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The final unfinished voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-maturin Ser.)
By Patrick O'Brian. 2005
An incomplete, final installment of the Aubrey/Maturin seafaring adventure series features three printed chapters and a facsimile of the manuscript,…
which includes details about Jack Aubrey's post-promotion mission to the South Africa station and a duel between Stephen Maturin and an impertinent officer. Some strong language. 2005.The Christmas pearl
By Dorothea Benton Frank. 2007
Charleston, South Carolina. Ninety-three-year-old matriarch Theodora lives in her ancestral house, where her malcontented family gathers for the holidays. Theodora…
longs for a peaceful celebration similar to the events in her 1920s childhood that the family's Gullah housekeeper Pearl created. But then Pearl's ghost returns and restores harmony. 2007.Simple gifts: four heartwarming Christmas stories
By Jude Deveraux, Judith McNaught. 2001
Four Christmas stories from Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught. Deveraux's include "Just Curious", where, in the snow-covered hills of Virginia,…
a young widow finds that miracles really do come in the least expected packages. In McNaught's "Double Exposure", a determined young woman photographs a magnificent wedding at a reclusive tycoon's Newport estate, and manages to unlock the secrets of a man's heart. Some descriptions of sex. 2001.Sharpe's Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (Richard Sharpe ; #4)
By Bernard Cornwell. 2000
It is 1805 and Sharpe is on his way home to join the newly formed Green Jackets. His voyage home…
should be a period of rest, but his ship is riven with treachery and threatened by the Revenant, a French sea-raider that is terrorising British shipping in the Indian Ocean. Betrayed and defeated, Sharpe is imprisoned on the Ile de France, doomed to rot there until the war ends - until an unlikely ally secures his escape onto a British warship that is hunting the Revenant. Sequel to "Sharpe's fortress" (DC28409). 2000. (Richard Sharpe ; 4)In 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family's Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old…
Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2003.Pirate latitudes: a novel
By Michael Crichton. 2009
The Caribbean, 1665. Port Royal, Jamaica is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. For Captain Charles…
Hunter, there's a living to be made, and gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad is awaiting repairs in a nearby, heavily fortified, harbour. Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy island and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in gold. The raid is as perilous as the bloodiest tales of island legend and Hunter will lose more than one man before he even sets foot on foreign shores, where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry stand between him and the treasure. Violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.Night watch
By Kevin Armstrong. 2002
Short stories set in the Pacific islands, detailing the shift between sea and land, indigenous cultures and the Western seafaring…
world. Each story unveils protagonists who err in their search for self and home. "The cane field" uncovers the myriad ways a mother's love can be destroyed by political and cultural clashes; "The woman of his choice" depicts Faero, a young Waro Indian caught between the world he knows and the woman he desires. Some strong language. 2002.Mutiny on the Bounty
By John Boyne. 2009
1789. 14-year-old John Turnstile, arrested as a pickpocket, is offered a choice of jail or ship duty, and becomes Captain…
Bligh's servant aboard The Bounty. The infamous Bligh, a shrewd navigator and devoted husband and father, often antagonizes his crew with his moodiness and rigid adherence to duty, loyalty, and honour. After six months on Tahiti, second-in-command Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny, forcing Bligh and 18 loyal crew members into a 23-foot launch with only a compass and meagre rations. For senior high readers. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2009.Desolation island (Jack Aubrey ; #5)
By Patrick O'Brian. 1978
Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon, Stephen Maturin, sail the…
Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy - and a treacherous disease which decimates the crew. Sequel to "Mauritius command" . Followed by "The fortune of war" .1998. (Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels ; 5)Dancing through the snow
By Jean Little. 2007
Min has nothing - no mother, no birth certificate, no baby pictures, not even a real birthday. After four different…
foster families, she's not surprised to be dumped back with Children's Aid the week before Christmas. Still, a small part of her can't help aching for a miracle - and now she's found an injured dog that needs one too. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 2007.Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe
By Stuart McLean. 2017
Christmas has always been a special time for the Vinyl Cafe. The hilarious world of Dave and Morley was even…
more real--more vibrant--during the holidays. For many, the Christmas stories became beloved family traditions. Now they have been brought together in this special collection--including the classic "Dave Cooks the Turkey," as well as six never before published or aired on radio stories. From mishaps with the Turlingtons' and the tale of a young Dave's first holiday disaster in "Christmas in the Narrows," to the surprising "Christmas Ferret" and the touching sign off in "The Christmas Card," these stories are filled with humour (often at Dave's expense), and remind us what the holidays are all about. Bestseller. 2017.Capt. Hook: the adventures of a notorious youth
By James V Hart, J. M Barrie. 2005
The youth of notorious villain Captain Hook, from his days at Eton. When he arrives at the famous school, James…
(the future Hook) has never known his mother and barely knows his father, so he channels his loneliness and rage into plotting revenge against sadistic classmates. At last, he escapes to the high seas, but he unwittingly boards a slave ship that reveals horrifying brutality and family secrets. Some strong language. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005.A pioneer Thanksgiving: a story of harvest celebrations in 1841
By Heather Collins, Barbara Greenwood. 1999
With a mix of fiction and non-fiction, interesting facts, and hands-on activities, you can follow the Robertsons, a Canadian pioneer…
family, as they prepare for a special Thanksgiving in 1841. Grades 2-4. 1999.Valhalla rising (Dirk Pitt novel ; #16)
By Clive Cussler. 2001
In the middle of its maiden voyage, the luxury cruise ship "Emerald Dolphin" suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused…
it? Why didn't the alarms go off? National Underwater Maritime Administration (NUMA) special projects director Dirk Pitt races to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster, but he has no idea of the bizarre events that are about to engulf him. Sequel to "Atlantis found", followed by "Trojan odyssey". 2001. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 16)Premlata and the Festival of Lights
By Rumer Godden, Ian Andrew. 1996
Tonight is the most magical night of the year. Premlata loves Diwali, the Festival of Lights, when everyone decorates the…
village with thousands of tiny lamps for the great goddess Kali. But this year Premlata is desolate - her family is too poor to have lamps. Their house will be the only one left in darkness. Grades 3-6.The stowaway
By Robert Hough. 2004
Aboard a container ship, three stowaways are put out in flimsy rafts by captain's orders as they are discovered. When…
a fourth stowaway is discovered by one crew member, he decides to protect the man from a similar fate and instead feeds him and keeps him hidden, endangering his own life and the lives of those who help him. 2004.Chocolat
By Joanne Harris. 2000
An exotic stranger opens a chocolate boutique in a French village at the beginning of Lent, the traditional season for…
self-denial, dividing the community and causing a conflict that escalates into a "Church not Chocolate" battle. 2000.Belle comme un naufrage: [roman]
By Romain Saint-Cyr. 2006
Au cours de lété 1942, alors que plusieurs navires étaient coulés par des sous-marins allemands sur les côtes gaspésiennes, des…
rumeurs circulaient au sujet de la présence despions nazis dans certains village. Soixante ans plus tard, La Mouette, un vieux voilier aux origines inconnues qui dort dans un hangar en Gaspésie est au centre de multiples intrigues qui semblent remonter jusquà cette époque. Claude Beaupré, passionné de navigation et Rosa Millaire, orpheline à la recherche de son père, découvriront peu à peu lhistoire tragique de La Mouette, mais leurs recherches les amèneront beaucoup plus loin quils ne lauraient cru : dans le passé, sur la mer et en eux-mêmes. -- 4e de couv.Le drôle de Noël de Scrooge (Le livre de poche. #1424.)
By Charles Dickens, P Lorain, J Esch. 2009
Le soir de Noël, Scrooge, vieil homme égoïste et solitaire, choisit de passer la soirée seul. Mais des fantômes de…
Noël lui apparaissent, l'entraînant tour à tour dans son passé, son présent et son futur, afin de lui montrer ce que sera son avenir s'il persiste à ignorer que le bonheur existe. Années 3-6.A family Christmas
By Katie Flynn. 2014
Jimmy Trewin and his little sister are devastated by their mother's death and horrified to find themselves entrusted to the…
far from tender care of a hated neighbour, Mrs Huxtable. They hope their father will rescue them when his ship comes into port but this does not happen, and when Cyril Huxtable is seen by the children hiding 'a wad of notes' away, a wad which subsequently disappears, they realize they are in deep trouble. Cyril accuses them of theft and threatens a terrible revenge, so they decide to leave Liverpool and try to find their mother's family in Wales. 2014.