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The Storm The Storm Frederick Buechner The Boston Globe calls Frederick Buechner "one of our finest writers." USA Today says he's "one of our most original storytellers." Now this acclaimed author gives us his most beguiling novel yet--a … OL12935W
Rancher's legacy Rancher's legacy Frederick Faust A young man out to avenge the death of his father is framed for murder by the very man he's been tracking. With a bounty on his head, who can he trust? And will justice ever be served? OL14848850W
Until I find you Until I find you John Irving Until I Find You is the story of the actor Jack Burns -- his life, loves, celebrity and astonishing search for the truth about his parents. When he is four years old, Jack travels with his mother Ali… OL14858712W
Prey Prey Lurlene McDaniel A teacher is supposed to impart a love of learning and a thirst for knowledge. It's a bit different with Ms. Lori Settles. All the kids are talking about how hot she is--and she is especially interes… OL14925101W
Redhanded Redhanded Michael Cadnum Since he cannot depend on his father, Stephen feels as though his only chance to make it to the big boxing tournament is to go along with the dangerous plan of a local tough guy to whom he has been i… OL15012273W
Hero Hero Mike Lupica Fourteen-year-old Billy learns he has the same special abilities as his father, who was the President's globe-trotting troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, and now Billy must decide whether to… OL15046710W
Star Trek - Starfleet Academy - Crisis on Vulcan Star Trek - Starfleet Academy - Crisis on Vulcan Brad Strickland A young Spock accompanied his father, the Vulcan diplomat Sarek, to another planet to help negotiate a peace treaty. OL15103036W
The ghost of Lizard Light The ghost of Lizard Light Elvira Woodruff Moving from Iowa to a lighthouse cottage in Maine, ten-year-old Jack struggles to live up to his father's high standards and encounters a young ghost who presents Jack with a 150-year-old unsolved se… OL15325613W
Pojken som sov med snö i sin säng Pojken som sov med snö i sin säng Henning Mankell Now almost fourteen, Joel becomes a local hero to his small Swedish town when he saves an old man from freezing to death in the woods. OL158653W
Striking out Striking out Will Weaver Since the death of his older brother, thirteen-year-old Billy Baggs has had a distant relationship with his father, but life on their farm in northern Minnesota begins to change when he starts to pla… OL2692199W
Ironman Ironman Chris Crutcher While training for a triathlon, seventeen-year-old Bo attends an anger management group at school which leads him to examine his relationship with his father. OL3454746W
Greetings from planet earth Greetings from planet earth Barbara Kerley In 1977, as twelve-year-old Theo struggles with a science class project on space exploration, questions emerge about why his father never returned from Vietnam and why Theo's mother has been keeping … OL3492361W
Slowly, slowly I raise the gun Slowly, slowly I raise the gun Jay Bennett Two weeks before he is due to receive his inheritance on his eighteenth birthday, Chris receives an anonymous letter informing him that his mother did not die a natural death and that he himself is i… OL4091828W
Babe & me Babe & me Dan Gutman On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs -- New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just before he hit, Babe… OL41380W
Fireside Fireside Susan Wiggs Baseball hopeful Bo Crutcher is about to get his shot at the majors. That is, until life throws him a curveball. When AJ, the son he's never met, lands on his doorstep, Bo's life becomes a whole new … OL4778033W
Stanford Wong flunks big-time Stanford Wong flunks big-time Lisa Yee After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisy his academically demanding f… OL5814570W
Clever Ali Clever Ali Nancy Farmer When seven-year-old Ali's greedy pet steals cherries from the wicked Sultan for whom his father keeps carrier pigeons, Ali is given three days to find 600 new cherries or his father will be thrown in… OL5835163W
Three Junes Three Junes Julia Glass Three Junes is a vividly textured symphonic novel set on both sides of the Atlantic during three fateful summers in the lives of a Scottish family. In June of 1989, Paul McLeod, the recently widowed … OL5851112W
The Hound of Rowan The Hound of Rowan Henry H. Neff MAX MCDANIELS LIVES a quiet life in the suburbs of Chicago, until the day he stumbles upon a mysterious Celtic tapestry. Many strange people are interested in Max and his tapestry. His discovery lead… OL8044382W
Do your ABC's, Little Brown Bear Do your ABC's, Little Brown Bear Jonathan London As they spend a day playing together near their home, Little Brown Bear goes through his ABCs for Papa Brown Bear. OL81052W
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