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The fire-eaters
Par David Almond. 2009
There he was, below the bridge, half-naked and eyes blazing - with a pair of burning torches. It's Autumn and…
the winds of change are blowing for Bobby Burns. His new school is a frightening place, World War III might be imminent, and then there's the strange fire eater - a devil called McNulty. Grades 5-8. 2009.The forest laird: a tale of William Wallace (Guardians series. #1.)
Par Jack Whyte. 2011
In the pre-dawn hours of August 24, AD 1305, in London's Smithfield Prison, the outlaw William Wallace, who is to…
be executed at dawn, is visited by a Scottish priest who has come to hear his last confession. Wallace's story leads us through his many lives - as an outlaw and a fugitive, a hero and a patriot, a rebel and a kingmaker. Followed by "The renegade: a tale of Robert the Bruce". 2011, c2010.The flag captain (Richard Bolitho novels. #13.)
Par Alexander Kent. 1971
Returning home after 18 months at sea, Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself at the centre of the Great Mutiny.…
Set in 1795 as France continues to battle for supremacy of the seas. Sequel to "Enemy in sight!" (DC05590). Followed by "Signal -- close action!" (DC32994). 1971. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 13)The final unfinished voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-maturin Ser.)
Par Patrick O'Brian. 2005
An incomplete, final installment of the Aubrey/Maturin seafaring adventure series features three printed chapters and a facsimile of the manuscript,…
which includes details about Jack Aubrey's post-promotion mission to the South Africa station and a duel between Stephen Maturin and an impertinent officer. Some strong language. 2005.The Farmerettes
Par Gisela Tobien Sherman. 2015
Six girls just out of high school live together during the summer of 1943 on an Ontario farm as part…
of the Farm Services - doing the work of the men who are off fighting the war in Europe. We follow the stories of Helene, who sends her wages home to support her single mother; Peggy, a flirt with a secret she must keep; Binxie, whose rich family doesn't approve of her; Isabel, who pines for her fiance off fighting in Europe; and Jean, whose family farm has been taken over by the “farmerettes”, as they were known. Friendship, romance, hardship, and heartbreak shape their summer, all against the backdrop of the Second World War. For junior and senior high readers. 2015.The farfarers: before the Norse
Par Farley Mowat. 1998
Mowat challenges the traditional belief that the Vikings were the first to reach northern Canada. He presents the argument that…
it was the Albans, the ancient people of Britain, who first made the journey across the North Atlantic to the northern regions of Canada. He blends fiction and fact to create the story of their journey across the ocean and into an unknown land. 1998.The fallen architect: a novel
Par Charles Belfoure. 2018
Someone has to take the blame. When the Britannia Theatre's balcony collapses, killing over a dozen people, the fingers point…
at the architect. He should have known better, should have made it safer, should have done something. Douglas Layton knows the flaw wasn't in his design, but he can't fight a guilty verdict. When he is finally released from prison, he has nothing: no job, no family, nowhere to go. He needs to assume a new identity and rebuild his life. But he soon finds himself digging up the past in a way he never anticipated. If the collapse was not an accident... who caused it? And why? And what if they find out who he used to be? 2018.The family of Jesus (Life-changing Bible study series)
Par Karen Kingsbury. 2014
Offers a collection of scripturally based short story views of six of the family members of Jesus Christ, including Mary,…
Joseph, Jesus' brother James, John the Baptist, Zechariah, and Elizabeth. 2014. Joseph, the protective stepfather -- Zechariah, the knowing uncle -- John the Baptist, the chosen cousin -- Elizabeth, the faithful aunt -- James, the doubting brother -- Mary, the loving mother.The fiddler (Home to Hickory Hollow. #1.)
