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The mouse on the mile
Par Stephen King. 1996
In the second installment of a serial novel, elderly Paul Edgecombe continues his tale of death row in 1932. A…
mouse that has befriended a condemned man angers a hard-nosed guard, and a new inmate stirs up trouble from day one. Strong language and violence. Sequel to The Two Dead Girls (BR 10648). BestsellerMirror dance
Par Lois Bujold. 1994
In this sequel to Brothers in Arms (BR 10666), Miles Vorkosigan discovers that his clone-brother and rival, Mark, has impersonated…
Admiral Naismith and led a raid on planet Jackson's Whole. When the mission goes awry, Miles is killed and put in cryogenic suspension. Mark revives his brother's body, then falls victim to an old foeCetaganda
Par Lois Bujold. 1996
While Miles Vorkosigan and his dim-witted cousin Ivan are on a diplomatic mission to the Cetaganda Empire, the Cetagandan empress…
dies. After another mysterious death, Miles investigates and is drawn into a treacherous game of court politics and romance in an alien landThe bad death of Eduard Delacroix
Par Stephen King. 1996
In the fourth installment of a serial novel, inmate John Coffey again proves his miraculous healing powers to death-row supervisor…
Paul Edgecombe, this time by coming to the rescue of Mr. Jingles, the mouse. Meanwhile, Edgecombe plots to get rid of a cruel guard. Sequel to Coffey's Hands (BR 10650). Strong language and violence. BestsellerCoffey on the mile
Par Stephen King. 1996
The final installment of a serial novel. At 104, former death-row supervisor Paul Edgecombe finishes telling the story of huge…
inmate John Coffey, little mouse Mr. Jingles, and the other characters introduced in the first five parts. Sequel to Night Journey (BR 10652). Violence and strong language. BestsellerRandom acts of senseless violence
Par Jack Womack. 1993
The diary of twelve-year-old Lola Hart records the crises of her deteriorating family life in a crumbling, futuristic New York…
City. When misfortune forces her family to move to the poor and violent Upper East Side, Lola takes to the mean streets with the Death Angels, a girls' gang. Some strong languageBrothers in arms: a Vorkosigan adventure
Par Lois Bujold. 1989
Just as he is lamenting the peace that has idled his Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet, Miles discovers that brigands have…
stolen the Dendarii payroll. The fact that he himself has been cloned presents Miles with the additional problem of unraveling his personal identities and loyalties. Violence and strong languageThe two dead girls
Par Stephen King. 1996
In this first installment of a serial novel, death-row supervisor Paul Edgecombe thinks back to 1932 when John Coffey was…
brought in for the rape and murder of nine-year-old twin girls. Prequel to The Mouse on the Mile (BR 10649). Strong language and violence. BestsellerPainted devil
Par Michael Bedard. 1994
While Alice's mother is confined to bed with a difficult pregnancy, Alice watches her little sister, Lela, and begins a…
job at the library. She is confused by the odd feelings she has about both Lela's doll and the scary devil puppet at the library. Meanwhile, Alice's secretive Aunt Emily arrives with a chilling tale about a magic show she attended twenty-eight years earlier, which she believes is about to happen again. For grades 5-8Ghost of chance
Par William Burroughs. 1991
A cautionary fantasy tale about humankind, religion, and the environment. In the 1700s, Captain Mission founds a settlement on the…
coast of Madagascar. His strict laws to protect nature classify the killing of lemurs as a capital crime. But the destruction of a mysterious stone temple discovered by Mission wrecks the future of the gentle beasts and leaves a horrible legacy. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sexThe dragon and the djinn
Par Gordon Dickson. 1996
In this sequel to The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll, (BR 10530), the Dragon Knight and his friend, Sir…
Brian, venture to the Holy Land in search of the father of Brian's betrothed. But the quest becomes a dangerous odyssey as they encounter pirates, sea giants, and the wizardly DjinnMurtagh: The world of eragon (Inheritance Cycle #5)
Par Christopher Paolini. 2023
Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set…
a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. Join Dragon Rider—and fan favorite—Murtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new enemy! "Christopher Paolini is a true rarity." — The Washington Post The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror . Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air—and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia. So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untraveled, where Murtagh and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch. A witch who is much more than she seems. In this gripping novel starring one of the most popular characters from Christopher Paolini’s blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him. Murtagh is the perfect book to enter the World of Eragon for the first time . . . or to joyfully return. Praise for Christopher Paolini: "A spellbinding fantasy writer." —The Boston Globe "A breathtaking and unheard-of success." —USA Today "Make[s] literary magic." —People * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains images from the book and Addendum materialSir callie and the dragon's roost (Sir Callie #2)
