A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionMay 2007. When an American treasure-hunting company uncovers a shipwreck containing the greatest underwater trove ever found, the world is captivated by their discovery. But over in Spain, a group of low-level government officials surmises that the sunken ship is in fact an ancient Spanish vessel. Thus begins a legal and political thriller, pitting a group of idealistic diplomats against a rich and powerfully connected treasure hunter, in which vital cultural artifacts and hundreds of millions of dollars hang in the balance.TintinThe Treasure of the Black SwanLa Fortuna

Scrooge McDuck wants to find the treasure of King Duckapulco, an ancient ruler of a pre-Columbian South American empire. But the King’s ghost demands his vast wealth go only to the pure of heart. Is that why Scrooge and Donald are bringing Huey, Dewey, and Louie along? Beyond “King of the Golden River,” this collection of stories, in English for the first time, includes “Me, Myself, and Why” — in which Scrooge adopts two aliases to confuse the taxman — only to develop a real split personality! Plus: The Wild West saga of “Mickey the Kid and Six-Shot Goofy!”

Miguel Ruiz is a Spanish veteran exiled in France who was a member of “La Nueve” (''The Nine''), a company of men that went straight from fighting for their homeland in the Spanish Civil War to battles spanning the globe in WWII. Their years-long trek across Europe and Africa was spurred on by their love for their country and their hatred for brutal dictatorships. Roca uses the composite character Ruiz’s “memories” to tell a story that’s an ode to a generation that bravely stood up to, and beat back, violent fascism.

Retired bank manager Emilio, suffering from Alzheimer’s, is taken to an assisted living home by his son. He befriends his roommate Miguel, an overconfident ladies’ man. Together, they employ clever tricks to keep the doctors from noticing Emilio’s ongoing deterioration — and keep him from being transferred to the dreaded confinement of the top floor of the facility. (''Better to die than to end up there.'' Their determination to stay active as individuals and maintain their dignity culminates in an adventurous escape.