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Award-winning author of more than fifty westerns describes growing up in west Texas and choosing not to follow in the…
footsteps of his ranch-foreman father. Kelton recalls his time as a World War II soldier, meeting his wife in Austria, and his writing career. 2007.
Three black women from one neighbourhood take different paths to better themselves. It's in her small Virginia hometown where Zakia…
experiences the success she's always wanted - and the change that threatens it. For her friend Nikki, this close-knit village inspires a new life where a younger man and unexpected conflicts test her mettle. And for young LaKishsa - fresh from the hood - here is where she grapples with her past and plans her future. 2007.
Returning to his hometown of Salvation after 15 years, homicide detective Rusty Joplin is elected sheriff, despite the opposition of…
wealthy Randall Ryder. After examining the horse-dragged body of Ryder's daughter Carla--sister of Rusty's old flame Elena--Rusty finds evidence of foul play. But as this baffling investigation heats up, so does Rusty's smoldering attraction for Elena. 2007.
Jack St. Bride was a popular teacher and soccer coach at a girls' prep school when he was falsely accused…
of statutory rape. Released after eight months behind bars, he arrives in Salem Falls hoping to start fresh. He lands a job washing dishes at the local diner and even falls in love with the owner, Addie. But then a spoiled local girl accuses Jack of assault, forcing his past into the open and turning the town against him. 2007.
A best-selling, Latin-American author living in Vermont, Alma stays behind when her husband travels to the Dominican Republic to help…
fight AIDS. She needs the time to work on her latest book, but she has terrible writer's block. Soon, her focus is diverted to an entirely new story, that of the early 19th-century anti-smallpox expedition of Dr. Francisco Balmis. Accompanying Dr. Balmis was Doña Isabel, who cared for the orphan boys serving as living carriers of the smallpox vaccine. It is the narrative of the courageous Doña Isabel that provides hope and inspiration when Alma's husband is taken captive. 2006.
Through 12 expressive and haunting short stories, Lincoln explores the lives of an African American community in the South. Each…
of the families survives loss and disappointment, and through growth and change discovers its place in society. 2003.
Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother who take opposite sides in the War for Independence, and…
fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah Bishop struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness. Junior and Senior High. 1996.
Harvard-educated businessman Conrad Browning hires his estranged father, gunslinger Frank Morgan, to find the saboteur of the railroad spur construction…
in New Mexico Territory. Frank, knowing Conrad still blames him for his mother’s death, also hopes to reconcile their strained relationship. 2006.
Le lapin et le cochon sont de bons amis même s'ils sont fort différents. Un jour, une querelle éclate et…
ils décident de ne plus jouer ensemble. Ils tentent alors de démontrer qu’ils n’ont pas besoin l’un de l’autre pour s’amuser. Ils s''obstinent et rouspètent, mais ils réalisent vite qu’ils ont beaucoup plus de plaisir à deux! Années M-2. c2011. Titre uniforme: Without you.
The town of Sanctuary is controlled by a fanatical reverend and a vicious rancher. Considering the circumstances, few men stop…
in Sanctuary longer than it takes to get their boots dusty. Then one day, a hard-drinking, gun-toting preacher named Mordecai steps off the train. Mordecai brings a new morality for the townsfolk and clashes with everything they know. His message angers the ruling elite, but Mordecai intends to stay until he's heard--loud and clear. 2005.
Lancelot's lovely teacher, Miss Mirabelle, is in big trouble. She's told a giant whopper and unless she can come up…
with a brilliant plan, she's going to look very, very silly. Can Lancelot help this damsel in distress? Grades 2-4. 2007. Uniform title: Country pancake
As domestic-policy advisor Samantha Joyce works on Senator Robert Gary's latest health-care-related bill, she finds herself attracted to Aaron Driver,…
a speechwriter for John Bramen, a powerful senator with questionable ethics. A misdirected, racy personal e-mail, a critical newspaper story, and political and personal betrayal follow. Written by the daughter of former vice-president Al Gore. Some strong language. 2004.
A biography of one of British Columbia's foremost architects. During his active career from 1890-1929, he designed and oversaw the…
building of many homes in Victoria and Vancouver, many of which are in use today. 1985.
The Canadian Pacific Railway owes its existence to Fleming, an engineer, who promoted the idea of a transcontinental railway. He…
was also responsible for the 24-hour time-zone based on the Greenwich meridian. Grades 5-8. 1980. (The Canadians)
Sheila Brary's spirit is nearly crushed by the rigours of nursing school, the demands of intimidating instructors, the deceit of…
a senior surgeon, and the death of one of her patients. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Snow apples" (DC06983). 1987.
The homesteaders who streamed to the Canadian West from 1880 to 1914 tell their own story of harshness, isolation, and…
back-breaking toil. Conveys a strong, sympathetic sense of the land and the people who settled in the Prairies. 1974.