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An acquaintance with darkness
Par Ann Rinaldi. 1997
Washington, D.C., 1865. Emily Pigbush, orphaned at fourteen, goes to live with her Uncle Valentine, a physician. She is shocked…
to discover that he and his colleagues rob graves in order to study anatomy. Even more frightening is her realization that the family of her best friend, Annie Surratt, is involved in the assassination of President Lincoln. For senior high and older readersBrookfield friends: adapted from the Caroline years books (Little House Chapter Bks. #No. 4)
Par Maria Wilkes. 2001
Living in the frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin, Caroline has many friends. She makes a new one when she helps…
a German girl named Elsa learn English. Caroline enjoys dressing up to attend her first Maple Frolic as much as she enjoys the party. For grades 2-4. 2000Commodore Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1972
The old sea dog Horatio Hornblower is entrusted with a delicate mission to Russia, neatly threading the tangle of Baltic…
politics in the year 1812 in this sequel to Flying Colours (RC 46122, BR 11557)Naming the new world: a novel
Par Calvin Baker. 1997
Vignettes highlighting the history of an African American family, beginning with episodes in Africa and as newly arrived slaves in…
America, progressing to their escape from slavery, but not from pain. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong languageAli and Nino
Par Kurban Said. 1999
In Azerbaijan Ali Khan, a Muslim youth, falls in love with Nino, a Christian princess. They overcome their parents' objections…
and marry. But their real enemy is the force of history and the war that engulfs their country after the Russian revolution. 1970The storyteller's beads
Par Jane Kurtz, Michael Bryant, Liz Doren. 1998
When Ethiopian villagers are forced to flee toward Sudan, two young girls from different backgrounds learn to rely on each…
other. Sahay is from a Christian family, while Rahel is Jewish and blind. Sahay's offer to lead Rahel through the desert is the beginning of their friendship. For grades 5-8The ornament tree
Par Jean Thesman. 1996
Orphaned at fourteen, Bonnie Shaster goes to live with her mother's female relatives in Seattle in 1918. They welcome her,…
even though they, too, have fallen on hard times and are forced to take in boarders--including a young man blinded in the "Great War." An ornament tree, which grants secret wishes, helps Bonnie settle into her unusual new home. For junior and senior high readersRose at Rocky Ridge: adapted from The Rose years books (Little House Chapter Bks. #No. 2)
Par Roger MacBride. 2000
When Rose Wilder and her parents arrive in Missouri in a covered wagon, they work hard to turn a lonely…
log cabin into a cozy home. Rose and her mother name the farm Rocky Ridge, Rose catches a rabbit, and the neighbors come for a barn raising. For grades 2-4. 2000Good night, Maman
Par Norma Mazer. 1999
After spending years fleeing the Nazis in war-torn Europe, Karin Levi, twelve, and her fourteen-year-old brother, Marc, reach a refugee…
camp in Oswego, New York. They gradually learn English and assimilate into American society. Karin writes letters to her mother until Marc informs his sister of her death. For grades 5-8. 1999Christmas stories: adapted from the Little house books by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Ser.)
Par Heather Henson. 1998
Laura and her family celebrate several joyous Christmases on the western frontier. Even when there isn't much money, Christmas is…
a time for good things to eat, visits from friends, and gifts from the heart. For grades 2-4. 1998California time
Par Ernest Finney. 1998
The children of three immigrant families interact in California's Great Central Valley from the late 1920s through World War II.…
Portrays the interrelationship between the Portuguese dairymen, the Japanese who raise chickens and strawberries, and the Italians who grow grapes. Shows how they are affected by the depression, new technology, and the warThe red tent
Par Anita Diamant. 1997
Dinah, the only daughter of Leah and Jacob in Genesis, departs from the biblical saga to recount her story and…
that of the women around her. The red tent is where women retreat for childbirth and young girls learn about adulthood. But Dinah is unprepared for her brothers' cruelty. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1997The dark light
Par Mette Newth. 1998
When thirteen-year-old Tora is committed to the lepers' hospital in Bergen, Norway, in the early 1800s, she still appears healthy.…
Although her body deteriorates, Tora's inner strength grows as she tends to other patients and finally learns to read. Some violence. For senior high readers. 1998Legacy of the dead: an Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery
Par Charles Todd. 2000
Scotland, 1919. Shellshocked Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a case involving a murdered woman who had given birth to an illegitimate…
child. Rutledge discovers that the person accused of the crime is none other than the fiancée of Corporal Hamish MacLeod--the soldier he executed for cowardice during the war. 2000Golden palaces
Par L. L Chaikin. 1996
In this sequel to Swords and Scimitars (BR 12691) Helena has been betrothed to Prince Kalid of Antioch in a…
plot by her aunt Irene to separate her from Irene's son, Philip. Helena turns for help to Tancred Redwan, a man she fears, yet must trust. For senior high and older readers. 1996Girl with a pearl earring
Par Tracy Chevalier. 2000
A fictional account of how the seventeenth-century artist Vermeer came to paint a portrait of a young woman wearing a…
pearl earring. When sixteen-year-old Griet, a Protestant, becomes a maid in Vermeer's Catholic household, the drudgery of her duties is offset by working in the artist's studio. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1999Deep harbor
Par Lisa Bergren. 1999
Tora's virtuous aspirations are waning, as is her relationship with Trent. Elsa is enjoying life at sea with her husband…
and son, until disaster strikes. And Kaatje struggles to survive without her husband. Yet life improves for all as they turn to God. Sequel to The Captain's Bride (BR 12820). 1999Voices at Whisper Bend (History Mysteries, American Girl)
Par Katherine Ayres. 1999
During World War II twelve-year-old Charlotte and her classmates in Pennsylvania collect scrap metal to help in the war effort.…
When the collection is stolen from the school, Charlotte takes a major risk to find the thief. For grades 4-7. 1999The last of the African kings
Par Maryse Condé. 1997
An African king and his family are exiled to the Caribbean because he opposes French colonialism. Eventually, they emigrate to…
the United States. Spero, a royal descendant, becomes a painter and philanderer whose lack of ambition clashes with the aspirations of his enterprising wife, an African American historianLieutenant Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1952
In this sequel to Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (RC 26915, BR 11552), Horatio Hornblower emerges from his apprenticeship as midshipman to…
assume the responsibilities forced upon him by the war between Napoleon and Spain. Also follows his career on board HMS Renown up to his promotion to captain