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The darling
By Russell Banks. 2004
Hannah Musgrave, fifty-nine, former radical Weather Underground member, recounts life as a fugitive in 1980s Liberia. She recalls her chimpanzee…
sanctuary, her involvement with warlord Charles Taylor, her husband's beheading, and the defection of her sons as the country is devastated by internal strife. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, and some strong language. 2004.The day of the dolphin
By Robert Merle. 1969
The contract surgeon
By Dan O'Brien. 2001
Fictionalized account of the friendship between Dr. McGillycuddy and Sioux leader Crazy Horse. McGillycuddy, a private physician working under contract…
for the army, must decide whether to act as a doctor or a friend when the seriously wounded chief faces cruel imprisonment. Some violence and some strong language. 2001, c1999.The Dakota trail: a Ralph Compton novel (Trail drive series. #14.)
By Ralph Compton, Robert Vaughan. 2001
Returning home after the Civil War, Confederate soldier Dick Hodson finds his Texas town destitute and the surviving ranches, including…
his family's, nearly in ruins. To save them, Dick plans a cattle drive north with a party of greenhorns. One dangerous man's fortune, however, rests on their failure. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. c2001. (Trail drive series ; 14)The coyote tracker: a Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger novel (Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger series. #5)
By Larry D Sweazy. 2012
After a prostitute is murdered at the Easy Nickel saloon, Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe finds his best friend, Scrap Elliot,…
in jail and wrongly accused. A strangely familiar horse and a mysterious code are the only clues Josiah has to prove his friend's innocence and save him from execution. Once a Yankee reporter gets involved, Josiah is led to Blanche Dumont's House of Pleasures, where he learns of a thieving, jail-broken accountant with strange ties to both the Easy Nickel and the town's wealthiest banker. Winner of the 2013 Spur Award for Best original mass market paperback. 2012.The cougar's prey: a Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger novel (Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger series. #4.)
By Larry D Sweazy. 2011
Assuming a secret identity, Josiah Wolfe investigates a slew of thefts that are leaving the local ranchers of Corpus Christi…
angry as hell. After four long months away from home, Josiah will have to bring the leader of the raids to justice if he ever wants to return home to his family. c2011.The darkest evening of the year
By Dean R Koontz. 2008
Amy Redwing recklessly risks everything in her chosen field of dog rescue. When she confronts a violent drunk in order…
to rescue Nickie, a beautiful golden retriever, Amy has no misgivings. Dogs always do their best, and so will she. Whatever it takes. 2008.The Chisholm trail (Trail drive series. #3.)
By Ralph Compton. 1993
Ten Chisholm has returned to the Texas brakes with a team of cowboys and ex-soldiers. He must round up wild…
longhorns, ward off angry Comanches, and survive outlaw attacks as he opens a new trail to Kansas. He also vows to marry Priscilla, the beautiful daughter of a New Orleans gambler who has promised her to a wealthy man she hates. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 1993.The circus dogs of Prague
By Rachelle Delaney. 2013
JR the terrier and his embassy friends Robert, Pie, and Beatrix are on their way to Prague! Having solved the…
mystery of the missing dogs in Moscow, JR is ready for a vacation with his human, George, and George’s Russian girlfriend, Nadya. And where better to distract themselves than in Prague, taking in the sights and meeting Nadya’s brother, a circus performer. But something is amiss at the circus - the animals are unhappy. The boxing kangaroo doesn’t want to box, the dancing chimpanzee doesn’t want to dance. Not only that, but a fancy new circus is coming to town, threatening to put everyone out of a job. It’s up to JR and the embassy dogs to save the show, with the help of some unlikely accomplices. Grades 3-6. Sequel to "The metro dogs of Moscow". 2013.The cat at the wall
By Deborah Ellis. 2014
A cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house on the West Bank that has been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers.…
The house seems empty, until the cat realizes that a little boy is hiding beneath the floorboards. Should she help him? After all, she's just a cat. Or is she? She was once a regular North American girl, but that was before she died and came back to life as a cat. When the little boy is discovered, the soldiers don't know what to do with him. It is not long before his teacher and classmates come looking for him, and the house is suddenly surrounded by Palestinian villagers throwing rocks, and the sound of Israeli tanks approaching. As the soldiers begin to panic and disaster seems certain, the cat knows that it is up to her to diffuse the situation. Grades 5-8. 2014.The carved box
