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21) Heft
Author
Language
English
Description
Arthur weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Kel navigates life as a poor kid in a rich school, and pins his hopes on what seems like a promising baseball career. An unexpected connection transforms both their lives as they find sustenance and friendship in the most surprising places..
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Caroline knows that in order to fight the British, her village desperately needs its shipyards and supply boats and she will do whatever it takes to keep them out of enemy hands, then later, while helping on her uncle's farm, Caroline discovers that the war brings dangers there, too.
23) The playboy
Author
Series
Chandler brothers trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
354 p.
Language
English
Description
Meet the Chandlers--a trio of sexy brothers and the most eligible men in town until their mother falls ill. As her three sons gather at her side, she makes two desperate demands: Get married! Give me grandchildren! Will one of the sexy singles get down on one knee?
24) The lost boys
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Detectives Peter Decker and Tyler McAdams link two suspicious disappearances from an assisted living facility to the case of three missing campers, before the reappearance of a foster son's biological mother upends Decker's home life.
Author
Series
World made by hand volume 3
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In post-apocalyptic Union Grove, New York, townsfolk are trying to celebrate Christmas when they are shocked by a double murder and news of the New Foxfire Republic.
26) Arcadia
Author
Language
English
Description
The lyrical and haunting story of a great American dream--the progress of a utopian community and its lasting impact on a gifted young man.
27) Among the wicked
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to assist on a developing situation that involves a reclusive Amish settlement and the death of a young girl. Unable to penetrate the wall of silence between the Amish and "English" communities, the sheriff asks Kate to travel to New York, pose as an Amish woman, and infiltrate the community. Kate's long time love interest, State Agent John Tomasetti,...
Author
Series
Sylvan novels volume 1
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Three years after fleeing the city when her cover is blown during a racketeering case, New York undercover cop Laney Bird finds the limits of her skills tested by her son's disappearance and an encounter with a confidential informant from her past.
29) Away
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
240 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lillian Leyb travels to America alone, hoping to create a new life for herself after losing her family back in Russia, but when she learns her daughter may be alive, Lillian embarks on a journey that takes her around the world in search of love and redemption.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
493 pages[large print ; cm.
Language
English
Description
During a rumschpringe visit to Niagara Falls, Phoebe Miller meets Eli Riehl, a young man who charms her-and everyone else-with his exceptional storytelling ability. When Phoebe sketches scenes to illustrate one of his tales, Eli encourages her incredible talent, and together they embark on a lofty and unlikely business venture for two young Amish people-writing and illustrating a children's book.
Eli's kindness and appeal extend beyond his knack for...
Author
Series
World made by hand volume 4
Language
English
Description
The residents of Union Grove, New York, struggle to get through early spring after a local tycoon halts the Hudson River trade route.
32) A lethal legacy
Author
Series
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
379 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
"Douglas Island sits off the coast of New York State, its imposing cliffs warning away visitors. Still, Finn Douglas has big plans for his inheritance and the rambling manor house that dominates the landscape. He has a vision to turn the island into a resort getaway for overworked city dwellers. But when the broken body of his business partner is found at the base of the rocky escarpment, he fears it wasn't an accident. Special Agent Craig Frasier...
33) Beastly
Author
Series
Kendra chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.
Author
Language
English
Description
When their train breaks down during a snowstorm, Noah, a hopeless romantic, and Ammy, who refuses to believe in true love, are forced to travel together to reach their destinations.
Noah is a hopeless romantic, traveling home for one last chance with his first love. Ammy doesn’t believe in true love-- love never lasts. When their Amtrak train to upstate New York breaks down in the middle of a snowstorm, Noah and Ammy have no option but to travel...
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books paperback edition.
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A young couple with a baby on the way moves to an old Victorian house in rural, upstate New York. Strange happenings contribute to their disintegrating marriage-and to their terrifying descent into the darker side of human nature"--
36) The long fall
Author
Series
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
305 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Leonid McGill, a New York City private detective, tries to put his past behind him. But it's not that easy when someone like Tony "The Suit" Towers expects you to do a job; when an Albany PI hires you to track down four men known only by their youthful street names; and when your 16-year-old son, Twill, is getting in over his head with a suicidal girl.
Author
Series
Jane Whitefield novels volume 8
Publisher
The Mysterious Press, an imprint of Grove/Atlantic, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Approached by the leaders of the Seneca clans for help finding a childhood friend who has been accused of murdering a white man, Jane discovers that her friend is also being hunted by a sinister adversary.
40) The 25th hour
Author
Publisher
Carroll & Graf Pub
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st Carroll & Graf ed.
Physical Desc
182 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Monty Brogan, due to surrender himself to the federal prison in Otisville where he has been sentenced to seven years for drug dealing, spends his last twenty-four hours as a free man in the company of his two best friends, Frank, a rich bond trader, and Jakob, an English teacher.
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