Operation Oleander

A stunning contemporary YA drama about a soldier's daughter whose efforts to help Afghan orphans creates a political firestorm over the ethics of war and charity.

Jess and her friends establish the Order of the Oleander to collect supplies for an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, where two of their parents are deployed, but when disaster strikes, Jess must find a way to go on.

The first complete history of the daring OSS sabotage operation launched to prevent German forces from reinforcing their defenses during World War II. To prevent German occupying forces in Norway from reinforcing their defenses during the final months of World War II, the Office of Strategic Services launched Operation Rype, with the mission of sabotaging the Nordland Railway in Mid-Norway. Rype was led by Major William E. Colby, later director of the CIA. After several delays, the Norwegian Special Operations Group (NORSO) dropped over the Snåsa mountains on the night of March 24. Out of eight B-24s, only three dropped on target. One dropped in Sweden, the remaining four returned to Britain. Two of the B-24s crashed, killing all but one of their crews. Reinforcement and resupply of the unit failed due to extreme Arctic conditions. Relying heavily on help from the Norwegian resistance, NORSO managed to sever the railway at two points. On both occasions, they withdrew with Germans hot on their tail. On May 2, a German patrol blundered into their camp, resulting in the killing of all of the Germans and one wounded Norwegian resistance fighter. Whether the Germans were killed in the ensuing firefight, or were executed later, has been hotly debated ever since. After the war ended, NORSO was allowed down from the mountains, but were sent on bogus missions by the British commanders in Trondheim. They eventually managed to get recognition for their contribution to victory. This new history of the operation is based on German, Norwegian, American and Swedish sources. It examines how the outcome of the operation was affected by the limitations of equipment in sub-Arctic conditions, and British-American rivalry and cooperation throughout the operation.

Max's parents and stepmother visit, and while they are all at dinner, a town councillor is brewtally murdered. The victim wanted coffee to remain illegal in East Bucklebury, so there are any number of suspects who perked up at news of the murder. With orange being the favorite color of Max's stepmother, can Goldie prevent her from a horrible accident at the hands … or claws … of Persnickle? As the situation percolates, will Goldie and Max solve the murder with the help of Oleander and Athanasius? And will there be grounds for arrest? They will certainly give it their best shot. Broom Service is Book 5 in the USA Today Bestselling series, Sea Witch paranormal cozy mystery series.

"Many young readers will identify with the day-to-day trepidation felt by Jess, Meriwether, and the other families living on the base." —VOYA, 3Q 4P M J "Full of detail about Army life, Patterson's elegant prose brings readers deep inside Jess's conflicted point of view and the many stresses she is under, as she reevaluates her role as a member of a military family." —Publishers Weekly "Patterson poignantly depicts war's effect on those at home as Jess and her friends absorb and react to the events. This solid novel joins the growing number of books illustrating the war's effect on Afghan people." —Booklist "Patterson has an amazing ability to convey the tension and fear that families and friends of deployed soldiers bear every day and the heart-stopping terror when news programs show violence against troops that may result in one of their loved ones being wounded or dead." —School Library Journal "Patterson writes with compassion for both sides of this thorny issue, and her steady focus on the emotional trauma of the stateside teens keeps the story from devlolving into a coolly cerebral exercise in anti-terrorism strategy." —Bulletin —

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The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition -- 30 original tales with historical settings! Included are: The Blackness Before Me, by Mindy Quigley Honest John Finds a Way, by Michael Dell Spirited Death, by Carole Nelson Douglas Home Front Homicide, by Liz Milliron The Unseen Opponent, by P. A. De Voe The Black Hand, by Peter W. J. Hayes The Trial of Madame Pelletier, by Susanna Calkins Eating Crow, by Carla Coupe Mr. Nakamura's Garden, by Valerie O. Patterson A Butler is Born, by Catriona McPherson Night and Fog, by Marcia Talley The Seven, by Elaine Viets The Lady's Maid Vanishes, by Susan Daly You Always Hurt the One You Love, by Shawn Reilly Simmons The Hand of an Angry God, by K. B. Inglee The Cottage, by Charles Todd The Measured Chest, by Mark Thielman He Done Her Wrong, by Kathryn O'Sullivan The Corpse Candle, by Martin Edwards Death on the Dueling Grounds, by Verena Rose The Barter, by Su Kopil Mistress Threadneedle's Quest, by Kathy Lynn Emerson A One-Pipe Problem, by John Gregory Betancourt The Killing Game, by Victoria Thompson The Tredegar Murders, by Vivian Lawry Summons for a Dead Girl, by K. B. Owen The Velvet Slippers, by Keenan Powell The Tragic Death of Mrs. Edna Fogg, by Edith Maxwell Crim Con, by Nancy Herriman Strong Enough, by Georgia Ruth