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1) Point blank
Author
Series
The Sisterhood volume 26
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The members of the Sisterhood always stand together, and that includes aiding and protecting the men in their lives. Yoko's partner Harry Wong has received a phone call from his old schoolmate Jun Yu. Jun Yu resided at the same temple where Harry's daughter Lily was training, but they were all forced to evacuate. Jun Yu's managed to get his son out, but Lily is missing. And now Jun is trusting Harry to guard the most precious things in his life--...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Sent into an arranged marriage, Tan Yunxian, forbidden to continue her work as a midwife-in-training as well as see her forever friend Meiling, is ordered to act like proper wife and seeks a way to continue treating women and girls from every level of society in fifteenth-century China.
"According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian--born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness--is...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate--the first automobile any of them have seen--and a stranger arrives. In...
4) China
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) and 1 wall chart.
Language
English
Description
Explores the history, language, customs, culture, social life, religion, eduction, and arts of modern China.
Author
Series
Legends of the condor heroes volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
394 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
7) Hong Kong
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Full-color photos, original maps, interactive sidebars, and handy "fast facts" describe life in Hong Kong and its history.
8) Mei Li
Author
Publisher
Doubleday, Doran & company, inc
Pub. Date
1938
Physical Desc
[52] p. illus. 31 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
House of earth volume 1
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
1992, c1931
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 19
Physical Desc
357 p. : 21 cm.
Language
English
14) Threat vector
Author
Series
Jack Ryan jr volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
As China plans to invade Taiwan, and launches a cyber attack on the U.S., President Jack Ryan, his son, and the team at the Campus have to act fast if they are going to stop the increasingly rogue nation.
17) China
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
[Updated edition].
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book details the history, culture, geography and government of China."--Provided by publisher.
18) Cat's claw
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sheila Dawson has made history as the first female police chief in Pecan Springs, Texas. She's also cracked many a mystery in collaboration with local sleuth China Bayles--that's why everyone thinks she's such a smart cookie. Now, Sheila puts those smarts to work, sifting through secrets to find a killer on the prowl... Larry Kirk, Pecan Springs' computer guru, has been shot dead in his kitchen. At first Police Chief Sheila Dawson believes it to...
19) The devil's sea
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel a historical mystery of epic importance in the latest novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler. In 1959 Tibet, a Buddhist artifact of immense importance was seemingly lost to history in the turmoil of the Communist takeover. But when National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt discovers a forgotten plane crash in the Philippine...
Author
Series
Grafton volume 8
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
Physical Desc
350p. 25cm.
Language
English