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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Duel in the desert Duel in the desert Walter Dean Myers While camping in Morocco, Chris and his brother try to discover who stole a valuable silver chalice from a Moroccan palace. OL14913011W
Return to Morocco Return to Morocco Norma Johnston Shortly after she and her grandmother arrive in Morocco, seventeen-year-old Tori finds herself faced with sudden death and a secret from her grandmother's past. OL16477206W
The sinner's kiss The sinner's kiss Aaron J. Clarke In 'The Sinner’s Kiss', Clarke tells the story of betrayal, revenge in France and Morocco during the fin de siècle. Three women are drawn to the Lothario, Gabriel. Madame de Rosa desires him to be he… OL16616790W
The Storyteller The Storyteller Evan Turk Long, long ago, like a pearl around a grain of sand, the Kingdom of Morocco formed at the edge of the great, dry Sahara. It had fountains of cool, refreshing water to quench the thirst of the desert,… OL17364525W
Heart of steel Heart of steel Meljean Brook Growing up in the dangerous world of the Iron Seas, the mercenary captain of the airship Lady Corsair, Yasmeen, has learned to keep her heart hard as steel. Ruthless and cunning, her only loyalty is … OL17795916W
The storytellers The storytellers Ted Lewin Abdul and Grandfather pass through the streets of Fez, Morocco, and stop at an old gate, where Grandfather performs as a storyteller. OL1916320W
Tangerine Tangerine Christine Mangan Arriving in Tangier with her new husband only to encounter the estranged best friend she has not seen in more than a year, Alice allows her friend to introduce her to the rhythms and culture of Moroc… OL19732622W
Tangerine Tangerine Christine Mangan The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. The two friends haven't spoken in over a year. But soon a familiar feeling starts to overt… OL19742344W
A World I never made A World I never made James LePore Pat Nolan, an American, is summoned to Paris to claim the body of his estranged daughter Megan who has committed suicide. The body, however, is not Megan's and it becomes instantly clear to Pat that … OL19911701W
Diver's Clothes Lie Empty Diver's Clothes Lie Empty Vendela Vida MODERN & CONTEMPORARY FICTION (POST C 1945). "In Vendela Vida's taut and mesmerizing novel of ideas, a woman travels to Casablanca, Morocco, on mysterious business. While checking into her hotel, the… OL21570959W
Horses of god Horses of god Mahi Binebine On the outskirts of Casablanca, next to the dump, is the shantytown of Sidi Moumen, where Yachine and his ten brothers grew up, in the aimless chaos of drugs, violence, unemployment, and despair. The… OL22073641W
Laws of migration Laws of migration Suzanne Frank Birds, especially the ibis, have always fascinated Elize--that's why she became an ornithologist. But when her boss at the private Texas coastal institute where she's spent her career gives away her … OL24278312W
Ibrahim Ibrahim Francesc d'A Sales Ibrahim is tempted to exchange his job in the old market place in Marrakesh for a freer life as a desert nomad, until a dream shows him that freedom is something carried in the heart. OL4020419W
An Affair of Honor An Affair of Honor Robert N. Macomber At the beginning of this fifth novel in Robert N. Macomber’s award-winning Honor Series, it’s December 1873 and Lieutenant Peter Wake is the executive officer of the USS Omaha on dreary patrol in the… OL5705781W
Hope and other dangerous pursuits Hope and other dangerous pursuits Laila Lalami For reasons as different as the lives they are leaving behind, four Muslims illegally cross the Strait of Gibraltar in an inflatable boat headed for Spain. What has driven these men and women to risk… OL5847322W
Star of light Star of light Mary Mills In a mountain village in Morocco, an Englishwoman transforms the lives of her visiting niece, a blind baby girl, and an eleven-year-old boy through her work as a missionary nurse. OL6215575W
Lulu in Marrakech Lulu in Marrakech Diane Johnson "Lulu Sawyer arrives in Marrakech, Morocco, hoping to rekindle her romance with a worldly Englishman, Ian Drumm. It's the perfect cover for her assignment with the American CIA: tracing the flow of m… OL79600W
La reina del Sur La reina del Sur Arturo Pérez-Reverte Nombre: Teresa Apellidos: Mendoza Chávez (alias La Mejicana) Características físicas: Ojos negros. Cabello negro. Sin marcas ni cicatrices. Complexión delgada. Estatura 1,67. Historia criminal: Nacid… OL992477W