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	What's New The Coldest Night by Robert Olmstead Henry Childs is just seventeen when he falls into a love affair so intense it nearly consumes him. But when young Mercys disapproving father threatens Henrys life, Henry runs as far as he canto the other side of the world.The time is 1950, and the Korean War hangs in the balance. Descended from a long line of soldiers, Henry enlists in the marines and arrives in Korea on the eve of the brutal seventeen-day battle of the Chosin Reservoirthe turning point of the warcompletely unprepared for the forbidding Korean landscape and the unimaginable circumstances of a war well beyond the scope of anything his ancestors ever faced. But the challenges he meets upon his return home, scarred and haunted, are greater by far.Robert Olmsteads riveting new novel is not only a passionate story of love and war, it is a timeless story of soldiers coming home to a country with little regard for, and even less knowledge of, what theyve confronted. Through his hero, Olmstead reveals an unspoken truth about combat: that for many men, the experience of war is the most enlivening, electric, and extraordinary experience of their lives. New Arrivals features recently added fiction, nonfiction, movies, music and more!
	A Swing & A Pitch : Baseball Fiction Booklist Calico Joe by John Grisham A surprising and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseball. Whatever happened to Calico Joe? It began quietly enough with a pulled hamstring. The first baseman for the Cubs AAA affiliate in Wichita went down as he rounded third and headed for home. The next day, Jim Hickman, the first baseman for the Cubs, injured his back. The team suddenly needed someone to play first, so they reached down to their AA club in Midland, Texas, and called up a 21-year-old named Joe Castle. He was the hottest player in AA and creating a buzz. In the summer of 1973 Joe Castle was the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone had ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas dazzled Cub fans as he hit home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shattered all rookie records. Calico Joe quickly became the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faced Calico Joe, Paul was in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his Dad. Then Warren threw a fastball that would change their lives forever Golf Fiction Booklist More Booklists
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Online Reader Tools for Book Reviews, Summaries, Award Winners & more...

	NoveList Plus Assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new authors and titles (If you like...). Browse theme-oriented book lists, awards lists and reader websites. *Home Use
	NoveList K-8 Fiction database designed with a bright, appealing layout, designed especially for elementary and middle schools. The database contains enhanced subject access for over 60,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles. *Home Use
	Literary Reference Center Comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day, combining information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. Also contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works and is an essential resource for public, academic and high school libraries. *Home Use
	LitFinder Premier resource for full-text literary works, including poems, short stories, novels, essays, plays and speeches.
	Teaching Books Children's literature resource for finding author biographies, interviews, booklists, discussion and activity guides, award winning titles and more. *Home Use. (BadgerLink free resource - To access register for an account.)
	Writer's Directory (Gale Virtual Reference Library) This resource features biographical and contact information for thousands of living authors worldwide who have at least one English publication. Entries typically include name, pseudonyms, addresses, birth date, career information, and a list of their works. *Home Use for OPL only.
	For an explanation of "Home Use" go to the Research Center page.