Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity

In a new introduction to the 10th-anniversary edition of Gender Trouble--among the two or three most influential books (and by far the most popular) in the field of gender studies--Judith Butler explains the complicated critical response to her groundbreaking arguments and the ways her ideas have evolved as a result. Nevertheless, she has resisted the urge to revise what has become a feminist classic (as well as an elegant defense of drag, given Butler's emphasis on the performative nature of gender). 

Goosebumps 19 - Deep Trouble

Siblings Billy and Sheena Deep are spending their summer vacation on the Caribbean island of Ilandra with their uncle named Dr. Deep. A zoo crew wants Dr. Deep to find and trap a mermaid that has been reported in the area. While swimming, Billy is almost killed by a hammerhead shark but is saved by the mermaid whom Dr. Deep traps in a large glass tank.

Sink Trap

The mystery plot is less a matter of winnowing out the suspects and more about finding proof that will stick. And speaking of 'stick', it's likely that a lot of readers are going to be sticking around to see what further trouble Ms. Neverall will encounter in the course of keeping the taps running in the Pacific Northwest.

Blackout - Connie Willis

With her trademark understated, eloquent style, Willis expands the conceit of her Hugo and Nebula winning 1982 story Fire Watch into a page-turning thriller, her first novel since 2001's Passage. Three young historians travel from 2060 to early 1940s Britain for firsthand research. As Eileen handles a measles outbreak during the children's evacuation and Polly struggles to work as a London shopgirl, hints of trouble with the time-travel equipment barely register on their radar. Historians aren't supposed to be able to change the course of history, but Mike's actions at Dunkirk may disrupt both the past and the future. 

Famous Five - Book 8: Five Get Into Trouble

Dick's been kidnapped- he's been mistaken for somebody else! The Famous Five track him down to a lonely, out-of-the-way house-but they are seized and imprisoned too! Can the five escape?