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British historian uses Russian archives to describe the tactics employed by Emperor Alexander I and his advisers to draw Napoleon's…
French army into Russia in 1812 and then pursue Napoleon during his 1814 retreat to Paris. Highlights Alexander's coalition of European nations, military logistics, and support from his subjects. 2009
The murderous Razzid Wearat and his horde of vermin are on a mission to seize Redwall Abbey for themselves. Abbott…
Thibb and his Redwallers must defend their home with the help of the Long Patrol hares and the Rogue Crew of sea otters. For grades 5-8. 2011
Purgatoire, Colorado; 1893. Alcoholic Ben Cameron, a former Texas Ranger, is enlisted by the marshal of a failing mining town…
to help investigate a series of murders. Meanwhile, disfigured prostitute Amie Courtland realizes that her brother Jamie was killed in Mexico while serving with Ben. Some strong language. 2003
Blessing, North Dakota; 1904. Dr. Astrid Bjorklund returns home to minister to immigrants and Native Americans. When a measles epidemic…
hits the Red Bud Indian Reservation, Astrid works round-the-clock to save her patients--despite objections from her suitor Joshua Landsverk. 2011
Two food-blogging moms provide tips and seasonal recipes for encouraging children to eat more fresh, wholesome foods. Includes such dishes…
as breakfast panini, hearty kale-potato soup, Asian-style fish with greens, and chocolate-walnut-zucchini bread. Discusses the benefits of various vegetables and whole grains like quinoa and wheat berries. 2010
Theo Bailey, an American military intelligence specialist, urges his controversial writer mother, Sonia, not to attend a peace symposium in…
Pakistan while there is a fatwa against her. She ignores him--and, along with other attendees, is taken hostage by terrorists. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2010
After mistakenly shooting an American secret service agent, alcoholic Norwegian detective Harry Hole is, ironically, transferred to Oslo's secret service…
unit. There he gets a case with ties both to Norway's World War II Nazi activities and to its current skinhead subculture. Translated from Norwegian. Violence and strong language. 2006
Writer recounts visiting a nursing home with her therapy dog, Hannah, a Labrador retriever. Describes effects of Hannah's presence, which…
soothed residents and elicited personal accounts of life, love, and growing older. Interweaves patients' experiences with those of author's family and meditations on aging. River Teeth Literary NF Prize. 2005
British explorer Sir John Franklin and his wife Lady Jane adopt an Aboriginal girl in Australia in 1839, to prove…
civilization can triumph over barbaric influences. Years later Lady Jane's request that Charles Dickens write a play defending Franklin's reputation causes Dickens to re-examine his own unhappy marriage. 2008
Maine. Starting fifth grade in a new school is hard for Bailey--and having head lice makes it worse. Then her…
pet bird Apollo escapes, her best friend Olivia is rarely around, and her mother wants Bailey to cut her waist-length hair to fight the lice faster. For grades 3-6. 2011
L.A. deputy district attorney Rachel Knight is assigned the rape case of a teenage girl after the original investigator, her…
colleague Jake, is found dead in a motel with an underage male prostitute. Rachel uncovers connections between the sexual assault and Jake's death. Strong language and some violence. 2011
North Carolina. Former high school classmates Willa and Paxton join forces to uncover long-hidden secrets after a skeleton is found…
beneath a peach tree on the grounds of a mansion. The house once belonged to Willa's family and is being restored by the Women's Society Club, headed by Paxton. 2011
In a supposedly perfect future world, bureaucrats determine which young adults will marry in a process called the Matching. Cassia…
is delighted when she is paired with her best friend Xander. Then a different, forbidden boy appears on Cassia's datacard. For senior high and older readers. 2010
Pastry chef's introduction covers equipment, ingredients, and techniques for quality cake baking. Recipes provide step-by-step directions for preparing and storing…
moist, unadorned cakes for everyday eating using foods and flavors from around the world. Includes espresso-hazelnut bundt cake, pineapple and toasted coconut cake, and chocolate gingerbread. 2009
Ingrid exposes the quirky dynamics of her extended family full of close-knit yet strange cousins, who both help and hinder…
each other as they celebrate holidays and momentous occasions together. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2010
Archaeologist, historian, and author of The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance (DB 40011) describes the origins, growth, and campaigns…
of the Athenian navy, which dominated Greece during the fifth century BCE. Posits that using citizens to man the ships during crises fostered democracy. 2009
British historian chronicles the seventeenth-century English civil war between King Charles's Royalist Cavaliers and Oliver Cromwell's Roundhead Parliamentarians. Details the…
pillaging of towns and castles by both sides and the carnage on the battlefields that ends in Charles's beheading in 1649. 1993
Nineteen tales of terror, including works by Ramsey Campbell, Joe Hill, Michael Kelly, Stephen King, and Richard Christian Matheson. Provides…
resources and a necrology of notables who died in 2009. Strong language and some violence. 2010
Pine Island, Washington. Fourteen-year-old freshman Lexi, a former foster child, becomes wealthy Mia's best and only friend. By senior year…
Mia's popular twin brother Zach and Lexi are a couple. But bad choices made by the three teens lead to disaster for both families. Some strong language. 2011
Horticulturalist Gillman and political scientist Heberlig seek to provide an objective assessment of environmental policies. They include an overview of…
current regulations and suggest what government should do about organic foods, pesticides, fertilizers, alternative energy, genetic engineering, invasive plants, and more. 2011