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Par 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 Philip Roth. 2006
An aging advertising man confronts the loneliness of growing old, regrets his philandering and other faults, and ponders his failing…
sexual and physical self. He reviews his life chronologically and feels sorry for hurting those he loved, including his estranged sons and three ex-wives. Strong language. Bestseller. 2006Par 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 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 Françoise Sagan. 2001
Cécile begins her seventeenth summer happily in a villa on the Mediterranean, flirting with her handsome neighbor Cyril. The complications…
occur when her father, who already has his young mistress with them, invites Anne, a friend of his deceased wife, to visit. 1955Par 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 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 Keith Brooke. 2006
Flint, a truebred human, becomes separated from his sister, Amber, at a market festival where genetically impure "mutts" are auctioned.…
Flint believes their abusive father sold Amber to the mutt trade and ventures into the wildlands to find her. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006Par William Faulkner. 1951
Eight years after the events in Sanctuary (RC 49007, BR 12478), African American nursemaid Nancy is sentenced to death for…
the murder of Temple Drake's youngest child. In an attempt to gain a pardon for Nancy, Temple implicates herself in the crime. Strong language. 1950Par Jean M Auel. 1982
Ice Age heroine Ayla leaves her adoptive family, from The Clan of the Cave Bear (BR 16674), and sets out…
alone. She reaches the Valley of Horses, where she rescues a young man and struggles with her growing attraction to him. Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 1982Par Jess Walter. 2005
Spokane, Washington; 1980. Vince Camden is working as a baker in the Witness Protection Program and debating whether to vote…
for Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan. When another gangster recognizes him, Vince heads to New York to make amends with the mob. Strong language and violencePar John Updike. 2006
Fatherless eighteen-year-old Ahmad--half Irish, half Egyptian--has been under the influence of imam Shaikh Rashid since he was eleven. Ahmad's Jewish…
guidance counselor in his inner-city New Jersey high school offers help, but Ahmad agrees to commit violence for his religious beliefs. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2006Par Jon Courtenay Grimwood. 2005
Ashraf Bey, chief of detectives in El Iskandryia, Ottoman North Africa, investigates a series of brutal murders seemingly linked to…
wealthy industrialist Hamzah Effendi--the father of Zara, the girl he should have married. Sequel to Pashazade (BR 16404). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Par Jean M Auel. 1985
Ice Age Europe. Eighteen-year-old Ayla, ostracized by the "flathead" clan that reared her, allies with the mammoth-hunting Mamutoi. Attended by…
her lover, Jondalar, Ayla gradually wins acceptance through her powers as a healer. Sequel to The Valley of Horses (BR 16780). Explicit descriptions of sex. 1985Par Chris Bohjalian. 2007
Twenty-six-year-old Laurel Estabrook has worked in a Burlington, Vermont, homeless shelter since surviving a brutal attack six years ago. When…
resident Bobbie Crocker dies, Laurel finds his photographs of musical jazz greats and investigates Bobbie's past. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2007Par Catherine Fisher. 2006
Avebury, England. While his younger sister Chloe lies in a coma after a riding accident, talented teen Rob works at…
a secret archaeological dig. There he encounters a centuries-old shapeshifting Druid called Vetch, who promises to help retrieve Chloe from her imprisonment. For grades 6-9. 2005Par John Updike. 1981
1979. Forty-six-year-old car dealer Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom lives in comfortable affluence with his wife and mother-in-law in Brewer, Pennsylvania. But…
his son's return and unresolved issues about sex and death threaten Rabbit's contentment. Sequel to Rabbit Redux (BR 10982). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Pulitzer Prize. 1981Par Liz Williams. 2004
Martian Matriarchy elders send warrior Dreams-of-War to Earth to protect Lunae, a genetically engineered girl who can manipulate time. Perceiving…
the child as a threat, rival clan leader Elaki orders her niece Yskatarina to kill Lunae and destroy the Matriarchy's power. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004Par Andrea White. 2005
By 2083 a deteriorating American civilization is dominated by "reality" television programs. Five fourteen-year-olds reenact Scott's 1910 failed expedition to…
the South Pole as contestants on the Historical Survivor series. They overcome obstacles with the covert help of a Department of Entertainment employee. For junior and senior high readers. 2005