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Abandon: a romance
Par Pico Iyer. 2002
In Damascus studying Sufi poets, California graduate student John Macmillan hears rumors that elusive manuscripts of the Islamic mystical sect…
exist. In search of the texts, he becomes inextricably linked to a woman who could hold the key to his poetic illumination--and his heart. Some descriptions of sex. 2003You must be joking!: lots of cool jokes
Par Paul Brewer. 2003
The journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: a World War II soldier (My Name is America)
Par Walter Dean Myers. 1999
Europe, 1944. American teenage soldier Scott Collins describes the Omaha Beach invasion, in which many men in his company are…
killed. Writing home, he details his experiences as he fights across France, receives a promotion, and suffers a wound. For grades 4-7. 1999Summer of the sea serpent (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #31)
Par Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2004
The magician Merlin sends Jack and Annie back into time where they are reunited with boy sorcerer Teddy. The children…
are transformed into selkies, or seal people, then dive into a cave and discover an old sword. For grades 2-4. 2004Miranda's vines
Par Kimberly Kafka. 2004
Miranda and Bridie are lifelong, crisis-surviving friends. Miranda is riding the crest of her culinary career, and Bridie is a…
champion dogsled racer. Then disaster strikes both their lives, forcing them into drastic decisions and testing the bonds of their friendship. Strong language. 2004A higher justice (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #2)
Par James Scott Bell. 2003
Los Angeles, 1906. Kit Shannon, devout Christian defense attorney, represents both a mother who lost her son in a trolley…
accident and a rail worker accused of attempted murder. The two cases pit her against powerful railroad men and politicians who seem to have something to hide. 2003Shipwreck
Par Louis Begley. 2003
Prize-winning American novelist John North recounts his adulterous liaisons with obsessive French journalist Léa Morini. He reveals to a stranger…
in a Parisian cafe how he was confused by his desires and how he struggled to hide this ill-fated affair. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003On the far side of the mountain
Par Jean Craighead George. 1990
Continues teenager Sam Gribley's wilderness survival adventures begun in My Side of the Mountain (BR 15070). Sam's peaceful new life…
is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates his falcon and his younger sister, Alice, disappears from their mountain home. For grades 5-8. 1990Zipped
Par Laura McNeal. 2003
Fifteen-year-old Mick is upset to discover that his beloved stepmother is having an affair. He also loves Lisa despite her…
crush on a missionary from her Mormon church. Lisa's friend Janice dates her own low-life boss. Somehow things work out. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003The presidential nominating process: a place for us? (American political challenges)
Par Rhodes Cook. 2004
Former Congressional Quarterly political writer examines the role of voters in determining presidential nominees. Traces the history and evolution of…
modern primary elections; looks at the process in other democratic countries like England, France, and Germany; and suggests reforms that would increase competition and empower voters. 2004Gus and Grandpa go fishing (Gus and Grandpa #9)
Par Claudia Mills, Catherine Stock. 2003
Why I sneeze, shiver, hiccup, and yawn (Let's-read-and-find-out-science Ser.)
Par Melvin Berger. 2000
Murdering McKinley: the making of Theodore Roosevelt's America
Par Eric Rauchway. 2003
Study of William McKinley's assassination in 1901 and Theodore Roosevelt's ascent to the presidency. Focuses on assassin Leon Czolgosz's upbringing,…
motives, mental health, and trial to explain the country's reaction to the crime. Asserts that the new president's political astuteness shaped his response to the murder through social reform. 2003The pawprints of history: dogs and the course of human events
Par Stanley Coren. 2002
Author portrays canines whose relationships with historical figures have influenced world events. Coren describes how Freud's fondness for dogs led…
to pet-assisted therapy, how Ponce de León's brutal pooch expedited Spain's conquest of America, and how China's "lion dogs" helped end imperial rule. 2002Daniel Boone: an American life
Par Michael A Lofaro. 2003
Biography of early pioneer Daniel Boone (1734-1820), a central figure in the trans-Appalachian westward movement into Kentucky and beyond. Relates…
how Boone's trailblazing exploits spurred increasing settlements but left him restless to explore new wilderness. Also describes his dealings with the Indians and land speculation difficulties. Some violence. 2003The spinning man
Par George Harrar. 2003
Philosophy professor Evan Birch's life is thrown in turmoil after he becomes the main suspect in the kidnapping of a…
teenage cheerleader. Even his wife and one of his ten-year-old twins begin to question his innocence. Meanwhile, rumors fly around campus. Some strong language. 2003Father Bear comes home (I Can Read Level 1 Ser.)
Par Else Holmelund Minarik. 1959
Four episodes about Little Bear in which he waits impatiently for his father to come home from a day of…
fishing, has the hiccups, meets a mermaid, and plays with Owl. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 1959Soul on ice
Par Eldridge Cleaver. 1991
Memoirs by African American activist who was an influential leader of the Black Panthers in the 1960s. Includes Cleaver's letters…
from Folsom prison--in which he describes his legal troubles--and essays on politics, race, and sex. 1992 preface by Ishmael Reed. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 1968Scott free: a novel
Par John Gilstrap. 2003
To impress her estranged teenage son, Scott, self-help guru Sherry O'Toole treats him to a week-long Utah ski trip. Avoiding…
his mother, Scott boards a small plane headed for a concert--and crashes in a snowstorm. As Sherry's ex-husband arrives, Scott's fight for survival begins. Strong language and some violence. 2003Blue skies (Coulter Family #3)
Par Catherine Anderson. 2004
Carly Adams, born with lattice dystrophy, waited twenty-eight years to see. Celebrating her new vision with a friend at a…
bar, she meets Hank Coulter. Their brief encounter leaves her pregnant. Sequel to: Sweet Nothings (DB 54513). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004