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1819. Newly wed Captain Adam Bolitho is ordered to sail to Freetown, West Africa, to relay a message to an…
officer. Although it recently became illegal to trade in slaves, large profits lure many to attempt it--causing danger for Bolitho. Some violence and some strong language. 2011
After their plane crashes and strands them on an island, the fifty beauty contestants for the Miss Teen Dream Pageant…
channel their talents into surviving. But the arrival of some hot reality-television pirates adds new complications. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
1954. Eleven-year-old Michael sails from Ceylon to Great Britain to rejoin his mother. During the three-week voyage he befriends two…
other boys, and together they have adventures that lead to insights about adulthood, love, and betrayal. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Professeure d'université impliquée sans passion dans des colloques d'histoire contemporaine, Laure est mariée et mère de deux filles, dont Véra,…
l'aînée, qui organise des mouvements d'insurrection lycéens. Un jour, elle fait la rencontre de Clément, un homme de 50 ans qui s'ennuie dans la finance et se morfond dans un monde où la masculinité n'a plus sa place.
The war between Tierra and Uraba spreads. Criston Vora--still longing for his lost wife Adrea--leaves the mountains and returns to…
the sea. In the captured city of Ishalem, Soldan-Shah Omra's men discover an ancient map. At home the rivalries among Soldan-Shah's wives grow. Violence and some strong language. 2010
Commander Dan Lenson assumes command of the destroyer USS Thomas Horn and heads to the Red Sea with his mixed-gender…
crew to search for weapons of mass destruction. But in Bahrain, an al-Qaeda terrorist is plotting to attack the ship. Violence and strong language. 2004
Navy Commander Dan Lenson leads a humanitarian mission to assist the Islamic country of Ashaara, but warlord Ghedi--also called Al-Maahdi,…
"the Guided One"--attacks aid workers and villages. After a hotel bombing, Lenson and SEAL sniper Teddy Oberg track down the terrorist. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2009
In the town of Remarkable where everyone is extraordinary, Jane Doe is a lonely, average ten-year-old unable to attend Remarkable's…
School for the Remarkably Gifted. But then the mischievous Grimlet twins enroll at Jane's public school and lead her on a series of crazy adventures. For grades 3-6. 2012
1888. Naval intelligence officer Peter Wake is on leave in Florida when Cynda Saunders, a woman from his past, asks…
for help locating her fourteen-year-old son, who is missing at sea. Wake and his crew find the boy in Haiti, where they also uncover a revolutionary cadre. 2011
After failing to safeguard the Andomal, Hal and the Herons must track down thief Zavac and his pirate crew to…
retrieve their missing sacred artifact--and to redeem themselves. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012
After Victory of Eagles (DB 67482) Laurence and Temeraire are transported to the prison colony of Australia as punishment for…
their treason. They discover that the governor--Captain Bligh, formerly of the HMS Bounty--has been deposed and wants their help regaining his post. Strong language and some violence. 2010
French Indochina, 1883. Lieutenant Commander Peter Wake from the Office of Naval Intelligence sails down the Mekong River to relay…
a message from President Chester Arthur to Cambodia's king. Wake encounters pirates, opium warlords, and international intrigue. Sequel to A Different Kind of Honor (DB 75151). 2009
1806. After the events in Conquest (DB 74664) Commodore Popham sends British naval captain Thomas Kydd to South America to…
foment revolt against the Spanish. Kydd's force manages to capture Buenos Aires but the poorly supported, unauthorized scheme is thwarted by treachery. 2012
Tim falls in love with Maud when they are both in the university sailing club. They build a life together,…
but Maud's reserved nature--especially after their daughter is born--causes cracks in their relationship. When tragedy strikes, Maud leaves to sail by herself. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2017
Cuba, 1898. After the USS Maine explodes in Havana's harbor, Captain Peter Wake is drawn into the beginnings of a…
war he has predicted for twelve years. He recalls everything he did to prevent this war and is drawn into more intrigues as it begins to rage. Some violence. 2017
Once again in the good graces of the British navy after the events of Caribbee (DB 78304), Captain Thomas Kydd…
and the crew of the HMS L'Aurore are sent to Turkey to act on intelligence from the ambassador there. Renzi's freedom is threatened. Some violence and some strong language. 2014
Paris, 2018. Diégane Latyr Faye, jeune écrivain sénégalais, rencontre sa compatriote Siga D. La sulfureuse sexagénaire lui transmet «Le labyrinthe…
de l'inhumain», un livre paru en 1938 et écrit par un certain T.C. Elimane. Fasciné, Diégane part sur les traces de cet homme mystérieux. Prix Transfuge du meilleur roman de langue française 2021, prix Goncourt 2021, prix Hennessy du livre 2021.
Dans les Cévennes, l'équilibre d'une famille est bouleversé par la naissance d'un enfant handicapé. Si l'aîné de la fratrie s'attache…
profondément à ce frère différent et fragile, la cadette se révolte et le rejette. Prix Landerneau des lecteurs 2021, prix Femina 2021, prix Goncourt des lycéens 2021.
Much to the dismay of her proper parents, young Hilary Westfield escapes Miss Pimm's Finishing School for Delicate Ladies to…
join a misfit pirate crew. She and her house gargoyle embark on an unexpectedly magical, swashbuckling, plank-walking, seafaring journey of epic proportions. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2013
Captain Alan Lewrie is unhappy to be stuck on dry land recovering from wounds, so he leaps at the opportunity…
for a new commission. The Foreign Office asks Lewrie's ship to provide support for crown agents and messengers spying on Napoleon's allies along the Spanish coast. Some strong language. 2014