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G Is for Gumshoe by Mary Peiffer, Sue Grafton
One of the sassiest, most appealing of the recent spate of female gunshoes . . . G is for glorious, galloping read, and I cant wait for H . --Louise Bernikow, CosmopolitanGood and bad things seem to be coming in threes for Kinsey Millhone: on her thirty-third birthday she moves back into her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mojave Desert by herself, and makes the top of ex-con Tyrone Pattys hit list. Its the last that convinces Kinsey even she cant handle whoevers been hired to whack her, and she gets herself a bodyguard: Robert Dietz, a Porsche-driving P.I. who takes guarding Kinseys body very seriously. With Dietz watching her for the merest sign of her usual recklessness, Kinsey plunges into her case. And before its over, shell unearth the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal and, in the process, come fact-to-face with her own mortality. . . . Wit is the most versatile weapon in Sue Graftons well-stocked arsenal, and she uses it with disarming precision. . . . Grafton excels in this milieu. --Newsweek The story is complex; the body-count high; the sexual encounters feverish; and the villains chilling--in another can't-put-it-down outing for this talented author. --Kirkus Reviews

AUTHOR: Mary Peiffer, Sue Grafton
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by Anthony Quayle, C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes
Edmund, Lucy, their cousin Eustace, and King Caspian sail on the Dawn Treader to find Caspian's uncle, who was banished during his reign as King. Their journey brings them towards Aslan's country at the End of the World.

AUTHOR: Anthony Quayle, C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General

The Daydreamer by Anthony Browne, Ian McEwan
A web of related stories about a 10-year-old loner named Peter Fortune, whose outwardly ordinary life is enhanced by the bizarre adventures into which his imagination leads him. He exchanges places with the family cat, makes his family invisible, foils a burglary attempt, and trounces a notorious bully in a satisfying encounter. Illustrated.

AUTHOR: Anthony Browne, Ian McEwan
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General

Adopted by the Eagles
A picture book retelling of a Lakota legend. White Hawk and Tall Bear are the best of friends. Their relationship is strained, however, when they both fall in love with Red Leaf. Determined to have Red Leaf for himself, White Hawk betrays Tall Bear and leaves him to die in the wilderness. However, Tall Bear is rescued by a family of eagles who care for him and eventually return him to his village. Watercolor illustrations accompany the text.
CATEGORY: General

Language 30 Indonesian by Charles Berlitz
Indonesian self-teaching language course

AUTHOR: Charles Berlitz
PUBLISHER: Educational Services Corporation
FORMAT: Audio & Paperback
CATEGORY: General

Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
In this fascinating addition to the Grisham oeuvre, the thriller author tries his hand at a satire of contemporary values and mores. When a typical middle-class couple, Luther and Nora Krank, decide to--yes--skip Christmas, they arouse the intense ire of their neighbors and friends.

AUTHOR: John Grisham
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General