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Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek by Deborah Hopkinson
Children
Call#: JP Hopkinson
Brings immediacy and interest to an event in Abraham Lincoln's early life, while demonstrating that someone who never became known for anything else can be an important part of history.
Submitted by Lora Koehler 1/09
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Albertine
Brooke Fraser
Gospel Music
Call#: CD Gospel Fra
One of the most unique, exciting and thoughtful releases of 2008, this CD takes inspirational music to a whole new level. While still in her early 20s, Fraser has done extensive writing for Hillsong United but steps out here to compose an entire set of lyrical, literary and politically relevant inspirational songs. Be sure to listen to "C. S. Lewis Song."
Submitted by Donalee Jacobs 1/09
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All the Wind Cracked Stars by Elizabeth Bear
Science Fiction
Call#: F Bear
Muire, the last surviving valkyrie of Norse mythology, vows to protect the last remaining humans in a post-apocalyptic world.
Submitted by Cherie Bitter 1/09
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Anila's Journey by Mary Finn
Young Adult
Call#: YF Finn
Anila Tandy, a young woman who is half Irish and half Bengali, must find a way to support herself in 18th century India, and chooses to try to become an artist for a scientific expedition up the Ganges, in this beautifully written coming of age tale.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/08
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Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman
Mystery
Call#: F Lippman
Private investigator Tess Monaghan is hired as a bodyguard to a hard partying actress on the set of a big budget TV mini-series. When one of the crew members is murdered, Tess finds her job complicated by the acting skills of the suspects.
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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Around the Bend
Randy Travis
Country Music
Call#: CD Country Tra
Travis returned this year with new material which highlights his trademark baritone and reflects traditional country sounds blended with issues of today. Listen to this one over and over.
Submitted by Donalee Jacobs 1/09
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Bad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick Bruel
Children
Call#: JF Bruel
Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of trying to give a cat a real bath with soap and water. Includes fun facts, a glossary, and other information.
Submitted by Kara Pearson 1/09
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Bee Movie
Children DVD
Call#: DVD Children Bee
A bee sues the human race after finding out that they have been stealing honey from bees for centuries and eating it.
Submitted by Laura Berube 1/09
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Blackman's Coffin by Mark de Castrique
Mystery
Call#: F DeCastrique
This new series features Sam Blackman, a feisty Army veteran who lost part of a leg in the Iraq War. During his rehab, Sam meets Tikima, a fellow veteran and amputee who invites Sam to join her private security firm. After Tikima drowns and her apartment is ransacked, Sam finds a diary from 1919 and learns of the murder of Tikima's great-great-grandfather, Elijah Robertson. Sam then investigates the connection between Tikima and Elijah.
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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Bound on Earth by Angela Hallstrom
LDS Fiction
Call#: F Hallstrom
A powerful glimpse into many generations of the Palmer family. The Palmers explore love, hate and the connections of family in this collection of stories.
Submitted by Natalie Giauque 1/09
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Chiquita por Antonio Orlando Rodriguez
Spanish Fiction
Call#:
Spanish F Rodriquez
Espiridiona Cenda es una enana nacida en 1869 en cuba. Gozó de la fama tanto como del misterio. Chiquita es la gran historia de sus amores, sus aventuras y debentures.
Submitted by Feeny Watt 1/09
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CLAMP Double Feature: Tsubasa the Movie-The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom, and Xxxholic the Movie - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie - Anime
Call#: DVD Animation Tsubasa
Two worlds created by the CLAMP creative team come together in intertwining movies; one about a land, The Birdcage Kingdom, where an evil king seeks to end the existence of both light and happiness; the other takes place in a mysterious mansion where Yuko and her servant Watanuki attend an unusual auction where collectors have come to complete their various collections, or so they believe...
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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Coal
Kathy Mattea
Country Music
Call#: CD Country Matt
A collection of traditional and new songs which reflect Mattea'a background growing up in coal country in West Virginia. Thought provoking, relevant and beautifully sung, this CD will stay with the listener.
