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January 2010

Adult Fiction

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba

Complete Persepolis (graphic novel) by Marjane Satrapi

In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith

Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith           

Love Over Scotland by Alexander McCall Smith

Increment by David Ignatius

Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

Push by Sapphire

Still Alice by Lisa Genovese

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

Too Much Happiness : stories by Alice Munro

Vision in White by Nora Roberts (LARGE PRINT)

 

Adult Non Fiction

Churchill by Paul Johnson

Crazy for the Storm: a Memoir of Ssurvival  by Norman Ollestad

Going Rogue by Sarah Palin

Handmade Home by Amanda Soule

 

Juvenile Fiction

Leaning Dog  by K.A. Nuzum

Zoobreak by Gordon Korman

The Doll People by Ann Martin

Charlie Parker played Be Bop by Chris Raschka

 

Juvenile Non-Fiction

The Care and Keeping of You, by Valorie Schaefer

 

Audio Books

Breathless  by Dean Koontz

 

December 2009

Adult Fiction

The Selected Works of T.S.Spivet, Reif Larsen

La’s Orchestra Saves the World, A. McCall Smith

Bones of Betrayal, Jefferson Bass

Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann

Ford Country Stories, John Grisham

Ice, Linda Howard

Under the Dome, Stephen King

Wrecker, Clive Cussler

9 Dragons, Michael Connely

Fleet Street Murders, Charles Finch

Paris Vendetta, Steve Berry

Royal Flush, Rhys Bowen

Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton

*Glory in the Name: A Novel of the Confederate Navy, James L. Nelson

                  * The MidCoast Community Reads selection for 2010

Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel

Adult Non-Fiction

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham

Born on a Blue Day, Daniel Tammet

Open: An Autobiography, Andre Agassi

Juvenile Fiction

The Thing about Georgie, Lisa Graff

Stink and the Incredible Galactic Jaw Breaker, Megan McDonald

November 2009

Adult Fiction

Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

School on Heart's Content Road by Carolyn Chute

Waltz with Bashir; A Lebanon War Story (Graphic Novel) by Ari Folman

Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving

Adult Non Fiction

Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of It by Susan Wels

Faithful: Two Diehard  Boston Red Socks Fans by Stewart O’Nan and Stephen King (Donation)

The Bin Ladens; An Arabian Family in the American Century by Steve Coll (Donation)

River Horse: A Voyage Across America by William Least Heat Moon

Juvenile Fiction

Stink and the World’s Worst Super-stinky Sneakers by Megan McDonald

Thelonius Monster’s Sky-high Fly Pie by Judy Sierra

Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De La Cruz

Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance by Annie Barrows

Audio Books

White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

 

October 2009

Adult Fiction

Spire by Richard North Patterson

Last Song  by   Nicholas  Sparks

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

Between the Plums by Janet Evanovich

Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith

            (Isabel Dalhousie Series #6)

City and the City by China Mieville

 

Adult Non Fiction

Travelling with Pomegranates: a mother daughter story

            by Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kid Taylor

Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of It  by Susan Wels

Felting for Baby by Saori Yamazaki

Handmade Home by Amanda Soule

 

Juvenile Fiction

Wyrm King by Tony Diterlizzi

Al Capone Shines my Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko

Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney (picture book)

Runaway Mummy: a petrifying parody by Michael Rex (picture book)

Dangerous Days of Daniel  X   by James Patterson

Magician’s Elephant by Kate Dicamillo

 

Audio Books

Louder than Words: a mother’s journey  by Jenny McCarthy

What is the What by Dave Eggers

 

 

September 2009

Adult Fiction

The Trail (Alex Cross) by James Patterson

The Stonekeeper’s Curse (Amulet, 2 ) by Kazu Kibuishi

Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner

Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan

Even Money by Dick Francis and Felix Francis

Final Warning: A Maximum Ride  by James Patterson

Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

Omen (Star Wars, Fate of the Jedi, Book 2) by Christie Golden

Outcast (Star Wars, Fate of the Jedi, Book 1) by Aaron Allston

Smash Cut by Sandra Brown

South of Broad by Pat Conroy

White Queen by Philippa Gregory  (Story of Elizabeth Woodville)

