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Fitzgerald, F. Scott Great Gatsby, The 1 2.00 Classic Gen Fic
The timeless story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan is widely acknowledged to be the closest thing to the Great American Novel ever written
Fleischman, Paul Bull Run 1 4.00 Hist War
Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.
Fletcher, Susan Shadow Spinner 1 3.00 Adventure Hist
Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how Marjan's story begins....
Flint, Kenneth Challenge of the Clans 1 3.50 Fantasy Hist X The legends of Ireland tell of a magnificent hero who strode out of an age of bloodshed and dark magics to become a leader of men. Now, the saga of this mighty warrior comes blazing to life in a spellbindig new adventure. Here is the tale of his birth, and his rise to glory...
Flint, Kenneth Champions of the Sidhe 1 3.00 Fantasy Hist
Second book in the Lugh Lamfada series.
Flint, Kenneth Dark Druid, The 1 3.50 Fantasy Hist X Ireland's greatest hero, legendary warrior and lover, heir to a world of strife and sorcery, this is Finn MacCumhal. With steel and courage, he sets off on a perilous quest to save a desperate land and to free his beloved from the shadowy magic and thunderous evil of the one known as the Dark Druid.
Flint, Kenneth Master of the Sidhe 1 2.50 Fantasy Hist
Third book in the Lugh Lamfada series
Flint, Kenneth Riders of the Sidhe, The 1 3.50 Fantasy Hist
Out of the mists the Fomor came to enslave the isle of Eire, a dread race of twisted men ruled by an inhuman lord. But a champion came from out of the sea, a youth called Lugh, seeking his destiny, sent to Eire by the seagod Mannanan MacLir to fulfill the ancient prophecy.
Flint, Kenneth Storm Shield 1 4.00 Fantasy Hist X Warrior, outlaw, poet, lover, born in the midst of strife and sorcery, such is the legend of Finn MacCumhal, the greatest hero of Irish history. This is the tale of his perilous quest to the magical realm called the Land of the Fair, to win a weapon of awesome power...
Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain 1 3.00 Hist War
After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.
Forester, C.S. Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies 1 4.00 Hist Adventure
The eleventh tale of naval adventure in C.S. Forester's Hornblower series finds Horatio Hornblower an admiral struggling to impose order in the chaotic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. As commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, he must take on pirates, revolutionaries, and a blistering hurricane. The war is over, but peaceful it is not.
Forester, C.S. Captain Horatio Hornblower 1 3.00 Hist Adventure
Captain Horatio Hornblower is a collection of three short novels originally published in 1937 and 1938 as "Beat To Quarters", "Ship of the Line" and "Flying Colours". All are set during the Napoleonic wars roughly between 1807 and 1811.
Frank, Pat Alas, Babylon 5 4.00 Sci Fi
X The classic apocalyptic novel that stunned the nation with its vivid portrayal of a small town's survival after nuclear holocaust devastates the country.
Funke, Cornelia Thief Lord, The 1 4.00 Mystery

Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious character who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty crimes. Prosper and Bo relish being part of this colorful new family. But the Thief Lord has secrets of his own. And soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion.
Gaarder, Jostein Sophie's World 1 3.00 Gen Fic Philosophy
A passionate plea to rediscover our capacity for amazement, Sophie's World is more than a mere mystery. It is also the first novel to present a complete--and entertaining--history of philosophy. "A literary surprise success such as has not been seen since Umberto Eco's learned cloister-thriller The Name of the Rose."
Gaiman, Neil Coraline 2 4.50 Horror

Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
George, Jean Craighead My Side of the Mountain 1 3.00 Adventure
X Tired of big-city life, Sam Gribley runs away to the Catskill Mountains to forge a life of his own. A year later, his younger sister Alice joins him. Alone in the mountains, Sam and Alice face great danger - with only the land, their courage, and each other to rely on.
Girzone, Joseph Joshua 1 3.00 Spiritual Gen Fic
When Joshua moves to a small cabin on the edge of town, the local people are mystified by his presence. A quiet and simple man, Joshua appears to seek nothing for himself. He supports himself by working as a carpenter. He charges very little for his services, yet his craftsmanship is exquisite. The statue of Moses that he carves for the local synagogue prompts amazement as well as consternation. What are the townsfolk to make of this enigmatic stranger? Some people report having seen him carry a huge cherry log on his shoulders effortlessly. Still others talk about the child in a poor part of town who was dreadfully ill but, after Joshua's visit, recovered completely.
Girzone, Joseph Joshua and the Children 1 5.00 Spiritual Gen Fic
In a village square beset by violence, a stranger named Joshua strolls in and catches the attention of several young children. Joshua wants the children to learn how to care for each other. Enemies plot to destroy Joshua's good works, but the shattering conclusion turns into a ringing affirmation of hope.
Golding, William Lord of the Flies 2 3.25 Gen Fic

The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are left stranded on an unpopulated island, and who must confront not only the defects of their society but the defects of their own natures.
Golding, William Princess Bride, The 1 4.00 Fantasy Humor
S. Morgenstern's timeless tale—discovered and wonderfully abridged by William Goldman—pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. From the Cliffs of Insanity through the Fire Swamp and down into the Zoo of Death, this incredible journey and brilliant tale is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, and memorable surprises both terrible and sublime.
Gorman, Ed Sharpshooter, The 1 2.00 Western

When the powerful and blood-hungry Jeremiah Belden seeks revenge against Evelyn, the woman he blames for his son's death, it is up to legendary sharpshooter Mitch Coldwell to stop him.
Greene, Bette Summer of My German Soldier 5 4.20 Gen Fic Hist X The summer that Patty Bergen turns twelve is a summer that will haunt her forever. When her small hometown in Arkansas becomes the site of a camp housing German prisoners during World War II, Patty learns what it means to open her heart. Even though she's Jewish, she begins to see a prison escapee, Anton, not as a Nazi, but as a lonely, frightened young man with feelings not unlike her own.
Gregorian, Joyce Ballou Castledown 1 3.00 Fantasy

