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All Books Arranged Alphabetically By Author
Always Postpone Meetings With Time Wasting Morons- Dilbert--- Scott Adams
~A book of comic strips starring Dilbert, Dogbert, and all the other charcters from Scott Adams’s great comic, Dilbert, about a middle aged cubicle prisoner.
Casual Day Has Gone Too Far- Dilbert – Scott Adams
~More comic strips about Dilbert
Little Women—Louisa May Alcott
~The classic novel about four sisters growing up in the late 1800’s
Meg- Steve Alten
~In meg, scientists find deep in the Mariana Trench an ancient shark that would dwarf whales today….. what happens if it gets out?
The American Girls:Meet Kirsten, Changes For Felicity, Meet Felicity, Kirsten Learns A Lesson
~Books from the American Girls series, about Kirsten who immigrates from Sweden with her family, and Felicity who lives in the colonies during the Revolutionary war.
How To See and Hear The Aura—Ted Andrews
~A book about the aura and its properties, and how to handle it
Into The Woods—VC Andrews
~Part of the DeBeers series, this is the story of a girl who leaves her sensible life as the daughter of a military man when he dies in a plane accident, and moves to the glitz and glamour of the Florida beaches with her mother.
Tuck Everlasting—Natalie Babbit
~Tuck Everlasting is the story of young Winnie Foster and the Tucks, a family who has a huge secret as timeless as the earth….
Mermaid Princess—Shirley Barber
~A book whose illustrations are actually jigsaw puzzles, along with a charming story about a mermaid princess and her friends who save her
White Shark—Peter Benchley
~Another fantastic novel by Peter Benchley about a science experiment gone wrong
Birthday books, July 16th
~Books about things that happened on July 16th and in the year 1983, the day and year I was born!
Every Excuse In The Book—Boldman and Matthews
~The many excuses people have used to get out of things!
The Kaleidoscope Book—Thom Boswell
~A book about the history of the Kaleidoscope and how to make them
Childrens Stories Of The Bible—Bradford
~Bible stories made easy for kids to understand. This is a slightly old book.
Quick and Easy Magic Tricks—Gyles Brandreth
~Great slight of hand and other types of magic tricks anyone can do
A Satire of the Sexes—Brantenberg
~An interesting story that looks at what the world would be like if women were the dominant sex.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants-- Ann Brashars
~The story of a pair of pants and four friends going separate ways for the summer for the first time. A great coming of age type story.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood—Ann Brashars
~As the title suggests, the second summer with the pants. Shocking the girls haven’t grown! Hehe.
The Sword of Shannara—Terry Brooks
~The Sword of Shannara must be used to defeat the evil lord, but can only be wielded by Shea the last heir to the sword.
God Said It And Bang It Happened—Bruce and Stan
~A look at God and the Big Bang theory
The Incredible Journey—Shiela Bumford
~The story of three lost pets, two dogs and a cat, trying to find their way home through the wild mountains
The Summer of the Swans—Betsy Byars
~The story of a girl learning to understand her handicapped brother.
The Little Girls Dance Class—J. Carruth
~This is a book about the little girls dance class, and their dolls and pet cat too! A great book for any little dancer.
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III—Canfield, Jack
~ The third installment of the Teenage Chicken Soup series. Stories about dating, friendship, family and more.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland—Louis Carrol
~ When Alice follows a rabbit down its hole, she finds herself in Wonderland, a place where nothing is as it should be
Behind the Attic Wall—Sylvia Cassidy
~ An orphan girl goes to live with her critical, strict aunts, and feels horrible, until she hears voices in the walls and finds an amazing secret that even she can never explain.
The Perks of Being A Wallflower—Stephen Chvosky
~ A book that is bound to be made into a movie, this is the tale of a boy going into high school and being confronted by drugs, sex, peer pressure and parental pressure, and seeing the world in a whole new light.
Abeng- Michelle Cliff
~ A coming of age story that also tells the story of colonial Jamaica
Science Experiments You Can Eat—Vicky Coss
~As the title implies, wacky ways to teach kids about science and give them a good snack too!
The Ilustrated Encyclopedia of Arthurian Legends—Ronan Coghlan
~ An index of places people and things in Arthurian legend.
Encyclopedia of Ghosts- Daniel Cohen
~ The encyclopedia of famous ghosts and hauntings
The Face on the Milk Carton—Caroline B. Cooney
~ Janie Johnnson’s life is going great until she recognizes her three year old face on the back of a milk carton at school. What secrets does her past hold and where does she go from here?
