Smith, Wilbur A.
Summary: 1774. Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Cornish calls into the fort, Rob takes his chance and stows away on Marston's ship as it sails to England. Arriving in London, Rob is seduced by the charms of the big city and soon finds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK 2022
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Summary: "Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. He joins Napoleon's army and is taken...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zaffre 2023
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Summary: "Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard, despite his objections to the Nazi regime, is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zaffre 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Smith 2018Smith, Wilbur A.
Summary: "Inseparable since birth and growing up in India, Theo and Connie Courtney are torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. Theo, wracked with guilt, strikes a solitary path through life. Haunted by the spirits of lovers and family members, he is determined to atone for his mistakes. He seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zaffre 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Smith 2019Smith, Wilbur A.
Summary: A sequel to Courtney's War finds a plot against Saffron and her husband, Gerhard, triggering consequences throughout post-World War II Europe, before Leon finds himself caught between colonialism and rebellion in an independence-seeking Kenya.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zaffre 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Smith 2021Rogers, Kelly
Summary: Neesha's friend Amy has been behaving very strangely since she joined Ms. Fleek's study group, ever so well behaved but remote--but Neesha misses her friend so much that she joins the group too, and immediately feels a change coming over her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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Summary: On her first day of seventh grade MJ meets the nice new science teacher--but when Ms. Fleek finally gets the door to the laboratory, room 201, open she changes and suddenly MJ does not want to go anywhere near her or that room.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC ROGAtherton, Nancy.
Summary: Overseeing her baby, a family wedding and her own approaching 40th birthday celebration amid rumors that a developer has unwanted plans for Finch village, Lori bonds with a warmhearted inventor only to discover his true intentions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2015
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Summary: Babymouse joins the swim team and, despite her shortcomings as an athlete, gives it her all and tries to win an award.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC BABPreston, Douglas J.
Summary: On the evening of November 24, 1971, D. B. Cooper hijacked Flight 305--Portland to Seattle--with a fake bomb, collected a ransom of $200,000, and then parachuted from the rear of the plane, disappearing into the night. Fifty years later, Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted city of Savannah, Georgia, bodies are found with no blood left in their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2021
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Summary: Ellie buys a snake egg from the sinister science teacher Ms. Fleek in room 201, and hides it in a cage in her closet, but when it finally hatches--well, snakes are not supposed to have legs and wings, are they?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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Summary: Bren Cameron, diplomat in residence, usually represents the ruler of the atevi state. But Ilisidi, the dowager, has been known to borrow his services from time to time--and she has her own notions how to solve the simmering hostilities in the south of the atevi continent, playing one problem against another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DAW Books, Inc. 2020
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Summary: Lured back to the army from a rural idyll, Sharpe's career culminates in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1990
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Summary: "A fabulous heist: On the evening of November 24, 1971, D. B. Cooper hijacked Flight 305—Portland to Seattle—with a fake bomb, collected a ransom of $200,000, and then parachuted from the rear of the plane, disappearing into the night…and into history. A brutal crime steeped in legend and malevolence: Fifty years later, Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing Large Print 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PREJacques, Brian.
Summary: The Redwallers face some of their most dangerous villains yet in a treacherous hunt for the fabled jeweled eyes of the Doomwyte Idol.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2008
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1 available in Adult- Fantasy, Call number: Fantasy JacquesRogers, Kelly
Summary: Rory and Felix are housesitting for the sinister science teacher Ms. Fleek, and she has given them a very specific list of duties, including making sure the basement door is locked--but when one day they find the door open and venture into the basement, what they find there convinces them that they never want to go to that house again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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Summary: A legendary heist: On the evening of November 24, 1971, D.B. Cooper hijacked Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, with a fake bomb, collected a ransom of $200,000, and parachuted into the night, never to be seen again. Perhaps. A brutal crime steeped in malevolence: Fifty years later, Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted city of Savannah, Georgia, bodies are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2021
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Summary: "Jo, Mal, Molly, April, Ripley and the scouts of Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types are running out of time to fight back against the mysterious force known as the Grey! And even if they succeed, they will have to deal with their biggest challenge yet -- saying goodbye as summer finally comes to an end." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC LUMNaylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
Summary: Through her senior year and the following summer, Alice McKinley deals with troubling developments at school, being in the school play, preparing for college, being away from her boyfriend, and working for the summer on a cruise ship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC NAYStilton, Geronimo.
Summary: More stories from the journalist-mouse who runs a newspaper and whose passion is writing adventure stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2010
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Summary: "What if you, as a girl battling stage fright before a dance recital, suddenly found yourself in Rebecca's world in 1914? Join Rebecca on adventures where the two of you can try out for a vaudeville show, put on a musical, or even sneak into a factory todeliver an important message. Your journey back in time can take whatever twists and turns you choose, as you select from a variety of options...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC AMETripp, Valerie
Summary: A modern-day girl finds herself in 1933 Cincinnati, Ohio, and as she and Kit experience life during the Great Depression, the reader is invited to choose how Kit might help her family and others who are less fortunate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC AMEFalligant, Erin.
Summary: "What if you, as a girl trying to adjust to her new stepfamily, suddenly found yourself in Samantha's world at the start of the 20th century? Join Samantha on exciting adventures. Your journey back in time can take whatever twists and turns you choose, as you select from a variety of options in this multiple-ending story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC AMEPatrick, Denise Lewis.
Summary: "What if you suddenly found yourself in Addy Walker's world in the middle of the Civil War? Join Addy on adventures as you outrun a slave catcher, raise money for soldiers, and search for Addy's family. Your journey back in time can take whatever twists and turns you choose, as you select from a variety of options in this multiple-ending story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2014