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The demon headmaster (Demon Headmaster series. #1)
Par Gillian Cross. 1984
Something is horribly wrong at Dinah's new school - the children are strangely neat and well behaved. Why is this…
and why does Dinah find herself conforming? What is the secret of the Headmaster's control? Dinah is determined to unravel the mystery of the sinister Headmaster. Followed by "The Prime Minister's brain". Grades 3-6. 1984.The cottage at Crescent Beach
Par Ann Blades. 1977
The cripples' club
Par William Bell. 1988
Fifteen-year-old George Ma, a recently adopted Asian, is crippled by loss of memory, the result of a horror-filled escape from…
his war-torn country. He becomes friends with "Hook", a paraplegic; Amy, a blind computer whiz; and Heather, who is deaf. Together they face the challenge of a motorcycle trip to Algonquin Park. For junior and senior high readers. c1988.The dark ground (The lost trilogy ; #1)
Par Gillian Cross. 2005
Robert finds himself alone and naked in the middle of thick jungle. He has no idea how he got there.…
The last thing he remembers is being in an airplane on his way back from holiday. As Robert struggles to stay alive, he slowly begins to realise he is not entirely alone. For junior and senior high readers. Followed by "The black room" (DC33237). 2005. (The lost trilogy ; 1)This deluxe volume brings all Beatrix Potter's 23 Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one book. The texts are…
complete and unabridged. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published. Each story stands alone but several are linked together by events and characters. Grades P-2. 1997.The dangerous years
Par Max Hennessy. 1978
Pursues the adventures of three former classmates as they continue their careers in the Royal Navy following the First World…
War Marriage to his lifelong sweetheart still eludes the novel's hero, Kelly Maguire, but exciting assignments in Constantinople, Russia, and China lead to other amorous encounters. Sequel to "Lion at Sea" (DC03670); followed by "Back to battle" (DC03301). Some strong language. c1978.The confidence man
Par Leon Garfield. 1978
A vengeful lover, a severed head, and a mysterious rogue lead a persecuted group of German Protestants to America by…
way of London. A swashbuckling tale of misplaced loyalties, courage, and survival. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language. 1979, c1978.The coming of the king
Par Nikolai Tolstoy. 1988
The kings of Britain have ceased their warring and are assembling their forces for the last great battle that will…
sweep the heathen back into the sea and make their country free and mighty again. Ahead of their host goes Merlin, at once child and man, poet and demi-god, travelling alone to read the runes of the heavens and the seas - a visionary epic of the Dark Ages. 1988.The convicts (Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy. #1.)
Par Iain Lawrence. 2005
After his father is hauled off to prison, Tom Tin has to survive on the mean streets of 19th century…
London. He finds, and loses, a diamond; joins a street gang; and helps a grave robber steal a corpse. When he is sentenced to seven years on a prison ship for boys, Tom decides to plan his escape. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Followed by "The cannibals". 2005.The curse of the Gloamglozer (Edge chronicles. #Bk. 4)
Par Paul Stewart. 2001
Quint, the teenage son of a sky pirate, is apprenticed to Maris's father, Linius Pallitax, the High Academe of the…
floating city of Sanctaphrax. During the day, Quint endures tedious studies, but at night, he is sent on mysterious errands. As his master becomes increasingly distraught and distant, Quint realizes that the man is involved in something terrible that may put Sanctaphrax at risk. Prequel to the Edge chronicles trilogy. Grades 5-8. 2001.The dark frigate
Par Charles Boardman Hawes. 1971
The English frigate on which Philip Marsham is training rescues 12 men from a sinking ship. Within three days, the…
rescued men have murdered the captain, seized the ship and sailed for the Caribbean in hopes of plunder and booty. Some violence. 1924 Newbery Award winner. Grades 5-8. 1971.The confusion: Volume Two of The Baroque Cycle (Baroque cycle. #2.)
Par Neal Stephenson. 2004
1689. Jack Shaftoe, criminal mastermind, recovers his memory in Algiers, evades galley slavery, and joins a quest for the lost…
treasure of a Spanish pirate. Meanwhile, Eliza, secret agent and former prisoner in a Turkish harem, is captured by a privateer while trying to escape to England with her baby. She must then navigate the intrigues of the court of Louis XIV, which are less lethal than those of the Inquisition by only a small margin. Sequel to "Quicksilver" (DC26645). 2004. (Baroque cycle ; 2)The crystal drop
Par Monica Hughes. 1992
Drought and the hole in the sky have destroyed Megan and Ian's world. They are alone now, except for an…
uncle who lives far away. Together they embark on the journey to find him, travelling through a dangerous world with one souvenir from home -- the crystal drop, a promise of water. For Junior high readers. 1992.The city of Ember (The city Of Ember Ser. #1)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2003
A city planned to survive for two hundred years, now in year 241, suffers shortages - and a secret message-bearing…
box is missing. Independent-thinking twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina exchange obligatory jobs and make a discovery that could change their known world. Bestseller. Grades 5-8. 2003.The conduct of Major Maxim
Par Gavin Lyall. 1982
Major Harry Maxim, SAS-trained and still mourning the loss of his wife to a terrorist bomb, is asked to help…
Corporal Blagg, on the run from his battalion in Germany. 1982.The clan of the cave bear (Earth's children ; #1)
Par Jean M Auel. 1981
Ayla is adopted by a group of Neanderthals 25,000 years ago. At first she inspires surprise, then wariness and finally…
acceptance by the clan. Ayla is cared for by the medicine woman, but makes an enemy of the group's leader, who will do anything to destroy her. Descriptions of sex. Followed by "The Valley of horses" (DC29722). 1981. (Earth's children ; 1)The Club Dumas
Par Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Sonia Soto. 1996
The authentication of a handwritten chapter of Dumas's The Three Musketeers embroils rare-book hunter Lucas Corso in a literary intrigue.…
The chapter's owner is found hanged, but was the death suicide or homicide? The beautiful widow has her own interest in rare books. Corso goes from Madrid to Paris to figure it out. 1996. Uniform title: Club Dumas.The Colossus rises (Seven wonders. #1)
Par Peter Lerangis. 2013
Jack McKinley is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he is going to die. He…
needs to find the seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to cure him. The loculi are relics from a lost civilization that has not been seen in thousands of years. And in order to find them, Jack will have to travel to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. For grades 5-8 and older readers. Followed by “Lost in Babylon”. 2013.The Commodore: a novel of the sea
Par Jan De Hartog. 1986
The book of Boy
Par Catherine Murdock. 2018
In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his…
way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2019 Newbery Honor Book Medal. 2018.