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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood Benjamin Alire Sáenz As a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, and a member of the graduating class of 1969, Sammy Santos faces the challenges of "gringo" racism, unpopular dress codes, th… OL106704W
Triumph of the Mountain Man Triumph of the Mountain Man William W. Johnstone JUSTICE ON THE HORIZON Only his thirst for blood equals his lust for wealth and power. And in his vicious seizure of the coveted land around Taos, high among the Rocky Mountains in the New Mexico … OL111217W
A voice in the wind A voice in the wind Kathryn Lasky The two sets of Starbuck twins, in New Mexico with their father, meet a six-hundred-year-old Native American ghost and use their telepathic powers to capture the looters of ancient Anasazi artifacts. OL121872W
La promesa and other stories La promesa and other stories Leroy Quintana "Welcome to the other San Miguel, a fictional town in New Mexico. It's the sort of town that has survived a burning rosary, the face of Jesus appearing on a wall, a sixteen-foot rattler, Mosco Zamor… OL14863657W
Bad Medicine (Ella Clah) Bad Medicine (Ella Clah) David Thurlo When the daughter of Senator Yellowhair is killed in a suspicious car accident, the Senator accuses Ella and the tribe's medical examiner, Dr. Carolyn Roanhorse, of falsifying the autopsy results. An… OL14907722W
Blackening Song (Ella Clah) Blackening Song (Ella Clah) David Thurlo Blackening Song is the debut of Navajo FBI agent Ella Clah, who returns to the reservation to investigate the murder of her father, a minister. The ritual nature of the killing makes Ella's brother, … OL14907724W
The Mystery of the Lost Village The Mystery of the Lost Village Gertrude Chandler Warner,Charles Tang While visiting a Navaho Indian reservation in New Mexico, the Aldens try to save a forest under threat of development by proving it is the site of a lost, buried village, but someone is sabotaging th… OL15061254W
Muchacho Muchacho LouAnne Johnson An inspiring YA debut from the author of Dangerous Minds.Eddie Corazon is angry. He's also very smart. But he's working pretty hard at being a juvenile delinquent. He blows off school, even though he… OL15068482W
Code Name: Baby Code Name: Baby Christina Skye Navy SEAL Wolfe Houston is on a mission of national security: protect one stubborn - but gorgeous - civilian in charge of training valuable government assets. But tracking down four genetically enhan… OL15176000W
Guarded Secrets Guarded Secrets Leann Harris "If I die, it won't be an accident."At the time, Lilly Burkstrom brushed aside her exhusband's words. Then he dies"accidentally"in a convenience store robbery, and she starts to wonder. Turning to th… OL15176258W
Heart of Aztlan Heart of Aztlan Rudolfo A. Anaya Publisher Comments: The Albuquerque barrio portrayed in this vivid novel of postwar New Mexico is a place where urban and rural, political and religious realities coexist, collide, and combine. The … OL152075W
Encala Encala T.M. Nielsen Chevalier continues to rule the Equites Faction as Elder, while Emily begins training another group of the cavalry. The Encala strengthen their drive to gain sole control of the last remaining Winche… OL15678765W
Yellowcake Yellowcake Ann Cummins The urainium mining and milling in New Mexico, first started in Durango Co. OL15841195W
Always time to die (St. Kilda, Book 1) Always time to die (St. Kilda, Book 1) Ann Maxwell,Elizabeth Lowell With her trademark electrifying storytelling and razor-sharp tension, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell proves once again why she is one of today's top masters of suspense -- in a ri… OL15857W
Red, green, or murder Red, green, or murder Steven Havill "Former Posadas County Sheriff Bill Gastner, now a New Mexico Livestock Inspector, is enjoying a day on Herb Torrance's ranch--soaking in the sun as he counts a small herd of cattle and thinking abou… OL16065196W
Pie Town Pie Town J. Lynne Hinton When new priest Father George Morris and a young hitchhiker named Trina arrive in Pie Town, New Mexico the townsfolk are resistant to welcoming newcomers, until Trina and Father George unwittingly tr… OL16296204W
Gun law Gun law Ralph W. Cotton "On the trail of four wanted men, Sherman Dahl, the hired gun known as the Teacher, finds his prey in the town of Kindred, New Mexico Territory. He kills all four in a saloon gunfight that leaves him… OL16454845W
Crossing Purgatory Crossing Purgatory Gary Lester Schanbacher A young farmer in 1858 sets out across the American frontier in an attempt to deal with his guilt at not being home to prevent a devastating family tragedy and finds himself tested in ways he hadn't … OL17646825W
Memories Can Be Murder Memories Can Be Murder Connie Shelton While sorting through boxes to make room for her fiance Drake to move in, Charlie Parker uncovers hidden information about her father's work during the Cold War. Now she suspects that the plane crash… OL17890889W
Climbing the rainbow Climbing the rainbow Joy N. Hulme In this sequel to "The Other Side of the Door," ten-year-old Dora makes a quilt to record her experiences as she finally starts school and her Mormon family's efforts to secure homestead rights for t… OL1829430W
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