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In 1848, sixteen-year-old Elspet looks back on her life and describes how she came to be orphaned in Scotland, went…
to live with relatives, and emigrated with them to a rough but rewarding existence in Canada. Grades 5-8. 1997.
The message on the Al-Jazeera television network is chilling: Dr Muhammad Bashir, the mastermind behind some of al-Qaeda's most deadly…
bombings against the West, has warned of a single horrific biological attack on civilization. There is no cure for this virus, and though the White House has dismissed the broadcast as scaremongering, Denzel O'Connor, the CIA's most experienced counter-terrorism expert, knows the President is bluffing. O'Connor suspects the virus has found its way into the hands of al-Qaeda - but where are they? 2007.
The story of a lay community of mixed-up people encamped outside Imber Abbey, home of an enclosed order of nuns,…
including Dora Greenfield, an erring wife who returns to her husband, and Michael Meade, who is confronted by his homosexual former lover. Includes strong language and sex. 1958.
Clare, twelve, runs away from her mother and her mother's boyfriend, who has sexually abused her. She goes to Atlantic…
City in search of Joey, her mother's old boyfriend and the one person who seemed to really care. She doesn't find Joey, but she finds a group of homeless kids who teach her how to survive. And A.J., an old man who sells hotdogs (and is Joey's father), teaches her about trust. Some strong language. Junior high and older. 1992.
Newly elected U.S. president Jack Ryan is quickly embroiled in complex political situations with cataclysmic implications. Among them, the discovery…
of vast gold and oil resources in Siberia, which attracts the covetous attention of China, could lead to dire consequences. Some strong language. Bestseller.
Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer for the New York Times offers her essays on the beauty of organisms usually considered beastly,…
and the beastliness behind conventional icons of beauty in the natural world. Admitting she "anthropomorphizes shamelessly," she humorously discusses commonalities that humans share with other species. Topics include loving, adapting, healing, creating, and dying. Some descriptions of violence. 1995.
In 2004, Deb returned to India from New York and discovered that sweeping change had overtaken the country, due to…
the globalization of its economy, the relaxation of trade rules, and the growth in technology. Visiting the metropolises, small towns, and villages, as well as both gated suburban communities and camps for displaced peasants, Deb offers a view of the changes in landscape and urban geography, creating a narrative of the people who make up the world's second-most populous nation. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c2011.
Maggie, Vietnamese but living in the States, has returned to her country of origin in search of clues to her…
dissident father's disappearance. The aroma of noodles leads her to a makeshift pho stall, owned by Old Man Hung, who has survived decades of poverty and political upheaval. Hung once had a shop that served as a meeting place for dissident artists, and he may hold the key to both her past and her future. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2010.
A wife and her four children face the death of their husband and father and the economic hardships that will…
come to afflict their comfortable middle-class existence. At first these adjustments are somewhat comic, as schoolroom problems and adolescent love arise, but ultimately desperation threatens the hopes of each of the characters, who are all swept into the tragic downward spiral of fate. 1989. Uniform title: Bidayah wa-nihayah.
'The Bees' is a collection of poetry from the pen of Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Weaving through the book…
is its presiding spirit, the bee, symbolizing what we have left of grace in the world and what is most precious for us to protect. 2011.
American Midwest, 1950s. Narrator comes to terms with his homosexuality, having struggled from prep school through college with his self-deprecation,…
desire, and role in the gay community. Concludes with New York’s Stonewall uprising. Sequel to "A Boy’s Own Story" (DC41554); followed by "The farewell symphony" (DC41645). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1988.
On a cold spring morning in 1932, a boy and girl arrive at the small town of Argus in South…
Dakota. They have been deserted by their mother and are taking themselves to live with their aunt. Only young Mary Adare gets there; her brother Karl is a wanderer already. Their lives are to intermingle from time to time with many other colourful characters, people obsessed with sex and trashed by circumstance. Each in turn has a hand in the telling. Includes strong language. 1987.
In beautiful Old Havana, Canadian detective Mike Ellis hopes the sun and sand will help save his troubled marriage. He…
doesn’t yet know that it’s dead in the water—much like the little Cuban boy last seen begging the Canadian couple for a few pesos on the world famous Malecon. For Inspector Ricardo Ramirez, head of the Major Crimes Unit of the Cuban National Revolutionary Police, finding his prime suspect isn’t a problem—Cuban law is. He has only seventy-two hours to secure an indictment and prevent a vicious killer from leaving the island. 2012.
Over the years, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus have got through a lot together. They've faced more than their share…
of serial killers and psychopaths. But this time two very different cases may cause them to re-evaluate everything they hold dear. One case involves Gabe, the troubled boy they've taken into their home. The other is much stranger - a man is found dead in his apartment, apparently mauled by his pet tiger. There is more to each case than anyone expects. But will Decker's family distractions finally prove too much? And when the truth comes out, will Rina and Peter's family survive? Sequel to "Gun games". 2013.
Comedian Silverman's memoir that mixes showbiz moments with the more serious subject of her teenage bout with depression as well…
as stories of her childhood and adolescence. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2010.
Russia 1913. Frank Reid comes home one day to find that his wife and three children have left. The next…
day the children return, but not his wife. That is not the only curiosity in Reid’s life - a drunken bear cub gets loose in his house, and there is a break-in at his printing business. In the meantime he must find someone to care for his children. 1988.
The story of four sisters, the beautiful and wilful daughters of Lucas Beaufort, the richest man in Kansas City. Throughout…
their loves and marriages, Nina, Margaret, Sally, and Prue remain independent yet emotionally tied to one another. 1979.
Having passed her test, Sunshine's Luiseach powers are now fully awakened: she has felt spirits everywhere, heard voices, felt emotions…
- intense and sometimes overwhelming. She tries to ignore them, but it is impossible. Hoping to get her powers under control, she agrees to undergo training with her Luiseach mentor. Sunshine's training is every bit as terrifying and creepy as her test was, and along the way she meets and befriends another young Luiseach, forcing her to confront her feelings for Nolan. Though her mentor is reluctant to answer her many questions, she finally learns more about her lineage, as well as the rift that threatens the future of Luiseach and the human race - and the crucial part she has to play in repairing it. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "The haunting of Sunshine girl". 2016.
Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are faced with a foe no single person can defeat. So Fury sets out to bring…
together Earth's mightiest heroes and form the Avengers! Join Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye as they battle the Asgardian trickster known as Loki, who plans to unleash a dangerous and powerful force upon the Earth. If Loki succeeds, the world as we know it will change forever--for the worse. Can the Avengers work together and rescue mankind from this vile villain's cruel grip? Or will Loki disassemble this new team and become ruler of Earth? Grades 3-6. 2014. Uniform title: Marvel's The Avengers (Motion picture : 2012)
Anthrozoologist John Bradshaw argues that pet-keeping is nothing less than an intrinsic part of human nature. An affinity for animals…
drove our evolution and now, without animals around us, we risk losing an essential part of ourselves. 2017.