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Security Risk 2011.04.03 Author: E.M. Clinton, Jr. Language: English It was a touchable touching an untouchable. Both scientist and general were doing their own version of right....
Voice from the Cave 2011.01.05 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1944 Penny is dismayed when her father's new friend, Mrs. Deline, travels with the Parkers on their vacation. Penny considers Mrs. Deline to be a pest and feels that Mrs. Deline has ruined their vacation. Fortunately, Penny is distracted by a search for foreign spies who are hiding in the area and have been transmitting information over the radio.
Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011.01.05 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1945 Mr. Gandiss and his son, Jack, ask Mr. Parker to help them stop the theft of brass from their airplane factory. While Jack and Penny visit the factory, a piece of brass is found in the possession of Sally Barker, and she is fired. Sally maintains that she has no idea how the brass came to be in her locker, and Penny believes her. With Jack and Sally's help, Penny attempts to bring the real thieves to justice
Signal in the Dark 2011.01.05 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1946 The Riverview Star is short-handed, and Penny convinces Mr. Parker to hire her during her school vacation. Penny finds the work difficult, especially because a jealous reporter makes trouble for her. Penny is asked to cover an explosion at the Conway Steel Plant and bungles the job when she loses the camera that was used to take pictures for the story.
Schism 2010.12.31 (image)A short story based on the space trading game Oolite Author: Drew Wagar Language: English Published: 2010 Lumbering through the depths of space are the Generation Ships; huge self contained transports driving between the stars at sublight speeds in the midst of thousand year journeys to populate new planets. After 30 generations, a staggering and devastating truth is revealed to the occupants of one such ship
We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010.12.22 (image)Author: James Arthur Kjelgaard Language: English Published: 1957 Thousands of land-hungry people edged the Oklahoma border that April day in 1889, awaiting the signal that would send them across! What was in store for them? Wild riding! Possibly danger. Certainly adventure. And young Alec Simpson with his twin sisters, Cindy and Mindy, was to be a part of it.
Betty Lee, Sophomore 2010.12.22 (image)Author: Harriet Pyne Grove Language: English Published: 1931
Underneath 2010.12.21 (image)Author: Kealan Patrick Burke Language: English Published: 2010 For Dean, it begins with a dare, one that comes with the threat of violence if he chickens out. All he has to do is date Stephanie Watts, a disfigured girl who is the pariah at their high school. Dean agrees, and soon discovers that there is much more to Stephanie Watts than anyone dared imagine, and deadlier secrets awaiting him...underneath. A free short story from the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE TURTLE BOY, THE HIDES, and VESSELS.
Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010.12.19 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1944 Penny is in need of money, as usual, and is highly interested when a man shows her a clipping offering a reward for any information leading to the capture of the Headless Horseman. Penny and Louise travel to Red Valley to search for the horseman and find themselves trapped in a flood after a dam breaks.
The Wishing Well 2010.12.18 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1942 Wishes made at a well on an old abandoned estate are mysteriously granted, and Penny searches for the explanation. In addition to magical qualities, the well appears to have a tangible hidden value since the property owner is seen searching the vicinity, and a neighbor tries to buy the land. Penny investigates and discovers not only the secret of the well but also a valuable treasure.
The Vanishing Houseboat 2010.12.17 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1939 When Penny and Louise take their friend Laura Blair to apply for a new job, they accidentally discover several mysteries. Linda begins work in a boarding house known for strange disappearances. Meanwhile, Penny becomes acquainted with Mud-Cat Joe and his family who are homeless ever since their houseboat was stolen.
The Secret Pact 2010.12.17 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1941 Penny wants to write a story about a strange tattoo she sees on a sailor, but neither her father's nor her school's newspaper agree to the idea. Penny impulsively decides to start a new newspaper in the abandoned Morning Press building and enlists the help of a few close friends. She soon finds herself in over her head and courting trouble after she runs the story about the tattooed man in her new paper.
Valle : Book 2 of the Heku Series 2010.12.10 (image)Author: T. M. Nielsen Language: English Published: 2010 While Chevalier and Emily come to terms with being parents, the Valle begin attacks to gain access to the last remaining Winchester, even if it means harming those she cares about. An upheaval in the Equites threatens the islands peaceful life and throws Chevalier into a position of power. Emily, trying desperately to fit into the world of the immortal, finds peace and respect in new mission.
