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The bride's farewell
By Meg Rosoff. 2009
On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and…
flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse. The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past. For Senior High readers. 2009.Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
By Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.iPod et minijupe au 18e siècle (Roman 14/18)
By Louise Royer. 2011
Un soir, Sophie revient de ses cours à l’Université, quand elle est soudainement éblouie par une lumière intense. Prise de…
vertige, et sans trop savoir pourquoi ni comment, elle se retrouve en plein cœur de Paris… en l’an 1767! Ne pouvant retourner chez elle, elle est recueillie par Nicolas et Élyse, qui l’aideront à s’intégrer à la vie du 18e siècle, dans un milieu dont elle ignore tout des convenances et des règles. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2011.Le chasseur de pistou (Premier roman ; #158.)
By Jean Lemieux. 2007
Pour la classe de FX Bellavance et de son amie Marianne, c'est aujourd'hui le grand jour: l'équipe qui fera le…
meilleur exposé oral sur un objet original accompagnera le professeur au Grand Cirque des Étoiles! Les deux enfants sont certains de remporter le prix avec leur présentation sur le phénomène des éclipses jusqu'à ce qu'Arnaud Savappa-Dubonnet, le nouvel élève de la classe, présente sa petite boîte carrée dans laquelle est soi-disant enfermé un pistou. François-Xavier serait-il jaloux de ce nouvel arrivant qui a fait le tour de la planète, qui s'exprime avec aisance et qui déborde d'imagination? Années 1-3. 2007.Wings of fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery Ser. #Bk. 2)
By Charles Todd. 1999
Inspector Ian Rutledge, still recovering from the ravages of his service in WWI, is sent to Cornwall to investigate the…
sudden deaths of respected poet Olivia Manning and her brother. As he delves into the case, he discovers suspicious events in the family's past, and must sort out a twisted set of relationships to find the killer. 1999.Washington avalanche, 1910 (Historical Romance Ser.)
By Cameron Dokey. 2000
Fleeing her conniving guardian stepbrother, seventeen-year-old Ginny Nolan boards a Seattle-bound train and meets young Virginia, who is apprehensive over…
her imminent arranged marriage to a stranger. The girls temporarily trade identities, giving Virginia a chance to assess the fiancé. But unexpected love and an avalanche intervene. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.The witch of Blackbird Pond
By Elizabeth George Speare. 1986
In 1687, orphaned Kit Tyler leaves the Caribbean islands she grew up on and arrives in Connecticut, to the Puritan…
household of her aunt. Feeling out of place, she befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community. When the friendship is discovered, Kit suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft. Originally written in 1958. Newbery Medal winner. For junior high readers. 1986.Frozen heat (Nikki Heat Ser. #Bk. 4)
By Richard Castle. 2012
A frozen-food delivery driver finds a suitcase containing a woman's corpse in his van. Examining the crime scene, detective Nikki…
Heat realizes the luggage was stolen from her mother a decade ago--the night she was murdered. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2012Fear the drowning deep
By Sarah Glenn Marsh. 2016
Bridey has loathed the sea ever since her granddad was lured off a cliff. She insists there is a creature…
out there, others just think her mad. Now a young woman's body washes up on shore and she is convinced that her granddad's killer has returned. Then she finds Fynn, an outsider, injured on the beach and she takes him home to heal. But when more girls vanish, he is the obvious suspect. Can Bridey discover who or what is plaguing her town before those she loves most are lost to the waves?Song of the silent harp (Emerald Ballad Ser. #Vol. 1)
By B. J. Hoff, B. J Hoff. 1991
The potato famine is devastating Ireland, and all Nora Kavanagh has left is her son Daniel and her faith in…
God. Her childhood friend Morgan Fitzgerald, whom she has always loved, arranges for Nora and Daniel to make their way to America. There they are helped by Michael Burke, now a New York City policeman, who loved Nora when they were children. Prequel to Heart of the Lonely Exile (DB 41304)Christy's choice (Christy Ser. #No. 6)
By C Archer. 1996
When Christy receives an offer to teach in her hometown of Asheville, she makes a decision that stands to affect…
her entire future. During a train wreck on her return to Cutter Gap, Christy experiences a life-changing insight that clarifies her destiny. Sequel to The Proposal (BR 10900). For grades 5-8Sybill (The Foxbridge Legacy #1)
By Jo Ann Ferguson. 1988
A young woman banished from the splendor of Elizabethan society is swept into dangerous passions and hidden agendas at a…
powerful nobleman's estate in the first novel of Jo Ann Ferguson's spellbinding Foxbridge Legacy series Disgraced and penniless after her father's death, Sybill Hampton leaves London for the wild northwest coast to become the ward of a man she barely knows. When she arrives at Foxbridge Cloister, it isn't her guardian who greets her, but a darkly handsome stranger who infuriates her with his assumption that she is a fortune hunter. The enigmatic overseer of the isolated estate, Trevor Breton, shares an uneasy relationship with his employer, the mercurial Owen Wythe, Lord Foxbridge, and a tantalizing one with Sybill, who at her guardian's request takes over the housekeeping duties. Sybill begins to fall under Trevor's seductive spell, unaware that a plan is being set in motion--a cunningly orchestrated scheme that may force her to wed one man while losing her heart to another.Persuasion: Novela... (Word Cloud Classics)
By Jane Austen. 2012
No home library is complete without the classics Persuasion is a keepsake to be read and treasured Published in…
1818 Persuasion was Jane Austen s last completed novel In this compelling love story Anne Elliott is unhappy and unmarried at twenty-seven At the urging of her family she broke her engagement to the man she loved eight years before because he was poor and didn t have good family connections When they meet again he is wealthy a captain in the navy and looking for a wife but he has not forgiven Anne for her rejection and resolves not to fall in love with her again With a heat-burnished cover foil stamping and designed endpapers the Word Cloud Classics edition of Persuasion is the perfect addition to any bookshelf About the Word Cloud Classics series Classic works of literature with a clean modern aesthetic Perfect for both old and new literature fans the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales With a higher production value including heat burnished covers and foil stamping these eye-catching easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywherePersuasion: Novela... (Enriched Classics)