A haunting tale of magic and nature
Gregory, Kristiana Cleopatra VII 2 3.50 Hist

While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become Queen of Egypt some day.
Grey, Zane Riders of the Purple Sage 4 3.25 Western

First published in 1912, Zane Grey's Riders Of The Purple Sage is undoubtedly the most famous novel of the American West. The plot is deceptively familiar: An epic hero (Lassiter) defends a brave-hearted damsel in distress against a thoroughly despicable villain (Elder Tull). But it is Grey's narrative momentum, mastery of suspense, and thorough understanding of the mythic power of the landscape that set this genre-defining proto-western apart from the countless Hollywood movies and pulp novels it inspired.
Griffin, John Howard Black Like Me 1 5.00 Autobio

He trudged southern streets searching for a place where he could eat or rest, looking vainly for a job other than menial labor, feeling the "hate stare." He was John Griffin, a white man who darkened the color of his skin and crossed the line into a country of hate, fear, and hopelessness--the country of the American Black man.
Grisham, John Client, The 1 4.00 Mystery Thriller
In a weedy lot on the outskirts of memphis, two boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the curb... Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarrette when a chance encounter with a suicidal laywer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most sought-after dead body in America. Now Mark is caught between a legal system gone mad and a mob killer desperate to cover up his crime. And his only ally is a woman named Reggie Love, who has been a lawyer for all of four years.
Grisham, John Testament, The 2 5.00 Mystery Thriller
Troy Phelan is a self-made billionaire, one of the richest men in the U.S. He is also eccentric, reclusive, confined to a wheelchair, and looking for a way to die. His heirs, to no one's surprise -- especially Troy's -- are circling like vultures.
Grisham, John Time to Kill, A 1 4.00 Mystery Thriller
In this lively novel, Grisham explores the uneasy relationship of blacks and whites in the rural South. His treatment is balanced and humane, if not particularly profound, slighting neither blacks nor whites.
Gunther, John Death Be Not Proud 3 4.17 Autobio

Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.
Guthrie, A.B. Way West, The 1 4.00 Western Hist
An enormously entertaining classic, The Way West brings to life the adventure of the western passage and the pioneer spirit. The sequel to The Big Sky, this celebrated novel charts a frontiersman's return to the untamed West in 1846. Dick Summers, as pilot of a wagon train, guides a group of settlers on the difficult journey from Missouri to Oregon. In sensitive but unsentimental prose, Guthrie illuminates the harsh trials and resounding triumphs of pioneer life. With The Way West, he pays homage to the grandeur of the western wilderness, its stark and beautiful scenery, and its extraordinary people.
Hambly, Barbara Star Wars: Planet of the Twilight 1 3.00 Sci Fi

It all begins on a barren backwater world called Renat Chorios - once a dreaded prison colony, now home to the Therans, a fanatic religious cult. To this exiled world has come the ruthless warlord Seti Draconis, who seeks to exploit the vast crystalline deserts that cover the planet's desolate surface. The first step in his plan is to lure Princess Leia to Renat Chorios for a diplomatic meeting, only to hold her hostage in his isolated fortress.
Hamilton, Virginia Map of the World, A 1 3.00 Gen Fic

Nowhere are the vagaries of the human condition brought to such stark and serious light as they are in Jane Hamilton's tale of a life in upheaval, A Map of the World. Alice Goodwin lives on a farm in Wisconsin with her husband and daughters and works part-time at the local school as a nurse. When a friend and neighbor leaves her two-year-old daughter in Alice's care, a moment's inattention leads to the child's death. This singularly tragic event triggers a series of other occurrences that will rock the tiny community where Alice lives and undermine everything Alice holds dear. A Map of the World is a story of trials -- legal and personal -- and the triumph of the human spirit over the worst of adversities.
Hammett, Dashiell Thin Man, The 1 4.00 Mystery

Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel Scarlet Letter, The 1 4.00 Classic Hist
In early colonial Massachusetts, a young woman endures the consequences of her sin of adultery and spends the rest of her life in atonement.
Hemingway, Ernest Old Man and the Sea, The 6 3.25 Classic

The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Herbert, Frank Chapterhouse: Dune 1 3.00 Sci Fi

The gripping conclusion to Frank Herbert's Dune series.
Herbert, Frank Dune 2 4.50 Sci Fi

Set on the desert planet Arakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family - and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
Herriot, James All Creature Great and Small 2 4.00 Autobio Animals
In this first volume of memoirs, then-newly-qualified vet James Herriot arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby and he has no idea what to expect. How will he get on with his new boss? With the local farmers? And what will the animals think? This program is filled with hilarious and touching tales of the unpredictable Sigfriend Farnon, Sigfreid's zany brother, Tristan, and Herriot's first encounters with a beautiful girl called Helen.
Herriot, James All Things Bright and Beautiful 1 4.00 Autobio Animals
Young James, now married nad working as a small-town vet, encounters a cast of extraordinary characters as he makes his way through the Yorkshire countryside tending to sick cattle, pregnant ewes, ailing dogs -- and their eccentric owners. As always, Herriot's warmth, humor, and singular view of life makes us laugh and cry, as we marvel at the everday miracles he creates.
Hersey, John Child Buyer, The 1 3.00 Sci Fi

