fiction

When Tien Fu Wu, a young Chinese girl, is sold into slavery by her gambler father, she is rescued by the women of the Occidental Mission Home for Girls in San Francisco, where she befriends missionary Dolly Cameron.

An acrobat, an actress, an artist, and a thief, four girls who seemingly have nothing in common, work together and plot a heist to steal the Rubaiyat off the Titanic.

"Paris, 1939. Odile Souchet has . . . a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library's legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. But when World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear--including her beloved library. After the invasion, as the Nazis declare a war on words . . . Odile and her fellow librarians join the Resistance with the best weapons they have: books. They risk their lives again and again to help their fellow Jewish readers. When the war finally ends, instead of freedom, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. Montana, 1983. Odile's solitary existence in gossipy small-town Montana is unexpectedly interrupted by Lily, her neighbor, a lonely teenager longing for adventure. As Lily uncovers more about Odile's mysterious past, they find they share a love of language, the same longings, the same lethal jealousy. Odile helps Lily navigate the troubled waters of adolescence by always recommending just the right book at the right time, never suspecting that Lily will be the one to help her reckon with her own terrible secret"--OCLC.

"Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell--even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. But Alex is playing with forces far beyond her control, and when faculty members begin to die off, she knows these aren't just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if Alex is going to survive, she'll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university's very walls"--Provided by publisher.

Nine-year-old investigator Lottie and her friends must find the missing scroll of Alexandria to prevent the British Museum's money-hungry Head Curator from selling valuable books to the highest bidder.

"After a late night break-in at the British Museum, nine-year-old investigator Lottie and her friends discover a clue on the Rosetta Stone that may lead them to the legendary Trident of Neptune"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1928, nine-year-old investigator Lottie must find the lost Eagle of Rome and return it to the British Museum before the famous treasure hunter, Lady Viola, finds it and sells the relic to the highest bidder"--Provided by publisher.

In 1928, nine-year-old investigator Lottie and her friends try to save the British Museum from shuttering its doors by looking for a buried treasure in a secret tunnel beneath the museum, only to discover they must solve a series of puzzles to find the treasure as well as their way out of the maze of passageways.

"Leela and Liam want to visit their favorite spots at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on their class trip, but when their teacher and tour guide have different plans, they realize new discoveries can be just as sweet as old traditions"--OCLC.

Follow the dogs Baxter, Trevor, Newton, Maia and Titch as they are transported back in time to 1805 Missouri, now as puppies, and must help Seaman and his traveling companions--the explorers Lewis and Clark.