Quick view American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic, lauded for its brilliant synthesis of mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose (Washington Post) and as a modern phantasmagoria that distills the essence of America (Seattle... View Details
Quick view Gris Grimly's Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Retells, in graphic novel format, Mary Shelley's classic tale of a monster, assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies, who develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. View Details
Quick view Kick by Walter Dean Myers All soccer player Kevin cares about is winning the State Cup. Until the night he ends up in jail. Sergeant Brown is the cop assigned to be Kevin's mentor. If they can learn to trust each other, maybe Kevin's one mistake won't land him in juvie. View Details
Quick view A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention. View Details
Quick view Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Huxley's story shows a futuristic World State where all emotion, love, art, and human individuality have been replaced by social stability. An ominous warning to the world's population, this literary classic is a must-read. View Details
Quick view Serena by Ron Rash Penned by an award-winning writer, this Gothic tale of greed, corruption, and revenge is set against the backdrop of the 1930s wilderness and America's burgeoning environmental movement. View Details
Quick view Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire This "New York Times" bestseller--the basis of the Tony Award]-winning musical "Wicked"--introduces Elphaba, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West in Oz. Now, her side of the story... View Details
Quick view Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix After the Newington Emerald is stolen at the height of a conjured storm, eighteen-year-old Lady Truthful Newington goes to London, disguised as a man, to search for the magical heirloom of her house, and is soon caught up in a dangerous adventure where... View Details
Quick view The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different and far more satisfying than he ever imagined. Santiago's... View Details
Quick view Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury Three hours after midnight, one week before Halloween, Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show rolls into Green Town, Illinois. A carnival like no other, it feeds on the dreams and weaknesses of those drawn to its eerie attractions, destroying every... View Details
Quick view All Involved by Ryan Gattis A propulsive and ambitious novel as electrifying as The Wire, from a writer hailed as the West Coast's Richard Price a mesmerizing epic of crime and opportunity, race, revenge, and loyalty, set in the chaotic streets of South Central L.A. in the wake of... View Details
Quick view One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez One of the 20th century's enduring works, Marquez's masterpiece is the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize- winning career. Alternately reverential and comical, this novel weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to... View Details
