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The future without hope (The world without end. #3.)
Par Nazarea Andrews. 2014
Separated from Finn, captive of the Order, Nurrin has no hope left. But she has survived twenty years of zombies,…
and she has the unshakable faith that Finn will find her. But Finn is a long way away. The Order's influence runs deeper than was ever suspected, and politics are shifting--and zombies may not be the most dangerous thing she's facing. Finn always thought the war stripped him of all he had to lose. But with Nurrin missing and doors closing in his face, he realizes there is always more for the world to take--and he will drag the remains of civilization down with him before he gives up on the only promise that matters. Sequel to "The horde without end", followed by "The ruin of the world". 2014.The good physician
Par Kent Harrington. 2008
Mexico City. Dr. Collin Reeves has found a semi-comfortable niche performing occasional chores for the CIA, acting as a go…
to doctor for the U.S. embassy when American tourists need medical attention, and pursuing his avocation of painting. When CIA veterans Alex Law and Butch Nickels get wind of a possible terrorist bombing plot, they use any means to extract information that might prevent it. Reeves, pressed to keep alive suspects who are being tortured, faces both a moral dilemma and personal danger. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2008.The good lie
Par D. F Bailey. 2007
How can a lie possibly be good? This question presses on Paul Wakefield following a kayaking accident on the ocean…
surrounding the city of Victoria. His wife and child are threatened by the repercussions that follow the accident, and Paul must decide how to confront the accusations facing him. Knowing the truth will destroy them all, he scrambles for the one thing certain to save a select few: the good lie. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, and strong language. 2007.The ghost of Avalanche Mountain
Par Julie Lawson. 2000
When Ashley's famous aunt sends her the family goldstone necklace for a birthday present, Ashley is thrilled. She discovers that…
if she sleeps while wearing it, she dreams of the future. However, Ashley finds one particular dream disturbing. It is of a boy named Jonathan, whom she sees not only in her dreams, but in real life as well. The dreams grow more frightening until finally, an avalanche brings her face to face with the boy ghost, who has transcended the bounds of time to recover the goldstone and return its magic to the mountain where it was crafted. Grades 5-8. 2000.The ghost of Lunenburg Manor: a Tom Austen mystery
Par Eric Wilson. 1981
The gingerbread girl
Par Stephen King. 2008
In the emotional aftermath of her baby's sudden death, Em starts running. Soon she runs from her husband, to the…
airport, down to the Florida Gulf and out to the loneliest stretch of Vermillion Key, where her father has offered the use of a conch shack he has kept there for years. Em keeps up her running'barefoot on the beach, sneakers on the road'and sees virtually no one. This is doing her all kinds of good, until one day she makes the mistake of looking into the driveway of a man named Pickering. Pickering also enjoys the privacy of Vermillion Key, but the young women he brings there suffer the consequences. 2008.The girl who loved tom gordon
Par Stephen King. 1999
While her brother and mother argue up ahead on the Maine hiking trail, nine-year-old Trisha stops to relieve herself and…
becomes lost for days in the wilderness. Her imaginary conversations with Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon help her cope with the evil thing that's following her. 1999.The good apprentice
Par Iris Murdoch. 1985
Stuart Cuno has decided to become good. Not believing in God, he invents his own methods, which include celibacy and…
the abandonment of a promising academic career. Interfering friends and relations question his sincerity, his sanity and his motives, but Stuart is determined to embark on a moral apprenticeship, which is to cause nothing but trouble and be both funny and at times, very moving. 1985.The grab
Par Maria Katzenbach. 1977
The glass palace
Par Amitav Ghosh. 2001
Rajkumar, an orphaned Indian boat boy, is only eleven when he is stranded in Burma as the British invade in…
1885. His meeting with ten-year-old Dolly, one of the queen's attendants, in the Glass Palace is so memorable that it dominates his life. Some descriptions of sex. Winner of the 2002 CNIB Torgi Award. 2001.The great and secret show
Par Clive Barker. 1989
Armageddon begins quickly. It is 1971. In the small Californian town of Palomo Grove four girls go swimming in a…
mysterious and haunted lake. Nine months later several children are born. Their prize is the Art, the greatest power known to mankind. Dreams will be made real. At last the grove will see the Great and Secret Show. It will never be the same again; nor will the world. Strong language. Followed by "Everville" (DC17398). 1989. (Book of the art ; 1)The glass demon
Par Helen Grant. 2010
The first death: seventeen-year-old Lin Fox finds a body in an orchard, and as she backs away in horror, she…
steps on broken glass ; the second death: blood and broken glass appears on Lin’s doorstep ; the third death: something terrible is found in the cemetery. As the attacks become more sinister, Lin doesn't know who to trust, but she's getting closer to the truth. But with each move the danger deepens, because someone won't stop until he's got rid of Lin and her family. For senior high readers. 2010.The golden thread: stories
Par Ann Copeland. 1989
These eleven stories portray life behind convent walls as the life of Claire Delaney unfolds. Her development from an earnest…
novice to a nun and teacher explores the themes of friendship, loneliness, ambition, and personal faith. Followed by "Strange bodies on a stranger shore" (DC12944). 1989.The god of small things
Par Arundhati Roy. 1997
Twins Rahel and Estha grow up between vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in the blind grandmother's factory.…
They try to fashion a childhood in the shade of the wreck that is their family their lonely, lovely mother, their beloved uncle, and their incumbent grand-aunt. They learn that things can change in a day and that lives can twist into new shapes. Winner of the 1997 Booker Prize. 1997.The glory boys
Par Gerald Seymour. 1976
In the early hours of the morning three Arab guerrillas make their way across northern France to Boulogne. Their mission…
is to assassinate a senior Israeli nuclear scientist, due to arrive in London in three days time. 1976.The ghost of Five Owl Farm (An Archway paperback.)
Par Mary Q Steele. 1966
When Ted learns that his twin cousins are arriving for a visit, he decides to frighten them with ghost stories.…
He is amazed to discover that there really is something happening in the barn! Grades 4-7. 1966.The girl from Addis
Par Ted Allbeury. 1984
The last time Johnny had been in Ethiopia was in 1942: his MI6 cover had been blown and he had…
been given 48 hours to get out of the country. Now, five years later, he is back, ostensibly an ace photographer but his past is still remembered; by his old employers as well as the Ethiopians. Deadly enemies hatch plots more subtle and lethal than anywhere else in Africa. 1984.The girl death left behind
Par Lurlene McDaniel. 1999
When fourteen-year-old Beth's entire family is killed in a car accident, she has to live with her aunt and uncle…
and spoiled cousin Terri in another state. Beth misses her family and friends terribly, but with help she learns to cope while never forgetting. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.The ghost of Fossil Glen (Ghost Mysteries Ser. #1)
Par Cynthia C DeFelice. 1998
Stuck on the face of a cliff while looking for fossils, sixth-grader Allie is guided to safety by a mysterious…
voice. Other strange happenings lead Allie to believe she is dealing with a ghost, of a girl not unlike herself. Grades 4-7. c1998.The ghosts
Par Antonia Barber. 1969