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The colonel's daughter
By Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. 2005
In 1954 soldier George West falls for colonel's daughter Josella Grace, unaware of her tragic past. Jo leaves George and…
for a decade wanders Great Britain, taking various jobs and lovers. Only when George helps Jo confront her heartache do they realize their love. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005Kissing Vanessa
By Simon Cheshire. 2004
Fifteen-year-old Kevin falls in love at first sight with Vanessa, the new girl at his British school. Kevin tries out…
the pointers his best friend Jack gives him to win her but only looks more nerdy when the ideas backfire. For senior high readers. 2003Comfort & joy: a novel
By Kristin Hannah. 2005
School librarian Joy Candellaro takes an impromptu vacation during the holidays when she learns that her ex-husband and her sister…
are having a baby. After surviving a crash landing in a remote forest, Joy encounters reclusive Daniel and his eight-year-old son Bobby--or did she imagine them? 2005Summer breeze (Coulter Family Historical #1)
By Catherine Anderson. 2006
Colorado, 1880s. Rachel Hollister isolates herself after her parents and siblings are murdered during a picnic. Five years later terror…
returns when her foreman, Darby, is shot near the same area. Neighbor Joseph Paxton offers his help and falls in love with Rachel. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2006Anansi boys: A Novel
By Neil Gaiman. 2005
Fat Charlie considers his father's behavior so embarrassing that even the way he dies in a karaoke bar seems undignified.…
Then the arrival of a previously unknown brother named Spider, who is so much like their father, turns Charlie's life upside down. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005The witness
By Dee Henderson. 2006
For years Amanda Griffin has been on the run from her dead bookie boyfriend's former client, Richard Wise. When Amanda's…
sisters Marie and Tracey--who think Amanda is dead--unexpectedly become millionaires, police chief Luke Granger fears for all three women's lives and races to find Amanda before Richard does. 2006Rosebuds
By Margaret Mayhew. 2004
Post-World War II England. Flora Middleton and Tally Ashby become friends at boarding school despite different backgrounds: Flora is poor…
while Tally is aristocratic. Their bond strengthens through young adulthood and first love, but while Tally has her choice of suitors, Flora pines hopelessly for Tally's stepbrother, Nicholas. 2004The year of the dog: a novel
By Grace Lin. 2006
While Pacy's Taiwanese American family prepares the Chinese New Year feast, Pacy hopes the Year of the Dog will be…
lucky for her. She does make a new best friend at school but "finding herself"--discovering her own talent--takes longer. For grades 3-6. 2006Everyman
By Philip Roth. 2006
An aging advertising man confronts the loneliness of growing old, regrets his philandering and other faults, and ponders his failing…
sexual and physical self. He reviews his life chronologically and feels sorry for hurting those he loved, including his estranged sons and three ex-wives. Strong language. Bestseller. 2006Where there's a will
By Donna Hill, Margie Walker. 2004
In four different stories the daughters of deceased African American PI Henry Chambers of Liberty, Georgia, begin to close his…
cases. As Maxine, Samantha, Morgan, and Taylor investigate and uncover town and family secrets, their lives become threatened. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2004The Wall and the Wing
By Laura Ruby. 2006
In a wacky, futuristic New York, Gurl can't fly like most other people but she can become invisible. Her orphanage…
matron, a reclusive professor, a rat man, and a gangster, all figure in Gurl's adventures as she and her friend Bug team up on a quest. For grades 5-8. 2006The book of the dead (Pendergast Ser. #No. 7)
By Douglas J Preston. 2006
FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast, from Dance of Death (RC 60742, BR 16231), languishes in prison for murders committed by his…
psychotic brother, Diogenes. Meanwhile, New York's natural history museum unseals an Egyptian tomb, precipitating more killings. Aloysius escapes to confront his brother in a deadly showdown. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2006Looking for Peyton Place: a novel
By Barbara Delinsky. 2005
Thirty-three-year old novelist Annie Barnes returns to her hometown in New Hampshire after her mother mysteriously dies. The locals fear…
that Annie will denigrate their town, which was the basis for Peyton Place (RC 51035, BR 12566). Instead Annie discovers environmental pollution and falls in love. 2005The king of Attolia (Queen's Thief #3)
By Megan Whalen Turner. 2006
Eugenides, still known as the Thief (RC 47183, BR 11285) of Eddis, faces palace intrigue and assassins while striving to…
prove himself to the people of Attolia and their queen, his new bride. Sequel to The Queen of Attolia (RC 51067). For junior and senior high readers. 2006Ricochet: A Novel
By Sandra Brown. 2006
Detectives Duncan Hatcher and DeeDee Bowen are determined to bring crime lord Robert Savich to justice, even though judge Cato…
Laird lets him go. They become suspicious of the judge after being called to Laird's home when his wife shoots an intruder. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2006Second honeymoon: a novel
By Joanna Trollope. 2006
Londoner Russell Boyd, hoping to reconnect with his wife, is ecstatic when the last of his three children leaves home.…
Meanwhile, wife Edie suffers from empty-nest syndrome but resurrects her acting career. When Matt, Rosa, and Ben experience setbacks and return home, the parents rethink their situation. 2006Short stories by teen authors from America, Great Britain, and Australia explore the connections between fathers and sons. Includes all…
sorts of dads, including one from the future. In the title story by Sean Taylor, competitive swimmer Martyn's father is a rock musician. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Monkey town: the summer of the Scopes trial
By Ronald Kidd. 2006
Tennessee, 1925. Frances is fifteen when her father hatches a publicity stunt by arresting a young bachelor high school teacher,…
John Thomas Scopes, for teaching evolution. As the trial progresses, Frances reevaluates her religious beliefs, concepts of truth, and feelings about her father. For junior and senior high readers. 2006More than a dream (Return to Red River Ser.)
By Lauraine Snelling. 2003
1890s. Thorliff Bjorklund, an aspiring journalist attending college in Minnesota, begins thinking of future doctor Elizabeth Rogers as more than…
a friend. But when tragedy strikes his family in North Dakota, Thorliff returns home to help. Meanwhile, Elizabeth works in a Chicago hospital. For senior high and older readers. 2003Bro: a novel
By Robert Newton Peck. 2004
Florida, 1933. Witnessing his grandfather's brutality six years ago left Tug Dockery unable to speak. Now, after his parents' deaths,…
the nine-year-old must go live on the grandfather's cattle ranch. Tug's beloved brother, Broda, escapes imprisonment to try to rescue Tug. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2004