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Copper sun Copper sun Sharon M. Draper Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary t… OL12484W
Lawless prairie Lawless prairie Charles West Clint Connor stole a horse to protect it from its brutal owner—and went to jail for his trouble. Caught up in a daring jailbreak, Connor is now on the run from both the law—and the lawless. OL15075728W
Vasco, leader of the tribe Vasco, leader of the tribe Anne-Laure Bondoux LIKE ALL THE RATS in his tribe, Vasco loves nothing more than to scurry around the harbor in search of discarded fish. But one day he discovers that the members of his tribe have died under mysteriou… OL15857761W
The last spymaster The last spymaster Gayle Lynds Assigned to retrieve a convicted espionage operative who has escaped from his high-security prison, CIA agent Elaine Cunningham uncovers clues that suggest the workings of a dangerous conspiracy. OL16023572W
We die alone We die alone David Howarth xiii, 242 p. : 20 cm OL16130529W
Escape to Liechtenstein Escape to Liechtenstein Ed Dunlop Hans and Gretchen discover a young Jewish boy hiding from Nazi troops and decide to assist him in his escape from Austria. OL1637382W
Dragon run Dragon run Patrick Matthews Dragon Run is the story of a twelve-year-old boy who is shunned by society and on the run from ruthless assassins. With no magic, little money, and a sword he's not entirely sure how to use, he escap… OL16699967W
Unspeakable Unspeakable Sandra Brown A drifter, whose casual air belies his troubled past, Jack Sawyer arrives at Anna Corbett's ranch asking for work. He is actually hoping to protect the innocent widow and her son from Carl Herbold, a… OL167318W
Stolen children Stolen children Peg Kehret Fourteen-year-old Amy's excitement over her first babysitting job ends when she and her three-year-old charge are kidnapped, but a daily video recording sent to little Kendra's parents allows Amy to … OL17742606W
No Longer a Gentleman No Longer a Gentleman Mary Jo Putney Grey Sommers, Lord Wyndham, never met a predicament he couldn't charm his way out of. Then a tryst with a government official's wife during a bit of casual espionage in France condemns him to a decad… OL17799493W
Black Friday Black Friday Noah A. J. Wright All it takes is one murder to change a million lives, and that's exactly what happens to Kasheef Williams on a cold, black Friday. After a reunion with an old friend goes wrong in a Long Island night… OL17863516W
Audrey (cow) Audrey (cow) Dan Bar-el "Audrey is a cow with poetry in her blood, who yearns for the greener pastures beyond Bittersweet Farms. But when Roy the horse tells this bovine dreamer that she is headed for Abbot's War, the slaug… OL17866818W
The middle ground The middle ground Zoe Whittall Missy Turner thinks of herself as the most ordinary woman in the world. She has a lot to be thankful for-a great kid, a loving husband, a job she enjoys and the security of living in the small town w… OL17873677W
Boldness be my friend Boldness be my friend Richard Pape 'Boldness Be My Friend' is a gripping first-hand account of wartime bravey by Richard Pape, a Royal Air Force Warrant Officer Manager from Bomber Command. His memoirs here cover the three-year period… OL17883598W
Last man standing Last man standing Cindy Gerard Falsely imprisoned for the murder of a Freetown priest, special operative Joe Green, who has gone vigilante to avenge his fallen brothers, escapes with the help of his ex-lover Stephanie Tompkins and… OL18447594W
On Wings of Eagles On Wings of Eagles Ken Follett When two of his American employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: American businessman H. Ross Perot. His team consisted of a… OL1914089W
The vanishing woman The vanishing woman Doug Peterson "In 1848, Ellen Craft became invisible. Ellen, a slave from Macon, Georgia, took trains and steamboats north, but the people all around couldn't see her. They saw only a white man. Ellen Craft's moth… OL19961735W
A la caza de los Lobitos de Mar! A la caza de los Lobitos de Mar! Steve Stevenson Jim and his friends, having arrived on the island of New Land, learn the governor is determined to capture and imprison all pirates, and escape to the underground tunnels, where the multitude of dang… OL19984520W
Abandoned in hell Abandoned in hell William Albracht "In October 1969, William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Fire Base Kate, held by only 27 American soldiers and 150 Montagnard m… OL19999167W
Stone angel Stone angel Jane Yolen While trying to escape with her family from the Nazis, a young Jewish French girl feels protected by angels. OL20023847W
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