2009
Jimmy’s Stars
Editors' choice
Ellie doesn’t want her brother Jimmy to go to war. He’s her favourite person in the whole world. Smug Victoria…
Trapped on the Wheel
The vast tapestry of possibilities that was the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 is brought to vivid life as the…
Neither Rebel Nor Tory: Hanyost Schuyler & The Siege of Fort Stanwix
Readers glancing at a summary of Michael Cooney’s novel Neither Rebel Nor Tory—the story of Hanyost Schuyler, a young man…
Lessons in Love
In Lessons in Love, the first volume in Charlie Cochrane’s murder mystery featuring St. Bride’s College professors Jonty Stewart and…
Montfort: The Founder of Parliament, The Early Years 1229 to 1243 (Volume I)
This is the first in a four-volume work based on the life of Simon de Montfort and sets the stage…
The Hidden Scroll
Jerusalem, 1929. Palestinians Haj Amin Al-Husseini and Ahmid Ibn Najid found Bismillah, an international organization purportedly helping poor Muslims; in…
The Rock and the River
There is an old story about a man who wanted immortality. The gods were willing to grant his request and…
My Brother Abe
Despite the title, this novel for ages 8-12 concentrates on Lincoln’s sister Sally. Little is known of her historically, leaving…
Wishing for Tomorrow
This sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess tells readers what happened to Sara Crewe’s friends at Miss Minchin’s…
Cold Snap
Set in the aftermath of World War II Britain, Cold Snap is an evocative, moody, almost depressing novel about living…
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