Fiction & Poetry

 

Fiction

Beginning with Me, Karen Bables Description: Sherry's husband is an alcoholic. His drinking is destroying their family, but he won't get help. That's when Sherry decides it's up to her to make her life better. Subjects: Fiction; Religious: Christian; Drugs/Alcohol CRC Pub. / Open Door Books, 1998, 1-56212-355-6, Paperback, 91 pgs, 4 x 7, $4.75.	Behind the Mountains, Edwidge Danticat  Description: This first person fiction series from Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Books, features authors from a variety of backgroundswriting about their immigrant experience of coming to the US. In award-winning author Edwidge Danticat's first novel for young readers, it is election time in Haiti. Bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, and Celiane Esperance and her mother are nearly killed, giving them a fresh resolve to join Celiane's father in Brooklyn, New York. The harsh winter and concrete landscape are a shock to Celiane, who witnesses her parents' struggle to earn a living, her brother's uneasy adjustment to America, and her own encounters with learning difficulties and school violence. (Information from publisher)     Subjects: Fiction - Young Adult; Immigration   Scholastic Books, 2002, 0-439-37299-2, Hardcover, 152 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $16.95. Level: 5+.
The Builders, Maeve Binchy Description: From Peppercorn Books.. Nan Ryan is looking forward to the builder who is coming to work on the deserted house next door. She can’t wait to find out why the previous residents vanished. Nan gets friendly with Derek (the builder) but nothing is at is seems. Wit family complications and crooked property developers, things are about to get messy.. The Open Door series are short, highly readable novels written by some of Ireland’s best known authors. Subjects: Fiction. Peppercorn / Open Door, (Distributed by: Peppercorn Books & Press Inc.) 2002, 1-902602-68-4, Paperback, 71 pgs, 5 x 7 3/4, $8.50. Level: Advanced.	The Collector of Treasures, Bessie Head Description: from the catalog... The warden sat down at a table and began to write in a big record book: Prisoner: Dikeledi Mokopi. Charge: Murdering her husband. Sentence: Life. And so began another chapter in the life of Dikeledi Mokopi. Her husband had abused her in every way possible, but one day he went too far-- he tried to take away the most precious of Dikeledi's treasures. This story tells how her husband abandoned Dikeledi with three small children to care for and how she built up her life without him, only to have it shattered again by his return. Bessie Head tells a moving tale with which many women will empathize. Subjects: Fiction; Violence Peppercorn / ViVa Books, 1995, 1-874932-16-6, Paperback, 68 pgs, $8.50. Level: 8+
El Bronx Remembered : A Novella and Stories , Nicholasa Mohr Description: Subjects: Fiction Harper Trophy, 1993, 0-06-447100-4 , Paperback, 272 pgs, 4 x 7, $5.95.	Flight to Freedom, Ana Veciana-Suarez  Description: This first person fiction series from Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Books, features authors from a variety of backgroundswriting about their immigrant experience of coming to the US. Yara, an eighth-grader, lives in a middle-class neighborhood of 1967 Havana, Cuba. Her parents, who do not share the political beliefs of the Communist party, finally are forced to flee Cuba with their children to Miami, Florida. There, Yara records in her diary the difficulties she encounters in a strange land with foreign customs. She must learn English and go to school with new children. Her parents also adjust to their new country differently, and Yara's father grows frustrated with her mother when she becomes more independent.     Subjects: Fiction - Young Adult; Immigration        Scholastic Books, 2002, 0-439-, Hardcover, 208 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $16.95. Level: 5+.
Fran's Story: (Grass Roots readers), editors Description: From the catalog... A sinlge mother hits her som in a grocery store. She loves her son and is afraid he will be taken away. This open-ended will invite discussion among students, as they are called upon to be the judge at the end of the story. Subjects: Fiction; Parenting; Violence Grass Roots Press, 2001, 1-894593-06-5, Paperback, 28 pgs, $6.50 US (Bulk Rates). Level: 1-2.	The Freedom Side, Marcia Miller Stadelhofen Description: A young black slave narrowly escapes capture and makes her way to freedom. Subjects: Fiction New Readers Press, 1982, 0-883362-04-X, Paperback, $---Out of Print.
