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Par Jane Smiley. 2014
Seventh-grader Abby Lovitt grows up on her family's California horse ranch in the 1960s, learning to train the horses her…
father sells and trying to reconcile her strict religious upbringing with her own ideas about life. Followed by "A good horse". Grades 5-8. 2014.Par Eric Wilson. 1981
Par Julia Donaldson. 2017
Rabbit arrives home one day to hear a loud voice coming from inside his burrow: "I'm the Giant Jumperee and…
I'm scary as can be!" shouts the stranger. Rabbit's friends Cat, Bear, and Elephant come to help, but they're no match for the mysterious, booming voice. But who is the Giant Jumperee? Grades K-3. 2017.Par Jon Cleary. 1981
Romantic adventure in the violent days following the Russian Revolution. An American oil engineer becomes a moving target after he…
kills a Russian general for attempting to rape a lovely governess. The engineer, the governess, and her two charges flee across Russia in a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, pursued by a murderous dwarf on horseback. Some strong language. 1981.Par Lynne Cherry. 1990
When a man walks into the rain forest and begins to chop down a great kapok tree, all the different…
animals that live in the tree try to convince him of the importance of sparing their home. Grades K-3 and older readers. 1990.Par Roddy Doyle. 2000
The small furry Gigglers' favourite punishment for adults who are unfair to children is to place dog poo in their…
path. Now the Gigglers are after Mr. Mack and plan to use his family's dog, Rover (who can talk), to supply the poo. But perhaps they are making a mistake. Grades 2-4. 2000.Par Roald Dahl. 1985
A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team of a giraffe, a pelican,…
and a monkey. Together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true. Grades 3-6. 1985.Par Sid Fleischman. 2007
A pirate story unfolds when a 12-year-old boy is shanghaied and made to search for buried treasure - all because…
the villainous captain thinks that a boy born at the stroke of midnight ought to have the power to see a ghost. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007, c1965.Par Stephen R Donaldson. 1996
The fifth volume of "The gap" series reveals the swift fury of the Amnion when they are threatened not only…
by the Trumpet crew, but also by exposure by the Director Warden Dios. Sequel to "The gap into madness : chaos and order" (DC30763). 1999. (Gap ; 5)Par Stephen R Donaldson. 1994
In this fourth volume of "The gap" series, the crew of the Trumpet continue their vital and dangerous fight against…
the plans of the Amnion to overthrow all Earth-bred life. Sequel to "The gap into power : a dark and hungry God arises" (DC30765). Followed by "The gap into ruin : this day all Gods die" (DC30764). 1994. (Gap ; 4)Par Georgette Heyer. 1948
A sheltered, disenchanted, young duke eludes his protectors and sets out to enjoy the robust life of Regency England. He…
encounters many experiences for which he had not bargained, including a serenely beautiful woman who becomes the decoy for a ruthless blackmailer. 1948.Par Marc Levy, Kate Bignold, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan Iyer. 2011
The legend goes that when you are in your mother’s womb, you know all about the mystery of creation and…
the origins of the world until the end of time, but when you are born, a messenger flies over your cradle and puts a finger on your lips so that the secret of life will never escape. The finger erases your memory forever and leaves a mark, which all of us have above our upper lip - all of us, except me. The day I was born, the messenger forgot to come and see me, and I remember everything. Sequel to “The first day” (DC41463). Includes sex, violence and strong language. 2011. Uniform title: La première nuit.Par Marc Levy, Sarah Black. 2011
Keira, an archaeologist, returns home from a dig in Ethiopia with an unusual stone, which Adrian, her old boyfriend and…
an astrophysicist, investigates. When it becomes apparent that others are also interested in the stone, Keira and Adrian travel the world, following maps written in the stars and clues buried within the earth, always guided by the slowly unravelling secrets of the stone. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence. 2011. Uniform title: Le premier jour.Par Claire Mowat. 1994
Andrea Baxter's summer in Anderson's Arm, a fishing village in Newfoundland, turns to unexpected adventure, when she, her cousin, and…
her uncle are arrested for illegal scallop dragging by the St. Pierre et Miquelon coast guard. Once they're rescued from the police station, Andrea ends up staying on St. Pierre, finding mystery, adventure, and romance. Grades 5-8. 1994.Par Jack Prelutsky. 2002
A collection of rhyming poems set in such places as Tuscaloosa, Tucumcari, and the Grand Canyon. These funny verses are…
about people and animals, often doing unusual things, like "Seven snails and seven snakes/ swam around the five Great Lakes." For grades K-3. 2002.Par Cary Fagan. 2004
The Blande family is going on a quest to the Verulian Mountains to find out who is stealing the fountains…
of Rome. Along the way, they must face Kaspar Snit, an evil genius. Grades 3-6. 2004.Par Jean Rabe. 2004
Long ago, the Creators established the Finest Court, a race of intelligent, moral horses that names shepherds to secretly guide…
and guard the Fallen Favorites. Young Gallant-Stallion, a newly-appointed shepherd, escapes the violent massacre of the prince's wedding party, carrying away 13-year-old Meven, the new prince, and Meven's younger sister, Kalantha. Gallant-Stallion and his charges know that the assassins, directed by an evil avian mastermind, are tracking them, and embark on a series of adventures as they as they try to set things right - and stay alive. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.Par Robert Hough. 2001
Par Douglas Reeman. 1985
David Blackwood, Royal Marine captain and holder of the Victoria Cross, must deal with the Boxer uprising in China, the…
death of a brother in South Africa's Boer War and the machinations of a German countess. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1985.Par Philip Pullman. 1999
In order to become a master maker of fireworks like her father, Lila runs away to seek royal sulphur from…
a sacred volcano. But her father did not reveal all his secrets, and only the timely arrival of her friend Chulak and his white elephant, Hamlet, saves her. Grades 3-6. 1999.