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James and the giant peach
Par Roald Dahl. 2003
An orphan, forced to live with two old women who don’t understand him, discovers a magic potion that produces a…
giant-sized peach. James sneaks inside the peach where he finds a new world of insects and fabulous adventures. Grades 4-7. Originally published in 1961, c2003.If Clara
Par Martha Baillie. 2017
Daisy, an author confined to her home, her leg in a cast from hip to ankle, receives a parcel containing…
the manuscript of a novel about a Syrian refugee, and is asked to pose as its writer. Julia, a curator of installation art, has no idea that her sister, Clara, has written a novel. However, she does know that Clara suffers from a debilitating mental illness that renders her wildly unpredictable. And Maurice's life is changed by a pair of binoculars welded to the wall of Julia's gallery. These stories collide in a most unexpected way. 2017.Isobel and Emile
Par Alan Reed. 2010
Emile and Isobel know that today is their last day together, because Emile is going to the city, where he…
will be an artist. Isobel will stay in the small town, working at the grocery store and writing letters to Emile while she works up the courage to do something more. This is a story about what comes after a love story. 2010.In the shadow of death
Par Gwendolyn Southin. 2002
Margaret Spencer has left her husband Harry and lives alone in a basement apartment in Vancouver's trendy Kitsilano, happy in…
her job as assistant to detective Nat Southby - who is also her lover. In dire need of respite from Harry's harassment, Maggie heads north to a dude ranch - and a new mystery. 2002.I stand for Canada: the story of the Maple Leaf flag
Par Rick Archbold. 2002
The maple leaf has been Canada's pre-eminent symbol, from its first appearance in French colonial times. The distinctive shape of…
the maple leaf was familiar to early settlers, and it was incorporated into the emblems of Canadian military regiments and organizations well before our present flag was created. The first comprehensive work on the origins, evolution, political history, and cultural significance of Canada's flag. 2002.Italian shoes: a novel (Prose series ; #64)
Par F. G Paci. 2002
Ishbel and the empire: a biography of Lady Aberdeen
Par Doris French. 1988
In 1893, Lady Ishbel arrived in Ottawa as the wife of Lord Aberdeen, Canada's newly appointed Governor General. Her initial…
resentment to this posting changed as she became involved in political and social causes. She is remembered as the founder of the Victorian Order of Nurses and the National Council of Women. 1988.Jackrabbit smile (Hap and Leonard series. #11.)
Par Joe R Lansdale. 2018
Island of sweet pies and soldiers
Par Sara Ackerman. 2018
It's 1944, combat in the Pacific is intensifying, and Violet Iverson and her daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives back…
together one year after her husband vanished. Together, they try to find camaraderie with other women by opening a pie stand for the soldiers training on their Hawaiian island. But as suspicions about Violet's husband's loyalties surface, Violet suspects Ella knows something. But Ella seems too scared to talk. 2018.Ireland: the essential guide to customs & culture (Culture smart!)
Par John Scotney. 2016
Italy: the essential guide to customs & culture (Culture smart!)
Par Barry Tomalin. 2016
A guide that offers a look at the rich history, culture, and daily lives of Italians. -- Italian style and…
culture have been exported all over the world. This book introduces listeners to their history and culture, offering an insider's guide to their daily lives. 2016.It can't happen here
Par Sinclair Lewis. 2016
First published in 1935, when Americans were still largely oblivious to the rise of Hitler in Europe, this prescient novel…
tells a cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy and offers an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. Doremus Jessup, a newspaper editor, is dismayed to find that many of the people he knows support presidential candidate Berzelius Windrip. The suspiciously fascist Windrip is offering to save the nation from sex, crime, welfare cheats, and a liberal press. But after Windrip wins the election, dissent soon becomes dangerous for Jessup. Windrip forcibly gains control of Congress and the Supreme Court and, with the aid of his personal paramilitary storm troopers, turns the United States into a totalitarian state. 2016.Ivory and bone (Ivory and bone series. #1.)
