Catalog Search Results
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is retreating toward Texas, and being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
364 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Returning home from Vietnam when his sister goes missing, soldier Ray Landsdale embarks on a relentless search that takes him from Montana to Hollywood to L.A. and beyond, forcing him to confront his worst nightmare.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First United States edition.
Language
English
Description
"AN ENDLESS WAR. A BLOOD-SOAKED BATTLEFIELD. A BAND OF BROTHERS. The epic sequel to Essex Dogs, continuing the New York Times bestselling historian's trilogy of novels following the fortunes of ten ordinary soldiers during the Hundred Years' War. 1347. Bruised and bloodied by an epic battle at Cr�ecy, six soldiers known as the Essex Dogs pick through the wreckage of the fighting-and their own lives. Now a new siege is beginning, and the Dogs are...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
323 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this riveting new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Chet and Bernie mystery series, a deeply damaged female soldier home from the war in Afghanistan becomes obsessed with finding a missing girl, gains an unlikely ally in a stray dog, and encounters new perils beyond the combat zone. LeAnne Hogan went to Afghanistan as a rising star in the military, and came back a much lesser person, mentally and physically. Now missing an...
5) Unravel Me
Author
Series
Shatter Me volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
461 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her--people with gifts--and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance. She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.
Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.
Haunted by her past and terrified of her future, Juliette knows...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition ;
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
148 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself on a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He's only eleven years old! He's barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. Instead, he's been worked to the bone by his cruel uncle.
But when his uncle's rage forces him to suddenly flee home, Nate finds himself in New York City, and in the middle of the American Revolution. He encounters and old friend and joins his army...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Returning to her ancestral home in the North Carolina mountains to complete her graduate thesis, Toya, a young black artist, sets her sights on something bigger when she encounters a still-standing Confederate monument in the heart of town and two horrific crimes split the county apart.
Author
Series
The Seven Deadly Sins volume 3
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
183 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
The Heroes' Past
Inside the Baste Prison, Meliodas and gang finally find Ban, a daring and brash member of The Seven Deadly Sins. However, trouble is on the horizon as their journey continues. Another member of The Seven Deadly Sins appears! The heroes clash as a feud is revived from their past.
Author
Series
The Seven Deadly Sins volume 6
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
197 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Blast from the Past!
Howzer whips up a huge storm in an attempt to defeat Diane, but even a human-sized giant can stand strong against the fiercest tempests. In the next match, Meliodas faces Cain, who conjures terrifying fire magic while also leveling fiery accusations at Meliodas about his rumored involvement in the destruction of Danafell. How will Meliodas respond? Can he take the punishment for his alleged sins?
Author
Series
The Seven Deadly Sins volume 2
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
187 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Sin vs. Virtue
To save her kingdom, Princess Elizabeth has pinned her last hope on the infamous traitors, "The Seven Deadly Sins" and has set out on a journey with Meliodas--the Dragon Sin of Wrath--to seek out the rest of his fellow knights and former friends. Deep within an uninviting forest they find Diane, the Serpent Sin of Envy. Before they can celebrate their reunion, they must deal with an attack from Gilthunder, an electrifying Holy Knight!...
Author
Series
The Seven Deadly Sins volume 5
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
184 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
It's A Showdown!
Four of the Sins have been reunited and it feels almost so good. Entering a fighting tournament where the grand prize is Diane's weapon, the unthinkable happens when the Sins and Holy knights clash on stage! But who is the other faction of Holy Knights, dubbed the "New Generation," and what could this monstrous group of demon-like knights be planning?
Author
Series
The Seven Deadly Sins volume 7
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
The Wrath Awakens.
Meliodas escapes the Goddess Amber, but he emerges from his prison strangely silent and with a new look. In the blink of an eye, he wrecks Guila and Jericho and begins delivering an epic beating to Sir Hellbram, who somehow manages to stand up to the transformed Dragon Sin of Wrath. What is going on with this new Meliodas? And how is Hellbram avoiding being stomped by the overwhelming power of the changed Meliodas?
Author
Series
The Seven Deadly Sins volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Seven Deadly Heroes?
Welcome to the land of Britannia, a picturesque country ruled by the benevolent King Liones... or at least it was, until the king's guard assassinated him and started a full-blown Holy War! Now the king's only daughter Elizabeth must seek the aid of the dreaded warriors, The Seven Deadly Sins. Wrongly framed and sent into exiled, they're now the princess's only hope to free the kingdom from the grip of the villainous Holy Knights!...
Author
Series
The Seven Deadly Sins volume 4
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
183 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Reunions and Farewells.
The Grizzly Sin, King, is alive! Unfortunately, King not only refuses to help Meliodas, he declares Ban as his mortal enemy for having attained eternal life at the cost of the life of his sister Elaine. During a gripping confrontation between King and Ban, the fearsomely skilled Holy Knight Guila comes bearing startling disaster and devastation.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A spine-tingling and boldly original gothic horror novel. It's 2010, and the recently promoted Corporal Loyette and his unit are finishing up their deployment at a new base in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Their duties here are straightforward--loading and unloading cargo into and out of helicopters--and their days are a mix of boredom and dread. The Brits they're replacing delight in telling them the history of the old barracks just off base, a Soviet-era...
16) Fourth wing
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general--also known as her tough-as-talons mother--has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away ... because dragons don't bond to 'fragile' humans....
Author
Series
Hurricane wars volume 1
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
472 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The heart is a battlefield. War has raged for a decade in Lir, and orphaned soldier Talasyn has learned to keep her powers hidden to survive. As the last known Lightweaver on the continent, she can create radiant weapons that cut through the invading Shadowforged warriors' dark magic. But all that changes when she is forced to reveal her abilities on the battlefield to defend herself from the Shadowforged prince himself, Alaric Ossinast. In a clash...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Language
English
Description
In this groundbreaking new history of the role of American women in World War II, a top military analyst for the CIA presents the inspiring, shocking and heartbreaking stories of these servicewomen that reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of combat in the war and illustrates important realities about modern warfighting.
Author
Series
Neighbors of Lancaster County volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The passing of time and the distance between Zane and Lila haven't been enough to halt their feelings for each other. But all choices have consequences, and with Lila preparing to marry another, will these one-time sweethearts ever find the life together that they both still long for?" -- back cover.
As high school ends, Zane Beck can't help but look at his Amish neighbor, Lila Lehman, with different eyes. Her father arranges for her to be courted...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Two 1990s Ugandan teens are kidnapped and forced into the Lord's Resistance Army where they dream of surviving their captivity and their intent to remain good people.