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Monday with a mad genius (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #38)
Par Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2007
Jack and Annie travel back in time five hundred years to Florence, Italy. They spend a day helping Leonardo da…
Vinci, hoping to learn another of the four secrets of happiness from the artist. For grades 2-4. 2007Jackie Robinson
Par Glenn Stout. 2006
Biography of the first African American to play for a major league baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Recounts how Jackie…
Robinson (1919-1972) broke the race barrier in 1947 when segregation dominated American sports. Depicts his talent, belief in racial equality, and strength of character. For grades 4-7. 2006Crispin: at the edge of the world (Crispin)
Par Avi. 2006
Fourteenth-century England. This sequel to Crispin: The Cross of Lead (DB 55295) finds Crispin and the enormous red-haired juggler, Bear,…
fleeing for their lives from a rebel brotherhood. When Bear is wounded, Crispin relies on an ancient healer and a disfigured girl for help. For grades 6-9. 2006Once upon a Marigold
Par Jean Ferris. 2004
When Christian was six, he ran away to live with a troll in a cave where he was happy inventing…
things. Eleven years later he meets Princess Marigold, whom he has loved from afar, and discovers a plot against her and her father. For grades 5-8. 2002The Lambs of London
Par Peter Ackroyd. 2006
Historical novel focusing on siblings Charles and Mary Lamb and their shared love of Shakespeare. Recreates nineteenth-century London homelife, the…
scandal surrounding a forged Shakespearean play, and Mary's insanity plea for murdering her mother. 2006Hattie Big Sky
Par Kirby Larson. 2006
Montana, 1918. Sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Inez Brooks arrives at the remote homestead claim she inherited from an unknown uncle. She…
expects hard work but does not anticipate the strong local anti-German prejudice directed at her good neighbors, the Muellers. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2006When my name was Keoko
Par Linda Sue Park. 2002
Thirteen-year-old Tae-yul and his younger sister, Sun-hee, take turns recounting what happened to their family in Korea while under Japanese…
occupation during World War II. As the Japanese tried to suppress Korean culture, even people's names were changed--Sun-hee was called Keoko. For grades 6-9. 2002Lewis and Clark and me: a dog's tale
Par Laurie Myers. 2002
Seaman, a Newfoundland dog, describes his journey with his master Meriwether Lewis during the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark expedition across…
the continent to the Pacific Ocean. Tells of encounters with beavers, deer, bison, and Indians while exploring the wilderness. For grades 3-6. 2002Summer of the war
Par Gloria Whelan. 2006
Michigan, 1942. With their parents working for the war effort, Mirabelle and her siblings travel to live with their grandparents…
on Turtle Island. Fourteen-year-old Belle is resentful when her more sophisticated fifteen-year-old cousin Caroline joins them, but during the summer they become real family. For grades 6-9. 2006A Christmas secret: a novel
Par Anne Perry. 2006
December, 1890. London vicar Dominic Corde and his wife, Clarice, spend Christmas in an isolated village where Dominic substitutes for…
the Reverend Wynter, who has taken a last-minute holiday. But Wynter isn't on vacation at all. Dominic and Clarice investigate but soon find themselves in danger. 2006The space between us: A Novel
Par Thrity N Umrigar. 2005
Bombay. Parallel life experiences cause wealthy widow Sera and her impoverished, dutiful servant Bhima to form a bond, despite class…
differences. But when Sera tries to help Bhima solve a family problem, Sera's son-in-law undermines the women's trust in each other. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2005The floor of the sky (Flyover fiction)
Par Pamela Carter Joern. 2006
Pregnant sixteen-year-old Lila comes to stay at her grandmother Toby's Nebraska ranch, where she contemplates her options while investigating long-buried…
secrets and past tragedy. What she uncovers forces Toby to reexamine her own relationships to her sister Gertie, hired hand George, and her adopted daughter Nola Jean. Alex Award. 2006Happy birthday, Kit!: a springtime story, 1934 (Historical Character)
Par Valerie Tripp, Susan McAliley, Walter Rane. 2001
Aunt Millie's visit to Kit and her family in Cincinnati during the Great Depression cheers them up. She impresses Kit…
with her money-saving ideas until she invites Kit's class to celebrate Kit's birthday at a "penny-pincher party." Sequel to Kit's Surprise (RC 64461, BR 17194). For grades 3-6. 2001Dale Earnhardt, Sr
Par Glenn Stout. 2007
Biography of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. (1951-2001), who died in a crash during the Daytona 500. Discusses his career…
and some of his major races. Describes the racing style and technique that made him a champion. For grades 4-7. 2007Dark angels: a novel
Par Karleen Koen. 2006
England, 1670. Alice Verney, a maid of honor to Queen Catherine, suspects that her majesty will be poisoned. She allies…
herself with Lieutenant Richard Saylor, plots for power, and plans marriage. Prequel to Through a Glass Darkly (RC 23921, BR 13661). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2006Color of the sea
Par John Hamamura. 2006
Hawaiian Isamu "Sam" Hamada, a descendant of a samurai, falls in love with Keiko after moving to California to help…
his remaining family in Hiroshima. Both are caught between cultures when World War II breaks out. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Alex Award. 2006The janissary tree: a novel (Investigator Yashim #1)
Par Jason Goodwin. 2006
Istanbul, 1836. Court eunuch Yashim Togalu has orders from Sultan Mahmut II to find out who is killing military cadets.…
He scours the city, suspicious that the outcast Janissary corps soldiers are planning an insurrection. Violence and strong language. Edgar Allan Poe Award. 2006The bee's kiss: A Detective Joe Sandlands Mystery (Detective Joe Sandilands Ser.)
Par Barbara Cleverly. 2005
London, 1926. Back home from India, Detective Joe Sandilands of Scotland Yard investigates the murder of Dame Beatrice Jagow-Joliffe, the…
founder of the Women's Royal Naval Service (Wrens). Joining Sandilands is Constable Mathilda Westhrope and Detective Sergeant Bill Armitage, who discover multiple suicides among the Wrens. Some strong language. 2005Grandfather's dance
Par Patricia MacLachlan. 2006
As her family gathers for the prairie wedding of her sister Anna, fourth-grader Cassie wonders about all the fuss. She…
observes the similarities between her little brother Jack and her grandfather, who dances at Anna's wedding. Sequel to More Perfect than the Moon (DB 60919). For grades 3-6. 2006Old filth
Par Jane Gardam. 2004
1990s. Widower and former judge Edward Feathers, known as Old FILTH (Failed In London Try Hong Kong), nearly eighty and…
living alone, recalls his past. Muses on his childhood in Malaya, military service and law career, relationships with women, and reasons for retiring to England. Some descriptions of sex. 2004