Robert Harris
Author
Series
Sherlock Holmes in WWII volume 2
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"London, 1943. Across the city, prominent figures in science and the military are bursting into flame and being incinerated. Convinced that the Germans have deployed a new terror weapon, a desperate government turns to the one man who can track down the source of this dreadful menace--Sherlock Holmes. The quest for a solution drives Holmes into an uneasy alliance with the country's most brilliant scientific genius, Professor James Moriarty. Only Sherlock...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In 1942 London, Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Watson track down a serial killer, Crimson Jack, who is murdering women on the exact dates of the infamous Jack the Ripper killings of 1888.
London, 1942. A killer going by the name of "Crimson Jack" is stalking the wartime streets of London, murdering women on the exact dates of the infamous Jack the Ripper killings of 1888. Has the Ripper somehow returned from the grave? Is the self-styled...
30) Conspirata
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In 63 BC, Cicero stands supreme as the senior consul of the Roman Republic. But jealous rivals--from the ruthless and debauched to the fanatical and psychopathic--plan to destroy him and seize power. Thwarting their evil machinations will require all the skill and craft Cicero can muster.
Author
Series
Young heroes volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Atalanta discovers a home and friendship with a bear, misunderstanding from town-dwellers, and grudging respect from the great hunter Orion, as she and the bear pursue the mysterious creature that killed her father.
34) The rogues
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
After his family is evicted from their Scottish farm, fifteen-year-old Roddy forms an unlikely friendship with a notorious rogue who helps him outwit a tyrant landlord in order to find a family treasure and make his way to America.
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In 1987, Robert Harris happened upon an unusual job posting in the local paper--a new warden service was being set up on the island of Skellig Michael, and the deadline was imminent. Just weeks later he was on his way to set up camp in one of Ireland's most remote locations, unaware that he would be making that same journey every May for the next 30 years. Here he transports us to the otherworldly island, a place that is teeming with natural life,...
36) Girl in a cage
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England's King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
In 1746, a year after the Scottish clans have rallied to the call of their exiled prince, Charles Stuart, to take up arms against England's tyranny, fourteen-year-old, epileptic Duncan MacDonald and his cousin, Ewan, run away to join the fight at Culloden and discover the harsh reality of war.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, a princess of the Amazons, fights to save her people from destruction when her mother the Queen refuses to sacrifice her second-born male child.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Jason, who will grow up to become the head of the Argonauts, leads five other boys on a dangerous quest to save the kingdom of Iolcus, learning along the way what it means to be in command.