HarperCollins
Sacrilege
S.J. Parris offers the reader a multisensory, cinematic experience surrounding the deadly black plague of London in 1584. Sacrilege, her…
The Printmaker’s Daughter
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Readers will cherish this story and not soon forget the daughter of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1839). The famous painter of The…
Conqueror: A Novel of Kublai Khan
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Conqueror is the story of the renowned scholar and warrior Kublai Khan, but it is also the tale of those…
The Betrayal
This is Noble’s second book in her Brides of Gabriel series, which continues the story of Mary Rose and Gabriel…
The Poison Diaries: Nightshade
In the aftermath of the first Poison Diaries volume, lovers Weed and Jessamine are separated, wandering England and battling their…
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You takes its title from a standard field letter sent by soldiers wounded in…
Dark Angels
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Wolf is a novice monk, driven by the cruelty of his master to run away. The story begins with his…
Lights on the Nile
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Lights on the Nile is the newest title in Donna Jo Napoli’s growing list of fairy tale retellings. Many of…
The Glorious Adventures of the Sunshine Queen
In this Junior Library Guild selection, Geraldine McCaughrean brings to life the showboats of the Missouri River. Twelve-year-old Cissy Sissney…
The Map of Time
Time in this novel seems to spin in spiral patterns, weaving past, present, and future. Innocently enough, the first part…
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