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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