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Wicked lovely (Wicked Lovely Ser.)
Par Melissa Marr. 2007
Seventeen-year-old Aislinn and her grandmother are fey--they can see faeries, who are nasty folk. Keenan, the Summer King, wants Aislinn…
to be his queen and takes human form to woo her. But Aislinn prefers fellow student Seth and resists joining Keenan. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2007Further chronicles of Avonlea (Children's Continuous Ser.)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1920
Anne of Green Gables lives near Avonlea, a town on the seaside hills of Prince Edward Island. In this second…
volume of stories about Anne's neighbors, a girl risks losing her mother to find her long-lost father, and a ghost leads a woman to her dream. For grades 5-8. 1920Murder on K Street: a Capital crimes novel (Capital Crimes Ser. #Vol. 23)
Par Margaret Truman. 2007
U.S. senator Lyle Simmons discovers his wife Jeannette murdered in their Washington, D.C., mansion. Retired assistant U.S. attorney Phil Rotondi,…
who once dated Jeannette and who has been Lyle's friend since college, helps him. As police investigate the politician's dealings, additional deaths occur. Some violence and some strong language. 2007Restitution
Par Lee Vance. 2007
Wall Street businessman Peter Tyler becomes the main suspect after his wife is murdered during a home robbery. Tyler flees…
and searches for his friend, Russian business tycoon Andrei Zhilina, who might help Tyler clear his name. Strong language. 2007The Winter Knights (The edge Chronicles Ser. #Bk. 8)
Par Paul Stewart. 2005
Quint finally begins his training at the Knights Academy, and Maris adjusts to life in Undertown. But snow storms and…
ice blizzards threaten the very existence of Sanctaphrax, while ancient feuds pose a danger of another kind. Sequel to Freeglader (BR 16782). For grades 6-9. 2005Talking to the enemy: stories
Par Avner Mandelman. 2005
Nine stories about the Israeli experience. In "Terror" a father beats the son who fails to stand up for his…
five-year-old brother, thus instilling the precept that, right or wrong, family comes first, even before justice or fear. Strong language and some violence. Sophie Brody Medal. 2005Salmon fishing in the Yemen
Par Paul Torday. 2007
When Sheikh Muhammad ibn Zaidi offers to finance the introduction of salmon into Yemen, British politicians eagerly enlist fisheries scientist…
Dr. Alfred Jones. Alfred, working closely with affianced land agent Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, finds his life upturned by the improbable project, which unfolds through transcripts and correspondences. 2007The last cattle drive: a novel
Par Robert Day. 2007
Mid-twentieth century. To avoid trucking charges, cattleman Spangler Tukle attempts to drive 250 steers over highways, parking lots, and cloverleafs…
to the Kansas City stockyards. Aiding him are his wife Opal, aging ranch hand Jed, schoolteacher Leo, and Leo's persistent girlfriend Heather. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1977Saving the griffin
Par Kristin Wolden Nitz. 2007
On a family trip to Italy, Americans Kate and her younger brother Michael encounter a lost baby griffin in a…
garden. They vow to help the griffin return to his home, but keeping his existence a secret proves difficult. For grades 3-6. 2007Patches and scratches (Simply Sarah Ser. #3)
Par Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. 2007
Sarah's friend Peter wants a pet dog but his grandmother doesn't. Sarah tries to interest Peter in other pets, and…
then comes up with an idea to make both Peter and Granny Belle want the same animal. For grades 2-4. 2007Girl at sea
Par Maureen Johnson. 2007
Seventeen-year-old Clio resents having to spend the summer with her divorced dad, who is searching for sunken treasure near Italy--especially…
when her father's archaeologist girlfriend is along. But Clio meets a cute Yale student and has a chance to dive for artifacts. For senior high readers. 2007Chronicles of Avonlea (Avonlea Ser. #No. 3)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1993
Twelve stories about residents of Prince Edward Island, home to Anne Shirley and Green Gables farm. Includes the tales of…
Old Lady Lloyd's deep secret and the fifteen-year courtship of shy Theodora Dix. Companion to the Anne of Green Gables series. For grades 5-8. 1912Lawn boy
Par Gary Paulsen. 2007
A twelve-year-old boy decides to put his unusual birthday gift--his late grandfather's riding mower--to use by cutting his neighbors' lawns…
for money. Soon business is booming and he has his own employees, his own stockbroker, and sponsorship of a prizefighter. For grades 5-8. 2007The dowry: a novel of Ireland
Par Walter Keady. 2006
Ireland, 1946. Kieran McDermott considers moving to England to earn money to buy his father's farm and marry Brideen Conway.…
Meanwhile, Brideen conspires to trade dowries among her eager-to-wed friends. Father Donovan, who secretly loves Brideen, has his own schemes. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006Horseplay: a novel
Par Judy Reene Singer. 2004
Thirty-three-year-old New York teacher Judy Van Brunt leaves both job and cheating husband to work on a North Carolina horse…
farm. Judy finds fulfillment in grooming the animals; enjoys roommates Lenni, Diana, and Patty; and has a brush with romance. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004Strays
Par Ronald Koertge. 2007
After his parents are killed in a car accident, sixteen-year-old Ted moves into a foster home with two other boys…
and transfers to an inner-city school. Ted, whose parents were pet-store owners, can talk to animals but gradually learns to relate to humans. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2007Runaround
Par Helen Hemphill. 2007
Kentucky, 1960s. Although an avid reader of romance magazines, eleven-year-old Sassy is unsure how to attract a handsome neighborhood teen…
to be her first boyfriend. Then she discovers that her pretty older sister Lula has been flirting with him, too. Uncontracted braille. For grades 6-9. 2007Recipes for a perfect marriage: a novel
Par Morag Prunty. 2006
Two months after her wedding, New York food writer Tressa fears that her husband, Dan, may not be the love…
of her life. Plagued by uncertainty, Tressa finds comfort in the journals and recipes of her Irish grandmother, Bernadine, who had the perfect marriage--or so Tressa thought. Includes recipes. 2006Light a penny candle
Par Maeve Binchy. 1983
From the time in 1940 when shy, ten-year-old Elizabeth White is evacuated from wartime London and plunged into a large…
and contentious family in the Irish village of Kilgarret, she and Aisling O'Connor are destined to be the best of friends. This novel follows their lives together and apart over the decades. 1983Beyond reach (Grant County Ser. #Bk. 6)
Par Karin Slaughter. 2007
Detective Lena Adams, last seen in Faithless (BR 16326), spends her vacation checking on her drug-addicted uncle Hank. When Lena…
is wrongly arrested for murder, her police-chief boss Jeffrey Tolliver and his medical-examiner wife Sara Linton help solve the bigotry-filled mystery. Violence and strong language. 2007