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The Salem Witch Trials: An Unsolved Mystery from History
by Jane Yolen Heidi Elisabet Yolen StempleWhen a group of girls came down with a horrible, mysterious bout of illness, the town doctor looked in his medical books but failed to find a reasonable diagnosis. Pretty soon everyone in town was saying the same thing: The girls were ill because they were under a spell, the spell of witchcraft
The Mary Celeste (An Unsolved Mystery from History)
by Jane Yolen Roger Roth Heidi StempleIn 1872, another ship came across the Mary Celeste adrift on the open sea. Her captain, crew, and passengers -- the captain's wife and two-year-old daughter -- had vanished. Did a storm over take them? Did the crew mutiny? Were they attacked by pirates? No one ever found out. Become a detective as you read this true story, study the clues, and try to figure out the fate of the Mary Celeste. The Unsolved Mystery from History series is written by acclaimed author Jane Yolen and former private investigator Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple. Read carefully and check your clues. You might be the first to solve a puzzle that has baffled people for years. <P><P>Lexile Measure: AD840L
Roanoke, the Lost Colony: An Unsolved Mystery from History
by Jane Yolen Heidi E. Y. StempleJohn White was chosen to lead a new colony at Roanoke off the Atlantic coast. White went back to England to gather supplies, returned after three years, and found that all had vanished.
Lost Gods
by Micah YongoIn this extraordinary fantasy debut, a young assassin finds himself hunted by the brothers and sisters he has trained alongside since birth.Neythan is one of five young warriors trained and raised together by a mysterious brotherhood of assassins known as the Shedaím. When Neythan is framed for the murder of his closest friend, he pursues his betrayer – and in so doing learns there’s far more to the Brotherhood, and the machinations of the rulers of the warring kingdoms, than he’d ever thought possible. His journey will lead him across the five realms, from the Forest of Silences to the Ash Plains of Calapaar, and reveal the breaches that lie beneath the world, and the hidden truths of his oath.File Under: Fantasy [ Brothers at Arms | The Faceless Ones | Kings and Keepers | Creed of Assassins ]
City of Orange
by David YoonA man wakes up in an unknown landscape, injured and alone.He used to live in a place called California, but how did he wind up here with a head wound and a bottle of pills in his pocket? He navigates his surroundings, one rough shape at a time. Here lies a pipe, there a reed that could be carved into a weapon, beyond a city he once lived in. He could swear his daughter&’s name began with a J, but what was it, exactly? Then he encounters an old man, a crow, and a boy—and realizes that nothing is what he thought it was, neither the present nor the past. He can&’t even recall the features of his own face, and wonders: who am I? Harrowing and haunting but also humorous in the face of the unfathomable, David Yoon&’s City of Orange is a novel about reassembling the things that make us who we are, and finding the way home again.
Version Zero
by David YoonFrom the brilliant mind of New York Times bestselling author David Yoon comes a lightning-fast and scorchingly observant thriller about how we can save ourselves from the very real perils of a virtual world.Max, a data whiz at the social media company Wren, has gotten a firsthand glimpse of the dark side of big tech. When he questions what his company does with the data they collect, he's fired...then black-balled across Silicon Valley. With time on his hands and revenge on his mind, Max and his longtime friend (and secretly the love of his life) Akiko, decide to get even by rebooting the internet. After all, in order to fix things, sometimes you have to break them. But when Max and Akiko join forces with a reclusive tech baron, they learn that breaking things can have unintended--and catastrophic--consequences.
One of Our Kind: A novel
by Nicola YoonA hotly-anticipated and endlessly provocative new thriller of race and privilege set in an all-Black gated community from #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon • "Brilliant...Your book club will be discussing this one for DAYS.&”—Jodi PicoultJasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California hoping to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill, which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to find liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality, but Liberty residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world&’s troubles. Jasmyn&’s only friends in the community are equally perplexed and frustrated by most residents' outlook. Then Jasmyn discovers a terrible secret about Liberty and its founders. Frustration turns to dread as their loved ones start embracing the Liberty way of life. Will the truth destroy her world in ways she never could have imagined?Thrilling with insightful social commentary, One of Our Kind explores the ways in which freedom is complicated by the presumptions we make about ourselves and each other.
