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Dark day in the deep sea (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #39)
By Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2008
Jack and his sister Annie travel back in time to the 1870s and meet sailors and scientists aboard the HMS…
Challenger--the first ship dedicated to scientific exploration. While learning about mysterious ocean creatures, Jack and Annie discover another of the four secrets of happiness. For grades 2-4. 2008Good enough
By Paula Yoo. 2008
A Korean American teenager tries to please her parents by getting into an Ivy League school, but a new guy…
in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions. For junior and senior high readersThe red shoe
By Ursula Dubosarsky. 2006
Sydney, Australia; 1954. Matilda (six), Frances (eleven), and Elizabeth (fifteen) cope with family problems while a headline-making spy who defected…
from Russia hides out next door. Intrigue and secrets swirl around their neighborhood and their family--a mentally unstable father, unhappy mother, and ever-present Uncle Paul. For grades 6-9. 2006The New Year's quilt: an Elm Creek quilts novel (The Elm Creek Quilts #11)
By Jennifer Chiaverini. 2007
During the holidays, late-in-life newlywed Sylvia recalls New Year festivities of her youth as well as the tragic circumstances that…
distanced her from her sister. Determined not to repeat past mistakes, Sylvia reaches out to her new stepdaughter, Amy, who disapproved of Sylvia's marriage to Amy's father, Andrew. 2007Peaches: a novel (Peaches Ser. #1)
By Jodi Lynn Anderson. 2005
Three teenage girls become friends when homeschooled Birdie's wealthy cousin Leeda begins a summer job in Birdie's dad's peach orchard.…
Joining them is Murphy, who's been assigned community service. The three bond over chores and boys, even when they don't see eye to eye. For senior high readers. 2005In her absence: A Novel
By Antonio Muñoz Molina. 2006
Spain. Mario López, a dutiful civil servant and husband, arrives home from work to find his beautiful artsy wife Blanca…
and her suitcase missing. When Blanca--or someone identical to her--returns, Mario's obsessive love is replaced by suspicion of this possible imposter. Translated from Spanish by Esther Allen. 1999The vanishing act of Esme Lennox
By Maggie O'Farrell. 2006
Scottish shop owner Iris Lockhart is shocked to learn she has a great-aunt Esme, who has been in a psychiatric…
hospital for more than sixty years. When the hospital closes, Esme, deemed mentally fit, is released to Iris. Esme's story gradually comes out. Some strong language. 2006Honor thyself
By Danielle Steel. 2008
Fifty-year-old actress Carole Barber travels to Paris to do research for a book she is writing. After a terrorist attack,…
Carole suffers from amnesia. While her friends, grown children, and ex-husband try to help her remember, a former lover stirs memories and opens doors to the future. Bestseller. 2008Art Mumby, his younger sister, and their mother accept a free holiday at the Starcross Hotel in the Asteroid Belt,…
but the luxury resort is not as it seems. Soon the Mumbys are dealing with French spies, Yankee rebels, and man-eating starfish. Sequel to Larklight...(BR 17285). For grades 6-9. 2007Everything but a groom (Everything But... Ser. #1)
By Holly Jacobs. 2007
Erie, Pennsylvania. When bride-to-be Vancy Salo is left at the altar, it seems her family's Hungarian wedding curse has struck…
again. Hounded by the press, Vancy seeks refuge with Matt, a landscaper who has just gained custody of his twin nephews. Their growing friendship may just change Vancy's luck. 2007Teen, Inc
By Stefan Petrucha. 2007
Fourteen-year-old Jaiden Beale, who is being raised by the corporation responsible for his parents' deaths, is allowed to attend public…
school for the first time. After learning that the company is polluting the local water supply, Jaiden and his friends investigate. For junior and senior high readers. 2007Consequences
By Penelope Lively. 2007
A family saga beginning in 1930s London. The lives of Lorna, daughter Molly, and grandaughter Ruth unfold against the changing…
physical and social landscape of the city before and after the war. Ruth's nascent self-exploration is expressed through the lens of her family's past. 2007Secret scribbled notebooks
By Joanne Horniman. 2004
Australia. On the day her unwed sister Sophie gives birth to a daughter, seventeen-year-old Kate O'Farrell buys three notebooks--red, yellow,…
and blue--for scribbling down her secret thoughts. Through writing about what she reads, observes, and loves, Kate makes discoveries about herself. For senior high readers. 2004The railway children
By E Nesbit. 2007
England. When the father of a happy family in a comfortable London home is mysteriously called away on business, the…
mother and three children move to a small country cottage near a train station, where the railway becomes an important part of their lives. For grades 4-7. 1906The accidental mother
By Rowan Coleman. 2007
British events planner Sophie is unprepared for the news that her old friend Carrie has died. Since Carrie's estranged husband…
Louis has not been found, Sophie must step up as the legal guardian of Carrie's two young daughters. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007Causing havoc (Fighters #1)
By Lori Foster. 2007
Extreme fighter Dean "Havoc" Conor returns home to Harmony, Kentucky, to visit his estranged sisters Camille and Jacki. There he…
befriends saucy event coordinator Eve Lavon, becomes the target of a killer, and tries to stop Camille from marrying a sleazy businessman. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2007Au fil des saisons chez Germaine: 4, À feuilles d'automne
By Jean-Claude Turcotte. 2011
After dark
By Haruki Murakami. 2007
Tokyo. At a late-night Denny's, trombonist Tetsuya reintroduces himself to student Mari, the sister of fashion model Eri. Later, the…
manager of a "love hotel" approaches Mari to translate for a Chinese prostitute who was brutalized by a businessman. Secrets and needs draw these strangers together. Some strong language. 2004Everything on a waffle
By Polly Horvath. 2001
When Primrose's parents are lost at sea off Coal Harbour in Canada, she is cared for by a series of…
neighbors and relatives, including Miss Bowzer, who owns a restaurant where everything is served on a waffle. For grades 4-7. 2001Jackson Jones and the curse of the outlaw rose
By Mary Quattlebaum. 2006
Elderly gardener Mr. Kerring enlists ten-year-old Jackson and his friend Reuben to "rustle roses" from a graveyard. Poison ivy, broken…
bones, and stinging bees make the boys believe the rose cutting is cursed. Sequel to Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop (BR 17103). For grades 3-6. 2006