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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
Tale of two cities
Par Charles Dickens. 2005
A story of the French Revolution set in London and Paris. Sydney Carton sacrifices his life on the guillotine for…
the happiness of Lucie Manette, the French girl he loves. 2005, c1859.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.The Candymakers and the great chocolate chase (The Candymakers. #1.)
Par Wendy Mass. 2017
Logan, Miles, Philip, and Daisy embark on a tour to promote the winning candy bar and experience an adventurous journey…
full of hidden treasures, secret worlds, and candy. Sequel to "The Candymakers". Grades 2-4. 2017.The boys in the boat: nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Olympics
Par Daniel Brown. 2013
Traces the story of an American rowing team from the University of Washington that defeated elite rivals at Hitler's 1936…
Berlin Olympics, sharing the experiences of their enigmatic coach, a visionary boat builder, and a homeless teen rower. Bestseller. 2013.The carpetbaggers
Par Harold Robbins. 1961
Jonas Cord coveted his father's fame, fortune, even his young, beautiful wife. When his father died, Jonas swore to possess…
them all. But Rina Marlow was the celebrated screen goddess no man could master. She consumed her lovers on the fiery rack of her burning desires. Rina and Jonas took Hollywood, the airplane industry, America itself by storm. They brawled, lusted, and carved out an empire, blazoned in banner headlines and their enemies' blood--only to learn that money and power, revenge and renown were not enough. The higher they soared, the more their ambition demanded, and the darker and deadlier their fiery passions grew. 2007, c1961.The castaways (Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy. #3.)
Par Iain Lawrence. 2007
Bad luck continues to follow Tom Tin and his mates as they find themselves aboard a formerly abandoned ship, are…
taught to be sailors by two black-hearted castaways they rescue, and sail to a Caribbean island where they make important new friends and enemies. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The cannibals". 2007.The cannibals (Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy. #2.)
Par Iain Lawrence. 2006
Tom Tin and his friend Midgely - with assorted juvenile criminals - escape the ship taking them to serve their…
terms in Australia and head for a Pacific island, forgetting Tom's father's warnings about headhunters and cannibals. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The convicts", followed by "The castaways". 2006.The children of men
Par P. D James. 1992
In 2021, infertility has spread like a plague, and no babies have been born for a quarter of a century…
anywhere in the inhabited world. The old are driven to despair and suicide, the young are beautiful, violent, and cruel, and the middle-aged try to sustain normality under the rule of the Warden of England. When Theo Faron, an Oxford historian, meets a women who is one of a group challenging the regime, he is drawn into unimaginable horrors. 1992.The century
Par Peter Jennings, Todd Brewster. 1998
Researched and compiled by the staff of ABC News, this chronicle of the twentieth century charts changes in popular attitudes…
in the United States and describes key events in other countries as they affected the American worldview. Personal interviews and a series of story-filled essays provide a "coherent picture of a remarkable time." Bestseller. 1998.The chain of destiny
Par Betty Neels. 1989
Suzannah Lightfoot was alone in the world, when Guy Bowers-Bentinck came to her rescue. "He's so tiresome and ill-tempered and…
impatient and he must hate the sight of me", Suzannah reflected as fate kept throwing them together. It was because of this she wasn't prepared to join the queue of females wanting to marry him, wasn't it? 1989.The castle of adventure
Par Enid Blyton. 2008
Philip, Dinah, Jack and Lucy-Ann discovered an old castle on the hill, but it is difficult to reach - and…
there is a mystery about it. Who is signalling at night from the tower? And why are the local people afraid to go to the castle? Grades 4-7. Originally published 1946. 2008.The casual vacancy
Par J. K. Rowling. 2012
In his early forties, councilman Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly of an aneurysm. The casual vacancy he leaves on the parish…
council has a huge effect on the remaining people in the town of Pagford. Bestseller. 2012.The case for Christ: a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus
Par Lee Strobel. 1998
Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, the author cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates who are recognized…
authorities in their own fields. He challenges them with questions like: How reliable is the New Testament? Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible? Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event? It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure. 1998.The Carrie diaries (Carrie Diaries #1)
Par Candace Bushnell. 2010
Tells the story of Manhattan columnist Carrie Bradshaw's high school years, her relationships with her peers, and how she became…
a writer. Prequel to "Sex in the City". Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For Senior High and older readers. c2010.The Castle Corona
Par Sharon Creech. 2007
The buccaneers (High seas trilogy. #3.)
Par Iain Lawrence. 2002
In the eighteenth century sixteen-year-old John Spencer sails from England in his schooner, the Dragon, to the Caribbean, where he…
and the crew encounter pirates, fierce storms, fever, and a strange man who some fear may be cursed. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The smugglers". 2002.The body
Par Stephen King. 1984