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Fat men from space
Par Daniel Pinkwater. 1977
Through a new tooth filling that can receive radio programs and signals from far away, William learns of an invasion…
of spacemen who are taking away all of the earth's supply of junk food. A preposterous spoof for grades 5-8 and older readersSilver wings
Par Grace Hill. 1988
First published in 1931. Amory Lorrimer is thrilled to get a position as social secretary in the Whitney household. On…
the very day that she arrives, she watches a small plane landing nearby. Before another day passes the pilot, Gareth, presents her with his silver wings. But soon Gareth makes a nonstop flight to Alaska and crashes short of his destination. Everyone believes him to be dead except Amory, who is sure that he will be savedThe not-just-anybody family
Par Betsy Byars. 1986
Junior Blossom is on the roof of the barn working up the courage to fly on homemade wings. Maggie and…
Vern are urging him on. When Junior spots a police car coming up the road, he falls--breaking both legs! The children's widowed mother is away on the rodeo circuit, and Pap, their grandfather, has just been arrested for disorderly conduct. Prequel to The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady (BR 8701), (DB 27870). For grades 4-7Midnight whispers
Par V. C Andrews. 1992
As Christie celebrates her sixteenth birthday, she feels a dark cloud hanging over her. Soon her world is turned upside…
down. Her parents die when their hotel burns, and her Uncle Philip expresses more than a familial interest in her. Fleeing to New York, and then to the plantation, The Meadows, is no help because the curse that haunts the Cutlers still oppresses her. Descriptions of sex. Sequel to Twilight's Child (BR 8827). BestsellerMan of my dreams
Par Johanna Lindsey. 1992
Megan Penworthy doesn't plan to marry just any man, she plans to marry the Duke of Wrothston. But when she…
first meets the duke, he is disguised as Devlin Jefferys, a horse breeder who will be living on her family's estate. Megan's father is privy to the duke's deception, but Megan isn't, and so she faces a dilemma when she begins to fall in love with Jefferys. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerPrivate pleasures
Par JoAnn Ross. 1992
When Cassie McBride is offered a job at the Gallagher mansion she jumps at the chance to spend more time…
with handsome Roarke Gallagher. But Roarke's powerful father separates them, sending pregnant and penniless Cassie to New York. Cassie finds success in modeling but, after devastating news from back home, she blames herself for her daughter's deafness. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong languageMixed blessings
Par Danielle Steel. 1992
Three California couples, each married the same day, struggle about having children. Diana and Andrew Douglas want at least four,…
but after a year Diana still is not pregnant. Barbara and Charles Winwood have differing opinions on children--she couldn't care less, and he wants lots. Pilar and Bradford Coleman wonder if it is too late to have a child of their own when Brad is about to become a grandfather. Some strong language. BestsellerThe love child: a novel
Par Catherine Cookson. 1990
Anna Dagshaw is one of six illegitimate children born to Nathaniel Martell and Maria Dagshaw. Nathaniel's drunken wife will not…
divorce him, so he, Maria, and the children live as a family and endure the spitting, taunts, hostility, and even violence of the villagers. Anna is determined to overcome her heritage, but fears she will never marry-until she meets Timothy Barrington, who has his own pain. Strong language and violenceThe endearment
Par LaVyrle Spencer. 1983
Anna Reardon and her brother, James do not have much of a life in Boston. Their mother is a prostitute,…
and basically, they are raising themselves. When James sees Karl Lindstrom's advertisement for a "mail-order bride," he convinces Anna to write Karl. Desperate to change their way of life, Anna misrepresents herself in her letters. Now, in Minnesota, the truth is coming out. Descriptions of sex. BestsellerAlmost 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 agoHow to eat fried worms
Par Thomas Rockwell. 1973
Alan bets fifty dollars that Billy can't eat a worm a day for fifteen days. Both boys work hard to…
win the bet using psychological warfare, bizarre pranks, and plain cheating. For grades 3-6The 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. BestsellerThe silver kiss
Par Annette Klause. 1990
One evening as Zoe, seventeen, is brooding over her mother's imminent death from cancer, her father's lack of support, and…
her best friend's move, she meets Simon, a startlingly handsome and compelling young man. As their friendship blossoms, Simon reveals that he is a vampire out to kill his vampire brother for the gruesome murder of their mother. Some strong language and some violence. For high school and older readersHenry and Mudge and the forever sea: the sixth book of their adventures
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1989
Henry, his father, and his big dog Mudge spend the day at the ocean. Mudge has never been to the…
ocean before. They run, they play, they splash, they eat hot dogs, and they have lots and lots of fun. Easy reading for grades 2-4Aspen 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?Henry and Mudge get the cold shivers: the seventh book of their adventures
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1989
Henry's big dog Mudge loved Henry's sick days. Henry stayed home from school and ate Popsicles and crackers with Mudge.…
Nobody thought that Mudge could get sick too, but he did. He caught a cold. That morning when Henry jumped out of bed Mudge didn't move. He didn't lick Henry's face or shake his hand, he just wagged his tail a little. Easy reading for grades 2-4The 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 creditors