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The given day: A Novel
Par Dennis Lehane. 2008
Boston, early twentieth century. Policeman Danny Coughlin goes undercover to infiltrate Bolsheviks and anarchists who are recruiting immigrants and workers…
to cause civil strife. Soon Danny sympathizes with their plight, befriending his family's Irish maid and an African American fugitive. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008.The grab
Par Maria Katzenbach. 1977
The golden sabre
Par Jon Cleary. 1981
Romantic adventure in the violent days following the Russian Revolution. An American oil engineer becomes a moving target after he…
kills a Russian general for attempting to rape a lovely governess. The engineer, the governess, and her two charges flee across Russia in a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, pursued by a murderous dwarf on horseback. Some strong language. 1981.The glitter dome
Par Joseph Wambaugh. 1981
A look at life inside the Los Angeles Police Department focuses on two veteran detectives who are assigned to the…
hard-to-crack murder case of a movie producer in Hollywood. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1981.The golden compass (His dark materials. #1.)
Par Philip Pullman. 1995
A tale set in Victorian England on an alternate Earth. Young Lyra Belacqua and her daemon enjoy an idyllic life…
among the scholars at Jordan College. Then her friend Roger and other children are abducted by the Gobblers. Venturing north in pursuit, Lyra encounters an alien and sinister world. Descriptions of violence. For Junior and senior high readers. 1995. (His dark materials ; 1) Uniform title: Northern lightsThe 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 golden straw: a novel
Par Catherine Cookson. 1993
The gift of a golden straw hat influences the destiny of Emily Pearson, her children and grandchildren, in this portrait…
of English life from late Victorian times to the middle of the 20th century. 1993.The grass is singing (Paladin Bks.)
Par Doris Lessing. 1989
Set in Rhodesia, this is the story of Dick, a failed white farmer and his wife, Mary, dependent and disappointed.…
Both are trapped by poverty, and in the heat of the brick and tin house, hemmed in by the bush, Mary finds herself seeking solace in the arms of the houseboy. 1989.The great Gilly Hopkins
Par Katherine Paterson. 1979
Galadriel, named out of Tolkien, is a tough, clever, angry 11-year-old and victor of many a foster home and despair…
of the social services lady! This time she meets her match. Newbery Honor book. Grades 5-8. 1979.The great escape
Par Paul Brickhill. 2000
The Great Escape tells how more than six hundred men in a German prisoner of war camp worked together to…
achieve an extraordinary break-out. Every night for a year they dug tunnels, and those who weren't digging forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons and tailored German uniforms and civilian clothes to wear once they had escaped. All of this was conducted under the very noses of their prison guards. When the right night came, the actual escape itself was timed to the split second - but of course, not everything went according to plan... 2000.The girl she used to be
Par David Cristofano. 2009
After 20 years in the Witness Protection Program and eight aliases, Melody Grace McCartney hardly knows who she is. On…
the run since she and her parents stumbled on a gruesome murder by mobster Tony Bovaro when she was six, Grace saw her parents killed 12 years later, and is being relocated again. But then Tony's son, Jonathan, tracks her down to present an alternative: protection from his family, and a life of more safety and freedom than she has ever known. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2009.The Giver
Par Lois Lowry. 1993
Jonas's world is perfect - every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve he is…
singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life, and now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. Winner of the Newbery Award. Grades 5-8. 1993.The granny project
Par Anne Fine. 1983
To the four children, Ivan, Sophie, Tanya and Nicholas, Granny is a bit of a dotty old lady - sometimes…
demanding, sometimes a nuisance and often annoying - but as much a part of their lives as the shambly house or the whirring washing machine. So how can Natasha, their eccentric Russian mother, and Henry, their amenable father, decide to put her in a Home? The children devise a way to make their parents change their minds! Grades 4-7. 1983.The goddess affair
Par Lillian O'Donnell. 1996
Private investigator Gwenn Ramadge is hired to find out who is robbing guests on a cruise ship. While on board…
she meets Minerva Aldrich, who (along with her sisters) inherited her late mother's prestigious dress company, Goddess Designs. When terminally ill Minerva is found dead in the pool, Ramadge's investigation expands to murder. 1996.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 golden age: a novel
Par Gore Vidal. 2000
Fictional coverage of the American cultural and political scene from 1939, when the U.S. debated entering World War II, until…
1954 after the Korean War. Caroline Sanford, producer-actress and Washington newspaper publisher, and her journalist nephew provide insider views on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's and Harry Truman's terms of office. Bestseller. 2000.The glass virgin
Par Catherine Cookson. 1970
The story opens the day before Anabella's 7th birthday, against a setting of the north-east of England during the Industrial…
Revolution, and continues through early womanhood, her first love and her discovery of the contrast between the wealth she enjoys and the poverty all around. 1970.The good terrorist
Par Doris May Lessing. 1985
Alison sees herself as a committed revolutionary. When she isn't busy making curtains for her "squat" she likes to be…
on the battlefront: picketing, being bound over and, best of all, spray-painting slogans. But she fails to see the dangers under her own roof: the dabbling with explosive, ill-formed objectives and the disregard of consequences. 1985.The go-between (Essential. Penguin Ser.)
Par L. P Hartley. 1953
Leo, now in his sixties, looks back to the summer of 1900, when as a young boy he stayed at…
a house in Norfolk. There he has his first glimpse of the passions and intrigue of adulthood which changed his life irrevocably. 1953.The girls of slender means
Par Muriel Spark. 1966
This is London 1945, when all nice people are poor. The author sets us down among the girls of good…
family but slender means as they fight it out, from their Kensington hostel to the last clothing coupon until this light-hearted period in their lives descends into horror and tragedy. 1966.