Cleopatra Vii
While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become Queen of Egypt some day.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 80
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 920
subjects: cleopatra, diaries, historical fiction [X], egypt, kings, queens, rulers, etc, queens, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], closed caption video recordings
A Separate Peace
Based on John Knowles' novel, this involving a young man's first glimpse of adult emotions and motivations is compelling in both plot and perfomrance.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 345
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1110
subjects: preparatory school students, boys, friendship, death, school stories, new hampshire, private schools, closed captioning, dvds, closed caption video recordings, bildungsromans, audiobooks, schools, historical fiction [X], video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], ethnics - fiction, preparatory schools - fiction, friendship - fiction, audiobooks, historical fiction, bildungsromane
Old Yeller
At first, young Travis Coates wants nothing to do with the lop-eared stray.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 226
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 910
subjects: frontier and pioneer life, dogs, historical fiction [X], texas, human-animal relationships, boys, pioneer children, pets, feature films, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], children's audiobooks, animal stories
The Other Boleyn Girl
Mary Boleyn comes to the court of King Henry VIII, where she falls for the dashing king, and begins to enjoy her growing role as unofficial queen, however, she soon realizes she is merely a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to turn towards her best friend and rival, her sister, Anne.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: boleyn, mary, henry, mistresses, historical fiction [X], biographical fiction, great britain, anne boleyn, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], kings and rulers, sisters, dvd-video discs, historical films, biographical films, feature films, historical fiction