Submitted by Donalee Jacobs 1/09
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The Compound by S. A. Bodeen
Young Adult Audiobook
Call#: BCD YF Bodeen
Eli and his family have lived in the compound built by Eli's father for six years. The world they knew is gone and now they can't leave, Eli's father won't let them.
Submitted by Laura Berube 1/09
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COWA! by Akira Toriyama
Children's Graphic Novel
Call#: J741.595 Tor
Paifu, a half-vampire, half were-koala and his best friend Jose, the ghost, always get into trouble in Batwing Ridge where colorful monsters and other characters roam. But when a Monster flu goes through town they have to stop their mischievous play and save all the adults. Cowa! is a "spooktacular" manga written and drawn by the creator of Dragon Ball Z.
Submitted by Carrie Rogers-Whitehead 1/09
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Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell
General Fiction
Call#: F Russell
Agnes Shanklin finds herself alone, a spinster and 40 years old at the beginning of the Roaring 20s. Taking advantage of her new found independence, she journeys to Egypt and encounters love and some very famous adventurers and politicos of the day. Lyrical and beautiful in scope and language.
Submitted by Joni Kohagen 1/09
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A Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford
Science Fiction
Call#: F Ford
An excellent short story collection containing science fiction, fantasy, realism and comedy by an acclaimed author.
Submitted by Cherie Bitter 1/09
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Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Children Audiobook
Call#: BCD JF Curtis
In 1859, Elijah, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada works to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
Submitted by Laura Berube 1/09
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Enchanted
Children DVD
Call#: DVD Children's Enchanted
A fairytale princess from another world is sent to New York City by the evil queen and then learns to fend for herself, finds love and eventually defeats the evil queen.
Submitted by Laura Berube 1/09
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Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan
General Fiction
Call#:
F Samarasan
Small mistakes with dreadful consequences, unexplained mysteries, and closely guarded secrets have a devastating effect on six year old Aasha, the youngest in a family of wealthy plantation owners in Malaysia. Fully realized characters provide differing perspectives in this intricately woven tale of family, race and culture.
Submitted by Lee Alexander 1/09
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Every Now and Then by Karen Kingsbury
Christian Fiction
Call#: F Kingsbury
Alex Brady shuts out all relationships when he loses his beloved father in the Twin Towers. Will he have the courage to open his heart to love again?
Submitted by Nola Magneson 1/09
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Exit Music by Ian Rankin
Mystery
Call#: F Rankin
It is Inspector Rebus' last case. He has just ten days before he retires to solve the murder of an expatriate Russian poet.
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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The Fault Tree by Louise Ure
Mystery
Call#: F Ure
Candace, an automobile mechanic, was blinded in a car accident eight years ago. She is the only witness to an elderly neighbor's murder and the killer thinks she saw the get away car.
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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Fearless
Taylor Swift
Country Music
Call#: CD Country Swi
Taylor Swift has become a force to reckon with in the country and pop music worlds; however, it is her songwriting that sets her apart. At the age of 19, she has mastered writing what she knows about life and knows how to make it relevant.
Submitted by Donalee Jacobs 1/09
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Fields of Home by Rachel Ann Nunes
LDS Fiction
Call#: F Nunes
Mercedes Johnson has a quiet life in Wyoming with her husband Wayne and their three boys. For twelve years Mercedes has been hiding a secret, a past mistake, a terrible heartache. When she bumps into Dr. Brandon Rhodes at the local grocery store, her life begins to unravel. Will everything she loves be taken from her?
Submitted by Natalie Giauque 1/09
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Finding Daddy by Louise Plummer
Young Adult
Call#: YF Plummer
Utah author Plummer has written a stunning thriller that is not for the faint of heart; but if you like your fiction dark and fast-paced, this might be the book for you. Mira knows nothing about her father, and her mother and grandmother are reluctant to give her any information, so she begins to search on her own, not knowing just how badly things are going to turn out for them all. Takes place in Utah, and contains graphic violence.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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A Flaw in the Blood by Stephanie Barron
Mystery
Call#: F Barron
Queen Victoria's beloved Albert lays dying of typhoid. Victoria wonders how she will go on and she calls for her barrister Patrick Fitzgerald for advice. On his way to see Victoria he is attacked, and Patrick senses there is a royal secret that some one is willing to kill for.
