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*''Planetary Brigade'' by Keith Giffen

Revision as of 18:00, 15 October 2007


Contents

Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of October 15, 2007

  • The Gun Thief by Douglas Coupland
  • Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
  • The Film Club : a true story of a father and son by David Gilmour
  • Late Nights on Air: a novel by Elizabeth Hay
  • Pendragon : book eight : the pilgrims of Rayne by D.J. MacHale
  • Darkwing by Kenneth Oppel
  • The Almost Moon : a novel by Alice Sebold
  • Vimpirates : demons of the ocean by Justin Somper
  • Vampirates : tide of terror by Justin Somper

New Graphic Novels, October 2007

  • Laika by Nick Abadzis
  • White Rapids by Pascal Blanchet

Civil War Series

  • Iron Man
  • Peter Parker, Spider-Man
  • The Road to Civil War
  • Artemis Fowl : the graphic novel by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin
  • The Fog Mound : volume 2 : faradawn by Susan Schade

Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil Series by Jeff Smith

  • Planetary Brigade by Keith Giffen
  • Futurama Conquers the Universe by Matt Groening

New Junior School Manga, October 2007

  • Whistle : volume 17 by Daisuke Higuchi
  • Hikaru no go: volumes 9, 10 by Yumi Hotta
  • Beet: the vandel buster: volume 11 by Riku Sanjo
  • Megaman: NT Warrior : volumes 7 & 10 by Ryo Takamisaki
  • The Prince of Tennis : volumes 19, 20, 21 by Takeshi Konomi

New Senior School Manga, October 2007

  • Fullmetal Alchmist : volumes 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 by Hiromu Arakawa
  • Tsubasa : volume 13 by Clamp
  • Xxxholic : volumes 9 & 10 by Clamp
  • GTO : Great Teacher Onizuka : volumes 11-25 by Tohru Fujisawa
  • Hellsing : volumes 3, 7, 8 by Kohta Hirano
  • Eyeshield 21 : volumes 13-15 by Riichiro Inagaki
  • Naruto : volumes 14-18 by Masashi Kishimoto
  • One Piece : volumes 14 & 15 by Eiichiro Oda
  • Death Note : volumes 11 & 12 by Tsugumi Ohba
  • Shaman King : volumes 12 & 13 by Hiroyuji Takei
  • Hunter X Hunter : volumes 14 & 15 by Yoshihiro Togashi
  • Dr. Slump : volumes 12 & 13 by Akira Toriyama
  • Ultimate Muscle : volume 17 by Yudetamago

Additions to the Junior and Intermediate Fiction Collections, September 24th, 2007

  • The Blue Helmet: a novel by William Bell
  • Just Some Stuff I Wrote: stories by William Bell
  • The Worst Boy in the World by Eoin Colfer
  • The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey
  • Icefire by Chris D'Lacey
  • Jim the Boy: a novel by Tony Earley
  • Jakeman by Deborah Ellis
  • The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
  • The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
  • The Ship Between the Worlds by Julia Golding
  • Babymouse: beach babe by Jennifer and Matthew Holm
  • Babymouse: our hero by Jennifer and Matthew Holm
  • Babymouse: queen of the world by Jennifer and Matthew Holm
  • Voyage of Slaves: a tale from the castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: a novel in cartoons by Jeff Kinney
  • Schooled by Gordon Korman
  • The Daydreamer by Ian McEwan
  • Click: one novel ten authors by Linda Sue Park
  • A Perfect Gentle Knight by Kit Pearson
  • Speechless by Valerie Sherrard
  • Star Wars: the rise and fall of Darth Vader by Ryder Windham

Monster Blood Tattoo Series by D.M. Cornish

  • Foundling : bk. 1

The Last Apprentice Series by Joseph Delaney

  • Curse of the Bane: bk. 2

Traces Series by Malcolm Rose

  • Double Check : bk.4
  • Final Lap: bk.5

The Time Warp Trio Series by Jon Scieszka

  • Oh Say, I can't See: no. 15

The Demonata Series by Darren Shan

  • Lord Loss: bk.1
  • Slawter: bk. 3
  • Bec: bk. 4

The TimeJumpers Series by James Valentine

  • The Past is Gone
  • The Present Never Happens
  • The Future is Unknown

Canadian Flyer Adventures by Frieda Wishinsky

  • Beware Pirates!
  • Crazy for Gold
  • Danger Dinosaurs!
  • Yikes, Vikings!

