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Harley's ninth
Par Cat Bauer. 2007
For sixteen-year-old Harley Columba, October 9th is a momentous day, featuring her opening in a New York City gallery, a…
fight and reconciliation with her newly found father, and the arrival of her period five days late. Sequel to Harley...(BR 13382). Some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2007The warrior's apprentice (Vorkosigan Ser.)
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 2001
Born of royal lineage on Barrayar, Miles Vorkosigan tries to join the military, but he is rejected because of his…
stunted growth and brittle bones. Then a visit to his grandmother on Beta Colony changes everything. Some violence. 1986Car trouble: a novel
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2005
Seventeen-year-old computer nerd Duffy Pringle is heading for work in California when his car breaks down. Finding another job ferrying…
a vintage Chevy, Duff is accompanied by hitchhiking Stu. Teenage Bonnie joins them in St. Louis, and they embark unaware that thieves are in pursuit. For senior high readers. 2005The book of everything: a novel
Par Guus Kuijer, John Nieuwenhuizen. 2006
Amsterdam, 1951. Nine-year-old Thomas wishes that he could defend his mother from his abusive, religious father. Thomas wants to be…
happy when he grows up. He receives encouragement from many sources, including an elderly neighbor and candid talks with Jesus. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2004In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur Mumby and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one…
of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system. For grades 6-9. 2006Shards of honor
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 2000
While attacking an outpost planet, Barrayaran lord Aral Vorkosigan captures Betan astrocartographer Cordelia Naismith and holds her prisoner. They rely…
on each other to survive a trek across dangerous terrain, sparking a relationship that shares the struggles of culture and politics between their two worlds. 1986The killer's tears
Par Anne-Laure Bondoux. 2006
When on-the-run criminal Angel Allegria arrives at the Poloverdos' farm in southernmost Chile, he murders the parents but spares their…
child Paolo. Angel's paternal bond with Paolo is challenged by Luis Secunda, a well-educated man who moves in nearby. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. Batchelder Honor. 2003Howard who?: stories
Par Howard Waldrop. 1986
Twelve short stories. In "Heirs of the Perisphere" a robot dog, duck, and rodent spontaneously animated in a long-abandoned cartoon…
automaton factory find a world much different from their own. Also includes the Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning "The Ugly Chickens" and "Horror, We Got." 1986Borders of infinity
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 1989
Billy Pilgrim, adrift in time, randomly revisits past and present manifestations: senile widower stalked by an assassin, hopeful young newlywed,…
giraffe on the planet Tralfamadore--where time is an illusion--and, most crucially, American POW during the firebombing of Dresden in World War II. Strong language. 1969We didn't mean to go to sea (Swallows And Amazons Ser.)
Par Arthur Ransome. 1994
While on board a yacht, John, Roger, Susan, and Titty Walker--who have only rowed dinghies--find themselves adrift in the fog,…
heading out to the North Sea. John takes charge when a gale blows them toward Holland. Sequel to Pigeon Post (DB 35331, BR 17525). For grades 4-7. 1937Dear Emma
Par Johanna Hurwitz. 2002
New York City, 1910. Eighth-grader Dossi, a Russian Jewish immigrant, writes to her Vermont friend Emma, whom she met on…
a Fresh Air Fund vacation, as told in Faraway Summer (BR 11930). Dossi describes her new brother-in-law, the diphtheria epidemic, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. For grades 5-8. 2002Missee Lee: the Swallows and Amazons in the China Seas (Swallows And Amazons Ser.)
Par Arthur Ransome. 2001
The Walker and Blackett children and Uncle Jim are shipwrecked during their voyage around the world. Cast ashore on the…
China coast, they become captives of Miss Lee, a Chinese pirate's daughter. Sequel to The Big Six (DB 32695, BR 17528). For grades 4-7. 1941A dog for life
Par L. S Matthews. 2006
John Hawkins, his older brother Tom, and their dog Mouse can read one another's thoughts. But that doesn't help when…
Tom becomes seriously ill and his mother plans to take Mouse to the pound. Instead John and Mouse run away. For grades 4-7. 2006Coot club (Swallows and Amazons)
Par Arthur Ransome. 1990
Dorothea and Dick, Tom Dodgeon, Port and Starboard, and other friends form the Bird Protection Society or "Coot Club." When…
a group of rude holiday boaters disturbs one of the coot's nests, trouble begins. Calamitous boat collisions, frantic chases, and near drownings ensue. For grades 4-713 little blue envelopes (13 Little Blue Envelopes Ser. #1)
Par Maureen Johnson. 2005
Timid seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her recently deceased favorite aunt that send Ginny from New…
Jersey on a scavenger hunt across Europe. Along the way Ginny meets new people, finds love, and has adventures that transform her life. For senior high readers. 2005Star in the storm
Par Joan Hiatt Harlow. 2000
1912. Twelve-year-old Maggie's Newfoundland dog, Sirius, is a valued member of her family. But all non-sheepherding dogs are outlawed, so…
Maggie hides Sirius. When a steamship founders during a storm, Maggie must decide whether to send Sirius to rescue passengers or keep him safely hidden. For grades 3-6. 2000Diplomatic immunity (The vorkosigan Saga)
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 2002
Diplomatic troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan interrupts his honeymoon with Ekaterin to solve a crisis at the Graf Station in Quaddiespace. The…
suspicious impoundment of a trade fleet quickly escalates into kidnapping and murder and threatens war. Sequel to A Civil Campaign (BR 17543). 2002Anything but ordinary
Par Valerie Hobbs. 2007
New Jersey social misfits Bernie and Winifred have been best friends since eighth grade. Bernie abandons the idea of college…
after his mother dies, while Winifred attends a university in California. Even after Bernie follows her, they both realize they have to forge separate identities. For senior high readers. 2007Pictures of Hollis Woods
Par Patricia Reilly Giff. 2002
A troublesome foster child, Hollis loves to draw pictures on paper and in her mind. Her favorite is one in…
which she fits in--with a father, mother, brother, and herself. Now Hollis lives with an artist, but still longs for the summer family that wanted to keep her. For grades 5-8. 2002