Stephanie Rayle's Library
Rossview High
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9780449001929 | The Blackstone Chronicles: The Serial Thriller Complete In One Volume | Saul, John | Now, for the first time, the New York Times bestselling serial thriller is complete in one terrifying volume. John Saul, the master of supernatural suspense, John Saul, brings to chilling life the small New England town of Blackstone—and the secrets and sins that lay buried there. . . .From atop Blackstone's highest hill, the old Asylum casts its shadow over the village. Built in the 1890s to house the insane, the Asylum has stood vacant for decades. But now, the wrecker's ball is about to strike—and unleash an ominous evil. Strange gifts begin to appear on the doorsteps of Blackstone's finest citizens.Each bears a mysterious history.Each brings a horrifying power to harm.Each reveals another thread in the suspensefully woven web of . . .THE BLACKSTONE CHRONICLESPart I—An Eye for an Eye: The Doll Part II—Twist of Fate: The Locket Part III—Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's Flame Part IV—In the Shadow of Evil: The Handkerchief Part V—Day of Reckoning: The Stereoscope Part VI—Asylum | Ballantine Books |
| 9780440236672 | The Brethren | Grisham, John | John Grisham. | Dell |
| 9780439227148 | The Call of the Wild | Jack London | Stolen from his family, a dog named Buck must quickly learn the harsh law of survival among the men and dogs of the goldcrazed North. With an introduction by award-winning author, Avi. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780449213445 | The Chosen: A Novel | Potok, Chaim | "Anyone who finds it is finding a jewel. Its themes are profound and universal." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL It is the now-classic story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they exchange places, and find the peace that neither will ever retreat from again.... This is the odyssey from boyhood to manhood for two Jewish boys amidst the conflict between generations and religious traditions. | Fawcett |
| 9780446574631 | The Family Corleone | New York, 1933. The city and the nation are in the depths of the Great Depression. The crime families of New York have prospered in this time, but with the coming end of Prohibition, a battle is looming that will determine which organizations will rise and which will face a violent end. For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important that his family's future. While his youngest children, Michael, Fredo, and Connie, are in school, unaware of their father's true occupation, and his adopted son Tom Hagen is a college student, he worries most about Sonny, his eldest child. Vito pushes Sonny to be a businessman, but Sonny-17 years-old, impatient and reckless-wants something else: To follow in his father's footsteps and become a part of the real family business. An exhilarating and profound novel of tradition and violence, of loyalty and betrayal, The Family Corleone will appeal to the legions of fans who can never get enough of The Godfather, as well as introduce it to a whole new generation. | Grand Central Publishing | |
| 9780345339706 | The Fellowship of the Ring | J.R.R. Tolkien | The opening novel of The Lord of the Rings—the greatest fantasy epic of all time—which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths are searching for a Hobbit. Frodo Baggins knows that they are seeking him and the Ring he bears—the Ring of Power that will enable evil Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it can be destroyed: Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron’s realm. | Del Rey |
| 9781881273158 | The Five Love Languages: How To Express Heartfelt Commitment To Your Mate | Gary D. Chapman | Northfield | |
| 9780679879244 | The Golden Compass | Pullman, Phillip | Accompanied By Her Daemon, Lyra Belacqua Sets Out To Prevent Her Best Friend And Other Kidnapped Children From Becoming The Subject Of Gruesome Experiments In The Far North. Part One: Oxford -- Part Two: Bolvangar -- Part Three: Svalbard. Philip Pullman. Originally Published As: Northern Lights. Prequel: Once Upon A Time In The North. Sequel: The Subtle Knife. | Knopf |
| 9780142000663 | The Grapes Of Wrath (Centennial Edition) | Steinbeck, John | winner Of The 1990 Tony Award And Outer Critics Circle Award. A Powerful And Deeply Affecting Stage Version Of One Of The Masterpieces Of American Literature. Holding To The Simplicity And Directness Of The Original Novel, The Play Uses The Sparest Of Technical Means To Convey Its Timeless Message Of The Persistence And Strength Of The Human Spirit As It Battles Against The Adversities Of Nature And An Uncaring Society.the New York Timesmajestic...leaves One Feeling That The Generosity Of Spirit He Saw In A Brutal Country Is Not So Much Lost As Waiting Once More To Be Found. | Penguin Books |
| 9780020435204 | The House Of Dies Drear | Virginia Hamilton | The house held secrets, Thomas knew, even before he first saw it looming gray and massive on its ledge of rock. It had a century-oldlegend--two fugitive slaves had been killed by bounty hunters after leaving its passageways, and Dies Drear himself, the abolitionist who had made the house into a station on the Underground Railroad, had been murdered there. The ghosts of the three were said to walk its rooms... A black family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. | Simon Pulse |
