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An Innocent Soldier
Adam is a farmhand conscripted by Napoleon's army, which is gathering strength for its campaign against Russia. Sergeant Krauter makes Adam the victim of his most sadistic urges. But when an aristocratic young lieutenant spots Adam and requisitions him as his personal valet, Adam's life seems to take a turn for the better. |
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The Firework-Maker's Daughter
Lila has learned from her father almost all there is to know about making fireworks, all but one last secret. When Lila discovers the secret, she sets off to face the final and most dangerous task. But there is one more secret that she has not yet learned, and she may perish in flames because of it.
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Othello
In this dramatic retelling, acclaimed author Julius Lester uses Shakespeare to provoke a startling exploration of passion, doom, and racism.
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Private Peaceful
On the battlefield of the First World War, Private Thomas Peaceful thinks of his childhood spent deep in the countryside. But every moment Thomas thinks about his life brings him another moment closer to something he dreads to think about – when the horrific consequences of the war will change his life forever. |
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My Brother Sam is Dead
When Tim Meeker’s brother Sam joins the American Revolution, Tim knows he’ll have to make a choice between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats and between his brother and father. |
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Out of the Dust
When her mother dies in a tragic accident, Billie Jo must help her family survive the dustbowl years of the Depression on their Oklahoma farm.
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Firework-Makers Daughter
Pullman fans — the group that is waiting for the conclusion of the HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy is hungry for more fiction from the master storyteller, and will buy this in droves. Precursor to THE GOLDEN COMPASS — readers will find here many of the themes that have made Pullman famous: a strong-willed girl on a heroic quest, an exotic setting, and more. |
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The Young Man and the Sea
Skiff Beamann has a boatload of problems. Ever since his mother died, his father doesn't want to get up off the TV couch—even when the Mary Rose, his fishing boat, sinks at the dock. Twelve-year-old Skiff's been bailing out Rose by himself for month, getting up before dawn to pump out the bilge and keep her floating—just in case his dad decides to put his beer aside and get up and go fishing. But once a boat has gone under you can't bail it out.
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