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681) The summer house
Author
Language
English
Description
"Callie Weaver and her best friend Olivia Dixon have finally done it: put their life savings into the beach house they admired through childhood summers, on the dazzling white sand of North Carolina's Outer Banks. They're going to buff the salt from its windows, paint its sun-bleached sidings, and open it as a bed and breakfast. Callie's too busy to think about her love life, but when she catches the attention of local heartthrob Luke Sullivan, his...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but now their numbers are rising in and around Asheville. But what happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there's a boom in the population? Can humans and bears live compatibly? What are the long-term effects for the bears? Author Amy Cherrix follows the scientists who, in cooperation with local citizen scientists, are trying to answer to these questions...
683) The moonpool
Author
Series
Cam Richter novels volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
When the murdered body of a private detective is found to be contaminated with radioactive matter, ex-cop Cam Richter conducts a personal investigation that reveals dangerous security problems at a nuclear power plant.
684) An Island Summer
Author
Publisher
Bookouture
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"All that Meghan Gray has left of her beloved Pappy is his cottage on the edge of the shimmering Atlantic Ocean. Longing to feel close to her grandfather, she returns to the golden sands of Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks for the summer, clutching the manilla envelope he gifted her tightly in her hand. On her first night on the sun-drenched island, she meets brooding Toby Meyers, a local businessman. She might feel lost without Pappy, but looking...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It's one challenge after another for 10-year-old John Avery Whittaker! He tinkers with electronics, takes on the lead in the school Christmas play, and comes up against a new bully, all while continuing to investigate the mysterious properties of the cloth from his grandfather's trunk - if he can find it! It's missing! Meanwhile, strangers have come to Provenance and they're askings lots of suspicious questions about the Confederate gold Johnny and...
686) Baker's burden
Author
Series
Donut shop mysteries volume 50
Publisher
[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When a wicked landlord is murdered during a going-out-of-business sale in April Springs, everyone who runs a business in the strip mall he owns is a suspect, including one of Suzanne's good friends. Not only that, but there are even more folks from town who are under scrutiny as well. As Suzanne and Grace dig into the murder, they must do their best not to be the killer's next victims, too
687) Whisked warnings
Author
Series
Donut shop mysteries volume 49
Publisher
[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When the contractor working next door to Donut Hearts is assaulted and nailed to the wall of ReNEWed, the town is quick to suspect Gabby Williams, and unless and until Mike "Darrel" Masters regains consciousness, Suzanne must work to figure out what really happened at the jobsite in the middle of the night, or Gabby will be convicted in the eyes of the people of April Springs!
Author
Series
Donut shop mystery volume 55
Publisher
[Jessica Beck]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
There's a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt in April Springs, and Donut Hearts is one of the stops. Couples go from place to place and post photos of themselves together as they solve puzzles that lead them to the next venue. The grand prize is a romantic weekend in Asheville, but the contest gets shut down prematurely when one of the players is murdered during the hunt! Suzanne and Trish must find the killer before someone else loses more than just...
Author
Series
National Archives microfilm publications. M volume microcopy no. 68
Publisher
The National Archives
Pub. Date
1944
Language
English
Description
Microcopy # 68 Roll # 1
Lists of North Carolina land grants in Tennessee
1778--1791
691) Blue birds
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"As tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi"--
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Discusses the Monitor and the Virginia, ironclad warships that confronted each other at the Civil War battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia, detailing what became of the ships after the battle and how the sunken Monitor was later investigated by scientists.
695) A Cold Creek secret
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Just back from a tour of duty, all Major Brant Western wanted was a hot meal and a warm bed. What he didn't need was the stunning socialite in disguise who'd just shown up at his family's Cold Creek ranch. Scandal trailed bad girl Mimi Van Hoyt aka "Maura" everywhere she went. But once Brant discovered her secret, how could he turn her away?
"Lexi Preston has gone from the courtroom to the barroom--as the world's worst waitress at Brevia's hot spot...
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"A thirteen-year-old African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, uses his typing skills to make a statement as part of the Civil Rights movement. Based on true events. Includes author's note"--Provided by publisher.
697) The edge of anything
Author
Publisher
RP Teens
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
After a chance encounter, loner photographer Len and volleyball star Sage develop an unlikely friendship that enables them to begin facing their inner demons.
Author
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Argues that, although the British won the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the losses they sustained were significant enough to force a withdrawal from the state, and were an important factor in their final defeat at Yorktown, which ended the American Revolution.
700) Island of spies
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In 1942, twelve-year-old Stick Lawson and her two best friends, Rain and Neb, set out to discover the Nazi spies they believe are helping orchestrate U-boat attacks on American ships off the coast of Hatteras Island.