Adult Fiction for Young Adults

Set during the waning days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960, this extraordinary novel tells the story of the Mirabal sisters, three young wives and mothers who are assassinated after visiting their jailed husbands.

On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie and her older sister, Diane, have been struggling to understand their distant, often violent father. Katie's admiration for her strong-willed sister leads her on an adventure that transforms her life.

The story of two boys, James Nightshade and William Halloway, and the evil that grips their small Midwestern town with the arrival of a "dark carnival" one autumn midnight.

In 1664, sixteen-year-old Griet enters the Vermeer household as a servant. Daily, she cleans the studio, learning much about how Vermeer sees the people he paints. As his attention focuses on her, she slowly becomes one of his subjects.

Technology and suspense combine when bioengineers create dinosaurs for a Pacific island theme park, but success quickly turns to disaster.

The Brightons live in a small town and abide by every law until the neighbors discover who they really are – at the top of the FBI’s most wanted list.  Jake and Carolyn know they are innocent, and to save themselves and their son, they return to the scene of the crime.

The classic fairy tale romance retells the tale of a drunken swordsman, a gentle giant, a man seeking revenge, and a princess in dire need of rescue.

Set in New Zealand, the story of two sisters in love with the same man and the twist this takes in all three of their lives as they wait ten years for his decision.

Set in 1947, an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic and a refugee Rabbi from Prague become friends.  For Michael, the rabbi's stories of ancient magic and wisdom captivate his imagination. For the rabbi, Michael's patient instruction on the language of baseball and American culture opens up an equally strange and magical world.

Very cool and independently wealthy, Will has no intentions of becoming entangled in the life of 12-year-old Marcus, who is being eaten alive by the bullies at his new school while trying to cope with his mother's worsening depression at home.

Six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, leading to a man's dramatic rescue. But Turtle's moment of celebrity draws her into a crisis of historical proportions that will envelop not only her and her mother, Taylor, but everyone else who touched their lives in a complex web connecting their future with their past.

Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican American family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle.

Pecola Breedlove is a black girl  who believes she will not be beautiful until she has blue eyes then people will love her and her life will be better. 

A sensitive coming-of-age bestseller about two sisters divided by politics and race at the beginning of the 1970s.

When beautiful Nicola Ferris chose the remote island of Crete for her vacation, all she desired was to experience the ancient and brooding land on her own, but she found herself thrust into the midst of an alarming plot in which she would become the prey . . . 

A young woman arrives in San Francisco in 1917, clutching a picture of the man she is to marry but has never seen.  She is one of several hundred Japanese “picture brides” who have arranged marriages.

Something hidden deep in her memory was the key to Amanda Austin's past and future.  After her father died, she decided to learn the truth of her mother and family in New Mexico. But from the moment she arrived at her grandfather's home, she was met with suspicion by her family and one of them was a murderer....

Adult Mystery: Rows 30 - 33

Two Siamese cats and their pet human, Jim Qwilleran, solve mysteries in a small town.

The most popular mystery writer of all time offers brilliant deceptions, ingenious puzzles, and surprise endings.

Enjoy page turners from the master of fast-reading suspense.

Sherlock Holmes, master of deductive reasoning, can solve any case with his keen eye and encyclopedic knowledge.

Perry Mason and his clever assistants, Paul Drake and Della Street, solve crimes in the original courtroom novels.

Mrs. Pollifax is the kind of grandmother everyone would love to have: resourceful, intelligent, somewhat sly, and, of course, a secret CIA operative. Her adventures take her to all corners of the globe.

The amateur sleuth and bookstore owner solves crimes and murders with much humor along the way.

Mystery and folklore are skillfully blended in this contemporary Appalachian tale.

These books have romance, incredible plot twists, and adventure.  With a Ph.D. in Egyptology, Peters provides an authentic historical backdrop.

Adult Story Collection: Row 35

This is a wonder-filled collection of delight and terror in which characters may find themselves anywhere – or anywhen.

