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In 22nd-century Great Britain, where climate change has caused vast flooding, the piratical Reavers kidnap the Prime Minister's daughter and…
thirteen-year-old Lilly Melkun, an English fisher-girl, takes her seacat on a daring rescue attempt, with a mysterious talking jewel from a past computer age tucked in her belt as ransom. Grades 5-8. 2010.
Bounty hunter Dixie Flannigan can't believe a jury has acquitted serial rapist Lawrence Coombs. But when a group of women…
calling themselves the Avenging Angels attacks Coombs, Dixie's implicated - and that's just the start of her troubles. Sequel to "Bitch factor", followed by "Chill factor". 2009.
Shorn of her hair, stripped of her clothes, and cast out of her father's house, Rahab now scavenges the streets.…
Desperate for food, she's soon welcomed by the sisterhood of the House of Palms, a bordello. But after encountering two Israelite spies, Rahab makes a risky, life-altering choice. 2007.
Rachel and her guardians, loyal to King George of England, are forced to flee to Halifax during the American War…
of Independence. With her friend, Joshua Wakefield, Rachel tracks the actions of a menacing stranger. For junior and senior high readers. c1988.
This is one man's odyssey on the sea off the coast of B.C. during the summer of 1987. For three…
months, filmmaker Poole guided his canoe along a confusing labyrinth of waterways, exploring the environment, and meeting some colourful and unique characters along the way. This is both a travelogue and a commentary of a way of life in flux. 1991.
Rebecca marries James, a Mennonite, and leaves the Amish community. When she returns to visit her parents, Rebecca brings her…
daughter Rachel. The little girl loves her grandmother Ellie and the Amish way of life and soon announces that she wants to become Amish. Sequel to “Rebecca". Followed by “Daniel”. Senior High. c1990.
If chemistry makes you think of Bunsen burners, petri dishes and pipettes, you'll be relieved to discover that there's a…
whole other side to science. This book is full of fascinating facts about the weird and wonderful world of chemical reactions, and explains such mysteries as the attractive power of armpit odour, the true nature of Silly Putty, and even the connection between witches and their broomsticks. 2002.
Portrays the life of a pioneer environmentalist, whose 1962 book, Silent Spring, alerted the world to the risks of chemical…
poisoning. Traces her early years studying marine biology, her careers as government scientist and writer, and her influence in changing peoples' attitudes and public policy on ecology. 1997.
Western territories, late 1870s. Falcon MacCallister, with a reputation as a cold-blooded killer, is searching the northwest for Nance Noonan,…
who ambushed Falcon's father, Jamie. Unfortunately, Noonan believes he has nothing to fear from his pursuer. Sequel to "Scream of Eagles". Violence and strong language. 1998.
When the wounded riverboat captain, Jeremiah Gant, bursts into the rural Amish setting of Riverhaven, he brings chaos and conflict…
to the community, especially for young widow Rachel. The unwelcome "outsider" needs a safe place to recuperate before continuing his secret role as an Underground Railroad conductor. Neither he nor Rachel is prepared for the forbidden love that threatens to endanger a man's mission, a woman's heart, and a way of life for an entire people. Followed by "Where grace abides". Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2008. (Riverhaven years ; 1)
Rachel Walsh's propensity for recreational drugs lands her in Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. Whilst she is expecting…
to encounter wall to wall Jacuzzis, gymnasiums and rock stars, the reality proves to be otherwise, with group therapy in the company of middle-aged men the order of the day. She seeks redemption from Chris, a man with a past, who might be more trouble than he's worth. Some strong language. 1998.
"Race of Scorpions" brings to life the rich, mysterious world of 15th century Europe, weaving a complex tapestry of political…
power-play, business rivalry and civil war. A variety of characters have a stake in the treacherous, deadly game in which nothing is quite what it seems. Sequel to "Spring of the ram" (DC32975). Followed by "Scales of gold" (DC18048). Some descriptions of sex. 1989. (The house of Niccolo ; 3)
The influx of railroad men looking to build a new track to Redemption brings plenty of trouble for Sheriff Cassidy…
Yates. However, things seem to be looking up when Dayton Fisher, down on his luck and looking for work, arrives in town. Can the two men put aside their differences for long enough to defeat the gunslingers? 2010.
Relates the rise and fall of beautiful attorney Jennifer Parker and the two men in her life: Adam Warner, a…
man of honour and integrity; and Michael Moretti, the crown prince of the Mafia. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1980.
Two paleoanthropologists explore opposing theories of human evolution, the origins of modern physical characteristics, and the roots of racial variation.…
They compare the "Eve theory" of recent human origin with a multiregional model that posits a more gradual, diverse process of development. 1997.
Eighteen-year-old Hiroshima survivor Keiko arrives in America for plastic surgery, sponsored by The Hiroshima Project. Keiko is expected to be…
a media darling, selected for her scarred beauty and her talent for putting words to the horrors she has witnessed. When Keiko does not perform as scripted, the Project presses her host, Daisy Lawrence, into drawing out the girl's horrific story, but Daisy must fight to enter Keiko's sphere of intimacy, and is shocked by what she learns there. Some descriptions of sex, violence and some strong language. 2007.
In 1926 the Sonderbjerg brothers, Ray and Roy, plunge into radio and found Station WLT (with Lettuce and Tomato) in…
order to rescue their failing restaurant. For 25 years they produce a dazzling array of shows. Roy's right hand is Francis With, a shy young man who becomes a rising star adored by Patsy Konopka who churns out the soaps, and by Lily Dale, the nightingale of WLT, whose firing leads to the downfall of the station. 1991.
One spread was all there was room for, and it belonged to Radigan. But when beautiful Angelina Foley came up…
from Texas with three thousand head of cattle, an outfit of hardcase gunhands, and an old Spanish grant to Radigan’s land, he knew he was in for the fight of his life. Includes violence. 2009, c1958.
The long and deadly enmity between Manfred De La Rey and Sasha Courtney explodes as South Africa is swept by…
the fires of racial conflict. The two half-brothers are now ministers in a government dedicated to a vision of a sub-continent in which people of all races would be free to develop separately. Both men, however, must confront the ugly reality of apartheid and the growing isolation of their country in a cynical and hostile world. Violence, some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Power of the sword" (DC29878). Followed by "Golden fox" (DC30634). 1987. (The Courtneys of Africa ; 6)