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Trilogy describing the author's journey to Canada from Wyoming with a dream of owning a cattle ranch. In Grass beyond…
the Mountains, Richmond and his companions conquer the tortuous miles and carve out a space for themselves. Also includes Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and The Rancher Takes a Wife. Strong language and some violence. 1978Black from the future: a collection of Black speculative writing
By Lauren Cherelle, Stephanie Andrea Allen. 2019
A collection of stories by Black women writers from across the spectrum of Black speculative writing, including science fiction, fantasy,…
magical realism, and Afrofuturism. Includes stories from, among others, Jewelle Gomez, Eden Royce, Nicole Sconiers, Morgan Christie, Vernita Hall, Stefani Cox, and Leila Green. 2019The Einstein intersection
By Samuel R. Delany. 1998
An alien race has settled among the leftover artifacts of humanity. One alien, Lo Lobey, faces trouble assimilating the mythology…
of Earth. Nevertheless, he presses on in the search for his lost love, Friza. 1967Journey through space: Star Wars (DK readers. 2, Beginning to read alone)
By Ryder Windham. 2015
Fictional guide to the Star Wars galaxy, including profiles of planets and members of the Jedi High Council. Also includes…
information on various alien races and a glossary. For grades K-3. 2015Alone
By Megan E. Freeman. 2021
Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize–nominated…
poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town. When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone—left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddie's stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life?DupliKate: a novel
By Cherry Cheva. 2009
Overscheduled high school senior Kate is surprised when a computer-generated twin abruptly appears in her room. Kate takes the opportunity…
to let her other self socialize while she concentrates on getting into Yale but soon realizes that she is losing an important part of her life. For grades 6-9. 2009The coming of Cassidy: a Hopalong Cassidy novel (Bar-20 Ser. #6)
By Clarence Edward Mulford, Clarence E. Mulford, Tom Doherty Associates. 1992
Buck Peters put everything he owned into the Bar-20 and thought he could make a go of it. It looked…
pretty good too, until he fell in with that gang of renegade buffalo hunters. They were after his spread, his cattle, his life. And they swore to let nothing stand in their way. Nothing. And then they met a cowhand named CassidyAnd the robot went
By Sergio Ruzzier, Michelle Robinson. 2017
Sir Cumference and the Fracton Faire: a math adventure (Sir Cumference)
By Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan. 2017
Sir Cumference and Lady Di of Ameter visit the Earl of Fracton at the annual Fracton Faire. Their day is…
interrupted when they realize that goods are being stolen from both the merchants and the earl! The earl decides to use "Fracton numbers" to catch the culprits. With the math trap set, will the earl and his friends catch the thieves? For grades K-3Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg
By Lori Mortensen, Michael Allen Austin. 2013
Citizens Creek: A Novel
By Lalita Tademy. 2014
Cow Tom, born into slavery in Alabama in 1810 and sold to a Creek Indian chief before his tenth birthday,…
possessed an extraordinary ability to master languages. As the new country developed westward, he became a key translator for his Creek master and was hired out to US military generals. His talent made him indispensable, but what would become of him and his family with the coming of the Civil War? UnratedLEGO Star Wars: a new hope (DK Readers Level 1)
By Emma Grange. 2014
LEGO Star Wars: return of the Jedi (DK Readers Level 3)
By Emma Grange. 2014
Retells the story of the iconic science fiction film through LEGO figurines as Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess…
Leia battle against Darth Vader as he attempts to end the rebellion with the powerful Death Star. For grades K-3LEGO Star wars: The Empire strikes back (DK Readers Level 2)
By Emma Grange. 2014
Death star (Star Wars)
By Steve Perry, Michael Reaves. 2007
With Palpatine in control of the Empire, construction begins on the Death Star, a moon-sized battle station capable of instantaneously…
obliterating entire planets. Wilhuff Tarkin, its power-hungry would-be commander, oversees the project, which is fraught with political intrigues, hidden agendas, and the ever-present threat of rebellion. 2007The revenant: A Novel of Revenge
By Michael Punke, Perseus. 2002
Missouri River tributaries, 1823. When a trapper is mauled by a grizzly, he is left behind with two volunteers who…
soon abandon him. Deserted, defenseless, and enraged, he vows to survive--and exact his revenge. Based on the real life of fur trapper Hugh Glass. Some violence and some strong language. 2002Mine work: a novel
By Jim Davidson, Barre Toelken. 1999
After his brother's suicide, Markus Cottin sets out to uncover the family's past, trekking to visit his father, now a…
hermit living in a mountain shack. Later, at his grandfather's place in Colorado, Markus learns about past involvement with Navajo neighbors. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Spur Award. 1999Star wars: the new essential guide to characters (Star Wars)
By Daniel Wallace. 2002
Biographies of the galaxy's key heroes and villains that play major roles in the midst of the apocalyptic Yuuzhan Vong…
invasion. Includes personalities from the films The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. For junior and senior high and older readers. Bestseller. 2002Sun Mountain: a Comstock memoir
By Richard S Wheeler, Tom Doherty Associates, Richard S. Wheeler. 1999
On January 1, 1900, journalist Henry Jackson Stoddard, age sixty-one, begins his recollections of people encountered and events witnessed in…
Virginia City and the Comstock Lode since his arrival there in 1861. Among his acquaintances was Samuel Clemens when he was a young reporter, and a mining town was the place to be. 1999