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1) The Pearl

Author

Steinbeck, John

Series

A Bantam pathfinder edition
Thorndike Press large print Perennial Bestseller
Penguin classics

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD, Large Print, Playaway

Description

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For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems.

2) The bloody spur

Author

Spillane, Mickey

Series

Caleb York novels volume 3
A Caleb York western volume 3

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD, Large Print

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The Santa Fe Railroad wants to build a spur through Trinidad, New Mexico, linking the town to the cattle trade. Only one man stands against it - rancher George Cullen. At the request of the town council, Sheriff Caleb York rides out to the Bar-O to reason with his old friend. Even Cullen's daughter Willa, Caleb's former flame, is for the railroad. But the stubborn blind rancher won't budge.Cullen's former partner, Burt O'Malley, has recently returned...

3) A good day for chardonnay: a novel

Author

Jones, Darynda

Series

Sunshine Vicram volume 2

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD, Large Print

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"Running a small-town police force in the mountains of New Mexico should be a smooth, carefree kind of job. Sadly, full-time Sheriff--and even fuller-time coffee guzzler--Sunshine Vicram, didn't get that memo. All Sunshine really wants is one easy-going day. You know, the kind that starts with coffee and a donut (or three) and ends with take-out pizza and a glass of chardonnay (or seven). Turns out, that's about as easy as switching to decaf. (What...

4) Shoot-out at Sugar Creek

Author

Spillane, Mickey/ Collins, Max Allan

Series

Caleb York novels volume 6
A Caleb York western volume 6

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD, Large Print

Description

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"It starts with an abusive, drunken young scoundrel who resists arrest, holds a barmaid hostage, and gets what he deserves from the blazing .44 of Sheriff Caleb York. The New Mexico lawman doesn't regret taking such deadly action, but the late youth's powerful mother, cattle baroness Victoria Drummond, seems bound to feel differently. To York's surprise, Victoria takes the news with stoic resignation - all she asks of him is a favor: help her convince...

5) The Silver Fleece; a story of the Spanish in New Mexico

Author

Means, Florence Crannell

Publisher

The John C. Winston Co

Pub. Date

1950

Language

English

Description

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A tale of the Spanish men and women who resettled their ranches in 1695, fourteen years after a bloody Indian revolt had driven them from New to Old Mexico.