Annalisa Townsend and her father were on their way to the Caribbean when they were attacked by the worst of the pirate ships on the sea, the Phantom Mist. Anna, being young and inexperienced, hides in the hold while the fight lasts on the ship. She is finally seen by James Sterling, a young...
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To Catch A Pirate
To Catch A Pirate
Annalisa Townsend, daughter of the soon to be Governor of Mourning, set off with her father to settle the small, little-known island in the Caribbean. All was going well; she was pleased with her father’s accomplishments and excited to help him with the new city. That was until their ship was attacked by ruthless...
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Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo: Contact Harvest, written by Joseph Staten, takes place on the world Harvest, a farming colony on the edge of human controlled space. Harvest is a peaceful and prosperous colony that isn’t very densely populated to say the least. This undersized world is protected by a weak militia, men who believed that they would...
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The Ever-After Bird
When Cece’s father dies, she is left confused and hurt. Her father had always helped run away slaves, yet he was always mean to her, his own daughter. After his funeral, she is sent to live with her Uncle Alex and his wife. Her Uncle Alex is very kind to her and she is...
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Behind Rebel Lines
In the Story, Behind Rebel Lines, by Seymour Reit, Emma Edmonds, a brave 21-year-old girl, enrolls in the army dressed as man, knowing her life may be at risk. For several weeks Emma cares for the sick and the wounded as a nurse in a tent hospital on the battlefield. When she hears about...
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The River Between Us
Experience life during in 1861 in Richard Peck’s, The River Between Us, where a young boy discovers his father’s past, but then the book switches gears to tell the story he is hearing, as if it were happening right then. Tilly Pruitt and her family are in for an unpredictable and life-changing year, When...
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