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Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 461 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Maia D'Aplièse and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, 'Atlantis'--a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva--having been told that their beloved father, who adopted them all as infants, has died. Each of them is handed a tantalizing clue to her true heritage--a clue that takes Maia, the eldest, across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Once there, she begins to piece together...
62) Ice-out
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1920s Minnesota, life is hard for nineteen-year-old Owen Jensen and his family after their father dies but gets considerably worse when Owen becomes involved in the deaths of a sheriff and deputy.
Author
Series
Winds of change volume 2
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
505 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten years ago, Emma Malloy fled Dublin for Boston as a battered woman, escaping the husband who scarred her beautiful face. The physical and emotional wounds have faded with time, and her life is finally full of purpose and free from the pain of her past. But when she falls for her friend Charity's handsome and charming brother, Sean O'Connor, fear and shame threaten to destroy her. Could Sean and Emma ever have a future together? Or is Emma doomed...
64) Fine spirits
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Meet Daisy Gumm Majesty: spiritualist to folks with more money than sense. The 1920s may be roaring among Pasadena's wealthy, but Daisy must earn a living for her family. When Daisy is approached by Mrs. Bissel about exorcizing a ghost from her basement, Daisy is tempted to back out until Mrs. B puts up one of her famous dachshund puppies as payment. Hoping the basement ghost is not a skunk, Daisy begins snooping only to discover the matter is much...
65) Empire girls
Author
Publisher
Harlequin MIRA
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
285 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ivy and Rose Adams may be sisters, but they're nothing alike. Rose, the eldest, is the responsible one, while Ivy is spirited and brazen. After the unexpected death of their father, the women are left to reconcile the estate, when they make a shocking discovery: not only has their father left them in financial ruin, but he has also bequeathed their beloved family house to a brother they never knew existed. With only a photograph to guide the way,...
66) Ragtime cowboys
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
268 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In prohibition-era Southern California, real life detectives Charles D. Siringo and Dashiell Hammett must solve a mystery involving a ruthless politician--Joseph P. Kennedy. With sharp dialogue and rich historical background, Ragtime Cowboys is an exciting, suspenseful tale in which the Old West and Hollywood collide. Los Angeles, 1921: Ex-Pinkerton Charlie Siringo is living in quiet retirement when Wyatt Earp knocks on his door and asks him to track...
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Siblings Perri and Archer are on another whimsical, time traveling adventure. This time they're in Harlem during the Jazz Age. Travel with them as they learn bees have knees, they can't-can't do the cancan, and cats were excellent pajamas" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Glass Library volume 3
Publisher
C. J. Archer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A curated collection of magic...and murder. When a set of bound manuscripts written on magician-made paper is brought to the Glass Library, Sylvia and the professor send the owner away. After all, the library collects books about magic, not containing it. But the murder of the bookbinder who bound them sees the books returned to the library, along with Gabe in his role as consultant for Scotland Yard. When his investigation uncovers a link to Sylvia's...
70) El gran Gatsby
Author
Series
Publisher
Debolsillo
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Primera reimpresion.
Physical Desc
184 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
Español
Description
"El gran Gatsby es un retarto de la Jazz Age que captura el espírtu de la generación de Scott Fitzgerald y le concede un trono permanente en el Olimpo de la literature norteamericana. El millonario hecho a sí mismo., Jay Gatsby, personaliza una de las obsesiones del autor y de la sociedad de su país: la combinación de dinero, ambición y lujuria como promesa de nuevos comienzos. Una extraordinaria fábula--y como tal, no exenta de moraleja--sobre...
Author
Series
Remixed classics volume 5
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
New York City, 1922. Nicòls Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest in the city's glamor. Going to New York is all about establishing himself as a young professional, which could set up his future--and his life as a man--and benefit his family. Nick rents a small house in West Egg from his 18-year-old cousin, Daisy Fabrega, who lives in fashionable East Egg near her wealthy fianč, Tom--and Nick is shocked to find that...
Author
Publisher
ADV Manga
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
184 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Rosette is without her partner-in-crime-fighting, and to get him back she'll have to risk her own sacred soul by diving into Chrono's otherworldly spirit. The story that unfolds in the dark pockets of Chrono's mind will test Rosette's faith in demons.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (727 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Armed with a razor-sharp wit, Miss Fisher investigates crimes in opulent 1920s Australia. Sharply written and gorgeously costumed, these episodes are sure to charm fans of costume dramas and mysteries alike.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling and award-winning author of Whistling Past the Graveyard comes an adventure tale about two daredevils and a farm boy who embark on the journey of a lifetime across America's heartland in the Roaring Twenties. Set in the rapidly changing world of 1920s America, this is a story of three people from very different backgrounds: Henry "Schuler" Jefferson, son of German immigrants from Midwestern farm country; Cora Rose Haviland, a...
Author
Publisher
ADV Manga
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
178 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Sister Rosette Christopher, an exorcist of the Magdalan Order, and her sidekick, the demon Chrono, fight soul-stealing monsters running amok in 1920s New York City.
Author
Publisher
ADV Manga
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
190 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
As Sister Rosette and Chrono's battle against demons continues, haunting memories distract Rosette from the demon Aion's attempts to make a deal with Chrono that might be too tempting to refuse.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In March of 1926, Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher and her friend and collaborator, Lady Lucy Gerald, head off for several days to a stately home reputed to have the best grotto in the country. Working on a book of architectural follies, they plan to research and photograph it. Leaving her husband and young twins behind, Daisy is expecting a productive weekend at Appsworth Hall, with the only potential difficulty being keeping Lucy from offending the current...
78) The wrong girl
Author
Series
Adventures of Bianca Dangereuse volume 1
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Blanche Tucker longs to escape tiny Boynton, Oklahoma when dashing Graham Peyton roars into town, posing as a film producer. He convinces the naive teenager to run away with him to a glamorous new life. She makes it to Hollywood, and transforms herself into Bianca LaBelle, the reclusive star of a series of adventure films. Five years later, Peyton's remains are discovered on a Santa Monica beach. Private detective Ted Oliver is hired investigate the...