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Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an old orphanage that was home to children who were more than just peculiar, but possibly dangerous--and who may still be alive. Illustrated with vintage found photographs.
2) Spare
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Language
English
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"It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full...
4) Crimson Lake
Author
Series
Crimson Lake volume 1
Language
English
Description
"A contemporary crime novel set in Queensland, Australia, finds Sydney detective Ted Conkaffey accused but not convicted of a brutal abduction. Maintaining his innocence, he agrees to help Amanda Pharrell, a convicted murderer turned private investigator, with a case full of deception and obsession"--
Author
Series
Shadow Chronicles volume 2
Language
English
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Mute fledgling witch Morgana is married for her safety to a kind farmer in the mountains of Wales before she is targeted by townspeople who are being manipulated by a dark force that compels Morgana to harness her powers.
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Language
English
Description
Superintendent Runcorn-who Anne Perry fans will remember as William Monk's ex-boss-is feeling rather lonely during his holiday on the remote, snowy island of Anglesey, off the north coast of Wales. However, he is suddenly called into action when the sister of the local vicar is discovered murdered and draped over a gravestone in her brother's churchyard. Investigating this tragic crime with the assistance of the beautiful Melisande gives him just...
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English
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"Tucked into the mountains of North Wales, the village of Cwm Coed is bordered by a shimmering lake on one side and an army of pine trees on the other. But the tranquility is shattered when homegrown celebrity Rhys Lloyd returns to develop a luxury resort on the shore opposite the village. Old resentments begin to rise to the surface, and new tensions emerge between the locals and the outsiders. Still, when the resort throws open its doors for a New...
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Language
English
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The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poiters and French King John II.
10) Wales
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1987
Physical Desc
128 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the geography, history, industry, arts, and everyday life of Wales.
Author
Series
Penny Brannigan mysteries volume Book 10
Language
English
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Description
Artist and spa owner Penny Brannigan has been asked to organize a formal dinner to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended World War One. After dinner, the guests adjourn to the library for a private exhibition of the Black Chair, a precious piece of Welsh literary history awarded in 1917 to poet Hedd Wyn. But to the guests' shock, the newly restored bardic chair is missing. And then Penny discovers the rain-soaked body of a waiter.
When Penny...
13) On deadly tides
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Language
English
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Description
While on a painting holiday off the coast of North Wales, amateur sleuth Penny Brannigan stumbles upon a body on a secluded beach--and a new mystery--while falling in love with a wildlife photographer and learning some surprising truths about herself.
15) Destiny's path
Author
Series
Warrior princess volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
When fifteen-year-old Princess Branwen tries to turn away from her destiny as the one who will save Wales from the Saxons, the Shining Ones send an owl in the form of a young girl called Blodwedd to guide her and Rhodri on the right path.
16) The London train
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Language
English
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Description
After the death of his mother, Paul abandons his family to live life on the edge with his daughter from a previous marriage who is pregnant and living in a run-down council flat, while Cora rebels against her marriage and society.
17) The snow spider
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Gifts from Gwyn's grandmother on his ninth birthday open up a whole new world to him, as he discovers he has magical powers that help him heal the breach with his father that has existed ever since his sister's mysterious disappearance four years before.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
246 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A bibliophile shares his and his family's experiences as citizens of Hay-on-Wye, a Welsh village known as the "Town of Books" that boasts 1,500 inhabitants and forty antiquarian bookstores.
20) Wales
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
144p colored photos
Language
English
Description
Enchantment of the World, Second Series