Frozen Tears: (Open Learning Agency), Don Sawyer Description: From the catalog... Laura, a strong woman who survives a traumatic childhood through her strength, courage, and determination. Although she is strong enough to survive in a tough world, she may not be strong enough to let herself feel again. Subjects: Fiction; Violence Grass Roots Press, pub date unk, 0-7718-9491-0, Paperback, 120 pgs, $9.50 US. Level: 3-5.	The Garden, Elizabeth Laird Description: A young girl leaves her violent, dissolute father in the town and goes into the country in search of happiness among the plants and flowers that she loves. ( Educator’s note: Free downloadable worksheets available from www.onestopenglish.com.) Subjects: Fiction Macmillan Education, 2002, 0-435-27172-5, Staple Bound, 34 pgs, 5 x 8, $3.95. Level: Beginner.
A Hard Choice, Linda Bosch Description: When Ewa refuses to join the Communist party, she begins to feel like a stranger in her own country. Is it worth leaving all the people she loves and risking her life to escape from Poland? Subjects: Fiction; Religious: Christian CRC Pub. / Open Door Books, 1995, 1-56212-219-3, Paperback, 109 pgs, 4 x 7, $4.75.	Hard Soap and Curlers, Kath Harris Description: From the catalog... Memories of going to the washhouse in the early 1960's, a social event where you had a chance to gossip, as well as a necessity to wash clothes. cassette available. Subjects: Fiction; International Peppercorn / Avanti-Gatehouse, 1999, 0-906253-69-1, Paperback, 22 pgs, $6.00.
Heartwood, Nikky Finney Description: Beneath our hard exteriors is our heartwood, our true nature. In this touching novel two young women Trina Sims and Jenny Bryan discover how much they are alike inside despite their different skin colors. New Books for New Readers Series, sponsored by the Kentucky Humanities Council. Subjects: Fiction Univ. Press of Kentucky, 1997, 0-8131-0910-8, Paperback, 70 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $5.95. Level: 3-5.	Home from Home, Sally McKeown Description: From the catalog... Alice has now found a job in a hotel and is required to go for job training. However, her experiences at home have equipped her fully for all the skills she will need and she passes the course the first time. Subjects: Fiction; Work / Career Peppercorn / Avanti-Spike, 1992, 1-872916-21-X, Paperback, 10 pgs, $4.00. Level: 1-2.
The Home Girls, Karen Press Description: From the catalog... A group of young women take the law into their own hands to deal with the violent ways men treat women in their community. A provocative story about one response to the problem of rape that is endemic in South Africa. Available in Afrikaans. Subjects: Fiction; Violence Peppercorn / ViVa Books, 1999, 1-874932-50-6, , 18 pgs, $7.00.	The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros Description: Told in a series of vignettes this novel is the story of a girl coming of age in the Latino section of Chicago. It uses poems and stories to express thoughts and emotions about her harsh environment. In this, she finds her power and invents who she will become. Subjects: Fiction Vintage Books, 1991, 0-679-73477-5, Paperback, 111 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $9.95. Level: 5-8.
In and Out the Windows: Sundown Books, Harriette Coret Description: A happy, out-going, high school senior begins to hear voices. This is her journey with mental illness. Subjects: Fiction New Readers Press, 1982/90, 0-88336-201-5, Paperback, 79 pgs, 4 x 7, $---Out of Print. Level: 3-5.	In the Shadow of the Mountain: Cambridge English Readers, Sue Leather Description: from the catalog... Clare Crowe travels to Switzerland to bring home the body of her grandfather, found at the bottom of a glacier 74 years after a climbing accident. Or was it an accident? The answer has a profound effect on both her professional and personal life as she finds out much more about her family's past than she expected. (Cassette available) Subjects: Fiction Cambridge University Press, 2000, 0-521-77551-5, Paperback, 96 pgs, $4.95. Level: 5+.
