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Name of Book: Woman of the Mists Author: Lynn Sholes ISBN/ASIN:  B00GG1CQ2M Publisher: Stone Creek Books Part of a Series: The Edge of the New World Type of book: Native American culture, supernatural, 2000 years ago, love triangle, letting someone go, Florida area Year it was published: 1994 Summary: Long before the arrival of Columbus to the new world, a magnificent and brave people flourished in a verdant tropical land. Their culture, steeped in spiritual life and tradition, provided them sacred wisdom and strength that survived generations. In this land of abundance, a young a woman, Teeka, surrendered her heart to the shaman’s son, Auro. But when a raiding rival tribe invaded their peaceful village and she was stolen away by their leader, her life changed forever. Characters: The main characters would be Teeka, Auro and Kaho to an extent. Teeka is resourceful, dedicated and she seems to be taking steps towards a path where there's no going back. She ...

Name of Book: Truths and Roses Author: Inglath Cooper ISBN: 9780615701585 Publisher:  Fence Free Entertainment, LLC Type of book: Romance, clean, 2000s, Virginia, football, history, secrets, violation, trouble reading, books, library, high school romance Year it was published: 1994 (updated for 2012) Summary: When Will Kincaid’s professional football career comes to an abrupt end in a single night, he’s left to figure out what he’s going to do with the rest of his life. He heads home to the small Virginia town where he grew up and crosses paths with Hannah Jacobs, the only girl in high school who had ever rejected him. It’s Hannah who once made him question the choices he had made, and it’s Hannah who’s making him question them all over again. But with the weight of a secret he’s managed to hide from the world his entire adult life hanging over him, he can’t afford to question his choices. Hannah Jacobs had once made the choice to deny her feelings for Will Kinca...

This fourth book about the Hatford brothers and the Malloy sisters begins shortly before Christmas, three months after the Malloys move to Buckman, WV. As the holiday season approaches, the boys and girls continue to play pranks on one another and begin to learn the consequences of their actions. Caroline Malloy and Wally Hatford are partners for their fourth-grade December project and discover that, instead of annoying one another, they need to learn how to work together in order to receive a passing grade. Told in their alternating viewpoints, the story moves quickly, continuing the mischief and humor of the previous novels. Readers will be especially taken with precocious and dramatic Caroline, who will stop at nothing for revenge. While it is not necessary to read the first three books, fans of the series will enjoy references to the characters' past pranks and will delight in the promise of future additions to this ongoing battle between these rivals For my take on this ...

Name of Book: Remember Me 2: The Return Author: Christopher Pike ISBN: 0-671-87265-6 Publisher: Archway Paperback Part of a Series: Remember Me series Type of book: Hispanic, drugs, Wanderers, life after death, cripple, purpose, discovery Year it was published: September 1994 Summary: Shari Cooper is dead, the victim of a murderous attack. She is on the other side, in a place of spirits, an eternal realm of light and love. But she is given a rare offer. To return to Earth without having to be reborn. Into the body of a depressed teenage girl. A transfer of souls, they call it. Shari is given a chance to be a Wanderer, and to do a great service for humanity. It is an offer she gladly accepts. Then she is back, in a human body. Yet she does not remember being Shari Cooper. At first she recalls nothing of the afterlife. Perhaps it is just as well. Not everybody on Earth welcomes Wanderers. Of the few who know of their existence, some want them dead. And others, the...

Name of Book: Brother Wind Author: Sue Harrison ISBN: 0-380-72178-3 Publisher: Avon Fiction Part of a Series: Ivory Carver Trilogy; Mother Earth Father Sky, My sister the moon prequels Type of book: 7038 BC-7036 BCE, Alaska, north, war, finding home, life, prehistoric, Year it was published: 1994 Summary: In a time before time at the top of the world-in a harsh and unforgiving age of ice-courage will sustain three remarkable souls through trials as bitter as the chill winds of the eternal winter. Claimed by a brutal, despised enemy, Kiin must sacrifice her love for the sake of her tribe and hte safety of her children. Left widowed and helpless among the Whale Hunters, Kukutux now faces the impossible challenge of surviving alone. While Samiq, wounded and a hunter no more, must take up the mantle of leadership and guide a devastated people abandoned by their gods. At the dawn of humanity, their extraordinary destinies intertwine. And through hardship and adventu...

