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Author
Pub. Date
2017
Appears on list
Description
Having collected a lifetime of lost objects in order to deal with the loss of his fiancě, Anthony Peardew bequeaths his secret life's mission to his unsuspecting assistant, Laura, leaving her his house and all its lost treasures--and the responsibility to return each one to its owner.
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Description
30 years in the future, en route to a distant colony, the Robinson family finds itself thrown off-course when their ship crash-lands on a mysterious and dangerous planet. On this strange new world, they encounter a hostile environment and an enigmatic alien robot. In order to survive, the Robinson family must rely on their training, and they'll discover that no matter how lost they are, their family is their home
Author
Series
Woods volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"On October 16, 2013, 437 students, 52 teachers, and 24 additional staff from Bay Point Preparatory High School in suburban Milwaukee, WI vanished without a trace. Countless light years away, far outside the bounds of the charted universe, 513 people find themselves in the middle of an ancient, primordial wilderness. Where are they? Why are they there? The answers will prove stranger than anyone could possibly imagine. Catch a glimpse of Bay Point...
33564) A Christmas carol
Pub. Date
c1995.]
Description
Classic holiday film of how the miser Scrooge finds his view on Christmas changed after he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
33565) Thoreau at Walden
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This graphic novel, narrated in Thoreau's own words, weaves together elements from "Walden," "Civil disobedience," "Walking," and Thoreau's journals to tell the story of his two years in the woods and of the night he spent in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax.
33567) Infidel: Volume 2,Lost books
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Description
As Johnis and the other "chosen" recruits of the Forest Guard are pulled into deeper danger to secure the seven lost Books of History, Johnis tries to rescue his mother from enslavement by the Horde, but risks betraying the Forest Dwellers.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
There's a ball at Netherfield and you are invited! Join Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy as they dance through the ball room. With our simplified, kid-friendly summary and analysis this fanciful piece of classic literature will delight both children and parents. More than picture books, our educational learning guides offer an interactive story time for adult literature fans and their children, or as we like to call them - future lit fans.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
A beautiful and faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams's beloved story of a group of rabbits on an epic journey in search of home."Every rabbit that stays behind is in great danger. We will welcome any rabbit who joins us." Watership Down is a classic tale of survival, hope, courage, and friendship that has delighted and inspired readers around the world for more than fifty years. Masterfully adapted by award-winning author James Sturm...
Author
Pub. Date
2001
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Description
Nineteen stories spanning Hisaye Yamamoto's forty-year career cover themes including the cultural conflicts between the first generation, the Issei, and their children, the Nisei; coping with prejudice; and the World War II internment of Japanese Americans.
33571) See the ocean
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Description
Driving through mountain fog to the beach, two young brothers compete to see who will catch the first glimpse of the ocean, but it is their blind sister Nellie who senses it first.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
This book offers a powerful account of four young Mexican women coming of age in Denver, two of whom have legal documentation, two of whom who don't, and the challenges they face as they attempt to pursue the American dream. Helen Thorpe tells the story of four high school students whose parents entered this country illegally from Mexico. All four of the girls have grown up in the United States, and all four want to live the American dream. As the...
33573) It's you I like
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
The song 'It's You I Like' from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is transformed into a board book for a new generation of kids.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"American chef Georgia May Jackson has one goal -- to run her own restaurant in Paris. After a grueling decade working in Parisian kitchens, she is on the cusp of success. But in one disastrous night, Georgia loses her sous-chef position, her French boyfriend, and her sense of taste! Renowned for her refined palate and daring use of bold flavors to create remarkable dishes, Georgia is devastated to discover her culinary gift has simply . . . vanished....
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
When Lars Thorvald's wife, Cynthia, falls in love with wine -- and a dashing sommelier -- he's left to raise their baby, Eva, on his own. He's determined to pass on his love of food to his daughter -- starting with puréed pork shoulder. As Eva grows, she finds her solace and salvation in the flavors of her native Minnesota. From Scandinavian lutefisk to hydroponic chocolate habaneros, each ingredient represents one part of Eva's journey as she...
33576) Same difference
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
A series of short stories in graphic novel format follows a group of friends in their twenties as they navigate young adulthood and relationships.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
It is the year Universal Century 0079, in a space colony the Earth Federation is storing and testing a new piloted robot for use in the battle against the Principality of Zeon. The experimental RX-78 Gundam mobile suit is scheduled to be transported to Federation command in Jaburo, deep within the Brazilian jungles. Unfortunatley, before the transporter would arrive, the Federation would come under attack from Zeon. With few resources available against...
33578) Wake up, City
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Explores the sights and sounds of waking up in a city, from alarm clocks ringing and birds singing to sidewalks filling and jackhammers drilling.
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
When Lincoln Loud's close friend Ronnie Anne and her brother Bobby Santiago moved away from Royal Oaks to the Big City, they had no idea that they were about to start an exciting new chapter in their lives, while living in an apartment above their abuelo's Mercado. Together with their mom, Maria, they are adapting from going to a family of three in Royal Oaks to living with their whole extended family, headed by the kids' abuelos, Hector and Rosa,...
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