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Maine In Print: Most Recent - July - Sept 2009

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Non-Fiction

  • Bourque, Bruce.J. and Laureen A. Labar. Uncommon threads. History of Wabanaki textiles, clothing, and costume published in conjunction with an exhibit organized by the Maine State Museum. (9780295988702) Augusta, ME: Maine State Museum, c2009. $45.00 pbk
  • Crying at the movies. Memoir linking significant moments in the author’s life to films. Manderino lives in Buxton. (9780897335805) Chicago, IL: Chicago Academy Publishers, c2008. $15.95 pbk
  • Crosen, Jane. Maine Mapmaker’s Kitchen. This cookbook/memoir is a collection of 350 recipes for comfort food, camp food, and international dishes. The author mapmaker lives in Penobscot. (9780979640322) Penobscot, ME: Waterbird Press, 2009. $27.95 pbk
  • Duchesne, Bob. Maine birding trail.  Official guide to more than 260 sites, leading birders to the best locations and indicating species most likely to be found. The trail is under the stewardship of the Maine Department of Conservation, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Office of Tourism and Maine Audubon. The author is an avid birder and a State Representative who lives in Old Town.  (978092727834) Camden, ME: Down East, c2009. $15.95
  • Hardy, Kerry. Notes on a lost flute; a field guide to the Wabanaki. A look at the landscape and culture of those who lived here first. Hardy is a landscape architect and environmentalist who lives in Rockland. (9780892727797) Camden, ME: Down East, c2009. $21.95 pbk
  • Kidder, Tracy. Strength in what remains. A young Burundi immigrant escapes civil war and genocide and arrives in NYC with little cash and no English. An encounter with strangers drastically changes the course of his life. Kidder has received the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, among many other honors. He lives in Massachusetts and Maine. (9781400066216) New York: Random House, c2009. $26.00
  • Latino voices in New England. Edited by David Carey Jr. and Robert Atkinson . A portrait of the Latino community of Portland created through narratives of the immigrants themselves. The editors are faculty at the University of Southern Maine. (9780791493788) Albany, New York: Excelsior Editions, c2009. $21.95 pbk
  • Lipsky, Deborah and Will Richards. Managing meltdowns. Strategies for assisting autistic individuals in distress. The authors live in Maine. (9781843109082) Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2009. $14.95 pbk
  • Mattor, Theresa and Lucie Teegarden. Designing the Maine landscape. A celebration of the variety of designed landscapes, public and private, from parks and campuses to rural cemeteries and neighborhoods. (9780892727292) Camden, ME: Down East, c2009. $50.00  
  • McAleer, Patrick. Inside the Dark Tower series. Study of King’s series featuring four categories of analysis – genre, art, evil, and intertextuality.(9780786439775) Jefferson, NC: McFarland, c2009. $35.00 pbk
  • Miles, Kathryn. Adventures with Ari. A shelter puppy gives the author a new view of the great wide world. Miles lives with her family and Ari in Unity. (9781602396388) New York: Skyhorse Publishing, c2009. $24.95
  • Preston, Koko. Organic parenting; the prevention of parent deficit disorder. Guide for raising children through responsive, flexible parenting.  The author lives in Rockland. (9781935359036) Bothell, WA: Book Publishers Network, c2009. $14.95 pbk
  • Scanlon, Jennifer. Bad girls go everywhere. First biography of Helen Gurley Brown, longtime editor of Cosmopolitan and champion of women. The author is Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at Bowdoin College. (9780195342055) New York: Oxford University Press, c2009. $27.95
  • Sky, Harry Z. A Rabbi in Maine. Autobiography of Sky - social activist, teacher, and Rabbi Emeritus of Portland’s Temple Beth El. (9781931475389) Bolivar, MO: Quiet Waters Publications, c2008. $15.00
  • Speigel, Jeremy. The mindful medical student. A guidebook for surviving the psychological and emotional challenges of medical school. Dr. Speigel is a practicing psychiatrist in Portland.  (9781584657637) Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Press, c2009. $19.95 pbk
  • Turco, Lewis Putnam. Satan’s scourge; a narrative of the age of witchcraft in England and New England 1580-1697.  A history of the Putnam family and the period when widespread belief in sympathetic magic was challenged by science and reason. (9781932842272) Scottsdale, AZ: Star Cloud Press, c2009. $54.95.
  • Wood, Rocky and Justin Brooks. Stephen King: the non-fiction. Review of more than 560 works, including essays, columns, letters to the editor, etc.  (97811587671609) Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, c2008, $75.00.

