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The girls
Par Lori Lansens. 2006
Conjoined twins Rose and Ruby Darlen, born in the midst of a tornado and abandoned by their mother, are raised…
by Aunt Lovey, who refuses to see them as deformed. At age 29, Rose, the more verbal and bookish twin, begins writing their story. Rose shares her darkest memory and her deepest regret, while Ruby, the prettier, more practical twin, offers critical details, such as what prompted Rose to write their life story. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2006.The Finn bequest
Par Kim Cheshire. 1978
The discovery of flight (Inanna young feminist series)
Par Susan Glickman. 2018
Sixteen-year-old Libby is disabled by cerebral palsy. She writes a fantasy novel called The Discovery of Flight as a present…
for her sister Sophie's thirteenth birthday, in which Libby takes the form of a hawk telepathically linked to a girl who resembles Sophie. Interwoven with Libby's novel is Sophie's diary, in which she discusses the deteriorating condition of her older sister. 2018.The hangman (Good reads series)
Par Louise Penny. 2010
On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On…
his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2010.The Honk and Holler opening soon
Par Billie Letts. 1998
Caney Paxton, a Vietnam vet who has lost the use of his legs, runs a small roadside cafe in Sequoyah,…
Oklahoma. The regulars at the Honk and Holler are surprised when Caney hires first a Native American waitress and later a Vietnamese cook. The two newcomers soon bring life to the cafe's humdrum routine. 1998.The heart is a lonely hunter
Par Carson McCullers. 1967
John Singer, a deaf-mute whose only friend has been committed to an insane asylum, is forced to listen and not…
"talk." He becomes the confidant of several people, but they do not recognize his problems.The hand of Ethelberta: a comedy in chapters
Par Thomas Hardy, Tim Dolin. 1996
The brilliant adventuress Ethelberta disguises her humble origins and brings her family to London, installing them incognito in her town…
house as servants, happily exploiting the attentions of four different suitors in a plot rich in schemes. 1996, c1876.The Gunners: a novel
Par Rebecca Kauffman. 2018
The Guermantes way (In search of lost time ; #3)
Par Marcel Proust. 1920
Recollections of life in France at the time of the Dreyfus case. Sequel to "Within a budding grove" (DC31598). Followed…
by "The cities of the plain" (DC31600). 1920. (In search of lost time ; 3)The Earth (Penguin classics)
Par Émile Zola, Douglas Parmě. 1980
This novel measures the agricultural seasons against the human cycle of birth, marriage and death. Describes the harsh struggles of…
a farming community to look after their land and control their sometimes wayward society. 1980. Uniform title: Terre.The Duke's children (Palliser novels.)
Par Anthony Trollope, Hermione Lee. 1991
Plantagenet Palliser, Duke of Omnium and Prime Minister of England, attempts as a widower to launch his grown children into…
life. All three of the high-spirited children come near to breaking their father's heart. Sequel to "The Prime Minister". Sixth and last in the series of Palliser novels. 1991.The debacle: (1870-71) (Penguin classics)
Par Émile Zola, Leonard William Tancock. 1972
The story is set against the background of the political and military events that ended the reign of Napoléon III…
and the Second Empire in 1870, in particular the Franco-Prussian War, the Battle of Sedan and the Paris Commune. 1972.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 Crazy Horse Electric game
Par Chris Crutcher. 1987
A high school athlete, frustrated at being handicapped after an accident, runs away from home and is helped back to…
mental and physical health by a black benefactor and the people in a special school where he enrolls. Junior and Senior High. 1987.The custodian of paradise
Par Wayne Johnston. 2006
Sheilagh Fielding - a striking, unconventional, six-foot-three Newfoundland columnist - has holed up on the island of Loreburn after her…
mother dies. There, Fielding senses the presence of her mysterious "Provider," who has shadowed her all her life and whom she has never met face-to-face. As Fielding tells her life story and keeps her secrets, her Provider draws closer. Sequel to "The colony of unrequited dreams" (DC17664). 2006.The dark days of Hamburger Halpin
Par Josh Berk. 2010
When Will Halpin transfers from his all-deaf school into a mainstream Pennsylvania high school, he faces discrimination and bullying, but…
still manages to solve a mystery surrounding the death of a popular football player in his class. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2010.The case of the slippery soap star (Wright & Wong. #4.)
Par Melinda Metz, Laura J Burns. 2005
When his mother is accused of stealing jewelry at a charity dinner, Orville and his friend Agatha team up to…
find the real thief - and their prime suspect is a famous soap opera actor. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2005. (Wright & Wong ; 4)The case of the Nana-napper (Wright & Wong. #2.)
Par Melinda Metz, Laura J Burns. 2005
Agatha and Orville love to hang out with Nana Wong, but when they arrive at her house one day, they…
find that Agatha's fun, photo-snapping granny is nowhere to be seen. It appears that Nana Wong has been kidnapped! Luckily, Wright and Wong are on the case. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2005. (Wright & Wong mystery ; 2)The Canterbury tales: A Retelling (Recorded Books classics library)
Par Geoffrey Chaucer, Peter Ackroyd. 2011
Based on Geoffrey Chaucer's immortal work, this retelling of "The Canterbury Tales" follows a party of travelers as they tell…
stories amongst themselves about love and chivalry, saints and legends, travel and adventure. Through allegory, satire, and humour, the tales help pass the time during their journey. 2011.The castle: a new translation, based on the restored text
Par Franz Kafka. 1954
An allegory of man's struggle against an illogical bureaucracy. A land surveyor, known only as K, is constantly frustrated in…
his attempts to gain entrance into a mysterious castle, which is administered by an extraordinarily complicated and inaccessible bureaucratic hierarchy. 1969, c1926. Uniform title: Das Schloss.