Andrew McCarthy
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. That iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore, and has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. In his memoir Brat: An '80s Story, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment...
Author
Series
Beyond the Spiderwick chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas only thinks his life has been turned upside down after his developer father remarries and moves his new wife and daughter into the soon-to-be completed Mangrove Hollow. But an "expedition" to a nearby lake turns up a little nixie with a giant problem and it's up to Nick; his stepsister, Laurie; and his big brother, Julian to figure out the best way to stop a host of rampaging giants before all of Florida goes up in...
Pub. Date
1989.
Description
When two bumbling businessmen alert their boss of an expensive discrepancy in the company books, he invites them to his home on the beach with the intent to have them murdered. However when they discover that their boss has been murdered prior to their arrival, they attempt to convince people that he is still alive to avoid suspicion for his death, leading to all kinds of wacky mishaps.
Author
Series
Beyond the Spiderwick chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas moves with his newly remarried father into the soon-to-be-completed Mangrove Hollow in Florida, but an expedition to a nearby lake turns up a little nixie with a big problem.
Author
Series
Beyond the Spiderwick chronicles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
"Talk about out of the frying pan, into the fire! I was pretty sure that my freaky stepsister and that freaky field guide of hers would ruin my life. But now it looks like they're going to ruin all of Florida, too! Maybe all these stupid giants would be waking up anyway, but if it wasn't for her and that book, I'd be home playing video games and this would be someone else's giant problem."
Pub. Date
2014
Formats
Description
Brooklynite Piper Chapman, whose wild past comes back to haunt her and results in her arrest and detention in a federal penitentiary. To pay her debt to society, Piper trades her comfortable New York life for an orange prison jumpsuit and finds unexpected conflict and camaraderie amidst an eccentric group of inmates.
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy discovers his ancestry in a compelling narrative that combines 26 intriguing and heartfelt stories about discovering home and roots with tips and recommendations on how to begin your own explorations. Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, actor and travel writer Andrew McCarthy recounts his own quest to uncover his family's Irish history, along with 25 other prominent writers whose...
11) Heaven must wait
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Raymond discovers that he has inherited an English countryside property. He finds that it is a crumbling church. He not only meets Rachel, but also is singled out by an orphan who believes that if he helps Raymond, he'll earn his angel wings.
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Jordan Donovan is single, talented, beautiful and stuck. She wants to be a fine art photographer and wants to marry Edward. But so far, neither seems to be happening. So when her best friend, Carla, answers a personal ad from a cowboy in Wyoming - using Jordan's name - Jordan is offered a chance at something new. The problem is that the cowboy, Tyler, didn't put the ad in. His well-meaning sister did. Tyler's heart has been dead since the loss of...
Pub. Date
2017
Description
When the standoff at the prison turns into a full-blown riot, the inmates take advantage of the confusion by conducting sßnces, holding prisoner auctions, and preening for the morning news. But with relationships tested and friendships starting to fray, will life at Litchfield ever return to normal?
15) St. Elmo's fire
Pub. Date
1985.
Description
Seven friends, recent college graduates, struggle to find meaning in "real life."
16) Fresh horses
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Passion knows no limits for Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy in the provocative romantic drama, Fresh Horses. A compelling tale of love and awakening set against the dual backdrop of city and country in the American heartland.
17) Less than zero
Pub. Date
2001
Description
Julian is a boy with looks, charm, intelligence and a father who sets him up in the record business; he also has a drug habit. His best friend Clay wants to help and is willing to do almost anything for his friend, but Julian is going downhill so fast that he might take his girlfriend and Clay with him.
18) Less than zero
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
Julian is a boy with looks, charm, intelligence and a father who sets him up in the record business; he also has a drug habit. His best friend Clay wants to help and is willing to do almost anything for his friend, but Julian is going downhill so fast that he might take his girlfriend and Clay with him.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Reunite with Wendy, a fiercely ambitious woman trying to balance kids and a career; Nico, an editor-in-chief who is intent on becoming CEO; and Victory, a fashion designer who's a sensation on and off the catwalk. Through all their relatable struggles and successes, they'll discover that in this jungle, you better have friends to watch your back.
