Award Winning Books

The Barracks Thief is the story of three young paratroopers waiting to be shipped out to Vietnam. Brought together one sweltering afternoon to stand guard over an ammunition dump threatened by a forest fire, they discover in each other an unexpected capacity for recklessness...

The long-awaited second book in the Minnesota's Lost Towns series is now available. Travel along as we visit and learn about more than 125 central Minnesota locations. The book covers twenty-six of Minnesota's central corridor counties, from east to west. Read how the towns...

During the Nez Perce War of 1877, Chief Joseph's twelve-year-old daughter escapes to Canada.Author: Jack R. WilliamsPublisher: Washington State University PressPublished: 10/08/2012Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.90h x 7.90w x 0.40dISBN: 9780874223132Audience: Ages 9-12Award: Idaho Library Association Book Award - Honorable Mention

A packrat inadvertently spreads a cactus's seeds.Author: Jennifer WardPublisher: Cooper Square PubPublished: 10/01/2003Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 10.76h x 9.38w x 0.42dISBN: 9780873588454Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.3Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 74243 / Seed and the Giant SaguaroAward: Grand Canyon Reader...

Challenging the real world"--Magritte's breakthrough yearsPublished in conjunction with a major exhibition organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in collaboration with The Menil Collection, Houston, and The Art Institute of Chicago, Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938 focuses on the...

As the first European settlers in Michigan, the French Canadians left an indelible mark on the place names and early settlement patterns of the Great Lakes State. Because of its importance in the fur trade, many French Canadians migrated to Michigan, settling primarily along...

"Fervent and stirring."--David Yarnold, president and CEO, National Audubon Society "Stone's spectacular photography captures the splendor of America's Everglades. His remarkable book is convincing proof that our nation cannot risk losing this unique natural wonder."--Eric Eikenberg, CEO, Everglades Foundation "Everglades takes us into the...

1998 National Outdoor Book Award winner. How to tie 35 climbing knots: step-by-step illustrations, easy-to-follow directions, when to use and not to use, and expert advice on selection and care of ropes.Author: Duane RaleighPublisher: Stackpole BooksPublished: 01/01/1998Pages: 96Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 8.26h x 5.52w...

A 2013 Skipping Stones Honor Award WinnerA 2013 CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young PeopleIn this counting story, Mr. Tate's class takes a field trip to a bee farm and learns about bees and how they make honey.How do bees count? The...

There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? Here are just a few things on Harry's mind: - A Defense...

Lambda Literary finalist, LGBT Anthology One of the few books to explore lesbian parenting, these "hilarious, heart-wrenching, painfully honest tales of mommyhood" celebrate the ups and downs of being an LGBTQIA+ parent in the 21st century (Joey Solloway, creator of Transparent) After author Harlyn...

Wallace Stegner called South Pass "one of the most deceptive and impressive places in the West." Nowhere can travelers cross the Rockies so easily as through this high, treeless valley in Wyoming immediately south of the Wind River Mountains. South Pass has received much...

Charlie and Lola have already won the hearts of readers in three winning books, including I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed. And now they're quickly gathering more fans as an animated series on the Disney Channel.Adorably true-to-childhood and laugh-out-loud...

Longing for a home in big, wild country that would keep them passionate and young, Jonathan Johnson and his wife, Amy, set out to build a log cabin on his family's land in a remote and beautiful corner of Idaho. But what began as...

Newbery Honor book Barred from his family home-stead by his mean-spirited uncle, eighteen-year-old Chris weathers a Minnesota winter in a small cabin with his grandfather. Poverty and the tempting stories of a wandering Easterner convince Chris to harvest the trees on his grandfather's land...

The New Yorker has called Terrence McNally one of our most original and audacious dramatists and one of our funniest. He is the author of such critically acclaimed plays as Love Valour Compassion , Master Class, The Lisbon Traviata, and Frankie and Johnny in...

From New England Book Award winner Lily King comes a breathtaking novel about three young anthropologists of the '30's caught in a passionate love triangle that threatens their bonds, their careers, and, ultimately, their lives.English anthropologist Andrew Bankson has been alone in the field...

2011 Outreach Resource of the Year2011 Book of the Year Award, Foreword MagazineHurt provided a vivid and insightful view into the world of today's teenagers. Now leading youth ministry expert Chap Clark substantially updates and revises his groundbreaking bestseller (over 55,000 copies sold). Hurt...

As a member of the North Cascades Smokejumpers, Alexia Allen always takes care of the equipment that keeps her safe. So when she nearly dies in a fire due to equipment failure, she knows something is up. Ordered to take time off while the...

The dramatic and enthralling story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge at the time, a tale of greed, corruption, and obstruction but also of optimism, heroism, and determination, told by master historian David McCullough. This monumental book is...