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Ship of the line
Par C. S Forester. 1938
May 1810. Horatio Hornblower is now in command of his first ship, the HMS Sutherland, but he has one major…
problem--the crew is short by about 250 men. He hires whoever are willing and has them trained well enough to stage five solo raids against the French army and navy along the coast of Spain. Sequel to Beat to Quarters (RC 46120, BR 11555)Roll of thunder, hear my cry
Par Mildred Taylor, Jerry Pinkney. 1976
Nine-year-old Cassie Logan recalls a turbulent time in Mississippi during the Great Depression--a year of night riders, burnings, and threats.…
She describes her African American family's struggle to survive with their dignity and independence intact. Some strong language. For grades 6-9. Newbery Award. 1976Lord Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1946
The Hornblower saga continues as the intrepid commodore becomes a peer of the realm by quelling a mutiny and concluding…
his private war with Napoleon. Incidentally, he rekindles his romance with the lovely French Marie. Sequel to Commodore Hornblower (RC 26916, BR 11558)Meet Josefina, an American girl (Historical Character)
Par Valerie Tripp, Jean-Paul Tibbles, Susan McAliley, Peg Ross. 1997
In 1824 nine-year-old Josefina lives with her father and three sisters on a rancho near Santa Fe, New Mexico. The…
girls try hard to take care of things the way Mama did before she died the previous year. When their grandfather comes for a visit, they are surprised by the guest he brings--Tia Dolores, their mother's sister. Prequel to Josefina Learns a Lesson (DB 45562). For grades 2-4Hornblower and the Hotspur
Par C. S Forester. 1962
Commander Hornblower marries in England and soon afterward sails for duty off the French coast. War breaks out with France…
involving Hornblower in several sea battles and in a land raid, which destroys a French signal station. Sequel to Lieutenant Hornblower (BR 11553)Flying colours
Par C. S Forester. 1966
In this sequel to Ship of the Line (BR 11556), Captain Hornblower, having surrendered his ship, finds himself in a…
French prison facing possible execution. If he manages to escape, he still must deal with a court martial in EnglandPurely Rosie Pearl
Par Patricia Cochrane. 1996
In 1936, Rosie Pearl, twelve, and her family have been migrant workers since the Great Depression forced them to sell…
the family farm. Her new friendship with Maggie, who at first seems "too snooty to be a picker," helps Rosie Pearl through a summer of tough times. For grades 5-8Where the red fern grows: the story of two dogs and a boy
Par Wilson Rawls. 1984
Scarlett: the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind
Par Alexandra Ripley. 1991
Continues the saga of Scarlett O'Hara which began in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (BR 11427). Scarlett returns to…
Tara after Melanie's funeral, but then makes her way to Ireland where she struggles to get Rhett Butler back into her life. The author was chosen by Mitchell's heirs to write the sequel. BestsellerOut of the dark
Par Welwyn Katz. 1996
After his mother is killed, Ben's family moves to his father's Newfoundland boyhood home. Ben's younger brother makes friends with…
the local boys, but Ben avoids them, escaping into the fantasy world of the nearby Viking settlement, armed with stories his mother had told him. For grades 6-9Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1994
Horatio Hornblower of the British Royal Navy faces a series of adventurous episodes in his early career. His quick thinking,…
brilliant intuition, and decisiveness leave him with the rank of lieutenant. Prequel to Lieutenant Hornblower (RC 46117, BR 11553)Beat to quarters
Par C. S Forester. 1966
June 1808. Captain Hornblower and his men are aboard the HMS Lydia off the coast of Nicaragua. He has been…
given several orders to carry out or face a court martial. One of his tasks is to find a water route across Central America, and as a result, he is transporting Lady Wellesley to Panama. Sequel to Hornblower and the Atropos (RC 25507, BR 7081)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 readersCommodore 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 languageThe 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 readersLieutenant 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 captainAdmiral Hornblower in the West Indies
Par C. S Forester. 1986
Six adventures in the West Indies during the early part of the nineteenth century. Rear Admiral Hornblower of the British…
navy takes on pirates, revolutionaries, and a hurricane. Sequel to Lord Hornblower (RC 46123, BR 11559)Gone with the wind
Par Margaret Mitchell. 1936
A romantic Civil War epic in which Scarlett O'Hara, a forceful and ruthless heroine, and Rhett Butler, a war profiteer,…
play out their tempestuous love affair against the background of the war-torn South. Pulitzer PrizeJosefina's surprise: a Christmas story (The American Girls CollectionThe American Girls Collection #Bk. 3)
Par Valerie Tripp, Jean-Paul Tibbles, Susan McAliley. 1997
Christmas is near and Josefina, her sisters, and their aunt are getting ready. It has been a year since the…
girls lost their mother, and they hope this Christmas will be a little happier. But when they take out the altar cloth their mother made, they find it has been ruined by the flood earlier in the year. Sequel to Josefina Learns a Lesson (DB 45562, BR 11392). For grades 2-4