Books purchased with the Texas Book Festival Grant

Isolated incidents: Reflections of a Correctional Officer by Kevin L. Thomas

Giving My Heart Love in a Military Family by Lisa H. Farber-Silk

Aids Memoir: Journal of an HIV-Postive Mother by Catherine Wyatt-Morley

The Good Fight: How World War II was Won by Stephen Ambrose

Skinny Bitch: a No-Nonsense, Tough-Love For Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous by Rory Freedman

The Reader's Choice: 200 Book Club Favorites by Victor McMains

The Author's Toolkit: a Step-by-step Guide to Writing and Publishing Your Book by Mary Embree

Chicken Soup for the Teacher's Soul by Jack Canfield

Chicken Soup for the College Soul by Jack Canfield

Humor for a Teacher's Heart by Kristen Myers

The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

A Wonderful Life: 50 Eulogies to Lift the Spirit by Cyrus Copeland

The Naked Roomate and 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College by Harlan Cohen

Americans at War by Stephen Ambrose

The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook by Rebecca Rupp

The Book Club Companion by Diana Loevy

Setting Limits With Your Strong Willed Child by Robe MacKenzie

Eat This, Not That by David Zinczenko

Home Learning by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Pre-School through High School by Rebbecca Rupp

1. by David McCullough

The Everything College Survival Book by Michael Malone

Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover's Soul by Jack Canfield

ADHD & ME: What I learned from lighting fires at the dinner table by Blake E. Taylor

The Yale Book of Quotations by Yale University Press

Debating the Death Penalty by Hugo Adam Bedau

Reading Magic: Why Reading aloud to our children will change their lives forever by Mem Fox

Setting Boundaries With Your Adult Child by Allison Bottke

From Baghdad, with Love: a Marine, the War and a Dog named Lava by Jay Kopelman

Understanding Exposure: How to shoot great photographs with a film or digital camera by Bryan Peterson

ASVAB for Dummies by Jennifer Lawler

Stick Up For Yourself: Every Kid's Guide to personal power and self-esteem by Gershen Kaufman

1. Days to More Confident Public Speaking by Warner Books

Borrowed Time; An AIDS Memoir by Paul Monette

A Bird's Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD by Dendy Zeigler

Master the Corrections Officer Exam by Gary Mynard

Great Parties for Kids by Rose Hammick

Themed Baby Showers From Mother Goose to Noah's Ark by Becky Long

The Death Penalty: An American History by Stuart Banner

Kids Parties by Lisa Atwood

The Best Instruction Book Ever! Golf by Time Home Entertainment

Digital Photography for Dummies by David Busch

Her Last Death: A Memoir by Susan Sonnenberg

When Someone You Love Has Cancer: A Guide to Help Kids Cope by Alaric Lewis

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolff

1. Weeks of Family Night: Fast and Easy by Tamara Baggett

You, On a Diet: The Owner's Manual to Waist Management by Michael Roizen

How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies by Kate Cohen-Posey

Not That Kind of Girl by Carlene Bauer

America's Most Wanted Recipes: Delicious Recipes from your Family's Favorite Restaurants by Ron Douglas

Chicken Soup for the African American Soul by Jack Canfield

Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley

Save the Earth: Science Experiments For Eco-friendly kids by Elizabeth Harris

Pet-sized Dinos by Natalie Lunis

Savage Slashers by Natalie Lunis

Ocean Monsters by Natalie Lunis

Armored and Dangerous by Natalie Lunis

Giant-o-saurs by Nancy White

Sky Terrors by Natalie Lunis

Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert Massie

Big Russ and Me: Father and Son, Lessons of Life by Tim Russert

Myths and Mysteries of the Old West by Michael Rutter

Traveling With Pomergranates: A Mother-Daughter Story by Sue Monk Kidd

Might as Well Laugh About It Now by Marie Osmond

The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography by Jim Miotke

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power by Daniel Yergin

The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys by Stephen Ambrose

Nothing Like It In the World by Stephen Ambrose

Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose

D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen Ambrose

Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an extraordinary family, a vanished way of life, and the unique child who became Theodore Roosevelt by David McCullough

Heart in the Right Place by Carolyn Jourdan

Just Jonas! The Jonas Brothers Up Close by Michael-Ann Johns

Stand Up For Yourself and Your Friends: Dealing with bullies and bossiness and finding a better way by Patti Criswell

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson

Pale Male: City Hawk of New York City by Janet Schulman

Catastrophe: How Obama, Congress and the Special Interests are Transforming.....by Dick Morris

Work in Progress: an unfinished woman's guide to grace by Kristin Armstrong

Four Paws From Heaven by M. R. Wells

What Difference Do It Make by Ron Hall

Patrick Swayze: One Last Dance by Wendy Leigh

The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze

Our Family Archive: Super-Simple Tools by David Clark

The Common Secret: My Journey As An Abortion Doctor by Susan Wicklund

When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us by Jane Adams

Five Good Minutes: 100 morning practices to help you stay calm and focused all day long by Jeffrey Brantley

Don't Let Your Kids Kill You: a guide for parents of drug and alcohol addicted children by Charles Rubin

The Caregiver's Survival Handbook: How to care for your aging parent and not lose yourself by Alexis Abramson

The Rape Recovery Handbook by Aphrodite Matsakis

The Essential Cosmetic Surgery Companion by Robert Kotler

Mae West: It Ain't No Sin by Simon Louvish

The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage by Daniel Epstein

Miles to Go by Miley Cyrus

What to Do About Alice? How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World and Drove her Father, Teddy Crazy! by Barbara Kerley

Frogs by Nic Bishop

Lady Liberty: A Biography by Doreen Rappaport

Brian Urlacher by Michael Sandler

Brett Favre by Michael Sandler

How to Create Light In Your Paintings: The Artist's Guide to Using Tone Effectively by Tony Paul

Ben Roethisberger by Michael Sandler

Donovan McNabb by Michael Sandler

Ladainian Tomilnson by Michael Sandler

Matt Hasselbeck by Michael Sandler

Designed to Sell: Smart Ideas that Pay Off! by Vicki Christian

B is for Baby: 26 Projects from A to Z by Suzonne Stirling

El desafio del amor by Stephen Kendrick

The Greatest Baseball Records by Matt Doeden

The Greatest Basketball Records by Matt Doeden

Surrender All: Your Answer in Living with Peace, Power and Purpose by Joni Lamb

Baseball! Q & A by The Smithsonian Institute

Black Mambas: Sudden Death by Nancy White

King Cobras: The Biggest Venomous Snake by Nancy White

Death Adders: Super Deadly by Nancy White

Is My Hamster Wild? by Rain Newcomb

Fer-de-lance: Master Killer by Nancy White

Diamondback Rattlers by Nancy White

Coral Snakes: Beware the Colors by Nancy White

Sharks! by Anne Schreiber

Spot the Difference by Steven Rosen

Step-by-Step Crafts for Summer by Kathy Ross

Crime Scene Investigators by Connie Miller

The Love Dare by Stephen Kendrick

Fireproof Your Life: Building a Faith That Survives the Flames by Michael Catt

Uncommon by Tony Dungy

Multiple Blessing by Jon Gosselin

The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes by Bryan Burrough

The Yankee Years by Joe Torre

Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption by William Cope Moyers

Obama: A Promise of Change by Sarah Thomson

A History of Alcatraz Island, 1853-2008 by Gregory Wellman

Lady on the Hill: How Biltmore Estate became and American Idol by Howard Covington

Hearts West: True Stories of Mail Order Brides by Chris Enss

Moment of Truth in Iraq by Michael Yon

Helen's Eyes: A Photobiography of Annie Sullivan, Helen Kellar's Teacher by Marfe Ferguson Delano

The Most Beautiful Villages of Ireland by Christopher Fitz-Simon

Leonard da Vinci, 1452-1519 by Frank Zollner

Brazil in Pictures by Thomas Streissguth

Belle Star: The Bandit Queen by Burton Rascoe

Everything You Need to Know About Latino History by Himilce Novas

Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting by Ian Roberts

A Reason to Run: A Personal Journey Through Prostate Cancer and Other Manly Matters by Steve Will

Jacob's Well: A Case for Rethinking Family History by Joseph Amato

The New Acrylics: Complete Guide to the New Generation of Acrylic Paints by Rheni Tauchid

Scattershot: My Bipolar Family by David Lovelace

Judgement Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Laws that Changed America by Nick Kotz

I Still Have It--I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It by Rita Rudner

The Lupus Book by Daniel Wallace

Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight by Karen Linamen

The Last Mrs Astor by Frances Kierman

I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! by Xavier Amador

Seed of Hope: a Physician's Personal Triumph Over Prostate Cancer by Michael Dorso

Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and their Journey Through Schizophrenia by Pamela Wagner

Genealogy Online by Elizabeth Crowe

Grand Canyon National Park by Lonely Planet Publications

Jacob's Legacy: A Genetic View of Jewish History by David Goldstein

Pass the U. S. Citizenship Exam by Learning Express

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration by Marc Gillespie Simplify Your Time: Stop Running and Start Living by Marcia Ramsland

Endometriosis: A Key to Healing Through Nutrition by Dian Shepperson Mills

Texas After the Civil War by Carl Moneyhon

After Fidel: Raul Castro and the Future of Cuba's Revolution by Brian Latell

Riding Shotgun: Women Write About Their Mothers

Simplify Your Space: Create Order and Reduce Stress by Marcia Ramsland

Mr. and Mrs. Prince: How an Extraordinary Eighteen-century family moved out of slavery and into legend by Gretchen Gerzina

Eight Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter by Bruce W. Cameron

One Hundred Essential Modern Poems