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This Calder sky
Par Janet Dailey. 1981
Montana, early twentieth century. The vast Calder cattle ranch dwarfs the shoestring operation of Angus O'Rourke's. But when young Chase…
Calder falls in love with fifteen-year-old Maggie O'Rourke, trouble starts. Sequel to Stands a Calder Man (BR 13465). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1981The masterharper of Pern
Par Anne McCaffrey. 1998
Child prodigy Robinton, born at Harper Hall, is popular among the harpers, who teach the culture of Pern through their…
music. But the harpers are losing credibility because the dreaded Thread has not fallen for centuries. And in the north, the hatred of Robinton is growing. Falls between Dragonflight (DB 12522, BR 5797) and Dragonsdawn (DB 28037, BR 7601)The bluest eye
Par Toni Morrison. 1970
1941. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--poor, ugly, and black--desperately wants blue eyes, which she thinks would solve all her problems. But instead…
she is subjected to rejection, violence, and an unwanted pregnancy. Slowly, she begins to descend into madness. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1970A common life: the wedding story
Par Jan Karon. 2001
In this companion to the Mitford Years series, Father Tim Kavanagh finally gets up the courage to ask Cynthia Coppersmith…
to marry him. Tensions mount as each struggles with doubt and preparations. Meanwhile the entire town becomes involved in the planning. Bestseller. 2001Midnight Bayou
Par Nora Roberts. 2001
Declan Fitzgerald, tired of being a Boston lawyer, buys Manet Hall near New Orleans with plans to restore the old…
plantation. But he does not expect to find his house haunted by rape, murder, and betrayal. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2001Lone eagle
Par Danielle Steel. 2001
Kate Jamison, seventeen, falls for Joe Allbright, twenty-nine, in 1940. Unwilling to commit to marriage, Joe, a pilot, goes off…
to war. Kate marries another and has children. Eventually Joe reenters her life, forcing Kate to confront her love for him and his need to fly free. Bestseller. 2001A traitor to memory
Par Elizabeth George. 2001
Is there a connection between a woman killed in a hit-and-run accident on a rainy night in London and a…
violinist who has recently lost his ability to play? It is up to Detective Inspector Lynley to solve the mystery. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2001Scarlett: the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind
Par Alexandra Ripley. 1991
Continues the saga of Scarlett O'Hara which began in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (BR 11427). Scarlett returns to…
Tara after Melanie's funeral, but then makes her way to Ireland where she struggles to get Rhett Butler back into her life. The author was chosen by Mitchell's heirs to write the sequel. BestsellerSkipping Christmas
Par John Grisham. 2001
Tax accountant Luther Krank calculates that a Caribbean cruise will cost less than what he and his wife, Nora, spent…
celebrating the holidays last year. Since daughter Blair is in the Peace Corps, they plan to skip Christmas. Luther, however, doesn't anticipate the town's reaction. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001The wind done gone
Par Alice Randall. 2001
Characters from Gone with the Wind (RC 33082, BR 11427) are recreated in a novel that examines plantation life and…
nineteenth-century southern society through the eyes of a biracial woman. Cynara resents her privileged, legitimate, white half-sister, but during Reconstruction she comes into her own as an independent woman. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Tishomingo blues
Par Elmore Leonard. 2002
Professional high diver Dennis Lenahan arranges a gig at a new casino hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. He witnesses a murder…
by the "Dixie Mafia," befriends Detroit gangster Robert Taylor, participates in a Civil War reenactment with live ammunition, and falls in love. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2002The handmaid's tale
Par Margaret Atwood. 1986
In the future the United States of America is the Republic of Gilead, a fundamentalist Christian theocracy. To reverse the…
declining birthrate, women are forcibly recruited to the ranks of Handmaids and are assigned to the Commanders of the Faithful, whose wives are barren. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. BestsellerJackdaws
Par Ken Follett. 2001
British intelligence agent Felicity "Flick" Clairet must train a group of English women, within days, to blow up the Nazis'…
main telephone exchange in France and paralyze communications on D-Day. American spymaster Paul Chancellor falls in love with Flick as they plan the mission. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Deck the halls
Par Mary Clark. 2000
Amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan assists Los Angeles private investigator Regan Reilly, who is in New York visiting her parents for…
Christmas when her father is kidnapped. This joint effort by mother and daughter authors brings together characters from earlier works by each writer. Bestseller. 2000The reptile room
Par Lemony Snicket. 1999
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf in The Bad Beginning (RC 50907, BR 13626), the…
Baudelaire orphans go to live with Uncle Monty, a kindly herpetologist. For a brief time they are happy, but then Count Olaf reappears. Some strong language. For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 1999The hostile hospital
Par Lemony Snicket. 2001
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans--Violet, Klaus, and Sunny--find themselves in Heimlich Hospital,…
with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit. Sequel to The Vile Village (BR 13632). For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001Irresistible forces
Par Danielle Steel. 1999
When New York investment banker Meredith Whitman accepts a job in California, her physician husband, Steven, agrees to join her…
soon. But a long-distance marriage is hard to maintain, and Meredith eventually has an affair with her boss, while Steven becomes involved with a coworker. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1999Face the fire
Par Nora Roberts. 2002
Sam Logan returns to Three Sisters Island after a decade to reclaim Mia Devlin, a white witch. But Mia resents…
him for abandoning her. Sequel to Heaven and Earth (BR 13880). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2002This Calder range
Par Janet Dailey. 1982
Montana territory, 1878. Newlyweds Benton and Lorna Calder endure a long cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail from their native…
Texas to start their own cattle ranch. But old grudges and debts follow them into the new land. Followed by Stands a Calder Man (BR 13465). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1982The dying animal
Par Philip Roth. 2001
Sixtyish New York cultural critic David Kepesh is already struggling with his own mortality when a former favorite young lover,…
Cuban Consuela Castillo, returns in ill health to see him again. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller. 2001