Two Hour Dolls’ Clothes—Anita Louise Crane
~ A guide to sewing and designing your own doll clothes for dolls of all sizes
The Red Badge of Courage—Stephen Crane
~ The story of the trials a young man goes through in the Civil War as he learns to be a man.
Mommy Dearest—Christina Crawford
~ This is the story of Christina Crawford’s own life, growing up with her alcoholic, abusive actress mother, Joan Crawford.
Jurassic Park—Micheal Crichton
~ We’ve all seen the movie, well, the book is better. The story of genetically created dinosaurs breaking loose from their cages and the visitors fight to save themselves.
The Lost World—Michael Crichton
~ The sequel to Jurassic Park, it turns out there was another dinosaur island, Site B, created to save the company in case something went wrong. With the creator of the dinosaurs gone, Malcolm must save his girlfriend and make sure the new owner of InGen doesn’t bring dinosaurs to the main land
The Fanny Farmer Cookbook--- Marion Cunningham
~ A cook book with good, hearty recipes
The Witches—Roald Dahl
~ A boys mother tells him there are real witches, who can smell children and it makes them sick! Then at a hotel he finds out that there is a secret witch convention going on! They turn him into a mouse but can he still stop them?
Robinson Crusoe—Daniel Defoe
~ The classic adventure by Daniel Defoe
A Knight In Shining Armor—Jude Deveraux
~ A widow is depressed and feels like she will never fall in love again. Then she is sent back in time and swept off her feet.
Lenore, Wedgies—Roman Dirge
~ Roman Dirge’s comic about the cute little dead girl, books one through five
Lenore, Noogies—Roman Dirge
~ Roman Dirge’s comic about the cute little dead girl, books six through ten
The Great Cases of Sherlock Holmes—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
~ The classic tales of mystery solved by the most famous sleuth ever.
So You Want to be a Wizard—Duane
~ Nita is running from a bully and hides in the library, where she finds a book called So You Want To Be a Wizard. Things sure have changed since the days of Merlin as she finds out when she meets Kit who becomes her partner and they battle an evil being.
Deep Wizardry---Duane
~ More wizardry as Nita and Kit battle evil yet again, this time alongside whales in the ocean
High Wizardy—Duane
~ Shockingly, Nita’s younger sister becomes a wizard too, but before she learns the rules she’s off on another planet! Can Nita and Kit save her?
A Wizard Abroad—Duane
~ To get her away from Kit for awhile, Nita’s parents send her to Ireland to see her aunt. Ireland is more full of wizardry than New York , and its dangerous too, can Nita and her friends stop the evil once and for all?
Down A Dark Hall—Lois Duncan
~ Against her will Kit is specially selected to go to a boarding school far from home, but when she gets there, there are only six students. Then strange things begin to happen to all the girls that they can’t explain. Whats really going on?
Ghosts, Hauntings, and Mysterious Happenings—Phyllis Raybin Emert
~ Dozens of tales of ghosts, haunted houses and cases of ESP and telepathy that cannot be explained.
Rewind—Terry England
~ Six people are in a museum made from an abandoned space ship when the doors suddenly close. When they open again, all their bodies have been rewound to 11 years old. Was the space ship really abandoned? What happened?
Rage—Elizabeth Ergas
~ The story of an amulet that has held a woman’s rage for a hundred years and releases it in anyone who wears the amulet.
The Horse Whisperer—Nicholas Evans
~ After losing her leg in a terrible accident that drives her horse insane a girl thinks she will never be happy or ride again, so her mother takes her to Montana to a horse whisperer who cures her horse and her spirit.
Exploring Child Development—Richard Faves
~ A text book discussing the stages of development from the womb to adolescence
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man—Fanny Flagg
~ The summer a girl spends in her home town in Mississippi and her fathers scheme to save his business
Diary of a Young Girl—Anne Frank
~ The diary of Anne Frank, a girl hiding during WWII with her family
Mothers and Daughters—Diana Gabaldon
~ Stories about mother daughter bonding
Secrets of the Maze—Adrian Fisher and Howard Loxton
~ The history and art of the maze
Once Upon A More Enlightened Time—James Flinn Garner
~ Modern versions of timeless fairy tales
Troy—Adel Geras
~ The story of two orphan sisters’ struggle with love and life during the Trojan War
Such Devoted Sisters—Eileen Goudge
~ The story of two sisters who leave their abusive step father after the death of their has-been actress mother, and strike out on their own in New York.
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden—Hannah Green
~ The story of a girl’s journey into madness and back out again.
Grimms Fairy Tales—Grimm
~ Fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and many more.