Fiction

  • Boyle, Gerry. Port City shakedown. Boyle introduces a new mystery series featuring Brandon Blake, a cop in training, who lives in Portland on an old cabin cruiser. Boyle lives in China, Maine. (9780892727957) Camden, ME: Down East, c2009. $24.95
  • Chapman, Janet. Moonlight warrior. Kenzie, once cursed to live as a panther, is now a real man.  When he moves to Midnight Bay, Maine, odd things begin to happen.  First in a new paranormal romance series.  The author is a Maine native. She lives on a lake near Kenduskeag. (9781416594871) New York: Pocket Star, c2009. $7.50 pbk
  • Connolly, John. The lovers. After losing his P.I. license, Charlie Parker takes a job in a Portland bar and begins to investigate his own family’s past. (9781416569541) New York: Atria Books, c2009. $26.00
  • Irvine, Alexander C. Buyout. In the near future the nation’s penal system is so overcrowded that convicted murderers are offered a buyout – death by execution in exchange for money to be shared by heirs and victims. Irvine teaches at the University of Maine at Orono. (9780345494337) New York: Del Ray, c2009. $14.95 pbk
  • King, Stephen. The dark tower: treachery. Third chapter in the graphic novel edition of the saga of friendship, betrayal and cosmic quest. (9780785135746) New York: Marvel Publications, 2009. $24.99,
  • McNabb, Andrew. The body of this. A debut collection of short stories, some set in Portland. The author lives in Portland. (9781934866054) Portland, ME: Warren Machine Co., c2008, $21.95
  • Russo, Richard. That old Cape magic. Marriage and death, the past and the future are elements of this introspective story of family. The Pulitzer Prize – winning author lives in Camden. (9780375414961) New York: Alfred A. Knopf, c2009. $25.95
  • Sulzer, Caroline. In the disappearing water. A story of people and animals in the hard realm of the meat industry.  The author lives in Surry. (9780911051193) Austin, TX: Plain View Press, c2009. $18.95 pbk
  • Watson, Jan Elizabeth. Asta in the wings. Seven-year-old Asta and her brother have been isolated by their mother in rural Maine. When she disappears, the siblings must make their way in the outside world. This is Watson’s first novel. She lives in Portland. (9780980243611) Portland, OR: Tin House Books, c2009. $14.00 pbk 

