Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Girl in Blue Girl in Blue Ann Rinaldi To escape an abusive father and an arranged marriage, fourteen-year-old Sarah, dressed as a boy, leaves her Michigan home to enlist in the Union Army, and becomes a soldier on the battlefields of Vir… OL112458W
An Acquaintance With Darkness An Acquaintance With Darkness Ann Rinaldi Fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush suspects that her uncle is involved in body snatching. Meanwhile, her best friend's family is accused of plotting to kill Abraham Lincoln, and Emily is left unsure of … OL112464W
Melonhead Melonhead Katy Kelly DANNY'S TALL AND skinny. Even though he's not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot. A 95 mph fastball, but the boy's not ev… OL11764312W
Murder at the Washington Tribune Murder at the Washington Tribune Margaret Truman From senators to summer interns, from all the president's men to all-powerful women, Margaret Truman captures the fascinating, high-wire drama of Washington, D.C., like no other writer. Now this mast… OL14851994W
Razor Sharp Razor Sharp Fern Michaels The fourteenth book in the Sisterhood series. When it comes to repaying a debt, the women of the Sisterhood – Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle – never forget. And now one… OL14858012W
Red, white, and true blue Mallory Red, white, and true blue Mallory Laurie B. Friedman Mallory's journal of her fourth-grade trip to Washington D.C. reveals how much fun she has, despite a loose tooth, being upset with her best friend, Mary Ann, and getting separated from her class in … OL15053589W
One Knight Only One Knight Only Peter David King Arthur--in his modern incarnation as Arthur Penn--has been elected President of the United States. But with political power comes powerful enemies. An assassination attempt against Arthur puts h… OL15069532W
The Way Home The Way Home George P. Pelecanos Christopher Flynn is trying to get it right. After years of trouble and rebellion that enraged his father and nearly cost him his life, he has a steady job in his father's company, he's seriously dat… OL15164716W
Better off wed Better off wed Laura Durham The murder of a particularly difficult mother-of-the-bride has cast a pall on wedding planner Annabelle Archer's latest triumph -- and suspicion falls heavily on her sometime-business partner and fri… OL15841736W
Breaking her fall Breaking her fall Stephen Goodwin Just before eleven on an ordinary summer night in Washington, D.C., Tucker Jones picks up the phone, expecting to hear that his teenage daughter, Kat, is back from the movies. But the caller is anoth… OL16054041W
The US capital commotion The US capital commotion Josh Greenhut Flat Stanley travels to Washington D.C. to receive a special award from the President herself, but even after all his adventures, he is still not sure if he deserves to be called a hero. OL16652243W
Pursuit Pursuit Karen Robards New York Times–bestselling author Karen Robards weaves a complex tale of political conspiracy and a steamy love affair, in her sizzling new novel Pursuit.When rookie lawyer Jessica Monaghan gets the … OL167242W
Hope to Die Hope to Die James Patterson Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross's family -- his loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious c… OL17079191W
Breaking all my rules Breaking all my rules Trice Hickman "Born into wealth, Erica Stanford has followed in her family's successful footsteps and now runs her own upscale boutique in an affluent Washington, D.C., neighborhood. But despite her good fortune, … OL17868380W
Point of balance Point of balance Juan Gomez-Jurado "In this superbly written, nail-biting thriller, a top neurosurgeon is forced to choose between ending the life of the most important person in America or guaranteeing his own daughter's horrifying d… OL17895341W
Letters from Vinnie Letters from Vinnie Maureen Stack Sappey A fictionalized account of the Washington, D.C., Civil War years experienced by Vinnie Ream the sculptress, best known for the statue of Abraham Lincoln that is in the Capitol building. OL1807830W
Margaret Truman's experiment in murder Margaret Truman's experiment in murder Donald Bain When a Washington psychiatrist is found dead in his office, Mackenzie Smith is called in to defend one of his patients who has become a suspect. Then information emerges that links the slain shrink t… OL18167539W
Sisters of Isis Sisters of Isis Lynne Ewing Sisters of Isis is a book series by Lynne Ewing who is also the author of the popular Daughters of the Moon series and the companion series Sons of the Dark. It is about three girls who live in Washi… OL1828807W
50 Harbor Street 50 Harbor Street Debbie Macomber,Sandra Burr Believe it or not, we have another mystery in Cedar Cove! This one, ironically enough, involves the McAfees—Roy, who's a private investigator, and his wife, Corrie. They've been receiving anonymous p… OL1911541W
Long Distance Life Long Distance Life Marita Golden "A novel of impressive artistry and power." The Washington PostCaught in the web of history, generations of an African-American family play out their parts on a world stage that constantly changes, p… OL1929774W
Next page