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë Description: A poor, unwanted orphan, Jane Eyre seems destined to live a sad and ordinary life. But chance has brought her to Thornfield, home of Mr. Rochester, and secrets no one will explain. Who is the laughing woman in the third-floor room? What dark memories torment Mr. Rochester? Can a governess help the master of Thornfield Hall overcome the horror of his past? Or will that past haunt them both . . . forever? Subjects: Fiction Townsend Press, 2003, 1-59194-009-5, 6 x 9, $2.00 ($1.00 if ordered from the Internet). Level: 5+.	Just Once, Mary Blount Christian Description: Cora leaves her abusive husband and must build a new life for herself and her small son. Recommended by Kate Nonesuch & Evelyn Battell from a list compiled in 1998 "Reading about Surviving: Literacy in Transition" Subjects: Fiction New Readers Press, 1996, 0-883362-08-2, Paperback, 61 pgs, 4 x 7, $---Out of Print.
Letter from Chicago, Cathy Kelly Description: From Peppercorn Books.. Elsie and Maisie are sisters. They live on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. They write letters to each other boasting about their families..but their use of fiction is greater than their use of fact. When Maisie’s granddaughter from Chicago decides to visit the Irish family, Elsie must face the truth at last. The Open Door series are short, highly readable novels written by some of Ireland’s best known authors. Subjects: Fiction Peppercorn / Open Door, (Distributed by: Peppercorn Books & Press Inc.) 2002, 1-902602-69-2, Paperback, 63 pgs, 5 x 7 3/4, $8.50. Level: Advanced.	The Mailbox: (Open Learning Agency), Kate Ferris Description: From the catalog... Helen Turner, a young and beautiful woman, is the central character who is forced to choose between the much older man she married and the man she loves. Subjects: Fiction; Relationships Grass Roots Press, pub date unk, 0-7718-9488-0, Paperback, 120 pgs, $9.50 US. Level: 3-5.
Mam' Fixit and the Skorokoro, Gabi Witthaus Description: from the catalog... As a little girl Nthabiqseng liked to watch her father fixing cars. She dreamed of making her own car from parts of other cars. But everything is not well in her family. She soon learns that you can't have everything without paying a price. This is a sad morality tale of a woman who puts all her energies into her first love - the car - and only realizes too late the price she has had to pay. Also available in Xhosa. Subjects: Fiction Peppercorn / ViVa Books, 1995, 1-874932-20-4, Paperback, 22 pgs, $6.00. Level: 3-5.	Mama’s Decision, Edith Bajema Description: Eighty-four-year-old Mrs. Abado discovers that someone has been stealing from her. And she realizes that she has to make some difficult decisions. There is a read-along tape available to accompany this book. Subjects: Fiction; Religious: Christian CRC Pub. / Open Door Books, 1992, 1-56212-014-X, Paperback, 69 pgs, 4 x 7, $4.75.
Mollie's Year: (Pacemaker Lifeline Book), Tana Reiff Description: When her husband dies, a widow must make important decisions concerning the rest of her life. Recommended by Kate Nonesuch. Subjects: Fiction   Globe Fearon Educational, 1979, 0-8224-4316-3, Paperback, $11.30.	More in Than Out: The Writing Workshop, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Hettie Jones (ed) Description: Poetry, prose and short fiction from the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. Subjects: Poetry; Fiction; Prisons Writing Workshops, 1992, no isbn, Staple Bound, 52 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $5.98.
My Name is Selina Mabiletsa, Chris van Wyk Description: From the catalog... Selina Mabiletsa could not read and write, but she had a happy life with her husband Joe. "Joe is my eyes," Selina always said. Then everything went wrong and trouble came to Thokoza where she lived. Selina now had to be strong on her own. This is the story of one woman's struggle for survival and the surprising way in which her newly developing writing skills came to her rescue. Available in Xhosa. Subjects: Fiction Peppercorn / ViVa Books, 1996, 1-874932-24-7, Paperback, 18 pgs, $6.00. Level: 2-3.	The New Baby, Helen Brain Description: From the catalog... A priest and his wife are ashamed when their daughter tells them she is going to have a baby. When the baby comes, everything changes. Subjects: Fiction; Family Peppercorn / NRP, SA, 1998, 1-86840-294-0, Paperback, 28 pgs, $7.00. Level: 1-2.
