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Beachcomber
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 witch of Blackbird Pond
Par Elizabeth George Speare. 1958
When sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler helps a woman accused of witchcraft in colonial New England, she too is brought to trial…
as a suspect. Kit's friend Prudence, and Nat, a sailor who has fallen in love with Kit, come to her defense. For grades 6-9 and older readers. Newbery Medal. 1958Haunted 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. 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. 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. 2002Bone dry
Par Kathleen Karr. 2002
1840s. Orphan Matthew Morrissey and his doctor employer from Skullduggery (BR 14858) journey to the Sahara to find the skull…
of Alexander the Great. After slave traders capture them during a sand storm, Matthew has to find a way to escape. For grades 5-8. 2002Skullduggery
Par Kathleen Karr. 2000
New York, 1839. Twelve-year-old orphan Matthew Morrissey works as an assistant to a phrenologist who robs graves to study the…
skulls. A rival body snatcher follows them to Europe, where they search for the burial plots of famous dead people. Followed by Bone Dry (BR 14855). For grades 5-8. 2000Death comes for the archbishop
Par Willa Cather. 1927
A tale about the exploits of Bishop Jean Latour and Father Joseph Vaillant, French Catholic priests who organized pioneer and…
Indian missions throughout the newly created diocese of New Mexico in the second half of the nineteenth century. 1927Come 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. 1988The 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. 1997Fifteen 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. 2001A 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. 2001The silent boy
Par Lois Lowry. 2003
America, early 1900s. Katy Thatcher recalls her early childhood as the daughter of a country doctor. She had befriended Jacob…
Stoltz, a teenager "touched in the head," who, though silent, cared for animals and seemed kind. But then Jacob was accused of a terrible crime. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2003The year of the hangman
Par Gary L Blackwood. 2002
Unruly fifteen-year-old Creighton Brown, banished from England in 1777, goes to live with his uncle in the American colonies, then…
nearly defeated by British forces. Abducted by patriot rebels en route to Florida, Creighton is taken to New Orleans, where he soon has to choose sides. For junior and senior high readers. 2002Disparaître: roman
Par Olivier Poivre D'Arvor. 2006
1935, sud de l'Angleterre. Un homme va mourir, victime d'un grave accident de moto. Dans le coma qui le gagne,…
lui reviennent des souvenirs d'enfance, de manque d'amour, d'exils, de fugues. A-t-il cherché à disparaître? La lumière qui l'enveloppa durant trois années de sa vie fut glorieuse mais trop aveuglante. Depuis, ce héros malgré lui n'a cessé de fuir. Poursuivi par la presse et les services secrets, rongé par le besoin de s'effacer, de se détruire, il n'a jamais vraiment su qui il était, ni même comment il se nommait. Seuls ces déserts d'Orient qu'il a tant aimés sauront l'apaiser. Du moins, l'espère-t-il. Son frère va l'y aider, de la plus incroyable façon. Deux femmes, qui rôdent autour de lui comme deux remords, seront là, elles aussi, jusqu'au dernier moment. Au pays des mystères, une légende se construit. Celle d'un solitaire, l'un des plus grands héros des temps modernes. -- 4e de couvLe cavalier du Baïkal: roman (Romans, Nouvelles, Recits (domaine Francais) Ser. #Vol. 6062400)
Par Bernard Clavel. 2000
Avec ce talent de conteur qui lui est propre, Clavel nous entraîne sur les traces de Sadko, ce cavalier du…
Baïkal, aux temps où Jules César menait la guerre des Gaules