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|  | El Viejo y Su Puerta by Gary Soto, Joe Cepeda Chato, the coolest cat in East L.A., couldn't be happier when a family of mice move into the barrio . When Chato gets out the pots and pans to prepare a feast in honor of their new neighbors, he gets more than he can handle with the surprise guest the mice bring along. An ALA Notable Book. Full color. AUTHOR: Gary Soto, Joe Cepeda PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Vampire in My Bathtub by Brenda Seabrooke Eugene the vampire is a little bit different from the blood-sucking, coffin-sleeping, garlic-eating, run-of-the-mill vampire you've heard about--he's very young and chubby, sleeps in a bathtub, loves garlic, and HATES blood! He makes a very nice human friend named Jeff, and the two have lots of fun together. But Eugene's mean and nasty cousin, Vennard is out to get him and spoil everything. Will Eugene and Jeff be able to outwit this nitwit? AUTHOR: Brenda Seabrooke PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: General 
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 | Grace Notes by Allen Vale Description not available.Starting a new life in Vermont with her young daughter after escaping her brutal husband, Grace Loring, now a successful author, is forced to confront her terrifying past when she is contacted by a woman named Stephanie Baine, who claims to be trapped in the clutches of an abusive madman. 75,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Allen Vale PUBLISHER: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: General 
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 | Nothing Like the Sun by Anthony Burgess A fictionalized life of Shakespeare which focuses on his earthly passions, his obsession with The Dark Lady, the role of the shadowy Mr. W. H., and Shakespeare's relationship to the mystic East through his illegitimate progeny. Burgess finds Shakespeare poised uneasily between the base world of humans, and the heavenly realm of the soul, quite close to the place where Shakespeare found many of his characters. AUTHOR: Anthony Burgess PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Shining Star by Megan McDonald Description not available.Star has good times with her friend Blister, but her big sister Ivy is still a pain. AUTHOR: Megan McDonald PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Child of My Heart by Alice McDermott, Sheryl Bernstein Alice McDermott again explores the world of Irish-American Catholics on Long Island and Queens in this coming-of-age tale set during one event-filled summer in the life of a girl who is not only stunningly beautiful but a great baby-sitter. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. AUTHOR: Alice McDermott, Sheryl Bernstein PUBLISHER: Audio Renaissance FORMAT: Audio CATEGORY: General 
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