One of Our Kind
by Nicola Yoon'Your bookclub will be discussing this one for DAYS'-Jodi Picoult, author of SMALL GREAT THINGSGet Out meets The Stepford Wives in #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel. When Jasmyn Williams and her husband King realise they're expecting their second child, they decide to move to the town of Liberty, California hoping to find a community of like-minded people, where their growing family can thrive in a majority-Black environment. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness centre at the top of the hill which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to find liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality, but Liberty residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world's troubles. Then, as Jasmyn gets further into her pregnancy, she discovers a terrible secret that turns her frustration to dread. A secret that could threaten the safety of not only her family, but everything she believes in...Tense, thrilling and packed with insightful social commentary, One of Our Kind explores what happens when the quest for true liberation comes at a shocking price, from an acclaimed author at the height of her powers.
One of Our Kind
by Nicola Yoon'Your bookclub will be discussing this one for DAYS'-Jodi Picoult, author of SMALL GREAT THINGSGet Out meets The Stepford Wives in #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel. When Jasmyn Williams and her husband King realise they're expecting their second child, they decide to move to the town of Liberty, California hoping to find a community of like-minded people, where their growing family can thrive in a majority-Black environment. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness centre at the top of the hill which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to find liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality, but Liberty residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world's troubles. Then, as Jasmyn gets further into her pregnancy, she discovers a terrible secret that turns her frustration to dread. A secret that could threaten the safety of not only her family, but everything she believes in...Tense, thrilling and packed with insightful social commentary, One of Our Kind explores what happens when the quest for true liberation comes at a shocking price, from an acclaimed author at the height of her powers.
The Ambivalent Detective in Victorian Sensation Novels: Dickens, Braddon, and Collins (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature)
by Sarah YoonThe Ambivalent Detective in Victorian Sensation Novels studies how the detective as a literary character evolved through the mid-nineteenth century in England, as seen in sensation novels. In contrast to most assumptions about the English detective, Yoon argues that the detective was more often tolerated than admired following the establishment of professional detectives in the London Metropolitan Police Force in 1842. Through studying the historical and literary contexts between the 1840s to the 1860s, Yoon argues that the detective was seen as a suspicious, even mistrusted and disdained, figure who was nonetheless viewed as necessary to combat rising levels of crime. The detective as a literary character responded to the often contradictory values and aspirations of the middle class, representing an independent masculinity and laying claim to scientific authority. This study surveys novels by Charles Dickens, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, and Wilkie Collins, alongside lesser-known writers like William Russell, James Redding Ware (pseudonym Andrew Forrester), and William Stephens Hayward. This book contributes to the study of mid-nineteenth-century Victorian culture and connects with broader studies of the detective fiction genre.
Star Struck Dead
by YorkIn 1946 Hollywood, the stars were always shining, the streets were paved with possibilities, and the most dangerous thing a man could do was to uncover the grime behind the glitz and glamour....But a woman might just get away with it. When talented screenwriter Lauren Atwill wakes up in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there, it's more than enough to make her nervous. All she remembers is driving home from a hot Hollywood nightspot. Before she can put the pieces of her shattered memory together, she's approached by a stranger who produces incriminating -- and compromising -- pictures of her. It's blackmail, pure and simple. With nowhere else to turn, Lauren seeks the help of private eye Peter Winslow, who's as tough as he is debonair -- and who may be hiding some secrets of his own. Now the high-profile marriage of her best friend is at stake alongside her own reputation, and Lauren will have to think fast and move faster to come up with an ending for this script that doesn't spell THE END for her.... INCLUDES A CHAPTER FROM THE NEXT LAUREN ATWILL MYSTERY
Dead Man's Cat
by Carol Beach York[from the back cover] ""Call back the dead," read the handbill. "Speak to your loved ones who have gone beyond. Mrs. Poldini can reveal to you the secrets of the unknown." But Mrs. Morley was doubtful, although her need was great: Mr. Morley was dead, and twenty-five thousand dollars might depend on the medium who lived in the dark tenement. Three people watched her go in---her brother-in-law, who had been shadowing her footsteps all day; Michael, the boy at the entrance; and Queenie, his little sister. Michael knew Mrs. Morley at once, for he had thrust the handbill into her hand the day before. But he could not foresee the strange events that would crowd in on him and Queenie from that day on--adventures that included the mysterious Mrs. Poldini, a missing stamp collection, a haunted, grasping family, an elusive, all-knowing yellow cat, and a race against time and greed." Look for mor books you'll like by Carol Beach York in the Bookshare collection including Please Write... I Need Your Help and The Christmas Cat.
