Random House New Releases - Between November 23, 2008 and December 23, 2009.

The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang by Nigel Sutton

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang Fighting Techniques of Liu Dekuan
Written by Gao Jiwu and Nigel Sutton

The art of Bagua Zhang is best known for its circular forms, yet linear fighting techniques have been incorporated into Bagua practice by many renowned masters. Liu Dekuan, a student of Dong Haichuan (the founder of Bagua Zhang), was one such master, devising a set of 64 techniques performed in straight lines. These techniques were collected and preserved by Master Liu’s disciple Gao Wencheng and his family, passed down from generation to generation.

In The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang, author Gao Jiwu—the grandson of Gao Wencheng—brings these techniques to the English-speaking world. Well known for his expertise in the 64 Hands form, Master Gao explains the history of the art, his family’s place in it, and the key principles for practice. The heart of the book is the complete set of Liu Dekuan’s 64 techniques; the solo forms are each explained in detail and then elaborated on to demonstrate their practical applications. Clear photographs fully illustrate the movements of the complete form and practice drills. Translated by Nigel Sutton, who has studied with the Gao family since the early 1980s, The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang helps readers fully understand this form of Bagua Zhang.

Alice in Wonderland by Mallory Loehr

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Alice in Wonderland
Written by Lewis Carroll
Adapted by Mallory Loehr

Alice can't believe her eyes when a white rabbit wearing a waistcoat and carrying a pocket watch dashes by her. She chases after him, down a rabbit hole to a strange land full of exotic creatures, like the Mad Hatter and March Hare, a smiling Cheshire cat, a philosophical caterpillar, and a tempermental croquet-playing queen. Alice can hardly keep track of all the curious characters, let alone herself!

Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has been adapted to an easier reading level for Stepping Stones, while keeping all the fun, nonsense, and fantastic twists of the original book.

Alice in Wonderland by Mallory Loehr

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Alice in Wonderland
Written by Lewis Carroll
Adapted by Mallory Loehr

Alice in Wonderland by Mallory Loehr

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Alice in Wonderland
Written by Lewis Carroll
Adapted by Mallory Loehr

This hardcover edition of the classic tale of ALICE IN WONDERLAND has been read and loved by children for generations. Start a new tradition of reading this timeless tale in your home today!
•Fully illustrated in color, bringing each tale to life
•Filled with humor, adventure and imagination for children of all ages
•Great first-time reading for children as well as reading again for parents and grandparents
•Beautiful story and unforgettable characters

From the Hardcover edition.

Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook by Cybele Pascal

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook
Written by Cybele Pascal

Free to Eat Sweets!

The number of people with food allergies is skyrocketing, leaving puzzled cooks and anxious parents eager to find recipes for “normal” foods that are both safe and delicious. The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook features 100 tried-and-true recipes that are completely free of all ingredients responsible for 90 percent of food allergies, sparing bakers the all-too-common frustration of having to make unsatisfactory substitutions or rework recipes entirely. To make things even easier, energized and empathetic mom Cybele Pascal demystifies alternative foodstuffs and offers an insider’s advice about choosing safe products and sources for buying them.

As the head baker for a food-allergic family, food writer Pascal shares her most in-demand treats and how to make them work without allergenic ingredients. Her collection includes a delightfully familiar array of sweets and savory goodies that are no longer off-limits, from Glazed Vanilla Scones, Cinnamon Rolls, and Lemon-Lime Squares to Chocolate Fudge Brownies, Red Velvet Cake, and every kid’s favorite: Pizza.

In addition to being a lifeline for people with food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances, these entirely vegan recipes are perfect for anyone looking to avoid artificial and refined ingredients, and those interested in baking with healthful new gluten-free flours such as quinoa, sorghum, and amaranth. Best of all, Pascal has fine-tuned each recipe to please the palates of the most exacting critics: her young sons. Lennon and Monte like these tasty treats even better than their traditional counterparts, and you will too!

Angels by Dr. David Jeremiah

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Angels Who They Are and How They Help--What the Bible Reveals
Written by Dr. David Jeremiah

The Remarkable Truth about the Agents of Heaven

People have long been fascinated by stories of angel sightings, yet many contemporary beliefs about angels are based on misconception and myth rather than solide, biblical truth.
As he's done so brilliantly for decades, respected Bible teacher Dr. David Jeremiah uses Scripture to unveil the remarkable truth about these agents of heaven and their role in our world and our lives.
What are angels? What is their role in God's plan? Are they present? Do they appear? Do they give us personal insight about our work and our worship?
In this broad and thorough survey of Scripture, Dr. Jeremiah clearly and simply separates fact from fiction as it relates to angels. His enlightening findings are supported with illustrations and insights from prominent teachers, such as Billy Graham, Corrie ten Boom, C. S. Lewis, and more.
Dr. Jeremiah's down-to-earth style guides readers around the hype about angels and directly into the "substance of things unseen!"

