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22) Baker's hawk
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Cerebellum Corp
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Billy Baker dreams to be different during the lawless western days of 1876. His family falls upon economic hardships due to their honorable belief in justice and equality. Shunned from their hometown, the Bakers find themselves frustrated and fearful of the future. Billy rescues a small red-tailed hawk from the jaws of a fox and, with the help of a befriended woodsman, nurses it back to health and trains it to become a proud hunting bird.
23) Meredith, alone
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Meredith Maggs hasn't left her house in 1,214 days. But she insists she isn't alone... She has her cat Fred. Her friend Sadie visits when she can. There's her online support group, StrengthInNumbers. She has her jigsaws, favorite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson, the internet, the Tesco delivery man and her treacherous memories for company. But something's about to change. Whether Meredith likes it or not, the world is coming to her door... Does...
24) Crossbow
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
When fouteen-year-old Matt heads to the remote cabin he built to become a hermit, he encounters Forrest, a man who offers to teach him survival skills in exchange for use of the cabin, but Matt soon has reason to suspect Forrest's ethics.
Author
Publisher
Scout Comics and Entertainment
Language
English
Description
"Claire is a young girl, tough-minded and independent. She isn't afraid to explore her world, which is how she encounters the old hermit Lontar. The crazy old coot is inspired by a supernatural revelation he had many years ago. He believes that if he leaves a cave where he has lived for many years, the world will be invaded by dragons. It is his conviction that he must remain in self-imposed exile until the emergence of a true hero, someone who is...
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The once-rising literary star Olivia Fitzgerald is down on her luck. Her most recent novel, a retelling of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, was a flop, her boyfriend of nine years just dumped her and she's battling a bad case of writer's block. So when her agent calls her with a high-paying ghostwriting opportunity, Olivia is all too willing to sign the NDA. At first, the write-for-hire job seems too good to be true. All she has to do is interview Henry...