This is a story of an investigation into the activities of Mr. Wissey Jones, a stranger who comes to the town of Pequot on urgent defense business. His business is to buy for his corporation children of a certain sort, in this case a ten-year-old named Barry Rudd, a budding genius of potentially critical value. A hearing is held and questions are asked: exactly why does Mr. Jones' company buy children, and will it succeed in buying Barry?
Hersey, John Hiroshima 1 4.00 Hist War
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity."
Hobb, Robin Assassin's Quest 1 4.00 Fantasy

Final installment—each entry independently intelligible—of Hobb's stunning fantasy trilogy (Royal Assassin; Assassin's Apprentice) about the beleaguered Six Duchies and their Farseer kings.
Hobb, Robin Royal Assassin 1 5.00 Fantasy

Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has had him tutored him in the dark arts of the assassin. He has barely survived his first, soul-shattering mission, and returns to the court where he is thrown headfirst into the tumult of royal life.
Homer Odyssey, The 1 5.00 Classic Adventure X The greatest adventure story of all time, this epic work chronicles Odysseus's return from the Trojan War and the trials he endures on his journey home. Filled with magic, mystery, and an assortment of gods & goddesses who meddle freely in the affairs of men.
Hubbard, L. Ron Battlefield Earth 6 4.58 Sci Fi
X Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000, recently acclaimed as the best science fiction book of the 20th century by the American Book Readers Association, is a compelling and action-packed science fiction adventure that you can't put down.
Hunt, Irene Across Five Aprils 1 5.00 Hist War X The unforgettable story of young Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War, by the Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly.
Jacobs, Paul Samuel Born into Light 1 4.00 Sci Fi Hist
When a number of "feral children" are found in a New England town during the Depression, only young Roger Westwood suspects they are not earthly creatures, though even he cannot guess their true nature or their mission on this planet.
Jacques, Brian Legend of Luke, The 2 2.50 Fantasy Animals
In this twelfth book of the masterful Redwall epic, storyteller Brian Jacques goes back in time to the days before Redwall, revealing with dramatic poignancy the legend of the first of the magnificent Redwall warriors--Luke.
Jacques, Brian Long Patrol, The 2 3.25 Fantasy Animals
Tammo, a daring young hare hungry for adventure, is sent with Russa Nodrey, the wandering red squirrel, to join the Long Patrol and defend Salamandastron against the Rapscallion horde.
Jacques, Brian Mariel of Redwall 3 3.67 Fantasy Animals X When the mouse-ship carrying Joseph the Bellmaker and his daughter Mariel runs afoul of a pirate rat king, they are mercilessly tossed overboard. Washed ashore and certain that her father is dead, Mariel vows revenge.
Jacques, Brian Martin the Warrior 1 5.00 Fantasy Animals
Captured and enslaved by the corsair stoat Badrang, young mouse warrior Martin vows to end the evil beast's plundering and killing.
Jacques, Brian Mossflower 5 3.60 Fantasy Animals
Martin the warrior mouse and Gonff the mousethief set out to find the missing ruler of Mossflower, while the other animal inhabitants of the woodland prepare to rebel against the evil wildcat who has seized power.
Jacques, Brian Outcast of Redwall, The 1 3.50 Fantasy Animals
The destinies of the badger lord dubbed Sunflash and his mortal enemy, the ferret warlord Swartt Sixclaw, are entwined with those of many creatures, particularly the inhabitants of Redwall Abbey.
Jacques, Brian Pearls of Lutra 1 5.00 Fantasy Animals
Tansy, a young hedgehog living at Redwall Abbey, attempts to solve the riddle of the missing pearls while at the same time the evil marten, Mad Eyes, desires them for himself.
Jacques, Brian Redwall 4 4.00 Fantasy Animals When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
Jacques, Brian Salamandastrom 2 3.50 Fantasy Animals
Urthstripe the Strong, a wise old badger, leads the animals of the great fortress of Salamandastron and Redwall Abbey against the weasel Ferahgo the Assassin and his corps of vermin.
Jeter, K.W. Star Wars Bounty Hunter Wars: Hard Merchandise 1 4.00 Sci Fi

When Boba Fett stumbles across evidence implicating Prince Xizor in the murder of Luke Skywalker's aunt and uncle, Fett makes himself an enemy even he fears: the unknown mastermind behind a monstrous deception, who will kill to hide his tracks. Fett also finds himself in possession of an amnesiac young woman named Neelah, who may be the key to the mystery—or a decoy leading Fett into a murderous ambush.
Jordan, Grace Home Below Hell's Canyon 1 4.00 Hist Western
"The thrilling story of a modern pioneer family. . . . An intensely human account filled with fun, courage and rich family life."-Seattle Post Intelligencer
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time #1: The Eye of the World 1 4.50 Fantasy

According to a 1996 New York Times article, "Robert Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal." Robert Jordan is hands-down the most widely read and talked-about fantasy author writing today. His mammoth, multivolume New York Times bestselling Wheel of Time series has sold more millions of copies to date. Book One of the Wheel of Time is The Eye of the World, a staggeringly complex and enjoyable adventure that's not without its own cast of unforgettable characters: Rand, a simple sheepherder who is stalked by an evil he does not yet understand; Egwene, Rand's love interest, who happens to possess her own very special gift; Moraine, the beautiful but possibly dangerous member of a powerful legion of sorceresses called Aes Sedai; and Lan, Moraine's fearless companion and guardian.
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time #10: Crossroads of Twilight 1 3.00 Fantasy

In the tenth book of he Wheel of Time from the New York Times #1 bestselling author Robert Jordan, the world and the characters stand at a crossroads, and the world approaches twilight, when the power of the Shadow grows stronger.
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time #2: Great Hunt, The 1 4.00 Fantasy

The eagerly awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed and national bestseller The Eye of the World. The monumental task of retrieving the lost Horn of Valere--the legendary horn that will raise the dead heroes of the Ages--rests on the shoulders of Rand al'Thor. Rand begins the long journey of discovery--a journey that starts with The Great Hunt.
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time #3: The Dragon Reborn 2 4.00 Fantasy