Heku : Book 1 of the Heku Series 2010.12.08 (image)Author: T. M. Nielsen Language: English Published: 2010 Book 1 in the Heku Series introduces Chevalier, Chief Enforcer for the heku faction, the Equites, and Emily, a rancher from Montana. When a member of the Equites goes to the council with concerns for the welfare of a human, they send the Chief Enforcer to ascertain if further investigation is warranted. Chevalier arrives at the small Montana ranch, and immediately discovers that Emily is a member of an English family that the factions have sought for hundreds of years. His intense desire to protect her wins out over his obligation to bring justice within the faction, and he sets out to discover what about her brings out an almost unheard of attraction between the heku and a human. Emily learns of the heku species, one older than even her own, and is thrown into their world and into a war millennia old. Her fight to survive sets the rigid world of the militaristic heku on end, and changes her entire being from a battered wife to a strong ally within the Equites.
Test Pilot 2010.12.08 (image)Author: Jimmy Collins Language: English Published: 1935 Made into a 1939 film staring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy.
Connections 2010.12.08 (image)Author: Mike Hedrick Language: English Published: 2010 Rob Black, a college sophomore, has been experiencing some complications. Battling crippling paranoia and delusions due to an undiagnosed case of schizophrenia, he inadvertently projects his fears onto the presidential administration and the problems of post 9/11 legislation. Falsely sensing he is being called to action, Rob deftly sets off, vastly unprepared, to take matters into his own hands. The end result can only be described as the drastic depravity and desperation of a tragically confused mind, along with an unforeseen redemption.
Father, Son, Ghost of the Holy 2010.12.08 (image)Author: Brad Hill Language: English Published: 2010 Two cousins, one evangelical and one atheist, enter into dialectic over the rationality of faith.
Clue of the Silken Ladder 2010.12.07 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1941 On an impulse, Penny buys back her old car, the Leaping Lena, even though she has a new car and no money, but fortunately, she gets another job at her father's newspaper. Penny discovers a strange silken ladder and learns how it is used in burglaries.
Behind the Green Door 2010.12.07 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1940 Penny visits a ski resort and stumbles upon several mysteries. Unknown enemies are trying to force the resort to close, and during her investigations, Penny discovers a mysterious green door in the resort that leads to a room that can only be entered by invitation.
Famous Flyers 2010.12.07 (image)And Their Famous Flights Author: J. J. Grayson Language: English Published: 1932
John Deere's Steel Plow 2010.12.04 (image)Author: Edward C. Kendall Language: English Published: 1959 John Deere in 1837 invented a plow that could be used successfully in the sticky, root-filled soil of the prairie. It was called a steel plow. Actually, it appears that only the cutting edge, the share, on the first Deere plows was steel. The moldboard was smoothly ground wrought iron. Deere's invention succeeded because, as the durable steel share of the plow cut through the heavy earth, the sticky soil could find no place to cling on its polished surfaces.
Danger at the Drawbridge 2010.12.02 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1940 When the newspaper's society editor becomes ill, Penny gets to cover a society wedding at a mysterious old estate which is surrounded by a moat. Penny discovers quite a mystery when the groom fails to show up for the wedding. Penny also learns about a missing tax evader and searches for both men at the same time.
Deviations: TelZodo 2010.12.01 (image)Author: Elissa Malcohn Language: English Published: 2010 Fifteen years have passed since Rudder annexed Promontory. Seventeen years have passed since the Covenant's destruction. Born in-between those two events, TelZodo is coming of age in Crossroads. And he is in trouble.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass 2010.11.28 (image)Author: James Arthur Kjelgaard Language: English Published: 1958 Franz Halle felt he was worthless because he could not manage book learning, but his schoolmaster and the village pastor knew that the boy had a priceless knowledge all his own. The kindly priest secured work for Franz at near-by St. Bernard Hospice, helping a gentle giant of a man who made it possible for him to keep his beloved Alpine mastiff, Caesar, although the huge animal refused to earn his keep, even by turning the spit. When the scarcity of food forced Caesar's reluctant banishment, Franzwho had joined the monks in their daily patrol of the dangerous passesproved that where even he, with all his rare knowledge of the ways of the blizzards, might fail, a dog could detect a man buried under an avalanche! So Franz and his brave helper initiated the rescue work of the St. Bernard dogs that was to become famous throughout the world.
Give Me Liberty 2010.11.27 The Struggle for Self-Government in Virginia Author: Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker Language: English Published: 1958
The Cry at Midnight 2010.11.25 (image)Author: Mildred A. Wirt Language: English Published: 1947 While out skiing at night, Penny, Louise, and Jerry hear strange sounds coming from a nearby monastery. They discover that a religious cult is living at the monastery. Penny tries to learn more about the cult, but the leader is very secretive. When Penny learns of a missing woman who is interested in cults, she becomes convinced that there is a connection. Penny masquerades as one of the cult members and learns the secret of the strange cult. |
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