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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Full Circle by Davis Burn
Christian Fiction
Call#: F Burn
A hotshot financial analyst who has lost it all and a broken-hearted world traveler work together to solve a mystery and right a wrong, while relearning everything they thought they knew about love.
Submitted by Nola Magneson 1/09
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
Mystery
Call#: F Larsson
A disgraced journalist and tattooed computer hacker investigate a prominent Swedish family whose daughter disappeared many years ago. Is she still alive?
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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Good Neighbors, Book One: Kin by Holly Black, illustrated by Ted Naifeh
Young Adult Graphic Novel
Call#: Y741.597 Bla
When 16-year-old Rue Silver's mother disappears and her father turns into a couch potato after he is accused of the murder of one of his students, she attempts to solve both mysteries and discovers that she has a dangerous blood tie to the faery world.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Children, Horror
Call#: JF Gaiman
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts. This juvenile fiction book will delight adults as much as it does children.
Submitted by Darlene Dineen 1/09
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House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
Young Adult
Call#: YF Jones
The sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle and it doesn't disappoint! Charmain is sent to take care of the house of her great-uncle, the wizard, while the elves are curing him, and makes all kinds of discoveries. A magical coming-of-age story about a girl who has pretty much had her head in a book all her life, and now she has to take on mad little blue men servants, an evil lubbock, a clumsy wizard's apprentice, a house with many rooms and few instructions, and finding the "elf gift" for the king before he becomes completely bankrupt.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham
Children
Call#: JP Graham
After a pigeon slams into a skyscraper and falls to the sidewalk below, it is rescued by a small boy. He and his parents care for it until it can be released. A beautiful many-layered story, with words and pictures full of hope.
Submitted by Lora Koehler 1/09
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I Love Jesus But I Drink a Little
Gladys Hardy
Humor
Call#: CD Humor Har
Gladys Hardy, AKA Nana, is hilarious, but never mean-spirited. After her first phone call on the Ellen Show, this 88-year-old grandmother has become a national clebrity. Her debut album is made up of her homespun views on contemporary society.
Submitted by Sharon Peters 1/09
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The Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt
Mystery
Call#: F Jungstedt
A pony is decapitated and drained of blood. Then a young archaeology student disappears and is found decapitated and drained of blood. Police Superintendent Anders Knutas races to find the connection.
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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It's Bad for Ya
George Carlin
Humor
Call#: CD Humor Car
The fourteenth and final comedy album of stand-up comedy legend George Carlin, this album is based on his last HBO special and was released a few months before his death. Warning! Explicit content.
Submitted by Sharon Peters 1/09
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Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventure in Japan by Aimee Major Steinberger
Young Adult Graphic Novel
Call#: Y741.595 Ste
American author, animator and rabid fan (otaku) of Japanese pop culture and dolls takes a dream trip to Japan and visits all her favorite places to shop, eat and dress up in cosplay costumes.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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El Juego Del Angel por Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Spanish Fiction
Call#: Spanish F Zafon
En la turbulenta Barcelona de los años 20 un joven escritor obsesionado con un amor imposible receibe la oferta de un misteriosa editor para escribir un libro como no hay existido nunca, a cambio de una fortuna y, tal vez, mucho más.
Submitted by Feeny Watt 1/09
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Just After Sunset by Stephen King
Horror
Call#: F King
Stephen King is back with a collection of short stories that blend the unusual with the ordinary. A stationary bike, Stonehedge and a cat are all stories that take you to a disturbing new place.
Submitted by Darleen Dineen 1/09
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Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper
Children Audiobook
Call#: BCD JF Harper
When Grace, named "Just Grace" by her teacher because there are three other girls named Grace in her class, decides to cheer up her sad neighbor, things don't turn out exactly the way she planned.
