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The Bellmaker: A Tale From Redwall (Redwall Ser. #7)
Par Brian Jacques. 1994
Joseph the Bellmaker learns from a dream that his daughter, the warrior mouse Mariel, is in danger. He and his…
companions undertake a journey to find Mariel and help defeat a new menace--Foxwolf Urgan Nagru and his rat hordes, which have overrun the land of Southsward. For grades 5-8. 1994The yellow yacht (A to Z Mysteries Ser. #25)
Par Ron Roy. 2005
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Sammi for his birthday. While they stay at his home in a small…
island country, they help catch thieves who have stolen gold from Sammi's parents, the king and queen of Costra. For grades 2-4. 2005The plot against America: A Novel
Par Philip Roth. 2004
In this alternative history, a young man--called Philip Roth--recounts his Jewish family's fears and humiliations when aviation hero Charles Lindbergh…
is victorious in the 1940 presidential election. The New Jersey Roths struggle as America, caught up in anti-Semitic fervor, descends into fascism. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2004John Jay: founding father
Par Walter Stahr. 2005
Biography of American diplomat and coauthor of The Federalist Papers (DB 26691). Chronicles Jay's personal and political life that included…
stints as president of the Continental Congress, chief justice of the Supreme Court, secretary for foreign affairs, governor of New York, and president of the American Bible Society. 2005The case of the perfect prank (A jigsaw Jones Mystery Ser. #Bk. 23)
Par James Preller. 2004
Jigsaw's detective partner Mila doesn't like the embarrassing April Fools' Day joke he plays on her. But soon they have…
a new case to solve: Danika's cat Fou-Fou has been kidnapped. This time, though, Jigsaw can't seem to figure out what's happening. For grades 2-4. 2004The professor's daughter: a novel
Par Emily Raboteau. 2005
Yale freshman Emma's dyslexic brother Bernie has an accident and becomes comatose. Emma always struggled with being biracial, while Bernie…
embraced his blackness. Now Emma tries to understand her professor father's southern background, her mother's family secrets, and her role without Bernie. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2005Saint Augustine's childhood
Par Augustine. 2001
First book of Saint Augustine's fourth-century Confessiones, which were written as reflections on the six ages of man. Concentrates on…
the first two stages: infancy and the learning of language. Translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills. 2001A child's Christmas in Wales (New Directions paperbook #972)
Par Dylan Thomas. 2003
Norman Tuttle on the last frontier: a novel in stories
Par Tom Bodett. 2004
Fifteen short episodes follow Alaskan teen Norman Tuttle from age thirteen to almost sixteen. Living in a small town Norman…
has adventures fishing, falling in love, and being grounded by his parents. For junior and senior high readers. 2004Remembering Mr. Shawn's New Yorker: the invisible art of editing
Par Ved Mehta. 1998
Born in India and blind since early childhood, writer Ved Mehta portrays his relationship with William Shawn, editor-in-chief of the…
New Yorker. He begins with their first meeting in 1959, when Mehta was anxious about earning a livelihood. Sequel to Up at Oxford (BR 9455) in his autobiographical series. 1998Seize the fire: heroism, duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar
Par Adam Nicolson. 2005
The author views Admiral Horatio Nelson in terms of a religious but brutal British culture that condoned war. Posits that…
"the twinning of apocalypse and millennium, of violence leading to peace," resulted in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, in which England defeated Napoleonic France. Violence. 2005With Billie
Par Julia Blackburn. 2005
Biography of jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959) based on some 150 interviews with colleagues, boyfriends, and acquaintances conducted in the…
1970s by Linda Kuehl and concluded later by Blackburn. Covers Holiday's life from her rough Baltimore childhood to New York fame. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2005The sugar camp quilt: an Elm Creek quilts novel (Elm Creek Quilts Ser. #No. 7)
Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2005
Creek's Crossing, Pennsylvania; 1849. Nineteen-year-old Dorothea Granger and her parents are at the mercy of her Uncle Jacob. So when…
he asks Dorothea to sew him a quilt according to a specific yet unusual pattern, she agrees. After Uncle Jacob dies Dorothea makes a startling discovery about the design. 2005The Virginian: a horseman of the Plains
Par Owen Wister. 2002
Centennial edition of the classic western tale told by an easterner who, while visiting a Wyoming ranch, is impressed by…
a slow-talking, quick-witted cowboy known only as the Virginian. The Virginian falls for schoolteacher Molly Wood, but a feud with a ranch hand threatens their courtship. Some violence. 1902The triumph of numbers: how counting shaped modern life
Par I. Bernard Cohen. 2005
Harvard science historian's history of numbers and the role of counting in public and private life. Traces the growing importance…
of numbers from Biblical times to the scientific revolution and modern era. Discusses Florence Nightingale's use of statistics and includes commentary on Kepler, Galileo, Benjamin Franklin, and Charles Dickens. 2005The palace tiger (Detective Joe Sandilands Ser.)
Par Barbara Cleverly. 2004
India, 1922. Detective Joe Sandilands is in Simla when he is asked to hunt down a man-eating tiger in Ranipur.…
Sandilands and hunter Edgar Troop join the search and uncover a conspiracy over the succession to the ailing maharaja. Some violence and some strong language. 2004Mexifornia: a state of becoming
Par Victor Davis Hanson. 2003
Classics professor and fifth-generation California farmer cautions that illegal immigration will lead to social collapse in the American Southwest and…
calls for reforms. Decries the plight of Mexican laborers, their lack of assimilation, the drain on U.S. social services, and other problems generated by misguided political policies. 2003Brother Ray: Ray Charles' own story
Par Ray Charles. 2004
Candid autobiography of Georgia-born Grammy-winning musician Ray Charles (1930-2004). Describes overcoming poverty, blindness, his parents' deaths, and addiction to succeed…
in performing his unique blend of blues, jazz, and country styles. Includes discography and Ritz's 2004 postscript, "The Last Days of Brother Ray." Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1978The empress of the last days: A Novel
Par Jane Stevenson. 2003
This sequel to The Shadow King (BR 15553) moves forward to the twentieth century. Oxford don Michael Foxwist is shown…
seventeenth-century documents that lead him to believe a young black scientist in Barbados may have descended from Elizabeth of Bohemia and Pelagius and be the true queen of England. 2003Seventeen against the dealer (The tillerman Cycle Ser. #Bk. 7)
Par Cynthia Voigt. 1989
Twenty-one-year-old Dicey Tillerman left college determined to earn a living building boats. But hard work isn't enough--her business fails, largely…
due to lack of experience but also because of her unfounded trust in Cisco, a charming drifter. Companion to Dicey's Song (BR 13291). For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1989