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King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
by Marguerite Henry
A horse's journey of survival, finding friendship and loyalty along the way.
The story starts in Morocco, as the fast of Ramadan is ending. Agba, a mute slave boy, tends to his favorite Arabian mare, who gives birth that night. The colt has a white spot on his hind heel, ... (Wikipedia)
My Friend Flicka
by Mary O'Hara
A young boy's tender relationship with a wild horse and his journey of self-discovery.
Kenneth McLaughlin is a 10-year-old boy living on Goose Bar Ranch, just out of Cheyenne, Wyoming , with his practical father, Rob; his mother, Nell; and his older brother, Howard. Rob is often ... (Wikipedia)
The Black Stallion Returns
by Walter Farley
Alec Ramsay travels to Arabia to race his beloved Black Stallion against the world's finest horses.
The story begins with several odd occurrences at the farm where the Black, Alec ( Kelly Reno ), and his mother ( Teri Garr ) live. A suspicious barn fire is followed by the theft of the horse. From ... (Wikipedia)
Misty of Chincoteague
by Marguerite Henry
Two siblings work to buy and train a wild pony, Misty, from the annual auction on Chincoteague Island.
Misty of Chincoteague begins with an account of the wreck of a Spanish galleon off the coast of Virginia . The ponies in the hold of the galleon swim to Assateague Island and become feral as the ... (Wikipedia)
Stormy, Misty's Foal
by Marguerite Henry
A young girl and her family rescue a newborn foal during a storm and raise it on their farm.
Misty is a Chincoteague pony mare who is close to foaling and the Beebe family is anxious about it. Paul and Maureen check on her every day before and after school at almost every possible time. ... (Wikipedia)
The Black Stallion
by Walter Farley
A young boy's friendship with a wild horse, overcoming challenges and finding courage.
Published originally in 1941, this book is about a young boy, Alec Ramsay who finds a wild black stallion at a small Arabian port on the Red Sea. Between the black stallion and young boy, a strange ... (Goodreads)
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
A horse's journey through life, as he experiences various owners and circumstances.
The story is narrated in the first person as an autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty—beginning with his carefree days as a foal on an English farm with his mother, to ... (Wikipedia)
These Happy Golden Years
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A young girl's journey of self-discovery as she moves through adulthood.
As the novel begins, Pa is taking Laura 12 miles from home in the dead of winter to her first teaching assignment at Brewster settlement. Laura being only 15 and a schoolgirl herself, is apprehensive ... (Wikipedia)
Silver on the Tree
by Susan Cooper
Young siblings travel to a magical land to save the world from a powerful evil.
The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. And Will Stanton – last-born of the immortal Old Ones, dedicated to keeping the world free -- must join forces with this ageless ... (Goodreads)
Cry to Heaven
by Anne Rice
An opera singer's passionate story of love, tragedy and revenge set in 18th century Venice.
Set in eighteenth-century Italy, Cry to Heaven focuses on two characters, peasant-born Guido Maffeo, who is castrated at the age of six to preserve his soprano voice, and fifteen-year-old Tonio ... (Wikipedia)
The Castle of Llyr
by Lloyd Alexander
An adventure of a brave girl as she embarks on a quest to save her family and kingdom.
Eighteen months after the destruction of the Black Cauldron , Dallben the enchanter has decided that Eilonwy, as a princess and last of the line of the House of Llyr, needs a proper royal lady's ... (Wikipedia)
Dragonsinger
by Anne McCaffrey
A young singer discovers her magical connection to dragons and embarks on a quest to save her people.
The novel follows Menolly , now apprenticed into the Harper Hall, a type of music conservatory for harpers ( minstrels /educators) and other music professionals, as she begins her musical training to ... (Wikipedia)
Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
A survivor of the Holocaust is confronted with a devastating moral dilemma.
Stingo, a novelist who is recalling the summer when he began his first novel, has been fired from his low-level reader's job at the publisher McGraw-Hill and has moved into a cheap boarding house in ... (Wikipedia)
The Book of Life
by Deborah Harkness
A journey of magic and science to unlock the secrets of eternal life.
The #1, New York Times, bestselling series finale and sequel to, A Discovery of Witches, and, Shadow of Night, Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying ... (Goodreads)
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
by Sophie Kinsella
Becky Bloomwood is getting married, but her shopping addiction and financial troubles threaten to ruin her big day.
For once in Becky Bloomwood's life, things are going smoothly. She's got the dream job as a personal shopper (spending other people's money - and getting paid for it). She's got a fabulous Manhattan ... (Goodreads)
Taken by Tuesday
by Catherine Bybee
Successful businesswoman is forced into a fake engagement with a charming man. Sparks fly as they navigate their arrangement and their growing feelings.