Par Beverly Lewis. 2012
When her car gets a flat tire, classical violin prodigy Amelia is rescued by Michael, a young Amish man. Amelia,…
who secretly fiddles in a country band, stays at Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania, for a few days before returning to the English world. But she misses the simple life. Followed by “The bridesmaid”. 2012.The fallen leaves
Par Wilkie Collins. 1994
Banished from the Christian Community at Tadmor, Illinois after a scandalous liaison, Amelius Goldenheart is sent to England with a…
letter of introduction to John Farnaby of the City of London. Upon arrival he finds his reception somewhat unwelcoming, while Farnaby tolerates him, his wife seeks answers from every visitor about the disappearance of her child, while Regina, their niece who lives with them is kept away from him. Yet after a glimpse of Regina he finds himself captivated and longs to further his relationship with her. 1994.The feather and the stone
Par Patricia Shaw, William Samples. 1992
An epic chronicle of modern Australia's turbulent birth. Sibell Delahunty takes a job as secretary companion to Charlotte Hamilton in…
the Northern Territory where the rigours of an isolated cattle station come as a tremendous shock. Her courage and endurance are to be tested to the utmost before she feels truly at home in her adopted country. 1992.The feast of July
Par H. E Bates. 1954
The end of the nineteenth century finds young Bella Ford toiling up from the coast to find the lover who…
has betrayed her. "I'll find you and some day I'll kill you", she is thinking, but instead she finds a home and happiness with a family of shoemakers. Slowly the three sons restore her flickering faith in life. Then on the high-summer day of Fifty Feasts, the past comes crashing into the present in a climax of sudden and horrible tragedy. 1954.The fiend in human: a mystery
Par John Gray. 2003
It's 1852 in London, and Edmund Whitty, dissipated tabloid correspondent, has just come up with the name Chokee Bill for…
the fiend who has been choking prostitutes with a white silk scarf. With the arrest of William Ryan for the crime, the city can breathe again, but Whitty discovers that the murders are continuing. While fighting off his creditors and his addictions, he endeavours to find the real Chokee Bill, greeted with hostility on all sides. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2003.The Fifteen Streets
Par Catherine Cookson. 1952
Mary Ellen O'Brien had lived her married life in the area known as "The Fifteen Streets", and five children later…
she accepts that she'll never leave its grim and grinding reality. She knew life would be just as hard for her children, but for John and Katie, quick, bright, loving and wanting more than the Fifteen Streets could give them, life would be particularly brutal. 1952.The Fallon blood (The fallon Ser. #Bk. 1)
Par Reagan O'Neal. 1995
Escaping brutal English overlords in the 1760s, Irishman Michael Fallon travels to Charleston, South Caroline and becomes an indentured servant.…
A dalliance with his employer's daughter leads to complications. As revolutionary war brews, Fallon must survive in a society which is turning to bloodshed. 1995.The feast of the goat
Par Edith Grossman, Mario Vargas Llosa. 2001
Urania Cabral, returning to the Dominican Republic where her father is terminally ill, recalls her youth during the brutal dictatorship…
of Rafael Trujillo. Called "the Goat" for his depravity with women, Trujillo was the reason for her forty-year estrangement from her father. Strong language and descriptions of sex, explicit descriptions of violence. 2001. Uniform title: Fiesta del Chivo.The fencing master
Par Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Margaret Jull Costa. 1998
Madrid, 1866. Don Jaime Astarloa is an honourable man of tradition who makes his living teaching fencing to wealthy students.…
But his life changes forever when a beautiful young lady enters his studio requesting advanced lessons. Don Jaime unwittingly becomes embroiled in political intrigue - and murder. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 1988. Uniform title: Maestro de esgrima.The Crowfield curse
Par Pat Walsh. 2010
It's 1347 and fifteen-year-old Will, an orphan boy, lives at Crowfield Abbey. Sent into the forest to gather wood, he…
rescues instead, a creature from a trap - a hob, who shares with Will a terrible secret. Somewhere in the forest behind the abbey where he lives, is a grave. And buried deep in the snow is an angel. But how can an angel die? What has it to do with the monks of the Abbey? When two hooded strangers arrive at Crowfield asking questions about the angel's grave, Will is drawn into a world of dangerous Old Magic. Grades 4-7. 2010.The Condesa of M: A Novel
Par George H Szanto. 2001
The tale of an eighteenth-century ranch-owning Mexican noblewoman who was feared and revered by many people. A woman of beauty,…
intelligence, remarkable intuition, and an uncompromising sense of justice, her beloved husband dies unexpectedly during a session of passionate lovemaking. He comes back as an otherworldly presence to watch over her, give her practical advice and take note from his new vantage point of how those around his wife and three daughters conduct themselves. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2001.The dig
Par John Preston. 2008
In the long hot summer of 1939, Britain is preparing for war. But on a riverside farm in Suffolk there…
is excitement of another kind: Mrs Petty, the widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds against a background of mounting national anxiety, it becomes clear though that this is no ordinary find, and pretty soon the discovery leads to all kinds of jealousies and tensions. 2008.