Nobody Wants Annie: Sundown Books, Linda Jacobs Altman Description: At 18, Annie learns through her new job working with children that love has great demands. Subjects: Fiction New Readers Press, 1990, 0-88336-209-0, Paperback, 71 pgs, 4 x 7, $---Out of Print.	Pat King's Family: (Controlled Readers), Karen McFall Description: This story tells the everyday problems and emotions of a young women whose husband leaves her and their two small children. Subjects: Fiction New Readers Press, 1982, 0-883363-28-3 , Staple Bound, 64 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $6.00. Level: 1-2.
Push: A Novel, Sapphire Description: Precious Jones, 16 years old and pregnant by her father with her second child, meets a determined and highly radical literacy teacher who takes her on a journey of transformation and redemption. Audiotape available. Subjects: Fiction; Violence; African American Vintage, 1997, 0-679-76675-8, Paperback, 180 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $11.00.	The Right Type: (WorkTales Series), Tana Reiff Description: Anita is not chosen for a word processing job. She can’t seem to do anything right. She works too slowly and makes too many mistakes. Subjects: Fiction Globe Fearon / Pearson Learning Group, 0-8224-7159-0, Paperback, 60 pgs, 4 x 7, $8.95. Level: 8+.
Selected from "Accidental Tourist": Writer's Voices Series, Anne Tyler Description: Subjects: Fiction New Readers Press, 1996, 0-929631-23-4, Paperback, 4 x 7, $---Out of Print.	Selected from "The Joy Luck Club": Writer's Voices Series, Amy Tan Description: This novel tells of four Chinese women and their American daughters through a weekly game of mah jong. Subjects: Fiction New Readers Press, 1989, 0-929631-51-X, Paperback, 62 pgs, 4 x 7, $5.00. Level: 4+.
Selected from "The Temple of My Familiar" : Writer's Voices Series, Alice Walker Description: Subjects: Fiction New Readers Press, 1996, 0-929631-59-5, Paperback, 62 pgs, 4 x 7, $44.50. Level: 3-5.	Selected from "The Women of Brewster Place": Writer's Voices Series, Gloria Naylor Description: This excerpt is the story of Mattie Michael and her son Basil. Subjects: Fiction New Readers Press, 1991, 0-929631-33-4, Paperback, 62 pgs, 4 x 7, $5.00. Level: 4+.
Stress: (Grass Roots readers), editors Description: From the catalog... In this narrative, you will learn how Ann copes with the stress in her life. Subjects: Fiction; Self-Help; Health Grass Roots Press, 2001, 1-894593-05-7, Paperback, 24 pgs, $6.50 US (Bulk Rates). Level: 1-2.	To Open Your Mind: A Collection of Writings by Adult Learners in Minnesota, MLC Staff (ed) Description: from website: "To Open Your Mind is a publication featuring the writings and artwork of Minnesota adult learners and students. It is published periodically by the Minnesota Literacy Council, but learners are invited to submit their works at any time. In between publications, selected writings may be posted on this Web page with the author's permission." http://www.themlc.org/To_Open_Your_Mind.htm Subjects: Learner Writings; Fiction; Memoir; Poetry Minnesota Literacy Council, Annual, (no isbn), Staple Bound, various pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.
The Trick, Wendy Annecke Description: From the catalog... MaMkhize has no money to pay the rent or buy food. Her husband spends all the money on drinking at the shebeen. She asks the sangoma for help, and together they plan a clever trick to stop her husband's drinking. Subjects: Fiction Peppercorn Books & Press Inc., 1991, 0-86980-837-0, Paperback, 37 pgs, $7.00. Level: 3-5.	Trouble on the Job, Jessie Schut Description: When Pam finds out that the job she loves may be taken away, she learns how to rely on God in difficult times. Subjects: Fiction; Religious: Christian CRC Pub. / Open Door Books, 1996, 1-56212-219-3, Paperback, 64 pgs, 4 x 7, $4.75.
