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25842) The whispering city
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
405 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Barcelona 1952. General Franco's fascist government is at the height of its oppressive powers, casting a black shadow across the city. When wealthy socialite Mariona Sobrerroca is found dead in her mansion in the exclusive Tibidabo district, the police scramble to seize control of the investigation. Eager young journalist Ana Martà Noguer is surprised to be assigned to this important story, where she must shadow Inspector Isidro Castro. But Ana...
25843) Ghost tamer
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Death is one thing, it's what you do afterward that matters. Aspiring comedian Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. While faced with the intense grief of losing her best friend, she realizes that someone is following her--and has been following her all her life. Trouble is, no one else can see him. For a ghostly tag-along, Casper's not so bad. He might even be the partner Raely needs to fight the evil spirit hell-bent on destroying...
25844) Bittersweet
Author
Series
Home sweet home (Shirlee McCoy) volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
347 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Caring family and friends, tranquil streets--ex-prosecutor Willow Lamont wishes these could make her feel truly at home. She's back to help her grandfather manage Chocolate Haven, a long held dream come true. But she's struggling to make their unique fudge--and to cope with a secret trauma that haunts her. Yet when she finds an abandoned baby who breaks her heart wide open, she wonders how long she can hide her emotions--especially from warm, handsome,...
25845) Claiming her legacy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
363 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
With her family's legacy on the line, a woman with everything to lose must rely on a man hiding from his past... Oklahoma, 1890 Frontier women don't ride off alone to track an outlaw--not even women as capable as tomboy spinster Willa Malone. But Willa desperately needs the bounty money offered for her father's killer if she's to keep their homestead and take care of her sisters. That means she needs an expert tracker's help. Gideon Hartley has the...
25846) In another time
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's 1942, and as the war rages in Europe, Maisie McCall is in the Scottish Highlands swinging an axe for the Women's Timber Corps. Maisie relishes her newfound independence working alongside other lumberjacks--including the mysterious John Lindsay. As Maisie and John work side by side felling trees together, Maisie can't help but feel that their friendship has the spark of something more to it. And yet every time she gets close to him, John pulls...
25847) Stolen science: thirteen untold stories of scientists and inventors almost written out of history
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
122 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Over the centuries, women, people from underrepresented communities, and immigrants overcame prejudices and social obstacles to make remarkable discoveries in science--but they weren't the ones to receive credit in history books. People with more power, money, and prestige were remembered as the inventor of the telephone, the scientists who decoded the structure of DNA, and the doctor who discovered the cause of yellow fever. This book aims to set...
25848) Flight from Berlin: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"August 1936: The eyes of the world are on Berlin, where Adolf Hitler is using the Olympic Games to showcase his powerful new regime. Cynical British journalist Richard Denham knows that the carefully staged spectacle masks the Nazis' ruthless brutality, and he's determined to report the truth. Sparks fly when the seasoned newspaperman meets the beautiful and rebellious American socialite Eleanor Emerson. A superb athlete whose brash behavior got...
25849) Shattered
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Criminal psychologist Dr. Sarah Jacobs is all too familiar with the kind of bad boys who belong behind bars. But the dark, dangerous man she meets in the New Orleans underworld is a new kind of ruthless, and all too irresistible. Jax Fontaine doesn't claim to be a good guy, but he's loyal to his own code and brutally honest about what he wants. He and Sarah may be worlds apart, but when they're skin to skin, nothing matters but the heat between them....
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Profiles 26 women in the sustainable food industry who are working towards a more holistic food system in America and shows how you can join them, whether you want to start a farm or simply become a better consumer.
25851) A young wife: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Minke Van Aisma journeys across three continents, moving from a life of opulence in Amsterdam to the immigrant experience in nineteenth-century New York, in her efforts to find her kidnapped son and take revenge on those responsible for his abduction.
25852) Harriet Tubman
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 activity book (46 pages : 28 cm).
Language
English
Description
Animated biography of Harriet Tubman, the Moses of her people, who helped more than 300 slaves escape to freedom in the North.
25853) Glory's rival
Author
Series
Thoroughbred volume 18
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
196 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
If Glory could win the Breeders' Cup Classic, he would become a legend like his famous grandsire, Just Victory. Samantha McLean's horse, Shining, has beaten colts before and could possibly win. Will this destroy the friendship between Cindy and Samantha?
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
70 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Just in time for the debut of her original Disney TV show, Lunella Lafayette -- aka the smartest person in the Marvel Universe -- gets her own original graphic novel! When a rad-skating band of thieves start going wild, it's up to Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur to take to the streets and put a stop to their crime spree - while making sure to bust a few sweet moves along the way! But can Lunella balance fighting crime AND training with her all new,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xiii, 209 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ditch the lies and embrace God's truth: you matter and He has a valuable purpose for your life. In this devotional for teen girls, Grace Valentine encourages you to stop settling for the world's image of post-worthy perfection and live for more--more joy, more peace, and more meaning"--
Author
Series
Healing Grace novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The third installment in the Healing Grace series finds young Amish widow Sarah Yoder facing her greatest challenge--herself. Sarah Yoder hasn't seen Henry Byler since he became engaged to an English woman, which is best for her peace of mind. Since Henry never joined the Amish church, any relationship but a neighborly one is impossible. So she stays busy with her family, welcoming her son back from the ranch he's been working on in Colorado, doing...
25858) The mighty queens of Freeville: a mother, a daughter, and the people who raised them : a memoir
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
5 sound discs (5 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The humorist and advice columnist for "Ask Amy" describes her inspirational, haphazard experiences with divorce, traveling throughout the country, and resettling in her hometown, where her extended family helped her to raise her daughter.
25859) Bergdorf blondes
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
5 sound discs (approximately 6 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Moi", a self-described champagne bubble of a girl, and her best pal Julie Bergdorf cruise through the glitzy world of Manhattan's upper crust in search of the perfect husband--along with a side trips to a super-private sale at Van Cleef & Arpels and to find the perfect pair of Chloe jeans--in a humorous look at the lifestyles of the rich and self-indulgent.
25860) Journey to freedom, 1838
Author
Series
Great escapes (HarperCollins) volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
85+10 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of an episode from Uncle Tom's Cabin, the slave Eliza Harris resolves to escape with her two-year-old son across the frozen Ohio River to prevent her master from selling the boy. Includes historical notes on Harriet Beecher Stowe, slavery in America, the Fugitive slave laws, and the Underground Railroad.
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