Awards search:ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

by Gregory Maguire
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
@signed, children, young adult, fantasy, magic, fairy tales retold, wizard of oz, @undercovers, @mapped
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Fantasy & Science Fiction
Series
The Wicked Years (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson
Paperback, 2004
Tags
history, science, non-fiction, natural history, popular history, essays
Collection
Donated
Status
Available
Call number
500

Catch-22

by Joseph Heller
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
folio society, fiction, satire, war, favourite, american literature, military fiction
Collections
General Fiction, Classic Novels, Folio Society books
Series
Catch-22 (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Odyssey (Calla Editions)

by Homer
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
@missing, fiction, myths and legends, ancient greece, poetry, classic literature, calla editions
Collections
Classic Novels, Missing
Series
Homer's Epic Cycle (2)
Status
Available
Call number
883.01

The Odyssey

by Homer
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
folio society, myths and legends, classic novels, greek
Collections
Fantasy & Science Fiction, Classic Novels, Myths, Legends & Folklore, Folio Society books
Series
Homer's Epic Cycle (2)
Status
Available
Call number
833

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
fiction, dystopia, satire, science fiction, cloning, folio society
Collections
Fantasy & Science Fiction, Folio Society books
Status
Available
Call number
823.912

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

by Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback, 2002
Tags
cognitive science, human nature, non-fiction, popular science, psychology, science
Collections
Popular Science, Non-fiction & Reference
Status
Available
Call number
302

Waiting for Godot

by Samuel Beckett
Paperback, 1989
Tags
@cbr-chk, @cbr, drama
Collection
Poetry & Plays
Status
Available
Call number
842.914

Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison
Paperback, 1995
Tags
@ebook, fiction, racism, american literature
Collections
Digital Library, General Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

by Jared M. Diamond
Paperback, 1999
Tags
science, biology, culture, evolution, non-fiction, anthropology
Collections
Popular Science, Non-fiction & Reference
Series
Civilizations Rise and Fall (1)
Status
Available
Call number
303.4

Paula

by Isabel Allende
Paperback, 1996
Tags
@bsg, @cbr, biography, memoir, loss
Collection
Biography & Memoir
Status
Available
Call number
920

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

by Mark Haddon
Paperback, 2004
Tags
fiction, autism, mystery, mental illness, young adult, literary mystery, child genius, london, bildungsroman
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Mlb to donate
Status
Available
Call number
813

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel

by Mark Haddon
Paperback, 2004
Tags
fiction, @attic14, autism, mystery, mental illness, young adult, literary mystery, child genius, london
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Mystery, Detective & Crime
Status
Available
Call number
813

To Kill A Mockingbird

by Harper Lee
Paper Book, 1996
Tags
american literature, classic novels, fiction, folio society, realistic fiction, school days, prejudice, community, bildungsroman, @bookclub
Collections
General Fiction, Classic Novels, Folio Society books
Series
To Kill a Mockingbird (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee
Paperback, 2000
Tags
american literature, classic novels, fiction, realistic fiction, school days, prejudice, community, bildungsroman, school text
Collections
General Fiction, Ex Libris tgm
Series
To Kill a Mockingbird (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

His Dark Materials, Book 1: Northern Lights [10th Anniversary Edition]

by Philip Pullman
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
fiction, @limited, favourite, children, adventure, fantasy, middle grade, magic, parallel worlds, favourite modern illustrators, high fantasy — 2 more, gaslamp fantasy, portal fantasy
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Beautiful Books
Series
His Dark Materials (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Northern Lights: the Illustrated Edition (His Dark Materials)

by Philip Pullman
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
fiction, favourite, children, adventure, fantasy, middle grade, magic, parallel worlds, favourite modern illustrators, high fantasy, gaslamp fantasy — 1 more, portal fantasy
Collection
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Series
His Dark Materials (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

by Mitch Albom
Paperback, 2002
Tags
biography, advice, memoir, non-fiction, loss, relationships, inspirational, death
Collection
Biography & Memoir
Status
Available
Call number
974.44

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

by Eric Schlosser
Paperback, 2002
Tags
non-fiction, food, restaurants, sociology, health, @attic03
Collection
Non-fiction & Reference
Status
Available
Call number
394.10973

Into Thin Air

by Jon Krakauer
Paperback, 1998
Tags
@bsr, @cbr, climbing, history, everest, non-fiction
Collection
Non-fiction & Reference
Status
Available
Call number
796.522092

Death of a Salesman

by Arthur Miller
Paperback, 1968
Tags
@cbr-boxes, @cbr, drama, classic novels, american literature
Collections
General Fiction, Classic Novels
Status
Available
Call number
812

Thursday Next, Book 1: The Eyre Affair

by Jasper Fforde
Paperback, 2001
Tags
books on books, fiction, humour, time travel, parallel worlds, literary mystery
Collection
Mlb to donate
Series
Thursday Next (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813

Thursday Next, Book 1: The Eyre Affair

by Jasper Fforde
Paperback, 2001
Tags
books on books, fiction, humour, time travel, parallel worlds, literary mystery
Collections
Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mystery, Detective & Crime
Series
Thursday Next (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813

Blankets (New Hardcover Edition)

by Craig Thompson
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
fiction, graphic novel
Collection
Comics & Graphic Novels
Status
Available
Call number
741.5973