Rand Al'Thor, the long-prophesied leader who will save the world, is on the run from his destiny. Able to touch the One Power, but unable to control it, Rand knows that he must ultimately face the Dark One--in a battle to the death. Named one of the Los Angeles Times Best Books for Winter Reading.
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time #4: The Shadow Rising 1 4.00 Fantasy

The New York Times bestselling fourth book in the Wheel of Time series, now in mass market. The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind, and Min sees portents of hideous doom. Meanwhile, in the Stone of Tear, the Lord Dragon considers his next move
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time #5: The Fires of Heaven 2 4.50 Fantasy

The acclaimed, nationally bestselling fifth book of the Wheel of Time series. The Last Battle is approaching rapidly, for the seals of the Dark One's prison are beginning to crumble. The Dragon Reborn is closer to ruling the world, while the Forsaken Rahvin is meeting with three of his fellows to ensure their ultimate victory over the Dragon.
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time #6: The Lord of Chaos 1 3.00 Fantasy

On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world;. In Salidar the White Tower in exile prepares an embassy to Caemlyn, where Rand Al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, holds the throne - and where an unexpected visitor may change the world....
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time #7: Crown of Swords 1 3.00 Fantasy

The seventh volume in the Wheel of Time fantasy saga continues the quest to restore natural weather conditions to the world and end the terrible heat wave.
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time #9: Winter's Heart 1 4.00 Fantasy X In Robert Jordan's Winter's Heart -- the ninth volume in his blockbuster Wheel of Time saga -- the prophesied Last Battle (Tarmon Gai'don) between the Light and the Shadow is imminent. But Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, stands in the Shadow's way.
Jordan, Sherryl Raging Quiet, The 1 3.00 Fantasy
X Suspicious of sixteen-year-old Marnie, a newcomer to their village, the residents accuse her of witchcraft when she discovers that the village madman is not crazy but deaf and she begins to communicate with him through hand gestures.
Karon, Jane At Home in Mitford 1 2.00 Gen Fic

The first in a series of novels, this heartwarming book introduces readers to a small, charming North Carolina town and its equally charming denizens. Filled with the mysteries and miracles of everyday life and rich, provincial humor, At Home in Mitford will have readers clamoring for more. Followed by a sequel, A Light in the Window.
Kesey, Ken One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1 5.00 Classic Gen Fic
This is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, the seemingly mute half-Indian patient who witnesses and understands McMurphy's heroic attempt to do battle with the awesome power of the Combine.
Kindl, Patricia Goose Chase 1 5.00 Fantasy

Rather than marry a cruel king or a seemingly dim-witted prince, an enchanted goose girl endures imprisonment, capture by several ogresses, and other dangers, before learning exactly who she is.
King, Laurie Monstrous Regiment of Women, A 1 4.00 Mystery Hist
A Monstrous Regiment of Women continues Mary Russell's adventures as a worthy student of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and as an ever more skilled sleuth in her own right.
Kinsella, W.P. Iowa Baseball Confederacy, The 1 4.00 Gen Fic Sports
On the day he met his true love, a carnival performer named Darling Maudie, Matthew Clarke was literally struck by lightning and magically imbued with the knowledge that in 1908 the Chicago Cubs had traveled to Onamata, Iowa, to play a seemingly endless game against an all-star amateur team, the Iowa Baseball Confederacy. He spends the rest of his life trying to prove this fact to the world--even writing a dissertation on it--but no one else remembers the Confederacy or the game. When Matthew commits an imaginative suicide (by allowing himself to be hit by a stray line drive), his son Gideon, the hero of this tale, inherits his father's obsession. With the help of an old family friend who has a glimmer of memory of the game, Gideon and a friend, Stan, travel back through time to 1908, to witness the event and to learn about the mysterious forces that caused a memory lapse in those who witnessed it. In his first novel since Shoeless Joe, Kinsella returns to the magical turf he created there: a loving mixture of baseball, life and fantasy, in a world where dreams don't have to come true, because they have a validity all their own.
Kinsella, W.P. Shoeless Joe 4 4.00 Gen Fic Sports X "If you build it, he will come." The mysterious words of an Iowa baseball announcer lead Ray Kinsella to carve a baseball diamond in his cornfield in honor of his hero, the baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson. This is a book "not so much about baseball as it is about dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American," said the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Knowles, John Peace Breaks Out 1 3.00 Gen Fic Hist
With the unforgettable power and simplicity that made A Separate Peace into a modern classic, this masterful companion volume by John Knowles takes us once again on a warmly nostalgic journey through the poignancy of adolescence and gives us another landmark portrayal of the dark side of the human heart.
Knowles, John Separate Peace, A 5 3.60 Gen Fic Hist X Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world.
Kurtz, Katherine Deryni Archives, The 1 4.00 Fantasy

There have been many events in the past 230 years of the half-magical race of the Deryni that were too short to turn into novels. Katherine Kurtz has been writing these when not occupied with longer works, and they are now collected here. Some have appeared in books and other sources now hard to locate. More than half of the fiction is new — including a major story of how Denis Arilan became the first Deryni priest in 200 years.
Kurtz, Katherine Deryni Rising 1 5.00 Fantasy
X In the kingdom of Gwynedd, the mysterious forces of magic and the superior power of the Church combine to challenge the rule of young Kelson. Now the fate of the Deryni — a quasi-mortal race of sorcerers — and, indeed, the fate of all the Eleven Kingdoms, rests on Kelson's ability to quash the rebellion by any means necessary . . . including the proscribed use of magic!
LaFaye, A. Strawberry Hill 1 4.00 Gen Fic