By Jane Austen. 2009
The Enriched Classics series offers readers such features as:* A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information* A…
chronology of the author's life and work* A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context* An outline of key themes and plot points to help guide the reader's own interpretations* Detailed explanatory notes* Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work* Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction* A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience* Reader-friendly font sizeLove is in the cards for a young Scottish heiress in the first book of a delicious new trilogy of…
historical romances, Secrets of the Loch, from New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp.A family legend of hidden treasure mingles with the mist over the shores of Loch Baille... But it's not the cache of gold dating back to Culloden that Jack Kensington claims when he arrives in the Highlands; it's the house he won in a London card game from a luckless Scotsman. Stunned to learn that her wastrel brother wagered their family estate, Isobel Rose must find a way to save her home and the people she loves...even if it means accepting a loveless marriage. Or perhaps not so loveless? Isobel unlocks the secrets of desire in the arms of the mysterious and handsome Englishman, but a series of "accidents" makes her fear that she will soon be a widow instead of a wife. As their hunt for lost riches turns into the search for a killer, Isobel fights her attraction to the man who stole her birthright...but can Jack convince Isobel that he can provide a home for her heart, and a love to treasure?The Boom Room: A Detective Pratt Mystery (Pratt & Ellis Mystery)
By Rick Blechta. 2014
Detective Mervin Pratt is enjoying a quiet dinner at his favorite Italian restaurant when he's called in to assist at…
a murder scene at a popular downtown nightclub. The manager has been stabbed to death in his office. The lead investigator, Detective Gordon, no friend of Pratt's, sees it as an open-and-shut case. He has the suspect, motive and even the murder weapon. But Pratt is unwilling to jump to conclusions. When Pratt's young partner, Dave Ellis, arrives on the scene uninvited and quietly tells Pratt that the suspect is his half brother, Pratt finds himself in an ethical dilemma. Ellis can have nothing to do with the investigation, and his connection to the case should be reported. On the other hand, Gordon's attempt to railroad the suspect and his outright antagonism to Pratt's involvement rub the detective the wrong way. The only solution, of course, is to solve the crime.Skye Lakota (Skye Trilogy #1)
By Krista Janssen. 2015
Krista Janssen captivates us in the first of her Skye Trilogy. A half-breed Lakota Sioux warrior is forced to travel…
to Scotland by his Scottish father. In the Highlands, he adjusts to a challenging new culture, and finds unbridled passion with a daring young English woman. Strong-willed Beth Talbot leads a secret life in London writing for a political pamphlet - until she is dragged to Scotland by her uncle who insists she marry an aging Laird. The Laird's restless and newly educated half-breed son, Fletcher Mackinnon, is enchanted by Beth and maneuvers to save her from the unwanted marriage. Their attraction to each other becomes a glorious love, but a royal assassination plot in England puts their lives and their love in grave peril.The Hunchback of Notre Dame: A Pantomime (Word Cloud Classics)
By Victor Hugo. 1998
This historically significant novel of love and betrayal led to a renewed interest in preserving the grand architecture of Paris.Victor…
Hugo&’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame was written in 1831, at a time when the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was falling into disrepair. This epic novel helped spark a preservationist movement that led to the cathedral being restored to its full glory. Set in 1482, the story tells of how four men—the hunchbacked bell-ringer, Quasimodo; the archdeacon of Notre Dame, Claude Frollo; the dashing soldier Phoebus de Chateaupers; and the poet Pierre Gringoire—vie for the love of Esmeralda, a young Romani woman. As the story unfolds, readers come to realize that the focus of the story is not only on the human characters but on the grand cathedral itself.The Left Behind Bride: Canadian Historical Brides (Canadian Historical Brides #10)
By Mahrie G. Reid. 2018
Maggie Conrad’s husband of ten days is sent overseas in WW1 and never comes home. A second suitor is lost…
at sea in Nova Scotia’s August Gale. Turning thirty, and on her own, she resolves to make a life for her herself and her younger brother, Ivan. Against her wishes, Ivan goes to work for the rum runners and operates a surf boat bringing shipments ashore. When war-veteran and Prohibition Preventative agent, John Murdock, arrives undercover in the area he is referred to Maggie for room and board. With a rum runner and a man she suspects is a policeman living under her roof, Maggie must juggle law and justice, family loyalties and her growing attraction to John as she decides whether marriage might be in the cards for her after all.Envy the Wind: Canadian Historical Brides (Canadian Historical Brides #11)
By Victoria Chatham, Anita Davison. 2018
Grace MacKinnon’s widowhood promises little but a life of drudgery under her father-in-law’s oppressive rule. When quiet rebellion turns to…
opportunity, she books passage on an Atlantic steamer only to face near disaster in Halifax harbour. Her future looks doomed from the start until with the help of a sympathetic stranger, she arrives on Prince Edward Island. Her new-found independence drives her to undertake a brave new adventure in a male dominated world, and a chance encounter with Lucy Maud Montgomery brings her a surprising ally. Despite the challenges, Grace keeps her head and prevails, until an encounter with bootleggers during Canadian Prohibition threatens to topple her hard won success. Can Grace trust those she goes to for help, or as a woman alone in turn of the century Charlottetown are the odds stacked against her?