Weeding Cane, Sonia Hughes Description: from the catalog... A child from the Caribbean rejoins her mother living in Britain. This is a story of love and loss, separation and awkward reunion created by economic necessity. Subjects: Fiction; International; Immigration Issues Peppercorn / Avanti-Gatehouse, 2001, 0-906253-87-X, Paperback, 38 pgs, $7.50. Level: 3-5.	A Woman's Work, Sally McKeown Description: From the catalog... This book captures perfectly the spirit of women everywhere who long to escape the pleasures of being at home full time! Alice wants to get a job. Her husband puts forward what he feels are convincing reasons for her to stay at home. Subjects: Fiction; Work / Career; Relationships Peppercorn / Avanti-Spike, 1992, 1-872916-20-1, Paperback, 10 pgs, $4.00. Level: 1-2.
Words on the Page, The World in Your Hands: Book One, Catherine Lipkin and Virginia Solotaroff Description: Prose and poetry written, selected, and adapted by contemporary writers for adults in literacy programs and others who wish to expand their reading horizons. Subjects: Fiction; Poetry Harper & Row, 1990, 0-06-096367-0, Paperback, 114 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $---Out of Print. Level: mixed. Words on the Page, The World in Your Hands: Book Two, Catherine Lipkin and Virginia Solotaroff Harper & Row, 1990, 0-06-096368-9, Paperback, 161 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $---Out of Print. Words on the Page, The World in Your Hands: Book Three, Catherine Lipkin and Virginia Solotaroff Harper & Row, , 0-06-096369-7, Paperback, 185 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $---Out of Print.

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Lesbian Fiction

Movement in Black, Pat Parker Description: Straight-forward poetry by a black lesbian poet and activist. Subjects: Poetry; African American; Gay/Lesbian Firebrand Books, (Distributed by: LPC Group), 1999, 1-563411-083, Paperback, 208 pgs, 6 x 8 1/4, $16.95. Level: 8+.

Working Parts: (A Novel), Lucy Jane Bledsoe Description: From the catalog... Lesbian cyclist Lori Taylor is a likable, top-notch bicycle mechanic and a smart, exceedingly charming woman. And, she cannot read. Her best friend Mickey, also a mechanic, is long on literacy but comes up short in matters of love. The two friends enter into a pact that leads each of them into dangerous emotional territory. But as they negotiate the rough ride of personal growth, the mutual dream that drove them to the pact begins to unravel . . . Winner of the American Library Association Gay and Lesbian Book Award Subjects: Fiction; Gay/Lesbian Seal Press, 1997, 1-878067-94-X, Paperback, 208 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $12.00. Level: 8+.

Mysteries

Apollo's Gold: Cambridge English Readers, Antoinette Moses Description: From the catalog... Liz goes on holiday to the beautiful Greek island of Sifnos. But the peace is shattered by the death of a local villager and the arrival of a mysterious yacht, and Liz finds herself involved with some very dangerous people. (Cassette available) Subjects: Mystery Cambridge University Press, 2000, 0-521-77553-1, Paperback, 48 pgs, $3.50. Level: 2-3.	Deadly Harvest: Cambridge English Readers, Sue Leather Description: from the catalog... Newly promoted Detective Chief Inspector Jane Honeywell starts work in a sleepy country town in the west of England. The rural peace and quiet are suddenly shattered by a horrible murder and Jane starts the dangerous pursuit of the killer. (Cassette available) Subjects: Mystery Cambridge University Press, 2000, 0-521-77697-X, Paperback, 112 pgs, $5.50. Level: 5+.
