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Unicorn's blood
Par Patricia Finney. 1998
As a young princess, Elizabeth I wrote of her affair with Thomas Seymour and of Mary Queen of Scots as…
the royal heir in a diary. Now queen, Elizabeth must find the stolen journal--identified by an embroidered unicorn with a ruby eye--before her opponents do. Companion to Firedrake's Eye (BR 11880). Some strong languageMr. Midshipman Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1994
Horatio Hornblower of the British Royal Navy faces a series of adventurous episodes in his early career. His quick thinking,…
brilliant intuition, and decisiveness leave him with the rank of lieutenant. Prequel to Lieutenant Hornblower (RC 46117, BR 11553)Beat to quarters
Par C. S Forester. 1966
June 1808. Captain Hornblower and his men are aboard the HMS Lydia off the coast of Nicaragua. He has been…
given several orders to carry out or face a court martial. One of his tasks is to find a water route across Central America, and as a result, he is transporting Lady Wellesley to Panama. Sequel to Hornblower and the Atropos (RC 25507, BR 7081)Les piliers de la terre: roman / 4, Une colonne de feu (Les piliers de la terre. #3.)
Par Ken Follett. 2017
" En 1558, les pierres patinées de la cathédrale de Kingsbridge dominent une ville déchirée par la haine religieuse. En…
Angleterre, le pouvoir passe de manière précaire des mains des catholiques à celles des protestants et Elisabeth Tudor devient reine. Toute l'Europe se dresse contre elle. La jeune souveraine, habile et déterminée, crée les premiers services secrets du pays, afin d'être avertie à temps des complots qui se trament contre sa vie, des projets de rébellion et des plans d'invasion. À Paris, Marie, reine d'Ecosse, proclamée souveraine légitime de l'Angleterre, attend son heure. Jeune femme séduisante et obstinée appartenant à une famille française d'une ambition sans scrupules, elle réunit autour d'elle de nombreux partisans qui intriguent pour se débarrasser d'Elisabeth. "Riding freedom (Scholastic Press Novels Ser.)
Par Pam Ryan. 1998
In the mid-1800s Charlotte lives in a New Hampshire orphanage, where her only joy is tending the horses. When that…
is forbidden, Charlotte runs away, disguised as a boy. She continues to live her life as Charley in order to work with horses and be on her own. For grades 4-7An acquaintance with darkness
Par Ann Rinaldi. 1997
Washington, D.C., 1865. Emily Pigbush, orphaned at fourteen, goes to live with her Uncle Valentine, a physician. She is shocked…
to discover that he and his colleagues rob graves in order to study anatomy. Even more frightening is her realization that the family of her best friend, Annie Surratt, is involved in the assassination of President Lincoln. For senior high and older readersCommodore Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1972
The old sea dog Horatio Hornblower is entrusted with a delicate mission to Russia, neatly threading the tangle of Baltic…
politics in the year 1812 in this sequel to Flying Colours (RC 46122, BR 11557)Naming the new world: a novel
Par Calvin Baker. 1997
Vignettes highlighting the history of an African American family, beginning with episodes in Africa and as newly arrived slaves in…
America, progressing to their escape from slavery, but not from pain. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong languageThe ornament tree
Par Jean Thesman. 1996
Orphaned at fourteen, Bonnie Shaster goes to live with her mother's female relatives in Seattle in 1918. They welcome her,…
even though they, too, have fallen on hard times and are forced to take in boarders--including a young man blinded in the "Great War." An ornament tree, which grants secret wishes, helps Bonnie settle into her unusual new home. For junior and senior high readersLieutenant Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1952
In this sequel to Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (RC 26915, BR 11552), Horatio Hornblower emerges from his apprenticeship as midshipman to…
assume the responsibilities forced upon him by the war between Napoleon and Spain. Also follows his career on board HMS Renown up to his promotion to captainFiredrake's eye
Par Patricia Finney. 1992
London, 1583. Plans are afoot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I during celebrations commemorating her accession to the throne. Tom O'Bedlam,…
the mentally ill son of a well-known Catholic family, learns of the plot as he roams the streets. Will the queen's protectors believe him? Companion to Unicorn's Blood (BR 11881). Strong language and violenceAdmiral Hornblower in the West Indies
Par C. S Forester. 1986
Six adventures in the West Indies during the early part of the nineteenth century. Rear Admiral Hornblower of the British…
navy takes on pirates, revolutionaries, and a hurricane. Sequel to Lord Hornblower (RC 46123, BR 11559)Gone with the wind
Par Margaret Mitchell. 1936
A romantic Civil War epic in which Scarlett O'Hara, a forceful and ruthless heroine, and Rhett Butler, a war profiteer,…
play out their tempestuous love affair against the background of the war-torn South. Pulitzer PrizeJosefina's surprise: a Christmas story (The American Girls CollectionThe American Girls Collection #Bk. 3)
Par Valerie Tripp, Jean-Paul Tibbles, Susan McAliley. 1997
Christmas is near and Josefina, her sisters, and their aunt are getting ready. It has been a year since the…
girls lost their mother, and they hope this Christmas will be a little happier. But when they take out the altar cloth their mother made, they find it has been ruined by the flood earlier in the year. Sequel to Josefina Learns a Lesson (DB 45562, BR 11392). For grades 2-4These happy golden years: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #8)
Par Laura Wilder. 1943
Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, the town's most eligible bachelor, enjoy a delightful romance while Laura teaches school. When her…
last term ends, they marry and look forward to a long and happy life together. Sequel to Little Town on the Prairie (BR 11326). For grades 5-8 and older readersThe long winter: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #6)
Par Laura Wilder. 1953
The Ingalls family moves from their stake on the Dakota prairie to their store in town to escape the severe…
winter. One blizzard follows another until trains stop running and the community, isolated for months, faces starvation. Sequel to By the Shores of Silver Lake (BR 11324). For grades 4-7The riddle of Penncroft Farm (Great Episodes Ser.)
Par Dorothea Jensen. 1989
When Lars Olafson reluctantly moves with his parents to his great-aunt's farm in Pennsylvania, the last thing he's interested in…
is his family's Revolutionary War history. But that quickly changes when Lars is befriended by oddly dressed Geordie and realizes Geordie is the spirit of a long-ago ancestor. For grades 5-8Broken bridge
Par Lynne Banks. 1994
This sequel to One More River (BR 11265) focuses on Lesley's fourteen-year-old daughter, Nili. Nili and her cousin Glen have…
just arrived from London when Glen is stabbed to death by an Arab terrorist. Nili is spared by the terrorist's companion and becomes torn between loyalty to her Jewish heritage and her feelings toward the terrorist who spared her life. For grades 6-9Istanbul Express
Par T. Bunn. 1995
Colonel Jake Burnes, his wife Sally, and the newlyweds, Major Pierre Servais and Jasmyn, have been dispatched to Istanbul where…
they are to oversee a massive aid program in the Mediterranean. But as they travel on the Orient Express, the wives receive a message that their husbands are in great danger. Sequel to Berlin Encounter (BR 10598)A time for silence
Par Philippa Carr. 1991
Britishers Lucinda and Annabelinda, who have been friends since childhood, are delighted when they both have the chance to attend…
an exclusive finishing school in Belgium. But an indiscretion on the part of Annabelinda and the beginning of World War I send both girls fleeing back to England and an uncertain future