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A City Tossed and Broken by Judy Blundell
From National Book Award-winning author Judy Blundell, a thrilling account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.
When
Minnie Bonner's father disappears after losing the Bonners'
Philadelphia tavern, the wealthy gentleman Edward Sump, led by his
avaricious wife, offers Minnie a chance to work as a lady's maid to
support her family. The Sumps have grand plans, grander than the city of
Philadelphia can offer, however, and decide to move to San Francisco --
the greatest city in the west. But when a powerful earthquake strikes,
Minnie finds herself the sole survivor among them. After the dust
settles, Minnie discovers a bag belonging to the Sumps filled with cash
and papers that could drastically change her fortune. With no one else
to claim it, Minnie has turned into an heiress overnight.
Wealth
comes at a price, though, and she is soon wrapped up in a deception that
leads her down a dangerous path. As the aftermath of the earthquake
ravages the city, Minnie continues to maintain her new identity. That
is, until a mysterious but familiar stranger appears. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
Monday, November 13, 2017
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Found
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Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Thirteen year old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip who's also adopted, begin receiving mysterious letters. The first one says, you are one the missing. The second one says Beware! They're coming back to get you. Jonah, Chip, and Jonah's sister, Katherine, are plunged into a mystery that involves the FBI, a vast smuggling operation, an airplane that appeared out of nowhere- and people who seem to appear and disappear at will. The kids discover they are caught in a battle between two opposing forces that want very different things for Jonah and Chips lives. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Thirteen year old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip who's also adopted, begin receiving mysterious letters. The first one says, you are one the missing. The second one says Beware! They're coming back to get you. Jonah, Chip, and Jonah's sister, Katherine, are plunged into a mystery that involves the FBI, a vast smuggling operation, an airplane that appeared out of nowhere- and people who seem to appear and disappear at will. The kids discover they are caught in a battle between two opposing forces that want very different things for Jonah and Chips lives. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Animal Spirit Blood Ties
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Animal Spirit Blood Ties by Garth Nix & Sean Williams
The adventure continues in this third book in the New York Times bestselling series.
Erdas is a land of balance. A rare link, the spirit animal bond, bridges the human and animal worlds. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan each have this gift-and the grave responsibility that comes with it.
But the Conquerors are trying to destroy this balance. They're swallowing whole cities in their rush for power-including Meilin's home. Fed up with waiting and ready to fight, Meilin has set off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends aren't far behind . . . but they're not the only ones.
The enemy is everywhere.
Animal Spirit Blood Ties by Garth Nix & Sean Williams
The adventure continues in this third book in the New York Times bestselling series.
Erdas is a land of balance. A rare link, the spirit animal bond, bridges the human and animal worlds. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan each have this gift-and the grave responsibility that comes with it.
But the Conquerors are trying to destroy this balance. They're swallowing whole cities in their rush for power-including Meilin's home. Fed up with waiting and ready to fight, Meilin has set off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends aren't far behind . . . but they're not the only ones.
The enemy is everywhere.
Friday, November 10, 2017
Torn
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Torn by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Still reeling from their experiences in Roanoke in 1600, Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 only moments before a mutiny on Henry Hudson’s ship in the icy waters of James Bay. But things are messed up: They’ve lost the real John Hudson, and they find what seems to be the fabled Northwest Passage—even though they are pretty sure that route doesn’t actually exist. Will this new version of history replace everything they’ve ever known? Is this the end of time as we know it? With more at stake than ever before, Jonah and Katherine struggle to unravel the mysteries of 1611 and the Hudson Passage...before everything they know is lost.
Torn by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Still reeling from their experiences in Roanoke in 1600, Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 only moments before a mutiny on Henry Hudson’s ship in the icy waters of James Bay. But things are messed up: They’ve lost the real John Hudson, and they find what seems to be the fabled Northwest Passage—even though they are pretty sure that route doesn’t actually exist. Will this new version of history replace everything they’ve ever known? Is this the end of time as we know it? With more at stake than ever before, Jonah and Katherine struggle to unravel the mysteries of 1611 and the Hudson Passage...before everything they know is lost.
Monday, November 6, 2017
Like Gold Refined
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Like Gold Refined by Janette Oke
Her Character Has Been Shaped and Tempered by Both Adversity and Triumph....
