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Ace, the very important pig
Par Dick King-Smith. 1990
Ace, the great-grandson of the hero of "Babe: The Gallant Pig," is intelligent and lovable. And Ace can understand human…
speech. Farmer Tubbs is used to talking to his animals, but he is amazed when Ace makes his wants known through different grunts. With the help of Clarence the cat, and by flattering Megan the dog, Ace gains entry into the house and develops a fondness for TV. For grades 4-7Almost heaven
Par Judith McNaught. 1990
Lady Elizabeth Cameron is a young woman of unmatched beauty. But her reputation is ruined during her first London season…
when she is found in the arms of Ian Thornton--persona non grata with the ton. However, circumstances conspire to throw them together on several occasions, and soon their dislike for each other is vying with a passion that may be even stronger. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe foolish gentlewoman
Par Margery Sharp. 1948
Written in 1948, this romantic comedy revolves around Isabel Brocken, who is considered frivolous and foolish by her brother-in-law, Simon.…
World War II is over and the widowed Isabel returns home to Chipping Lodge, just eight miles from the center of London. She brings together her family members and friends, whose reactions vary when Isabel proposes to make amends to Tilly Cuff for an injustice years agoGay-Neck: the story of a pigeon
Par Dhan Mukerji. 1927
A carrier-pigeon, raised by an Indian boy, is taught to fly message for the Allies in France during World War…
I. Based on the author's own experiences as a boy in India. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery MedalThe bargain bride: a new Camfield novel of love
Par Barbara Cartland. 1989
David, the Earl of Blakeney, has lost all of his money. Blake Hall is in ruins, and the creditors are…
arriving on the morrow to demand he sell everything that is left to pay his debts. With Blake Hall to be sold, what is to become of David and his sister, Lady Aleda? Then, along with the creditors, comes Doran Winton, who makes an offer David and Aleda cannot refuseAlways and forever
Par Cynthia Freeman. 1990
Kathy Ross and David Kohn first meet on a trip to Germany to aid concentration camp survivors. It is love…
at first sight. But time and circumstances keep them apart. Kathy marries David's cousin Phil, but soon realizes she has made a big mistake. Forced to flee with her son, she makes a new life for them, and dreams of David. Can her dreams come true? Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerAspen gold: a novel
Par Janet Dailey. 1991
Kit Masters returns to her home on Silverwood Ranch in Aspen, Colorado, after ten years. She spent those years in…
Hollywood as a soap-opera actress, but in Aspen she'll be starring in her first movie. There are sad memories in her hometown, but there's also Tom Bannon--her old love who jilted her but is now available again. Descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe Marquis wins
Par Barbara Cartland. 1990
Daniela Brooke, heiress to a fortune, is practically alone in the world now that her mother and father are dead.…
All she has left is a stepmother who tricked her father into marriage just before his untimely death. And now there is a terrible plot afoot to marry Daniela to her stepmother's lover. Her only hope is a friend of her father's--the Marquis of Crowle. But he is only interested in gambling. Will he gamble on love?The nutmeg tree
Par Margery Sharp. 1937
An indiscretion in 1916 resulted in the irrepressible Julia's having a baby and then marrying. In 1937 her daughter Susan…
writes from France begging her mother to come to her aid. Susan is in love and wants to marry, but her grandparents, who have raised her, object to the match. Julia flies to her daugther's side to help--and to escape creditorsFrivolous pretence
Par Anthea Malcolm. 1990
King George IV is divorcing Queen Caroline, and some think Frank Hawksley's wife Demetra has allowed secret information regarding the…
trial to fall into the wrong hands. But Demetra is innocent--although her husband does not think so. Demetra devises a plan to unmask the real traitor, but, in order to carry out her plan, she must leave her homeTender triumph
Par Judith McNaught. 1983
Katherine Elizabeth Connelly's six-month marriage to David Caldwell, his abuse, and their acrimonious divorce have left her unable to trust…
men. Two years later Ramon Galverra, a handsome, virile Pureto Rican, enters Katie's life, and she is utterly confused. She is drawn to him, but he seems to be hiding something. Might he, like David, ultimately abuse her? Some strong language and some descriptions of sexTuck triumphant
Par Theodore Taylor. 1991
It has been over a year since Helen trained Tuck, her blind Labrador, to use his own guide dog. The…
