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|  | Shirley by Andrew Hook, Charlotte Bronte, Flo Gibson, Herbert Rosengarten, Judith Hook
This 1859 novel, set during the Luddite riots, is about Robert Moore, a mill-owner who, despite the outrage of his workers, introduces new machinery at his mill--an act that ends in violence. In an effort to recoup his losses, Moore courts Shirley Keeldar, an heiress, despite his love for his cousin Caroline, who is poor but who loves him. Shirley, however, is not to be bought; she secretly loves Moore impoverished brother, Louis, the family tutor. SHIRLEY is Bronte's only work of social criticism, a protest against both the insensitivity of the mill-owners and the subservient position of women in the mid-1800's. The novel is more in the tradition of Bronte's friend Elizabeth Gaskell, whose fiction was frequently set against the background of the Industrial Revolution and its effects on rural workers. AUTHOR: Andrew Hook, Charlotte Bronte, Flo Gibson, Herbert Rosengarten, Judith Hook
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Oath of Office by Evan Evans
Description not available.A trio of short novels chronicle the western adventures of a young wanderer called Chip as he endures a confrontation with a lynch mob, journeys south of the border to rescue a lovely woman, and makes a dangerous trek across the Nevada desert, with the law in hot pursuit. Reprint. AUTHOR: Evan Evans
PUBLISHER: Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Axle Annie by Cindy Kane, Robin Pulver, Tedd Arnold
The kids in the town of Burkysville have no chance of getting a snow day from school with Axle Annie driving the school bus! She's the best bus driver around, and nothing can stop her from getting to her destination, not even piles of snow and slippery ice. Will the kids ever get a snow day and stay at home? With cartoon color illustrations. AUTHOR: Cindy Kane, Robin Pulver, Tedd Arnold
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Ballet Stories by Jenny Agutter
The stories of the most popular ballets are told in refreshing style against the backdrop of the music written by Delibes, Tchaikovsky and Adam. Naxos draws on its own roots in classical music to present the definitive introduction for children in this sympathetic reading by Jenny Agutter. AUTHOR: Jenny Agutter
PUBLISHER: Naxos of America, Incorporated
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
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 | Ed Emberley's Drawing Book by Ed Emberley, Ed E. Emberley
Description not available.Using circles, triangles, rectangles and other simple lines, the author illustrates the way in which to draw a number of everyday objects AUTHOR: Ed Emberley, Ed E. Emberley
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Wings of Morning by William Cobb
The powerful Legrand family of Alabama is the focus of William Cobb`s novel, set in 1965. The family includes the lieutenant governor of the state, a priest, and a wealthy old plantation owner. Meanwhile, the Taylors, whose forebears were slaves on the Legrand plantation, learn of an ancient connection between the two families that will affect the futures of both. And at the same time, the civil rights movement comes to town. AUTHOR: William Cobb
PUBLISHER: Crane Hill Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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