Additions to the RSGC Library as of September 1, 2007

*Automania! Series

  • Muscle Cars by Katharine Bailey
  • Sweet Rides by Katharine Bailey
  • Sport Bikes by Katharine Bailey
  • Street Bikes by Rachel Eagen
  • Nascar by Rachel Eagen
  • Trucks: pickups to big rigs by Adrianna Morganelli
  • Formula One by Adrianna Morganelli
  • Classic Cars: 1931-1980 by Norm Mort
  • Vintage Cars: 1919-1930 by L. Michelle Nielsen
  • Street Cred by John Zronik

*Cambridge History Programme Series

  • The USA: 1917-1941 by Ian Campbell
  • Industrial Britain: the workshop of the world by Christine Counsell
  • African Peoples of the Americas: from slavery to civil rights by Ron Field
  • Germany: 1918-1945 by Paul Grey & Rosemary Little
  • Revolutionary France: liberty, tyranny and terror by Greg Hetherton
  • Russia and the USSR: 1905-1991 by Philip Ingram
  • The Roman World: from Republic to Empire by Peter Mantin & Richard Pulley
  • The Arab-Israeli Conflict by Tony McAleavy
  • Superpower Rivalry: the Cold War: 1945-1991 by Tony AcAleavy
  • South Africa: 1948-1994 by Rosemary Mulholland
  • The First World War by Andrew Wrenn

*Cambridge School Shakespeare Series

  • Hamlet edited by Richard Andrews
  • King Lear edited by Elspeth Bain
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream edited by Linda Buckle
  • Romeo and Juliet edited by Rex Gibson
  • Twelfth Night edited by Rex Gibson

*Canada: A People's History Series

  • Canada's First Peoples
  • Confederation: the great enterprise
  • Emerging Loyalties
  • Explorers and Pathfinders
  • First Contact
  • Opening the West
  • Rebellions
  • Settling Canada

*Canadian Fur Trade

  • Forts and Trading Posts by Bev Cline
  • North West Company by Jennifer Nault
  • Trade Routes by Jennifer Nault
  • Hudson's Bay Company by Jennifer Nault

*Canadian Industries

  • Fishing by Graham Beehag
  • Agriculture by Heather Kissock
  • Forestry by Heather Kissock
  • Mining by Sheelagh Matthews
  • Energy by Melanie Ostopowich
  • Manufacturing by Tina Schwartzenberger

*Canadian Government Series

  • Canadian Citizenship edited by Don Wells
  • Canadian Unity edited by Don Wells
  • Canada's System of Government edited by Don Wells
  • Canada and the Global Village edited by Don Wells
  • Canada's Road to Independence edited by Don Wells
  • The Canadian Identity edited by Don Wells

*Canadian Prime Ministers Warts and All Series

  • Sir John S. D. Thompson: the pushover who died too soon by Elle Andra-Warner
  • Sir Charles Tupper: the bully who battled for Canada by Johanna Bertin
  • John Diefenbaker: the outsider who refused to quit by Lanny Boutin
  • Sir John A. Macdonald: the rascal who built Canada by Jacqueline Brown
  • Jean Chretien: the scrapper who climbed his way to the top by Nate Hendley
  • William Lyon Mackenzie King: the loner who kept Canada together by Nate Hendley
  • Lester B. Pearson: the geek who make Canada proud by Gordon Gibb
  • Pierre Elliott Trudeau: the prankster who never flinched by Sandra Phinney
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier: the weakling who stood his ground Heather Stewart

*Disaster Alert! Series

  • Avalanche and Landslide Alert by Amanda Bishop & Vanessa Walker
  • Volcano Alert! by Paul Challen
  • Hurricane and Typhoon Alert! by Paul Challen
  • Environmental Disaster Alert! by Paul Challen
  • Drought and Heat Wave Alert! by Paul Challen
  • Global Warming Alert! by Richard Cheel
  • Flood and Monsoon Alert! by Rachel Eagen

*Discovering Canada Series

  • John Cabot by Galadriel Watson
  • Jacques Cartier by Heather Hudak
  • Samuel de Champlain by Heather Hudak
  • Simon Fraser by Galadriel Watson
  • John Franklin by Erinn Banting
  • Martin Frobisher by Erinn Banting
  • Henry Hudson by Erinn Banting
  • Henry Kelsey by Gillian Richardson
  • David Thompson by Erinn Banting
  • George Vancouver by Erinn Banting
  • Pierre de La Verendyre by Anna Rebus
  • Groseilliers and Radisson by Galadriel Watson

*Early Canada Series

  • Aboriginal Peoples
  • Acadians
  • Explorers
  • Fur Traders
  • Missionaries
  • Settlers

