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In the small river town of La Luna, Louisiana, Calla Lily Ponder bursts into being, a force of nature as…
luminous as the flower she is named for. Under the loving light of the Moon Lady, the feminine force that will guide and protect her throughout her life, Calla enjoys a blissful childhood - until it is tragically cut short. From her mother, Calla learns compassion and healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair." On the banks of the La Luna River, she discovers a sweet, succulent first love that is as enticing as the music, food, and dancing of her Louisiana home. When heartbreak hits, Calla leaves the familiarity of her hometown and heads downriver to the untamed city of New Orleans, where her destiny further unfolds. 2009.
This autobiography of the adventurous oceanographer takes him from post-World War II mining engineer days to life at sea, designing,…
diving, swimming and snorkeling in quest of knowledge about the ocean depths, and the currents and waveforms that shape the shore. c1988.
This novel tells of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. She will do anything to achieve her aim; even…
if it means telling the greatest lie, and holding to it. 2005.
Drought and the hole in the sky have destroyed Megan and Ian's world. They are alone now, except for an…
uncle who lives far away. Together they embark on the journey to find him, travelling through a dangerous world with one souvenir from home -- the crystal drop, a promise of water. For Junior high readers. 1992.
Meredith Moore is a film continuity supervisor, with a tidy and consistent life, until the day she wakes up yearning…
for a baby. She flees to London to reunite with her eccentric single mother, and becomes a Sperm Bandit, looking for donors. But in her quest to get pregnant on her own terms, she will accidentally uncover a web of secrets that will change the way she envisions both her working life and the nature of love. Some descriptions of sex, strong language. 2006.
Peter Daglish was about to become a lawyer when he saw a program about the children starving in Ethiopia. He…
took action and organized an air lift of food and medical supplies to help the children. He also went to Ethiopia to see what was happening there for himself. Years later he is still a prominent activist working to help the starving children of the world. Here he shares his experiences, and the experiences of the children he has come to know through his work. 1998.
When Arnold Landon of the Department of Museums and Antiquities discovers an important forgery, he becomes caught up in a…
murder investigation involving the secret society the Knights Templar and their fabled treasure. The mystery and murder lead him to a secluded chapel near the Scottish border. 1994.
An elderly novelist, a sick man in fear of his life, disappears. A visiting novelist, a journalist and all the…
strange people who live in the house become involved in the mystery. 1975.
It is five years since the Battle of Bosworth and Nicholas Archer, son of the Man of Keen Sight, joins…
the Yorkists in their plans to depose Henry Tudor. The action ranges from palaces to the taverns of fifteenth-century Cheapside and over to France and Flanders. Sequel to “The King’s grey mare”. 1983.
On December 7, 1917, in the heart of the World War I, two ships collided in Halifax harbour. The resulting…
explosion killed over 2,000 people and injured some 6,000 more. Macdonald presents the whole story of how the military, volunteers and ordinary citizens united to organize one of the most complex relief efforts in North American history. Descriptions of violence. 2005.
Former spy and recent widower Harry Strand has a second career as an art dealer in Houston. When client Mara…
Song contacts him about a portfolio of drawings, Harry's life changes. Then a videotape in Mara's VCR reveals that his past is not yet behind him. Some violence and some strong language. c1999.
A great Winter fell across the earth. Corum of the Silver Hand had slain the gods that Man might rule;…
the last of the Vadhagh, he had saved the race that had betrayed his own, and he had earned his rest. But it was not to be for new gods, and fiercer ones, strode the land. Corum took up the moon-coloured sword with sorrow: for to him fell the task of defeating the Fhoi Myore, the Cold Gods - who yearned for death but could not be slain! 1987.
Just before committing suicide, a Mafia lawyer tells 11-year-old Mark Sway something that the police, the FBI and the Mafia…
want to know. With a one-dollar bill, Mark retains his own lawyer, feisty Reggie Love. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1993.
The best selection of George Orwell's non-fiction available, a trove of letters, essays, reviews, and journalism. His letters to such…
luminaries as Julian Symons, Anthony Powell, Arthur Koestler, and Cyril Connolly are poignant and personal. His essays, covering everything from "English Cooking" to "Literature and Totalitarianism," are memorable, and his books reviews are among the most lucid and intelligent ever written. 1970.
In this complete collection, famous stories like "Odour of Chrysanthemums", dealing with a wife's feelings on the death of her…
drunkard miner husband stand next to lesser-known ones like "The Blind Man", where war-blinded Maurice, in harmony with nature, towers both mentally and physically above the characterless, sighted, social success Bertie. For senior high readers. 1974.
A dramatic comedy about a family divided exactly in half by a shipwreck. Each half contains one parent, one twin…
son and one twin slave. Their attempts to become reunited cause many mistaken identity mix-ups and are complicated by the father's impending execution if he does not produce a ransom. 1993.
A team of investigative journalists look at the international drug problem, with their main focus on Miami, where most of…
the currency is tainted by cocaine trafficking. They show how the lure of money has turned some police officers into dealers and even murderers. 1988.
Bronia is an extraordinary ballerina forever in the shadow of the legendary Nijinsky-- Russia's greatest dancer and her older brother.…
Overshadowed by Vaslav, plagued by a body deemed less than ideal and struggling against the constraints of her gender, Bronia will have to work triply hard to prove herself worthy. Her stunning discipline and mesmerizing talent will eventually elevate her to the highest stage in Russia: the prestigious, old-world Mariinsky Ballet. But as the First World War rages, and revolution sparks in Russia, Bronia will be forced to confront the choice between old and new; traditional and groundbreaking; safe and passionate. 2016.
Fictionalized biography of Joseph Smallwood, first premier of Newfoundland, following its incorporation into Canada on April 1, 1949. Recounts Smallwood's…
life from childhood, describing the lasting effect of his early association with Sheilagh Fielding and his rise to power at great personal cost. Canada Reads 2003. 1998.