Deschutes Public Library

15 years ago, "Dash" ran away from a life of poverty and hopelessness on the Reservation in hopes of finding something better. He’s back home, armed with nothing but a set of nunchucks, a hell-bent-for-leather attitude and one dark secret.

Chickens push to attain rights for themselves as the newest members of the human race.

"What causes terrorism? After his fiancee dies on 9/11, the question plagues Aaron Goodman. It makes him give up his career a a doctor to become an interrogator at Guantanamo Bay. It leads him to meme theory, as he wonders if there could be a cold science behind the conversion of people into suicide bombers. And ultimately, it brings him to Ahmed, a Gitmo prisoner who promises the answers to all of Aaron's questions." -Book jacket.

In This version of "Dante's Divine Comedy," Dante and his guide Virgil don fedoras and wander through noir-ish realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.

Presents the graphic tale of an opinionated middle-aged loner whose inability to connect with anyone but his dog compels him to seek human companionship, an effort complicated by the discovery of a teenage daughter he never knew.

Betrayed by the woman he loved and double-crossed by his partner, Parker makes his way cross-country with only one thought burning in his mind - to coldly exact his revenge.

Chronicles the decline of the her parents health, their relationship with one another and with their daughter, and how they cope with the day-to-day emotional fragility of the most taxing time of their lives.

In an abandoned warehouse, a band of nine students have assembled to plot out a new future.

A collection of short stories infused with dark emotions longing, jealousy, remorse that are instantly identifiable and, hence, often uncomfortable to confront.

Box by box, Wertz chronicles four sketchy apartments, seven terrible jobs, family drama, traveling fiascos, and too many whiskey bottles to count.

The story of the Keyhouse, a New England mansion, with doors that transform all who walk through them...and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it opens the most terrible door of all.

"Already fighting a vicious storm, a rural Indiana town loses power halfway through Orson Welles' 'War of the worlds' broadcast having never learned the infamous radio play is a hoax. Fearing the worst is upon them, four diverse families band together in an effort to make it through the night. Tensions build, however, as long suppressed emotions and unsettled conflicts surface, and it isn't long before all involved realize they have more to fear from each other than they do the 'alien invasion' heading their way" -- p. [4] of cover.

"Keep your heads down and your eyes open-- In Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965, legendary author and artist Joe Kubert tells an incredible tale of bravery and camaraderie under fire-- a searing look at the true cost of freedom and the horrors of war. Based on actual events, this is the inside story of a team of Special Forces soldiers who were on what was to be a simple assistance and observation mission in the village of Dong Xoai that suddenly turned deadly. Pinned down and facing a never-ending tide of Viet Cong fighters, they have no choice but to stand shoulder-to-shoulder and fight for their lives. Written as an original graphic novel with text and illustrations, Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 is based on firsthand information from the surviving members of the soldiers involved and includes an afterword and extensive field notes compiled by the real members of Special Forces Detachment A-342, 5th Special Forces Group" -- dust jacket back.

"Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. He's been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest, and most bizarre cases"--P. [4] of cover.

After an apocalyptic pandemic, an ailing father lives deep in the woods with his child, a little boy with deer like ears and upper nose and antlers. When his father dies, the boy soldiers on. One day, bounty hunters looking for mutant children beset him.

"[A] tale of a world in between time, where children have played so long it's almost become work, machines have worked so long they have begun to play, and all the clocks have stopped at the same time. This is how this land has remained, until 314 dapper-looking gentlemen rain down from the sky and set off in different directions to start the world again. Now Ayden, the only boy to still ask questions; Zoe, the robot girl all other machines hold dear; and the Dapper Man known only as '41' must discover what happened that made time stop, understand what their true places are in this world, and learn what 'tomorrow' really means. The sun is setting for the first time in memory, and once that happens, everything changes" -- from publisher's web site.

Richard III and the seductive Lady Macbeth trick an anguished Hamlet into a quest for the quill of a mysterious wizard known as William Shakespeare.

Presents key moments in the life of Brás de Oliva Domingos, a Brazilian writer and sometime journalist, and the son of a prominent author, as if each episode would turn out to be the day in which he was about to die.

"Julie Martin is taking photographs in the California desert when an explosion in the clouds showers her with liquid metal pellets that stick to her skin and begin to reform a powerful atomic armor. Now somebody wants Julie dead and the only one who can save her is a woman they've already killed."--P. [4] of cover.

Hungry and desperate, Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke agrees to become a bodyguard for Yaichi, the leader of a group calling itself "Five Leaves." Although disturbed by the gang's sinister activities, Masa begins to suspect that Yaichi's motivations are not what they seem.

Axe Cop - along with his partner Flute Cop and their pet T-Rex Wexter - is holding try-outs to build the greatest team of heroes ever assembled.

Gwen is a gravedigger in an eco-friendly cemetery. Once a month she must eat a human brain to keep from losing her memories, but in the process she becomes consumed with the thoughts and personality of the dead person. She sets out to fulfill the dead person’s last request, solve a crime or right a wrong.

Jimmy is a geek, Sara is his best friend. When Sara moves to New York City, Jimmy is rattled. Then lonely. Then desperate.

Morning Glory Academy is one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country, but something sinister and deadly lurks behind its walls.

Focusing on less sensational times in U.S. history (non-war and pre-Depression) James Sturm’s America draws a portrait of the people and their dreams that make up this country.

"A new vampire for a new century. Cunning, ruthless, and rattlesnake mean, Skinner Sweet has a reputation for cussedness as long as he is ornery. As the first vampire conceived on American soil, however, he's not your usual creature of the night. Stronger, fiercer and powered by the sun, Sweet is the first of a new breed of bloodsucker: the American Vampire. Forty-five years after rising from his grave, Sweet finds himself in 1920s Los Angeles, where the young and beautiful are drawn like moths to the burning lights of Hollywood. Something beyond simple human greed is at work here, however, as struggling young actress Pearl Jones is about to discover. When her movie-star dreams are transformed into a bloody nightmare, Sweet provides her only chance for survival as well as the power to take revenge" -- dust jacket back.

The experiences of World War I from the perspectives of soldiers on the battle field and their families at home.

You’ll Never Know tells the story of the 50-something author’s relationship with her World War II veteran father, and how his war experience shaped her childhood and affected her relationships in adulthood.