Arkansas Gems 900 West Capitol Ave., Suite 100 • Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3108 • 501.682.2874 • www.asl.lib.ar.us This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Arkansas State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act. Ozark Mountain Barn in Winter Photo credit: Arkansas Parks & Tourism Dept. The 2010 selection of new works by Arkansas authors Arkansas/Arkansaw: How Bear Hunters, Hillbillies, and Good Ol’ Boys Defined a State Copyright © 2009 by Brooks Blevins Used with the permission of University of Arkansas Press Nonfiction The Boston Mountains: Lost in the Ozarks Copyright © 2010 by Velda Brotherton Used with the permission of Old American Publishing Nonfiction Brains: A Zombie Memoir Copyright © 2010 by Robin Becker Used with the permission of Eos Books, An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Fiction The Chicken Came First: A Primer for Renewing and Sustaining Our Communities Copyright © 2010 by William Henry Asti, AIA Used with the permission of Parkhurst Brothers, Inc., Publishers Nonfiction Dead in the Family Copyright © 2010 by Charlaine Harris Used with the permission of Penguin Group (USA) Fiction The Die is Cast: Arkansas Goes to War, 1861 Copyright © 2009 by Old State House Museum Used with the permission of Butler Center Books Nonfiction The Ghost of Bud Parrott, a Novel Copyright © 2010 by Judson N. Hout Used with the permission of Parkhurst Brothers, Inc., Publishers Fiction In the Garden Copyright © 2010 by Janet Carson Used with the permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Nonfiction Journey to Die For Copyright © 2010 by Radine Trees Nehring Used with the permission of Wolfmont Press Fiction Just Between You and Me Copyright © 2009 by Jenny B. Jones Used with the permission of Thomas Nelson Inc. Fiction The Keening Copyright © 2010 by A. LaFaye Used with the permission of Milkweed Editions Young Adolescent Fiction Kings and Sages Copyright © 2010 by L.S. Beck Used with the permission of L.S. Beck Fiction A Little Rock Boyhood: Growing Up in the Great Depression Copyright © 2010 by A. Cleveland Harrison Used with the permission of Butler Center Books Nonfiction Love Sucks! Copyright © 2010 by Melissa McKenzie Francis Used with the permission of HarperCollins Children’s Books Young Adult Fiction Nissa’s Place Copyright © 2010 by A. LaFaye Used with the permission of Milkweed Editions Young Adolescent Fiction Season of the Gar: Adventures in Pursuit of America’s Most Misunderstood Fish Copyright © 2010 by Mark Spitzer Used with the permission of University of Arkansas Press Nonfiction Silent Heroes Copyright © 2010 by Kathi Purnell Used with the permission of Kathi Purnell Fiction So Over My Head Copyright © 2010 by Jenny B. Jones Used with the permission of Thomas Nelson Inc. Young Adult Fiction Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer Copyright © 2009 by Ard Hoyt, Illustrator Cover image used with the permission of Ard Hoyt Juvenile Fiction Daddy’s Home Copyright © 2010 by Celia Anderson Used with the permission of Tempie Rene Publishing Young Adult Fiction