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Heart of steele
Par Brad Strickland. 2003
Caribbean, 1688. Davy Shea and the rest of the Aurora's crew continue their search begun in The Guns of Tortuga…
(BR 15069) for pirate king Jack Steele. The pirate implicates Captain William Hunter as the real culprit behind the rampant plunder while Hunter's crew struggles to find Steele's warship. For grades 4-7. 2003Warriors of Camlann
Par N. M Browne. 2003
British teens Dan and Ursula from Warriors of Alavna (BR 15113) attempt to return through time to the present, but…
they land in the fifth century. Dan becomes a knight to Arturus Urbicus--who may be King Arthur--while Ursula continues her sorcery. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Mutiny!
Par Brad Strickland. 2002
In 1687 eleven-year-old Irish orphan Davy sails to Jamaica to live with his uncle, Dr. "Patch" Shea. They join a…
British frigate where Patch and his friend Lieutenant William Hunter help stage an aborted mutiny. Fleeing, the mutineers commandeer a sloop and masquerade as pirates. Precedes Guns of Tortuga (BR 15069). For grades 4-7. 2002The guns of Tortuga
Par Brad Strickland. 2003
In this sequel to Mutiny! (BR 14999), Davy Shea continues to assist his physician uncle Patch aboard Captain Hunter's warship…
that is on a secret mission to rid the sea of pirates. The captain sends Davy to Tortuga island to uncover the plans of evil pirate Jack Steele hiding there. For grades 4-7. 2003Ben-Hur: a tale of the Christ
Par Lew Wallace. 2003
Accused of attempting to assassinate the new governor of Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur is sentenced to life as a galley slave.…
Intermingled with the account of his escape and revenge against the friend who betrayed him is the story of Jesus, who changes Ben-Hur's world forever. Includes an introduction by Tim LaHaye. 1880Good-bye, Mr. Chips
Par James Hilton. 1962
Chronicles sixty years in the life of Mr. Chipping, an English schoolmaster who arrives at exclusive Brookfield in 1870 with…
much enthusiasm but little experience. At first unpopular, Mr. Chips eventually develops a more personal relationship with his students and becomes a legend by the time they must say goodbye. For senior high and older readers. 1933Don Quixote
Par Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. 2003
Spanish classic depicting the adventures of Don Quixote, an aging gentleman addled by chivalrous visions, who appoints himself a knight-errant…
and sets out with his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, on a quest to right the world's wrongs. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. New translation by Edith Grossman. Bestseller. 2003When the elephants dance: a novel
Par Tess Uriza Holthe. 2002
World War II, 1945. Through the eyes of young Alejandro, his headstrong sister Isabelle, and guerilla commander Domingo, the Japanese…
occupation of a Filipino community unfolds. As invading soldiers terrorize the islanders and the U.S. fights for control, families and neighbors struggle to keep hope alive. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002Flight of the Intruder
Par Stephen Coonts. 1986
Vietnam, 1972. U.S. Navy pilot Jake Grafton struggles for meaning in the senseless death and destruction. Bitter and angry, he…
plans an illegal bombing raid on Hanoi. Prequel to Final Flight (BR 07630). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1986Where the ground meets the sky
Par Jacqueline Davies. 2002
During World War II, Hazel and her parents move to New Mexico where her father works on a confidential army…
project. Hazel's mother has trouble adjusting while Hazel and her curious classmates ferret out spies and the big secret. For grades 5-8. 2002The adventures of Pinocchio: story of a puppet
Par Carlo Collodi, Nancy L. Canepa, Carmelo Lettere. 2002
Geppetto carves a wooden puppet and names him Pinocchio. The rascally marionette walks and talks like a real boy, but…
his nose grows longer each time he lies. Classic Italian children's tale originally published in 1883. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2002Junie B. Jones and the mushy gushy valentime [i.e. valentine (Junie B. Jones Ser. #14)
Par Barbara Park. 1999
Soldier boys
Par Dean Hughes. 2001
Two teenagers--Spencer Morgan, an American Mormon from Utah, and Dieter Hedrick from Germany--eagerly join the armies of their countries during…
World War II. Their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge, where they learn that war is more than bravado. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Invisible man
Par Ralph Ellison. 2002
Classic novel of a young black man's search for identity. Follows the unnamed protagonist from his youth in a Southern…
town through the depression years in Harlem, where he examines and rejects the values thrust on him by both whites and blacks. Some strong language. National Book Award 1953. 1947Je suis un tremblement de terre (Neuf)
Par Martin Page. 2009
Des portraits de lui sont affichés un peu partout dans la ville. Une photo de classe, avec ces phrases :…
Avis à la population. Vous êtes priés de prendre garde à cet individu qui peut représenter un danger pour la sécurité de tous. Ce garçon est un tremblement de terre. C'est vrai que de temps en temps, là où il passait, il y avait une vibration, une secousse, une fissure. Et puis les choses se sont accentuées. Aggravées. À présent, les objets qu'il côtoie se craquellent. Les bâtiments dans lesquels il se trouve tremblent sans raison apparente. Il met tout le monde en danger. Il faut agir. Voir des spécialistes. Prendre des mesures. Des mesures graves, des mesures d'urgence. -- 4e de couvEnemy women
Par Paulette Jiles. 2002
As the Civil War sweeps through Missouri in 1864, Adair Colley turns eighteen witnessing Union militia atrocities. Arrested as an…
enemy collaborator, Adair suffers the indignities of wartime prison while having an unexpected romance with Union major William Neumann, her interrogator. Some strong language. 2002Short stories about Union and Confederate spies. In "Hobson's Choice," a captain from Tennessee hangs only one spouse after both…
were declared enemies. In "The Dead Line," an old man discovers his wife, a Confederate spy who betrayed him, alive almost fifty years later. Some violence and some strong language. 2001Duke of Egypt
Par Margriet De Moor. 2001
Holland, 1960s. Joseph, a Gypsy, falls in love with Lucie, a settled farm girl. They marry, but Joseph can't shake…
his wandering ways and accompanies his family every summer. When he returns, Joseph spins poetic tales of Gypsy life, gradually revealing wrenching details of his family's experience during World War II. 1996Cassada
Par James Salter. 2000
A fighter pilot, assigned to an air force squadron in occupied Germany in 1955, aspires to become a star in…
target gunnery. Suddenly there is a moment of terror when he and a comrade fly too high, and run out of fuel in a heavy rain. Some strong language. 2000Le grand Meaulnes
Par Alain-Fournier. 1959
A tale of friendship, adventure, and romanticism recounted by François Seurel, whose father runs a French village school where seventeen-year-old…
Augustin Meaulnes comes to board. Variously translated as The Lost Domain and The Wanderer. 1912