Beacon Street Girls Special Adventure: Freestyle With Avery by Jennifer Betit Yen

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Beacon Street Girls Special Adventure: Freestyle With Avery
Written by Annie Bryant
Read by Jennifer Betit Yen

Go West, young girl! Avery's off to see "the Snurfman" (aka her dad) in Colorado! She can't wait to show off her skills in the first annual Telluride Snurfer Snowboarding Competition. But the Snurfman's got a few surprises in store. And when Avery meets Crazie Kazie, the 13-year-old all-star boarder, and her evil cat, Farkle, Avery's not so sure these surprises are so snurf-tastic after all. At least there's Jason, a cool kid with a secret ... a secret almost ready to be released into the wild.

Bunny My Honey by Anita Jeram

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Bunny My Honey
Written by Anita Jeram
Illustrated by Anita Jeram

Hopping back in a new board book edition!

"A tender tale of loss and reunion, and the saving grace of a mother’s
love." — KIRKUS REVIEWS

Bunny knows how to do lots of special rabbity things, like running and hopping, digging, and thumping his great big feet. But when he runs too far one day and gets lost deep in the woods, there’s only one thing he wants: an adoring Mommy Rabbit to cuddle him and put her twitchy nose on his. The incomparable Anita Jeram, illustrator of the all-time classic series about the Nutbrown Hares and many other beloved tales, offers a sweetly reassuring read-aloud for the youngest of children.

Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Raul Colon

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Written by Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Raul Colon

Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages | Schwartz & Wade | Juvenile Nonfiction - Ethnic - African-American; Juvenile Nonfiction - History - United States - 20th Century; Juvenile Nonfiction - Family | $20.99 | December 22, 2009 | 978-0-375-95414-6 (0-375-95414-7)

Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child’s unique perspective to an important chapter in America’s history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including Uncle Martin (Martin Luther King), Paula watched and listened to the struggles, eventually joining with her family—and thousands of others—in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.

Poignant, moving, and hopeful, this is an intimate look at the birth of the Civil Rights Movement.

From the Hardcover edition.

Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Raul Colon

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Written by Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Raul Colon

Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Confessions of a Serial Kisser
Written by Wendelin Van Draanen

EVANGELINE LOGAN WANTS a kiss. A spectacular, heart-stopping, life changing kiss. Somehow The Crimson Kiss (a romance novel she’s become obsessed with) and Four Steps to Living Your Fantasy (a self-help book she’s reading) have fused in Evangeline’s mind and sent her on a quest for a kiss. But the path to perfection is paved with many bad kisses—the smash mouth, the ear licker, the “misser.” The phrase “I don’t kiss and tell” means nothing to the boys in her school. And worse: someone starts writing her name and number on bathroom walls. And worst of all: the boy she's just kissed turns out to be her best friend’s new crush. Kissing turns out to be way more complicated than the romance novels would have you believe . . .

From the Hardcover edition.

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

The Dark Divine
Written by Bree Despain

Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared--the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood--but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held.

The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude's high school. Despite promising Jude she'll stay away, Grace cannot deny her attraction to Daniel's shocking artistic abilities, his way of getting her to look at the world from new angles, and the strange, hungry glint in his eyes.

The closer Grace gets to Daniel, the more she jeopardizes her life, as her actions stir resentment in Jude and drive him to embrace the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind the boy's dark secret...and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it--her soul.

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

The Dark Divine
Written by Bree Despain

Elegant Small Hotels 24TH ED by Pamela Lanier

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Elegant Small Hotels 24TH ED A Connoisseur's Guide
Written by Pamela Lanier

The Ever Breath by Julianna Baggott

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

The Ever Breath
Written by Julianna Baggott

Follow the secret passageway . . . and discover the magic!

In a world where locust fairies flutter and firebreathers burst from snowbanks, two children are having the adventure of their lives. Truman and his twin sister, Camille, have just met their grandmother . . . and she’s a little strange. She whispers a tale about something called the Ever Breath, an amber orb that maintains the balance between our world and a dreamy one of imagination—and evil.

Soon Truman and Camille find themselves in the Breath World, a magical place where ogres clash and a mouse holds the key to a mystery. Some creatures want to help them—and some want them D-E-A-D. That’s because the Ever Breath has been stolen, and an epic battle is raging to bring it safely back. Can the twins save not only one world—but two?

The Ever Breath by Julianna Baggott

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

The Ever Breath
Written by Julianna Baggott

The Ever Breath by Julianna Baggott

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

The Ever Breath
Written by Julianna Baggott

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend by John Steven Gurney

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Trade Paperback, 80 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Readers - Chapter Books; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Valentine's Day | $4.99 | December 22, 2009 | 978-0-375-85662-4 (0-375-85662-5)

A brand-new series by Ron Roy, spun off from A to Z Mysteries!

