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Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
254 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades... if you dare. Hear shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate! Horror author and vintage paperback book collector Grady Hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby. Complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles, this unforgettable...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, William Shakespeare, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays...
4) Jazz
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
xiii, 704 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
8) Black song: the forge and the flame; the story of how the Afro-American spiritual was hammered out
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1972]
Physical Desc
xviii, 686 p. illus. 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"An irresistible, nostalgic, and insightful--and totally original--ramble through classic children's literature from Vanity Fair contributing editor (and father) Bruce Handy. In 1690, the dour New England Primer, thought to be the first American children's book, was published in Boston. Offering children gems of advice such as "Strive to learn" and "Be not a dunce," it was no fun at all. So how did we get from there to "Let the wild rumpus start"?...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the creator of the popular website covermesongs.com comes the perfect book for music fans: the inside stories behind 20 iconic cover songs and the artists who turned them into classics. A great cover only makes a song stronger. Jimi Hendrix's version of Bob Dylan's 'All Along the Watchtower.' The Beatles rocking out with 'Twist and Shout.' Aretha Franklin demanding 'Respect.' Without covers, the world would have lost many unforgettable performances....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Jane Austen's witty comedy of manners features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of 18th-century drawing-room intrigues.