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I’ll Be a Chicken Too
Par Mike Deas, Lana Vanderlee. 2023
Whispers and lies
Par Joy Fielding. 1991
Nurse Terry Painter lives a quiet life in Delray, Florida. She rents out her backyard cottage to Alison Simms and…
becomes friends with her. Soon, however, Terry begins to suspect that Alison and her just arrived "brother" are trying to trap her in a web of whispers and lies. 2002Certain prey
Par John Sandford. 1999
Clara Rinker, raped at sixteen, kills her assailant and becomes a hit woman for the Mafia. A job "working" for…
Carmel Loan, a Minneapolis defense attorney, hits a snag, and Clara and Carmel must save themselves from Minneapolis policeman Lucas Davenport. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1999Naked prey
Par John Sandford. 2003
Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport takes a specially created state position to handle politically sensitive cases. Confronted with the apparent lynching…
of a black man and a white woman in a small rural community, Davenport discovers that the real motive behind the murders is not what it seems. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2003Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Book of Greek myths
Par Ingri D'Aulaire. 1962
The three Miss Margarets: a novel
Par Louise Shaffer. 2003
In Charles Valley, Georgia, three elderly ladies--Miss Peggy, Dr. Maggie, and Miss Li'l Bit--have kept a secret about a crime…
for decades. They are at risk of exposure when African American scientist, Vashti Johnson, coming home to die, and her biographer both arrive. Strong language and some violence. 2003I am the cheese: a novel
Par Robert Cormier. 1977
Chilling tale of fourteen-year-old Adam Farmer's desperate search for his father and for a mysterious past that he must not…
remember if he is to remain alive. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1977Blood of my blood
Par Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Anne Blythe Meriwether. 2002
In this autobiographical first novel--unpublished until 2002--by the Pulitzer Prize winner for The Yearling (DB 33466), the author chronicles her…
growth as an artist. Includes portrayals of her sympathetic father; her cold, domineering mother; and some pioneer ancestors. 1928The life before her eyes
Par Laura Kasischke. 2002
When Diana is seventeen, a classmate confronts her and her girlfriend with a gun--and only Diana survives. At forty, she…
is still beautiful and has a husband and daughter of her own. But her repressed memories and survivor's guilt are beginning to haunt her. Some strong language. 2002Beachcomber
Par Karen Robards. 2003
Christy Petrino quits her job when she discovers that the law firm she works for and her fiancé are involved…
with the mob. Now, with her life at stake, she must deliver a package to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, where she faces more danger--a serial killer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003The king in the tree: three novellas
Par Steven Millhauser. 2003
Three novellas centering on illicit love. In the title piece, the king's counselor deplores the queen's affair but doesn't tell…
her husband. In Revenge a widow remembers her husband's infidelities and wants to punish his mistress. In An Adventure of Don Juan, the Spanish rake discovers unrequited love in England. Strong language. 2003Dead girls don't write letters
Par Gail Giles. 2003
Sunny Reynolds is stunned when a letter comes from her sister Jazz, presumed dead in a fire, saying she is…
alive. Realizing she is an imposter despite her knowledge of family secrets, Sunny must uncover what this stranger really wants. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Lionclaw: a tale of Rowan Hood
Par Nancy Springer. 2002
In this sequel to Rowan Hood (BR 14561), gentle, musical Lionel encounters his father, Lionclaw, a prisoner of Robin Hood.…
Lionclaw's fury causes his son to flee in fright. But when Rowan Hood, Robin's daughter, is abducted, Lionel is roused into action. For grades 4-7. 2002The virgin blue: A Novel
Par Tracy Chevalier. 1997
American midwife Ella Turner moves to France with her husband and researches her French family origins. Tormented by strange dreams,…
she discovers a sixteenth-century ancestor, Isabelle Tournier, whose Huguenot beliefs led to tragedy and whose life seems somehow mysteriously linked to Ella's. Meanwhile, Ella has an affair providing complications. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1997In the presence of the enemy (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1997
Newspaper editor Dennis Luxford receives a threatening note demanding that he publicly reveal he is the father of ten-year-old Charlotte…
Bowen, the kidnapped daughter of a member of parliament with whom Luxford had an affair years earlier. Scotland Yard inspector Thomas Lynley enters the case when a body is discovered. Strong language. Bestseller. 1996The seeing stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles #2)
Par Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi. 2003
Although warned that keeping The Field Guide (DB 56514) about the faerie world will prove dangerous, Jared won't give it…
up. Then goblins kidnap Simon. Mallory and Jared have scary adventures rescuing him--even with a magic stone to help them see usually invisible creatures. For grades 2-4. 2003After
Par Francine Prose. 2003
Following a nearby school shooting, a newly-hired grief and crisis counselor replaces the principal of a western Massachusetts high school…
and adopts increasingly harsh methods to control behavior. Tom Bishop and his friends become suspicious when rebellious students and teachers begin disappearing. For senior high readers. 2003The field guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles #1)
Par Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi. 2003
When the Grace children--nine-year-old twins Jared and Simon and their thirteen-year-old sister, Mallory--move into their great-aunt Lucinda's run-down Victorian house,…
mischief begins, and Jared is blamed. Finding a book about faeries in a secret room gives Jared a clue about the unseen troublemaker. For grades 2-4. 2003I, Richard
Par Elizabeth George. 2002
Five short stories of mystery and suspense. In "The Surprise of His Life," a wealthy middle-aged man decides to murder…
his trophy wife. In the title piece, a schoolteacher hopes to clear King Richard III's name by stealing a medieval letter from his friend's estate. Some strong language. 2002Money for nothing
Par Donald E. Westlake. 2003
After cashing mysterious $1,000 monthly checks for seven years, New York ad executive Josh Redmont discovers that he's a sleeper…
spy for the former Soviet Union. When ordered to assassinate an eastern European politician, Josh tries to find an escape from his predicament and to save his family. Some violence. 2003