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The virtues of war: a novel of Alexander the Great
Par Steven Pressfield. 2004
Alexander of Macedonia relates the story of his battles and passions to his young brother-in-law, Itanes, as his weary army…
readies to invade India. The king reflects on his illustrious father, Philip, and his homeland, as well as his conquest of the known world. Violence and strong language. 2004Flip
Par David Lubar. 2003
Eighth-grader Taylor and her twin brother, Ryan, are complete opposites. So when trouble-making Ryan discovers mysterious alien disks that enable…
him to become legends from the past--Babe Ruth, Albert Einstein, and others--Taylor tries to keep him out of trouble. For grades 5-8. 2003The singing fire: a novel
Par Lilian Nattel. 2004
Nineteenth-century London. Young Jewish runaway Nehama is tricked into prostitution shortly after arriving from Poland. She eventually escapes and helps…
pregnant refugee Emilia, who gives birth then disappears. Nehama adopts the newborn as both women struggle to build their lives. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004Strangers
Par Gardner R Dozois. 1978
On the planet Weinunnach, graphic artist Joseph Farber lives uneasily in a colony of Earthmen among the native Cian. One…
night he ventures from the enclave and meets Liraun, a humanoid Cian, and falls in love. Fundamental differences between their alien cultures complicate their blossoming romance. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1978Baker Towers: A Novel
Par Jennifer Haigh. 2005
Post-World War II. After their father's sudden death, the five Novak children struggle to survive in the coal-mining town of…
Bakerton, Pennsylvania. All eventually leave to pursue their dreams--but the girls return. 2005The full Matilda: a novel
Par David Haynes. 2004
For generations Matilda Housewright's African American family has served the elite of Washington, D.C. When Matilda's father dies in the…
1940s, her brother Martin takes up catering. Unmarried Matilda lives as behind-the-scenes director, guiding Martin and his ill-behaved sons and grandsons to redefine the family legacy. Some strong language. 2004Evidence of things unseen: a novel
Par Marianne Wiggins. 2003
Ray "Fos" Foster returns to Tennessee after WWI and begins married life with his wife, Opal. Eventually Fos lands a…
job building the atomic bomb. When he and Opal succumb to radiation poisoning, their adopted son tries to decipher clues about their past. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003Silver bells: a holiday tale
Par Luanne Rice. 2004
Widowed Canadian farmer Christopher Byrne journeys to New York City every December to sell Christmas trees. Last year his teenaged…
son stayed on to pursue a photography career. Manhattan librarian Catherine Tierney buys her trees from Chris and looks out for the boy. Love is soon in the air. 2004Absent friends
Par S. J Rozan. 2004
New York City. Fire captain James McCaffery died a hero on September 11, 2001. When journalist Harry Randall uncovers a…
link between McCaffery and organized crime, he winds up dead. Randall's lover, Laura Stone, digs into the fireman's past to learn the truth. Strong language. 2004The prince of Beverly Hills
Par Stuart Woods. 2004
Beverly Hills cop Rick Barron saves movie star Clete Barrow from unwanted publicity after a deadly traffic accident. This good…
deed lands Barron a security position at Barrow's studio. The cop squires around actors and starlets and soon gets involved with gangster Bugsy Siegel. Violence and strong language. 2004Carolina courage (The holts, An American Dynasty Ser. #Vol. 3)
Par Dana Fuller Ross. 1990
1890s. Dr. Janessa Holt Lawrence and her husband travel to North Carolina Cherokee country to fight yellow fever and learn…
the truth about her heritage. Meanwhile, Sam and Annie Brentwood move to Hawaii to start a sugar plantation. Sequel to Oklahoma Pride (BR 8223). Some violence. 1990Rockville Pike: a suburban comedy of manners
Par Susan Coll. 2005
Suburban Maryland soccer mom Jane Kramer has problems: her marriage is crumbling, her teenage son has turned "goth," and the…
family furniture store is bankrupt. Jane finds solace visiting F. Scott Fitzgerald's grave and in scrapbooking. But a weekend alone forces Jane to reevaluate her life. Some strong language. 2005Much ado about Jessie Kaplan
Par Paula Marantz Cohen. 2004
New Jersey housewife Carla Goodman worries about her family as she prepares for her daughter's bar mitzvah, contends with her…
son's hyperactivity, and sympathizes with her husband's lackluster medical practice. Worse, her mother Jessie believes she's the reincarnation of Shakespeare's girlfriend, the "dark lady" of the sonnets. 2004A blessed event
Par Jean Reynolds Page. 2004
Darla Stevens, infertile, asks friend Joanne to carry husband Cal's child. More than four months pregnant, Joanne is left comatose…
after a bizarre car crash. Darla fights to save the baby and uncovers heartwrenching revelations about the accident and Cal's feelings for Joanne. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 2004A Sterkarm kiss (Sequel to The Sterkarm Handshake)
Par Susan Price. 2004
Andrea Mitchell from The Sterkarm Handshake (DB 51934) returns to sixteenth-century Great Britain in the Time Tube. Her lover Per…
marries into a rival clan, rekindling a civil war. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2003The things we do for love
Par Kristin Hannah. 2004
After suffering the loss of her child and the end of her marriage, Angie Malone returns to her hometown to…
help her family's floundering restaurant business. She befriends a troubled teenager facing an unexpected pregnancy and gives love a second chance. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2004Ghost riders: a novel (Ballad Ser. #No. 7)
Par Sharyn McCrumb. 2003
The Civil War reverberates throughout several interwoven storylines. In the 1860s, Malinda Blalock, disguised as a boy, accompanies her husband…
to war. Meanwhile, North Carolina congressman Zebulon Vance postpones politics to raise a militia. Decades later, battle reenactors encounter ghosts of Union and Confederate soldiers. Some violence. 2003A boy no more
Par Harry Mazer. 2004
After his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Adam, his mother, and sister are evacuated to California.…
Adam deals with his feelings about the war, Japanese internment camps, and his own identity. Sequel to Boy at War (RC 52594, BR 13647). For grades 6-9. 2004B for Buster
Par Iain Lawrence. 2004
Sixteen-year-old Canadian "Kak" lies about his age to join the air force in 1943. He becomes part of a crew…
flying deadly bombing raids over Germany and fears for his life. Bert, an ex-pilot who trains homing pigeons to accompany the planes, comforts Kak. For senior high readers. 2004Alien in a bottle
Par Kathy Mackel. 2004
Eighth-grader Sean Winger feels destined to be a glassblower but his parents strongly disapprove. His stargazer classmate Olivia Ricci assists…
him. So does an odd assortment of extraterrestrials Sean came to know after discovering two of them in a glass bottle in the ocean. For grades 5-8. 2004