Please Write... I Need Your Help!
by Carol Beach YorkFrom the back of the book: "Please Write Erin has a problem. Her mother is seeing a mysterious man who is supposed to be an old friend of the family, but Erin doubts it very much. Would an old friend take her to the zoo and leave her all alone, forcing her to find her own way? Would an old friend drive past her on a cold and windy day and force her to walk all the way home? Erin knows this man dislikes her, but the only person she can tell is her friend, Dorrie--and Dorrie is a letter away! I Need Your Help!" RL 5, ages 10-12 About 50 more books you may like are listed at the end of this book. They are books about families, school, mystery, and adventure. A list of scary Goosebumps books is included. Almost all of these books are in the Bookshare library so look them up for lots more great reading for boys and girls your age.
Alias #20: Strategic Reserve
by Christina F. York J. J. AbramsAn oil pipeline leak in the Gulf of Mexico looks like sabotage, and APO is assigned to find the source using any means necessary. Sydney and Dixon visit the drilling platform and discover a likely suspect, but before they can corner him, he flees...in the APO helicopter. It seems the attack was a practice run for something bigger, and Sydney and Dixon must determine the real target before time runs out. There are other matters on the agents' minds too -- Dixon is concerned about his son, Steven, and Sydney is led to wonder, not for the first time, what it would be like to have a "normal" family. But there's no time for wistful thinking when the saboteurs' plot becomes clear...and threatens to throw the country into total chaos.
Alias #26: A Touch of Death
by Christina F. York J. J. AbramsA brilliant Alliance geneticist who disappeared years ago walks into a police station in Siberia wearing a hazmat suit and claims to be responsible for the deaths of his wife and three children. But before he can be questioned, he is kidnapped by his former employer, Gai Dong Jing, an ex-Alliance officer who is head of a terrorist network conducting bioweapon research of deadly proportions. With the threat of a worldwide epidemic looming, Sydney and the APO team must locate Jing and decode the toxic scientist's medical diary, which holds the answers to the virus he carries and the fate of the scientist's family. In the meantime, the highly contagious geneticist plans to rid himself of his illness in the most unimaginable way....
Hard Bitten
by M. K. YorkRule number one: hands off the witnessAs a newbie public defender, Mark Eliades is stuck defending DUIs. But when his latest client gets charged with felony arson, the result is a career-making case he has to win. The last thing he needs is to fall for his key witness. Any hint of impropriety and his credibility will be shot, along with Mark’s case. But the more time Mark spends with the jaded private investigator, the more the rules begin to blur.Tired of endless nights chasing people who don’t want to be found, private investigator Lukas Nystrom needs a change—and a guaranteed paycheck. When a high-profile contract with the state falls in his lap, he can’t screw it up. Even if it means ignoring his growing desire for the hotshot attorney who hired him.Convinced their client is innocent, Mark and Lukas team up to investigate the crime. With the trial looming and every lead gone cold, they work relentlessly to uncover the truth. But keeping things professional while searching for evidence they need might just make this the hardest case they’ve ever taken on.This book is approximately 90,000 wordsOne-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise!Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Anne Scott
Amanda's Child
by Rebecca YorkWhen Amanda Barnwell was kidnapped from her Wyoming ranch, she feared for her unborn child. But her captor, sexy Matt Forester, swore he was saving her and her baby. He'd discovered the identity of the sperm-bank donor who'd fathered her child-a man whose family would stop at nothing to claim the baby...and eliminate Amanda from the family tree.With a would-be killer at their heels, Amanda had no choice but to trust Matt. But her abductor was more male than a virgin country girl like Amanda could ever handle. Was Matt telling the truth...? And with her baby's life at stake, could Amanda take the chance?