Juvenile

  • Donovan, Gail. In memory of Gorfman T. Frog. Josh finds a frog with three back legs and plans to impress his class, but when his green friend dies the entire school becomes involved. The author lives in Portland.  (9780525420859) New York: Dutton Children’s Books, c2009. $15.99 (3-6)
  • Buzzeo, Toni. The great Dewey hunt. Mrs.Skorupski helps the fourth grade Dewey experts host a library treasure hunt for the second grade. Third title featuring the snazzy school librarian. The author lives in Buxton. (9781602130296) Janesville, WI: Upstart Books, c2009. $17.95 (2-4)
  • Chetkowski, Emily. Mabel takes a paddle. Mabel the dog goes kayaking on Orange Lake and encounters fish, frogs, birds, beavers and a thunderstorm. The author and Mabel summer on Islesboro. (9781933002996) Exeter, NH: Publishing Works, c2009. $12.95 pbk (k-3)
  • Craig, Barbara Schestopol. The Wilding house mystery. Teenagers Rachel and Scott come to Maine for the summer to help their father and stepmother run a country inn. The house was part of the Underground Railroad and now strange spooky things are happening.  The author lives in western Maine. This is her first book. (9781597130493) Waldoboro, ME: Goose River Press, 2008,c1999 $12.95 pbk (5-8)
  • Fagan, Deva. Fortune’s folly. Fortunata has been telling fake fortunes, but the one for a prince must come true. The author lives in Hallowell. This is her first book. (9780805087420) New York: Henry Holt, c2009. $17.99
  • Falwell, Cathryn. Mystery vine. When a bright autumn pumpkin appears, the mystery vine is no longer a mystery!  Bright picture book includes recipes and gardening tips. The author/illustrator lives in Portland. (9780061771989) New York: Greenwillow Books, c2009. $16.99 picture book (K-2)
  • Higgins, Ryan T. Twaddleton’s cheese. A town business goes overboard making cheese and a few small mice step in to help. The author is a cartoonist who loves cheese. He grew up in Kittery. This is his first book. (9780981500706) Kittery, ME: Cocklebury Books, c2008. $14.95 (K-3)
  • Hoose, Phillip. Claudette Colvin: twice toward justice. The story of an Alabama teenager and her contribution towards ending segregation. Finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.The author lives in Portland. (9780374313227) New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, c2009. $19.95 (YA)
  • Ipcar, Dahlov. The Cat at night. This story, first published in 1969, follows the farmer’s cat as he explores in the darkness. Ipcar lives in Georgetown. (978134031230) Yarmouth, ME: Islandport Press, c2008. $16.95 (preK-2)
  • Lowry, Lois. Gooney Bird is so absurd. Gooney Bird Greene and her classmates write a special poem for their teacher. Fourth in the Gooney chapter book series.  (9780547119670) New York: Houghton Mifflin, c2009. $15.00 (1-3)
  • Mortenson, Greg and David O. Relin. Three cups of tea. This is a young reader’s edition of Mortenson’s bestseller about his mission to build schools for girls in Afghanistan. This adaptation is by Sarah Thomson of Portland. (9780803733923) New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c2009. $16.99 (4-7)     
  • O’Brien, Anne Sibley and Perry Edmond O’Brien. After Gandhi ; one hundred years of nonviolent resistance. Proiles of nonviolent resistors, including Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, Aung San Suu Kyi, Desmond Tutu, and the students of Tiananmen Square. Author/ illustrator Anne Sibley O’Brien lives on Peaks Island; her son lives in New York City. (978580891295) Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, c2009. $24.95.  (5 -YA)
  • Plourde, Lynn. Grandpappy snippy snappies. Granpappy loses his snippy snappy smile after his trusty red suspenders lose their snap. The author lives in Winthrop. (999780060280505) New York: Harper Collins, c2009. $17.99 picture book (preK- 3)
  • Sierra, Judy. The sleepy little alphabet. It’s time for bed, but those little letters are not ready. Illustrator Melissa Sweet lives in Rockport. (9780375840029) New York: Alfred A. Knopf, c2009. $16.99 picture book (preK-2)
  • Soctomah, Donald and Jean Flahive. Remember me: Tomah Joseph’s gift to Franklin Roosevelt. Young Franklin spent summers on Campobello Island where he met Passamaquoddy elder Tomah Joseph. This is an imaginary story based on their friendship. Donald Soctomah is a member of the Passamaquoddy tribe and lives in Indian Township near the place where Tomah Joseph spent most of his life.  Jean Flahive lives in Falmouth and illustrator Mary Beth Owens lives in Walpole. (9780884483007) Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, c2009. $16.95. (3-6)
  • Stewart, Amber. No babysitters allowed. Hopscotch is a brave little rabbit until Mrs. Honeybunch comes to babysit. Illustrator Laura Rankin lives in Kennebunk. (9781599901541) New York: Bloomsbury, c2008. $16.99 picture book (preK-2)
  • Sylvester, Helen. Yellow Boatie on Blue Hill Bay.  Yellow Boatie enjoys the harbor after taking lobsterman John to his working boat.  The author has lived near Blue Hill Bay over 70 years. Her grandson, Chris Gray, is the illustrator. (9780937822975) Brooklin, ME: Wooden Boat Books, c2009. $12.95 picture book (preK-2) 

Poetry

  • Sweeney, Kevin. Ordinary time. (978160643190) Westbrook, ME: Moon Pie Press, c2009. $8.00 pbk
  • How many cars have we been married? ; poetry from the Senior College at the University of Maine at Augusta. Edited by Ted Bookey. (9781606431863) Westbrook, ME: Moon Pie Press, c2008. $12.00 pbk
  • Pierson, Duane Robert. The indictment; poetry most critical. (9781607250463) Portland, ME: Integritas Publishing, c2008. $10.95 pbk
  • Pierson, Duane Robert. When my feet quit dancing. (978160643207551095)  Portland, ME: Integritas Publishing, c2008. $10.95 pbk
  • Sholl, Betsy. Rough cradle. (9781882295739) Farmington, ME: Alice James Books, c2009. $15.95 pbk
  • Thatcher, Jim Glenn. The ur-word. (9781606431894) Westbrook, ME: Moon Pie Press, c2008. $9.00 pbk