Auburn Public Library Holiday Gift List (2007)

Cook Books
*Chile* *Pepper* [MAGAZINE]. Latin, Caribbean, Cajun, Creole, Mediterranean, Southwestern, and BBQ – they’re all here in the recipes, profiles, and vacation ideas of a magazine for those who like their food with a little more spice. ($29.79 for six issues annually)
*Cook's Illustrated* [MAGAZINE]. Discerning cooks who value quality over hype will devour this magazine’s picks for best recipes, equipment, and products, all tested in their own test facility and beautifully presented with no advertising. ($35.70 for six issues annually)
Craft Books
*Getting Started Knitting Socks*, by Ann Budd. Knitting has experienced a resurgence, and novices and experts alike will be eager to try out this book’s wealth of flexible, clearly illustrated patterns that can be adapted to different gauges and sizes. (Hardcover; $18.95)
Jeans Style: Must-Have Looks Using Embellishments, by Gabrielle N. Sterbenz and Glee Barre. Dress up those old jeans or make a new pair uniquely yours with this book’s twenty-eight easy and affordable projects that creative young fashion mavens will flip over. (Paperback; $19.95)
General Nonfiction
*Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life*, by Barbara Kingsolver. The popular novelist chronicles her real-life move from the desert landscape of Arizona to the hills of her native Appalachia in search of a more sustainable lifestyle. (Hardcover; $26.95)
*Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression*, by Mildred Kalish. This sparkling childhood memoir takes the reader back to a time when, for better or worse, most people needed to rely on hard work, hope, and each other in order to get by. (Hardcover; $22.00)
Biographies
Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits, by David Ortiz. The popular Red Sox slugger tells how he went from the major league scrap heap in Minnesota to become a star player on the (twice!) World Series champions. (Hardcover; $24.95)
It Ain't All About the Cookin', by Paula Deen. Deen's frankness and warmth shine through in this standout memoir, in which she discusses her failed first marriage, her battle with agoraphobia, and her struggle to launch her first restaurant. (Hardcover; $25.00)
Kids' Picture Books
*Where Is the Cake?*, by T. T. Khing. Equal parts puzzle, maze, and story, this book without words follows the frantic adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Dog in pursuit of their stolen dessert. Kids ages 5-6 will delightedly supply their own accounts of the action. (Hardcover; $12.95; 28 pages)
Living Color, by Steve Jenkins. Art meets science in this animal fashion show that explores the role of color in the wild, vividly illustrated by sixty-six cut-paper animal characters parading across the pages. For kids in grades 2-4. (Hardcover; $17.00; 32 pages)
Kids' Chapter Books
The Talented Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker. In this chapter-book that fans of Beverly Cleary and Judy Moody will enjoy, a spunky third-grader finds herself in dire need of a talent for the school's upcoming talent show. For readers in grades 2-5. (Hardcover; $14.99; 144 pages)
Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree, by Lauren Tarshis. Emma Jean is not your usual seventh-grader. With her love for logic’s precision and her suspicion of unpredictable emotions, she sets out to solve the problems of her more typical classmates. For kids in grades 5-7. (Hardcover; $16.99; 208 pages)
Teen Fiction
*The Book Thief*, by Markus Zusak. After her loved ones are carted off by the Nazis, Liesel is taken in by a family whose father teaches her to read with stolen books, opening up a world of words and connections that sustain her through the horrors of war. (Hardcover; 16.95/Paperback; $11.99)
*The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing*, by M.T. Anderson. Young Octavian is happy and well-cared for in the home of radical philosophers in Revolutionary-era Boston. But his life takes a sinister turn when he realizes they don’t have his best interests in mind. (Hardcover; 17.99/ Paperback; $16.84)
Teen Graphic Novels
*Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus*, by Joss Whedon. Reprising the storyline of the cult-hit TV series, this action-packed compilation follows the chosen Slayer from Los Angeles to her new home in Sunnydale, where things aren’t quite as sunny as they seem. (Paperback; $24.95)
*InuYasha, Volume 1*, by Rumiko Takahashi. Transported back to Japan's feudal era, Kagome finds herself the target of warring clans and their demon allies, who believe she has something they want. Fortunately, her only ally isn’t just any old half-demon dog boy. (Paperback; $8.95)