Barbara Caruso
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Formats
Description
It has been decades since Leo Leo Gursky first surrendered his heart, then wrote a book about it--at the tender age of 10--and he's been in love with the same person ever since. Leo believes his book is lost to time, but what he doesn't know is, not only has it survived 60 years without him, it has also been an inspiration to others. Fourteen-year-old Alma was even named for a character from the book. When she realizes how deeply the story touched...
83) And eternity
Author
Series
Incarnations of immortality volume 7
Pub. Date
[1990]
Description
The Incarnation of Good spends most of his time contemplating his own greatness. In this passive and self-absorbed state, he is no longer an effective holder of the office. While the other Incarnations prepare to nominate a replacement, a remarkable trio of women embarks on a quest to resore goodness to a world where evil reigns.
Author
Series
Princess tales (Kate Lum) volume 2
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Three princesses, each with a particular skill, decide they are bored with what they do and swap jobs.
88) For love of evil
Author
Series
Incarnations of immortality volume 6
Pub. Date
c1988
Description
In twelfth-century France, Parry grows into a powerful sorcerer and then a powerful Inquisitor. Living in depravity, he ends his days at the gates of hell.
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
A discussion of how adherence to the qualities of character, courage, and conscience can help people prevent personal and interpersonal problems and dilemmas, with examples from the author's radio talk show that illustrate how to repay and restore human spirit, relationships, and life.
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
"This book looks at one of the transformative moments of the twentieth century: In February 1972, Richard Nixon, the first American president ever to visit China, and Mao Tse-tung, the enigmatic Communist dictator, met for an hour in Beijing. Their meeting changed the course of history and ultimately laid the groundwork for today's complex relationship between the countries. That monumental meeting--during what Nixon called "the week that changed...
94) American too
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
Because Rosie, who lives in Little Italy, wants to be a modern American girl, she finds a way to make her dream come true while celebrating the feast of St. Gennaro.
95) Road song
Author
Pub. Date
1991.
Description
In 1969, Natalie Kusz and her family abandoned the city, packed up the car, and headed to Alaska. They ended up a hundred miles from Fairbanks in a dilapidated house surrounded by 258 acres of spruce, birch, and willow, and no road. When the first winter came, with Mr. Kusz working in Prudhoe Bay, money running out, and temperatures 60 below, the Kusz family was living so close to disaster that the question was not when it would strike but whom.
96) Look to the East
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Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
The small French village of Briecourt may be isolated from early battles of World War I, but a century-old feud between the Toussaints and the de Colvilles rages in the streets. Despite being adopted, Julitte Toussaint endures the de Colvilles' scorn. Everything changes when the German army occupies the town, trapping outsiders behind enemy lines. When Julitte discovers Charles Lassone in the church basement, an unexpected - and dangerous - love blossoms....
100) Follow your heart
Author
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
A grandmother in Italy writes letters to her granddaughter in America that she never intends to mail, making confessions about her life and giving loving advice on how to live.