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Par T. H White. 1993
A boy named Arthur, king-to-be, grows up in the time of knights in armor, fair damsels, foul monsters, and evil…
witches. His tutor Merlin, the all-powerful magician, transforms Arthur into various animals as part of his schooling and prepares him for his destiny. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1938Par Sally Gunning. 2006
Cape Cod, 1761. After her husband is lost at sea, Lyddie Berry finds herself a dependent of her miserly son-in-law…
Nathan Clarke. Inspired by the words of attorney and woman's suffrage supporter James Otis, Lyddie challenges the terms of the will--and society--and attempts to live on her own. 2006Par Kristin Hannah. 2005
School librarian Joy Candellaro takes an impromptu vacation during the holidays when she learns that her ex-husband and her sister…
are having a baby. After surviving a crash landing in a remote forest, Joy encounters reclusive Daniel and his eight-year-old son Bobby--or did she imagine them? 2005Par Louise Shaffer. 2005
The Three Miss Margarets (BR 14840) are down to two with the death of Peggy Garrison. And Laurel Selene McCready,…
who was like the daughter Peggy never had, has inherited everything. When Laurel begins going through Peggy's things, she uncovers some long-hidden secrets. Some strong language. 2005Par Dee Henderson. 2006
For years Amanda Griffin has been on the run from her dead bookie boyfriend's former client, Richard Wise. When Amanda's…
sisters Marie and Tracey--who think Amanda is dead--unexpectedly become millionaires, police chief Luke Granger fears for all three women's lives and races to find Amanda before Richard does. 2006Par Rhys Bowen. 2006
New York, 1902. Private detective Molly Murphy works to exonerate police captain Daniel Sullivan of bribery charges. Molly is convinced…
he is innocent, and as her inquiry progresses she suspects Daniel's troubles are related to his investigation of the East Side Ripper, a serial killer targeting prostitutes. 2006Par Jean M Auel. 1980
After her people perish in an earthquake during the Ice Age, Cro-Magnon girl Ayla is adopted by a beetle-browed Neanderthal…
clan. Punished repeatedly for flouting taboos, teenaged Ayla eventually realizes she must leave the group and find her own kind. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 1980Par Theodore Taylor. 2005
Arizona, 1881. Young orphan Billy Bonney is persuaded to take part in his first train robbery, unaware that his cousin…
and best friend Willie Monroe is now the sheriff. Soon Billy's two-timing partners and Willie are chasing him down. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005Par Mary Renault. 1966
Greece, fourth century B.C. As actor Nikeratos rises to fame, he meets and is enchanted by Dion, a distinguished politician…
of Syracuse and pupil of Plato. When King Dionysios dies, Nikeratos watches as political turmoil erupts into violence and Dion vies for the throne. 1966Par Laura Ruby. 2006
In a wacky, futuristic New York, Gurl can't fly like most other people but she can become invisible. Her orphanage…
matron, a reclusive professor, a rat man, and a gangster, all figure in Gurl's adventures as she and her friend Bug team up on a quest. For grades 5-8. 2006Par Megan Whalen Turner. 2006
Eugenides, still known as the Thief (RC 47183, BR 11285) of Eddis, faces palace intrigue and assassins while striving to…
prove himself to the people of Attolia and their queen, his new bride. Sequel to The Queen of Attolia (RC 51067). For junior and senior high readers. 2006Par Ernest Hemingway. 1954
A group of wealthy English and American expatriates in post-World War I Europe travel from the cafes of Paris to…
the bullfights of Spain--eating and drinking, aimlessly socializing, and quarreling among themselves. The disillusioned characters reflect the war-weary lost generation of the 1920s. Some strong language. 1926Par Joanna Trollope. 2006
Londoner Russell Boyd, hoping to reconnect with his wife, is ecstatic when the last of his three children leaves home.…
Meanwhile, wife Edie suffers from empty-nest syndrome but resurrects her acting career. When Matt, Rosa, and Ben experience setbacks and return home, the parents rethink their situation. 2006Par Ronald Kidd. 2006
Tennessee, 1925. Frances is fifteen when her father hatches a publicity stunt by arresting a young bachelor high school teacher,…
John Thomas Scopes, for teaching evolution. As the trial progresses, Frances reevaluates her religious beliefs, concepts of truth, and feelings about her father. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Par Robert Newton Peck. 2004
Florida, 1933. Witnessing his grandfather's brutality six years ago left Tug Dockery unable to speak. Now, after his parents' deaths,…
the nine-year-old must go live on the grandfather's cattle ranch. Tug's beloved brother, Broda, escapes imprisonment to try to rescue Tug. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2004Par Susan Palwick. 2005
Darroti's entire family is exiled to the planet Earth after he is accused of killing a high-born woman. The clan…
is interned in a Nevada refugee camp where Darroti commits suicide. Surviving family members escape with the help of an American. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2005Par Shannon Hale. 2005
When it is decreed that Prince Steffan of Danland will choose a bride from remote Mount Eskel, Miri and all…
the village girls--including newly arrived Britta--attend a princess academy to prepare them for the potential honor. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor Book. 2005Par Philip Roth. 1998
After serving in World War II, "Swede" Levov weds Miss New Jersey, takes over the family business, and moves to…
the suburbs. His dream life unravels in the late 1960s, when daughter Meredith joins an antiwar terrorist group bent on undermining all that Swede values. Strong language. Pulitzer Prize. 1997Par Louis L'Amour. 1972
New Orleans, 1870s. Brothers Orrin and Tell Sackett investigate the decades-old disappearance of their father, who was last seen guiding…
an expedition for hidden gold. But they are tracked by a dangerous group who will do anything to keep the father's fate and the treasure's location secret. Some violence. 1972Par Jane Resh Thomas. 2005
England. Vowing revenge when her parents are executed in 1553 by the duke of Northumberland, teenaged Iris becomes a messenger,…
a spy, and a stand-in for Princess Elizabeth during the volatile political events surrounding young King Edward VI's death. For grades 6-9. 2005