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81) Unforsaken
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Description
By the year 1901, the Old West was just a memory and the new century only a promise. That’s when a Texas woman’s search for her missing brother draws the attention of a hard-boiled Texas Ranger who’s on the trail of a notorious outlaw and murderer. When they realize they’re both looking for the same man, Ella Stringfellow and Boyd Pirtle’s lives intersect as they uncover a conspiracy which impacts the whole nation. At the same time, Pirtle...
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Series
Ten Men of Courage volume Book 3
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Ben Hawkins and Gaspar Cruz join forces to overthrow the Loyola Hacienda. As their plans take shape, Ben learns of the Jumanes Valley, the gold mines, and of Ace’s and Kip’s possession of them. Determined to kill Ace and Kip and have the valley, Ben weaves an intricate scheme for wealth and revenge.
As the men are moving Nacio’s cattle from the valley to the hacienda, Cruz and Hawkins take advantage of Nacio’s absence and strike the hacienda...
83) Into the Jumanes
Author
Series
Ten Men of Courage volume Book 1
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Was it chance, or destiny, that brought ten men together in the wild country of west Texas? Two brothers from Virginia, one wore blue, one gray; a New York prize fighter and his manager; two young cattlemen returning to claim the inheritance they were denied, and the two friends who came to back them; a Confederate sharpshooter, and a Mexican ex-bandito. All looking for a new start. All wearing their guns and courage for everyone to see.
The Texas...
84) Bogus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Twelve-year-old Aldo Zelnick receives a sketchbook from his grandma and fills it with drawings that recount his adventures with his friends, including their efforts to find a diamond ring with a thousand dollar reward.
Author
Description
Inspiration drawn from letters, journals, historical sources, and quilts--essential vehicles of women's storytelling through the years--fills this narrative re-creation of the history of the West, from the time of the early pioneers to the present day. 70 color photos. 60 b&w photos. 20 line drawings.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When Aldo Zelnick's painter grandmother gives him a sketchbook to use during summer vacation, he starts to fill it in with pictures and text, even though he thinks that being artsy is uncool at first, in a book featuring vocabulary starting with A.
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Description
As the author's childhood tumbles from her memory onto the pages of print, the reader is privy to all sorts of surprising revelations. Be prepared to chuckle with glee, feel your mouth gape reading about situations too weird to be untrue, wince as your heart breaks in sadness and anger over sordid situations, and shake your head both in disbelief and even perfect understanding of unusual childhood tales.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Description
When Jack Conner, retired sheriff's lieutenant from Colorado vacationing in San Diego, picks up a week-old newspaper, her reads a simple two-paragraph story about a retired porn star names Asian Sin who disappeared. With time on his hands and a secret in his past, Jack decides to start his own investigation into the case of missing Sin.
Author
Series
Description
Join Edwyn, Imara, and Slayzer as they begin a journey to uncover the secrets of a mysterious orb. Each carries with them a past wrought with shadow and despair and must face their own personal demons in order to prevail. As their friendship grows, sinister figures rise up to stop them at whatever cost. Only by piecing together their Shattered Memories will they uncover the truth and find out the answers they themselves didn't realize they were seeking....
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Series
Waters of Nyra volume 2
Pub. Date
2015
Description
After braving the ocean, Nyra finds herself incarcerated on the other side of the world. The would-be saviors are in the midst of civil war, and her presence inflames their rivalry. Caught by the Sorja herd, Nyra is held prisoner with Olieve; a Royal as garrulous as she is blind, neither friend nor foe, but essential to the young dragon's escape. Yet even escape has little promise, as the opposing Raklisall herd has a poisonous outlook on Agrings,...
96) Pioneer Matheson
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Description
The year was 1906. Two brothers, John and Norman Matheson, built a store and post office on a parcel of land on the eastern plains of Colorado. Next came the lumber yard, a hotel, livery barn, and black smith shop. This small community soon grew with the influx of hundreds of immigrants--good, hard working people who pioneered what would become the Matheson community.
98) Cahoots
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When they spend a week at their aunt and uncle's farm without any electronic entertainment, Aldo and his brother try to find other ways to occupy themselves while dealing with their twin cousins, in a book featuring vocabulary starting with C.
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