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Series
Daughters of the Mayflower volume 10
Publisher
Barbour Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"During the clash between Union and Confederacy, quiet Tennessean Pearl MacFarlane is compelled to nurse both Rebel and Yankee wounded who seek refuge at her family's farm. She is determined to remain unmoved by the Yankee cause--until she faces the silent struggle of Union soldier Joshua Wheeler, a recent amputee. The MacFarlane family fits no stereotype Joshua believed in; still he is desperate to regain his footing--as a soldier, as a man, as a...
Author
Series
Candlestick historical mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Description
1893. The death of a man gains significance when the victim’s proximity to others is learned. Garth follows the silver threads of a tangled web that reveals more than one mystery. It isn’t only the recent death of a man with a sudden interest in pedestrianism. There is also the situation with some of his police officers taking bribes to unlawfully incarcerate vulnerable citizens of Candlestick.--
Author
Series
Candlestick historical mysteries volume ten
Language
English
Description
1893. The pressure of the Panic is a dramatic backdrop as the final chapter of Henry Case's death unfolds. Each thread that is revealed leads Mattie and Garth to the heart of a tangled mystery. --
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
To prevent global chaos, Net Force agent Kali Alcazar, a member of America's elite cyber-defense organization, leads a final strike against the world's most dangerous hacker, discovering too late that he has prepared a deadly trap for them all.
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Language
English
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"If, like Kane, you’re a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again—by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide—and when to shoot. But some places don’t play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane’s experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan meet are such a place—a...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Kate Warne is many things: the country’s first female detective, a Pinkerton agent, and a union spy.
It’s August 1861, and her latest assignment could finally end the bloody war and bring the fractured United States together again. All she has to do is win the trust of her captive: Confederate spy and socialite Rose Greenhow. But with Rose well aware of Kate’s working-class background and belief in abolitionism, it seems an impossible task....
Author
Publisher
Harper Muse
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From the time she was a young girl, Luisa Voekler has loved solving puzzles and cracking codes. Brilliant and logical, she’s expected to quickly climb the career ladder at the CIA. But while her coworkers have moved on to thrilling Cold War assignments—especially in the exhilarating era of the late 1980s—Luisa’s work remains stuck in the past decoding messages from World War II. Journalist Haris Voekler grew up a proud East Berliner. But...
9) Fraser
Author
Series
Publisher
Soli Deo Gloria Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Fraser Marshall is sure his career in private security for Jones, Inc., is over. Especially after his last gig ended with him taken captive and wounded. And those wounds just won't heal. The last thing he wants to do is stick around his family's winery pressing grapes. But what choice does he have? The answer comes via a panicked phone call from his kid brother, Creed. Creed is in over his head. He's run away with a princess, her bodyguard hot on...
10) The walk
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As a little girl accompanies her grandma on a walk to the polling station, members of their community join and the grandmother explains the importance of their journey.
11) Heroes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Aboard the battleship the USS Utah with their Navy pilot fathers during WWII when the ship is attacked by the Japanese, Frank and Stanley find their friendship--and dreams--in jeopardy when Stanley is seen as the "enemy" because his mother is Japanese American.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In an alternate 2020 timeline, Al Gore won the 2000 election and declared a War on Climate Change rather than a War on Terror. For twenty years, Democrats have controlled all three branches of government, enacting carbon-cutting schemes that never made it to a vote in our world. Green infrastructure projects have transformed U.S. cities into lush paradises (for the wealthy, white neighborhoods, at least), and the Bureau of Carbon Regulation levies...
Author
Series
Jo Jo Makoons volume 3
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jo Jo Makoons has noticed that the family members she loves most--Mama, Kokum, and even her cat, Mimi--all have their own ways of being healthy. So when Teacher says that their class will be learning about healthy habits, Jo Jo is ready to be neighborly by helping everyone around her be healthy too. After a snowstorm shuts down her Ojibwe reservation, Jo Jo uses her big imagination and big personality to help both Elders and classmates alike. Because...
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Series
Marya Khan volume 4
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Excited for spring break, third-graders Marya, Hanna, and Alexa plan their visit to Skye Adventure Park, determined to experience all the park has to offer, but when Marya becomes determined to beat Alexa on the park's obstacle course she loses sight of everything else the park has to offer.
15) Fiddler's green
Author
Series
Fin's Revolution volume 2
Publisher
Rabbit Room Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
From the backwaters of Georgia to the taverns of Philadelphia, Fin Button is the talk of the colonies. The British say she's a pirate. The Americans call her a mutineer. The crew of the Rattlesnake call her the most unlikely thing of all: captain. But with the Revolution on the verge of defeat, the Congress offers Fin a deal. If she can free a noblewoman held captive by pirates, the French may be persuaded to join the war. Fin's reward? A full pardon....
16) Iris
Author
Series
Publisher
Soli Deo Gloria Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Iris Marshall loves her job as an official for the European League of (American) Football. So, why did she say yes to being a courier that one time for the CIA? Not sure, but now, she's in an international thriller that has her on the run from a killer. And worse, the person she's running with is arrogant, bossy, wide-receiver Hudson Bly. Hudson's football days are nearly over. So yes, he agreed to be a patriot, do his part for the USA and courier...