By Gillian Chan. 2001
Fifteen-year-old Callum has just arrived from Scotland when he hands over his savings to a stranger in exchange for a…
filthy, half-starved dog and a carved box that he has been warned never to open. Callum is unprepared for the grinding physical labour of working on a farm; his only source of comfort is Dog, who seems to know all his secret wishes and fears. Then the mysterious carved box accidentally breaks open, and Callum is faced with some astonishing revelations and difficult decisions. Grades 5-8. 2001.The chicken cat and Leon's song
By Stephanie Simpson McLellan. 2001
Guinevere the hen looks after Merlin, an abandoned kitten. Even though she gives him up so he can be cared…
for properly, she never realizes that he will return one day to help her realize her dreams. Grades K-3. 2001. Taped with: Leon's song by Stephanie Simpson McLellan. Leon is an old frog who longs to sing beautifully. But when his friends are in danger, the old frog's bravery reveals talents that bring him more fame than he's ever dreamt of. Grades K-3. 2004.The business of dying: the complete Western stories
By Richard S Wheeler. 2017
A collection of ten Western short stories. In "Mugs Birdsong's Crime Academy," celebrated criminal Mugs Birdsong decides to found an…
academy that will instruct lawmen on the ways and means of lawlessness. "The Last Days of Dominic Prince" is the tragic tale of a cattle baron and his final conflict with the forces of political correctness. "Dead Weight" introduces us to a coffin maker who constructs a work of art. And in the title story, two young men in the gold fields of California spend one last night together as one of them confronts his own imminent death. This collection also includes "The Square Reporter," "A Commercial Proposition," "The Great Filibuster of 1975," "The Tinhorn's Lady," "Hearts," and "Looking for Love at a Romance Writers Convention." 2017. Uniform title: Short stories.The Cheyenne Trail: a Ralph Compton novel (Those Jensen boys!)
By Ralph Compton, Jory Sherman. 2017
Chip Chippendale met Ransom Barnes after the War Between the States, when the two cowboys drove a herd up from…
Texas together. But when Chip first laid eyes on Wyoming, he knew he was home, and the two friends split off on different trails. Each man went on to own his own ranch, but when Ransom's home is attacked and burned by a marauding band of Cheyenne warriors, he is faced with ruin--and makes matters worse by gunning down the Cheyenne leader's son. A target of the most vicious renegade on the high plains, Ransom turns to his old friend Chip. And Chip never forgets his friends--even if it means making a few enemies. 2017.The brass man: a Western story
By Max Brand. 2018
Lew Weldon must choose between two jobs: hired gun for a smuggler, or bodyguard to a beautiful convalescent. The first…
could be deadly, but the second could land Weldon on the outlaw's bad side. 2018.The cat who came in from the cold
By Deric Longden. 1991
Longden didn't mean to steal the neighbour's kitten, but when he saw the wet, shivering creature in the back yard,…
he felt sorry for it. Anyone would feel the same and it wouldn't make him a cat lover, would it? Still, Longden wasn't expecting this scrap of a kitten to become king of all he surveyed. c1991.The cheetah chase
By Karin McQuillan. 1994
Jazz Jasper, American owner of a Kenyan safari company, sets out to solve a murder and protect an endangered species.…
She witnesses the gruesome death of investigative reporter Nick Hunter. Aided by Nick's widow, an animal-rights activist, and police detective Omondi, Jazz traces Nick's last moves, gradually discerning that whoever is behind his murder may also threaten the survival of the cheetah. Some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Elephant's graveyard" (DC31008). c1994.The cat mummy
By Jacqueline Wilson. 2002
Verity's old tabby cat, Mabel, might not be quite as lively as she used to be, but she really loves…
her. More importantly, Mabel once belonged to Verity's mum - not that Verity actually knew her mum because she died. So when she finds Mabel dead in the wardrobe, it seems to Verity that it would be much better to take a few lessons from the Ancient Egyptians - and mummify her. But things don't quite go as planned. Grade 3-6. 2002.The case of the elevator duck (Stepping Stone Bks.)
By Polly Berrien Berends. 1973
The Carradyne touch
By Anne McCaffrey. 1988
A saga of Ireland and the Irish, full of characters and, not least, horses. Cornanagh, the Carradyne family estate, is…
flourishing, and, under the sternly knowledgeable eye of her father, Michael, 13 year old Catriona is growing in stature as a rider. Behind the easy life an emotional abyss is to open however, as her mother slips over the edge into a shadowy world of fanaticism and madness. 1988.