Par Julie Eshbaugh. 2016
Hunting, gathering, and keeping his family safe--that's the life Kol knows. Then bold, enigmatic Mya arrives from the south, and…
Kol is captivated. With them is Lo, who Mya swears has ulterior motives. As Kol gets to know Lo, tensions between Mya and Lo escalate until violence erupts. Followed by "Obsidian and stars". For junior and senior high readers. 2016.Iron Wolf
Par Dale Brown. 2015
Tension mounts between the United States and Russia when, at the request of former U.S. President Kevin Martindale, Brad McLanahan's…
team of Cybernetic Infantry Device (CID) manned robots covertly launches Operation Iron Wolf, to take on Special Forces troops sent by Russian president Gennadiy Gryzlov to Ukraine. 2015.Ivy + Bean: one big happy family (Ivy + Bean. #11.)
Par Annie Barrows. 2018
When classmate Vanessa insists that all single children are spoiled, Ivy wonders whether she can become "unspoiled" by giving away…
all her clothes at school (which does not go over well with her teacher or parents), but ultimately decides that all she needs to accomplish her goal is a little sister. Sequel to "Ivy and Bean take the case". Grades K-3. 2018.It's the end when I say it's the end (Timmy Failure. #7.)
Par Stephan Pastis. 2018
Though I, Timmy Failure, have solved many notorious crimes and now wish to enjoy my retirement, my fans have begged…
me to turn my memoirs into a movie, an ode to my greatness. I am, however, beset by enemies, the worst of whom is Tom John John, the buffoonish movie director. What's more, my father is in town, working at a bar, which is obviously just a cover for our father-son crime-fighting partnership. And my dim-witted polar bear business partner, Total, wants to be reunited with his family. I should have known it would end like this. I expected more. Sequel to "The cat stole my pants". Grades 3-6. 2018.Ishmael's oranges
Par Claire Hajaj. 2017
It's April 1948, and war hangs over Jaffa. One minute seven-year-old Salim is dreaming of taking his first harvest from…
the family's orange tree; the next he is swept away into a life of exile and rage. Seeking a new beginning in swinging-Sixties London, Salim finds an unexpected love with Jude, a troubled Jewish girl struggling with her own devastating family legacy. The bond between them flourishes in the freedom of the age, bringing the promise of thrilling new worlds. But before long, childhood conflicts and prejudices reawaken to infringe upon their life together, pulling them and their children inexorably back towards the Middle East and its battlegrounds. 2017.At the bottom of the world (Jack and the geniuses #1)
Par Bill Nye, Gregory Mone. 2017
Jack has two foster siblings, Ava and Matt, who are orphans - and geniuses: Ava speaks multiple languages and builds…
robots for fun, and Matt is into astronomy and a whiz at math. As for Jack, it’s hard to stand out when he’s surrounded by geniuses all the time. When the kids try to spy on Dr. Hank Witherspoon, one of the world’s leading scientists, they end up working for him in his incredible laboratory. Soon, Hank and the kids travel to Antarctica for a prestigious science competition, but they find that all is not as it seems: A fellow scientist has gone missing, and so has any trace of her research. Could someone be trying to use her findings to win the contest? It’s up to Jack, Ava, and Matt to find the missing scientist and discover who’s behind it all - before it’s too late. Grades 4-7. 2017.Jackpot (Swindle mystery. #6.)
Par Gordon Korman. 2014
Griffin Bing and his friends are trying to locate Mr. Fielder's missing thirty million dollar lottery ticket, and thwart the…
local bully, Darren Vader, who wants to find it for himself - and Mr. Bing's latest invention may help. Grades 3-6. 2014.Jackson Park (Griot audio)
Par Charlotte Carter. 2007
Cassandra, grandniece to Woodson and Ivy Lisle, is a college student caught up in the highly charged atmosphere of the…
days following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. When the granddaughter of Woodson and Ivy's friends goes missing, Cassandra is sucked into a dangerous mystery that threatens to expose long-buried secrets and jeopardize the life of anyone who asks too many questions. 2007.