Summary Contains true stories of vampires, werewolves, and ghosts, accompanied by photo evidence, eyewitness accounts, and interviews. Summary With gorgeous full-color spreads, this title covers facts on history, geography, science, and natural history. Summary Stillman guides young women through the complex maze between adolescence and adulthood, directing them to a healthy place where a strong sense of self and direction take center stage. Summary …

Once again,Washington-area writer Alice McDermott is in the running for the National Book Award. Her new novel,“Someone, ” about an Irish American family in New York,is among 10 titles on the “longlist” announced this morning for the $10, fiction prize. McDermott,who teaches writing at Johns Hopkins,has been a finalist twice before and won the award in 1998 for “Charming Billy.” The longlist includes several of America’s most celebrated novelists,including …