It's a Valentine's Day party! Bradley is passing out his class’s valentines, but one of them has no name on it. Inside, the card tells the class to look in the closet. When they open the closet door, the kids find a rabbit named Douglas in a cage! What mysterious “friend” left him there? And why? Then the bunny gets sick. It’s up to Bradley, Brian, Lucy, and Nate to track down his owner and figure out what is wrong with poor little Douglas.

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend by John Steven Gurney

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Hardcover Library Binding, 80 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Readers - Chapter Books; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Valentine's Day | $12.99 | December 22, 2009 | 978-0-375-95662-1 (0-375-95662-X)

First Kids by Sally Wern Comport

2009-12-22T00:30:00-05:00

First Kids
Written by Gibbs Davis
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

Trade Paperback, 48 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Political; Juvenile Nonfiction - Readers - Intermediate; Juvenile Nonfiction - History - United States | $3.99 | December 22, 2009 | 978-0-375-82218-6 (0-375-82218-6)

Kids will be kids—even when they live in the White House! From Tad Lincoln (secretly called a “tyrant” ) to the Roosevelt gang (who kept a pet badger, a rat, dogs, snakes, horses, parrots, and a one-legged chicken!) to the Kennedys (who used the oval office as a playground) to Chelsea Clinton (who transformed herself from an awkward teen into an accomplished scholar), the children featured in First Kids shared a unique experience and role in American history.

Random House New Releases - Between November 23, 2008 and December 23, 2009.

The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang by Nigel Sutton

The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang Fighting Techniques of Liu DekuanWritten by Gao Jiwu and Nigel Sutton

Alice in Wonderland by Mallory Loehr

Alice in Wonderland Written by Lewis Carroll Adapted by Mallory Loehr

Alice in Wonderland by Mallory Loehr

Alice in Wonderland Written by Lewis Carroll Adapted by Mallory Loehr

Alice in Wonderland by Mallory Loehr

Alice in Wonderland Written by Lewis Carroll Adapted by Mallory Loehr

Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook by Cybele Pascal

Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook Written by Cybele Pascal

Angels by Dr. David Jeremiah

Angels Who They Are and How They Help--What the Bible RevealsWritten by Dr. David Jeremiah

Beacon Street Girls Special Adventure: Freestyle With Avery by Jennifer Betit Yen

Beacon Street Girls Special Adventure: Freestyle With Avery Written by Annie Bryant Read by Jennifer Betit Yen

Bunny My Honey by Anita Jeram

Bunny My Honey Written by Anita Jeram Illustrated by Anita Jeram

Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Raul Colon

Child of the Civil Rights Movement Written by Paula Young Shelton Illustrated by Raul Colon

Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Raul Colon

Child of the Civil Rights Movement Written by Paula Young Shelton Illustrated by Raul Colon

Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen

Confessions of a Serial Kisser Written by Wendelin Van Draanen

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

The Dark Divine Written by Bree Despain

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

The Dark Divine Written by Bree Despain

Elegant Small Hotels 24TH ED by Pamela Lanier

Elegant Small Hotels 24TH ED A Connoisseur's GuideWritten by Pamela Lanier

The Ever Breath by Julianna Baggott

The Ever Breath Written by Julianna Baggott

The Ever Breath by Julianna Baggott

The Ever Breath Written by Julianna Baggott

The Ever Breath by Julianna Baggott

The Ever Breath Written by Julianna Baggott

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend Written by Ron Roy Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend Written by Ron Roy Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

First Kids by Sally Wern Comport

First Kids Written by Gibbs Davis Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang Fighting Techniques of Liu Dekuan
Written by Gao Jiwu and Nigel Sutton

Alice in Wonderland
Written by Lewis Carroll
Adapted by Mallory Loehr

Alice in Wonderland
Written by Lewis Carroll
Adapted by Mallory Loehr

Alice in Wonderland
Written by Lewis Carroll
Adapted by Mallory Loehr

Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook
Written by Cybele Pascal

Angels Who They Are and How They Help--What the Bible Reveals
Written by Dr. David Jeremiah

Beacon Street Girls Special Adventure: Freestyle With Avery
Written by Annie Bryant
Read by Jennifer Betit Yen

Bunny My Honey
Written by Anita Jeram
Illustrated by Anita Jeram

Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Written by Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Raul Colon

Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Written by Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Raul Colon

Confessions of a Serial Kisser
Written by Wendelin Van Draanen

The Dark Divine
Written by Bree Despain

The Dark Divine
Written by Bree Despain

Elegant Small Hotels 24TH ED A Connoisseur's Guide
Written by Pamela Lanier

The Ever Breath
Written by Julianna Baggott

The Ever Breath
Written by Julianna Baggott

The Ever Breath
Written by Julianna Baggott

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

First Kids
Written by Gibbs Davis
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport