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In the final months of World War II in Europe Private Will Hope, an eighteen-year-old draftee, is rushed into battle…
as a replacement. Beginning in a gun crew, he is later absorbed into a mine platoon that doubles as a rifle platoon. From France to Austria, Hope learns how to be a combat soldier and, more importantly, how to be a survivor. Realistic battle scenes. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1985.
Merrie Lee and Warren Spencer, forced by the recession to rent out their New York penthouse and move into an…
inherited house in North Carolina, find it hard to adjust to small-town life. Merrie Lee finds it even harder when she is asked to believe that a prominent citizen died of a sprained ankle. Her curiosity is then excited by a mysterious note that reads "Stop meddling," and by a few more suspicious deaths. Some strong language. 1992.
Princess Alchflaed of Bernicia, whose father is the rival of King Perda of Merci, schemes to marry Penda's son in…
hopes of maintaining a truce. Set in 17th century Britain. Sequel to "Queen of the lightning" (DC05359). Strong language, descriptions of violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 1986.
Dual biographies of playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005) and actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962). Traces the couple's disparate family backgrounds and 1956…
marriage. Describes Monroe's role as Miller's muse but posits that her psychological problems and feelings of inadequacy led to their divorce after five years. Some descriptions of sex. 2009.
In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given the opportunity to observe the admissions…
process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation's most elite colleges. Some strong language. 2002.
The narrator of this novel is a professional ghostwriter. Accustomed to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities, he…
jumps at the chance to ghost the memoirs of Britain's former prime minister, especially as it means flying to the American resort of Martha's Vineyard in the middle of winter and finishing the book in the seclusion of a luxurious house. But it doesn't take him long to realise he has made a terrible mistake. His predecessor on the project died in circumstances that were distinctly suspicious, and the ex-prime minister turns out to be a man with secrets in his past that are returning to haunt him - secrets with the power to kill. 2007.
Journalist recounts the 1990 robbery of Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in which two crooks posing as policemen nabbed art…
worth $500 million, including five Degas paintings, three Rembrandts, and a Vermeer. Traces the investigation of art detective Harold Smith and explores case links to mobsters and the IRA. Strong language. 2009.
A pirate story unfolds when a 12-year-old boy is shanghaied and made to search for buried treasure - all because…
the villainous captain thinks that a boy born at the stroke of midnight ought to have the power to see a ghost. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007, c1965.
It is 1850, and the lives of the Ojibwe have returned to a familiar rhythm. The satisfying routines of Omakayas's…
days are interrupted by a surprise visit from a group of desperate and mysterious people. The chimookomanag, or white people, want Omakayas and her people to leave their island in Lake Superior and move farther west. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "The Birchbark House" (DC21985). c2005.
In the third volume of "The gap" series, the deadly struggle against the Amnion aliens is set on Thanatos Minor,…
an infamous bootleg shipyard. Sequel to "The gap into vision" (DC30766). 1993. (The gap ; 3)
Morn Hyland, rescued from one space pirate by another who had plans to exploit her, is forced to re-assess her…
whole life stance in the face of the growing certainty of the real truth about the UMPC and the alien Amnion. Sequel to "The gap into conflict" (DC30767). Followed by "The gap into power" (DC30765). 1994. (The gap ; 2)
Crossing the Gap - faster-than-light travel - has become commonplace throughout explored space, and all of it is controlled by…
a single corporation. The story starts small, with a simple case of ore piracy, focusing on three individuals. Angus, a pirate and murderer, Morn, a brilliant young woman, and Nick, a star captain. Through their lives an entire world begins to unfold - a world of politics and betrayal, extraordinary developments, and a shadow alien presence. Followed by "The gap into vision" (DC30766). 1994. (The gap ; 1)
This book features the church of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura in Rome as its subject. The author takes readers on…
a journey through time and space, beginning with the modern church and the community that uses it. She discusses the history, theology, art history and technology, hagiography, folklore and iconography expressed in this 7th century building. 2000.
Jolted out of her complacency by death, grief over lost love, and guilt over her aging mother, Iris leaves her…
Saskatchewan farm to find her niece Lannie. She hopes that Lannie, who is now in famine-stricken Ethiopia, will hold the key to self-understanding. 1998.
The fifth volume of "The gap" series reveals the swift fury of the Amnion when they are threatened not only…
by the Trumpet crew, but also by exposure by the Director Warden Dios. Sequel to "The gap into madness : chaos and order" (DC30763). 1999. (Gap ; 5)
In this fourth volume of "The gap" series, the crew of the Trumpet continue their vital and dangerous fight against…
the plans of the Amnion to overthrow all Earth-bred life. Sequel to "The gap into power : a dark and hungry God arises" (DC30765). Followed by "The gap into ruin : this day all Gods die" (DC30764). 1994. (Gap ; 4)
Fred Fairly, a serious young physics don at Cambridge, falls in love with Daisy, a nurse. Dilemmas arise: tradition versus…
modernity; passion versus reason; selflessness versus self-preservation. Includes strong language. 1990.