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The best of times
Par Penny Vincenzi. 2009
Jonathan is a surgeon returning from a liaison with his mistress, Abi, and Georgia is an actress going to an…
audition along with her agent Linda. Toby and Barney are on their way to a stag party, Mary is going to the airport to meet her first love, farmer William watches the drama unfold across the hill, and Emma is also a surgeon. One heartbeat in time, and all their lives will be totally transformed. Descriptions of sex and violence and strong language. 2009.The assassin's curse (Blackthorn Key. #3.)
Par Kevin Sands. 2017
When Christopher Rowe's code-breaking uncovers the true target of an assassination attempt, he and his friends are ordered to Paris…
to investigate a centuries-old curse on the French throne. And when they learn an ancient treasure is promised to any assassin who succeeds, they realize the entire royal family is at stake—as well as their own lives. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2018 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People. 2017.The bamboo sword
Par Margi Preus. 2015
Japan, 1853. Yoshi is a Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai, but as part of the serving class,…
Yoshi can never become a warrior. He is taken up by Manjiro and becomes his servant and secret watchdog. Meanwhile, Commodore Matthew Perry and his USS Susquehanna squadron of steamships arrive in Edo Bay demanding "diplomatically" that Japan open its ports to foreign trade. Aboard the commodore's flagship is a cabin boy, Jack, who becomes separated from his American companions while on shore. When he and Yoshi cross paths, they set out on a grand adventure to get Jack back to his ship before he is discovered by the shogun's samurai. Grades 3-6. Companion to “Heart of a Samurai”. 2015.The Avengers assemble: the junior novelization
Par Thomas Macri. 2014
Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are faced with a foe no single person can defeat. So Fury sets out to bring…
together Earth's mightiest heroes and form the Avengers! Join Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye as they battle the Asgardian trickster known as Loki, who plans to unleash a dangerous and powerful force upon the Earth. If Loki succeeds, the world as we know it will change forever--for the worse. Can the Avengers work together and rescue mankind from this vile villain's cruel grip? Or will Loki disassemble this new team and become ruler of Earth? Grades 3-6. 2014. Uniform title: Marvel's The Avengers (Motion picture : 2012)The battle for Duncragglin
Par Andrew H Vanderwal. 2009
Twelve-year-old Alex, whose parents disappeared on a trip to Scotland many years ago, is spending the summer there. He and…
three newfound friends want to discover the secret of a sealed cave along the coast. The secret is far more powerful than anything they could have imagined, as they're catapulted back to the late 13th century to find the Scottish rebel William Wallace fighting a guerrilla-style war against the British. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. c2009.The Baltic gambit: an Alan Lewrie naval adventure (Alan Lewrie naval adventure series ; #15)
Par Dewey Lambdin. 2009
1801. Captain Alan Lewrie, newly acquitted of slave stealing, takes command of the frigate Thermopylae and heads for the Baltic.…
Lewrie hosts a Russian peace delegation and joins the Battle of Copenhagen. Sequel to "Troubled Waters". Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009.The aquanauts
Par John Lunn. 2005
Fifteen-year-old Greta travels with her brilliant father to a laboratory on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Her father has…
created a man-made black hole, but an accident with it spins her dad, along with all the other scientists, billions of years into the future, trapping in a particle of time. Three other kids live on the habitat, and, calling themselves the Aquanauts, they band together with Greta to travel through time in a frantic attempt to save their parents and themselves from being locked under the sea for eternity. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.The bachelor's wedding (Harlequin Romance)
Par Betty Neels. 1995
Araminta Smith had first met Professor Jason Lister when she was hired to look after his niece and nephew. Knowing…
that her plain but honest looks weren't about to catch her a husband, she was intrigued by the distinguished surgeon's interest in her. Since he was also a confirmed bachelor, the professor's proposal had come as an even greater surprise. A marriage between them, as he pointed out to her, would be infinitely practical - and Araminta was nothing if not practical. But then... what about love? 1995.Tenderfoot
Par Mary E Trimble. 2010
Washington State, 1980. Corrie Stephens, a divorced travel writer, is eager to learn about ranch life, but reluctant to become…
involved - it's just not worth the heartache. Rancher J McClure, on the other hand, has been alone too long. Then things get complicated with the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2009.The adventures of Miss Petitfour
Par Anne Michaels. 2015
Miss Petitfour enjoys having adventures that are just the right size - fitting into a single, magical day. She is…
an expert at baking and eating fancy iced cakes, and her favourite mode of travel is "par avion." On windy days, she takes her sixteen cats out for an airing. With the aid of her favorite tea party tablecloth as a makeshift balloon, Miss Petitfour and her charges fly over her village, having many little adventures along the way. Grades 2-4. 2015.Terror at Turtle Mountain
Par Penny Draper. 2006
It's 4:00 am, April 29, 1903, and Nathalie lies awake in her coal town at the base of Turtle Mountain,…
listening for a train - the Spokane Flyer, bringing her cousin for a visit. Instead, Nathalie hears rocks tumbling down the mountain onto the town and the railway track. As she helps search for survivors, desperate questions fill her mind: how many have died? Will the men inside the mine be safe? And will the train be stopped in time? Grades 4-7. 2006.The alien that ate my socks (Hoolie and the Hooligans. #1.)
