller of Many Tales by J. D. F. Jones
The celebrated Laurens van der Post made a life of lies. Those who know him as the advisor of Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher, author of twenty-three popular, award-winning books, (several of which were made into films) and a speaker for the cause of African peoples will be startled by the revelations in this fascinating biography of a consummate fabricator. Among the romantic highlights in van der Post?s version of his life were an Afrikaner childhood that featured a Bushman nursemaid, decorated military service, a brutal stretch as a POW in the Pacific, his devoted friendship with Carl Jung, and his sympathetic chronicles of the Kalahari Bushmen. Peeling away van der Post?s stories, J. D. F. Jones?s biography shows that most of his tales were tall-designed to dazzle an all-too-gullible world. In reality, van der Post had no Bushman nanny; his World War II military service, for which he abandoned his wife and children, was not particularly distinguished; and his relationship with Jung was tenuous at most. He also advised Britain?s elite, although his credentials were only a tissue of invention that he kept aloft until his death at age ninety in 1996. While disclosing van der Post?s many fictions, Jones never loses sight of his very real charisma and the widespread devotion he inspired. AUTHOR: J. D. F. Jones
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Silver Days by Sonia Levitin
Levitin does an outstanding job depicting life as it was for Jewish immigrants who came to the United States in the 1930s and 1940s. The book is written in an easy-to-read style which all types of readers can understand. This is one book that a reader will not be able to put down once it is begun .--Voice of Youth Advocates. AUTHOR: Sonia Levitin
PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton
Lawrence Newton is a mercenary employed by Zantiu-Braun, a corporation that collects unpaid debts from interstellar colonies. Newton and his Third Fleet set out for the planet Thrallspring, where the residents are more than prepared to defend their planet and its assets from this usurious and monolithic corporation known for taking hostages and land stripping in their efforts to recover licensing fees. Tired of being passed up for promotion by Zantiu-Braun, Newton concocts a renegade plan to loot a weapons cache on Thrallspring and retire on the score. But the secret of the technology of the dragons has universe-altering implications, launching Newton backward in time and space in a scramble to correct a bungled love affair that sent him--and the universe--adrift years ago. AUTHOR: Peter F. Hamilton
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Eight Seconds by Jean Ferris
John is thrilled to be spending his summer at rodeo camp--not only is he learning about bull riding; he's also away from his clingy girlfriend, nagging mother, and annoying sisters. John is focusing most of his energies on riding a bull for eight seconds but still manages to become good friends with another rodeo student, Kit. When John learns that Kit is gay, he questions their friendship and worries about what the other guys will think. AUTHOR: Jean Ferris
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Tonight, by Sea by Frances Temple
Paulie has lived all her life in a small town in Haiti. However, with government persecution of the townspeople getting worse, Paulie and her guardian/uncle make plans to escape to the United States. With the help of kind neighbors and friends, Paulie's uncle builds a boat. Will Paulie and her uncle be able to reach freedom? AUTHOR: Frances Temple
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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