Persuasion
Anne Elliot, persuaded by family and friends that the charming and handsome Frederick Wentworth is not worthy of her regard, questions her decision to send him away until he returns seven years later, with his circumstances much improved.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1120
subjects: young women england fiction, man-woman relationships england fiction, england [X], motherless families, young women, rejection (psychology), single-parent families, ship captains, humorous fiction, love stories, humorous stories [X], austen, jane, problem families, first loves, attitude (psychology), man-woman relationships, man-woman relationship, fiction, women, dysfunctional families, large type books, ebgland, gentry, electronic books, romance fiction, electronic books, elliot, anne, love, romance, romance fiction
Two Weeks With The Queen
Sent to live with relatives in England when his younger brother develops a rare form of cancer, Colin tries to see the Queen to help find a cure for his brother.
FIC
year: 1991
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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Falcon's Malteser
Tim Diamond, a poor-minded detective, is entrusted with a package worth five million dollars, until the owner of the package is murdered, and it is up to Tim and his brother, Nick, to outwit every crook in town who is trying to get the money.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: brothers, humorous stories [X], mystery and detective stories, humorous fiction, london (england), england [X]
Tom Jones
Presents Henry Fielding's 1749 novel, in which Tom Jones, a bawdy young man, is believed to be the illegitimate son of a servant girl, and after he promises to tame his wild ways, Tom competes for the affection of his upper-class neighbor Sophia Western, and eventually learns his true identity.
808
year: 2004
copies: 1
call number/section: 808
lexile: 1360
subjects: young men, foundlings, identity (psychology), england [X], humorous fiction, orphans, humorous stories [X], humorous fiction
Wild Robert
While trying to get away from the tourists visiting the stately home where her parents are caretakers, Heather accidentally summons a mischievous 350-year-old youth with magical powers and nothing is ever the same again.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
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My Saucy Stuffed Ravioli
While preparing for and going on vacation to Italy with her friends and family, food-loving English teenager Angelica deals with her unrequited love for Sydney, her fear of being seen in public in a bikini, and her worries that her mother might be having an affair.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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My Scrumptious Scottish Dumplings
The further adventures of fourteen-year-old Angel Cookson Potts, food-loving cooking enthusiast and worried weight watcher, as she enlists her friends to help her Scottish father prove that London's famous department store, Harrods, is unknowingly selling inferior haggis.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: weight control, interpersonal relations, friendship, cookery, humorous stories [X], london (england), england [X]
Angus, Thongs And Full-frontal Snogging
Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
High Fidelity
Recently dumped by his wealthy girlfriend, record store owner Rob Fleming finds himself in financial trouble and sets out on a pilgrimage to ask his former girlfriends where their relationships went wrong and to learn where his life went off track.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: popular music fans, man-woman relationships, young men, popular music, england [X], man-woman relationship, humorous stories [X]
Dumping Princes
When Prince Freddy breaks up with her, Calypso--with the help of her entire school--tries to win him back in order to perform a "counter dump.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: interpersonal relations, princes, boarding schools, schools, humorous stories [X], england [X]
Fairy Nuff
After mistakenly burning down his own cottage, Fairy Nuff finds that not only are the Widow Buhiss and some African ants after him, but also that the Queen urgently needs his help.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
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Colin And The Curly Claw
Colin's accidental theft of a dinosaur claw from the museum exhibit has some interesting results for him and his mother.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mothers and sons, humorous stories [X], dinosaurs, museums, mother-son relationship, london (england), england [X]
The Cuckoo Tree
"For all Joan Aiken fans who delight in her special brand of suspense and mystery, she has now concocted a parade of circumstances and characters resulting in a historical spoof that focuses on a wild scheme to foil the coronation of James IV.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Scarlett Dedd
When misfit goth girl Scarlett accidentally kills herself and her family, she at first is amused by being a ghost, but then she begins to get lonely and bored.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
Girl, Barely 15
Jess and her mother are assigned to house Eduoard, a shy, awkward, and painfully English-deprived exchange student Jess's age.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660