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The Sky Took Him

By Donis Casey - Published 2009

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Donis Casey continues this gentle but enlightened series with a second mystery set in early 20th-century Oklahoma. Alafair Tucker, wise domestic goddess and ...Read Review

Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile

By Gyles Brandreth - Published 2009

Genres:

Biographical Fiction Mystery/Crime

Oscar Wilde sails back to Europe after one of his visits to the United States, where this latest mystery begins to unfold with ...Read Review

Backtracked

By Pedro de Alcantara - Published 2009

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Children/Young Adult Time-slip

In Backtracked the author makes use of the popularity of time travel in fiction to drive home lessons for everyone on individual worth ...Read Review

Blown Away

By Joan Hiatt Harlow - Published 2008

Genres:

Adventure Children/Young Adult

Midway along the Florida Keys lies the island village of Islamorada. The original community was present in the early 1900s, but as described ...Read Review

The Witching Voice

By Arnold Johnston - Published 2009

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

The date of publication for this novel of Robert Burns’s life and work was the 250th anniversary of poet’s birth. ...Read Review

The Outsider

By Ann H. Gabhart - Published 2008

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Inspirational Romance

This is a gentle read for those who like nondogmatic religious themes. The heyday of the Shakers is examined thoughtfully, and descriptions of ...Read Review

Lili’s Gift: A Civil War Healer’s Story

By Phylis Hall Haislip - Published 2008

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Children/Young Adult

This Civil War coming of age story packs a wealth of historical information in a slim volume. Lili’s family, part Cherokee and ...Read Review

Train to Trieste

By Domnica Radulescu - Published 2008

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Epic Romance

The story of Mona in Ceaucescu’s Romania is so clearly based on the author’s real experiences that it could have been ...Read Review

Becky: The Life and Loves of Becky Thatcher

By Lenore Hart - Published 2008

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Adventure

Besides the immediate appeal of visiting again with Mark Twain’s immortal characters, the author has created an adventure story that should satisfy ...Read Review

Vendetta: The Runestone Saga, Book Two

By Chris Humphreys - Published 2007

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Children/Young Adult Historical Fantasy

Vendetta follows last year’s The Fetch which began the series, and which centers around the mystical properties of Nordic runestones. It is ...Read Review

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