*Early Canadian Life Series

  • The RCMP by Erinn Banting
  • The Blacksmith by Rennay Craats
  • The General Store by Rennay Craats
  • The Schoolhouse by Jill Foran
  • The Doctor by Jill Foran
  • Family Life by Jill Foran
  • The Sawmill by Megan Lappi
  • The Church by Megan Lappi
  • The Grist Mill by Celeste A. Peters
  • The Railway by Galadriel Watson
  • The Bank by Christine Webster
  • The Post Office by Christine Webster

*Extreme Sports: No Limits Series

  • Extreme Skateboarding by John Crossingham
  • Extreme Sports by John Crossingham
  • Extreme Wakeboarding by Bobbie Kalman

*In The Footsteps of Explorers Series

  • James Cook: the Pacific Coast and beyond by R.A. Beales
  • Henry Hudson: seeking the Northwest Passage by Carrie Gleason
  • Roald Amundsen: the conquest of the South Pole by Julie Karner
  • Sir John Franklin: the search for the Northwest Passage by Anders Knudsen
  • Hernando Cortes: Spanish invader of Mexico by John Zronik
  • Jacques Cousteau: conserving underwater worlds by John Zronik

*Historic Communities Series

  • 18th Century Clothing by Bobbie Kalman
  • 19th Century Clothing by Bobbie Kalman
  • A Child's Day by Bobbie Kalman & Tammy Everts
  • Games From Long Ago by Bobbie Kalman
  • Tools and Gadgets by Bobbie Kalman
  • Travel in the Early Days by Bobbie Kalman & Kate Calder

*Hockey in Canada

  • Calgary Flames by Don Cruickshank
  • Edmonton Oilers by Don Cruickshank
  • Montreal Canadiens by Don Cruickshank
  • Ottawa Senators by Don Cruickshank
  • Vancouver Canucks by Don Cruickshank

*The Medieval World Series

  • Life on a Medieval Manor by Marc Cels
  • Arts and Literature in the Middle Ages by Marc Cels
  • Life in a Medieval Monastary by Marc Cels
  • Women and Girls in the Middle Ages by Kay Eastwood
  • Medieval Society by Kay Eastwood
  • The Life of a Knight by Kay Eastwood
  • Life in a Castle by Kay Eastwood
  • Places of Worship in the Middle Ages by Kay Eastwood
  • Food and Feasts in the Middle Ages by Lynne Elliott
  • Children and Games in the Middle Ages by Lynne Elliott
  • Medieval Medicine and the Plague by Lynne Elliott
  • Clothing in the Middle Ages by Lynne Elliott
  • Medieval Towns, Trade, and Travel by Lynne Elliott
  • Science and Technology in the Middle Ages by Joanne Findon
  • Manners and Customs in the Middle Ages by Marsha Groves
  • Medieval Projects you can do! by Marsha Groves
  • Medieval Warfare by Tara Steele
  • Medieval Myths, Legends, and Songs by Donna Trembinski
  • Medieval Law and Punishment by Donna Trembinski
  • Famous People of the Middle Ages by Donna Trembinski

*Native Nations of North America Series

  • Nations of the Northeast Coast by Molly Aloian
  • Nations of the Southeast by Molly Aloian
  • Life in a Longhouse Village by Bobbie Kalman
  • Life in a Plains Camp by Bobbie Kalman
  • Life in the Far North by Bobbie Kalman
  • Native Homes by Bobbie Kalman
  • Famous Native North Americans by Bobbie Kalman
  • Life of the Powhatan by Rebecca Sjonger
  • Nations of the Eastern Great Lakes by Rebecca Sjonger
  • Nations of the Western Great Lakes by Kathryn Smithyman
  • Native North American Foods and Recipes by Kathryn Smithyman
  • Nations of the Northwest Coast by Kathryn Smithyman
  • Native North American Wisdom and Gifts by Niki Walker
  • Life in an Anishinabe Camp by Niki Walker

*Ole Steen Hansen's The Story of Flight Series

  • Air Combat
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Modern Military Aircraft
  • Flying for Fun
  • Amazing Flights: the golden age
  • The Wright Brothers and other Pioneers of Flight
  • Weird and Wonderful Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Seaplanes and Naval Aviation
  • Space Flight
  • Military Aircraft of WWI
  • Military Aircraft of WWII

