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|  | Tibaldo & the Hole in the Calendar by Abner Shimony
Tibaldo Bondi, son of the assistant to the famous Bolognese physician Turisanus, is supposed to celebrate his 12th birthday in 1582. But 1582 is no ordinary year. Inaccuracies in the calendar established under Julius Caesar have been piling up for over a millennium, causing Easter to drift out of its traditional season. When Pope Gregory XIII decrees a long-needed calendar reform, part of the correction involves dropping ten days from the month of October, including October 10th, Tibaldo's birthday. This story cleverly weaves an enjoyable account of the cultural and scientific milieu of 16th century Italy. Through Tibaldo's eyes we learn of contemporary medical skills as practiced by his sister, a midwife, and his father; from Tibaldo's schoolteachers we learn about Renaissance astronomy and other sciences; and of course we learn the basis of the Gregorian reform that led to the calendar we use, with just minor changes, to this day. AUTHOR: Abner Shimony
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag New York, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Eager Star by Dandi Daley Mackall
Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but the other parts of her life don't always come as easily. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom, who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about the unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted too. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky personalities fill Winnie's life with friendship and adventure. In #2 Eager Star, Winnie's learns something about people as well as horses when she begins to value the power of raise and encouragement. AUTHOR: Dandi Daley Mackall
PUBLISHER: Tyndale House Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Users Guide to Millenium by J. G. Ballard
Essays, reviews, and cogitations about topics ranging from Mickey Mouse to Salvador Dali. AUTHOR: J. G. Ballard
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | It's Not the End of the World by Judy Blume
Sixth grader Karen Newman is devastated when her parents announce that they are getting divorced. She begins to plot elaborate schemes to keep the inevitable from happening, but in the meantime her family is falling apart. Will Karen be able to see that divorce might just be the one thing that saves her family, even if they can't all be together anymore? AUTHOR: Judy Blume
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Generations of the Heart by Viqui Litman
Set in the same Texas bed-and-breakfast of her first novel, Viqui Litman tackles surrogate motherhood, as Darlene gets pregnant to provide a doctor and his wife with a baby. But things turn sour when she finds out the couple's real motive, and she retreats to the Ladies Farm where her mother works as a beautician. There she finds many different perspectives on her plight. AUTHOR: Viqui Litman
PUBLISHER: Kensington Publishing Corporation
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Great Experiments with Light by Noel Fiarotta, Phyllis Fiarotta
See the light -- with experiments that show how it casts shadows, bends, refracts, and lots more. With an outdoor lamp, shine a light on scary Halloween cutouts. Put wax paper over a flashlight to see how it affects the beam`s strength. It`s a magical trick of the light that makes paper butterflies seem to float. Plus: make a sun print, shadow puppets, silhouettes, a mirrored, kaleidoscope, a periscope, and more! AUTHOR: Noel Fiarotta, Phyllis Fiarotta
PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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