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Mary Ellen's guide to good enough housekeeping
Par Mary Ellen Pinkham. 2002
Mary Ellen offers a three-step technique for keeping homes clean and comfortable without a lot of work: "dejunk"--put things away…
and get rid of unnecessary items; "defend"--keep things from getting worse by doing some chores daily or weekly; "decide"--when to do nonroutine jobs. 2002The mark of the beast
Par Jerry B Jenkins. 2003
Thanks to Natalie's quick thinking, Vicki and others escape the Global Community's latest capture attempt but remain in danger. In…
New Babylon Judd and Lionel find a new believer. The time has come for prisoners to receive Carpathia's mark of the beast. Sequel to Wildfire! (RC 57494, BR 15192). For grades 5-8. 2003Holidays on ice
Par David Sedaris. 1997
Six short Christmas tales by humorist, playwright, and National Public Radio commentator. Sedaris relives his stint as a department store…
elf in "SantaLand Diaries." In "Seasons Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!," a housewife facing homicide charges updates loved ones in her annual holiday newsletter. Bestseller. 1997Lewis and Clark: a prairie dog for the president
Par Shirley-Raye Redmond. 2003
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends explorers Lewis and Clark across the country to map the land and bring back…
plants and animals. The men capture a prairie dog and send it to Washington for everyone to see. Beginning Reader. For grades 2-4. 2003The beast arises: unveiling the plan
Par Jerry B Jenkins. 2003
After rescuing singer Z-Van, Judd and Lionel are promised a ride home. But Z-Van, a follower of Nicolae Carpathia, detours…
to Israel where Carpathia rises from the dead. In another hiding place Vicki continues her warnings of events ahead. Sequel to Death at the Gala (RC 57489, BR 15190). For grades 5-8. 2003Dog days and dandelions: a lively guide to the animal meanings behind everyday words
Par Martha Barnette. 2003
Author presents a dictionary of words and phrases with roots in the animal kingdom. Barnette traces the etymology of the…
obvious ("catnap" and "dog-eared") and the obscure (the pig in "porcelain") from ancient times to the twentieth-century with the intent of providing entertaining information to illuminate history, science, culture, and language. 2003Le coeur rouge de la bohème: historiettes de ma première jeunesse (L'arbre)
Par Jean-Claude Germain. 2008
"Après avoir évoqué son enfance dans La Rue Fabre, centre de l'univers, Jean-Claude Germain récidive avec un second recueil de…
courts récits, où il relate maintenant ses années de bohème, alors qu'il est étudiant au collège Sainte-Marie, dans les années 1950. On sent dans les murs de la digne institution la mainmise de l'Église, omniprésente et toute-puissante, sur l'éducation, mais aussi les premiers germes d'une pensée rebelle, symptômes de la Révolution tranquille. Au fil des souvenirs de l'ineffable conteur, on croise les silhouettes de personnages hauts en couleurs, autant de symboles d'une époque effervescente et allumée : André Mathieu, Claude Gauvreau, Armand Vaillancourt, Robert Roussil, Henri Tranquille, Janou Saint-Denis et bien d'autres [...]". -- 4e de couvThe farther you run
Par Davida Hurwin. 2003
Eighteen-year-old Samantha has a hard time adjusting to life without her friend, Juliana, who died of cancer in A Time…
for Dancing (BR 10714). But Samantha meets Mona in summer school. They graduate, get jobs, boyfriends, and an apartment, and Samantha learns to cope. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Biography of the seventeenth-century Danish scientist Nicolaus Steno, the world's first geologist, who challenged the conventional timetable stated in the…
Bible for creation of the earth. Discusses the intellectual ferment caused by his discovery that the earth's crust contains layers of rock strata and fossil remains that explain its ancient history. 2003The last male virgin (Love Spell contemporary romance)
Par Katherine Deauxville. 2002
Anthropologist Peter Havistock has written a book about being raised by the Antorok tribe in Papua New Guinea. Leslie Hall-Grumman,…
representing her family's sponsoring foundation, escorts Peter on his book tour. But Leslie is unprepared when Peter announces that he is a virgin on the hunt. Some descriptions of sex. 2002The amateur marriage: a novel
Par Anne Tyler. 2004
Baltimore residents Michael Anton and Pauline Barclay fall in love at first sight at the start of World War II…
and marry impulsively. Remaining completely incompatible despite increasing prosperity, they spend the next five decades making themselves, and their three children, miserable. Bestseller. 2004Hysterectomy: exploring your options (A johns Hopkins Press Health Book Ser.)
