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England, 1919-1940. Fatherless Harry Clifton grows up in Bristol with his mother Maisie's poor family. Harry receives a scholarship to…
boarding school, where he befriends Giles, son of wealthy Hugo Barrington. But family secrets unknown to the boys create problems that last through their acceptance to Oxford. Bestseller. 2011
Father recounts the 2004 car accident that injured him and left his six-year-old son Alex in a coma. Alex describes…
waking two months later and discovering that some of his spinal injuries had healed without medical intervention--and believing that he had entered heaven and met Jesus. Bestseller. 2010
Texas governor Rick Perry, who took office in December 2000, discusses his political platform--particularly his belief that the federal government…
should cede many powers back to the states, communities, and individuals. 2010
70-77 C.E. Among the nine hundred Jews holding off the Romans at Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert, are…
four women: Yael, an assassin's daughter; Shirah, called the Witch of Moab; Shirah's warrior daughter Aziza; and Revka, a grandmother whose daughter is dead. Violence. Bestseller. 2011
Firekeeper--along with her wolf companion Blind Seer--is kidnapped because of her unique ability to speak to royal animals, which her…
captors yearn to obtain for themselves. Sequel to The Dragon of Despair (DB 73714). Some descriptions of sex. 2004
After a disease hits that turns people over sixteen into zombies, Ed and his friends are trapped at Rowhurst school.…
They fight off older students and staff and flee into London to search for survivors. Prequel to The Enemy (DB 71902). Violence. For senior high and older readers. 2010
Marysville, New York; 1968. Eighth-grader Doug, who loves baseball statistics and drawing, manages to be upbeat and honorable--despite having an…
abusive father, a brother who has been accused of robbery, and another brother who has returned from Vietnam injured. Companion to The Wednesday Wars (DB 65788). For grades 6-9. 2011
September 16, 1920. Dr. Stratham Younger, New York City police detective Jimmy Littlemore, and French scientist Colette Rousseau witness a…
bomb exploding on Wall Street. Their investigation takes them to Europe--and Sigmund Freud. Sequel to The Interpretation of Murder (DB 63107). Some violence and some strong language. 2010
Justin Cord's assassination imperils the rebellion against the incorporated movement. His logical successor, Fleet Admiral Black, doesn't want the presidency…
for herself but knows the perfect woman for the job. Sequel to The Unincorporated War (DB 71319). Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2011
PI Louis Kincaid returns to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to inspect the cold case of missing farm wife Jean Brandt. As…
Jean's violent husband is released from prison, Louis discovers that she had a child--and learns about a secret from his own past. Violence and strong language. 2008
Gunmen hold up the train that Black Ops, Inc., operative Luke Colter is on after spending his vacation providing medical…
help in the Andes. Colter escapes with the traveler they were targeting--and is shocked to discover she is supermodel Valentina. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
Back in San Francisco, twins Sophie and Josh are uncertain whom to trust--when Sophie is kidnapped by a vampire. Then…
the Magician John Dee tries to teach Josh necromancy. Sequel to The Sorceress (DB73419). For grades 6-9. 2010
London, 1813. When bachelor Lord Drake Byron's longtime housekeeper unexpectedly leaves, Anne Greenway applies for the position. Drake has doubts…
about hiring such a lovely young woman--even before he learns that she is really Sebastianne Dumont, a French spy. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
At first, Ruby Lu loves everything about third grade, especially coming home to her new dog Elvis. Then her dad…
loses his job, her teacher says Ruby Lu needs tutoring, her mom goes to work, and a man claims that Elvis is his circus dog, Thunder. For grades 2-4. 2011
Peace returns to the kingdoms of Tsaia and Lyonya, but problems continue to beset the two new kings. Mikeli of…
Tsaia is threatened by the evil Verrakaien magelords, while Kieri Phelan needs to marry and produce an heir. Sequel to Oath of Fealty (DB 70620). Some violence. 2011
1807. Jack Haines, falsely accused of cuckolding the Prince of Wales, flees England for his native Scotland, where he is…
captured by laird Carson Beal. Carson threatens to betray Jack unless he agrees to a handfasting with Carson's very unwilling niece Lizzie Beal. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2009
West Africa, 1800s. In the kingdom of Segu, the king's advisor Dousika Traore lives comfortably with his wives and children.…
Islam arriving from the East and the slave trade coming from the West influences his four sons' fates. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1987
Josh has chosen to fight alongside the Magician John Dee and Virginia Dare against Josh's own twin sister Sophie and…
the Alchemyst Nicholas Flamel. Meanwhile Machiavelli and Billy the Kid work to unleash monsters and end the human race. Sequel to The Necromancer (DB73722). For grades 6-9. 2011
Key Largo, Florida. After being kidnapped by their alcoholic father John, nine-year-old Jack and his eleven-year-old brother Sandy escape into…
a crocodile-filled mangrove swamp. Jack's knowledge of wildlife, learned from TV shows, and Sandy's practical good sense help them survive--but John tracks them down. Some violence. For grades 4-7. 2009