*Peoples of the Ancient World Series

  • Life in Ancient China by Paul Challen
  • Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Shilpa Mehta-Jones
  • Life in Ancient Rome by Shilpa Mehta-Jones
  • Life in Ancient Greece by Lynn Peppas
  • Life in Ancient Mesoamerica by Lynn Peppas
  • Life in Ancient Africa by Hazel Richardson
  • Life in the Ancient Indus River Valley by Hazel Richardson
  • Life of the Ancient Vikingsby Hazel Richardson
  • Life of the Ancient Celts by Hazel Richardson
  • Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson
  • Life in Ancient South America by Hazel Richardson

*Reaching Readers Canadian Biographies

  • Donovan Bailey: Super Sprinter by Chelsea Donaldson
  • Catrina Le May Doan: fastest woman on ice by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
  • David Suzuki: champion of nature by Leslie Garrett
  • Tom Longboat: born to run by Leslie Garrett
  • Rick Hansen: Canadian hero by Edward O'Connor
  • Wayne Gretzky: the great one by Eric Zweig

*Remarkable Canadians Series

  • Emily Carr by Bryan Pezzi
  • Terry Fox by Bryan Pezzi
  • Craig Kielburger by Bryan Pezzi
  • David Suzuki by Bryan Pezzi

*Snapshots: Images of People, and Places in History Series

  • Eleanor Roosevelt: an inspiring life by Elizabeth MacLeod
  • The Wright Brothers: a flying start by Elizabeth MacLeod

*Sports in Action Series

  • Snowboarding in Action by John Crossingham
  • Cycling in Action by John Crossingham
  • Basketball in Action by John Crossingham & Sarah Dann
  • Lacrosse in Action by John Crossingham
  • Martial Arts in Action by Heather Levigne
  • Golf in Action by Hannelore Sotzek
  • Hockey in Action by Niki Walker & Sarah Dann

*Times Past Series

  • 1885 by Daniel Baum
  • 1900 by Daniel Baum
  • 1917 by Daniel Baum
  • 1933 by Daniel Baum
  • 1947 by Daniel Baum

*Understanding Global Issues Series

  • Land Abuse and Soil Erosion
  • Saving the Natural World
  • Terrorism
  • International Law
  • The Battle for Oil
  • Substance Use and Abuse

*Junior and Senior Non-Fiction

  • Baseball Top 10 by James Buckley Jr.
  • Ontario Rocks: three billion years of environmental change by Nick Eyles
  • Lion's Honey: the myth of Samson by David Grossman
  • Guinness World Records 2008: with glow-in-the-dark features
  • Basketball Top 10 by John Hareas
  • Great Canadian Political Cartoons 1820-1914 by Charles and Cynthia Hou
  • Great Canadian Political Cartoons 1915-1945 by Charles and Cynthia Hou
  • Coming to Canada: building a life in a new land by Susan Hughes
  • Fateful Choices: then decisions that changed the world, 1940-1941 by Ian Kershaw
  • The Shock Doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism by Naomi Klein
  • Lights Out: the electricity crisis, the global economy, and what it means to yoy by Jason Makansi
  • Why Mexican's Don't Drink Molson: rescuing Canadian business from the suds of global obscurity by Andrea Mandel-Campbell
  • Healing our World: inside Doctor's Without Borders by David Morley
  • Two Innocents in Red China by Pierre Trudeau and Jacques Hebert
  • The Forgotten Man: a new history of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes
  • The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
  • The Founding Moment: church, society, and the construction of Trinity College by William Westfall

*Junior and Senior Fiction

  • Tell Your Sister by Andrew Daley
  • An Abundance of Katharines by John Green
  • A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  • On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
  • Moby-Dick, Billy Budd, and Other Writings by Herman Melville
  • Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
  • Hugh: confessions of a pot smuggler by Brian O'Dea
  • Tamar: a novel by Mal Peet
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
  • The Architects are Here by Michael Winter

Additions to the RSGC Library as of June 1, 2007

  • Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI
  • The Future of the Earth: an introduction to sustainable development for young readers by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
  • Intent for a Nation: what is Canada for? A relentlessly optimistic manifesto for Canada's role in the world by Michael Byers
  • Inside Hamas: the untold story of the Militant Islamic Movement by Zaki Chehab
  • Young Thugs: inside the dangerous world of Canadian street gangs by Michael C. Chettleburgh
  • The Never-Ending Days of Being Dead: dispatches from the front line of science by Marcus Chown
  • Brodeur: beyond the crease by Damien Cox & Martin Brodeur
  • Life on a Famine Ship: a journal of the Irish Famine 1845-1850 by Duncan Crosbie
  • Falling Man: a novel by Don DeLillo
  • Underworld: a novel by Don DeLillo
  • The Royal Woods by Matt Duggan
  • What is the What: the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng: a novel by Dave Eggers
  • Why Read? by Mark Edmundson
  • American Fascists: the Christian Right and the War on America by Chris Hedges
  • The Children of Men by P.D. James
  • Jacob's Ladder by Brian Keaney
  • The Cult of the Amateur: how today's internet is killing our culture by Andrew Keen
  • Castle Waiting by Linda Medley
  • All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison
  • Rant: an oral biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk


New All Ages Graphic Books

  • Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Cartoon Network Block Party : read all about it!
  • Cartoon Network Block Party: blast off!
  • Cartoon Network Block Party: get down!
  • The Fairly Odd Parents : let the games begin
  • The Fairly Odd Parents: father knows less
  • Manga Shakespeare Series : Hamlet
  • Manga Shakespeare Series : Romeo and Juliet
  • Futurama: the time bender trilogy by Matt Groening
  • The Real Ghostbusters: this ghost is toast!
  • The Price of Victory by Stewart Ross
  • Curse of the Crocodile God by Stewart Ross
  • Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil: chapter 3 by Jeff Smith
  • Wallace & Gromit: the bootiful game
  • Wallace & Gromit: catch of the day

Additions to the RSGC Library as of May 1, 2007

  • The Promised One by David Alric
  • Grey by Jon Armstrong
  • Cartooning for Kids by Mike Artell
  • The Future of the Earth: an introduction to sustainable development for young readers by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
  • The Thousandfold Thought by R. Scott Bakker
  • The State of the Art by Iain M. Banks
  • Only in Canada, You Say: a treasury of Canadian Language by Katherine Barber
  • Six Words You Never Knew Had Something To Do With Pigs: and other fascinating facts about the language from Canada's word lady by Katherine Barber
  • Barron's: The Basics of Drawing
  • Just Some Stuff I Wrote: stories by William Bell
  • Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
  • The Crystal City by Orson Scott Card
  • Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
  • Life on a Famine Ship: a journal of the Irish Famine 1845-1850 by Duncan Crosbie
  • Muhammad by Demi
  • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip Dick
  • Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
  • Over Clocked: stories of the future present by Cory Doctorow
  • Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow
  • Directed by Kaspar Snit by Cary Fagan
  • Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
  • Smoke and Mirrors: short fictions and illusions by Neil Gaiman
  • Virtual Light by William Gibson
  • 9Tail Fox by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
  • Kids Draw Manga Shoujo by Christopher Hart
  • How to Draw Manga Urban Crew
  • How it happened in Peach Hill by Marthe Jocelyn
  • The Crimson Labyrinth: a novel by Yusuke Kishi
  • You Wish: the misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff by Jason Lethcoe
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
  • The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Series: Malled by Scott Lobdell
  • The Call of Cthulhu and other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft
  • Tales of H.P. Lovecraft
  • Marvel Comics: the Amazing Spider-Man Pop-up
  • Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
  • The Scar by China Mieville
  • Imagining Egypt: a living portrait of the time of the Pharaohs by Mark Millmore
  • Rampage: the Social Roots of School Violence: why violence erupts in close-knit communities and what can be done to stop it by Katherine S. Newman
  • 28 stories of AIDS in Africa by Stephanie Nolen
  • Blood: the last vampire : night of the beasts by Mamoru Oshi
  • Ripley's Believe it or Not!: Special Edition 2007 by Mary Packard
  • Maximum Ride: school's out-forever by James Patterson
  • The Diary of Petr Ginz : 1941-1942 edited by Chava Pressburger
  • Squirt: the most interesting book you'll ever read about blood by Trudee Romanek
  • Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Flash Forward by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Humans by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Hybrids by Robert J. Sawyer
  • The Fog Mound Series : travels of Thelonious by Susan Schade
  • The Boy who Loved Words by Roni Schotter
  • Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
  • The Confusion: volume two of the Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson
  • The System of the World: volume three of the Baroque cycle by Neal Stephenson
  • Crane : the Five Ancestors book 4 by Jeff Stone
  • Our Game: the History of Hockey in Canada by Dave Stubbs
  • Dark Water: stories by Koji Suzuki
  • Loop by Koji Suzuki
  • The Traveler: a novel by John Twelve Hawks
  • London Revenant by Conrad Williams
  • The Complete Rhyming Dictionary: the essential handbook for songwriters, poets, students, teachers, speechmakers, and members of the performing arts by Clement Wood
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