Name of Book: The Haunted Burial Ground Author: Francine Pascal ISBN: 0-553-56404-8 Publisher: Bantam skylark Part of a Series: Sweet Valley Twins and Friends Type of book: Sweet Valley Twins, super chillers, Native Americans, supernatural, mystery, horror, 1985 Year it was published: 1994 Summary: The Unicorn Club is throwing the best Halloween party Sweet Valley Middle School has ever seen! Lila Fowler's dad has lent the girls a run-down shack in the woods-a perfectly spooky place for the party. But as the Unicorns are fixing the shack, strange and scary things happen: Ellen Riteman discovers a human skull, Jessica Wakefield gets lost in a cave full of bats, and a mysterious girl appears out of nowhere to relay ghostly warnings. Rumors are flying that the shack was built over an ancient Native Ameriacn burial ground. Could the shack really be haunted? Or are the Unicorns the victims of a terrifying Halloween trick? Characters: The characters are the ty...

Name of Book: The Curse of the golden heart Author: Francine Pascal ISBN: 0-553-56403-x Publisher: Bantam skylark Part of a Series: Sweet Valley twins and friends super chillers. Type of book: horror, Sweet Valley, young adult, 1985 Year it was published: 1994 Summary: It's spring break, and identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are taking a scuba diving course at Pirates Cove. On their first dive the twins discover the remains of an old pirate ship, and half a golden heart buried in the sand. Soon the twins receive spooky chain letters demanding that what was taken from the sea be returned. Jessica continues the chain; Elizabeth doesn't. Suddenly terrible things start happening to Elizabeth. She finds threatening notes in her room and a live scorpion in her lunch bag. Can Elizabeth discover the secret of the golden heart before the curse destroys her? Characters: This one tries to get more involved by including the twins' brother an...

Name of Book: Once upon the river love Author: Andrei Makine ISBN: 0-14-028362-5 Publisher: Penguin Type of book: Russia, Siberia, love story, Belmondo, 1970s, 1990s, Western World Year it was published: 1994 (version I have 1998) Summary: Set in the 1970s in the vast, remote forests of eastern Siberia, Andrei Makine's brilliant novel tells the story of Mitya, Utkin, and Samurai, three boys on the verge of manhood. Isolated by history as well as geography, with only the passing lights of the Transsiberian train to assure them of an outside world, these friends yearn for experiences their small village cannot provide. But an afternoon at the cinema-a day's trek by snowshoe-changes their lives forever. The boys are captivated by a film staring French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and a cast of beautiful women (all of whom Belmondo manages to seduce with consummate ease.) Over the next several months they travel seventeen more times to see their hero, and when that ...

Name of book: Sisters of the black moon Author Name: FJ Pesando ISBN: 0-451-40440-8 Publisher: Onyx, Penguin group Type of book: Adult, pre-historical fiction Year it was published: 1994 Summary: California, 12,000 years ago. The great glacial wall of ice has melted. Now the way is open for spear-carrying tribes from the north to swarm southward to the abundant coastal land, home to the saber-toothed tiger and bear, the wolf and mastodon, the giant sloth and long-necked camel. It is home as well to the beatiful Tidelander sisters, Morning Land and White Bird. THese two have only each other, and their own strnegth, skill and spirit, to help them survive when their tribe is annhihilated by invading warriors. This is their story-an epic of courage, passion, drama, set in a world both shining new and magically old, where together men and women face the challenges of danger, the tumult of desire, the timeless realities of life and love... Characters: Morning Land: Sh...

Hidden Mysteries The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike is about five teenagers that have incurable diseases and are dying. But they also created Midnight Club where every day at midnight they meet at a room to tell different tales. In particular it focuses on Ilonka Pawluk as the main character, and tells of her affection and love towards another member, Kevin. There is also focus on different stories that the members tell that range from past lives to modern society and lessons that can be gleaned from all. There is also a hint of a supernatural force at play. Published by Archway Paperback in February of 1994, ISBN is 0-671-87263-X. Despite the young adult label, this book should appeal to all ages (I doubt this will appeal to little children), especially those who love supernatural elements in stories, and to Christopher Pike diehard fans (I myself am almost one,) although due to eastern theories of reincarnation, I doubt this novel will appeal to serious Christians. This ...