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Stand tall, Abe Lincoln (Turning Point Bks.)
Par Judith St. George. 2008
Portrays the childhood of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), who was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. Describes Abe's chores, irregular…
schooling, and pet pig. Relates his mother's death and his father's remarriage to Sally, a widow with three children, who encouraged Abe to read and study. For grades 2-4. 2008Girl at sea
Par Maureen Johnson. 2007
Seventeen-year-old Clio resents having to spend the summer with her divorced dad, who is searching for sunken treasure near Italy--especially…
when her father's archaeologist girlfriend is along. But Clio meets a cute Yale student and has a chance to dive for artifacts. For senior high readers. 2007Chronicles of Avonlea (Avonlea Ser. #No. 3)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1993
Twelve stories about residents of Prince Edward Island, home to Anne Shirley and Green Gables farm. Includes the tales of…
Old Lady Lloyd's deep secret and the fifteen-year courtship of shy Theodora Dix. Companion to the Anne of Green Gables series. For grades 5-8. 1912Lawn boy
Par Gary Paulsen. 2007
A twelve-year-old boy decides to put his unusual birthday gift--his late grandfather's riding mower--to use by cutting his neighbors' lawns…
for money. Soon business is booming and he has his own employees, his own stockbroker, and sponsorship of a prizefighter. For grades 5-8. 2007Darcy & Elizabeth: nights and days at Pemberley : Pride and prejudice continues
Par Linda Berdoll. 2006
Derbyshire, England; 1815. Following Fitzwilliam Darcy's successful rescue of his sister in France in Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife (BR…
17461), Darcy returns home to his wife Elizabeth and newborn twins. The return of Darcy's nemesis George Wickham mars his contentment. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006Joan: the mysterious life of the heretic who became a saint
Par Donald Spoto. 2007
Theologian presents an account of the life of Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431), accused heretic and canonized saint. Quoting from…
translated trial records, the author examines Joan's actions, words, and faith in the context of fifteenth-century France. Posits Joan's relevance as a "prophetic witness" for the twenty-first century. 2007The dowry: a novel of Ireland
Par Walter Keady. 2006
Ireland, 1946. Kieran McDermott considers moving to England to earn money to buy his father's farm and marry Brideen Conway.…
Meanwhile, Brideen conspires to trade dowries among her eager-to-wed friends. Father Donovan, who secretly loves Brideen, has his own schemes. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006Horseplay: a novel
Par Judy Reene Singer. 2004
Thirty-three-year-old New York teacher Judy Van Brunt leaves both job and cheating husband to work on a North Carolina horse…
farm. Judy finds fulfillment in grooming the animals; enjoys roommates Lenni, Diana, and Patty; and has a brush with romance. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004Sugar and spice
Par Fern Michaels, Beverly Barton, Joanne Fluke, Shirley Jump. 2006
Four short holiday love stories. In "The Christmas Stocking," two separate trips home to Virginia at Christmastime to help elderly…
parents turn into one shared love affair for Gus and Amy. In "Twelve Days," Natalie is the "secret Santa" for her secret love. Some descriptions of sex. 2006Strays
Par Ronald Koertge. 2007
After his parents are killed in a car accident, sixteen-year-old Ted moves into a foster home with two other boys…
and transfers to an inner-city school. Ted, whose parents were pet-store owners, can talk to animals but gradually learns to relate to humans. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2007Runaround
Par Helen Hemphill. 2007
Kentucky, 1960s. Although an avid reader of romance magazines, eleven-year-old Sassy is unsure how to attract a handsome neighborhood teen…
to be her first boyfriend. Then she discovers that her pretty older sister Lula has been flirting with him, too. Uncontracted braille. For grades 6-9. 2007Recipes for a perfect marriage: a novel
Par Morag Prunty. 2006
Two months after her wedding, New York food writer Tressa fears that her husband, Dan, may not be the love…
of her life. Plagued by uncertainty, Tressa finds comfort in the journals and recipes of her Irish grandmother, Bernadine, who had the perfect marriage--or so Tressa thought. Includes recipes. 2006The Bible: a biography (Books that changed the world)
Par Karen Armstrong. 2007
Religious historian examines the transformation of the Bible's two testaments from oral history to written scripture. Explains changes in biblical…
interpretation by Christian and Jewish religious leaders and discusses the challenges to the Bible's accuracy in the scientific age. 2007The last noel
Par Heather Graham. 2007
Craig Devon joins two crooks who abandon him, wounded, during a robbery gone wrong on Christmas Eve. When their car…
gets stuck in a blizzard, the robbers hold the O'Boyle family hostage. Kat O'Boyle escapes and encounters Craig, her ex-lover, before she hides. Some violence and some strong language. 2007Light a penny candle
Par Maeve Binchy. 1983
From the time in 1940 when shy, ten-year-old Elizabeth White is evacuated from wartime London and plunged into a large…
and contentious family in the Irish village of Kilgarret, she and Aisling O'Connor are destined to be the best of friends. This novel follows their lives together and apart over the decades. 1983Beyond reach (Grant County Ser. #Bk. 6)
Par Karin Slaughter. 2007
Detective Lena Adams, last seen in Faithless (BR 16326), spends her vacation checking on her drug-addicted uncle Hank. When Lena…
is wrongly arrested for murder, her police-chief boss Jeffrey Tolliver and his medical-examiner wife Sara Linton help solve the bigotry-filled mystery. Violence and strong language. 2007Coal black horse: A Novel
Par Robert Olmstead. 2007
1863. Fourteen-year-old Robey Childs is sent by his clairvoyant mother to find his father, who is fighting in the Civil…
War. Robey, riding a stallion, encounters refugees, runaway slaves, deserters, and battle scavengers. At Gettysburg Robey finds his dying father and rescues an abused girl. Violence and strong language. 2007Account of the author's journey to the Farallon Islands, twenty-seven miles from San Francisco, a renowned refuge of great white…
sharks. Casey, an editor, relates joining scientists Peter Pyle and Scot Anderson as they study the predators in their natural habitat. She describes shark attacks and the archipelago's beauty. Some strong language. 2005The pastor's woman (Kimani romance)
Par Jacquelin Thomas. 2007
New to Detroit, preacher Wade Kendrick is looking for a traditional woman but is attracted to an aspiring gospel singer,…
the rebellious Pearl Lockhart. Pearl, in turn, is annoyed by Wade's conservative views. Wade has to face issues from his past, though, before he can commit. 2007Stuck in the 70's
Par D. L Garfinkle. 2007
Los Angeles. Spoiled seventeen-year-old Shay travels in time from her boyfriend's 2006 Jacuzzi to Tyler's 1978 bathtub. Nerdy Tyler agrees…
to help Shay return home if she helps him become popular, but soon Shay wants to stay--and Tyler wants her gone. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. For senior high readers. 2007