206 Bones (Temperance Brennan) by Kathy Reichs

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brow

Adult Non Fiction

Back to Basics a Complete Guide to Traditional Skills by Abigail R. Gehring   NF

Strength in What Remains: A Journey or Remembrance and Forgiveness by Tracy Kidder NF

True Compass: A Memoir by Edward M. Kennedy NF

French Girl Knits: Innovative Techniques, Romantic Details, and Feminine Designs by Kristeen Griffin-Grimes

Juvenile Books

By the Light of the Halloween Moon by Caroline Stutson and Kevin Hawkes  (preschool-grade 3)

Beyond the Valley of Thorns by Patrick Carman (grade 4-6)

Dark Hills Divide: The Land of  Elyon, Book 1 by Patrick Carman  (grade 4-6)

Ghost in the Machinery (Nancy Drew Papercutz Graphic Novels: Girl Detective# 9) by Stefan Petrucha (ages 9-12)

The Disoriented Express (Nancy Drew Papercutz Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #10) by Stefan Petrucha (ages 9-12)

Monkey-Wrench Blues (Nancy Drew Papercutz Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #11) by Stefan Petrucha (ages 9-12)

Bone  Volume 1: Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith (grade 5 up)

Bone Volume 2: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith Smith (grade 5 up)

Bone Volume 5: Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border by Jeff Smith Smith (grade 5 up)

The Demigod Files (A Percy Jackson and the Olympians Guide) by Pick Riordan (grade 5-9)

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale  (Young Adult)

 

 

 

JULY

FICTION For ADULTS

Below Zero (Joe Pickett Novel)
By: Box, C. J.

All in the Mind
By: Campbell, Alastair

Swor n to Silence
By: Castillo, Linda

Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher #13)
By: Child, Lee

Knockout (FBI Thriller #13)
By: Coulter, Catherine

Roadside Crosses (A Kathryn Dance Novel)
By: Deaver, Jeffery

Beach House
By: Green, Jane

Dune Road
By: Green, Jane

Actor and the Housewife
By: Hale, Shannon

Story Sisters
By: Hoffman, Alice

Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
By: Howe, Katherine

Twenties Girl
By: Kinsella, Sophie

Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Deception
By: Lustbader, Eric

Swimsuit
By: Patterson, James; Paetro, Maxine

Black Hills
By: Roberts, Nora

Shanghai Girls
By: See, Lisa

Brooklyn : A Novel
By: Toibin, Colm

 

YOUTH FICTION

Water Hole Ages 4-8
By: Base, Graeme

Smallest Girl Ever/ The Boy Who Could Fly (Magical Kids II)
Ages 4-8
By: Gardner, Sally

Chicken-chasing Queen of Lamar County Ages 4-8
By: Harrington, Janice N.; Jackson, Shelley (ILT)

 

Boy Who Dared Ages 9-12
By: Bartoletti, Susan Campbel

Everafter War (Sisters Grimm Book 7) Ages 9-12
By: Buckley, Michael; Ferguson, Peter (ILT)

Al Capone Does My Shirts Ages 9-12
By: Choldenko, Gennifer

Extra Credit Ages 9-12
By: Clements, Andrew; Elliott, Mark (ILT)

Truth About Horses, Friends, & My Life As a Coward Ages 8-12
By: Gibson, Sarah P.; Dibley, Glin (ILT)

Football Champ: A Football Genius Novel Ages 9-12
By: Green, Tim

Chase Ages 9-12
By: Haas, Jessie

Smoke Mountain (Seekers #3) Ages 9-12
By: Hunter, Erin

Dragonfly Pool Ages 9-12
By: Ibbotson, Eva; Hawkes, Kevin (ILT)

Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary (Fablehaven) Ages 9-12
By: Mull, Brandon; Dorman, Brandon (ILT)

Stopping to Home Ages 9-12
By: Wait, Lea; Andreason, Dan (ILT)

Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5)
Ages 9-12
By: Riordan, Rick

Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress Young Adult
By: Padian, Maria

 

 

Memorial Books 2009 

Fowler, Bea   (Handicrafts, Art
French Girl Knits: Innovative Techniques, Romantic Details, and Feminine Designs - Kristen Griffin-Grimes              

Pauling, Fred  (Mathematics)
Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard
- Laurie Keiler               

Usher, Virginia   (Wildlife, Natural History)
Maine Birding Trail
-  Bob Duchesne       

Edgecomb, Eric  (Children's Picture Books)
Charlie Needs a Cloak
-   Tomie dePaola     

Frye, Jesse  (Children's Non-fiction)
Ductagami: The Art of the Tape
- Joe Wilson
Face Painting -
Pterosaurs
: Rulers of the Skies in the Dinosaur Age - Carolyn Arnold                 

Hay, Alice Appleton   (Children's Fiction)
Abuela's Weave -  Omar S. Castaneda and Enrique O. Sanchez
Amazing Journey of Lucky the Lobster Buoy - Karel Hayes
Beau Bever Goes to Town - Frances Bloxam

Kelley, Erle  (Sports Afield, Nature, Conservation)(History)
Historical Atlas of the United States  - Derek Hayes               

Lamoreau, Gordon   (Maine Books)
Stopping to Home - Lea Wait    

Palmer, Eva   (Historical Fiction & Non-fiction)
A Reliable Wife - Robert Goolrick               

Stapler, John and Dorothy:
Understanding Perennials: A New look
- William Cullina
The Inspired Garden: 24 Artists Share Their Vision - Judy Paolini

Dickinson, Dorothy (Fiction)
That Old Cape Magic - Richard Russo       

Baker, Stanley (Home Repair)
Insulate and Weatherize -  Bruce Harley             

Webster, Catherine (Biography)
The Woman Behind the New Deal: the Life of Frances- Kirstin Downey      

Marriner, Barbara  (Fiction)     
The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson

Lamoreau, Adeline & Henry - (Fiction)
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy -  Gary Schnidt    

 

June 2009

 

ADULT NONFICTION:

The Inspired Garden: 24 Artists Share Their Vision - Judy Paolini

April -May 2009

ADULT FICTION:

The 8th Confession (The Women's Murder Club) - James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Corsair (A novel of the Oregon Files) - Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul

Home Safe - Elizabeth Berg

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built - Alexander MacCall Smith

The Branch and the Scaffold - Loren D. Estleman

Brimstone - Robert B. Parker (follow up to Resolution and Appaloosa)

Death of a Witch (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries # 25) - M.C. Beaton

Heavenly Pleasures (Corinna Chapman Mystery) - Kerry Greenwood

Devils Food (Corinna Chapman Mystery) - Kerry Greenwood

Summer on Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber

The Family Man - Elinor Lipman

Execution Dock: A Novel (William Monk Novels) - Anne Perry

The Perfect Poison (Arcane Society, Book 6) - Amanda Quick

Whisper to the Blood (Kate Shugak Novels) by Dana Stabenow

An Absolute Scandal - Penny Vincenzi

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - by Jamie Ford

Cursed (Reagan Reilly Mysteries, No. 12) - Carol Higgins Clark

Just Take My Heart - Mary Higgins Clark

Fatally Flaky (Goldy Schulz Culinary Mysteries, No. 15) - Diane Mott Davidson

The Women - T.C. Boy

First Family - David Baldacci

ADULT NONFICTION:

Understanding Perennials: A New look - William Cullina

As the See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires - Bruce Weber

River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams - Jen Bryant

Eat, Pray, and Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia - Elizabeth Gilbert

Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes - by Mark Bittman