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Voices of Northern Ireland Voices of Northern Ireland Carolyn Meyer Summary, The author relates her visit to Northern Ireland where she interviewed Protestants and Catholics and recorded their feelings growing up in a country torn apart by religious and political con… OL11315921W
BECAUSE OF LISSA (Hotline, No 1) BECAUSE OF LISSA (Hotline, No 1) Carolyn Meyer Lissa, 16, a seemingly happy but quiet teenager, commits suicide, leaving her closest friends bewildered and confused. Reflecting upon some of their past conversations with Lissa and feeling guilty f… OL15267930W
Coconut, the tree of life Coconut, the tree of life Carolyn Meyer Discusses the growth, cultivation, processing, and uses of coconuts. Includes thirty coconut recipes. OL15267935W
Eulalia's island Eulalia's island Carolyn Meyer Visiting the island of Saint Lucia with his parents, pudgy, insecure, thirteen-year-old Sam finds a needed friend in Eulalia, and comes to share her interests and positive attitude toward life. OL15267940W
Killing the kudu Killing the kudu Carolyn Meyer Suffocating under his mother's overprotectiveness, Alex, an eighteen-year-old paraplegic, finds freedom, his first love, and a reconciliation with the cousin who accidentally shot and crippled him ye… OL15267945W
Kristina Kristina Carolyn Meyer Carolyn Meyer, author of best-selling ROYAL DIARIES Isabel and Anastasia, now brings to the series this compelling story of Kristina, The Girl King, from 17th-century Sweden. Upon discovering that… OL15267946W
Milk, butter, and cheese Milk, butter, and cheese Carolyn Meyer A history of dairying around the world, particularly in the United States. Includes recipes using dairy products. OL15267952W
Miss Patch's learn-to-sew book Miss Patch's learn-to-sew book Carolyn Meyer Miss Patch instructs the beginning seamstress in the elementary steps of sewing, and gives her progressively more difficult projects--from pillows to doll clothes--to increase her skill. OL15267953W
Saw, hammer, and paint Saw, hammer, and paint Carolyn Meyer A guide to woodworking with directions and diagrams for numerous projects ranging in difficulty from a cheese board to a desk. OL15267962W
The summer I learned about life The summer I learned about life Carolyn Meyer More interested in learning about Life than domestic arts, as her parents wish, fifteen-year-old Teddie learns perhaps a bit more about life than she's bargained for during the summer of 1928. OL15267964W
The bad queen The bad queen Carolyn Meyer In eighteenth-century France, Marie-Antoinette rails against the rules of etiquette that govern her life even as she tries to fulfill her greatest obligation, giving birth to the next king, but she f… OL15580719W
Mary, Bloody Mary Mary, Bloody Mary Carolyn Meyer The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to inherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evil stepmother who has enchanted her father… OL15846443W
The bread book The bread book Carolyn Meyer Includes index.Describes the history and important ingredients of bread-making. Includes customs and legends about bread and discusses breads popular in different countries. OL15848263W
Mary, Bloody Mary Mary, Bloody Mary Carolyn Meyer The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to inherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evil stepmother who has enchanted her father… OL16050933W
The wild queen The wild queen Carolyn Meyer Mary Stuart was just five years old when she was sent to France to be raised alongside her future husband. But when the frail young king dies, eighteen-year-old Mary is stripped of her title as Queen… OL16167344W
Anastasia and her sisters Anastasia and her sisters Carolyn Meyer A novel in diary form in which the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II describes the privileged life her family led up until the time of World War I and the tragic events that befell them. This no… OL19997989W
Anastasia, the last Grand Duchess Anastasia, the last Grand Duchess Carolyn Meyer Anastasia has gotten a new diary and writes about her life,her family, and what she goes. This book starts on a holiday in 1914 and ends when Anastasia goes to Saint Petersburg in 1918. OL56858W
The Center The Center Carolyn Meyer Describes the experiences of a troubled teenager at the Vitam Center in Norwalk, Connecticut, a therapeutic community where teenagers with problems help each other get better. OL56859W
Elliott & Win Elliott & Win Carolyn Meyer Fourteen-year-old Win hopes to receive support and guidance in self-acceptance from his adult friend Elliott, despite another boy's insistence that Elliott is homosexual. OL56862W
Eskimos Eskimos Carolyn Meyer Describes the life of Alaskan Eskimos and their dilemma in trying to reconcile the white man's ways with their ancient culture. OL56863W
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