4/28: New at the library this week

DVDs:

• Man of la Mancha

Books:

• Angle of repose / Wallace Earle Stegner — Angle of Repose tells the story of Lyman Ward, a retired professor of history and author of books about the Western frontier, who returns to his ancestral home of Grass Valley, California, in the Sierra Nevada. Wheelchair-bound with a crippling bone disease and dependent on others for his every need, Ward is nonetheless embarking on a search of monumental proportions - to rediscover his grandmother, now long dead, who made her own journey to Grass Valley nearly a hundred years earlier. Like other great quests in literature, Lyman Ward's investigation leads him deep into the dark shadows of his own life. (read an exerpt)
• The organized life : secrets of an expert organizer / Stephanie Denton — You'll find tips, checklists and easy-to-follow guidelines for organizing every part of your life, including: Paper piles, Grocery shopping, Home office, Closets & clothes, Garage, Kitchen & pantry, Holiday shopping & storage, Photos & memorabilia, Kids' rooms & toys, Bedroom & bathroom. Real-life examples and inspiring full-color photos show you how to make these proven techniques work for you, no matter how busy vou are.
• The Book Club / Mary Alice Monroe — On the surface, it is a monthly book club. But for five women, it is something more precious — a chance to share their hopes and fears and triumphs. They are women in transition, and as they embrace the challenge of change, they will hold fast to the true magic of the book club — friendship.
• The bad quarto / Jill Paton Walsh — The campus of St. Agatha's College, Cambridge University, is steeped in history. One particular building, however, has a history that most would rather forget-- a tower that has drawn several students to their death. Much discouraged by the authorities, it is a college tradition for students to try their luck jumping the gap between a window and a pediment--nicknamed Harding's Folly--and the gap has recently claimed another victim, a glamorous and controversial Shakespearean scholar. (Series: Imogen Quy Mysteries Series)
• River secrets / Shannon Hale — Razo has no idea why he was chosen to be a soldier. He can barely swing a sword, and his brothers are forever wrestling him to the ground. Razo is sure it's out of pity that his captain asks him to join an elite mission--escorting the ambassador into Tira, Bayern's great enemy. (Age Range: Young Adult)
• Enna burning / Shannon Hale — Enna and Princess Isi became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but after Isi married Prince Geric, Enna returned to the forest. Enna's simple life changes forever when she learns to wield fire and burn anything at will. Enna is convinced that she can use her ability for good--to fight Tira, the kingdom threatening the Bayern borders--and goes on secret raids to set fire to the Tiran camps and villages. But as the power of the fire grows stronger, she is less able to control her need to burn. (Age Range: Young Adult)
• Arctic thaw : the people of the whale in a changing climate / Peter Lourie — How will climbing temperatures affect the ancient culture of the Inupiat people of Alaska's North Slope? Their culture revolves around the tradition of hunting bowhead whales from a platform of ice on the water. The hunt is the great cooperative endeavor that brings the community together to work, store food for lean times, tell stories, dance, and give new life to old traditions. Now the permafrost is thawing, and increasing dangers await whale hunters as the sea ice becomes fragile.
• Plum lovin' / Janet Evanovich — It’s a new year for Stephanie, Lula and the gang—and Connie Rosolli has a secret admirer. Or does she? Connie is getting two kinds of anonymous mail: love letters and hate mail—could they be from the same person? Or does Connie have two stalkers? Stephanie is determined to find out the truth. (Series: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series; read a sample chapter)
• City of bones / Cassandra Clare — When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder — much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing — not even a smear of blood — to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy? (Series: Mortal Instruments Series, #1; Age Range: Young Adult)