Lets Read A Story—Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg
~ A cute storybook from the fifties with illustrations in black white and red. There are poems and contemporary (for that time) short stories for children
The Guinness Book of the 20th Century—Guinness World Records
~ The Guinness Book of Records for the 20th Century
The Dissapearance—Rosa Guy
~ A book about an African American boy accused of the disappearance of the youngest daughter of his foster parents.
Mythology- Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes—Edith Hamilton
~ Tales from Greek legend, such as the Trojan War and Hercules
Exposure—Kathryn Harrison
~ A book about a girl remembering her fathers life after his passing and how it affected her.
Female Intelligence—Jane Heller
~ A book about a woman going head to head with a man in her office.
Kissing Doorknobs—Terry Springer Hesser
~ A look at the life of a girl diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
A Little Princess—Frances Hodgson Burnett
~ The tale of a girl who was as rich as a princess and as smart as any adult, who tragically lost her father, her only family, and all her money and was made to work as a drudge at the school she once attended and live in the attic, and the friends who help her.
Titanic—Diane Hoh
~ A book whose story is about the Titanic and the social conditions on board the ship and in the world at that time
Elements of Literature—Holt
~ My high school British literature book that I sort of never returned…
Care Bears Book of Bedtime Poems—Bobby Katz
~ Famous bedtime poems such as Wee Willie Winkie, illustrated by pictures of Care Bears.
Girl, Interupted—Suzanna Kaysen
~ The story told by a girl who was committed and diagnosed with a borderline personality and how she at last got out and found the difference between herself and her friends in the ward.
Insomnia—Stephen King
~ A suspense novel by Stephen King about a stalker… I think… its rather large I never read it.
The Jungle Book—Rudyard Kipling
~ The famous story of Mogli being sent back to the man village by his animal family to save themselves from Shere Khan
The Sorcerer’s Companion: A Guide To The Magical World of Harry Potter—Allan Zola and Elizabeth Kronzek
~ A book about the different magical elements in the Harry Potter books and their basis in real myth and legend.
Left Behind: The Graphic Novels Volumes One and Two—Lahaye, Jenkins
~ Comic book style versions of the left behind series, the first two volumes which are about a chapter or two long each I think. Since I am not made of money though, I declined to continue collecting the graphic novels since it would take a zillion to make up ONE book, let alone twelve.
The Left Behind Series—Lahaye, Jenkins
~ The series based on one interpretation of the book of Revelation in the Bible, God comes and raptures the church and those who are Left Behind must try to survive and convince as many people as possible of the truth of God’s Word.
She’s Come Undone—Wally Lamb
~ The story of Dolores and her traumatic life, from childhood to adulthood. She deals with rape, obesity, the death of a gay friend, and of course, finding her true self to be happy.
The Essential Dog Book—Dr. Peter Larkin
~ Has many tips on caring for dogs, choosing the right breed, and has a nice index of all different dog breeds and info on each.
The Call of the Wild—Jack London
~ The classic adventure novel about the sled dog named Buck during the Klondike gold rush.
Our World Of Mysteries—Suzanne Lord
~ Stories about mysterious unexplained happenings throughout history.
Jewel—Bret Lott
~ The story of a mother caring for her daughter who has Downs syndrome back when such people were cruelly called Mongolian idiots for the appearance of their eyes. She fights to get her daughter an education and a good life.
The Giver—Lois Lowry
~ The moving story about a perfect society that is shielded from the outside world and seems flawless and the boy who is chosen to be burdened with the truth.
The Wedding Workbook—Bette Matthews
~ A workbook outlining all the things you need to do to plan a wedding. I really hope I use this someday.
Bettas: A Complete Introduction—Maurus
~ Instructions on caring for Bettas, also known as Chinese (or is it Japanese?) Fighting Fish.
Mother, Help Me Live—Lurlene McDaniels
~ A girl finds out she is adopted when she needs a bone marrow transplant and needs to find her birth mother to live.
Shark Lady—Ann McGovern
~ A short biography about Eugene Clark, a famous oceanographer who was one of the first women to really get into the field of ichthyology, and the challenges she over came.
The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Fairy Tales—Alfred David and Mary Elizabeth Meek
~ A book of fairy tales from different parts of the world.
I Was Amelia Earhart—Jane Mendelson
~ A fictional account of what may have happened to Amelia Earhart and her navigator after they disappeared that depicts them landing on an uncharted island, stranded and how they learn to live there, and live together and get along.
Mary, Bloody Mary—Carolyn Meyer
~ A fictional book based on the life of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and sister of the then future Queen Elisabeth, as seen from her eyes as an adolescent.
