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Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
10 books, 1 discussion guide, 6 week checkout. SUMMARY : "This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud. Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen, seventy-seven-year-old Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to finagle her way onto the set. Nineteen years...
48983) The return of King Doug
Author
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
As an eight-year old boy Doug ran in fear from being the hero to save the Kingdom of Valdonia. As an adult Doug finds he can not continue running from his destiny.
48984) Surviving the Hindenburg
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Based on a true story, fourteen-year-old Werner Franz works as a cabin boy aboard the German zeppelin, the Hindenburg, and resourcefully survives its fatal crash"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
(David O.).13th Street volume 6
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Cousins Malia, Dante, and Ivan must face off against the evil queen of 13th Street. But she has lots of monsters on her side, including birds that can freeze you with a look! Can the cousins defeat her and shut down 13th Street once and for all? Each story in this hilarious and safely spooky series from award-winning author David Bowles is designed to set independent readers up for success."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
You are on the front lines of the bloodiest war ever fought on American soil. The Civil War rages on as Confederate troops converge on Union forces near Antietam Creek in Maryland. You will need all of your wits to survive the coming battle.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When bad weather cancels the family trip to Laos, where their mother's cousin is getting married, twins Astrid and Apollo try to cheer up their parents by surprising their parents with a Laos-themed stay-at-home vacation.
48988) En la cima del mundo!
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, una imprenta de Capstone
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Pedros mother and brother, Paco, get separated from the group at the amusement part, and the Ferris wheel seems like the best way to spot them in the crowded park.
48990) Martin Luther King, Jr
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1983
Language
English
Description
Describes the life, work, and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., proponent of change through non-violence.
48991) No Somos de Aqui
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una divisiaon de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
c2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
Español
Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But, none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Details the conditions at Andersonville Prison in Georgia--including overcrowding, lack of supplies, harsh rules, and prison gangs--that led to the deaths of 13,000 Union prisoners, and recounts the trial of the camp's commandant, Henry Wirz.
Author
Series
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
"John Nichols was raised among naturalists and nurtured by a family as American as the Stars and Stripes. His great (times five) grandfather signed the Declaration of Independence for New York State. Nichols sailed happily through a top-notch private school education and sold his first novel, The Sterile Cuckoo, a best-seller, at age twenty-three. He considered himself "a child blessed by the culture and fated for delirious success." But then a short...
48994) Agent Moose
Author
Series
Agent Moose volume 1
Publisher
a Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of MacMillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Something fishy is going on at the South Shore. Folks just disappear and are never seen again. But when Agent Moose learns that a key witness has gone missing, he and Owlfred ride to the rescue. Will they find the missing turtle before time runs out?"--Amazon.
Agent Moose, the best (worst) secret agent in the Big Forest, and his slightly-more-intelligent sidekick Owlfred are on the case in this new full color graphic novel chapter book series from...
48995) Wishes
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life"--
48996) Peanuts: Volume 5
Author
Series
Peanuts (Kaboom) volume 5
Publisher
KaBOOM!, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The entire gang has a chance to shine in this brand new volume of all-new Peanuts adventures and classic Charles Schulz strips. Featuring stories starring the Snoopy and Woodstock, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Sally, Marcie, Franklin, Peppermint Patty, and Good Ol' Charlie Brown!
48997) The Lincoln Conspiracy
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"A nation shattered by its president's murder Two diaries that reveal the true scope of an American conspiracy A detective determined to bring the truth to light, no matter what it costs him From award-winning journalist Timothy L. O'Brien comes a gripping historical thriller that poses a provocative question: What if the plot to assassinate President Lincoln was wider and more sinister than we ever imagined? In late spring of 1865, as America...
48998) Such a Pretty Girl
Author
Series
O'Connor and Kincaid volume 2
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In Grace Sinclair's bestselling crime novels, the good guys win and the bad guys always get caught. As the FBI's top profiler, she knows that real life is rarely so straightforward. But her new case isn't just brutal--it's also personal. The victims look like Grace. And the FBI recruit assigned to her team is trouble of another kind. This isn't how Special Agent Gavin Walker imagined running into Grace again. Two years ago they shared one earth-shattering...
Author
Publisher
Cascade Books
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
"Should Christians w00t or wail about the scope and power of modern entertainment? Maybe both. But first, Christians should think theologically about our human passion to be enteprtained [sic] as it relates to the popular culture that entertains us. Avoiding the one-size-fits-all celebrations and condemnations that characterize the current fad of pop culture analyses, this book engages entertainments case by case, uncovering the imaginative patterns...
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