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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Describes scenes along the Mississippi River over the course of a week, beginning in Minnesota when it is a tiny stream and going all the way to the gulf coast of Louisiana. Includes a section of historical information about the river.
2) Gathered
Author
Publisher
Atmosphere Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Gathered is a story of disconnection and redemption. Sol Severson is successful in every observable way, living with his wife and daughter in an exclusive Chicago suburb. But inwardly, Sol is an empty soul, cut off from any relationship with his family of origin and merely going through the motions with others. After a tragedy sends him reeling, Sol embarks on a mission to explore his roots and resolve long repressed questions about the father he...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
℗2018
Language
English
Description
HE SEES YOU
First came the floods. Then came the bodies. The victims-strangled, then buried along the shores of the Mississippi-have finally been unearthed, years after they disappeared. He remembers every satisfying kill... each woman's terror and agony. But there's only one he truly wanted. And fate has brought her within reach again...
HE KNOWS YOU
Jaci Patterson was sixteen when she found the first golden locket on her porch. Inside were a...
Author
Series
Trailsman volume 397
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Skye Fargo is working his way up and down the Mississippi River looking to stop a band of deadly river rats from destroying a valuable riverboat line. But it won't be easy--because the truth behind the attacks leads to a conspiracy with more twists and turns than the mighty Mississippi itself" --
8) Ace high
Author
Series
Gunsmith volume 417
Publisher
Prose Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Almost as well known for his card playing as his shooting skills, Clint Adams finds himself on a riverboat cruise, taking on all comers. But what The Gunsmith doesn't know about this trip down the Mississippi just might get him killed! Captain Henry Morgan of the sternwheeler The Natchez Queen needed to get more people on the deck of his ship. Bringing on Clint Adams and convincing him to play poker against anyone willing to turn a card was a good...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of those few books that are read over and over again, with ever increasing enjoyment.
10) Death knell
Author
Series
Foundling novels volume 3
Publisher
Piatkus
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"War burned her. Famine nearly killed her. Now Death is at her heels. After her two worlds clashed apocalyptically, Luce Boudreau needed some time out. But Destiny had other ideas. When bodies begin washing ashore down the Mississippi River, Luce discovers they are part of a gruesome, lethal message. Her final sister, Death, is trying to break through. Every sign is clear: the end is coming, but earth will be destroyed - quite literally - over Luce's...
11) The levee
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It's 1927, and the most devastating flood in American history has swelled the Mississippi River to a width of eighty miles. In an attempt to save a family, four men in a tiny rowboat battle the treacherous flow.
13) The snow globe
Author
Series
Amish of Jamesport volume 1
Publisher
Whitaker House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"As youngsters, Esther Beachy and Viktor Petersheim were at odds, but a reunion over a decade later awakens unexpected feelings in both of them"--
15) Poisoned waters
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Deputy Tobias "Toby" Briggs investigates the death of newspaper reporter, Veronica Dugan, in the small Mississippi River town of Riverport, Iowa.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Delaney Detective Agency gets a taste of the spotlight when they are called to a case on a movie set in Greenville, MS, right on the Mississippi River. Marlon Brandon, heir to a wealthy and influential political family, has brought a film crew to town to film a drama about the 1927 flood that submerged a great deal of Greenville. Marlon wants the world to know the story of the flood-and the heroic role the Brandon ancestors played in rescuing dozens...
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The grandson of a U.S. senator has been brazenly kidnapped out of a hotel room in St. Louis. His life has been threatened if the senator cannot raise the ransom money, an exorbitant amount even he can't scrape together. Ultimately, the boy's fate falls into the hands of a select group of undercover agents known for their discretion, cleverness, and bravery : the Pinkertons. When Allan Pinkerton realizes the confidential nature of the kidnapping he...
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