Is That Your Final Awnser—Modern Publishing
~ A trivia book that does NOT have any connection to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
T’was The Night Before Christmas—Clemment C. Moore
~ The famous Christmas poem, with illustrations of the Coca-Cola Santa.
Hoyle’s Book of Games—Albert Moorehead and Geoffery Mott-Smith
~ A book of card games
Rasptun The Saint Who Sinned—Brian Moynahan
~ A biography of the monk Rasputin who may have led the last tsar of russia, Nicholas II to his ruin.
The Gospel According To Harry Potter—Neal
~ A look at where you can find biblical parallels in Harry Potter.
Lisa, Bright and Dark—John Neufeld
~ The story of a girl who knew she was going crazy, but no adults believed her, so her friends try to give her therapy and get her real help.
The Daria Database—Peggy Nicoll
~ A comedic book based on the MTV show Daria
A Child’s World: Infancy Through Adolescence—Papalia
~ A college text book about child development
The Message—Peterson
~ The New Testament written in today’s grammar
The Escape of Alexei Son of Tsar Nicholas II—Vadim Petrov
~ A book based on the theory that the only son of the last tsar of Russia may have survived the assassination that killed his family.
Dachsunds—Pinney
~ A book about dachshunds, the different types and how to care for the breed.
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls—Dr. Mary Pipher
~ An analysis of life in America for today’s teenage girls with case studies and words from the authors own life.
The Worst Case Scenario Handbook—Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht
~ A book that teaches you how to survive the worst, including quick sand, an alligator attack, and how to jump from a moving car
Ten Great Mysteries—Edgar Allen Poe
~ Ten stories by Poe
Tales of Poe—Edgar Allen Poe
~ Classic stories by Poe, including The Raven and The Telltale Heart
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass—Philip Pullman
~ The series "His Dark Materials" where you visit different dimensions, and the afterlife in an adventure that is a puzzle until the very end.
The Merry Adventures of Robinhood—Howard Pyle
~ Howard Pyle’s tale of the man who robbed the rich and gave to the poor.
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights—Howard Pyle
~ The story of King Arthur and how he became king of England and his knights of the round table.
My Friend Flicka—Mary O’Hara
~ A book about a boy who saves a small foal who was sick, that shows the power of the bond between man and animal.
For The Love of Beanie Babies—Denise O’Neal
~ A book that is now probably out of date, stating all the different beanie babies (at the time) and their value, all of which has now changed but its fun to look at it anyway and remember.
Black and Blue—Anna Quindlen
~ The suspense novel about a woman who runs away from her abusive husband with her child and their struggle to survive.
Interview With The Vampire—Anne Rice
~ A vampire tells of his life to a journalist
Pandora—Anne Rice
~ The life of the vampire Pandora, dating back to ancient Greece
Fabulous Facts About The Fifty States—William S. Ross
~ A book with information on all fifty states
Harry Potter Series—J.K. Rowling
~ The fantastic books about a boy who finds out he is a wizard and goes to school to learn about wizardry, and to find out who he really is, why he was not killed as a child by the Dark Lord Voldemort, and his true destiny
True Great Mysteries—Rubin
~ Stories of mystery that really happened
Icy Sparks—Gwyn Hyman Rubio
~ A book about a girl learning to cope with tourette’s syndrome
Russka—Edward Rutherfurd
~ A novel following the history of a family through Russia’s history
Great Girl Stories—Rosemary Sandberg
~ A book full of selected chapters of books such as A Little Princess, Pippy Longstocking, and Little House on the Prairie
The Woman Who Lived In A Prolouge—Nina Schneider
~ The story of a woman, after her children are all grown, learning to make herself happy
Art and Creative Development for Young Children—Schirmacher
~ A textbook discribing different activities that stimulate artistic growth in young children and the theory behind their development.
The Everything Baby Names Book—Lisa Shaw
~ A book full of names, with their definitions and origins, and lists of most popular names from the different decades in the past century, and interesting name trends, and lots of information relating to the naming of twins, or namesakes or initials.
A Series of Unfortunate Events—Lemony Snicket
~ This series tells the sad story of the Baudlaire orphans, whose parents died in a fire that burned down their whole house. They are shuffled from relatives to schools, even to a wood mill. All the while wondering why their "uncle" Olaf is following them, what happened to their friends the Quagmires, and what is VFD?? This is a fantastic series for kids full of mystery.
The Egypt Game—Zilpha Keatley Snyder
~ A group of kids begins to play a game pretending to be characters from ancient Egypt, but then strange things begin to happen to the players. What’ going on?
Two Minute Mysteries—Donald J. Sobol
~ Short mysteries you have to read carefully to solve!
