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1381) Remarkable creatures
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Nineteenth-century fossil hunter Mary Anning and spinster Elizabeth Philpot form a friendship based on their interest in science, and, when Mary's work is put into question by individuals who believe it goes against their religious beliefs and men in her field try to take credit for it, Elizabeth's loyalty to Mary becomes invaluable to her.
1382) A face at the window
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Language
English
Description
Former Manhattan financial manager Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree, having quit her demanding career and relocated to Maine, learns that the man who murdered her mother three decades earlier has disappeared and worries he is going to hurt those close to her.
1383) Whip it
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old rebel Bliss Cavendar, miserable living in a small Texas town with her beauty pageant-obsessed mother, secretly joins a roller derby team under the name "Babe Ruthless," and her life gets better, although infinitely more confusing.
1385) Mystery on Skull Island
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
In 1726, twelve-year-old Rachel and her friend Sally discover a pirates' hiding place on a deserted island near Charles Town, South Carolina, and they suspect it may be connected to the woman who will soon become Rachel's stepmother.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Hollywood art dealer Ron Hall and former Louisiana indentured servant Denver Moore reflect on their lives and the friendship that was established between them thanks to Ron's late wife Deborah's volunteer work at Union Gospel Mission in Fort Worth, Texas.
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