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The hero's walk: a novel
By Anita Rau Badami. 2000
Sripathi Rao lives in his crumbling ancestral home in India with his extended family. His daughter left years earlier to…
study in America and remained in Canada after marrying a Canadian man. Then Sripathi receives the news that his daughter and her husband have been killed and that his seven-year-old granddaughter must now come to live with him and the family in India. Canada Reads 2016. Bestseller. 2000.Stone cold (Camel Club. #3.)
By David Baldacci. 2007
Ex-CIA agent Oliver Stone gathers Camel Club members to help con artist Annabelle Conroy escape an enemy. But Stone soon…
learns he, too, is on a hit list--comprised of those involved in a long-ago assassination. Bestseller. 2007.Soul mountain
By Xingjian Gao, Mabel Lee. 2000
A semi-autobiographical, philosophical novel by the Chinese Nobel laureate. The protagonist, in reprieve from death, wanders through the Chinese landscape…
in search of Lingshan (Soul Mountain), describing his interior and exterior quests. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2000. Uniform title: Ling shan.Once a princess (Cardinia's Royal Family Ser. #1)
By Johanna Lindsey. 1991
As the king of Cardinia lay dying, he made his son Stefan, the crown prince, promise that he would find…
and marry Princess Tatiana Janacek, to whom the prince is engaged. Stefan travels to America and finds her performing as a dancer in a Mississippi tavern. Unaware of her birthright, Tatiana is infuriated by Stefan’s passion for her and vows never to yield to his desire. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. c1991.Next: a novel
By Michael Crichton. 2006
Cancer survivor Frank Burnet and his daughter and grandson are targets of an unscrupulous drug company that wants to profit…
from their unique disease-fighting genes. Meanwhile other genetic-engineering experiments involving a boy/chimpanzee hybrid and a talking parrot have gone awry. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2006.Kingdom come: the final victory (Left behind series. #13.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2007
With Lucifer securely locked away for a thousand years, the Lord Jesus Christ now reigns over a renewed earth. But…
despite the idyllic surroundings and Christ-friendly environment, a growing number of hedonistic youth join a band of rebels who reject Christ and long for Satan's return. Bestseller. Sequel to "Glorious appearing". 2007.Dreams of my Russian summers
By Andreï Makine, Geoffrey Strachan. 1997
A Soviet youth imbibes his French grandmother's tales of Paris and the Soviet Revolution during his summer visits to her…
home on the steppes. His fascination with her and her stories transcends his Russian life and leads him eventually to France. Includes violence. Winner of top French literary awards: the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Medicis. c1997. Uniform title: Testament français.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter. #3.)
By J. K Rowling. 1999
Harry is relieved to be back at Hogwarts for his third year with his friends Ron and Hermione, even though…
he isn't completely safe. The escaped convict Sirius Black, a staunch supporter of Voldemort, is after Harry. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Prequel to "Harry Potter and the goblet of fire." Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 1999. (Harry Potter ; 3)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter. #2.)
By J. K Rowling. 1999
Despite a warning not to return to Hogwarts for his second year of wizardry studies, Harry shows up. But Harry…
is in danger from the opened Chamber of Secrets as well as from his would-be protector. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Followed by "Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban". Bestseller. Grades 4-7. 1999. (Harry Potter ; 2)Hour game: a novel (King and Maxwell series. #2.)
By David Baldacci. 2004
Former Virginia secret service agents and now private detectives Michelle Maxwell and Sean King attempt to solve a burglary when…
they are solicited to investigate another case--a series of murders that strongly resemble other infamous crimes. Bestseller. 2004.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone (Harry Potter. #1.)
By J. K Rowling. 1997
On Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, he learns that he is more than an unwanted orphan. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft…
and Wizardry recruits him because he has inherent magical abilities. As he purchases his school supplies--robes, wand, and messenger owl--Harry looks forward to attending his new boarding school. Grades 4-7. Bestseller. Followed by "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". 1997. (Harry Potter ; 1)Hide & seek: a novel
By James Patterson. 1996
Singer Maggie Bradford has fame, two children, and a new husband named Will who is an actor and former soccer…
star. But Maggie, who once killed an abusive husband, suspects Will of sexually abusing her daughter. She confronts him and soon is on trial for murder. Bestseller. 1996.Eleven on top (Stephanie Plum novel. #11.)
By Janet Evanovich. 2005
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum quits her job, tired of being mistreated. While trying her hand at various menial…
occupations, she receives threatening notes from a criminal who is supposed to be dead. Stephanie investigates with the help of former colleague Ranger. Bestseller. 2005.Desecration: Antichrist takes the throne (Left behind series. #9.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2001
Nicolae Carpathia, now the total embodiment of evil, desecrates the temple in Jerusalem by entering and declaring himself God. The…
ninth book in the Left Behind series will carry the world to the brink of Armageddon. Bestseller. Sequel to "The mark", followed by "The remnant". 2001.Dragon (Dirk Pitt novel ; #10)
By Clive Cussler. 1990
Dirk Pitt, whose most recent adventure was "Treasure", is back, this time battling a Japanese crime cartel. Pitt is searching…
the ocean bottom for a lost atomic bomb - a relic of World War II. Meanwhile, topside, the cartel, from its secret "Dragon Center," is smuggling atomic bombs into the United States. Can Pitt save the world from atomic destruction? Bestseller. Followed by "Sahara". 1990. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 10)Assassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, target: Antichrist (Left behind series. #6.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2000
In the sixth book in the saga of those left behind, it is now thirty-eight months into the Tribulation. Giant…
horsemen ride the earth, scorching thousands with their fiery wrath. The believers in Christ continue to receive strength from their leader, but one of the faithful seeks to hasten events and is secretly planning the assassination of the Antichrist. Bestseller. Sequel to "Apollyon"; followed by "The indwelling". 2000.Apollyon: the Destroyer is unleashed (The left behind series ; #5)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 1999
In Jerusalem, 144,000 witnesses gather in a stadium to hear the words of Tsion Ben-Judah. But Nicolae Carpathia, the Antichrist,…
also speaks in hopes of diverting Christians to his beliefs. The Tribulation continues as the faithful endure several more judgments. Sequel to "Soul Harvest". Bestseller. 1999. (The left behind series ; 5)A map of glass
By Jane Urquhart. 2005
Sylvia Bradley was rescued from her parents' house by a doctor attracted to and challenged by her withdrawn ways. Their…
subsequent marriage has nourished her, but ultimately her husband's care has formed a kind of prison. When she meets Andrew Woodman, a historical geographer, her world changes. Bestseller 2005.A painted house: a novel
By John Grisham. 2001
Arkansas, 1952. Seven-year-old Luke Chandler, who lives with his parents and grandparents in a house that has never been painted,…
recounts the events during cotton-picking season. As Luke faces the daily grind of harvesting, he witnesses a murder, a birth, and a storm that changes their lives forever. Some violence. Bestseller. 2001.The first time
By Joy Fielding. 2000
After sixteen years of marriage, and one beautiful teenage daughter, Mattie has discovered that her husband, Jake, is ensconced in…
yet another love affair. After Jake confesses his infidelity and leaves to live with his girlfriend, Mattie receives some devastating news that will alter all their lives. Bestseller. 2000.