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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this graphic novel adaptation of master horror storyteller Mary Downing Hahn's spookiest and most popular tale, two siblings must save their stepsister from the clutches of a vengeful ghost.
When their mom remarries, Molly and her brother, Michael, try to make friends with their new stepsister, Heather. But Heather only wants to make trouble for them. She lies and tattles and misbehaves, and somehow they always get the
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Cia lived in a house of secrets until she was five, when her father literally burned it all down. The price of his clandestine operation? Cia's entire family, and her leg. So, when her best friend Alice says she has a secret too, Cia wants nothing to do with it--even if it could shed light on her family's dark past. But Alice doesn't let go so easily, especially when her search for answers might help find Noah, the boy who broke...
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Amarie Walker goes for something, she goes big--including starting over. Leaving her cheating ex and entire D.C. life in the rearview, she crash lands in a small town with no plan, no money, and no job. An opening at the animal clinic is the only gig for miles, no surprise considering the vet is a certified grump. If Eli Calvary ever cracked a smile, Amarie might faint on sight from shock. At least his adorable golden retriever appreciates her...
Author
Publisher
Boynton Bookworks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Hippos have a reputation for wild parties that go on till dawn. People have even gone so far as to say that partying hippos “go berserk.” Nobody knows how these rumors got started. But even if it’s true (it is), it’s not the whole story. Given the deep appreciation that hippos have for water, it’s no wonder that your average hippopotamus seeks, finds, and offers a state of flow, no matter the situation. We have much to learn from their...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
What’s in store? A camping trip for Eric and Cyril, a diet for Gastric, and romance for Mr Newbold and Mrs Rossi. There are the driving lessons of doom, a dog whispering sweet nothings, a bicycle ride full of surprises, and all sorts of interesting new uses for a mangle. In the series finale, Granville tries to put the magic back into Christmas but things don’t quite go to plan. There are more schemes than you could shake a boiled ham at and of...
Publisher
Ronin Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
December 1941: a group of women and a 10-year-old girl named Sorella Epstein are photographed after being ordered to take their outer clothing off in freezing temperatures. Humiliated and silenced, they are among 3,640 Latvian Jewish women and children massacred by Nazi troops and their Latvian collaborators at Skede Beach, Latvia. Almost 80 years later, Ethel Davis, a 90-year-old Jewish Australian, is till haunted by this massacre. She is the author...
Author
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fascinating pop-history dive into the stories behind the incredibly impactful crimes--both infamous and little-known--that have shaped the legal system as we know it. When asked why true crime is so in vogue, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Amber Hunt always has the same answer: it's no hotter than it's always been. Crimes and trials have captured American consciousness since the Salem Witch Trials in the...
Author
Series
Teen Killers Club volume 3
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With authorities revisiting her conviction for the brutal murder of her best friend, Signal Deere awaits her fate with the Class A killers she calls her closest friends. When the footage that proves her innocence is wiped, it's clear someone she trusts is sabotaging her case--and Signal is headed back to jail if she can't figure out who. Signal desperately needs help from someone as obsessed with the truth as he is with her: Erik. But after the Bonnie-and-Clyde...
13) Winter's gifts
Author
Series
Rivers of London volume 10
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When retired FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an 'X-Ray Sierra India' incident, the operator doesn't understand. He tells them to pass it up the chain till someone does.That person is FBI Special Agent Kimberley Reynolds. Leaving Quantico for snowbound Northern Wisconsin, she finds that a tornado has flattened half the town-and there's no sign of Henderson.Things soon go from weird to worse, as neighbors report unsettling sightings, key evidence...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nate Evers, a young black political activist, struggles with rage as his people are still being killed in the streets...When his little cousin is murdered, Nate shuns the graffiti murals, candlelight vigils, and Twitter hashtags that are commonplace after these senseless deaths. Instead, he leads 3 grief-stricken friends on a mission of retribution, kidnapping the descendants of long-ago perpetrators of hate crimes, confronting the targets with their...
Author
Publisher
words & pictures, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Where does our food come from? Is farming different around the world? In this charmingly illustrated book, follow sustainable farming around the world to discover how farmers from Hawaii, to Sweden, the UK, and beyond grow the fresh and tasty food we enjoy eating. Explore the seasonal workings of farms around the world, and how food can be grown using sustainable methods that focus on quality versus quantity to ensure an environmentally healthy future."--Amazon...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"With a Thai mother and an American father, Kathy lives in two different worlds. She spends most of the year in Bangkok, where she's secretly counting the days till summer vacation. That's when her family travels for twenty-four hours straight to finally arrive in a tiny seaside town in Maine. Kathy loves Maine's idyllic beauty and all the exotic delicacies she can't get back home, like clam chowder and blueberry pie. But no matter how hard she tries,...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton reporter volume 4
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Join Geronimo Stilton, investigative reporter and Editor-in-Chief of New Mouse City's biggest newspaper and blog, The Rodent's Gazette, as he and his crew seek to uncover truths and grab headline stories. These three tales will keep you guessing till the end!
"Blackrat's treasure" based on episode 10 of the Geronimo Stilton animated series "Il tesoro di Bafferono."
"Intrigue on the rodent express" based on episode 11 of the Geronimo Stilton animated...
20) If only you
Author
Series
Bergman brothers volume 6
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A longtime good girl and unapologetic bad boy score the love of their life when they least expect to in this swoony, slow-burn sports romance. Ziggy Bergman is tired of being underestimated. Sure, she's the youngest player on the National Soccer team and the baby of the family, but that doesn't mean she still deserves to be treated like a kid. It's time for her angelic image to get a makeover. What better way to do that than hanging out with trouble...