The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, giving voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border.

An enchanting collection of fantasy and time travel stories.

Tough, terse prose is the trademark of this author who did more to change the style of English prose than any other writer in the 20th century.

A haunting and unforgettable collection of stories that  plunge us into a unique world where the uncanny lurks in the everyday and nothing is quite what it seems.

A combination of fantasies and horrors symbolizing the terrors and anxieties of the 20th century.

These are stories with thrills, chills, adventurous plots and narrative action.

Delightful plot twists and an acid wit make this collection of short stories very fun to read.

Adult Romance: Row 36

This is the story of Emma Harte, a bright and ambitious servant girl who overcomes her impoverished Yorkshire beginnings in her quest to become an international retailing magnate and one of the richest women in the world.

When the Earl of Chase dies without a son, Marcus Wyndham stands to inherit his fortune and title. But the old earl, bitter that Marcus escaped the tragedy that claimed the lives of his two sons, has laced his legacy with vengeful stipulations.

A love story about a valorous woman before WW I that  examines British class structures, particularly those of women.

A beautiful but poor young Englishwoman must accept a difficult position caring for a crippled child at the mysterious English mansion, Winterwood.

The beautiful daughter of an impoverished clergyman comes to London for her social debut and runs afoul of a wealthy, eligible aristocrat. Arabella is a romance with a hearty sense of humor and a historical novel that remains true to the times it depicts.

Abandoned as a baby, the lovely Carmel March remained shrouded in mystery and became haunted by questions from her past, as well as a shocking revelation.  Only when she released the dark secrets would she find freedom..

Three-generation story of a family's rise from serfdom to great wealth in 15th-century England.

One of history’s most complex and alluring women, Anne Boleyn, comes to life.

Henrietta Roth, an extraordinary woman, fights to control her destiny; and three turbulent generations come vividly to life against a background of immigrant struggle, war, and passion.

A young American woman marries an English baronet and has feelings of deja vu when she visits certain places. She is cast back in time when she relives a previous existence in 16th Century England.  There is danger for Celia in both times.

Adult Science Fiction: Row 34

Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.

A group of rabbits search for a safe place to establish a new warren where they can live in peace.

In Xanth, where everyone has a magical talent, those with “Magician Caliber” talent become the King. Much word play and boisterous humor fill these continuing adventures of a varied group of characters.

These pun-filled, slapstick-like novels are set in a comic strip version of Arabian Nights, peopled with djinn, homunculi, dragons and spells galore.

In the near future "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian government. The hero is a fireman who suddenly discovers that books are flesh and blood ideas and cry out silently when put to the torch.

A unicorn, a haphazard wizard, and a spunky scullery woman journey to the dreaded kingdom of Haggaard, an evil ruler who, with the help of a bull-shaped demon, imprisons all the unicorns of the world.

Young heroine Karigan hardly has time to regret being expelled from school (for dueling) before finding herself committed to the desperate errand of a murdered Green Rider.

After Ben Holiday purchased Landover, he discovered the magic kingdom had some problems. Ben learned that he had to duel to the death with the terrible lord of the demons – a duel no human could hope to win…

Earth is under attack from aliens so the world government begins breeding military geniuses and then training them by using war games.  Ender Wiggin wins all the games, but is he smart enough to save the planet?

This macabre collection of stories features the strange and the weird.

Fantasy with a strong comic twist in this continuing and often hilarious saga of a world that defies all the laws of logic and probability.

This swashbuckling, futuristic series combines elements of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction.  Rod Gallowglass struggles to bring democracy to the planet of Gramarye as intriguing characters interact in a medieval setting.

Adult Westerns: Row 33B

Drawn from personal family history, Grey captures the brutality and the compassion of the early pioneers.

This San Angelo, Texas author writes rousing adventures with well-developed characters against the western frontier.

The storyteller is the master of  tales about men and women on the frontier.