Champagne at Risk: Thumbprint Mystery Series, Joan Lowry Nixon and Kathleen Nixon Brush Description: Subjects: Mystery McGraw Hill Contemporary, 1999, 0-8092-0409-6, Paperback, 128 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2, $---Sold only in sets of 5 ($27.50). Level: 5-8.	Champagne at the Murder: Thumbprint Mystery Series, Joan Lowry Nixon and Kathleen Nixon Brush Description: Subjects: Mystery McGraw Hill Contemporary, 1999, 0-8092-0498-3, Paperback, 96 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2, $---Sold only in sets of 5 ($27.50). Level: 4+.
Champagne with a Corpse: Thumbprint Mystery Series, Joan Lowry Nixon and Kathleen Nixon Brush Description: Subjects: Mystery McGraw Hill Contemporary, 1999, 0-8092-0420-7, Paperback, 160 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2, $---Sold only in sets of 5 ($27.50). Level: 8+.	Death in the Dojo: Cambridge English Readers, Sue Leather Description: from the catalog... Reporter Kate Jenson is investigating thr death of a karate master in a "dojo", a karate training room, in London. Another death quickly follows and Jenson finds herself drawn into a mystery that leads her to Japan, and to a crime committed 30 years earlier. (Cassette available) Subjects: Mystery Cambridge University Press, 2000, 0-521-65621-4, Paperback, 96 pgs, $4.95. Level: 5+.
Lost and Found: Bluford Series, Anne Schraff Description: This, the first book in the Bluford Series, centers on the life of Bluford sophomore Darcy Wills. Darcy contends with the return of her long-absent father, the troubling behavior of her younger sister Jamee, and the beginning of her first relationship. Subjects: Fiction - Young Adult; African American; Mystery Townsend Press, 2001, 0-944210-02-3, Paperback, 133 pgs, 4 x 7, $4.95. Level: 5+.	Murder at the Reunion: Thumbprint Mystery Series, Barbara Steiner Description: Subjects: Mystery McGraw Hill Contemporary, 1999, 0-8092-0495-9, Paperback, 96 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2, $---Sold only in sets of 5 ($27.50). Level: 8+.
Murder on the Lover's Bridge: Thumbprint Mystery Series, Ellen Godfrey Description: Subjects: Mystery McGraw Hill Contemporary, 1999, 0-8092-0406-1, Paperback, 128 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2, $---Sold only in sets of 5 ($27.50). Level: 5-8.	A Picture to Remember: Cambridge English Readers, Sarah Scott-Malden Description: From the catalog... Christina Rinaldi has a motorcycle accident in Buenos Aires. She can't remember the accident but two criminals think she remembers too much and want to kill her. As she slowly recovers her memory, the criminals become more and more desperate. (Cassette available) Subjects: Mystery Cambridge University Press, 2000, 0-521-66477-2, Paperback, 48 pgs, $3.50. Level: 2-3.

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Poetry

American Dreams, Sapphire Description: Subjects: Poetry; African American Vintage Books, 1996, 0-679-76799-1, Paperback, ? pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $12.00.	I Found Love, Workshop Group Description: Amidst the public denigration of welfare recipients and the praises of welfare "reform" for reducing welfare rolls, the voices of women most affected by the loss of the important social safety net have been lost. Places in Between and I Found Love capture and lift the voices of the women making difficult transitions from welfare to work, from addiction to sobriety, from homelessness to stable housing. The workshops, coordinated by Women Affirming Faith During Change, were designed to lift the voices of women in transition from welfare to work and from drug addiction to sobriety. Subjects: Poetry; Welfare; Drugs/Alcohol Women of Color Resource Center, 2000, (no isbn), Paperback, ? pgs, size unknown, $5.00 donation.
More in Than Out: The Writing Workshop, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Hettie Jones (ed) Description: Poetry, prose and short fiction from the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. Subjects: Poetry; Fiction; Prisons Writing Workshops, 1992, no isbn, Staple Bound, 52 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $5.98.	Mother Gave a Shout: Poems by Women and Girls, Susanne Steele (ed) Description: A collection of poems by women and girls from all over the world. Includes rhymes and jingles, lullabies, ancient poems of praise and celebration, funny stories, mysterious tales, reflections of the world and new poems about hopes for the future. Subjects: Poetry Volcano Press, 1991, 0-912078-90-1, Hardcover, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $14.95. Level: mixed.
