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The Women - T. Coraghessan Boyle
From "America's most imaginative contemporary novelist" (Newsweek), a novel of Frank Lloyd Wright and the women in his life. Having brought to life eccentric cereal king John Harve... -
The Wildwater Walking Club - Claire Cook
EDITORIAL REVIEW: "Lively and inspiring!"--*Hartford Courant* "A great feel-good story."--*Philadelphia Examiner* *Just one step at a time. * After losing her boyfriend and her job... -
The Water's Edge - Karin Fossum
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Amarried couple, Reinhardt and Kristine Ris, are out for a Sunday walk when they discover the body of a boy and see the figure of a man limping away. They alert t... -
The Virgin in the Ice_ The Sixt - Ellis Peters
SUMMARY: In the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a y... -
The Velveteen Rabbit & Other St - Margery Williams
When a little boy chooses to play with the Velveteen Rabbit instead of his more expensive toys, the doll learns what it means to be truly Real. Young and old alike will enjoy this ... -
The Talisman - Stephen King
EDITORIAL REVIEW: On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhamb... -
The Swordbearer - Glen Cook
SUMMARY: A young boy's dreams of glory and war turn into a bitter nightmare as his father's kingdom is overrun by an invading army. Lost and alone in the woods, he finds an ancient... -
The Summer of Riley - Eve Bunting
From Publishers Weekly"Bunting's straightforward story about an Oregon boy who learns to accept the loss of loved ones, including a dog, is heartwarming despite some heavy touches,... -
The Story of Cirrus Flux - Matthew Skelton
SUMMARY: In 1783 London, the destiny of an orphaned boy and girl becomes intertwined as the boy, Cirrus Flux, is pursued by a sinister woman mesmerist, a tiny man with an all-seein... -
The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler; Jack B. Du Brul
FromThe seventh Oregon Files adventure thriller begins on December 7, 1941, when five boys encounter tragedy while looking for buried pirate treasure on a small island off the coas...