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The widow of the south
Par Robert Hicks. 2005
1864. Carrie McGavock's Tennessee plantation becomes a Confederate hospital. Caring for wounded sergeant Zachariah Cashwell rejuvenates Carrie, who is mourning…
her children's deaths. Decades later, before 1,500 graves can be plowed for farmland, Carrie has the soldiers reburied in her backyard--then Zachariah returns. Some strong language. 2005Passport diaries: A Novel
Par Tamara T Gregory. 2005
After being suspended from work for clashing with her boss more than once, African American attorney Kia Carson from L.A.…
takes a European vacation alone. In Greece she bumps into colleague Drew Crokos, who's visiting relatives, and they fall in love. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005The warrior's path: A Novel (Sacketts Ser. #3)
Par Louis L'Amour. 2001
1630. When Yance Sackett's sister-in-law and another young woman are kidnapped by Indians, Yance and his brother Kin traverse the…
Warrior's Path from the Carolinas to Massachusetts Bay colony. Once the captives are rescued, Kin sails to Jamaica to find the culprits among pirates, cutthroats, and ruthless "businessmen." 1980The two minute rule
Par Robert Crais. 2006
After serving ten years in prison, forty-six-year-old bank robber Max Holman is released on parole only to discover his estranged…
son--an LAPD policeman--has been murdered. Max contacts ex-FBI agent Katherine Pollard--the very agent who arrested him--to help him find his son's killers. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2006Pashazade: the first arabesk (Arabesk Ser.)
Par Jon Courtenay Grimwood. 2005
After escaping from prison, ZeeZee flies to Ottoman North Africa and assumes the identity of Pashazade Ashraf al-Mansur. Suspected of…
murdering a woman claiming to be his aunt, Ashraf searches for the real killer and his own true heritage. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2001Blue moon (Orca soundings)
Par Marilyn Halvorson. 2004
Seventeen-year-old Bobbie Jo buys a blue roan mare and tries to train her to be a champion barrel racer. Neighbor…
and classmate Cole McCall helps coach the horse, but he proves to be a big distraction. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. For senior high readers. 2004The daybreakers: A Novel (Sacketts, The)
Par Louis L'Amour. 1960
1860s. Young brothers Orrin and Tyrel Sackett leave Tennessee bound for the frontier town of Santa Fe, New Mexico. But…
before Orrin and Tyrel can settle down, they must bring law and order to the Wild West. Orrin becomes a marshal while Tyrel rules without a badge. 1960Ride the river: A Novel (Sacketts Ser. #5)
Par Louis L'Amour. 1983
1840s. Sixteen-year-old Echo, youngest of the Sackett line, travels from Tennessee to Philadelphia to claim her inheritance. When lawyer James…
White tries to swindle her, Echo flees town with the money. James's thugs and Dorian Chantry, a man sent to protect Echo, pursue her. 1983Outbound flight (Star Wars)
Par Timothy Zahn. 2006
Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth heads an ambitious intergalactic expedition to the Unknown Regions. Fearing C'baoth's hidden agenda and the involvement…
of the Sith, the Jedi Council orders Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan learner, Anakin Skywalker, to join the ill-fated mission. Companion to Survivor's Quest (RC 57972, BR 15500). Bestseller. 2006La petite fille aux nuages noirs
Par Kitty Sewell. 2011
" Des paysages grandioses de l'Himalaya à la nouvelle Lhassa ressuscitée dans le Colorado, des monastères tibétains dévastés par l'invasion…
chinoise aux somptueux sommets du Ladakh indien, un roman palpitant qui allie aventure au bout du monde, trahison amoureuse et douloureuse quête d'identité. À Vancouver, Daniel, pilote d'hélicoptère, est inquiet pour sa fille Rosie. Tourmentée par le récent divorce de ses parents, celle-ci fait des cauchemars dans lesquels son père court un terrible danger. Alors qu'il essaie tant bien que mal de la rassurer et de lui redonner un équilibre, Daniel, qui se croyait orphelin, reçoit une incroyable nouvelle : son père est bien vivant et le réclame à son côté. Au chevet du vieil homme, Daniel se voit confier une mission qui le conduira aux portes du lointain Tibet, à la recherche d'un mystérieux bouddha d'or très convoité. Au coeur d'un voyage aussi fascinant que périlleux, Daniel va prendre tous les risques pour accomplir son destin et découvrir enfin le secret de ses origines... " -- 4e de couvLa chica que vivió dos veces
Par David Lagercrantz. 2019
