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Bachelors of Battle Creek volume 3
Language
English
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"All his life, Brett Liberty has straddled two worlds: white and Iroquois. The only place he's truly at peace is with his wild mustangs. But after he's arrested for the color of his skin, he discovers Rayna Harper in the cell next to him. Rough and tumble Rayna has known little kindness, but Brett sees the depth of her heart hidden beneath layers of hurt and fear, and he refuses to leave without her. Fierce and loyal, kind and strong, Rayna is everything...
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Men of legend volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Linda Broday's heroes step right out of her books and into your heart." JODI THOMAS, New York Times bestselling authorAn outlaw intent on clearing his name,A frightened woman determined to remember her past,A threat neither can survive alone...Welcome back to LEGEND country. Outlaw Luke Weston survives by his wits. On the run for a murder he didn't commit, the last thing he needs is to go looking for more trouble. But when Luke stumbles across a...
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Series
Border trilogy (Cormac McCarthy) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Sixteen year old John Cole wants to grow up on his grandfather's ranch and live his life freely. When his grandfather dies, John suffers. He takes off for Mexico, but instead of escape and renewal, he finds a blood price to be paid.
4) Cannery row
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Series
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English
Description
Vividly depicts the colorful, sometimes disreputable, inhabitants of a run-down area in Monterey, California.
Cannery Row is a book with a minimally developed plot. Instead, it's an attempt to depict the atmosphere and characters of a particular place-the cannery neighbourhood of Monterey, California, which is home to a mix of the poor and individuals who prefer not to live "up the hill" in the more respectable part of town for a variety of reasons....
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
[1938-]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
This book is a collection of his short stories written in 1933-34.
First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect Steinbecks characteristic...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Orphaned young, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants, is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate, who trains him to be his deadly enforcer. But when Ming falls in love with Ada, the daughter of a powerful railroad magnate, and the two elope, he seizes the opportunity to escape to a different life. Soon after, in a violent raid, the tycoon’s henchmen kidnap Ada and conscript Ming into service for the Central Pacific Railroad....
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Hank the Cowdog volume 71
Publisher
Maverick Books, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"After his many years as a typical bachelor cowboy, Slim Chance is convinced--against his will--that he needs to build his own herd of cattle and invest in the future. So, he takes the plunge, takes out a loan, and takes his newly-bought heifers to a pasture on Viola's father's ranch. But, just about the time his new herd is calved-out and his investment is beginning to look promising, the dry and windy weather conditions put the entire county on...
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