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The Glass Palace The Glass Palace Amitav Ghosh Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create … OL1054090W
Power Of The Mountain Man Power Of The Mountain Man William W. Johnstone Smoke Jensen is summoned to San Francisco, finds his friend Francie dead and the wealthy plotting to take control of the gold mines, and heads to the High Sierras to recruit prospectors, ranchers, an… OL111233W
Affair Affair Jayne Ann Krentz Charlotte Arkendale knew all there was to know about men. After all, she'd made a career out of steering marriage-minded women away from untrustworthy members of the opposite sex.Yet nothing could ha… OL112327W
Locke 1928 Locke 1928 Shawna Yang Ryan A mesmerizing story of a community of Chinese immigrants in a small California town in 1928, weaving history and mythology around the lives of the townspeople and the ghosts who haunt themLocke, CA, … OL11989744W
The Mortal Storm The Mortal Storm Phyllis Bottome Pre-World War II Ficton. It is rebellious Fraulein Freya Toiler's birthday and she does not want to spend it with her cheeky brothers. She wants to do something special; something exciting and out of… OL1203214W
The year of the hangman The year of the hangman Gary L. Blackwood Well I haven't read it and I need it for history so if you can take off Daisy protection that would be great OL121031W
Crazy Horse's Vision Crazy Horse's Vision Joseph Bruchac,S D Nelson,Curtis Zunigha A story based on the life of the dedicated young Lakota boy who grew up to be one of the bravest defenders of his people. OL121161W
The Viking's Woman The Viking's Woman Heather Graham (Viking #2) Her wild spirit made him crave her... Her firebrand—hair blazed as glorious as a sunrise. Her long limbs promised the sweet mysteries of the night. Rhiannon, King Alfred’s favorite… OL121771W
We are patriots We are patriots Kristiana Gregory In her diary, ten-year-old Hope writes about her life as a patriot in 1777 Philadelphia, as the Redcoats try to take over her city and defeat the Continental Army. Includes historical notes. OL121805W
Little Big Man Little Big Man Thomas Berger Believe it or not, Jack Crabb is 111 years old. He is also the son of two fathers, one white, the other a Cheyenne Indian chief who gave him the name Little Big Man. As a Cheyenne, Crabb feasted on d… OL137304W
The elephant keeper The elephant keeper Christopher Nicholson "I asked the sailor what an Elephant looked like; he replied that it was like nothing on earth."England, 1766: After a long voyage from the East Indies, a ship docks in Bristol, England, and rumor qu… OL13760952W
The Shining Company The Shining Company Rosemary Sutcliff In 600 A.D. in northern Britain, Prosper becomes a shield bearer with the Companions, an army made up of three hundred younger sons of minor kings and trained to act as one fighting brotherhood again… OL1417752W
The Wyndham Legacy The Wyndham Legacy Catherine Coulter Marcus Wyndham never asked to become the Earl of Chase. The Duchess never asked to be illegitimate. And neither of these two asked that their fates become so entwined. Marcus is passionate, quick… OL14688W
The Teeth of the Gale The Teeth of the Gale Joan Aiken At the request of the nun with whom he is in love, eighteen-year-old Felix embarks on a perilous rescue mission across the strife-torn countryside of Spain in the late 1820s. Sequel to "Go Saddle the… OL14851412W
The Sugar Pavilion The Sugar Pavilion Rosalind Laker Sophie Delcourt, the enchanting talented daughter of a Parisian confectioner, is forced to flee the country in the midst of revolution and bloodshed with a four-year-old aristocrat and elderly Marqui… OL14851781W
Shadow of fear Shadow of fear Jane Peart When Challys Winthrop promises her dying mother that she will take care of her little brother, Ty, she knows it means keeping him away from her ruthless stepfather. But in order to do so, she is forc… OL14854072W
A Monstrous Regiment of Women A Monstrous Regiment of Women Laurie R. King **A Monstrous Regiment of Women** (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #2) by Laurie R. King Martina Petranović (Translator) A Monstrous Regiment of Women continues Mary Russell's adventures as a w… OL14860201W
Justice Hall Justice Hall Laurie R. King Justice Hall (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #6) by Laurie R. King Hours after Holmes and Russell return from solving the murky riddle of The Moor, a bloodied but oddly familiar stranger poun… OL14860209W
By Slanderous Tongues By Slanderous Tongues Mercedes Lackey In the wake of Henry VIII's death, a young Princess Elizabeth is confronted by enemies--both human and supernatural--who will do anything to keep her from the throne of England. OL14913349W
Hope's Highway Hope's Highway Dorothy Garlock Abandoned by Ernie Harding, who steals her life's savings, Margie Kinnard pursues her dream of becoming a movie star with the help of her long-lost father, but her goals could be sidetracked by Ernie… OL14914074W
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