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Learned By Heart: A Novel
Par Emma Donoghue. 2023
A heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply and dangerously in love…
at boarding school in nineteenth century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for Young Ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen.Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling and deeply researched, Learned by Heart is an extraordinary work of fiction by one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Full of passion and heartbreak, the tangled lives of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine form a love story for the ages.The second summer of the sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #Bk. 2)
Par Ann Brashares. 2003
In this sequel to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (DB 53252), four lifelong friends--Bridget, Lena, Tibby, and Carmen--continue to…
share a pair of magic blue jeans over the summer vacation. Although miles apart, they all experience family problems, romance, friendship, and betrayal. For senior high readers. 2003Knock me off my feet
Par Susan Donovan. 2002
Autumn Adams, a.k.a. "Homey Helen," Chicago's version of Martha Stewart, receives threatening letters. Detective Stacey Quinn, assigned to the case,…
is determined to thoroughly examine Autumn's past. He just doesn't expect to find himself falling in love. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2002A wanted man
Par Nancy J Parra. 2002
Feisty librarian Brianna McGraw needs a thousand dollars to buy the freedom of her little brother and other orphans who…
were "adopted" by unscrupulous Nevada miners. To get the money, Brianna sets out to collect the bounty offered for capturing fugitive Trey Morgan. She captures his heart instead. 2002Are You a Cheeseburger?
Par Monica Arnaldo. 2021
A Kids' Indie Next List pick! Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charming picture book…
about a lonely raccoon and a glowing seed, and the world’s most important question: Can this seed grow cheeseburgers? Grub is a lonely racoon. Rumbling in the trash. Looking for food.Seed is, well, a seed! Patiently waiting in the trash. Hoping someone will plant it. When the two finally meet, they realize they might be able to help each other! Grub has just one big question first: What will Seed grow? Could Seed grow Grub’s favorite food, mouthwatering cheeseburgers? Seed isn’t sure what a cheeseburger is exactly, but . . . maybe!And so begins a hilarious friendship following two unlikely strangers learning more about the other and discovering the pressure that comes with fulfilling expectations. Author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo will leave readers giggling and clamoring for more in this charming story that celebrates the unexpected—and how the most special friendships bloom only when we are unapologetically ourselves.The school story
Par Andrew Clements. 2001
After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme involving their English teacher to…
get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works. For grades 4-7. 2001Jungle Cat
Par Andrew Larsen, Udayana Lugo. 2023
The hero
Par Ron Woods. 2002
Idaho, 1957. Fourteen-year-old Jamie, his older cousin Jerry, and their outcast neighbor, Dennis, build a raft and take it out…
on the river. Tragedy ensues and Jamie lies to maintain peace in the community. But his action leads to unforeseen consequences. For grades 6-9. 2002The outlaw and the lady
Par Lorraine Heath. 2001
Fortune, Texas; 1891. Outlaw Lee Raven and his gang kidnap a bank robbery witness and realize later that beautiful Angela…
Bainbridge is blind. At Raven's Mexican home the two fall in love before the Texas Rangers arrive. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001The 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. 2002Death in Dublin: a novel of suspense
Par Bartholomew Gill. 2003
A dangerous gang of criminals called the New Druids steal the ancient Book of Kells from the library at Trinity…
College, Dublin, and kill a guard. Chief superintendent Peter McGarr suspects an inside job and continues to investigate even after he is pulled off the case. Violence and strong language. 2003Beachcomber
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. 2003Rugby and Rosie
Par Nan Parson Rossiter. 1997
A young boy tells about his beloved dog, Rugby, and what happens when Rosie, a puppy, comes to stay with…
them. After a year, Rosie leaves for training to become a guide dog for a blind person. For grades K-3. 1997Come home, my heart
Par Phyllis Campbell. 1988
Dr. Susan Perry, an obstetrician, becomes blind after a brain tumor is removed. Once rehabilitated, she moves to a poor,…
rural Virginia town. In her new career as a social worker, she becomes an integral part of the community and falls in love. 1988Fifteen love
Par Robert Corbet. 2003
Fifteen-year-olds Mia, a violist with family problems, and Will, a tennis player whose brother is paralyzed, gradually fall in love--both…
for the first time. They reveal feelings about each other, school, and friends while struggling to understand the opposite sex. For senior high readers. 2003Entre l'eau douce et la mer (Focus)
Par Louise Tremblay-D'Essiambre. 2006
"Ce livre est un peu le voyage de l'eau d'un lac paisible à l'océan infini. C'est aussi Catherine, la silencieuse,…
la douce épouse, la tendre mère, vivant dans l'ombre et rêvant d'absolu. Et Étienne qu'elle rencontrera lors d'un séjour à la mer. La mer... tumultueuse, entière, déterminée. Une histoire tissée d'émotions et de tendresse, un récit où beaucoup de femmes pourront se reconnaître. Un roman d'espérance et de métamorphose où l'on assiste au triomphe de l'amour." -- 4e de couvThe Chili Queen: A Novel
Par Sandra Dallas. 2002
On the train to Nalgitas, New Mexico, brothel owner Addie French meets Emma Roby, a mail-order bride. When Emma's prospective…
husband fails to show, Addie takes her in at her "boarding house"--The Chili Queen. There Emma meets Welcome, the African American cook, and Ned, an outlaw. Together, they devise a moneymaking scheme. Spur Award. 2002Suddenly you
Par Lisa Kleypas. 2001
London, 1836. To end her never-loved spinster status, novelist Amanda Briars hires a male prostitute for one night of fantasy…
on her thirtieth birthday. She is appalled to again encounter Jack--aka John Devlin, a notorious publisher--at a dinner party. He then makes her an offer she can't refuse. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001The future homemakers of America
Par Laurie Graham. 2002
Five Americans and one English woman become friends in 1952 when the American women's husbands are stationed in England. Over…
the next forty years they keep in touch, supporting and comforting each other through relocations, marriages, divorces, births, and untimely deaths. Some strong language. 2002A week in winter
Par Marcia Willett. 2002
Despite her family's objections, elderly widow Maudie Todhunter decides to sell Moorgate, her old English farmhouse. Prospective buyers include Rob…
Abbot, the home's renovator, and Melissa, a young woman hiding a tragic secret. For one glorious week, Moorgate enchants these strangers, who fall in love with the house and each other. 2001