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Author
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Description
Meet men like Shad Marone, the gunfighter who killed in self-defense, but who is forced to run because he killed the wrong man the sheriff's brother; Matt Sabre, as tough as the Texas trail he rides, on a mission of mercy to the wife of the man he gunned down; and Kim Sartain, a reckless young drifter who refuses to back down from a showdown with a vicious outlaw killer. Every story in this collection bear's Louis L'Amour's distinctive brand of unbridled...
2) Make Me
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When he teams up with Michelle Chang, Jack Reacher finds himself involved in a private investigation that has turned lethal.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
A thoroughly modern woman, Sarah Cain has long disdained her sister's Plain lifestyle. But when news comes of her sister's death, Sarah is stunned to learn she has been named guardian of her children. How can Sarah sacrifice her successful career and a life she enjoys to raise five Amish orphans she barely knows? Besides, Sarah is harboring a secret grief of her own...Will the sorrow that divides them ultimately unite the new family?
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1915
Language
English
Description
Born into poverty in a small desert town in the American Midwest, Thea Kronborg is one of seven children. But Thea is exceptional, a fact recognized by a discerning few, including Ray Kennedy, who longs to marry her but whose fate it is to set her free. With her rugged will and pioneer spirit, Thea carves her way from Moonstone, Colorado to Chicago, from Dresden to New York, culminating in a triumphant debut at the Metropolitan Opera. Thea has become...
Author
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
"With the death of her grandfather, her only living relative, Christine Bennett felt a deep loneliness. The words of his will rang in her ears. Jeffers had watched her with an evil, self-satisfied look that made her shiver. Now, afraid of what might happen, she was obeying a note she had received saying she was in danger and must leave town immediately. After escaping to the small community of Baxter, Christine begins to piece together a new life."--Page...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A tragic kidnapping... the mystery of twin telepathy... a mother's search for a child, presumed dead. Hours after throwing a third birthday party for their twins Kathy and Kelly in their Connecticut home, Margaret and Steve Frawley return home from a dinner in New York to discover the police in the house, their daughters missing, and an eight million dollar ransom note. The Frawleys meet the kidnapper's demands, but the abandoned car they're led to...
8) The jury
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Paul Madriani agrees to represent Dr. David Crone, a respected geneticist accused of murdering a young colleague. An incriminating note left behind by a dead key witness seems to confirm Crone's innocence. But when Madriani hits upon a scandal from Crone's past, an ethical nightmare threatens: the possibility of defending a guilty client.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Friends, family, colleagues, the delivery guy--suddenly everybody is a trove of advice, much of it contradictory and confusing. With dire warnings of what will happen if baby is fed on demand and even direr warnings of what will happen if he isn't, not to mention hordes of militant "lactivists," cosleeping advocates, and books on what to worry about next, modern parenthood can seem like a minefield. In busy Mom-friendly short essays, Wilder-Taylor...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
1945
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Spirited Elizabeth Bennet copes with the suit of the snobbish Mr. Darcy while trying to sort out the romantic entanglements of two of her sisters, sweet and beautiful Jane and scatterbrained Lydia.
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fianc�e was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought she had left behind. Seeking help, Hannah joins the...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press/Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In 2007, Jon Katz met artist Maria Wulf and felt an immediate connection with her. But a formidable obstacle stood in the way: Maria's dog, Frieda. A rottweiler-shepherd mix, Frieda had been abandoned by her previous owners and had lived in the wild for years. To Maria, Frieda was sweet and loyal. But she was also ferociously protective and barely tamed. It was clear: To win over Maria, Jon would have to gain Frieda's affection as well.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grossett & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1946]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This is Mark Twain's first novel about Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, and it has become one of the world's best-loved books. It is a fond reminiscence of life in Hannibal, Missouri, an evocation of Mark Twain's own boyhood along the banks of the Mississippi during the 1840s. "Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred," he tells us. This is a book one never forgets: Tom whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence, Tom and Huck's dreadful oath, their...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"When Joey Campbell's biological father is released from prison, four-year old Joey faces a life no one could've planned. His father wants custody, and a judge's quick decision deals a devastating blow to the Campbell family: Joey must be returned to his biological parents. In a haze of grief and disbelief, the Campbells watch their adopted son pick a dandelion and blow the feathery seeds into the wind. And in the days following the ruling, Jack Campbell...
16) Rain reign
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Struggling with Asperger's, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines in order to search for her pet.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
This latest book in the GentleManners series was written especially for girls ages 8 to 14, to teach them the basic skills every young lady should have and every young lady's mother and grandmother want her to have.Topics covered in 50 Things Every Young Lady Should Know include: Making conversation with adults,accepting a gift you don't like,using social media, dressing appropriately and winning and losing graciously.
18) Deception trail
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
1989, c1988
Language
English
Description
"Dude McQuinn is at it one more time. He's got himself one hell of a horse. A real flyer named Judge Blair. Better than that, he's got the smoothest snake-oil salesman in the country, Billy Lockhart, as his trainer; and he's got his old Comanche pal, Coyote Walking, as his jockey. Best of all, he's got a sucker. A feller willing to lay two to one that Judge Blair will finish second in a two-horse race. Race day comes, Judge Blair wins by daylight,...
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. Part bookstore, part gift shop, part bakery, it's a dream come true for Bree, Mikki and Ashley. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are... not. Bree, wounded by brilliant but cold parents and her late husband's ultimate betrayal, has sworn to protect her heart at all costs. Even from Ashley's brother, a writer...
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