Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)
2) Kim
Author
Language
English
Description
Kim is the son of an Irish soldier born under British Imperial rule in 19th century India. Left in the care of a half-caste woman, Kim is free to explore the back allies and bazaars of Lahore . But when he meets with his father's old regiment he trades his native clothes for European suits and abandons his free wheeling life for the trappings of a secret agent.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A seventeen-year-old orphan is sent to a posh northeastern college for women by an anonymous benefactor. All she must do is write to the man she nicknames Daddy-Long-Legs and tell him of her progress.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The final book of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove tetralogy is an exhilarating tale of legend and heroism. Captain Woodrow Call, Augustus McCrae's old partner, is now a bounty hunter hired to track down a brutal young Mexican bandit. Riding with Call are an Eastern city slicker, a witless deputy, and one of the last members of the Hat Creek outfit, Pea Eye Parker, now married to Lorena--once Gus McCrae's sweetheart. Their long chase leads them across...
Author
Language
English
Description
Lawyer Brianna Winston-Beaufort is finally getting a case that should pay the bills--because her client is the living daughter of a recently dead millionaire. But when the ghost of the dead millionaire shows up needing Bree's help too, she knows the lucrative case just became more costly.
Author
Series
Wind River mystery volume 5
Language
English
Description
The murder of his elderly assistant propels reservation priest Father John O'Malley into a partnership with Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden, and together they set out to hunt down the killer
11) Elsie Dinsmore
Author
Series
Original Elsie classics volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Living with her uncle's family on a southern plantation in the mid-nineteenth century, motherless eight-year-old Elsie finds it difficult to establish a relationship with her worldly father who seems indifferent to her religious principles.
12) Willow
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Star Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Dear Reader: Willow is a novel from early in my career, and it was originally shorter than many of my other historical romances. Now, I'm delighted to be able to share this brand-new edition with you. I've taken the opportunity to expand Willow to include the subplots, love scenes, and deeper characterization that are possible with a longer book. I hope you enjoy reading this retelling as much as I have enjoyed visiting these characters and this story...
13) Eyes of eagles
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Series
Language
English
Description
Orphaned at the age of seven and adopted by Indians, Jamie Ian MacCallister grew into a man more at ease in the wilderness than among men. But when the westward strike drove him across the Arkansas Territory into Texas, he finally found himself at home -- in the middle of a bloody war. Texans like Jim Bowie and Sam Houston were waging a fierce struggle against Santa Anna's Mexican army, and Jamie made the perfect scout for the fledgling volunteer...
Author
Language
English
Description
Molly Ziegler is proud of being a successful midwife. But at twenty-one, she's unmarried -- and fodder for gossip in her Amish community. Her meddling mother urges her to marry the town's most eligible bachelor, but Molly wants more. And newcomer Isaac Gruber is her way out. If he pretends to court her, her mother has to stop matchmaking. But Molly didn't expect the feelings Isaac stirs in her. And when the plan backfires, it might just lead them...
15) Dutchman's flat
Author
Series
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
A collection of short frontier stories personally selected and introduced by the author. Contents: Dutchman's Flat; Keep Travelin' Rider ;Trail to Pie Town; Mistakes Can Kill You; Big Medicine; The Man from Battle Flat; West of the Tularosas; McQueen of the Tumbling K; The One for the Mohave Kid; The Lion Hunter and the Lady; A Gun for Kilkenny.
16) The solution
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 22
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
David, the newest Animorph, is not what he appears. His need to control the other Animorphs and Ax is all he thinks about. And the things he does are starting to break up the group.
Author
Series
Tillerman cycle volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Dicey struggles to make a go of a boatbuilding business while facing family concerns, romantic problems, and the uncertainties of a drifter who offers to help her in her work.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Detective Michael Bennett takes his ten children to upstate New York in an effort to escape a crime wave erupting in Manhattan, only to find himself immersed in another nightmare, one that endangers his relationship with his girlfriend, the children's nanny.
19) Preacher's fire
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A Mountain Man In Disguise
A big city like St. Louis is the last place where a mountain man like Preacher would pick a fight. But how else will he get at the ruthless power broker who is using fear and bloodshed to take over the Western fur trade?
A Killer In Control
Shaving his beard, posing as a greedy hayseed from Ohio, the Preacher comes face-to-face with Shad Beaumont—who is leaving St. Louis with an army of hired...
A big city like St. Louis is the last place where a mountain man like Preacher would pick a fight. But how else will he get at the ruthless power broker who is using fear and bloodshed to take over the Western fur trade?
A Killer In Control
Shaving his beard, posing as a greedy hayseed from Ohio, the Preacher comes face-to-face with Shad Beaumont—who is leaving St. Louis with an army of hired...
20) Killing time
Author
Series
One-eyed jacks volume 1
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After CIA attorney Eve Salinas kidnaps and drugs ex-operative Mike Brown, he agrees to join her on a hunt for the cold-blooded traitor behind a fatal military operation that haunts them both.