Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

"Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie...

Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.

"While she was writing columns for The Irish Times and her best-selling novels, Maeve Binchy also had in mind to write a book that revolved around one street with many characters coming and going. Every once in a while, she would write about one these people. She would then put it in a drawer. "For the future," she would say. The future is now. Just around the corner from St. Jarlath's Crescent (which readers will recognize from Minding Frankie)...

Adam Scott is bequeathed an unspoken secret by his father leading him to a Swiss bank and a priceless 14th century icon. In trying to clear his father's name, he stumbles upon a revelation that could change the balance of power between America and the Soviet Union.

Ophelia Reid has a reputation for being difficult. She purposely ruins her arranged engagement to Duncan MacTavish because she wants to make her own choices. Raphael Locke, who is disinterested in marriage decides to show her the errors of her ways, introduces the new Ophelia to London society and the marriage proposals start pouring in. Only then does Rafe realize that he has fallen for Ophelia himself.

Presents five of the author's most popular novels.