If Virginia could have chosen to accept or discard all the changes that came her way, she gladly would have let most of them pass right by herself and her family. She lovers her life--living on the farm with her beloved Jonathan and their children, not far from her parents and her grandparents. But a change that is tearing at her heart is the gradual but steady physical decline in Grandma Marty and Grandpa Clark. She cannot imagine their familiar farm home without their welcoming smiles and their words of wisdom that arise from decades of life experiences and a solid faith in God.
And their lovely daughter Mindy, who has blessed their home ever since her mother left the tiny child with them, has been encouraged and guided to pray for that mother all these years. Is God answering that prayer, or is the worst nightmare any family could face now upon them?
Virginia Is Not Sure She Has the Strength or Fortitude to Truly Become...
LIKE GOLD REFINED
(From back cover of book.)
Like Gold Refined by Janette Oke
Her Character Has Been Shaped and Tempered by Both Adversity and Triumph....
If Virginia could have chosen to accept or discard all the changes that came her way, she gladly would have let most of them pass right by herself and her family. She lovers her life--living on the farm with her beloved Jonathan and their children, not far from her parents and her grandparents. But a change that is tearing at her heart is the gradual but steady physical decline in Grandma Marty and Grandpa Clark. She cannot imagine their familiar farm home without their welcoming smiles and their words of wisdom that arise from decades of life experiences and a solid faith in God.
And their lovely daughter Mindy, who has blessed their home ever since her mother left the tiny child with them, has been encouraged and guided to pray for that mother all these years. Is God answering that prayer, or is the worst nightmare any family could face now upon them?
Virginia Is Not Sure She Has the Strength or Fortitude to Truly Become...
LIKE GOLD REFINED
(From back cover of book.)
Sunday, November 5, 2017
The Sharing Knife
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The Sharing Knife by Lois McMaster Bujold
“A thoughtful and skillful author.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold has won numerous accolades and awards, including the Nebula and Locus Awards as well as the fantasy and science fiction genre’s most prestigious honor, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, four times (most recently for Paladin of Souls). With The Sharing Knife series, Bujold creates a brand new world fraught with peril, and spins an extraordinary romance between a young farm girl and the brave sorcerer-soldier entrusted with the defense of the land against a plague of vicious malevolent beings. In Passage, volume three in Bujold’s breathtaking saga of love, loyalty, and courage in the face of bigotry and dark magic, the devoted wedded lovers Fawn Bluefield and Dag Redwing Hickory are joined by new companions in their quest to find peace, acceptance, and a place in a most dangerous world. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
The Sharing Knife by Lois McMaster Bujold
“A thoughtful and skillful author.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold has won numerous accolades and awards, including the Nebula and Locus Awards as well as the fantasy and science fiction genre’s most prestigious honor, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, four times (most recently for Paladin of Souls). With The Sharing Knife series, Bujold creates a brand new world fraught with peril, and spins an extraordinary romance between a young farm girl and the brave sorcerer-soldier entrusted with the defense of the land against a plague of vicious malevolent beings. In Passage, volume three in Bujold’s breathtaking saga of love, loyalty, and courage in the face of bigotry and dark magic, the devoted wedded lovers Fawn Bluefield and Dag Redwing Hickory are joined by new companions in their quest to find peace, acceptance, and a place in a most dangerous world. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Testimony
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Testimony by Anita Shreve
At aNew England boarding school, a sex
scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts
themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's
box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voices--those of the
men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal--that details
the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish
moment.
Writing with a pace and intensity surpassing even her own greatest work, Anita Shreve delivers in TESTIMONY a gripping emotional drama with the impact of a thriller. No one more compellingly explores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, the needs and fears that drive ordinary men and women into intolerable dilemmas, and the ways in which our best intentions can lead to our worst transgressions. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
Testimony by Anita Shreve
At a
Writing with a pace and intensity surpassing even her own greatest work, Anita Shreve delivers in TESTIMONY a gripping emotional drama with the impact of a thriller. No one more compellingly explores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, the needs and fears that drive ordinary men and women into intolerable dilemmas, and the ways in which our best intentions can lead to our worst transgressions. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
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