| 9780553273915 | The House Of The Spirits | Isabel Allende | The Trueba Family Embodies Strong Feelings From The Beginning Of The 2 Through The Assassination Of Allende In 1973. Isabel Allende ; Translated From The Spanish By Magda Bogin. A Bantam Book. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Knopf, 1985. | Bantam |
| 9780804106306 | The Joy Luck Club | Tan, Amy | Encompassing Two Generations And A Rich Blend Of Chinese And American History, The Story Of Four Struggling, Strong Women Also Reveals Their Daughters' Memories And Feelings | Ivy Books |
| 9780345348104 | The Killer Angels | Michael Shaara | after More Than A Quarter Of A Century And Three Million Copies In Print, Michael Shaara S Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War Classic, the Killer Angels, Remains As Vivid And Powerful As The Day It Was Originally Published. july 1863. The Confederate Army Of Northern Virginia Is Invading The North. General Robert E. Lee Has Made This Daring And Massive Move With Seventy Thousand Men In A Determined Effort To Draw Out The Union Army Of The Potomac And Mortally Wound It. His Right Hand Is General James Longstreet, A Brooding Man Who Is Loyal To Lee But Stubbornly Argues Against His Plan. Opposing Them Is An Unknown Factor: General George Meade, Who Has Taken Command Of The Army Only Two Days Before What Will Be Perhaps The Crucial Battle Of The Civil War. in The Four Most Bloody And Courageous Days Of Our Nation S History, Two Armies Fight For Two Conflicting Dreams. One Dreams Of Freedom, The Other Of A Way Of Life. More Than Rifles And Bullets Are Carried Into... | Ballantine Books |
| 9780553259100 | The Late Great Me | Scoppettone, Sandra | "You've got to be somebody, Geri. You can't be nobody. You don't want to be president of a lot of leftover people." That's my mother talking. She's always bugging me about "all-round popularity" which was important stuff back in the fifties—which, if you ask me, is where my mother is still living. Whatever "all-round popularity" is, I didn't have it—until I started going out with Dave Townsend. He was new my junior year and very good looking. With Dave I could do anything—talk to anyone, be funny, even dance—as soon as he handed me my first bottle of wine. And my mother didn't have to worry about her daughter being nobody: I was on my way to becoming Queen of the Juicers, the biggest lush at Walt Whitman High. | Starfire |
| 9780671707958 | The Lost Years (Star Trek) | J. M. Dillard | Pocket Books | |
| 9780425101537 | The Lottery Rose | Hunt, Irene | Berkley | |
| 9780064405058 | The Magician's Nephew (Rpkg) (Narnia) | C. S. Lewis | HarperTrophy | |
| 9780064405027 | The Magician's Nephew (Text Only) By C. S. Lewis | C. S. Lewis | the Dawn Treader Will Take You Places You Never Dreamed Existed.school Library Journalgr 4-8-in The Third Book In C.s. Lewis's Chronicles Of Narnia (but The Fifth Installment In Focus On The Family's Radio Theatre Production), Edmund And Lucy Pevensy Along With Their Bratty Cousin, Eustace, Are Transported Through A Painting Into Narnia Where They Join Prince Caspian On A Voyage To The West. The Children Are Tested On This Voyage, And Visit Strange Lands And Encounter Unusual Creatures. Eustace Is Turned Into A Dragon, And Then Helped To Return To Human Form By Aslan, The Lion God. This Outstanding Full-cast Dramatization Adheres Closely To The Book's Text. Recorded In London, Actor Paul Scofield Is The Storyteller, And Other Parts Are Dramatically Read By Other British Actors. The Production Features Sound Effects And Background Music, Which Sometimes Becomes Obtrusive. While Adults Might Find The Story A Little Dated At Times And The Religious Elements Somewhat Heavy Handed, Children Will Not Notice And Will Enjoy The Story. This Is A More Complete Version Of The Story Than The Excellent Bbc Production Available From Bantam Audiobooks (1998).-louise Sherman, Formerly Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, Nj Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. | HarperCollins |
| 9780064470223 | The Moves Make The Man: A Newbery Honor Award Winner | Brooks, Bruce | First time I saw Bix was at a baseball game. He was a shortstop, supreme. I didn't want to start liking this flashy cracker with a momma in a high-style black dress. But Bix got me, baby. Next thing I knew, there I was, Jerome Foxworthy, doing hoops privately in the woods and getting my moves down, when Bix showed up. I taught him all I knew— even though he wanted to play everything straight, not fake it. Because he had one game coming up where he'd need all the moves to put his life together again ...— The Jayfox | HarperTeen |
| 9780345360007 | The Mummy Or Ramses The Damned: A Novel | Rice, Anne | He was Ramses the Damned in ancient Egypt, but awoke in opulent Edwardian London as Dr. Ramsey, expert in Egyptology. He mixes with the aristocrats and samples their voluptuous lifestyle, but it is for his beloved, Cleopatra, that he longs, and will do anything to be with....San Francisco Chronicle"The reader is held captive, and, ultimately, seduced." | Ballantine Books |