The Finisher by David Baldacci

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s most popular, widely-read storytellers- David Baldacci – comes a new fantasy novel for young readers, THE FINISHER. 

“What happens when an international best-selling crime novelist tries his hand at a youth fantasy? Well, in this case, success. Baldacci, best known for writing thrillers, also has a talent for creating magical worlds… offers readers a smart, tough heroine worth rooting for.” –Booklist, starred review

Called a “master craftsman” by the Associated Press and “one of the greatest thriller writers of the last decade” by Strand Magazine, Baldacci, whose adult thrillers have more than 110 millions copies in print worldwide, is venturing onto new fictional turf with THE FINISHER.  The novel centers on 14-year-old Vega Jane, who fights to do what’s right after discovering that her village of Wormwood is built on dangerous lies.  She is determined to uncover the truth, but the closer she gets, the more she risks her life.

About THE FINISHER: Fourteen-year-old Vega Jane lives in the village of Wormwood, where life is nasty, brutish and short. Villagers have been told that there is nothing outside of Wormwood except for the Quag, a foul forest filled with terrifying beasts. No one comes, no one goes, and Wormwood has stayed this way for generations—until Vega’s mentor Quentin Herms disappears. Quentin leaves Vega a secret message hinting that there’s a way out of Wormwood, and something extraordinary on the other side. As Vega begins to investigate, she realizes that Wormwood is a village built on dangerous lies. And that powerful people are willing to kill in order to keep it that way. Soon Vega is careening down a path that will either lead straight to the truth…or straight to an early grave.

David Baldacci is the author of twenty-seven books for adults, each of which has become both a national and international bestseller. His astonishing career started with Absolute Power, which was adapted into a major motion picture starring Clint Eastwood. David’s books have sold more than 110 million copies worldwide, and been translated into more than forty-five languages. Together with his wife, Michelle, David established the Wish You Well Foundation® to promote family literacy. David and his family live in Virginia.

Being A Teen by Jane Fonda

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Jane FondaFOR 18 YEARS, JANE FONDA, THE OSCAR-WINNER, PHYSICAL FITNESS PIONEER, BUSINESSWOMAN AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR HAS BEEN ON A MISSION TO TELL YOUNG PEOPLE ALL THE THINGS SHE SAYS NOBODY EVER TOLD HER.

BEING A TEEN: Everything Teen Girls & Boys Should Know About Relationships, Sex, Love, Health, Identity & More
BY JANE FONDA

Most people know Jane Fonda as an Oscar-winning actress, physical fitness pioneer, businesswoman, and bestselling author in her own right.  Her new book however, focuses on a cause most important to Jane, a passion project she has been involved with for 18 years–adolescent sexuality and development.   Notes Jane in the book’s introduction, “I wanted to write an honest book for teens that would be a frank and straightforward resource for them, for both boys and girls, and an aid for parents, teachers, librarians, and others, in talking about sex, health, identity and relationships.”

In BEING A TEEN: Everything Teen Girls & Boys Should Know About Relationships, Sex, Love, Health, Identity & More, Jane draws on years of experience as the founder of Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (now known as Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential).  In 1994, she founded the center to address Georgia’s teen pregnancy rate, which was the highest in the nation at the time. Jane sought to broaden the traditional prevention agenda to address the social circumstances that lie beneath the behavior, and since GCAPP’s founding, teen births in Georgia have decreased by 45%.  She also founded Emory University’s Jane Fonda Center for Adolescent Reproductive Health, which opened in 2000, providing additional resources and research to support GCAPP’s mission.

Jane Fonda is an Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress and highly successful producer. She revolutionized the fitness industry with the Jane Fonda Workout in 1982 and has sold more than seventeen million copies of her fitness-focused books, videos, and recordings. She is involved with several causes and is the founder of both the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential and the Jane Fonda Center at Emory University. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir My Life So Far and the #2 New York Times bestseller Prime Time. She received a Tony nomination in 2009 for her role in 33 Variations. She lives in Los Angeles.

Where Nobody Knows Your Name by John Feinstein

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Mariano Rivera was there… Derek Jeter was there…

WHERE NOBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME, acclaimed author and sportswriter John Feinstein reveals the paradox that is baseball’s minor leagues and gives readers an intimate look at a world rarely if ever seen by fans.

For some players, the minors are a launching pad toward years of fame and fortune; for others, a crash-landing pad when injury or poor play forces a big leaguer back to a life of obscure ballparks and cramped buses instead of Fenway Park and charter planes.

Focusing exclusively on the Triple-A level, a step beneath Major League Baseball, Feinstein introduces readers to nine unique men. Through their compelling stories, Feinstein pulls back the veil on a league that is chock-full of gifted baseball players, managers and umpires who are all one moment away from getting called up—or back—to the majors

John Feinstein is a columnist for the Washington Post, Golf World and Golf Digest. He also hosts a daily radio show on the CBS Sports Radio Network, is a contributor to the Golf Channel, and an essayist for CBS Sports Television. He has written for Sports Illustrated, National Sports Daily, Golf Digest, and contributes a column for AOL Sports.