Library Loot: Sixth Trip in December

I *thought* I'd had my final trip to the library this year, but, a few more holds came in and I was able to pick them up this morning! 2010 was a great year for library visits. I had 54 library loot posts. I reviewed 242 library books in 2010, which accounts for 30% of my reading this year! I am very pleased with that number!

New Loot:

Four novels of the 1960s by Philip K. Dick* 
Lady of No Man's Land by Jeanne Williams**
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
The War of the Worlds, Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies by H.G. Wells and Eric S. Brown
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Leftover Loot:

The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
The Glass of Time: The Secret Life of Miss Esperanza Gorst by Michael Cox
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie
The Tuesday Club Murders: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
Murder at the Vicarage: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
The Body in the Library a Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Matters at Mansfield, or, The Crawford Affair by Carrie Bebris
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie


*I've read The Man in the High Castle, I have not read The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? or Ubik.

**This was COMPLETE impulse. It wasn't the cover that grabbed me--it didn't--but the description said read me. Here are the first two paragraphs of the jacket flap:

"Swedish orphan Kirsten Mordal, seventeen years old, crosses the ocean with her younger sister, Lucia, to seek the promise of a country so rich that it can give away fertile acres of land. But the long journey proves too arduous for Lucia; when her sister dies, Kirsten finds herself alone on the harsh American frontier. Determined to pursue her dream of claiming and cultivating her own homestead, Kirsten devises a plan that will enable her to explore the wild western plains, to choose a site for her future stake, and to save enough money to build a home. With a natural talent for dress design, Kirsten purchases a sewing machine and wagon, and travels through the countryside, stopping at isolated homesteads to sew wedding gowns and party dresses, baby togs and mourning clothes." 

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Library Loot: Fifth Trip in December

New Loot:

The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
The Glass of Time: The Secret Life of Miss Esperanza Gorst by Michael Cox
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie

Leftover Loot:

The Tuesday Club Murders: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
Murder at the Vicarage: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
The Body in the Library a Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Matters at Mansfield, or, The Crawford Affair by Carrie Bebris
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

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Library Loot: Fourth Trip in December

New Loot:

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
The Tuesday Club Murders: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
Murder at the Vicarage: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
The Body in the Library a Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Potted Gardener: An Agatha Raisin Mystery

Leftover Loot:

The Matters at Mansfield, or, The Crawford Affair by Carrie Bebris
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Death and the Dancing Footman by Ngaio Marsh
Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton
Wild Romance by Chloe Schama
Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
The Passage by Justin Cronin

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Library Loot: Third Trip in December

New Loot:

What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn
Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers

Wild Romance: A Victorian Story of a Marriage, a Trial, and a Self-Made Woman by Chloe Schama
All Clear by Connie Willis
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Leftover Loot:

The Matters at Mansfield, or, The Crawford Affair by Carrie Bebris
The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Death and the Dancing Footman by Ngaio Marsh


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Library Loot: Second Trip in December

New Loot:

The Jack Vance Treasury. Edited by Terry Dowling and Jonathan Strahan.
The Queen's Pawn by Christy English
The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Death and The Dancing Footman by Ngaio Marsh
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Grace by Elizabeth Scott
All The Things I Love About You by LeUyen Pham
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
The Boneshaker by Kate Milford
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

Leftover Loot:

The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers, A Novel by Margaret George
An Expert in Murder: A New Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey by Nicola Upson
Angel With Two Faces: A Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey by Nicola Upson
Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out by Meg Cabot 
 The Boy from Ilysies by Pearl North
Prisoners in the Palace: How Victoria Became Queen With The Help of Her Maid, A Reporter, and a Scoundrel: A Novel of Intrigue and Romance by Michaela MacColl
Still Life With Elephant by Judy Reene Singer
An Inconvenient Elephant by Judy Reene Singer
I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy
Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris
The Matters at Mansfield by Carrie Bebris
North by Northanger by Carrie Bebris
The Weed that Strings The Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Jane by April Lindner
A Christmas Carol and Other Stories by Charles Dickens