Movement in Black, Pat Parker Description: Straight-forward poetry by a black lesbian poet and activist. Subjects: Poetry; African American; Gay/Lesbian Firebrand Books, (Distributed by: LPC Group), 1999, 1-563411-083, Paperback, 208 pgs, 6 x 8 1/4, $16.95. Level: 8+.	Outer Limits, The Literacy Project (ed) Description: Learner writings from literacy centers located in Western Massachusetts. Subjects: Poetry; Memoir; Learner Writings Literacy Project, Periodical, no isbn, Staple Bound, Various pgs, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.
Places in Between, Workshop Group Description: Amidst the public denigration of welfare recipients and the praises of welfare "reform" for reducing welfare rolls, the voices of women most affected by the loss of the important social safety net have been lost. Places in Between and I Found Love capture and lift the voices of the women making difficult transitions from welfare to work, from addiction to sobriety, from homelessness to stable housing. The workshops, coordinated by Women Affirming Faith During Change, were designed to lift the voices of women in transition from welfare to work and from drug addiction to sobriety. Sample poems can be viewed at: http://www.coloredgirls.org/pub/pub_poetry.html Subjects: Poetry; Drugs/Alcohol; Welfare Women of Color Resource Center, 2000, (no isbn), Paperback, ? pgs, size unknown, $5.00 (donation).	Selected from 20th-Century American Poetry: An Anthology: Writer's Voices Series, Description: The women poets included in this anthology are: Lucille Clifton, Nikki Giovanni, Joy Harjo, Edna St. Vincent Millay. Subjects: Poetry New Readers Press, 1991, 0-929631-29-3, Paperback, 63 pgs, 4 x 7, $5.00. Level: 4+.
To Open Your Mind: A Collection of Writings by Adult Learners in Minnesota, MLC Staff (ed) Description: from website: "To Open Your Mind is a publication featuring the writings and artwork of Minnesota adult learners and students. It is published periodically by the Minnesota Literacy Council, but learners are invited to submit their works at any time. In between publications, selected writings may be posted on this Web page with the author's permission." http://www.themlc.org/To_Open_Your_Mind.htm Subjects: Learner Writings; Fiction; Memoir; Poetry Minnesota Literacy Council, Annual, (no isbn), Staple Bound, various pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.	Words on the Page, The World in Your Hands: Book One, Catherine Lipkin and Virginia Solotaroff Description: Prose and poetry written, selected, and adapted by contemporary writers for adults in literacy programs and others who wish to expand their reading horizons. Subjects: Fiction; Poetry Harper & Row, 1990, 0-06-096367-0, Paperback, 114 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $---Out of Print. Level: mixed. Words on the Page, The World in Your Hands: Book Two, Catherine Lipkin and Virginia Solotaroff Harper & Row, 1990, 0-06-096368-9, Paperback, 161 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $---Out of Print. Words on the Page, The World in Your Hands: Book Three, Catherine Lipkin and Virginia Solotaroff Harper & Row, 1990, 0-06-096369-7, Paperback, 185 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $---Out of Print.

Romance Novels

Carousel Magic: Janet Dailey's Love Scenes, Janet Dailey Description: Subjects: Romance New Readers Press, 1996, 1-56853-046-3, Paperback, 4 x 7, $5.00. Level: 3-5.	A Friend in Need: Janet Dailey's Love Scenes, Sonja Massie Description: Subjects: Romance New Readers Press, 1997, 1568530285, Paperback, 4 x 7, $5.00. Level: 3-5.
The Healing Touch: Janet Dailey's Love Scenes, Janet Dailey Description: Subjects: Romance New Readers Press, 1996, 1-56420-099-X, Paperback, 4 x 7, $4.50. Level: 3-5.	Heaven Sent: Janet Dailey's Love Scenes, Nina Bette Description: Subjects: Romance New Readers Press, 1997, 1568530307, Paperback, 4 x 7, $5.00. Level: 3-5.
