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African American Miranda "Mama" Day is the matriarch of Willow Springs, an island off the South Carolina coast. Mama's great-niece…
Cocoa, who has returned from New York with her husband to visit, is overcome by magical, dark forces. Some violence and some strong language. 1988
Maritime historian chronicles the history of the United States Coast Guard from 1915 to 1987. Describes the agency's participation in…
World War I and II and the Korean War and its peacetime operations, including rescue missions and Prohibition enforcement. Provides technical details of ships and portraits of naval personalities. 1987
Seventy-year-old retired Harvard librarian Percy, widowed thirty-two years ago when his wife drowned in their pond, leases the barn that…
once served as her dance studio. After it becomes a preschool, Percy's life changes--as do the lives of those around him. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2010
After her sister's violent death, Valerie is comforted by Henry, the blacksmith's son, and Peter, an outcast woodcutter. But Valerie…
has a special bond with a deadly werewolf, who demands that she surrender. Movie tie-in. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
1863. In northwestern Georgia an unlikely alliance forms among ten-year-old Yankee drummer boy Jeremy, fourteen-year-old Confederate Charlie, and runaway slave…
Dulcie as they learn truths about the Civil War, slavery, and freedom. For grades 5-8. 2010
South Carolina, 1800s. With the help of a magical stone from Africa, thirteen-year-old slave Lillie travels back in time to…
the battle at Vicksburg to clear her late father's name and secure her family's freedom. For grades 4-7. 2011
Frank and Joe have just seen their parents off on a Caribbean cruise when small-town newspaper owner Bart Worth asks…
for their help in fighting a libel suit. Before long the boys' lives are in danger. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1935
Sixteen short stories from the beginning of the late author's career. In the title piece, an ex-con tries to win…
a Christmas lighting contest, but his nativity scene is stolen. Foreword by Dave Eggers. Some strong language. 2011
Years ago, Christian Cage's parents disappeared into what he calls "the sideways place." Now seventeen, Christian lives with his uncle…
and draws obsessively--gradually discovering that his drawings hold clues to a mystery in his town's past. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2010
Florida. A class field trip to the Everglades turns into a life-or-death situation for thirteen-year-old Sarah when she sneaks away…
to take an airboat ride with fifteen-year-old Andy. They become stranded on a tiny island and try to walk ten miles through swampland to reach civilization. For grades 5-8. 2011
1888. Twelve-year-old orphan Will Henry, apprentice to Dr. Pellinore Warthrop, a scientist who studies monsters, secretly records their efforts to…
destroy a pod of people-eating anthropophagi. Will's journal is discovered after his death at age 131. Some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2009
Soon after moving to Noble's Green, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Daniel Corrigan learns that his new friends here all have superpowers. But…
they will lose their special skills when they turn thirteen--unless Daniel can use his brain power to protect them. For grades 5-8. 2009
When an image of the Virgin Mary appears on a tree at the Jupiter, Florida, golf course where Dylan Flack…
caddies, the fifteen-year-old takes a risk to find out what he wants out of life. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2010
African American host of National Public Radio's All Things Considered examines her family and the ways they dealt with racial…
discrimination. Describes family secrets such as a white policeman's shooting of her father in post-war Alabama in 1946--an event he never disclosed to his children. Some strong language. 2010
“Todd’s novels are known for compelling plotting with a thoughtful whodunit aspect, rich characterization, evocative prose, and haunting atmosphere.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch“Readers…
who can’t get enough of [Jacqueline Winspear’s] Maisie Dobbs…are bound to be caught up in the adventures of Bess Crawford.”—New York Times Book ReviewTo great critical acclaim, author Charles Todd introduced protagonist Bess Crawford in A Duty to the Dead. The dedicated World War I nurse returns in An Impartial Witness, and finds herself in grave peril when a moral obligation makes her the inadvertent target of a killer. As hauntingly evocative as Todd’s award-winning, New York Times bestselling Ian Rutledge novels, An Impartial Witness transports readers to a dark time of war and involves us in murder, intrigue, and the fascinating affairs of a truly unforgettable cast of characters.
British twins Rich and Jade Chance rejoin their spy father to try to save a small Middle Eastern country--and the…
president of the United States--from a government coup by terrorists. Sequel to Death Run (DB 71226). For grades 6-9. 2009
After North Korea suspiciously announces it will surrender its nuclear weapons, the U.S. government sends the First Team to investigate…
the politically sensitive situation. Meanwhile, new team member Thera Majed uncovers evidence of an impending large-scale attack. Violence and strong language. 2006
Detectives Montoya and Bentz investigate the murder of Camille, an atypical novice nun. Camille's sister tells the detectives that Camille…
was pregnant with Father Frank's child. Montoya, who knew Camille and Frank from school, is baffled. Then another nun dies. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
Lia, a public face for the mechs, pretends to be the perfect daughter. But then shocking truths are revealed, forcing…
her to make a life-changing decision. Sequel to Crashed (DB 69975). Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2010
Rhode Island. After building his boat in the prequel Spartina (DB 30692), Dick Pierce focuses on the women in his…
life--his wife May, his former mistress Elsie, and his daughter Rose--and the way they interact in their small, closely connected community. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2010