Par Esme Symes-Smith. 2023
The battle is won, but the war is far from over. In this thrilling sequel, a twelve-year-old nonbinary hopeful knight…
fights for the heart of their kingdom in a magical medieval world filled with dragons, shape-shifters, and witches. Thanks to Callie and their friends, Helston seems to be changing for the better: Boys are allowed to explore their magic, and girls are permitted to train as warriors. Callie is an official Helston page, Willow in on track to become king, and Elowen and Edwyn are finally safe and free of their father. Everything is…perfect. Except it isn’t. Not in Helston, where every step forward is accompanied by a storm of opposition. Even Queen Ewella and Sir Nick are struggling against the wave of fear and anti-magical sentiment growing daily, while the encroaching threat from across the bridge looms. Callie isn’t foolish; they notice the suspicious glances thrown Neal’s way and hear the doubtful murmurs following Willow. They know what people think about them, too. Tolerance is not the same as acceptance, and when the fragile peace finally shatters, Callie and their friends have no choice but to leave their home and run. On the other side of the bridge, old secrets are revealed and new allegiances are formed that will throw into question everything Callie thought they knew about their world. Including what it means to be a heroMysterium
Par Robert Wilson. 1994
Two Rivers, Michigan, is the site of a government facility that is conducting tests on a strange artifact found in…
Turkey in 1989. Then in the early dawn hours of a Saturday in late May, the town vanishes. The residents awake to find themselves in a town without modern technology and governed by a powerful, repressive church. Some violenceThe crystal star
Par Vonda McIntyre. 1994
While Princess Leia attempts to rescue her kidnapped children from a power-mad Empire loyalist, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo investigate…
a space-bending crystalline star that causes a disruption in the Force and adversely affects Luke's Jedi powers. And on a nearby planet, Luke and Han meet a charismatic alien with miraculous healing powers whose intentions are unclear. A Star Wars novelWrapped in a riddle
Par Sharon Heisel. 1993
While her biologist parents are off on a research trip, Miranda is staying with her grandmother (GrandAnn) in her bed-and-breakfast…
inn. GrandAnn likes riddles and Mark Twain; the rooms in her inn are named after his characters. Before long, Miranda and her new school friends have a real-life riddle to solve. Who bopped the inn's housekeeper on the head and stole letters written by Mark Twain? For grades 4-7Both sides of time
Par Caroline Cooney. 1995
Annie wants romance from her boyfriend, Sean, but he's only interested in cars. While visiting his apartment at the crumbling…
Stratton mansion, Annie wanders through the building, sad that it is to be demolished. Suddenly, she is pulled back a century to 1895 and meets Strat, young heir to the mansion. The period is romantic but not kind to women or immigrant groups, and a murder threatens Annie and her new friends. For junior and senior high readersLooking for Jamie Bridger
Par Nancy Springer. 1995
At fourteen, Jamie wants to know who her real parents are. Her question brings an unexpected and horrified response from…
her grandparents, with whom she lives. Jamie sets out to find some answers and discovers that her grandparents have a son whom they never discuss because he is gay. As Grandma begins to withdraw, Jamie becomes more determined in her search. For grades 5-8The little prince (Journeys 2014)
Par Katherine Woods, Antoine De Saint-Exupéry. 1982
The narrator's plane is forced down in the African desert, where he meets the little prince from Asteroid B-612, who…
freely shares his experiences with the fascinated pilot. For grades 3-6. 1943The dragon and the thief
Par Gillian Bradshaw. 1991
Seventeen-year-old Prahotep can't seem to get anything right. He doesn't even make a good thief! When he turns to robbing…
graves, he thinks he's breaking into an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, but it's actually the cave of Hathor, a wealthy dragon. Hathor wants to protect her fortune and to find her kin, if any survive. Prahotep agrees to help her, and together they escape up the Nile, followed by an evil magician. For grades 6-9 and older readers