Ogden's are now adopting a Korean orphan. To their surprise, when Chok-Do arrives he is not a baby but a six-year-old, and profoundly deaf. Helen, her parents, Tuck, and Chok-Do face new challenges with courage and determination. Sequel to "The Trouble with Tuck." For grades 4-7Promise me a rainbow
Par Cheryl Reavis. 1990
Perhaps fate caused Catherine Holben to buy the gnomes. She is struggling to put her life back together after being…
deserted by her husband because she couldn't have children. Joe D'Amaro and his children are selling the gnomes because his building company is not doing well and they need the money. Both are nursing painful losses and don't want to set themselves up for more. But fate has other ideas. Strong language and descriptions of sexStrider
Par Beverly Cleary. 1991
In this sequel to "Dear Mr. Henshaw," Leigh Botts, now fourteen, is still learning to cope with his parents' divorce.…
Leigh and his best friend Barry find a lovable, abandoned dog on the beach and name him Strider. Both boys would like to keep him, and they agree upon a unique joint custody arrangement. When Barry returns from his annual month with his mother, the custody arrangement becomes strained. For grades 3-6The prize
Par Julie Garwood. 1991
England 1066. Following orders, Norman warrior Baron Royce captures the lovely Saxon, Lady Nicholaa, and brings her to the court…
of William the Conqueror. Forced to take a Norman as her husband, she chooses Baron Royce, with plans to bend him to her will. As Royce and Nicholaa finally realize their love for each other, it is tested by the call of blood, kin, and country. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerSniper
Par Theodore Taylor. 1989
Left in charge of his parents' wild-animal preserve while they travel in Africa, fifteen-year-old Ben Jepson is determined to prove…
to his parents that he is capable of the job. But when the chief animal handler is critically injured and a sniper begins to pick off the wild cats, Ben's responsibilities and troubles nearly overwhelm him. For grades 5-7The anonymous Miss Addams
Par Kasey Michaels. 1989
Pierre Standish is a man of wit, wealth, and abundant good looks. He is also terribly bored. His father, whom…
he has been visiting, challenges him to perform a totally unselfish deed. Pierre's chance arrives sooner than expected when he comes upon an unconscious young woman lying in the road. He returns with her to his father's country estate, but when she awakens she has no idea who she is or how she came to be without any memoryHenry and Mudge and the bedtime thumps: the ninth book of their adventures
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1991
Henry and his big dog Mudge are going to the country to visit Henry's grandmother. Henry's grandmother's house is very…
small and crowded, and Mudge looks like an elephant in a phone booth. When Mudge knocks over a third thing, he is banished outside. Henry wonders how they will each make it through the night. Easy reading for grades 2-4Historical Christmas stories 1990
Par Nora Roberts, Patricia Potter, Ruth Langan. 1990
Roberts reintroduces the MacGregor family, when a young widow falls for wounded minuteman Ian McGregor. Another story explores the conflicting…
emotions of relatives and sweethearts divided by the Civil War. Lastly, a rancher's daughter and a former town troublemaker are reunited. Some descriptions of sexCelebrate the holidays with New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's Christmas Island Collection, featuring two novels—Christmas on the Island…
and Christmas at the Island Hotel—two romantic and festive tales set on a charming island off the coast of Scotland. "Losing myself in Jenny Colgan's beautiful pages is the most delicious, comforting, satisfying treat I have had in ages."—New York Times bestselling author Jane Green Christmas on the Island On the remote Scottish island of Mure, Flora MacKenzie braces for a stark, windy, and icy—yet incredibly festive and beautiful—Christmas season. She must figure out how to tell her ex-boss that she's carrying his child, as well as break the news to her co-parent Joel. Meanwhile Saif, a doctor and refugee from war-torn Syria is trying to enjoy his first western Christmas with his sons. His wife, however, is still missing, and her absence hangs over what should be a delightful celebration. Can the family possibly find comfort and joy without her? For both Flora and Saif, this will be a Highland Christmas they'll never forget. Christmas at the Island Hotel New mother Flora and her brother Fintan are working themselves half to death to get their new hotel ready in time for Christmas while an unlikely friendship grows between two friends working in the establishment's kitchen. Waitress Isla Gregor dreams of a bigger, better life. Konstantin Pederson is learning the value of hard work—and hiding his true identity as the only son of the Duke of Utsire. As Mure's island residents and special VIP guests gather for the hotel's grand opening gala, Christmas is in the air. But so are more than a few small-town secrets