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"The irrepressibly charming duo of Emerson Knight and Riley Moon returns in another gripping mystery by #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. Buddhist monk Wayan Bagus lost his island of solitude and wants to get it back. The island was about two hundred miles northeast of Samoa. It had a mountain, beaches, a rain forest, and a volcano. And now it's gone. Poof! Vanished without a trace. Brilliant and boyishly charming Emerson Knight...
Author
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Clay Edison volume Book 1
Language
English
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"A corpse lying at the bottom of the stairs. A beautiful but troubled young woman. A brutal, decades-old murder. And the man charged with making sense of it all. Clay Edison is a former star athlete turned coroner's investigator. It's his job to care for the dead and the people they leave behind. It's not his job to solve mysteries. But some cases--and some people--can't be resisted. What he discovers will set him on a quest to overturn a hideous...
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English
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In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. As suspicions mount,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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After witnessing a shocking murder, the four remaining members of a secret organization that simply seeks to find the "truth" behind the nation's actions are thrown into a plot threatening the security of the U.S., and they team with a veteran Secret Service agent to stand down a threatening Armageddon.
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English
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""Move over, Ove (in Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove)--there's a new curmudgeon to love."--Booklist (starred review). "Eleanor Oliphant is a truly original literary creation: funny, touching, and unpredictable. Her journey out of dark shadows is absolutely gripping."--Jojo Moyes, #1New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You. "Deft, compassionate and deeply moving -- Honeyman's debut will have you rooting for Eleanor with every turning page."...
Author
Series
Mr. Lemoncello volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS...but someone is trying to censor what the kids are reading"--
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Relegated to the care of an eccentric great-aunt after her mentally unbalanced mother's accidental death, 12-year-old CeeCee is quickly surrounded by the strong women and cultural elements of her new Savannah community.
8) Floors
Author
Series
Floors volume Bk 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Leo's future and the fate of the extraordinary Whippet Hotel, where his father is the maintenance man, are at stake when a series of cryptic boxes leads Leo to hidden floors, strange puzzles, and unexpected alliances.
Author
Publisher
Purple House Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
[44] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Miss Twiggley, who lives in a tree with her dog and a variety of animal friends, becomes the target of jokes and ridicule by the townspeople until a hurricane hits the town and Miss Twiggley invites them to seek shelter in her tree.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014.
Physical Desc
351 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
""An emporium of retro treasure...from shocking sculptures of the 1700s, to Kodachrome snaps of 1950s Piccadilly Circus, to biblical scenes captured by Google Earth. Rather than nostalgia or folly, the aim is enlightenment, wonder and the pleasure of weirdness." --The Guardian Based on the widely popular blog that started as a side project in a basement, Retronaut reveals strange yet enlightening photographs from the past that somehow seem to depict...
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Series
Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 5
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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"Four lucky kids go on a scavenger hunt inside Mr. Lemoncello's Gameworks factory, where they compete for a chance to win a titanium ticket"--
13) Pine Island home
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Orphaned and alone, the four McCready sisters, aged eight to fourteen, move to a house off the coast of British Columbia left them by their great aunt, and get by with the help of neighbors.
Author
Series
Berrybender narratives volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
347p. 25cm.
Language
English
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Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
190 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
McQuarrie Middle School's students miss Origami Yoda when Dwight leaves for Tippett Academy, but he sends Sara a paper Fortune Wookiee that seems to give advice just as good as Yoda's--even if, in the hands of girls, it seems preoccupied with romance.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
381 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When eccentric millionaire Gideon Quidley receives a divine revelation to hide his earthly treasure somewhere in the hills, he sets out to find a fitting hiding spot, choosing only a few Bible verses as clues leading to untold riches of gold, silver, cash, and one very unexpected, and very costly, item. Treasure hunters descend upon the hills of West Virginia, including those surrounding the small town of Emmaus, where TD Lovett and Waite Evers provide...
Author
Series
Zombie problems volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When August DuPont, eleven, leaves his eccentric Aunt Hydrangea's crumbling mansion for the first time ever, he meets family, makes a friend, and attracts a zombie.
19) The Kneebone boy
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
282 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Otto, Lucia, and Max Hardscrabble, whose mother has been missing for many years, have unexpected and illuminating adventures in the village of Snoring-by-the-Sea after their father, who paints portraits of deposed monarchs, goes away on a business trip.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dark times have fallen on McQuarrie Middle School. Dwight is back--and not a moment too soon--as Kellen, Sara, and the gang face a new Menace: the FunTime Educational Program. FunTime is supposed to raise students' standardized test scores. Instead, it's driving everyone crazy. The students turn to Origami Yoda for help"--