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Hoosier school-master Hoosier school-master Edward Eggleston Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) was born in Vevay, Indiana. He was both a novelist and a historian, authoring several texts of U.S. history. OL1145619W
Chasing Orion Chasing Orion Kathryn Lasky In 1952, when Georgie is eleven years old, her family moves to a new Indiana neighborhood where her teenaged neighbor has polio and is in an iron lung. OL121816W
Green grow the victims Green grow the victims Jeanne M. Dams When the coal mine strikes of 1902 spill into places that would be considered immune to such strife, a South Bend politician turns up murdered, and Patrick Malloy's uncle Dan has gone missing and bec… OL14872642W
The stone forest The stone forest Karen Harper One warm night in 1985, sisters Jenna and Amanda Kirk are abducted from their home in an Indiana quarry town. Days later, Jenna was found wandering alone in her grandfather's stone forest, drugged wi… OL15078678W
Livvie's song Livvie's song Sharlene MacLaren "In Wabash, Indiana, circa 1926, widowed restaurateur Livvie Beckman and Christian ex-convict Will Taylor discover a recipe for romance when God works in their hearts"--Provided by publisher. OL16214720W
The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat Edward Kelsey Moore Follows three high school friends--dubbed "The Supremes"--As they weather life's highs and lows, but always gather each Sunday at the same table at Earl's diner in Plainview, Indiana, to talk it all … OL18020427W
Chuck Jones presents a Kipling classic Chuck Jones presents a Kipling classic Rudyard Kipling,Chuck Jones A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden. OL18253679W
Shady cross Shady cross Hankins, James (Suspense fiction writer) "In one hand, small-time crook Stokes holds a backpack stuffed with someone else's money--three hundred and fifty thousand dollars of it. In the other hand, Stokes has a cell phone, which he found w… OL19995998W
Tornado weather Tornado weather Deborah Elaine Kennedy ""Dark and dangerous and strange and wonderful...Kennedy writes with the gritty poetry of Daniel Woodrell and misfit sensibility of Flannery O'Connor." --Benjamin Percy Five-year-old Daisy Gonzalez's… OL20059219W
Last Words Last Words Michael Koryta An investigator for a Florida-based Death Row defense firm, Markus Novak's life derailed when his wife was killed in the midst of a case they were working together. Two years later her murderer is st… OL20499311W
Greyfriars Bobby Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor Atkinson,Aleanor Atkinson,Eleanor Atkins This story is about a dog in Aberdeen, Scotland, which demonstrated phenomenal loyalty to his adopted master. His master was an elderly grave keeper who took the mange-infected dog on as a pet. After… OL249393W
Life Goes On Life Goes On Philip Gulley Squarely in the crosshairs of the Church's heresy hunters, can Pastor Sam survive?It's a madcap year in Harmony, Indiana, as Sam Gardner struggles through his fourth year as pastor of the Harmony Fri… OL2738463W
Another Quest for Celeste Another Quest for Celeste Henry Cole Celeste is hundreds of miles from home following an unexpected journey aboard a Mississippi steamboat. After mishaps and disasters, she finds herself on the frontier in southern Indiana. It's 1822, a… OL27390997W
A clearing in the forest A clearing in the forest Joanne Landers Henry A biographical novel about Elijah Fletcher, a settler boy growing up in Indianapolis during the 1830s. OL2950153W
A Daughter of the Land A Daughter of the Land Gene Stratton-Porter Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924) was an author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer. She was also one of the earliest women to form a movie studio and production company. She wrote popular columns … OL42379W
Out of season Out of season Michael Z. Lewin Private detective Albert Samson seeks the truth behind a fifty-year-old murder and becomes involved with a woman no one has seen in decades and a long-retired detective who may know more than he seem… OL462320W
The Teacher's Funeral The Teacher's Funeral Richard Peck If your teacher has to die, August isn't a bad time of year for it," begins Richard Peck's latest novel, a book full of his signature wit and sass. Russell Culver is fifteen in 1904, and he's raring … OL4920505W
Teen Idol Teen Idol Meg Cabot Ask Annie your most complex interpersonal relationship questions. Go on, we dare you!All letters to Annie are subject to publication in the Clayton High School Register. Names and e-mail addresses of… OL492848W
Penrod and Sam Penrod and Sam Booth Tarkington There is no boredom (not even an invalid's) comparable to that of a boy who has nothing to do...writes the great Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Booth Tarkington in his book "Penrod and Sam." When ad… OL54890W
The Handyman's Reality The Handyman's Reality Nick Poff THE HANDYMAN'S REALITY IS THE WINNER OF THE GAY/LESBIAN FICTION CATEGORY OF THE 2007 FOREWORD MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS The story of handyman Ed Stephens and his mailman boyfriend Rick Benton … OL8780987W
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