11/01/2009 3:00 pm
Mark Dunn - The Calamitous Adventures of Rodney and Wayne: Book One, The Age Altertron. (MacAdam/Cage $12.95) Thirteen-year-old twins Rodney and Wayne McCall and their friend Professor Johnson are the only people in Pitcherville who can see that all the natural laws of the universe have stopped applying to their town. When everyone in Pitcherville wakes up twelve years in the past, baby Rodney and baby Wayne must locate the Professor and find a way to get back to the present. This book is geared towards readers age 9 - 12 and was written by the author of Ella Minnow Pea, a Bookworks best seller.
Vaunda Nelson - Who Will I Be, Lord? (Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99) VAUNDA MICHEAUX NELSON wears multiple hats in the world of children's books as an author and a youth services librarian at a public library in New Mexico. Who Will I Be, Lord?, rich with heartwarming stories and brimming with family love, Nelson's picture book, with eye-catching illustrations by Sean Qualls, is sure to appeal to all children eager to uncover what they are meant to do with their lives. Vaunda will also feature her new book Bad News for Outlaws, (Carolhoda Books, $17.95) For three decades, Bass Reeves was the most feared and respected lawman in the territories. He made more than 3,000 arrests, and though he was a crach shot and a quick draw, he only killed fourteen men in the line of duty. Bad News for Outlaws reveals the story of a remarkable African American hero of the Old West.
Reed Stevens - Santa Fe Dreamhouse, Encounters in the Land of Enchantment.(iUniverse, $19.95) Like Lewis and Clark with a U-Haul, Reed and Jim leave Philadelphia and head to Santa Fe, New Mexico to establish a new home. With their knack for renovating, Reed and Jim purchase an old adobe, and then face the challenges of making their dream inhabitable.
Valerie Nye - Breakfast New Mexico Style (Sunstone Press $22.95), Where can you eat breakfast while overlooking the entire Tularosa Basin? Where can you see funky collections of memorabilia and eclectic art, including possibly the world's largest velvet Elvis? Where can you sample a variety of burritos, huevos rancheros, and chilaquiles, in addition to such delicacies as piñon scones, Americana graburritos, a pork 'n produce omelet, and perhaps the most mysterious: a hen grenade? We've got the answers to all these questions! Imagine having a statewide network of librarians, busily researching the best places for you to have breakfast.
Susan Spensley - Into the Known: A Handbook for Change (iUniverse, $19.95), Two authors from different backgrounds and perspectives, Susan Spensley and Janet Bajan, come together to present a series of channeled dissertations. Spensley adeptly "brings through" the teachings of the Ascended Masters and Archangels. Life topics such as: power, trust, grace, love, strength, etc, are explored.
Enrique LaMadrid - Juan the Bear and the Water of Life (University of New Mexico Press, $17.95) Dedicated to the New Mexico Acequia Association and to the children of New Mexico, this bilingual tale shares a unique version of a celebrated story that has been told in northern New Mexico for centuries. Professor Enrique Lamadrid is the director of Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies at the University of New Mexico.
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