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Lachlan Harriot's wife Susie has been convicted of the murder of serial killer Andrew Gow, a prisoner in her care.…
He is convinced that his wife, a respected forensic psychiatrist, is innocent, but to prove that he must laboriously trawl through her case notes, her interviews with Gow and his new wife Donna, and the press cuttings from the trial. His search soon raises more questions than it answers, including a discovery that involves violence, sexual obsession, lust and ultimate betrayal. Strong language. 2002.
Sam hates her name, even though there has been a Samantha in her family for over one hundred years. But…
when she hears about the first Samantha's secret room, she's determined to find it. Along the way, she learns something special about the second Samantha, and about herself. Grades 4-7. 1963.
Greg Banks has to give an oral report of a true story for his English class. But when he talks…
about the old camera he found last summer, his teacher, Mr. Saur, doesn't believe him and gives Greg an F. The only way Greg can get a better grade is to bring the evil camera to school and take a picture. Sequel to "The Beast From the East". Followed by "Ghost Camp". Grades 4-7. 1996. (Goosebumps ; 44)
Biography of the Burns and Allen team that was a hit on vaudeville, radio and television. Gracie's death at 59…
brought an end to the team, though at 90, George Burns was still performing. 1986.
When Vanessa Marston marries Colin Craigmore, heir to a Scottish estate, he seems like the perfect man. Once they are…
married things begin to change and he becomes a man she hardly knows. When she begins to fear for the safety of their seven-year-old son, Vanessa flees to Canada where she hopes that they will be able to hide from Colin and live in safety. Once there she must decide who she can trust and how best to stay hidden from Colin. 1998.
When lobbyist Faith Lockhart reports her boss Danny Buchanan's bribery schemes to the FBI, she interferes with a rogue CIA…
scheme. Faith and private investigator Lee Adams run for their lives when they are attacked by renegade agents. Bestseller. 1999.
The arrival of Senara at Castle Paling disrupts the life of the Landor twins. Berseba contracts smallpox and almost dies;…
Angelet marries a king's general several years her elder. Sequel to "Witch from the sea". Followed by "Lament for a lost lover". 1976. (Daughters of England ; 4)
Biography of the twentieth-century American poet - the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize - whose life mirrored her…
verses: "My candle burns at both ends; / It will not last the night; / But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-- / It gives a lovely light!" Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001.
In this sequel to "Nightjohn", Sarny is freed by Union soldiers and leaves the plantation to find her children. Discovering…
that they were sent to New Orleans to be sold, Sarny journeys there. Finding employment, she reclaims her children and continues to teach people how to read. Grades 5-8. 1997.
Chrystia Freeland details the Russian transition from communism to capitalism and the ongoing repercussions. She takes us behind the scenes…
and shows us how a handful of powerful men who came to be known as the oligarchs and the young reformers squandered a historic opportunity to build a new Russia. She argues that while their achievements were considerable, their mistakes will deform Russian society for generations to come. 2000.
Kaihla chronicles the abuse and terrors to which Rock Theriault, a self-proclaimed Moses, subjected the followers of his cult --…
two men, eight wives, and 26 children. Living in a commune, first in rural Quebec, then in Ontario's cottage country, Theriault's followers were submitted to acts of torture, even murder, while he retained the status of folk hero by the local media. Strong language, descriptions of sex, and extremely graphic descriptions of violence. 1993.
Sammy's never been what you might call lucky, but finding a dead cat on her birthday ranks right up there…
on her list of top-ten unluckiest moments. That sets off a chain of wacky events, like getting hosed down by a crazy cat lady who blames Sammy for the death of her pet, being chased through a back alley by a guy with a cleaver, and getting thrown into the ring by a cranky pro wrestler named El Gato. All because Sammy and her friend Holly are trying to find out why cats are suddenly mysteriously disappearing in Santa Martina. Some violence. Grades 5-8. 2004.
In this sequel to "Starting School with an Enemy", Sarah from Maine and her friend Christina from El Salvador welcome…
Olivia from Trinidad into their Maryland neighbourhood. All three ten-year-olds face different problems involving mistaken identity, which they help one another solve. Grades 4-7. 2000.
In the spring of 1611, London's merchants received an intriguing and wholly unexpected letter. Written by a marooned English mariner…
named William Adams, it revealed that he had been living in the unknown land of Japan for more than a decade. Seven adventurers were sent to Japan with orders to find and befriend Adams. It was believed he held the key to exploiting the opulent riches of this forbidden land. 2002.
Set in the Deep South in the early nineteenth century, this is a novel of romantic suspense with intrigue and…
comedy. Cousins Juliet and Josephine, who might be twins, separated by the Battle of Waterloo, meet again four years later, both desperate in their own way. They decide to play a childhood game of impersonation by changing places. 1971.
Paris, 2002. American journalist Julia Jarmond covers the sixtieth anniversary of the deportation of Jewish families to Auschwitz. When Julia…
discovers that her French in-laws' home was acquired from dispossessed Jews, she resolves to find out what happened to the former occupants - of whom only one, young Sarah, survived. 2008.
Agnes Day, a recent college graduate, moves to London with two former classmates and takes a job with a trade…
magazine. As she recovers from her first love affair, she struggles to find her place in the adult world by trying to control everything around her. Some strong language. Whitbread First Novel Award. 2000, c1993.
Housden traveled to Iran to meet with artists, writers, film makers and religious scholars who embody the long Iranian tradition…
of humanism, the belief in scholarship and artistry that began with the reign of Cyrus the Great. From the bustle of modern Tehran to the paradise gardens of Shiraz, Housden met Iranians who were welcoming and intellectually curious. He was brought face to face with the reality that beauty and truth, deceit and violence, are inextricably mingled in the affairs of human life. 2011.
Beginning with a childhood spent catching poisonous snakes and chasing after alligators, award-winning documentary filmmaker Rob Stewart charts his development…
into one of the world's leading environmental activists. Risking arrest and mafia reprisal in Costa Rica, nearly losing a leg in Panama and getting lost at sea in the remote Galapagos Islands, Stewart is living proof that the best way to create change in the world is to dive in over your head. With his efforts to save sharks leading to tangible policy change in countries around the world, Stewart now sets his sights on a slightly bigger goal: saving humanity. For senior high and older readers. 2012.