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Mind's eye
Par Paul Fleischman. 1999
A novel in play form in which sixteen-year-old Courtney, paralyzed in an accident, learns about the power of the mind…
from an elderly blind woman who takes Courtney on an imaginary journey to Italy using a 1910 guidebook. For senior high and older readers. 1999LadyGold
Par Angela Amato. 1998
NYPD detective Gerry Conte is leery of her new assignment: posing as the girlfriend of Eugene, a young gangster who…
is being forced to help bring down a mob boss. When it becomes clear that the force doesn't plan to protect Eugene, Gerry fights for him. Strong language and some violenceAsylum for Nightface
Par Bruce Brooks. 1996
Fourteen-year-old Zimmerman's parents are always mocking him for his religious beliefs until they join a cult while vacationing in Jamaica.…
When their minister decides to use him as a "poster boy" for his church, Zimmerman steals a valuable trading card in order to tarnish his reputation. For junior and senior high readersSneakers: a novel
Par Dewey Gram. 1992
In 1969, college student Martin Bishop escapes being arrested for politically motivated computer crimes. But in 1992, the feds catch…
up with Bishop, who is running a security consulting firm. They offer him immunity if he and his group will commit a crime for them. Strong language and some violenceMr. White's confession
Par Robert Clark. 1998
St. Paul, Minnesota; 1939. When two dance hall girls are murdered, the police accuse Herbert White, a lonely, daffy clerk…
and amateur photographer. But recently widowed police lieutenant Wesley Horner has doubts. When White runs, Horner follows him. Some strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sexThe hunt club: a novel
Par Bret Lott. 1998
Fifteen-year-old Huger Dillard and his blind uncle Leland discover a murdered man on their land. The two run a hunt…
club for the wealthy men of Charleston to patronize on weekends. Within days the Dillard family is threatened and kidnapped by men who want to possess what the Dillards own. Some violence and some strong languageThe girl who loved Tom Gordon: a novel
Par Stephen King. 1999
While her brother and mother argue up ahead on the Maine hiking trail, nine-year-old Trisha stops to relieve herself and…
becomes lost for days in the wilderness. Her imaginary conversations with Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon help her cope with the evil thing that's following her. Some strong language. BestsellerStamboul train: an entertainment
Par Graham Greene. 1932
Events on a three-day journey from Ostend to Istanbul aboard an express train. Portrays interactions among the passengers, including the…
young chorus girl Coral Musker, Jewish businessman Carleton Myatt, and the enigmatic doctor Richard John. Also published as Orient Express. 1932The Lüneburg variation
Par Paolo Maurensig. 1993
Dieter Frisch is found dead in his garden on a giant chessboard, apparently a suicide. But to those who can…
read the clues, Frisch's obsession with chess and his hidden Nazi past suggest the possibility of a belated executionFound money
Par James Grippando. 1999
One day before physician Ryan Duffy's electrician father dies, he tells his son about millions of dollars hidden in the…
attic. Meanwhile, divorced single mother Amy Parkens receives a box containing two hundred thousand dollars. Both want to know if the money is tainted. Strong language and some violenceThe hidden staircase (Nancy Drew Ser. #2)
Par Carolyn Keene. 1987
Night letters: a journey through Switzerland and Italy
Par Robert Dessaix. 1997
Motivated by a recent diagnosis of terminal illness, an Australian man travels through Locarno, Vicenza, and Padua, and writes letters…
to a friend describing his thoughts on his journey. With occasional literary references, he reflects on the meaning of existence, love, and the passage of timeDon't scream
Par Joan Nixon. 1996
Jess and her friend Lori are thrilled when two new boys enroll in their small-town high school. Mark has moved…
in next door to Jess, and Lori quickly strikes up a friendship with Scott. What the girls don't realize is that one of the two is a sociopath and in the Federal Witness Protection Program. For junior and senior high readersFour corners of night: a novel
Par Craig Holden. 1999
When a girl goes missing, it brings back painful memories for cops and lifelong friends Steiner and Bank--Bank's stepdaughter disappeared…
seven years earlier and was never found. They throw themselves into this search, shocked to learn it's linked to the old case. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexSnow man
Par Carolyn Chute. 1999
Soon after a U.S. senator is shot by a Maine right-wing militia group, the household of a liberal Massachusetts senator…
finds the wounded gunman on their grounds. As the senator's wife and adult daughter secretly nurse the killer back to health, their feelings for him grow. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexCatherwood
Par Marly Youmans. 1996
In 1676 Catherwood and her husband, Gabriel, emigrate from England to a settlement near Albany, New York. Catherwood, herself an…
orphan, gives birth to a daughter, Elisabeth. One day, as mother and child are returning home from a visit, they become desperately lost and remain in the wilderness for monthsHeroes: a novel
Par Robert Cormier. 1998
Francis Cassavant returns from World War II so terribly mangled that no one recognizes him. His only goal is to…
kill his personal enemy, Larry LaSalle, for a crime committed before the war. Everyone mistakenly considers the two men war heroes. For senior high and older readersThe immoralist
Par André Gide. 1970
Michel, the protagonist, explains how his personality and attitudes toward life disintegrated under the influence of a tropical climate and…
illness. In this psychological study, Gide examines the conflict between self-development and self-sacrifice. The author was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1947Talk
Par Laura Wormer. 1998
At first it irritates talk-show host Jessica Wright that her security is tightened just because a fan calling himself Leopold…
begins sending odd letters. But when the notes appear in secure places and then her secretary is murdered, Jessica becomes angry and frightened. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexLune de miel
Par James Patterson. 2006
Les maris de Nora, aussi fortunés que séduisants, rencontrent tous une fin précoce, au profit de leur veuve... éplorée! John…
O'Hara, inspecteur du FBI se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurances, parviendra-t-il à confondre la mante religieuse sans succomber à son charme vénéneux? Élu thriller de l'année 2005 par un jury international d'éditeurs, Lune de miel a été numéro 1 des ventes aux États-Unis et en Grande-Bretagne