Submitted by Laura Berube 1/09
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Kaput and Zosky by Lewis Trondheim
Young Adult Graphic Novel
Call#:
Y741.594 Tro
These two wacky characters are alien barbarians dedicated to conquering and/or destroying new planets in the most violent ways possible, and it always turns out quite badly for them, but is very amusing for the readers.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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The Killing Room by Peter May
Mystery
Call#: F May
The mutilated bodies of 18 women are discovered in a mass grave in Shanghai. Detective Li Yan and American pathologist Margaret Campbell are investigating to see if the murders are related to a killing in China. They are horrified to find out that the women may have been subjected to live autopsies.
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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The Likeness by Tana French
Mystery
Call#: F French
Detective Cassie Maddox is called to the scene of a murder. The victim looks like Cassie and is using the name Lexie Madison, the name that Cassie used as an undercover policewoman. The only way to solve the murder is for Cassie to assume Lexie's identity to try and flush out the killer.
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Young Adult
Call#: YF Doctorow
Terrorism brought close to home in this not-so-futuristic tale about San Francisco teens held for days by the Department of Homeland Security, and then released into what has become a virtual police state. Experts in computer hacking, these teens try to find a way to set things right when the government has failed them.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger
Children
Call#: JP Berger
Afraid to fall, a leaf determinedly hangs on, until it finds the courage to fly.
Submitted by Lora Koehler 1/09
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Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore
General Fiction
Call#: F Gilmore
This is a marvelous first novel about a young girl who dreams all of her life of leaving her sleepy Georgia town for a bigger city, and more experiences and opportunities. She realizes her dream of leaving, only to find that her real dreams were in front of her all the time. Filled with humor, pathos and memorable characters.
Submitted by Joni Kohagen 1/09
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Love Letters of Joseph and Emma by Angela Eschler, illustrated by Liz Lemon Swindle
LDS Non Fiction
Call#:
289 Eschler
Learn more about the personal life of the prophet Joseph Smith and his wife Emma Hale Smith in this beautifully illustrated book.
Submitted by Samantha Hastings 1/09
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Madapple by Christina Meldrum
Young Adult Audiobook
Call#: BCD YF Meldrum
A girl who has been brought up in near isolation is thrown into a twisted web of family secrets and religious fundamentalism when her mother dies and she goes to live with relatives she never knew she had.
Submitted by Laura Berube 1/09
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Mine Errand From the Lord by Boyd K. Packer
LDS Non Fiction
Call#: 289 Packer
A great gospel reference from President Packer on 25 key topics like the Great Plan of Happiness and Temple Work.
Submitted by Samantha Hastings 1/09
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Miranda by John Little
Horror
Call#: F Little
What happens when a man's first conscious knowledge is of his death and then he proceeds to live his life backwards. A story of isolation and beginnings that start with endings, leaving the feeling that life really has no choices. A fast novella to read.
Submitted by Darlene Dineen 1/09
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A Modest Proposal by Michele Ashman Bell
General Fiction
Call#: F Bell
Six high school friends. One tragic and mysterious car accident. One box full of special memories and secrets. Meet the Butterfly girls: Lauryn, Emma, Andrea, Chloe and Jocelyn. Fashion designer Lauryn longs to design modest evening wear and fall in love before her 30th birthday. Or else. Or else she'll be forced to marry her long lost high school boyfriend, Jace. That would be bad, wouldn't it? Or would it?
Submitted by Natalie Giauque and Ruby Cheesman 1/09
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My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Christian Fiction
Call#: F Sawyer
Orphaned in a tenement fire, three Irish immigrants are sent to Missouri to be adopted on the orphan train. Maelle desperately searches for her siblings who were separated from her seventeen years before.
Submitted by Nola Magneson 1/09
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The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
General Fiction
Call#: F Erdrich
The brutal murder of a family in 1911 rural North Dakota and the subsequent lynching of innocent men has effects that reverberate through each generation of their descendants. Erdrich's mythical storytelling of intersecting lives, jealousies, loves and lusts is complex and rewarding.
