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American on purpose American on purpose Craig Ferguson In American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson delivers a moving and achingly funny memoir of living the American dream as he journeys from the mean streets of Glasgow, Scotland, to the comedic promised land… OL14909580W
A wee Christmas homicide A wee Christmas homicide Kaitlyn Dunnett Tis the season to be jolly, but in Moosetookalook, Maine, Christmas cheer is in short supply due to a snowless winter that's keeping skiers and shoppers at a distance. Fortunately, Liss MacCrimmon of… OL15406873W
Chase the wind Chase the wind Cindy Holby Escaping to the Iowa wilderness after their secret marriage, Ian and Faith Duncan, with only a family Bible, a wedding-ring quilt, an extraordinary horse, and their trust in each other, embark on a n… OL15825632W
Half and half Half and half Lensey Namioka At Seattle's annual Folk Fest, twelve-year-old Fiona and her older brother are torn between trying to please their Chinese grandmother and making their Scottish grandparents happy. OL16069914W
The Scottie Barked at Midnight The Scottie Barked at Midnight Kaitlyn Dunnett "Spring is just a few weeks away, but winter is still digging its claws into tiny Moosetookalook, Maine. Even business at the Scottish Emporium has frozen up, so Liss MacCrimmon is cautiously optimis… OL17356072W
Mr. Smith's hat Mr. Smith's hat Helen Reilly "The Great White Whale," the monkey house at a private zoo, and Mr. Smith's tattered hat are only three of the many puzzling features in this brilliant and baffling case from the career of Inspector … OL175020W
The corpse wore tartan The corpse wore tartan Kaitlyn Dunnett When Liss and the Scottish Heritage Appreciation Society get snowed in during a gathering for the Burns Night Supper, old grudges and whiskey heat up the atmosphere. Then a tartan-covered body is dis… OL17731293W
The runaway's gold The runaway's gold Emilie Christie Burack "The protagonist of this historical novel, which is set in the Shetland Islands and also New York City around 1840, is Christopher Robertson, a crofter and son of a crofter (small, struggling tenant … OL17868090W
Highland fling Highland fling Kathleen Ernst Having moved to North Carolina with her mother and sister following her parents' divorce, fifteen-year-old Tanya tries to ignore her anger at her family while also making some unexpected connections … OL18241267W
Lady of light Lady of light Kathleen Morgan Lady of Light (Brides of Culdee Creek #3) by Kathleen Morgan 4.13 · Rating details · 1,308 ratings · 48 reviews Infused with the same warmth and excitement of the two previ… OL19201W
Written in My Own Hearts Blood Written in My Own Hearts Blood Various,Diana Gabaldon "In her now classic novel Outlander, Diana Gabaldon told the story of Claire Randall, an English ex-combat nurse who walks through a stone circle in the Scottish Highlands in 1946, and disappears int… OL20339383W
Hatchet in the sky, a novel Hatchet in the sky, a novel Margaret Cooper Gay Scottish adventurer David Caithris befriends the Indians and falls in love with an Indian woman. He also befriends Pontiac (Pondiac) and sides with the Indians against the English in the frontier war. OL20541744W
Written In My Own Heart's Blood Written In My Own Heart's Blood Diana Gabaldon In her now classic novel Outlander, Diana Gabaldon told the story of Claire Randall, an English ex-combat nurse who walks through a stone circle in the Scottish Highlands in 1946, and disappears...in… OL24340862W
Ecos del pasado Ecos del pasado Diana Gabaldon As battle-scarred Jamie Fraser and his twentieth-century time-travelling wife Claire Randall flee from North Carolina to the high seas during the American Revolution, they encounter privateers and oc… OL27965424W
A girl named Faith A girl named Faith Margaret Yorgason Faith's Scottish grandmother and father teach her to choose faith over fear in her daily life on the nineteenth-century American frontier, even when she meets the local Indians. OL3073527W
The Scottish Americans The Scottish Americans Catherine Aman Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Scots, reasons for their emigration, and their place in American society. OL4439892W
Something wicked Something wicked Alan Gratz In a contemporary story based on Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, Horatio Wilkes seeks to solve the murder of Duncan MacKae at the Scottish Highland Games in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. OL5830056W
Scone cold dead Scone cold dead Kaitlyn Dunnett After a knee injury forces professional Scottish dancer, Liss MacCrimmon to give up her life of performing strathspreys, reels, jigs and Highland flings she returns to her hometown of Moosetookalook,… OL8488883W
Fire Along the Sky Fire Along the Sky Sara Donati,Sara Donati With epic sweep and breathtaking adventure, Sara Donati's bestselling saga of an Early American family's struggle for survival in the Northeast wilderness continues with the story of an indomitable w… OL92416W