Just Good Friends: Cambridge English Readers, Penny Hancock Description: from the catalog... It's Stephany and Max's first holiday away together and they want to get to know each other better. They go and stay at Carlo's holiday flat in a Mediterranean village in Italy. But Carlo's wife is not very happy to see Stephany - and the two couples find out why, and a lot more about each, in a hot Italian summer. (Cassette available) Subjects: Romance Cambridge University Press, 2000, 0-521-77533-7, Paperback, 64 pgs, $3.95. Level: 3-5.	Just Like Everyone Else, Eve Bunting Description: Maeve, the girl from Ireland, is different, odd. Kitty has long blond hair. She can’t understnad why Eric is so interested in Maeve. (Fastback Romance Series) Note: The Fastback series are sold only in sets according to genre. Set of 10 is $44.95 (0-8224-3536-5). Subjects: Romance Globe Fearon / Pearson Learning Group, 1984, 0-8224-3529-2, Staple Bound, 38 pgs, 4 x 5 1/2, $xxx (*Sold in Series Only*). Level: 3-5.
Maggie the Freak, Eve Bunting Description: Maybe Maggie does scare boys away by being too good at things. But suppose she lets that adorable Todd Quinn beat her at shot put! (Fastback Romance Series) Note: The Fastback series are sold only in sets according to genre. Set of 10 is $44.95 (0-8224-3536-5). Subjects: Romance Globe Fearon / Pearson Learning Group, 1984, 0-8224-3530-6, Staple Bound, 38 pgs, 4 x 5 1/2, $xxx (*Sold in Series Only*). Level: 3-5.	The Magic of Love: Janet Dailey's Love Scenes, Alyssa Logan Description: Subjects: Romance New Readers Press, 1997, 1568530315, Paperback, 4 x 7, $5.00. Level: 3-5.
Nobody Knows But Me, Eve Bunting Description: Nobody knows that Ellen is in love with Leo, not George. (Fastback Romance Series) Note: The Fastback series are sold only in sets according to genre. Set of 10 is $44.95 (0-8224-3536-5). Subjects: Romance Globe Fearon / Pearson Learning Group, 1984, 0-8224-3531-4, Staple Bound, 34 pgs, 4 x 5 1/2, $xxx (*Sold in Series Only*). Level: 3-5.	Riding High: Janet Dailey's Love Scenes, Janet Dailey Description: Subjects: Romance New Readers Press, 1996, 1-56420-098-1, Paperback, 4 x 7, $4.50. Level: 3-5.
Till Death Do Us Part, Janet Lorimer Description: Bonnie doesn’t know much about Ross -- only that he’s the right man for her. But Ross has a past he’s kept secret from Bonnie. when he disappears, Bonnie is hurt, confused and worried..but trying to find him couldget her killed. (Double Fastback Spy Series) Note: The Fastback series are sold only in sets according to genre. Set of 10 is $54.95 (0-8224-2403-7). Subjects: Romance Globe Fearon / Pearson Learning Group, 1988, 0-8224-2407-X, Paperback, 38 pgs, 4 x 5 1/2, $xxx (*Sold in Series Only*). Level: 4+.	Two Different Girls, Eve Bunting Description: Donna doesn’t know how to talk to boys. All she wants to do is run and hide. (Fastback Romance Series) Note: The Fastback series are sold only in sets according to genre. Set of 10 is $44.95 (0-8224-3536-5). Subjects: Romance Globe Fearon / Pearson Learning Group, 1984, 0-8224-3535-7, Staple Bound, 37 pgs, 4 x 5 1/2, $xxx (*Sold In Series Only*). Level: 3-5.
When Summer Comes: Cambridge English Readers, Helen Naylor Description: from the catalog... Stephen and Anna take a holiday break in a seaside village to escape the stress of London. They love it there and make a new friend, a local fisherman. But when Stephen is suddenly called back to London on business, their lives start to change. (Cassette available) Subjects: Romance Cambridge University Press, 2000, 0-521-65611-7, Paperback, 80 pgs, $4.50. Level: 4+.

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