Lamar Public Library

A colorful cast of residents and visitors to Miami go about their daily activities, both legal and illegal. This is a big, panoramic story of the new America, as told by our master chronicler of the way we live now. The police launch speeds across Miami's Biscayne Bay with officer Nestor Camacho on board. Into the feverous landscape of the city, he introduces the Cuban mayor, the black police chief, a wanna-go-muckraking young journalist and his Yale-marinated...

Eva is planning a big sleepover for her "hatchday" celebration, but one of her friends, Sue, does not seem to want to attend--so Eva must find out what is bothering Sue, and help her get over her first-sleepover jitters.

Skye Garvin's voice sang the words that came straight from her heart . . . Every life must have a song. Whether it was singing to the patients at a local hospital or teaching her students at the school, Skye tried to touch everyone she met with a spark of joy.

Surviving a shipwreck along the Alaskan coast, twelve-year-old Chris struggles to find food and shelter alongside a prickly boy and a friendly raven as the salmon migration ends and dangerous cold weather sets in.

Archie's day would have been great if he had not started it by greeting the new cat on the block.

"Fifth grade was the worst year of Marc's life. He stunk at gym class, math was too hard for him, the school lunch was horrible, and his class field trip was ruined because he couldn't swim. But what was most awful thing about fifth grade? Kenny Williamson, the class bully, who calls himself the "King of the Jungle". When Marc's mother tells him that his Uncle Jake is coming to stay for the whole summer, Marc can't wait. Uncle Jake is a for real,...

A song and dance man leaves showbiz to run an inn that is only open on holidays. A former partner joins him and the two find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady.

Contains facts about sixteen different types of sharks, comparing such aspects as their sizes and abilities, and what the outcome would be if they were to fight each other.

Provides information and strategies for claiming Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 level bankruptcies, and includes exemption tables and information on how Supreme Court cases have interpreted bankruptcy laws.

"When a Hollywood actress buys an old mansion in Haven Harbor, Maine, she hires Angie Curtis to appraise the estate's sizable collection of needlepoint pictures. But the more Angie examines the pieces, the more they seem to point toward a twenty-five- year-old murder--and the murderer"--