Laestadius, Ann-Helén
Summary: "On a winter day north of the Arctic Circle, nine-year-old Elsa-daughter of Sámi reindeer herders-sees a man brutally kill her beloved reindeer calf and threaten her into silence. When her father takes her to report the crime, local police tell them that there is nothing they can do about these "stolen" animals. Killings like these are classified as theft in the reports that continue to pile...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAEJames, Henry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Book-of-the-Month Club 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction JamesRundell, B. N.
Summary: "When the Salish War Leader, Spotted Eagle appeared in the clearing before their cabin, life-long friends Gabe and Ezra weren't sure what to think. This man had shown himself to be their friend, and now he invited them to join him and the village on a buffalo hunt. With winter just around the corner, it seemed the likely thing to do, but had they known what the journey would bring, they might...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wolfpack Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RUNHarris, Duchess
Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt is well known for her time as First Lady of the United States, but she also made important contributions to women's rights before, during, and after her husband's presidency. Eleanor Roosevelt Champions Women's Rights examines her efforts from multiple perspectives, including those of Roosevelt herself, her husband, Franklin, and later feminist activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.917 HARLi, Winnie M.
Summary: "One bright spring afternoon in West Belfast, cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist Vivian's path collides with fifteen-year-old Irish teenager Johnny and culminates in a horrifying act of violence. Inspired by true events, a riveting novel of suspense about of the dark chapters and chance encounters that can irrevocably determine the shape of our lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC LIBerger, John.
Summary: Ninon, Gino, and her parents embark on separate journeys of self-discovery on the way to the couple's wedding, which they have decided to celebrate in grand fashion, even though Ninon has been diagnosed with the AIDS virus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BERSummary: Tracing the lives of several early Roman emperors, showing the ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and muderous intrigue. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose sutter and limp have marked him a fool, yet whom prophecies have foretold will one day rule Rome.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series I 2008Penney, Stef
Summary: A whaler's daughter, Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve and fell in love with the cold and unforgiving terrain. In 1889, she sets out to become a scientist and explorer. Despite those who believe that a young woman has no place in this harsh world of men, her determination leads her back to northern Greenland at the head of a British expedition. Yearning for wider...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quercus 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PENRollins, James
Summary: A fire in a Copenhagen bookstore leads Commander Gray Pierce into a mystery that is connected to horrific Nazi experiments, an insidious madness affecting Buddhist monks, a possible mythological beast run amok in South Africa, and a century-old plot that threatens to destroy the current world order.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROLSummary: Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her biggest challenge yet: High School. When her parents mysteriously disappear while searching for the Lost City of Gold, Dora must swing into action and lead a group of ill-equipped high schoolers on a quest to save them. It is a high stakes mission as Dora and her new friends navigate the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV DORSummary: It tells the remarkable true story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who leaves her life in the city to make a solo trek through almost 2,000 miles of sprawling Australian desert. Accompanied by only her dog and four unpredictable camels, she sets off on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Along the way, she meets National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan who begins to photograph her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Starz Media 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TRABuechner, Frederick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1987
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUEThom, James Alexander.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1984
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THOMessner, Kate
Summary: Once again the mysterious box takes the golden retriever Ranger back in time, and he finds himself on Robert Falcon Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, headed for Antarctica, where his mission is to save Jack Nin, a Chinese-Maori stowaway from New Zealand, from the blizzards, unstable ice, and the other hazards that lie ahead for the doomed expedition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MESVernon, John
Summary: Blending fact and fiction, presents the story of John Wesley Powell's 1869 voyage of exploration from the Green River in Wyoming Territory to the canyons of the Colorado River.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VERCleary, Rita
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP W CLEDruett, Joan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DRURoss, Stewart.
Summary: Discover how the greatest explorers in history plunged into the unknown and boldly pieced together the picture of the world we have today. With the help of masterful cross sections, dramatic storytelling, and sidebars that highlight key concepts, places, and technology, readers explore fourteen historic journeys.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.9 ROSThom, James Alexander.
Summary: George Drouillard accompanies Lewis and Clark as they explore the territory acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballentine Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THOKelly, Martha Hall
Summary: "On a September day in Manhattan in 1939, twenty-something Caroline Ferriday is consumed by her efforts to secure the perfect boutonniere for an important French diplomat and resisting the romantic advances of a married actor. Meanwhile across the Atlantic, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish Catholic teenager, is nervously anticipating the changes that are sure to come since Germany has declared war on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Kelly 2016Lee, Mackenzi
Summary: Monty's epic grand tour may be over, but now that he and Percy are finally a couple, he realizes there is something more nerve-wracking than being chased across Europe: getting together with the person you love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEELee, Mackenzi
Summary: A young British lord embarks on an unforgettable grand tour of Europe with his best friend/secret crush in this eighteenth-century romantic adventure for the modern age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC LEELee, Mackenzi
Summary: A year after a whirlwind grand tour with her brother Monty, Felicity Montague has returned to England with two goals in mind: avoid the marriage proposal of a lovestruck suitor from Edinburgh and enroll in medical school. But the administrators, see men as the sole guardians of science. When a doctor she idolizes marries an friend of hers in Germany, Felicity believes he could change her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2007