Featured Books
Books for the Start of 2009-2010
Fiction
A Classic
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.
An EMS Favorite
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess and the heir to the throne.
Something New
Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn
When thirteen-year-old Logan and his family move into a run-down old house in rural Virginia, he discovers that a woman was murdered there and becomes involved with his neighbor Arthur in a dangerous investigation to try to uncover the killer.
Nonfiction
A Classic
The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay (600 Mac)
Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology.
An EMS Favorite
Guinness Book of world Records (031.02 Gui)
Contains descriptive listings of thousands of records covering every field of human and non-human endeavor, including science and technology, animals, sports, geography, arts and entertainment, education, hobbies and pastimes, and many others.
Something New
No Limits, the will to succeed by Michael Phelps with Alan Abrahamson (797.2 Phe)
Michael Phelps describes his experiences at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, and also discusses his family, coaches, his passion for swimming, as well as the obstacles and challenges he has faced throughout his career.
