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Blood 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In this autobiographical first novel--unpublished until 2002--by the Pulitzer Prize winner for The Yearling (DB 33466), the author chronicles her…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 fruit of stone
Par Mark Spragg. 2002
Late-twentieth-century Wyoming. McEban has been in love with his best friend's wife all his life. Gretchen loved McEban first but…
married Bennett. Now two decades later she leaves them both for another man, and McEban and Bennett set out together to find her. Some violence and some strong language. 2002The 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. 2002L'enfant de l'ombre
Par Judith Lennox. 2008
"Un seul moment d'inattention et le destin d'une jeune fille et celui de toute une famille va être à jamais…
changé. Été 1914. Alix, une Anglaise de quatorze ans en vacances en France, est chargée de veiller sur Charlie, son petit cousin. Après un pique-nique familial, ce dernier échappe à sa vigilance. On ne le reverra plus... Alix, tenue responsable par son oncle, ne peut effacer ce drame de sa mémoire. Nuit après nuit, le même rêve vient la hanter. Alix revoit en songe l'enfant en costume de velours bleu et col de dentelle qui court devant elle. Jusqu'au jour où survient un événement inattendu... D'une guerre à l'autre, de Londres à Paris, en passant par la Mésopotamie, Judith Lennox brosse le portrait d'une femme en butte aux caprices du destin, en même temps que le portrait grinçant d'une certaine aristocratie." -- 4e de couvA hot and sultry night for crime
Par Jeffery Deaver. 2003
Twenty original short mysteries feature passion, murder, and heat from members of Mystery Writers of America, including Loren D. Estleman…
and John Lutz. An award-winning suspense writer edits the collection and prefaces each selection with an author profile. Some violence. 2003Death 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. 2003Men of stone
Par Gayle Friesen. 2000
Fifteen-year-old Ben, living with his widowed mother and three older sisters, gave up ballet when he started high school. Ben…
is still bullied at school, however, until his elderly Mennonite great-aunt visits and teaches him the value of courage. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000Marvin Redpost: super fast, out of control! (Marvin Redpost #7)
Par Louis Sachar, Adam Record. 2000
Lord of the kill
Par Theodore Taylor. 2002
With his parents in India, sixteen-year-old Ben Jepson--from Sniper (BR 8709)--is in charge of Los Coyotes Preserve, a family-run refuge…
for big cats near Los Angeles. Two powerful groups try to shut down the shelter by intimidation, murder, and kidnapping the largest tiger in captivity. For grades 5-8. 2002Witch hill
Par Marcus Sedgwick. 2001
After his house burns down, twelve-year-old Jamie visits relatives in an English country village, Crownhill. The town, however, has a…
dark history of witchcraft, which Jamie's presence reignites and causes him to have terrible nightmares. For grades 5-8. 2001The silent spillbills
Par Tor Seidler. 1998
Thirteen-year-old bird watcher Katerina, plagued by stuttering and lack of self-confidence, stands up to her cantankerous grandfather, head of Farnsworth…
Aeronautics, to save the unique Connecticut wetland birds that inspired the design of his latest airplane but twice caused it to crash. For grades 5-8. 1998Haunted castle on Hallows Eve
Par Mary Pope Osborne. 2003
After climbing into their magic tree house, Jack and Annie are invited by master magician Merlin to King Arthur's realm…
where invisible beings, giant ravens, and haunted spells have put a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night. For grades 2-4. 2003A northern light
Par Jennifer Donnelly. 2003
Working at an Adirondacks resort in 1906, teenaged Mattie encounters pregnant, unmarried Grace Brown, who gives her a packet of…
letters. After Grace's drowning, the letters help Mattie decide whether to marry a farmboy or pursue her education. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2003Finding our way: stories
Par René Saldaña. 2003
Short stories featuring Hispanic teens. In "The Good Samaritan," Rey's wealthy neighbor constantly breaks promises, and Rey has to decide…
whether to continue helping him. In "Finding Our Way," teenage boys deal with the death of one of their friends. For junior and senior high readers. 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. 2003Entre deux os: roman (Best-sellers)
Par Kathy Reichs. 2007
Lionclaw: 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 Dark Horse
Par Marcus Sedgwick. 2003
Before recorded history, an isolated coastal people known as the Storn fight to defend themselves against the nomadic and destructive…
Dark Horse. It all starts when Sigurd rescues a small girl--called Mouse by her adoptive family--whose true identity leads to betrayal. For grades 6-9. 2003Villa incognito
Par Tom Robbins. 2003
Extravagant tale of three Americans declared missing-in-action who have chosen to remain in an edenic Laotian village decades after the…
Vietnam War's end, trafficking in opium. The unruly cast of characters includes an alluring woman descended from Japanese folklore's libidinous, sake-swilling, badgerlike tanuki. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2003Alt ed
Par Catherine Atkins. 2003
Six troubled students are assigned to an after-school alternative education class instead of being expelled. The coach's overweight daughter, Susan…
Callaway, recounts what happens in these sessions and how a gay guy becomes her best friend. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2003