The Witch of Blackbird Pond—Elisabeth George Speare
~ Kit Tyler grew up in the Caribbean but is sent to live with relatives she has never met in New England. Strange things begin to happen in the house and everyone suspects her!
Hiedi—Johanna Spyri
~ The story of a sweet girl who goes to live with her grandfather who doesn’t like her but grows to love her. Then she is sent away, for her own good they say. But she comes back, loving the mountain home she knows much more than the cold city, and she brightens the life of the family who she lives with there.
Kidnapped—Robert Louis Stevenson
~ The tale of a boy who was kidnapped and goes on a great adventure, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Treasure Island—Robert Louise Stevenson
~ Jim Hawkins is a rebel who doesn’t know what to do with his life until he finds a map leading to a famous treasure. He sets out on a journey with his professor friend and some scary sailors to find not only treasure but the man inside himself.
The Case For Christ—Lee Strobel
~ This is a book that studies the proof that the Bible is an accurate historical reference, and that there is therefore some proof that Christ was in fact who he said he was. Was he crazy? Was the resurrection faked? Read and find out for yourself.
A Touch of Strange—Theodore Sturgeon
~ A collection of science fiction short stories by the author
Unsolved! Famous Real Life Mysteries—George Sullivan
~ Tales of things that really happened that nobody can explain
Thirteen—T. Pines
~ Thirteen stories by famous horror and suspense authors such as R.L. Stine, and Caroline B. Cooney
The Women’s Book of Soul—Sue Patton Thoele
~ A book to inspire women
The Lord of the Rings—J.R.R. Tolkien
~ The epic tale of four races of beings, hobbits, elves, men, and dwarves, joining together to save Middle Earth. Tolkien’s greatest work, based on his mythology of Middle Earth, the languages and cultures he created.
The Great Good Thing—Robert Townley
~ A "Great" fantasy book about characters inside a book being forced out when their book is destroyed and their effort to survive and not be forgotten inside a young girl’s mind.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—Mark Twain
~ The classic story by Mark Twain about a rebel boy, Huckleberry fin
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer—Mark Twain
~ The classic story by Mark Twain about a boy who wanted to be a rebel though he lived with his respectable, strict aunts.
The Tolkien Companion—J.C.A. Tyler
~ An encyclopedia that covers all the creatures places and things in Tolkien’s books
JTHM: Director’s Cut—Jhonen Vasquez
~ The Comic books now in one volume that give you a humorous but sometimes deep look at life and death and leave you guessing about what really happened to Johnny The Homicidal Maniac. A hilarious look at those of us who think we know it all.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea—Jules Verne
~ The undersea adventure by Jules Verne that was written in a time when such undersea travel was never believed possible by anyone but scientists and crackpots.
Journey To The Center of the Earth—Jules Verne
~ The story of a professor and his nephew following a map to get to the center of the earth
Happy Traveler’s Game Book—Herb Walker
~ A book full of fun games to play in the car or just when you’re bored at home. With riddles and jokes too!
Intent To Harm—Stan Washburn
~ A suspense thriller about a man who targets women and teases them by stealthfully getting into their homes and making his visit known only by objects slightly out of place, until he attacks.
Henry VIII: The King And His Court—Alison Weir
~ A book about the king who went through wives like so much underwear, and court life in the mid 1500s
Little Altars Everywhere, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood—Rebecca Wells
~ the books about Vivian Walker and her friends growing up in the south in the 40s and fifties, and Sidda, her daughter, growing up in the fifties and sixties.
Journal Celebrating Wild Women—Wild Women
~ A journal with quotes on the pages from women throughout history
Little House In The Big Woods—Laura Ingalls Wilder
~ One of the books in the Little House series about growing up in the midwest when it was still wild. In this book Laura is only five or six and tells about being scared of wolves, her father going hunting, Christmas, and other aspects of life in the untamed west.
The Prayer of Jabez—Bruce Wilkinson
~ An analysis of a prayer said by a man named Jabez in the Bible, and how it has enhanced the spiritual life of some people.
The Fibromyalgia Relief Book—Miryam Williamson
~ Things to do to relieve some of the tension and problems associated with FMS
The Haunted Whaley House—Robert and Anne Wlodarski
~ A history of the Whaley House, and what happened there, even things that happened on the site before the house was built.
Prozac Nation—Elisabeth Wurtzel
~ The story of a girl growing up with clinical depression
Beau Geste—Percival Christopher Wren
~ The tale of a French Foreign Legion outpost and its link to an otherwise peaceful English manor as discovered by Beau, Digby, and John Geste
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