Submitted by Lee Alexander 1/09
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Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, vols. 1-4
Children's Anime
Call#: DVD Children's Pokemon
2008 brought 34 brand new episodes and a new team character, 10-year-old Dawn, for avid Pokemon fans.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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Pucca: Kung Fu Kisses
Children's Anime
Call#: DVD Children's Pucca
Pucca is the sweet daughter of a Chinese restaurant owner. She loves to eat ja jang myung (Korean black noodles), but she is even more in love with Garu, an aspiring ninja. He does not return her affection, which leads to many funny situations. The Pucca series comes from Korea and is giving Pokemon some good competition.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale
Children's Graphic Novel
Call#:
Y741.597 Hal
This is not your ordinary Rapunzel who waits in a tower for her prince to come. This Rapunzel is a cowgirl who uses her long hair to round up outlaws, ride enormous beasts and save the land from her wicked adopted mother. Rapunzel's Revenge is an action packed adventure that's not your ordinary fairytale.
Submitted by Carrie Rogers-Whitehead 1/09
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Salt River by James Sallis
Eaudiobook Mystery
John Turner is now the sheriff of a rural community near Memphis, hoping it will be a quiet way to end his career. But the son of the former sheriff crashes through the front wall of city hall. While investigating, John makes some startling discoveries about the case and his own uncertain future.
Submitted by Linda Worstell 1/09
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Speed Racer: The Next Generation-The Beginning
Children Anime
Call#: DVD Children Speed
The Speed Racer series will not necessarily win any "Best of" prizes, but it's an enjoyable choice both for followers of the original series and a new young audience of car racing cartoon fans.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
Children DVD
Call#: DVD Children's Spiderwick
When the Grace family moves into an old house, Jared discovers a book that turns out to be a field guide to some amazing creatures.
Submitted by Laura Berube 1/09
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The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
Children Graphic Novel
Call#: J741.597 Kib
After their father dies, Emily, Navin and their mother move to a mysterious mansion to start a new life. After investigating a noise in the basement they are pulled to a new world where their mother is eaten by a gelatinous monster with huge teeth. Now Emily and Navin must journey in this alternate world and use the power of a magical amulet to save their mother.
Submitted by Carrie Rogers-Whitehead 1/09
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That Book Woman by Heather Henson
Children
Call#: JP Henson
"What makes that Book Woman risk catching cold, or worse"? Cal wonders about the woman who brings books by horse, whatever the weather. Though he's not the readin' type, he decides he'll learn, to find out. This book about a Pack Horse Librarian in Appalachia, told from the perspective of one of her customers, shines.
Submitted by Lora Koehler 1/09
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That Lonesome Song
Jamey Johnson
Country Music
Call#: CD Country Joh
Johnson's second album focuses on exquisite songwriting and outlaw country. It is full of tales which are harsh, realistic and rather addictive.
Submitted by Donalee Jacobs 1/09
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Vexille
Adult/Older Teen Anime
Call#: DVD Animation Vexille
In the year 2077, Japan has been cut off from the world for 10 years because of its refusal to halt further research into biotechnology. No one has been able to see inside its borders, until American Special Forces Commander Vexille and her team, SWORD, attempt to break through, only to discover a post-apocalyptic community where modern Tokyo used to be, and the shocking threat it poses to the future of all humanity.
Submitted by Patricia Foster 1/09
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The Whole Truth by James Scott Bell
Christian Fiction
Call#: F Bell
Steve's brother was kidnapped from their bedroom when he was five years old. Thirty years later, as an attorney, he represents a notorious criminal and discovers information that will blow his world apart.
Submitted by Nola Magneson 1/09
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A World Too Near by Kay Kenyon
Science Fiction
Call#: F Kenyon
Titus Quinn is sent to destroy an engine in an alternate universe that is designed to use the Earth's universe as a power source.
Submitted by Cherie Bitter 1/09
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