Raleia doesn't feel like she belongs in the modern world. And she doesn't feel like she belongs with her hippie parents, either. So when her family moves to Tidal, Maine, Raleia is excited to be in town with some history -- especially one that was demolished by a tidal wave in 1911. But her parents don't understand her preoccupation with the past, or her need to be "from" somewhere. Instead, Raleia finds herself turning to Mr. Rutherford, the sad, reclusive old man who lives on Strawberry Hill. Can he help her find a time and place of her own?
LaFaye, A. Year of the Sawdust Man, The 1 2.00 Gen Fic

Set in Louisiana during the Depression, "The Year of the Sawdust Man" is the lyrical story of a headstrong young girl coping with her free-spirited mother's departure. Her struggle to come to terms with the new shape of her family is both poignant and penetrating, a timeless story of the changing face of love.
L'Amour, Louis Conagher 1 3.00 Western Adventure
Conagher, a tough drifter thinking about settling down, must face off against a band of renegade Apaches and a deadly gang of rustlers before he can find peace.
L'Amour, Louis Hondo 1 4.00 Western Adventure
Two men. One woman. A land that demanded courage—or death.... He was a man etched by the desert's howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and ways of staying alive. She was a woman raising a young son on her own on a remote Arizona ranch. And between Hondo Lane and Angie Lowe was the warrior Vittoro, whose people were preparing to rise against the white men. Now the pioneer woman, the gunman, and the Apache warrior are caught in a drama of love, war, and honor.
L'Amour, Louis Silver Canyon 1 4.00 Western Adventure
Fueled by youth, courage, and quickness with a gun, Matt Brennan rode into Hattan's Point ready to live or die at a single challenge. But in one day he was a changed man. A beautiful woman had dared him to stay alive. A powerful landowner had set him up for a beating. And a good friend had died in his arms. Suddenly Matt found himself owner of the Two-Bar Ranch—and the odd man out in a vicious range war. With enemies everywhere, Matt knew that the next time he drew his gun, there would be much more than his life at stake--.
L'Amour, Louis Walking Drum, The 2 2.50 Western Adventure
Here is an historic adventure of extraordinary power waiting to sweep you away to exotic lands as one of the most popular writers of our time conquers new storytelling worlds. Louis L'Amour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic American West. Now he guides his readers to an even more distant frontier — the enthralling lands of the 12th century.
Lasky, Kathryn Beyond the Burning Time 2 3.75 Hist

Mary Chase's sense of foreboding grows as, one by one, her friends fall prey to evidence of witchcraft and the innocent are identified as witches. She is horrified by the growing hysteria, and dismayed when her mother, who is a widow working a farm without a man, is cried out upon and arrested.
Lasky, Kathryn Marie Antoinette 1 5.00 Hist

Lasky takes historical fact and weaves it into a sympathetic account of an adolescent Marie Antoinette. Antonia's diary begins shortly before her politically arranged betrothal and marriage to Louis Auguste, Dauphin of France. It describes her struggles with strange new customs, in particular the elaborate French Court etiquette.
Lawhead, Stephen Byzantium 1 5.00 Hist Spiritual
The bestselling author of the Pendragon Cycle now tells the story of Aidan, a 10th-century Irish monk sent to take the Book of Kells to the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. Separated from his fellow pilgrims, Aidan undergoes various exotic adventures, including capture by and life with Vikings, political intrigue in the Byzantine court, enslavement in a caliph's mine and loss of his all-important faith in God.
Lawrence, Ian Ghost Boy 1 4.00 Gen Fic

Fourteen-year-old Harold Kline is an albino--white from head to toe, even his hair and his eyes that are like drops of water. His life is made unbearable by the other kids, who call him "snow" or "maggot," and ever since his father died and his brother was reported missing in Vietnam, his mother has become angry and withdrawn. And so Harold runs away, although it is a wrench to leave Honey, the elderly dog who has been his only comfort. And where would an albino kid on the run end up? In the circus, of course--in this case a down-at-the-heels road show where he is sheltered by a kindly lady midget and her huge man-beast companion and given hugs and unquestioning acceptance by the other "freaks."
LeGuin, Ursula Farthest Shore, The 2 3.25 Fantasy

The Farthest Shore is the third book in the renowned Earthsea trilogy. The young prince, Arren, brings harsh news. There is no longer true magic in Enlad; the mages have forgotten their spells so the springs of wizardry are running dry. Accompanied by Arren, Ged sets out to meet unknown dangers, to confront his own past, and to test the ancient prophecies, taking with him on his journey all the hopes of Earthsea, moving into doom or into a new age. The Farthest Shore rounds out the promise of A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan. Author Ursula Le Guin has won numerous awards including the National Book Award, five Hugo and five Nebula Awards, the Kafka Award, and a Pushcart Prize.
LeGuin, Ursula Tombs of Atuan, The 1 1.00 Fantasy

When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away -- home, family, possessions, even her name. For she is now Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While she is learning her way through the dark labyrinth, a young wizard, Ged, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, and together, he and Tenar escape from the darkness that has become her domain.
LeGuin, Ursula Wizard of Earthsea, A 1 4.00 Fantasy

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.
Lehman, Yvonne Tornado Alley 1 2.00 Gen Fic

Natalie Ainsworth is elated when she learns that Scott Lambert might ask her to the prom. But she wonders why someone as popular as Scott would pursue an ordinary high-school junior like her when he can have the pick of any girl he chooses.
L'Engle, Madeline Acceptable Time, An 1 4.50 Sci Fi

Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get back to the present before the time gate closes -- and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice?
L'Engle, Madeline Ring of Endless Light, A 1 4.00 Sci Fi

