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41) Inland: a novel
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman, alone in a house abandoned by the men in her life--her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her two older sons, who have gone in search of their father after his return is delayed. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, a boy with a bad eye who is convinced that a...
42) Catfish Charlie
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A once famous Texas Ranger who left for a peaceful retirement is lured back in the saddle.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ignored by his father and sent to Derbyshire for the weekend, twelve-year-old Peter and his new friend, Kate, are accidentally transported back in time to 1763 England where they are befriended by a reformed cutpurse.
44) Wasted
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A Crime That Shocked A City. . .
In 1995, Austin, Texas was rocked by the brutal murder of a lesbian princess named Regina Hartwell. Even though Regina's body was burned beyond recognition, within days police had two suspects. One was the beautiful ex-cheerleader who was the object of Regina's desire. The other was a man who would take the fall for murder. . .
A Killer's Heinous Acts . . .
In this new edition of her bestselling book Wasted,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
295 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read.
Author
Series
Montmorency volume 3
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st Orchard Books ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
Physical Desc
404 p.; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After twenty years as a gentleman, Montmorency is glad to be free of Scarper, his wretched alter-ego, but when a young friend is caught in the middle of a murderous political plot, Montmorency may have no choice but to call upon Scarper for help.
Author
Series
Montmorency volume 1
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st Orchard Books ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
231 p.: 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Victorian London, after his life is saved by a young physician, a thief utilizes the knowledge he gains in prison and from the scientific lectures he attends as the physician's case study exhibit to create a new, highly successful, double life for himself.
Author
Series
Montmorency volume 2
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st Orchard Books ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
362 p.: 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Victorian London, when Montmorency and his alter ego, Scarper, reunite with Dr. Farcett, the two cooperate to capture a bomber and become involved in solving the mystery of the poisoning of a village of Scottish children.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest legends in frontier mythology. The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. Many individuals who are considered legends by modern readers were involved in events that began their notoriety or turned out to be the most famous - or infamous - moments of their lives. Those individuals...
Author
Series
Rose volume 3
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
211 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A mask of unimaginable power is stolen from the royal palace, perhaps by dark magicians, and the race to stop the thieves takes Rose to the mysterious city of Venice, where nothing is quite what it seems.
Author
Series
Imagination Station volume 4
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
107 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old cousins Patrick and Beth find themselves 1450's England during the War of the Roses, where they discover the missing treasures and meet the person who has been sending notes through the Imagination Station.
Author
Series
Legends of the Lost Causes volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
455 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ever in pursuit of justice and revenge for their killed families, Keech Blackwood and his fellow orphans travel to Skeleton Peak to retrieve a magical object that could help Reverend Rose return to his full, villainous strength.
Author
Series
Montmorency volume 4
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st Orchard Books ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
289 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Queen Victoria lies dying and with her family in danger, a group of friends races to track down the anarchists responsible for George's death, even as Montmorency seeks to teach a new generation to forgive.
54) Like lions
Author
Series
Bull Mountain volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Clayton Burroughs is a small-town Georgia sheriff, a new father, and, improbably, the heir apparent of Bull Mountain's most notorious criminal family. As he tries to juggle fatherhood, his job and his recovery from being shot in the confrontation that killed his two criminally-inclined brothers last year, he's doing all he can just to survive. Yet after years of carefully toeing the line between his life in law enforcement and his family, he finally...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
A revisionist history of the Old West battle challenges popular depictions of such figures as the Earps and Doc Holliday, tracing the influence of a love triangle, renegade Apaches, and the citizens of Tombstone.
Series
Outlander volume 6
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 525 minutes) sound, color 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The sixth season of Outlander sees a continuation of Claire and Jamie's fight to protect those they love, as they navigate the trials and tribulations of life in colonial America. Establishing a home in the New World is by no means an easy task, particularly in the wild backcountry of North Carolina and perhaps most significantly during a period of dramatic political upheaval. The Frasers strive to flourish within a society which, as Claire knows...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
xiii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--
59) Sons of thunder
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Slash and Pecos match wits with the wiliest opponent they've ever had--a wickedly smart woman who can't be caught--in their wildest western adventure yet. . . . It sounds like an easy job: track down the lady friend of notorious outlaw Duke Winter and bring her in for questioning. There's just one problem: Slash and Pecos have never met a woman like Miss Fannie Diamond, a glamorous showgirl who's prettier than a French poodle, slicker than a Dodge...
Author
Series
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Two true-crime tales relate the stories of a wealthy man buried alive with only forty-eight hours of air, and a grisly shooting high in the Sierra Nevada mountains involving the locals and rich developers.
Murder beyond the grave: "Stephen Small has it all -- a Ferrari, fancy house, loving wife, and three sons. But the only thing he needs right now is enough air to breathe. Kidnapped, buried in a box, and held for ransom, Stephen has forty-eight...