In The Bag
Number 40
Recently Added Large Print Titles
Page Last Updated May 1, 2012
We are always working to add new titles to our Large Print Collection. Here are some large print books you may enjoy reading. Call 1-800-242-0586 to ask a Reader Advisor about your requests, or order your selection through the On-Line Catalog.
These are just some of our latest additions:
The Darling Buds of May
by H. E. Bates
CL 12971
Ma and Pop Larkin live in the English countryside with their six children when young Mr. Charlton, the tax inspector, enters their lives. Amazed by their outrageous lifestyle and enraptured by their lovely daughter, Mr. Charlton becomes part of the Larkin family in spite of himself. 1960
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Circle of Quilters
by Jennifer Chiaverini
CL 12972
The Pennsylvania Elm Creek Quilters must hire new teachers for their camp. Candidates include Karen, a young mother; Maggie, the author of a quilt pattern book; Russ, a widower; Anna, a chef; and Gretchen, a shop owner. 2006
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The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
CL 12973
Cambridge antiquarian bookseller Margaret Lea is hired by legendary author Vida Winter to pen her life story before she dies. At Vida’s decrepit estate out on the Yorkshire moors, Margaret listens to a family history of ghosts, incest, abandoned babies, and other secrets, but wonders, is it true? Bestseller. 2006
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Stalemate
by Iris Johansen
CL 12974
Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan, last seen in Countdown (CL 12421), travels to the Colombian jungle to identify a skull — and becomes caught between two killers. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006
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The Mephisto Club
by Tess Gerritsen
CL 12975
Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli from Vanish (CL 12564) investigate the satanic murder of a young woman. Their research leads to an exclusive club whose members study the nature of evil and stalk the same serial killer. Violence and strong language. 2006
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The Brethren
by Beverly Lewis
CL 12976
Amish preacher’s daughter Annie Zook, from The Englisher (CL 12831), still feels torn between her family’s way of life and her dreams to become an artist and her love for non-Amish Ben Martin. 2006
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Yellow Rose Bride
by Lori Copeland
CL 12977
Seven years ago, seamstress Vonnie Taylor’s husband of 24 hours, Adam Baldwin, had their marriage annulled. She hasn’t gotten over him, and now Vonnie faces the ultimate indignity of sewing the wedding dress for his new bride. 2007
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Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven
by Fannie Flagg
CL 12978
Elmwood Springs, Missouri. After octogenarian Elner Shimfissle falls off her ladder and dies, the townsfolk reminisce about her. When Elner meets her late sister Ida in heaven, Ida is still fuming over her bad-hair day at her funeral — then a miracle happens. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2006
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American Dreams
by John Jakes
CL 12979
Chicago, 1906 – 1917. Paul Crown, a well-known photographer, travels the world making news documentaries, some of which get him in trouble with the British government. His cousin Carl satisfies a passion for cars and flying, becoming a daring aviator, and cousin Fritzi becomes an actress in Hollywood. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998
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Gone
by Lisa Gardner
CL 12980
Private investigator Pierce Quincy’s partner — who is also his lover — is missing, as is the child whose case she’s been working on. Then her car is found with blood stains. 2006
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Morrigan’s Cross
by Nora Roberts
CL 12981
Ireland, 1128. Morrigan, the goddess of battle, helps sorcerer Hoyt battle Lilith, a vampire who destroyed Hoyt’s brother. Hoyt travels to modern-day New York to enlist the help of witch Glenna Ward. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2006
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Texas Rain
by Jodi Thomas
CL 12982
Texas, 1854. At a dance, half-Apache Texas Ranger Travis McMurray meets Irish runaway bride Rainey Adams, who kisses him then steals his horse. Travis is determined to find and marry this mysterious woman. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2006
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I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This! And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny
by Bob Newhart
CL 12983
Comedian intersperses his autobiography with anecdotes from his stand-up comedy routines. Newhart discusses growing up in Chicago, being drafted into the army in 1952, his first real job as an accountant, his marriage, and life on the road. 2006
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Exile
by Richard North Patterson
CL 12984
Jewish lawyer David Wolfe defends his former lover, a Palestinian accused in the assassination of the Israeli prime minister. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2007
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Hot Toddy: The True Story of Hollywood’s Most Sensational Murder
by Andy Edmonds
CL 12985
In 1935, comedienne Thelma Todd supposedly committed suicide. Through the use of newspaper and magazine clippings, police records, personal letters, and interviews, Edmonds presents her version of the true story behind Todd’s death. 1989
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Memory in Death
by J. D. Robb
CL 12986
Lieutenant Eve Dallas’s former foster mother, Trudy Lombard, tries to blackmail Eve’s husband, Roarke. When Trudy is murdered, Eve and Roarke set out to prove their innocence. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2006
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The Surrogate
by Judith Wall
CL 12987
Deeply in debt, Jamie agrees to be a surrogate mother for famed evangelist Amanda Hartmann. When Jamie hears Amanda’s plan to claim the baby as her natural-born child, she begins to suspect that her own life is in danger and resolves to flee. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006
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The Winter Lodge
by Susan Wiggs
CL 12989
When Jenny Majesky’s house burns down, she stays with her ex-lover, police chief Rourke McKnight. She eventually retreats to a remote lodge where both Rourke and an intruder pay her a visit. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007
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After the Kiss
by Suzanne Enoch
CL 13644
1812. When Captain Sullivan Waring learns that his nobleman biological father has wrongfully claimed and dispersed Sullivan’s late mother’s artwork, Sullivan begins stealing the paintings back. He is discovered one night by Lady Isabel Chalsey. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008
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The Poacher’s Son
by Paul Doiron
CL 14241
Maine game warden Mike Bowditch listens to an odd message from his estranged father Jack, then learns that Jack is a suspect in a double murder and on the run. Not believing Jack is responsible, Mike sets out to find him. Violence and strong language. 2010
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The Angel of the Glade
by Scott MacKay
CL 14779
1902. Clyde Deacon arrives in Fairfield, New York, to take up the post of doctor. He is regarded with suspicion, because he was the personal physician to President McKinley at the time of his assassination. When an actress is found murdered, the sheriff asks Deacon to help with the case. Some violence. 2009
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Betty and Friends: My Life at the Zoo
by Betty White
CL 14802
Betty White offers intimate and funny stories about her animal friends at the Los Angeles Zoo—from Gita the elephant whom Betty used to take for walks before the zoo opened, to Kelly, the massive silverback gorilla whom Betty has known since his birth in 1987. 2011
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
CLJ 9753
Young Jim Hawkins finds a map in a dead seaman’s possessions. His friends, Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey, realize it’s a treasure map. They hire a ship, unaware that the crew includes the pirate Long John Silver. Grades 6 – Young Adult. 1881
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The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
CLJ 9754
Seven short stories. Three present the adventures of Mowgli, a boy who is raised by a wolf pack in India and taught the laws of the jungle by a panther and a bear. Grades 5 – 8. 1894
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