David Long
Author
Publisher
Christmas Lake Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The Pee Dees were a tribe of roughly 500 Native Americans living around 1250 AD in Town Creek-what is now the Central Piedmont area of North Carolina. Sidanela (which translates as "family") chronicles a suspenseful season in the lives of the tribe as seventeen-year-old Red Willow, a feisty tomboy, navigates an agonizing choice. While following her fifteen-year-old brother, Running Wolf, into the woods to spy on his hunt, she witnesses him committing...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Ian Merchant is a best-selling horror writer with two problems-a wicked case of writer's block, and a stalker who haunts him. When he experiences a profound spiritual encounter, Ian emerges a new man. But how can he atone for the sins of his past, which line bookshelves in stores across America? And who, or what, is the mysterious presence lurking in the shadows?
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A collection of survival tales includes the story of a teenager who fell two miles from an airplane and trekked through the Amazon jungle to safety and a woman who was trapped under freezing water for so long that her heart stopped.
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the launch of the HMS Beagle, this beautifully illustrated narrative nonfiction book tells the story of Charles Darwin, and shows how his revolutionary research changed the world forever.
Author
Series
Publisher
What on Earth Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Giant gemstones, precious artworks, architectural wonders, intriguing ruins, moon rocks, and more! Treasures both natural and man-made make an appearance in a tour which stretches across thousands of years and all around the globe. Discover sunken wrecks loaded with pirate gold, the abandoned tombs of the world's most powerful rulers, and even meteorites--treasures from outer space! A central foldout map reveals the locations of all the treasures...
Author
Publisher
Faber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The longest ship ever built, the heaviest digger and the largest aeroplane, the world's first working motorcar, and its most expensive one. What machines like these have in common is that they all say a lot about the inventiveness and imagination of the people who conceived and created them.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Featuring more than 250 iconic models from the 1940s to the 1980s, Classic Car is a celebration of the most beautiful and innovative cars produced since the birth of mass car-ownership. Meet the designers behind these amazing machines and discover the history of the manufacturers that have brought them to life." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Best friends Jack Truck and Dump Truck Dan love to smash things but sometimes their antics get them into trouble until they meet Wrecking Crane Rosie.
11) Trucks line up
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As soon as Jack Truck wakes up he gets the other trucks in line, but somehow he misses Pete.
13) Uh-oh, max
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Max is having so much fun that he keeps getting stuck! Will anyone in Trucktown be able to help him out?
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Melvin, a cautious cement mixer, worries that he cannot keep up with the other trucks, but when Rita needs help, he overcomes his fear in order to help her.
15) Trucksgiving
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The trucks of Trucktown create their own annual day of giving thanks.
16) Dizzy Izzy
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
What makes Izzy dizzy? He tries jumping, zooming, skidding, and spinning, but nothing works. Until finally ... Izzy is dizzy! Or is he?
17) The spooky tire
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a dark and stormy night, Melvin the truck rolls into a spooky junkyard to find a replacement for his flat tire.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The trucks speculate about what could be inside a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Everyone in Trucktown wants to know what is inside Kat's beautifully wrapped box. But will she ever take a peek at her mystery gift?
20) Pete's party
Author
Language
English
Description
The Trucktown trucks follow the road signs directing them to Pete's party.