Par Brandon Dorman. 2016
Henry and his brothers Hank and Hector are simply trying to get in all the fun they can before school…
starts, when a purple alien monster shows up and messes up their plans. Grades 3-6. 2016.That certain spark (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2010
Woman physician Taylor Bestman receives a cold welcome from the citizens of Gooding, Texas, and especially from Karl Van der…
Vort, the town blacksmith, who becomes her first patient ... against his will. Though hesitant to believe in Taylor's doctoring skills, Karl finds himself oddly protective of this surprising and determined woman. 2010.The adventures of the wishing-chair
Par Enid Blyton. 2008
Mollie and Peter have a thrilling secret. The chair in their playroom is a magic wishing chair. When they sit…
in it and wish, it grows wings and takes them on lots of exciting adventures. Grades 2-4. Originally published 1937, c2008.The Afterdark princess
Par Annie Dalton. 1992
Joe Quail is easily worried - the wrong kind of boy altogether to be a hero, but when Alice shows…
Joe the Kingdom of Afterdark and explains that someone's life is at stake, there doesn't seem to be much choice, and Joe is swept into an adventure to save the last Princess of Afterdark. Grades 2-4. 1992.Terry and the pirates
Par Julian F Thompson. 2000
Sixteen-year-old Terry stows away on a yacht that was stolen by young Mick and is sailing south. Mick is washed…
overboard during a tropical storm. Terry is rescued and held for ransom by an eccentric pirate family that is looking for buried treasure. Senior High. 2000.The adventures of Hotsy Totsy
Par Clive Cussler. 2010
Ten-year-old twins Casey and Lacey's adventures continue when they use their magical machine to turn a model speedboat into a…
life-size motorboat to enter a race in San Francisco, and catch the attention of a villain from their past. Sequel to “The adventures of Vin Fiz”. Grades 3-6. 2010.The alchemist
Par Paulo Coelho, Alan R Clarke. 1998
The story of an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a treasure. He journeys to the…
markets of Tangiers and into the Egyptian desert where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him. This story teaches us about the wisdom of listening to our hearts, reading the omens along life's path and following our dreams. Bestseller. 1998. Uniform title: Alquimista.That fatal night: the Titanic diary of Dorothy Wilton (Dear Canada)
Par Sarah Ellis. 2011
May 1912. One month after the sinking of the Titanic, twelve-year-old survivor Dorothy Wilton is expelled from school when she…
strikes another student. Dorothy's teacher encourages her to write about her experiences, hoping it will help her come to terms with them. Her diary describes the ship, a new friend Dorothy makes, and the intriguing people they observe, as well as a secret Dorothy is too traumatized to acknowledge - a secret about her own actions on that fatal night, which may have had deadly consequences. Grades 5-8. 2011. (Dear Canada)That certain yearning
Par Claudia Jameson. 1989
Diane's heart went out to vulnerable, ten year old Kirsty, but warning bells sounded in her head when she met…
Kirsty's dynamic, outspoken uncle, Nik Channing. He was determined to make her think twice about her life and her father's remarriage, and there was definitely a disturbing magnetism about him which she found hard to handle. 1989.