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The forgotten (John Puller series. #2.)
Par David Baldacci. 2012
John Puller is called out on another case--and this time, it's close to home. His Aunt Betsy has been found…
dead in her Florida apartment, drowned in her backyard pool. The local police have ruled the death an accident, but Puller isn't so sure. Sequel to "Zero day", followed by "The escape". 2012.The force
Par Don Winslow. 2017
Denny Malone is the "King of Manhattan North," a highly decorated NYPD detective sergeant and the real leader of "Da…
Force," an elite special unit. Only a few know that Malone is a dirty cop. Now he's in a trap and must walk the thin line. Bestseller. 2017.The forgotten soldier (Pike Logan thriller. #9.)
Par Brad Taylor. 2016
For years, the extralegal counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce has worked in the shadows, anticipating and preventing attacks around…
the globe. Then a Special Forces soldier is killed on an operation in Afghanistan, and complicit in the attack is a government official of an allied nation. While the US administration wants to forget the casualty, one Taskforce member will not. When he sets out to avenge his brother's death, his actions threaten to not only expose the Taskforce's activities, but also destroy a web of alliances against a greater evil. Brought in to eliminate the risk, Pike Logan is now forced to choose between his friend and the administration he's sworn to protect, while unbeknownst to either of them, the soldier's death is only the beginning. Sequel to “The insider threat”, followed by “Ghosts of war”. 2016.The flying ship: N/a
Par Andrew Lang. 2013
The four stages of cruelty: A Novel
Par Keith Hollihan. 2010
Ditmarsh Penitentiary. An inmate named Joshua comes to Corrections Officer Kali Williams, claiming that another prisoner has drawn a comic…
book guide to the illicit underworld of Ditmarsh. The struggle to obtain the information encoded in its pages has been the cause of ever-increasing violence throughout the prison. When the artist disappears, Kali investigates. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence, explicit strong language. 2010.The fourth estate
Par Jeffrey Archer. 1997
Richard Armstrong and Keith Townsend seemed to have little in common. One was the son of an illiterate peasant, from…
the most backward corner of Europe, ravaged by a bitter war. The other was raised in a mansion on the far side of the world. But they were both prepared to risk everything to control the biggest newspaper empire in the world. Only one of them could win... 1997.The first family
Par Michael Palmer, Daniel Palmer. 2018
Cam Hilliard is, in addition to being the President's sixteen-year-old son, a chess prodigy. A year into President Hilliard's second…
term Cam inexplicably stops playing the game he loved and becomes withdrawn. The First Lady is convinced that the senior White House physician is wrong in diagnosing Cam's issue as a psychological one, and she demands that Dr. Lee Blackwood be brought on to provide a second opinion. Lee's opinion is dismissed, until Cam's spleen ruptures and it becomes obvious that something is horribly wrong. Lee informs the President and First Lady that to make a diagnosis they need to find other people with the same symptoms to conduct additional testing. From there, it's possible to identify the gene defects and correlate those to the missing enzymes. Only then can a diagnosis be made and treatment begun. For now, they must face the harsh reality that Cam's genes are producing a mutation that appears to be entirely new to science. As Lee delves into this medical mystery, he comes to believe Cam is not the first case of this presentation of an inborn error of metabolism. But when two young people Lee has found, each with exceptional gifts, are murdered, Cam's condition suddenly takes on a terrifyingly new dimension. Is someone out to murder the President's son? If so, why? As Lee searches for answers he will uncover unimaginable secrets and dark betrayals that breach the highest levels of security. 2018.The folk of the Faraway Tree (The faraway tree. #3)
Par Enid Blyton. 2007
When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep. And when they…
discover the Faraway Tree, that is the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Sequel to "The magic faraway tree". Followed by “Up the faraway tree”. Grades 4-7. Originally published 1946, 2007. (Faraway Tree ; 3)The foundling and other tales of Prydain: And Other Tales Of Prydain (Prydain chronicles. #6)
Par Lloyd Alexander. 1999
Eight tales dealing with happenings before the birth of Taran, assistant pig keeper, whose adventures in the Prydain Chronicles begin…
with “The Book of Three” (DC04224) and end with the Newbery Medal-winning “The High King” (DC10994). Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. c1999.The finest creation
Par Jean Rabe. 2004
Long ago, the Creators established the Finest Court, a race of intelligent, moral horses that names shepherds to secretly guide…
and guard the Fallen Favorites. Young Gallant-Stallion, a newly-appointed shepherd, escapes the violent massacre of the prince's wedding party, carrying away 13-year-old Meven, the new prince, and Meven's younger sister, Kalantha. Gallant-Stallion and his charges know that the assassins, directed by an evil avian mastermind, are tracking them, and embark on a series of adventures as they as they try to set things right - and stay alive. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.The first little fairy
Par Nicola Baxter. 1998
The final reckoning (Deptford mice trilogy. #3.)
Par Robin Jarvis. 1994
The ghostly spirit of Jupiter has returned, more terrifying than ever before. Bent on revenge, he smothers the world in…
an eternal winter of ice and snow. Huddled around their fires, the Deptford Mice are worried: the mystical bats have fled from the attic, and underground a new rat army is being mustered. With food short, and no sign of spring, the mice know that a desperate struggle confronts them. Few will survive. Sequel to "The Crystal Prison". Grades 5-8. 1994. (The Deptford mice trilogy ; 3)The finding
Par Nina Bawden. 1985
The Firework-maker's daughter (Arthur A Levine Novel Bks.)
Par Philip Pullman. 1999
In order to become a master maker of fireworks like her father, Lila runs away to seek royal sulphur from…
a sacred volcano. But her father did not reveal all his secrets, and only the timely arrival of her friend Chulak and his white elephant, Hamlet, saves her. Grades 3-6. 1999.The fire dragon (Dragon mage. #3.)
Par Katharine Kerr. 2001
In the year 850, Prince Maryn prepares to assume the throne. The ill-fated love affair between the prince and the…
magical Lilli comes to an end. Raena and Rhodry continue their rivalry two centuries later. Some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "The Black Raven". c2001. (Dragon mage ; 3)The fire within (The last Dragon Chronicles Ser. #1)
Par Chris D'Lacey. 2005
When college student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, he has no idea…
that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career. Grades 5-8. 2005, c2001.The folk of the air
Par Peter S Beagle. 1986
Joe Farrell becomes involved with the League for Archaic Pleasures which engages in role-playing that includes medieval battles. Things turn…
nasty when a 25-year-old witch conjures up a being that seeks to destroy Sia, the girlfriend of Joe's friend, Ben. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c1986.The foretelling
Par Alice Hoffman. 2005
Growing up the daughter of an Amazon queen who shuns her, Rain rebels against the ways of her tribe through…
her sister-like relationship with Io, and her feelings for a boy from a tribe of wanderers. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2005.The first summer year
Par Ian Kellam. 1972
The figure in the shadows (Lewis Barnavelt Ser. #Bk. 2)
Par John Bellairs. 1993
Lewis finds an old coin that he hopes will protect him against bullies. He decides to test the coin's magic…
powers, but he is not prepared for the astonishing and sinister events that follow. Sequel to "The House with a Clock in Its Walls". Grades 5-8. 1993.