Bad Nights
by Rebecca York"Rebecca York's writing is fast-paced, suspenseful, and loaded with tension."--Jayne Ann Krentz You Only Get a Second Chance... Private operative and former Navy SEAL Jack Brandt barely escaped a disastrous undercover assignment, thanks to the most intriguing woman he's ever met. When his enemies track him to her doorstep, he'll do anything to protect Morgan from the danger closing in on them both... If You Stay Alive... Since her husband's death, Morgan Rains has only been going through the motions. She didn't think anything could shock her--until she finds a gorgeous man stumbling naked and injured through the woods behind her house. He's mysterious, intimidating--and undeniably compelling. Thrown together into a pressure cooker of danger and intrigue, Jack and Morgan are finding in each other a reason to live--if they can survive. "Rebecca York is a real luminary."--Washington Post Book World "No one sends more chills down your spine than the very creative and imaginative Ms. York!"--RT Book Reviews
Bayou Moon
by Rebecca York"Don't move!" Vance was moving swiftly towards her, shirtless, wearing only a pair of jeans. Tess could hear the mud sucking at his feet, the breath slicing in and out of his lungs. He had almost reached her. Only fifty feet of smooth, flat ground separated them. And then something happened. Cursing, crying out in surprise, he went down through the surface. Tess screamed his name as she saw his legs disappear, screamed again as the thick mud sucked at him like a huge, hungry mouth opening in the ground. "Vance ... oh, God, Vance." His arm came up, waving her frantically away. But he only sank lower. Soon she could hear only his muffled cry. "Quicksand." Some descriptions of sex.
Betrayed
by Rebecca YorkTo Trust. . . Rockfort Security operative Shane Gallagher has been brought into S&D Systems to find a security leak. Confidential information has been stolen, and Shane suspects Elena Reyes, a systems analyst with the access and know-how to pull it off. As he finds excuses to get close to her, their attraction is too strong to ignore, but how can Shane trust the very woman he's investigating? Or Not to Trust Elena has spent her life proving herself, but now she's risking it all: everything she's worked for, and her growing feelings for Shane. Much as she wants to trust the devastatingly sexy, hard-as-nails investigator, she can't let herself fall for him. . . the stakes are too high.
Beyond Control (Beyond #1)
by Rebecca YorkWhen journalist Jordan Walker asks Lindsay Fleming for help investigating a puzzling death, the two feel a connection to each other that is stronger than anything they've ever known. With each new discovery, more questions arise about their mysterious telepathic bond--along with more danger.
Bridal Jeopardy
by Rebecca YorkP.I. Craig Branson finds himself falling for a woman he should be staying far away from Love at first sight can't begin to describe the attraction detective Craig Branson feels when he locks eyes with gorgeous Stephanie Swift. It's more powerful, passionate and deeply emotional than anything he's ever felt. But the P.I. is in New Orleans to track down a killer...not to have a fling. Still, he can't resist the intense sexual pull he feels the first time he kisses Stephanie. He'll risk everything to rescue her from her rich, possessive fiancé. Taking her on the run, Craig faces danger from two relentless pursuers-one who would expose the secret of their bond...and one who would keep him from his soul mate forever.
Chain Reaction
by Rebecca YorkHE WANTED BACK HIS LIFE...AND HIS WIFEAfter security expert Gage Darnell was rocked by a lab explosion, he regained consciousness a marked man. Wanted for murder, Gage went on the run for his life, with little time to uncover the conspiracy at Cranesbrook Lab and clear his name. But determination was no match for desire.More than life, Gage needed Lily, the one woman whom he'd never stopped loving. But could Lily see past the overwhelming evidence against him-the man her parents warned her not to marry? Returning home meant sure capture, but Gage had to prove himself to Lily...or die trying.
Diagnosis: Attraction
by Rebecca YorkDr. Matt Delano's life is turned upside down by his intense connection to a beautiful amnesiac. No medical test could ever detect what Dr. Matt Delano experiences while taking the pulse of his beautiful amnesia patient. For a few shocking moments, he feels more deeply connected to Elizabeth Forester than he thought humanly possible. And to his shock, a scorching sexual heat flares between them. As a professional, the handsome doctor tries to stay away from Elizabeth, but finds it impossible. He'll risk his life to help her regain her memory and discover who's trying to kill her-and why. Only then can he try to solve the more baffling mystery of their powerful bond: What's turned two loners into passionate soul mates?