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Library Loot: First Trip in December

New Loot:

Still Life With Elephant by Judy Reene Singer
An Inconvenient Elephant by Judy Reene Singer
Heidegger's Glasses by Thaisa Frank
Hidden Wives by Claire Avery
I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy
Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris
The Matters at Mansfield by Carrie Bebris
North by Northanger by Carrie Bebris
The Weed that Strings The Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen
Jane by April Lindner
The Butler Gets a Break by Kristin Clark Venuti
A Christmas Carol and Other Stories by Charles Dickens
Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney

Leftover Loot:

Dancing With Mr. Darcy: Stories Inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House Library compiled by Sarah Waters.
The Boy from Ilysies by Pearl North
Prisoners in the Palace: How Victoria Became Queen With The Help of Her Maid, A Reporter, and a Scoundrel: A Novel of Intrigue and Romance by Michaela MacColl
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
Enchanted Ivy by Sarah Beth Durst
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers, A Novel by Margaret George
An Expert in Murder: A New Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey by Nicola Upson
Angel With Two Faces: A Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey by Nicola Upson
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song by Steve Turner
Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out by Meg Cabot


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Library Loot: Fifth Trip in November

New Loot:

Dancing With Mr. Darcy: Stories Inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House Library compiled by Sarah Waters.
The Boy from Ilysies by Pearl North
Prisoners in the Palace: How Victoria Became Queen With The Help of Her Maid, A Reporter, and a Scoundrel: A Novel of Intrigue and Romance by Michaela MacColl
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
Enchanted Ivy by Sarah Beth Durst
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers, A Novel by Margaret George

Leftover Loot:

An Expert in Murder: A New Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey by Nicola Upson
Angel With Two Faces: A Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey by Nicola Upson
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song by Steve Turner
Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out by Meg Cabot


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Library Loot: Fourth Trip in November

New Loot:

Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out by Meg Cabot
Bespelling Jane Austen by Mary Balogh, Colleen Gleason, Janet Mullany, Susan Krinard
A Darcy Christmas by Amanda Grange, Sharon Lathan, Carolyn Eberhart
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross
An Expert in Murder: A New Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey by Nicola Upson
Angel With Two Faces: A Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey by Nicola Upson
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song by Steve Turner

Leftover Loot:
The Blending Time by Michael Kinch

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Library Loot: Third Trip in November (Don't Be Shocked Edition)

New Loot:

The Blending Time by Michael Kinch. 

No Leftover Loot!

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Library Loot: Second Trip in November

New Loot:

Ray Bradbury: Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Wendy Mass
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Best School Year Every by Barbara Robinson
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Story of Christmas. Illustrated by Jane Ray
The Stable Where Jesus Was Born by Rhonda Gowler Greene
A Baby Born in Bethlehem by Martha Whitmore Hickman
One Night in a Stable by Guido Visconti
This is the Stable by Cynthia Cotten
Baby Jesus and the Noisy Stable by Christina Goodings
One Shining Star by Anne Vittur Kennedy
A Star So Bright by M. Christina Butler
They Followed a Bright Star by Joan Alavedra.
Music From Our Lord's Holy Heaven by Gloria Pinkney
100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs by Stephen Elkins
The Children's Illustrated Bible by Selina Hastings
Stories from Adam and Eve to Ezekiel by Celia Barker Lottridge
Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Dog and Bear: Three To Get Ready by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
A Birthday for Cow by Jan Thomas
What Will Fat Cat Sit On by Jan Thomas

Leftover Loot:

East of Eden by John Steinbeck,
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford

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Library Loot: First Trip in November

New Loot:

Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
Passage by Connie Willis
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
Jane and the Damned by Janet Mullany
The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories by Connie Willis
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
City at the End of Time by Greg Bear
Frozen in Time by Ali Sparkes

Leftover Loot:

Bellfield Hall by Anna Dean
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Miss Hargreaves by Frank Baker
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Good, The Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact On Us by Tanya Lee Stone

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Library Loot: Sixth Trip in October

New Loot:

Impossible Things by Connie Willis
The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen
A World of Love by Elizabeth Bowen
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer
Bellfield Hall by Anna Dean
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Naomi and Her Daughters by Walter Wangerin, Jr.
Frankenstein's Monster by Susan Heyboer O'Keefe
Dark Water by Laura McNeal
Miss Hargreaves by Frank Baker
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhon
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Spoils of Eden by Linda Lee Chaikin

Leftover Loot:

Michael Townsend's Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders.

A Pleasure to Burn: Fahrenheit 451 Stories by Ray Bradbury
The Odyssey by Homer. Translated by Robert Fagles
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Good, The Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact On Us by Tanya Lee Stone
I Sing the Body Electric and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Waiting for Odysseus by Clemence McLaren
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

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Library Loot: Fifth Trip in October

New Loot:

Michael Townsend's Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders.
Phineas and Ferb: Nothing But Trouble adapted by John Green
Phineas and Ferb: Chronicles of Meap adapted by John Green
A Pleasure to Burn: fahrenheit 451 Stories by Ray Bradbury
The Odyssey by Homer. Translated by Robert Fagles
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Good, The Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact On Us by Tanya Lee Stone
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
I Will Surprise My Friend by Mo Willems

Leftover Loot:

I Sing the Body Electric and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Blackout by Connie Willis
Waiting for Odysseus by Clemence McLaren
The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason
Janes in Love by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg

Charlotte and Emily: A Novel of the Brontes by Jude Morgan
From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

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Library Loot: Fourth Trip in October

New Loot:

I Sing the Body Electric and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury*
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson**
Blackout by Connie Willis***
Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers****
Waiting for Odysseus by Clemence McLaren*****
The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason*****
Beowulf by Gareth Hinds*****
Muppet Robin Hood by Tim Beedle******
Muppet Peter Pan by Grace Randolph******
Muppet King Arthur by Paul Benjamin and Patrick Storck******
Muppet Show Comic Book: Meet the Muppets by Roger Landgridge******
Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson by Roger Langridge******
The Wind in the Willow (Illustrated Classics) Kenneth Grahame*******
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg*******
Janes in Love by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg*******
The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition by Charles Dixon*******

Leftover Loot:
Charlotte and Emily: A Novel of the Brontes by Jude Morgan
From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury*
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury*
Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury*
Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
No Name by Wilkie Collins
Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood*****
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin
Theater Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
Betti on the High Wire by Lisa Railsback
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury*

*I am LOVING Ray Bradbury right now. I want to read anything and everything he's written. I am discovering just how GREAT short stories can be!
**In anticipation of Forge, the second novel, I am hoping to reread Chains.
***This will be my second Connie Willis. When I saw it was about time travel, I had to get it! There's a second novel that will conclude the story coming out soon.
****Because of the National Book Award Finalists being announced--Young People category, of course.

*****Because I enjoyed Gareth Hinds' graphic novel Odyssey so very much!
******Who knew that the Muppets now star in graphic novels?! I saw Muppet Robin Hood was a nominee in the Cybils this year, and so that's how I "discovered" these others.
*******Because I was in the graphic novel section and couldn't help browsing.

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Library Loot: Third Trip in October

New Loot:

Drood by Dan Simmons
Keeper of Dreams by Orson Scott Card (short stories)
Charlotte and Emily: A Novel of the Brontes by Jude Morgan
Abbie Ann by Sharlene MacLaren
From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury
Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
No Name by Wilkie Collins
Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

Leftover Loot:

Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
I Will Rejoice by Karma Wilson
Mortimer's Christmas Manger by Karma Wilson
Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin
Theater Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
Betti on the High Wire by Lisa Railsback
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Tim Hamilton
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
Dawn of a Thousand Nights by Tricia Goyer
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
The Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury

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