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Live from Cairo – Ian Bassingthwaighte
Hana is overwhelmed by everything. For starters, there was the chaotic taxi ride from the airport which resulted in a broken taxi door (her fault). Then there is the police, the army, the protesters and the refugees that fill Cairo … Continue reading
Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York – Francis Spufford
The merchants of New York didn’t know what to make of Mr. Smith, a handsome young man who appeared out of the rain and fog at the door or Lovell & Company on Golden Hill Street. He was bearing an … Continue reading
Midnight at the Electric – Jodi Lynn Anderson
Future Earth has been ruined by past generations so a project to create sustainable life on Mars was begun. Adri has been selected for this next group of colonists. She lost her parents in a flood and was raised in … Continue reading
Song of the Current – Sarah Tolcser
Caroline has been raised by her father, a wherryman, and has lived her life on the river transporting goods from port to port on board their beloved wherry. Until pirates destroy many wherry boats searching for a special crate. Caro’s … Continue reading
Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape from Slavery to Union Hero – Cate Lineberry
During the wee hours of the morning, May 13, 1862, the 147-foot sidewheel steamer Planter made its way out of the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. The Confederate fortifications assumed the ship to be on its usual errands. It never … Continue reading
The Hush – Skye Melki-Wegner
In a world where music enchants everyday objects with the Song, Chester is a gifted musician but not licensed to connect to the Song. Only licensed Songshapers trained at the elite Conservatorium can legally connect to the Song. Chester’s father … Continue reading
The Unquiet Grave – Sharyn McCrumb
The Unquiet Grave – Sharyn McCrumb You have to admit that Zona and Trout made a beautiful couple. She with her hazel eyes and strawberry blond hair, him with his crinkly black hair and sculptured face. But their hasty marriage … Continue reading
Orphan Island – Laurel Snyder
“Nine on an island, orphans all, Any more, the sky might fall.” An idyllic island is home to nine orphans, each one year apart in age. Every year, a boat delivers a small child who is about 5 years old. … Continue reading
The Traitor’s Kiss – Erin Beaty
Following the death of Sage’s peasant father, a fowler who taught Sage all he knew, Sage is taken in by her noble uncle. She is a natural teacher and tutors his children until she reaches the age for marriage. Arranged … Continue reading
The Berlin Project: An Alternative History of World War II – Gregory Benford
It is 1944, the Manhattan Project has been underway for several years, and the goal is finally in sight. Little Boy is ready to be dropped on the enemy. With any luck, Berlin will soon be rubble and Hitler turned … Continue reading
Flame in the Mist – Renee Ahdieh
Mariko knew her purpose as the daughter of a prominent Samurai was to be pawn in political maneuvering by being given as a bride to a family of higher standing. She is being delivered to her fiancé, the second son … Continue reading
Count All Her Bones – April Henry
The much craved for sequel to Girl, Stolen (crazy popular on my campus) is everything April Henry fans come to expect. The story opens months after Cheyenne’s escape from her kidnappers. Cheyenne is preparing for her testimony against Roy, the … Continue reading
Literally – Lucy Keating
Annabelle (AB) is a highly organized, borderline control freak, high school senior who is dealing with a major disruption in her life. Her parents just announced they are divorcing and selling the only home she has ever known. Elliott, her … Continue reading
Defy the Stars – Claudia Gray
Noemi is a fighter pilot for the planet Genesis, colonized by Earth inhabitants after Earth was ruined by pollution. Genesis has rebelled against Earth’s control and has been locked in battle for many decades. Earth’s cybernetics genius, Burton Mansfield, created … Continue reading
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane – Lisa See
Li-yan often helps her mother, the village midwife. As tradition dictates, she will fill the role someday. High in the mountains of Yunnan, the Akha, an ethnic minority, seem to be living in an earlier century, not in 1988. Their … Continue reading
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