The cycle of life and death becomes a difficult burden for Vicky Austin as she watches her grandfather dying, but the opportunity for joy and renewal open up as she assists her friend Adam with his dolphins. Newbery Honor Book.
Leroux, Gaston Phantom of the Opera, The 1 5.00 Classic Mystery
A classic, haunting tale of reality and illusion, The Phantom of the Opera has been fascinating readers and viewers for nearly a century.
Letts, Billie Where the Heart Is 2 5.00 Gen Fic

Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest town--a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl living secretly in a Wal-Mart. From Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull who loves Novalee more than she loves herself, they are about to take her--and you, too--on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey to . . . Where the Heart Is.
Lewis, C.S. Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The 3 4.00 Fantasy

Narnia … the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy … the place where the adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic a meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.
Lewis, C.S. Magician's Nephew, The 2 3.00 Fantasy

When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
Lewis, C.S. Perelandra 1 3.50 Sci Fi Spiritual
The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength, Perelandra continues the adventures of the extraordinary Dr. Ransom. Pitted against that greatest of human weaknesses, temptation, the great man must battle evil on a new world -- Perelandra -- when it is invaded by the Devil's agent. Will Perelandra succumb to the Devil's influence, or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man? The outcome of Dr. Ransom's mighty struggle will alone determine its fate.
Lieber, Fritz Swords Against Death 1 5.00 Fantasy Adventure X Swords Against Death, the second story in the Lankhmar series, finds Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser beginning their real journey. Their hearts altered by the loss of first true love, they embark on a long and winding path of drunken debauchery and womanizing until crossing paths with two cross wizards, Sheelba of the Eyeless Face and Nigauble of the Seven Eyes. A most violent of clashes ensues.
Litmann, Jonathon Beautiful Game, The 1 4.00 Non Fic Sports
Littman, an investigative journalist who has written two books on computer hackers, takes his title here from Brazilian soccer great Pele, who described soccer as "That beautiful game I love so well." In this excellent book, Littman describes what happens when a former college soccer star becomes the coach of a rather nondescript girls' soccer team in Santa Rosa, CA, and tries to lead the team to a championship, a goal they have never achieved.
Llewelyn, Morgan Finn MacCool 1 5.00 Hist

A great legendary hero of ancient Ireland, Finn Mac Cool comes vividly to life in an enthralling historical fantasy of love, betrayal, magic , myth, and war.
London, Jack Call of the Wild 1 4.00 Classic Adventure
In this quintessential adventure story, Jack London takes readers on an arduous journey through the forbidding Alaskan landscape during the gold rush of the 1890s. Buck, a rangy mixed breed used to a comfortable, sun-filled life as a family dog, is stolen by a greedy opportunist and sold to dog traffickers. In no time, Buck finds himself on a team of sled dogs run ragged in the harsh winter of the Klondike. In a climate where every day is a savage struggle for survival, the last traces of Buck's soft, pampered existence are erased as his dormant primordial urges -- deeply embedded for generations -- are brutally awakened.
London, Jack White Fang 1 4.00 Classic Adventure
White Fang is one of London's classic tales of survival and one of his most popular stories. White Fang is part dog, part wolf, and the lone survivor of his family. In his lonely world, he soon learns to follow the law of the North--kill or be killed.
Lowry, Lois Giver, The 5 4.20 Sci Fi

Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.
Lutz, Giles A. Honyocker, The 1 4.00 Western

Terrific western adventure that no one should miss!
MacHale, D.J. Pendragon: Merchant of Death 1 4.00 Fantasy

Bobby learns that he is a Traveler, someone who can ride "flumes" through time and space. Bobby lands in Denduron, a medieval world where the gentle Milago are enslaved by the Bedoowan, and it's Bobby's job to free them.
MacLean, Norman River Runs Through It, A 1 3.00 Gen Fic Western
Beginning with the memorable line, "In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing," Maclean paints an evocative portrait of the sons of a small-town Montana minister, two brothers headed in very different directions. Fly-fishing for trout is one thing that unites father and sons, and, in the end, it is the language of the river that provides understanding and acceptance in the most difficult of times.
Magorian, Michelle Good Night Mr. Tom 1 4.50 Gen Fic

London is poised on the brink of World War II. Timid, scrawny Willie Beech - the abused child of a single mother - is evacuated to the English countryside. At first, he is terrified of everything, of the country sounds and sights, even of Mr. Tom, the gruff, kindly old man who has taken him in.
Marshall, Catherine Christy 2 4.00 Gen Fic

At nineteen, Christy Huddleston left home to teach school in the Smokies—coming to know and care for the wild mountain people, with their fierce pride, terrible poverty, and dark superstitions.
Matas, Carol After the War 1 3.50 Hist