He’ll do anything to keep her safe…for the rest of their lives. Romance and excitement tie the knot in, Taken by Tuesday, the fifth book in Catherine Bybee’s bestselling Weekday Brides series. Judy ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
A dog's adventure in the wilderness, confronting the primal struggle for survival.
The story opens in 1897 with Buck, a powerful 140-pound St. Bernard – Scotch Collie mix, , , happily living in California 's Santa Clara Valley as the pampered pet of Judge Miller and his family. One ... (Wikipedia)
The First Four Years
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
An account of the hardships endured and lessons learned in the first four years of marriage.
The novel gets its title from a promise Laura made to Almanzo when they became engaged. She did not want to be a farmer, but decided to try farming for three years. Laura keeps house and Almanzo ... (Wikipedia)
Angel Fire
by L.A. Weatherly
A girl with supernatural powers is hunted by evil angels, while falling in love with a half-angel.
Only half-angel Willow, 16, has the power to defeat the malevolent Church of Angels, out to destroy her. When her love Alex, 17, leads other trained Angel Killers, they treat her with mistrust and ... (Goodreads)
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley
A multigenerational saga tracing the journey of an African American family in the U.S.
Roots tells the story of Kunta Kinte —a young man taken from the Gambia when he was seventeen and sold as a slave—and seven generations of his descendants in the United States. Kunta, a Mandinka ... (Wikipedia)
Not Quite Enough
by Catherine Bybee
A woman struggles to balance her career and personal life, while navigating a complicated relationship with a charming man.
Monica Mann has made it her life’s work to save lives. After an earthquake and tsunami hit the shores of Jamaica, she volunteers her trauma skills with Borderless Nurses. Calculating and methodical, ... (Goodreads)
Centennial
by James A. Michener
Epic journey through the history of the American West, painting a vivid picture of its people and culture.
Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener’s magnificent saga of the West is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Brimming with the glory of America’s past, the story ... (Goodreads)
Rise
by Anna Carey
In a dystopian society, a group of teens fight against the oppressive government to reclaim their freedom and future.
In the stunning conclusion to Anna Carey's epic tale of romance and sacrifice, Eve must choose who to leave behind, who to save, and who to fight in her final stand against the New America. When Eve ... (Barnes & Noble)
Once
by Anna Carey
A girl wakes up in a future where she doesn't remember anything about her past life, and must navigate a dangerous world to uncover the truth.
In this breathless sequel to, Eve, Anna Carey returns to her tale of romance, adventure, and sacrifice in a world that is both wonderfully strange and chillingly familiar, perfect for fans of, The ... (Barnes & Noble)
Thanksgiving
by Janet Evanovich
A humorous and heartwarming story of a dysfunctional family coming together for Thanksgiving dinner.
When Megan Murphy discovered a floppy-eared rabbit gnawing on the hem of her skirt, she meant to give its careless owner a piece of her mind, but Dr. Patrick Hunter was too attractive to stay mad at ... (Goodreads)
See You in the Cosmos
by Jack Cheng
A young boy named Alex records his journey to launch his iPod into space, hoping to connect with extraterrestrial life and find his absent father.
A space-obsessed boy and his dog, Carl Sagan, take a journey toward family, love, hope, and awe in this funny and moving novel for fans of Counting by 7s, Walk Two Moons, and The Curious Incident of ... (Goodreads)
Children of Dune
by Frank Herbert
Epic saga of a royal family's struggle for power and the fate of their desert planet.
Nine years after Emperor Paul Muad'Dib walked into the desert, blind, the ecological transformation of Dune has reached the point where some Fremen are living without stillsuits in the less arid ... (Wikipedia)
Single by Saturday
by Catherine Bybee
A fake engagement between two strangers turns into a real romance, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart.
Karen Jones, The petite blonde married a Hollywood star, yet she’s the one who spends every day playing a part: the part of a happy wife. A year ago, she agreed to wed a famous actor to defuse rumors ... (Barnes & Noble)
Black Cross
by Greg Iles
A WWII thriller about a young American pilot who uncovers a sinister plot involving the Nazi regime and the Vatican.
It is January 1944 — and as Allied troops prepare for D-day, Nazi scientists develop a toxic nerve gas that will repel and wipe out any invasion force. To salvage the planned assault, two vastly ... (Goodreads)
Masque of the Red Death
by Bethany Griffin
A retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic story, where a deadly plague ravages a kingdom and a prince throws a lavish party to escape it.
Everything is in ruins. A devastating plague has decimated the population, and those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles around them. So what does Araby Worth have to live ... (Goodreads)