Par Edward E Wallach. 2004
Gynecologists explain the female reproductive organs, problems that can occur, and options for treatment. Describes three types of hysterectomies (involving…
surgical removal of the uterus), benefits and risks of each operation, postoperative issues, and medical alternatives. 2003Good-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. 1933So wild a heart
Par Candace Camp. 2003
Devin Aincourt, earl of Ravenscar, needs money to save his family estate and pay his gambling debts. Miranda Upshaw, a…
strong-willed American heiress, wants his estate and social status. The result is a marriage of convenience that turns deadly for Miranda. Prequel to Hidden Heart (BR 14565). Some descriptions of sex. 2002Death at the gala: history in the making
Par Jerry B Jenkins. 2003
A Global Community raid forces the kids to abandon their Illinois schoolhouse hideout, but Vicki makes one more broadcast to…
her satellite community. In Israel, Judd and Lionel watch as Eli and Moishe are executed. Then a miracle occurs. Sequel to Uplink from the Underground (RC 57488, BR 15189). For grades 5-8. 2003Un coeur rouge dans la glace: nouvelles
Par Robert Lalonde. 2009
"Avec le merveilleux Espèces en voie de disparition, Robert Lalonde nous avait donné un recueil de nouvelles d'une très forte…
cohérence, agencées pour former un tout qui se distingue aussi bien par la matière que par la manière. Dans Un cœur rouge dans la glace, il poursuit cette exploration des formes narratives, en nous proposant cette fois trois courts romans ou trois longues nouvelles réunis dans un seul livre. Trois histoires indépendantes, complètes en elles-mêmes, mais toutes les trois traversées par les mêmes échos. Chacun de ces brefs road novels raconte une errance, une quête, un chemin que parcourent les personnages à la recherche d'un fantôme, d'un être désiré, perdu. Chacun raconte le combat contre le malentendu, contre le temps, contre tout ce qui nous sépare de ceux qu'on aime, de ce qu'on aime, qui brille comme un cœur rouge dans la glace". -- 4e de couvWar of the dragon
Par Jerry B Jenkins. 2003
Lionel's and Judd's hopes for heading home are delayed when Z-Van's plane is destroyed. They face further danger after Z-Van…
writes songs about them. In Wisconsin Vicki embarks on another dangerous mission. The grace period for getting Carpathia's mark expires. Sequel to Escape to Masada (RC 57514, BR 15196). For grades 5-8. 2003Getting your book published for dummies
Par Sarah Parsons Zackheim, Adrian Zackheim. 2000
Describes the publishing industry and emphasizes what budding authors need to know in order to have a book produced. Includes…
advice on dealing with negotiations, proposals, advances, options, rights, marketing, agents, and self-publishing on the Web. Foreword by Nelson DeMille. 2000Nothing wrong with a three-legged dog
Par Graham McNamee. 2000
Shy and the only white kid in his fourth grade class, Keath is an easy target for bullies. His friendship…
with classmate Lynda and her three-legged dog, Leftovers, helps Keath cope with visiting his beloved, stroke-victim grandmother and stand up to his major tormentor in school. For grades 3-6. 2000The Beast
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2003
When sixteen-year-old "Spoon" receives a scholarship to a New England prep school, he leaves Harlem and his girlfriend Gabi behind.…
Returning home at Christmastime, he discovers Gabi is a drug addict and he no longer is in step with street life. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003