After being released from Buchenwald at the end of World War II, fifteen-year-old Ruth risks her life to lead a group of children across Europe to Palestine.
Mazer, Harry Last Mission, The 1 5.00 Hist War
In 1944 a 15-year-old Jewish boy tells his family he will travel in the West but instead, enlists in the United States Air Corps and is subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans.
McCaffrey, Anne All the Weyrs of Pern 2 4.75 Fantasy Sci Fi
For generations, dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that rained from the sky to ravage the land. Now Masterharper Robinton and F'Lar and Lessa, Weyrleader and Weyrwoman of Benden Weyr, have excavated Pern's original settlement, uncovering a computer that has news for them: they can annihilate Thread forever!
McCaffrey, Anne Dolphins of Pern, The 1 2.50 Fantasy Sci Fi
When the first humans came to settle the planet Pern, intelligent dolphins also crossed the stars -- to colonize Pern's oceans. Then came disaster: Thread fell like rain. Humans struggled to survive. Now -- centuries later -- dragonriders and dolphins face a new era, reviving the bond between land and ocean dwellers.
McCaffrey, Anne Dragondrums 2 4.00 Fantasy Sci Fi
In the third volume of the Harper Hall Trilogy from McCaffrey’s multi-layered dragonriders’ saga, Harper Piemur is called upon to serve the Master Harper of Pern on a secret and dangerous mission.
McCaffrey, Anne Dragonflight 2 4.00 Fantasy Sci Fi
The planet Pern has been colonized for centuries by humans. When humans first settled on this world, they did not take notice of its sister planet, which had an indigenous life form that attempted to land on Pern when it came within reach. These silver ``threads'' fell in a destructive wave on the temperate lands of Pern once every 200 years, destroying all life they encountered. To combat this menace, the inhabitants of Pern developed a species of dragon that could burn these threads out of the sky before they touched down. Now, centuries have passed between threadfalls, and the danger of thread is considered a myth. However, a dragon rider named F'lar knows that the riders are once again needed.
McCaffrey, Anne Dragonsinger 2 4.50 Fantasy Sci Fi
In this second breathtaking fantasy in Anne McCaffrey's Harper Hall Trilogy, Mellony develops her studies to become a Harper as well as her relationship with the nine fire lizards.
McCaffrey, Anne Dragonsong 3 4.17 Fantasy Sci Fi
Anne McCaffrey's best-selling Harper Hall Trilogy is a wonder-filled classic of the imagination. Dragonsong, the first volume in the series, is the enchanting tale of how Menolly of Half Circle Hold became Pern's first female Harper, and rediscovered the legendary fire lizards who helped to save her world.
McCaffrey, Anne Masterharper of Pern, The 1 5.00 Fantasy Sci Fi
In a time when the deadly scourge Thread has not fallen on Pern for centuries, a boy is born to Harper Hall. A musical prodigy who has the ability to speak with the dragons, he is called Robinton, and he is destined to be one of the most famous and beloved leaders Pern has ever known. And the dragonriders are ready to fly.
McCaffrey, Anne Nerilka's Story 1 4.00 Fantasy Sci Fi
A deadly epidemic was sweeping across Pern. Nerilka's father refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other Holds. Ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked off to aid her people. She had no idea that her new path would change the course of her life forever!
McCaffrey, Anne White Dragon, The 1 5.00 Fantasy Sci Fi
A close bond existed between young Lord Jaxom and his white dragon, Ruth. Everyone on Pern thought Ruth was a runt that would never amount to anything. But Jaxom trained his dragon to fly, and to destroy the deadly Threads that fell from the sky.
McCourt, Frank Angela's Ashes 2 4.00 Autobio

It is a wonder that McCourt survived his childhood in the slums of Depression-era Limerick, Ireland: three of his siblings did not, dying of minor illnesses complicated by near starvation. Even more astonishing is how generous of spirit he became and remains. His family lived—barely—in a flat so miserable that every year they had to cram themselves into an upstairs room when winter floods made the place only half-habitable. That upstairs room was "Italy"—warm and dry. Downstairs was Ireland—wet and cold. Father sat up there drinking tea, while mother Angela often could not rise from bed, so depressed was she. Or mother sat by the fire, waiting for father to return; when he did, frequently drunk on their little money, he would line up the boys and extract promises that they would die for Ireland.
McDonald, Joyce Swallowing Stones 1 5.00 Gen Fic

It begins with a free and joyful act—but from then on, Michael finds it impossible even to remember what it felt like to be free and joyful. When he fires his new rifle into the air on his seventeenth birthday, he never imagines that the bullet will end up killing someone. But a mile away, a man is killed by that bullet as he innocently repairs his roof. And Michael keeps desperately silent while he watches his world crumble.
McInerney, Ralph Cardinal Offense 1 1.00 Mystery

Father Roger Dowling acquires a rare treasure: two prime-location tickets to the Notre Dame vs. USC football game, the gift of an old friend in the Church. But the tickets come with a catch, for at Notre Dame he is expected to attend a conference on American annulment practices - a meeting with the powerful Cardinal Hildebrand, which will tear Dowling from the welcome obscurity of his parish in Fox River, Illinois. The eroding sanctity of a marriage vow made before God underlies the gripping plot of A Cardinal Offense, the seventeenth novel to feature Father Dowling and the first set at Notre Dame.
McKiernan, Dennis Dark Tide, The 1 3.00 Fantasy
X The first book in the Iron Tower series introduces the reader to the world of Mithgar and the danger that threatens it.
McKillip, Patricia Forgotten Beasts of Eld, The 1 4.00 Fantasy

When her father dies, 16-year-old Sybel's only companions are the magical menagerie called to Eld Mountain long ago by her reclusive grandfather, the progeny of a powerful wizard and a mortal. The animals provide Sybel's only sense of family until a man brings her the infant son of her mother's sister, forcing Sybel to return to the world of humans--a world where she learns the intricacies of guile and treachery as well as the power of human love.
McKillip, Patricia Harpist in the Wind 1 4.00 Fantasy
X In the midst of conflict and unrest the Prince of Hed solves the puzzle of his future when he learns to harp the wind, discovers who the shape changers are, and understands his own relationship to Deth, harpist of the wizard Ohm
McKillip, Patricia Heir of Sea and Fire 1 5.00 Fantasy

By the vow of her father and her own desire, Raederle was pledged to Morgon, Riddle-Master of Hed. But a year had passed since Morgon disappeared on his search for the High One at Erlenstar Mountain, and rumors claimed he was dead. Raederle set out to learn the truth for herself, though her small gift of magic seemed too slight for the perils she must face. The quest led through strange lands and dangerous adventures. Only her growing powers enabled her at last to reach Erlenstar Mountain. And there she discovered what she could not bear to accept.
McKinley, Robin Beauty 1 4.00 Fantasy

Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay and through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly beast.
McKissack, Patricia Color Me Dark 1 5.00 Hist

This is the diary of Nellie Lee Love as she lived each day beginning on January 1, 1919. Nellie and her sister, Erma Jean, receive their diaries for Christmas. Nellie's diary chronicles the trials and tribulations of her family's life in Bradford Corners, Tennessee and later life in Chicago, Illinois. Traumatized by the death of her uncle, Erma Jean ceases to speak. All her communication with Nellie is through her diary that exposes the racial injustices in Tennessee and the family system within the Colored section.
McManus, Patrick Night the Bear Ate Goombaw, The 1 5.00 Humor Autobio
America's celebrated humorist takes a plunge into metaphysics, convinced he can hold his own with history's mythmakers! McManus provides a hilarious and unforgettable experience as he satirizes history, popular legends . . . and life itself.
McPhee, John Crofter and the Laird, The 1 5.00 Autobio

The account of the author's return to the land of his ancestors, the tiny island of Colonsay, 25 miles west of the Scottish mainland.
McPhee, John Deltoid Pumpkin Seed, The 1 4.00 Hist Science
The story of the dream of a completely new aircraft, a hybrid of the airplane and the rigid airship that is large enough to serve as a flying warehouse.
Meyer, Carolyn Where the Broken Heart Still Beats 1 1.00 Hist

At the age of nine, Cynthia Ann Parker was captured in an Indian raid and taken to live as a slave with the Comanche. Twenty-four years later, she is the wife of a chief and the mother of a young warrior destined to become the great chief Quanah Parker. But in 1861 Cynthia Ann Parker and her infant daughter are recaptured, and returned against their will to a white settlement.
Meyers, Walter Dean Fallen Angels 1 5.00 Hist War
Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, just out of his Harlem high school, enlists in the Army in the summer of 1967 and spends a devastating year on active duty in Vietnam.
Meyers, Walter Dean Monster 1 3.00 Gen Fic

What if you were 16 years old, on trial for felony murder, and your degree of guilt had become confused within your own mind? How would you discover the truth? Monster, winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, is written as the screenplay that prisoner Steve Harmon creates during his incarceration and trial, in an attempt to reconstruct and reconfigure the events of the crime.
Michener, James Chesapeake 1 4.00 Gen Fic Hist
Escaping religious persecution in England in the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed flees his homeland in pursuit of freedom and the New World. After joining Captain John Smith on his courageous journey, Steed establishes a remarkable family whose lives parallel the formation of America. Through the extraordinary tale of one man's quest, Michener tells intertwining stories of family and national heritage, introducing us along the way to Quakers, slaves, abolitionists, pirates, planters, and famous politicians, all struggling through American history in the common pursuit of freedom.
Milne, A.A. Red House Mystery, The 1 5.00 Mystery

Though Milne is immediately associated with Winnie-the-Pooh and pals, he nonetheless wrote a number of adult titles, including this 1922 novel in which guests at a country estate become amateur sleuths when a shooting occurs and all evidence points toward their host.
Mitchell, Margaret Gone With the Wind 2 2.50 Classic Hist
A monumental classic considered by many to be not only the greatest love story ever written, but also the greatest Civil War saga.
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Avonlea 1 4.00 Gen Fic

At sixteen Anne is grown up. . . almost. Her gray eyes shine like evening stars, but her red hair is still as peppery as her temper. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan, she has earned the love of the people of Avonlea and a reputation for getting into scrapes. But when Anne begins her job as the new schoolteacher, the real test of her character begins. Along with teaching the three Rs, she is learning how complicated life can be when she meddles in someone else's romance, finds two new orphans at Green Gables, and wonders about the strange behavior of the very handsome Gilbert Blythe. As Anne enters womanhood, her adventures touch the heart and the funny bone.
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables 2 4.00 Gen Fic

When Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables farm on Prince Edward Island, she surprises everyone: first of all, she is a girl. Marilla Cuthbert and her brother, Matthew, had specifically asked for an orphan boy. She has bright red hair that won't manage and a mouth that won't shut. Nothing will ever be the same at Green Gables! A favorite story of generations of girls ever since it was first published in 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic story of one girl's profound effect on a small Canadian community has stayed in print for nearly one hundred years.
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of the Island 1 4.50 Gen Fic

New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her friends move into an old cottage and an ornery black cat steals her heart. Little does Anne know that handsome Gilbert Blythe wants to win her heart, too. Suddenly Anne must decide if she's ready for love...
Morris, Gerald Squire, His Knight and His Lady, The 1 4.00 Hist

When a giant green knight barrels into the Christmas feast at Camelot and issues a bloody challenge, Terence finds himself at the beginning of another quest as Sir Gawain's squire. Picking up several years after The Squire's Tale leaves off, this Arthurian fantasy weaves several adventures into one, as Terence and Gawain face numerous adversaries, both dangerous and droll, on their way to finding the Knight of the Green Chapel.
Mowat, Farley Never Cry Wolf 1 3.00 Autobio Animals X Hordes of bloodthirsty wolves are slaughtering the arctic caribou, and the government's Wildlife Service assigns naturalist Farley Mowat to investigate. Mowat is dropped alone onto the frozen tundra, where he begins his mission to live among the howling wolf packs and study their ways. Contact with his quarry comes quickly, and Mowat discovers not a den of marauding killers but a courageous family of skillful providers and devoted protectors of their young. As Mowat comes closer to the wolf world, he comes to fear with them the onslaught of bounty hunters and government exterminators out to erase the noble wolf community from the Arctic. Never Cry Wolf is one of the brilliant narratives on the myth and magic of wild wolves and man's true place among the creatures of nature.