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The Georges and the Jewels (Horses of Oak Valley Ranch. #1.)
Par Jane Smiley. 2014
Seventh-grader Abby Lovitt grows up on her family's California horse ranch in the 1960s, learning to train the horses her…
father sells and trying to reconcile her strict religious upbringing with her own ideas about life. Followed by "A good horse". Grades 5-8. 2014.The governess and the sheïkh (Princes of the desert.)
Par Marguerite Kaye. 2012
Dark-hearted Sheïkh Prince Jamil al-Nazarri commands his kingdom effortlessly, less so his difficult little daughter! Exasperated, he hires an English…
governess, hoping she'll instil some much-needed discipline. Lady Cassandra Armstrong is the most unconventional governess Jamil has ever seen! With her ravishing body and impulsive passion, Cassie is as innocently alluring as she is forbidden. Famous for his unshakable honour, the reticent sheïkh's resolve is about to be tested, as his feelings for Cassie are anything but honourable! 2012.The gamekeeper's lady (Rakes in disgrace.)
Par Ann Lethbridge. 2011
As an illegitimate child, the quiet-mannered Frederica Bracewell grew up as a stain upon her family's good name. But when…
she meets her uncle's new gamekeeper Robert - who also wishes to break free from a scandalous past - she finally begins to discover her worth. 2011.The girl in the gatehouse (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Julie Klassen. 2011
In an abandoned gatehouse on an old estate, Mariah Aubrey lives in seclusion. She supports herself by writing novels in…
secret - at a time when such writing is considered improper and unladylike. Soon the wealthy and ambitious Captain Bryant leases the estate and is intrigued by the beautiful girl in the gatehouse. But will he risk his plans - and his heart - for a woman shadowed by scandal? 2011.The good physician
Par Kent Harrington. 2008
Mexico City. Dr. Collin Reeves has found a semi-comfortable niche performing occasional chores for the CIA, acting as a go…
to doctor for the U.S. embassy when American tourists need medical attention, and pursuing his avocation of painting. When CIA veterans Alex Law and Butch Nickels get wind of a possible terrorist bombing plot, they use any means to extract information that might prevent it. Reeves, pressed to keep alive suspects who are being tortured, faces both a moral dilemma and personal danger. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2008.The glass palace
Par Mary Ann Gibbs. 1973
Victorian romance set in England in 1854. Treated as a poor relation rather than as an adopted daughter, Tabbie accidentally…
finds out about her true parents when she meets a wounded soldier while a nurse in the Crimean war. 1975, c1973.The girl under the olive tree
Par Leah Fleming. 2013
May 1941 and the island of Crete is invaded by paratroopers from the air. After a lengthy fight, thousands of…
British and Commonwealth soldiers are forced to take to the hills or become escaping POWs, sheltered by the Cretan villagers. Sixty years later, Lois West invites feisty Great Aunt Pen to a special eighty-fifth birthday celebration on Crete, knowing she has not been back there since the war. Penelope George is reluctant to go but is persuaded by the fact it is the 60th anniversary of the Battle. It is time for her to return and make the journey she never thought she'd dare to. On the outward voyage from Athens, she relives her experiences in the city from her early years as a trainee nurse to those last dark days stranded on the island, the last female foreigner. 2013.The Gemini contenders
Par Robert Ludlum. 1976
A small vault of documents is hidden from the Nazis at the beginning of World War II. The location of…
the vault is kept secret for thirty years, until a power struggle forces a search for it. Strong language. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1976.The giant jumperee
Par Julia Donaldson. 2017
Rabbit arrives home one day to hear a loud voice coming from inside his burrow: "I'm the Giant Jumperee and…
I'm scary as can be!" shouts the stranger. Rabbit's friends Cat, Bear, and Elephant come to help, but they're no match for the mysterious, booming voice. But who is the Giant Jumperee? Grades K-3. 2017.The great kapok tree: a tale of the Amazon rain forest
Par Lynne Cherry. 1990
When a man walks into the rain forest and begins to chop down a great kapok tree, all the different…
animals that live in the tree try to convince him of the importance of sparing their home. Grades K-3 and older readers. 1990.The gossamer cord (Daughters of England. #19.)
Par Philippa Carr. 1992
In this work of English historical romantic suspense, happy-go-lucky Dorabella dies after marrying a man from a family that has…
a rumoured reputation for blood feuds and mysterious deaths. Dorabella's twin sister, Violetta, moves in to look after her nephew and unmasks the insanity that has plagued the family for years. Sequel to "A time for silence" (DC13280). Followed by "We'll meet again". 1992. (Daughters of England ; 19)The glory boys
Par Gerald Seymour. 1976
In the early hours of the morning three Arab guerrillas make their way across northern France to Boulogne. Their mission…
is to assassinate a senior Israeli nuclear scientist, due to arrive in London in three days time. 1976.The girl with green eyes
Par Betty Neels. 1990
Lucy wasn't a bright career girl like her two sisters. All she wanted was to find a man she loved…
and settle down with him. But Mr Right seemed to be peculiarly elusive. Until the day she encountered paediatrician William Thurloe. Not that she had the faintest hope of ever attracting his interest with the glamorous Fiona as direct competition! 1990.The Giggler treatment
Par Roddy Doyle. 2000
The small furry Gigglers' favourite punishment for adults who are unfair to children is to place dog poo in their…
path. Now the Gigglers are after Mr. Mack and plan to use his family's dog, Rover (who can talk), to supply the poo. But perhaps they are making a mistake. Grades 2-4. 2000.The giraffe, and the pelly and me
Par Roald Dahl. 1985
A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team of a giraffe, a pelican,…
and a monkey. Together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true. Grades 3-6. 1985.The general (CHERUB. #10.)
Par Robert Muchamore. 2008
The world's largest urban warfare training compound stands in the desert near Las Vegas. Forty British commandos are being hunted…
by an entire American battalion. But their commander has an ace up his sleeve: he plans to smuggle in ten CHERUB agents, and fight the best war game ever. Includes violence and strong language. Junior high readers. 2008.The foundling
Par Georgette Heyer. 1948
A sheltered, disenchanted, young duke eludes his protectors and sets out to enjoy the robust life of Regency England. He…
encounters many experiences for which he had not bargained, including a serenely beautiful woman who becomes the decoy for a ruthless blackmailer. 1948.The flirt (Regency intrigue. #bk. 1.)
Par Marion Chesney. 2014
Young Elizabeth is orphaned and living with her cruel uncle. But when she tricks her way into a glamorous party…
filled with eligible bachelors to save her, things don't go as planned. 2014.The frogs wore red suspenders: rhymes
Par Jack Prelutsky. 2002
A collection of rhyming poems set in such places as Tuscaloosa, Tucumcari, and the Grand Canyon. These funny verses are…
about people and animals, often doing unusual things, like "Seven snails and seven snakes/ swam around the five Great Lakes." For grades K-3. 2002.The foreign correspondent: a novel
Par Alan Furst. 2006
In Paris, on a winter night in 1938, a murder/suicide at a discreet lovers' hotel is not romantic tragedy -…
it is the work of the OVRA, Mussolini's fascist secret police, and meant to eliminate the editor of Liberazione, a clandestine emigre newspaper. In the desperate politics of a Europe on the edge of war, a foreign correspondent is a pawn - worth surveillance, or blackmail, or murder. 2006.