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|  | Ambushed in Jaguar Swamp by Catherine R. McLaughlin, Dave Jackson, Neta Jackson Someday, foreigners will come who will reveal the mysteries of the spirit world. It seems clear to thirteen-year-old Kyemap that missionary Barbrooke Grubb fulfills this ancient Lenguan prophecy. Kyemap wants to accept Grubb`s teachings but fears the powerful witch doctors. When Grubb takes a trip home, he leaves his cattle with Kyemap`s cousin Poit. But Poit secretly slaughters some of the cattle. Then, when Poit takes the missionary through treacherous Jaguar Swamp, Kyemap fears the worst. Must he betray his cousin to protect the man whose soul-saying message could restore the future of his tribe? AUTHOR: Catherine R. McLaughlin, Dave Jackson, Neta Jackson PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears In 1663 Oxford, a servant girl confesses to a murder. But four witnesses--a medical student, the son of a traitor, a cryptographer, and an archivist--each finger a different culprit. HC; Riverhead. AUTHOR: Iain Pears PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Problems by John Updike A 1979 collection of Updike's stories, most of them first published in the New Yorker. AUTHOR: John Updike PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Submarine Pitch by Marcy Dunn Ramsey, Matt Christopher Bernie Shantz wants to quit playing baseball, but his friend, David Grant, convinces him to stay on the team. To inspire Bernie, Dave even teaches his special pitch, the submarine, which Bernie is able to use to strike out many players. But then Bernie learns that Dave is seriously ill, and he is devastated. What good is the submarine pitch if Dave isn't around to see him throw it? This beginning-chapter book is illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Marcy Dunn Ramsey, Matt Christopher PUBLISHER: Little Brown Children's Books FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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 | Winter by Terri DeGezelle Description not available.Explores why seasons change and describes the different ways trees, people, and animals react to winter. AUTHOR: Terri DeGezelle PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami When a young man`s marriage breaks up, his subsequent search for identity mirrors that of his country, Japan. AUTHOR: Haruki Murakami PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: General 
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