Skipper's Revenge
by Julie Teahan

Skipper's Revenge stars the appealingly imperfect Paige Sheehan as she comes to terms with the fact that she'll never have the perfect job, man or wardrobe. In other words, she'll never be a "Barbie." We root for her as she decides it's time for the "Skippers" of the world - you know, Barbie's plain-Jane little sis - to strut their stuff, imperfections and all.

Innocent in Death
by Nora Roberts (writing as J.D. Robb)

NYPSD Lt. Eve Dallas hunts for the killer of a seemingly ordinary history teacher-and uncovers some extraordinary surprises. Eve soon determines that Foster's homemade lunch was tainted with deadly ricin, and that Mr. Foster's colleagues have some startling secrets of their own. It's Eve's job to sort it out- and discover why someone would have done this to a man who seemed so inoffensive, so pleasant . . . so innocent.

In Persuasion Nation
by George Saunders

Welcome to Persuasion Nation, a collection of stories filled with both emotion and wit: from "I CAN SPEAK", a hilarious tale of a customer service representative defending his premier product, to "Chicago Christmas", a heartbreaking story of a man's melancholy winter as a roofer in the poverty-stricken South Side. These stories work together to create a portrait of a country where truth is hostage to commerce and grace springs up in unexpected places.