Lisbeth Salander has sold her Stockholm apartment and gone offline. At long last she has her primal enemy--her twin sister,…
Camilla--squarely in her sights. But journalist Mikael Blomkvist needs her help unraveling the identity of a man who died with Blomkvist's phone number in his pocket. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2019Men against the sea
Par Charles Nordhoff. 2003
1789. Following the Mutiny on the Bounty (BR 8669), Captain Bligh and eighteen loyal men are set adrift in the…
South Pacific on a twenty-three-foot open launch. Alone on uncharted waters, the crew struggles to survive the 3,600-mile voyage to the Dutch colony of Timor in the East Indies. 1933Pitcairn's Island
Par Charles Nordhoff. 1934
South Pacific, 1790s-1800s. Fletcher Christian, his fellow H.M.S. Bounty mutineers, and their Polynesian wives flee Tahiti for Pitcairn's Island. Living…
undiscovered for eighteen years, they establish a primitive but thriving settlement until a bitter struggle for vengeance shatters the peace. Sequel to Men against the Sea (BR 15979). 1934The Egyptologist: a novel
Par Arthur Phillips. 2004
1922. Staking his reputation and fiancée's fortune, obsessive Egyptologist Ralph Trilipush excavates King Atum-hadu's tomb. Mystery and discovery unfold through…
Ralph's journal entries and the correspondences of Australian detective Harold Ferrell, who investigates Ralph's possible connection to a series of murders. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004The tall stranger: A Novel
Par Louis L'Amour. 1957
Though Rock Bannon saves a wagon train of easterners from an Indian attack, they refuse to heed his advice and…
instead follow fast-talking Morton Harper, who secretly lusts for land and beautiful Sharon Crockett. When Mort's evil intentions come to light, it's once again up to Rock to help. 1957Reflex (Jumper #2)
Par Steven Gould. 2004
A mysterious organization kidnaps National Security Agency operative Davy Rice to use his teleportation powers. Davy's wife, Millie, searches frantically…
for him with her own newfound teleporting skills. Sequel to Jumper (DB 37465, BR 9548). Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2004The hot kid: a novel
Par Elmore Leonard. 2005
Oklahoma, 1930s. Young U.S. marshal Carlos "Carl" Webster loves chasing felons and savors the publicity. While searching for rich-boy-gone-bad Jack…
Belmont, Carl falls for gun moll Louly Brown. Hack writer Tony Antonelli tags along looking for new material. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005Norman Tuttle on the last frontier: a novel in stories
Par Tom Bodett. 2004
Fifteen short episodes follow Alaskan teen Norman Tuttle from age thirteen to almost sixteen. Living in a small town Norman…
has adventures fishing, falling in love, and being grounded by his parents. For junior and senior high readers. 2004Le mystère des jumelles Barnes (Collection Zèbre)
Par Carole Tremblay. 2011
" Mauvaise nouvelle : Arnaud ne rejoindra pas ses cousins pour les traditionnelles vacances estivales, laissant Victor au milieu d'une…
horde de filles. La situation ne pourrait être pire, à moins que l'adolescent ne s'initie au geocaching, sorte de chasse au trésor moderne. Parti à l'aventure, Victor tombe sur un message crypté, en lien avec la légende des jumelles Barnes; une sombre histoire du XIXe siècle qui raconte le meurtre non élucidé d'une petite fille, et d'un pacte de sang avec une créature diabolique. Or, Victor ne tarde pas à récolter des indices sur un prochain sacrifice et à découvrir l'identité de la victime. Sa soeur en danger, il devra tout mettre en oeuvre pour briser cette malédiction et révéler son mystère. " -- 4e de couvLes mille automnes de Jacob de Zoet
Par David Mitchell. 2012
" Japon, 1799. Dejima, près de Nagasaki, sert de port dattache à la Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes orientales. Jacob de…
Zoet, un jeune clerc ambitieux qui y est envoyé pour redresser les finances troubles de la Compagnie, est vite désemparé devant la corruption ambiante et létrangeté des moeurs. Il croit trouver refuge auprès dOrito, une Japonaise au visage partiellement brûlé. Mais Orito est enlevée puis emprisonnée dans le mystérieux temple Shiranui, où labbé Enomoto garde captives douze femmes dont il a fait ses esclaves. Uzaemon, linterprète de Jacob, lui aussi épris dOrito, partira à la recherche de la jeune femme avec une bande de samouraïs. Navigateur solitaire, Jacob de Zoet sera pris au coeur dun océan houleux où les humains ne sont, en surface, que des pièces sur un jeu de go. " -- 4e de couv