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The Cardturner - Louis Sachar
From School Library JournalGrade 8 Up—Alton Richards is resigned to spending a slow summer on his own after his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend and he finds himself with ... -
The Burglar in the Library - Lawrence Block
SUMMARY: Bookseller and New-Yorker-to-the-bone, Bernie Rhodenbarr rarely ventures out of Manhattan, but he's excited about the romantic getaway he has planned for himself and curre... -
The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza - Lawrence Block
From Library Journal In this classic Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery, long out of print, sneaky thief Bernie turns up a 1913 V-nickel that gets his Spinoza-reading fence, Abel, murdered.... -
The Book Without Words_ A Fable - Avi
From School Library JournalGrade 5-8–At the dawning of the Middle Ages, Thorston, an old alchemist, works feverishly to create gold and to dose himself with a concoction that will ... -
The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie
Review“Agatha Christie has made it awfully hard for the rest of us, because whenever we think of a clever twist—she’s already done it.” (Elizabeth Peters, New York Times bestsellin... -
The Blackstone Chronicles - John Saul
From Library JournalOliver Metcalf is the editor of the Blackstone Chronicle in Blackstone, NH. His father had been the director of the Blackstone Asylum before his death. Oliver h... -
The Beautiful Between - Alyssa B. Sheinmel
From School Library JournalGrade 9–11—Connelly Sternin, 16, moves through her New York City high school on cruise control. She is an average student who doesn't get into trouble, d... -
The Angel of Darkness - Caleb Carr
From Library JournalDr. Lazlo Kreizler, protagonist of The Alienist (LJ 3/1/94), is back with his idiosyncratic companions in Carr's latest mystery thriller. Set in 1897 New York a... -
The American Revolution_ A Hist - Gordon S. Wood
Amazon.com ReviewGordon S. Wood's The American Revolution, part of the Modern Library Chronicles series, is an erudite, concise summary of the events and circumstances surrounding.... -
The Age of Revolution_ A Histor - Winston S. Churchill
The Age of Revolution: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume III (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading Series)