July 2006--Volume IV, Issue 7






It's hard to believe that for many American school children summer break is winding down, and next month they will be heading back to school. Our Children's Librarian, Susan Johnston, has selected several new titles that may help make the transition a bit easier for your preschool through Grade 3 patrons. While not all are about the first day of school, all focus on the positive (or funny) aspects of heading back to class.

Back to School

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He's been a police officer, federal agent, organized crime prosecutor, and private investigator--now he's an author of young adult historical fantasy. This month, Genre Chick Alethea Kontis interrupts the fascinating Judson Roberts in the midst of writing his debut Strongbow Saga series to talk about book one: Viking Warrior and to pick his brain for juicy stories from his past lives. Read the interview.

Our Collection Development experts have created these special thematic lists to help you find just the right titles to appeal to your avid readers.

Aviation and Aviators
National Aviation Week (Aug. 16-22) always reminds us of those wonderful men and women and their flying machines!

Soccer!
With the excitement of the World Cup, children and their parents will be interested in knowing more about soccer.


Top 200 University Press Titles
There are lots of terrific titles available from University Press publishers. You'll be amazed that you can find titles on everything from Bull… (you know the name of the title) to books on curry. Our selectors have picked 200 of the best!