Angela's Ashes: A Memoir [EP Signed Edition]

by Frank McCourt
Book, 2003
Tags
@signed, biography, catholocism, easton press, memoir, ireland
Collections
Biography & Memoir, Easton Press books
Series
Frank McCourt's Memoirs (1)
Status
Available
Call number
929.20899162073

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Film Tie in)

by Jonathan Safran Foer
Paperback, 2012
Tags
fiction, realistic fiction, loss, american literature, family
Collection
General Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings [EP Signed Edition]

by Maya Angelou
Paperback, 2003
Tags
easton press, non-fiction, modern classics, @signed, biography, memoir
Collections
Biography & Memoir, Easton Press books
Series
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies (1)
Status
Available
Call number
818.54092

White Teeth

by Zadie Smith
Paperback, 2000
Tags
@ebook, fiction, realistic fiction, family & relationships, london
Collections
Digital Library, General Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

by Ralph Leighton
Paperback, 2007
Tags
science, physics, biography, non-fiction, genius and talent
Collections
Popular Science, Biography & Memoir, Mlb to donate
Series
Feynman Memoirs
Status
Available
Call number
920

'Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman!'

by Richard Feynman
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
science, physics, biography, non-fiction, genius and talent, essays, folio society
Collections
Popular Science, Biography & Memoir, Non-fiction & Reference, Folio Society books
Series
Feynman Memoirs
Status
Available
Call number
530.0924

A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking
Book, 2005
Tags
easton press, science, physics
Collections
Popular Science, Easton Press books
Status
Available
Call number
523.1

The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
folio society, american literature, fiction, poverty, migration, historical fiction
Collections
General Fiction, Folio Society books
Status
Available
Call number
813.52

Schindler's Ark

by Thomas Keneally
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
biography, folio society, holocaust, non-fiction, war
Collections
Biography & Memoir, Folio Society books
Status
Available
Call number
823

Crime and Punishment [Penguin Classics]

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Paperback, 2008
Tags
classic novels, historical fiction, fiction
Collections
Mystery, Detective & Crime, General Fiction, Classic Novels, Beautiful Books
Status
Available
Call number
891.733

Crime and Punishment (Illuminated Editions)

by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
fiction, russian literature, illustrated, fine edition, die-cuts, oversized, beehive books
Collection
General Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
891.733

The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA

by James D. Watson
Paperback, 2000
Tags
biology, easton press, science, biography, memoir
Collections
Popular Science, Easton Press books
Status
Available
Call number
576

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

by Tom Stoppard
Paperback, 1967
Tags
@donated, drama, humour, fiction, play
Collections
Poetry & Plays, Donated
Status
Available
Call number
822.914

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

by Tom Stoppard
Paperback, 1973
Tags
drama, favourite, humour, fiction, play, wordplay
Collection
Poetry & Plays
Status
Available
Call number
822.914

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

by Tom Stoppard
Ebook, 2013
Tags
drama, favourite, humour, fiction, play, wordplay
Collection
Poetry & Plays
Status
Available
Call number
822.914

The Rattle Bag: An Anthology of Poetry

by Seamus Heaney Editor
Paperback, 1985
Tags
children, poetry, anthology
Collections
Children's Lit & Picture Books, Poetry & Plays
Series
Bags of Poetry (1)
Status
Available
Call number
821.008

A Lesson Before Dying [EP Signed Edition]

by Ernest J. Gaines
Book, 1992
Tags
@signed, easton press, fiction, modern classics
Collections
General Fiction, Easton Press books
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Left Hand of Darkness [EP Signed Edition]

by Ursula K. Le Guin
Paperback, 1992
Tags
easton press, fiction, science fiction, @signed, young adult, aliens
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Easton Press books, EP Masterpieces of Science Fiction
Series
Hainish Cycle (4), Hainish Cycle, Chronological (6)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
fiction, fantasy, high fantasy, folio society
Collections
Fantasy & Science Fiction, Folio Society books
Series
Hainish Cycle (4), Hainish Cycle, Chronological (6)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

God's Debris: A Thought Experiment

by Scott Adams
Paperback, 2004
Tags
@ebook, philosophy, non-fiction, religion
Collections
Digital Library, Popular Science
Series
The Avatar (1)
Status
Available
Call number
110

Silent Spring

by Rachel Carson
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
folio society, science, natural history, non-fiction, biodiversity, environment
Collections
Popular Science, Non-fiction & Reference, Folio Society books, Environment & TK Refs
Status
Available
Call number
363.7384

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of 'Beauty and the Beast'

by Robin McKinley
Hardcover, 1985
Tags
fiction, fairy tales retold, young adult, romance, fantasy, beauty & the beast
Collection
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Series
Folktales (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Glass Menagerie (Penguin plays & screenplays)

by Tennessee Williams
Paperback, 1988
Tags
@cbr-chk, @cbr, drama, classic novels, fiction
Collections
General Fiction, Classic Novels
Status
Available
Call number
812.54

Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem

by Simon Singh
Book, 2000
Tags
easton press, science, mathematics, cryptography
Collections
Popular Science, Easton Press books
Status
Available
Call number
512.74

What Color Is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career-Changers, 1996 (Annual)

by Richard Nelson Bolles
Paperback, 1995
Tags
@donated, career
Collection
Donated
Status
Available
Call number
650.14

Briar Rose (Fairy Tale Series)

by Jane Yolen
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
fiction, fantasy, fairy tales retold, sleeping beauty
Collection
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
813.54
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