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English
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Confined to a nursing home and about to turn 100, Allan Karlsson, who has a larger-than-life back story as an explosives expert, climbs out of the window in his slippers and embarks on an unforgettable adventure involving thugs, a murderous elephant and a very friendly hot dog stand operator.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Narrator Jack and his mother, who was kidnapped seven years earlier when she was a 19-year-old college student, celebrate his fifth birthday. They live in a tiny, 11-foot-square soundproofed cell in a converted shed in the kidnapper's yard. The sociopath, whom Jack has dubbed Old Nick, visits at night, grudgingly doling out food and supplies. But Ma, as Jack calls her, proves to be resilient and resourceful--and attempts a nail-biting escape.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
You don't just read this ghost story. You step into it.
Some houses are more than just haunted... they're hungry. Dash, Dylan, Poppy, Marcus, and Azumi don't know this at first. They each think they've been summoned to Shadow House for innocent reasons. But there's nothing innocent about Shadow House.Something within its walls is wickedly wrong. Nothing -- and nobody -- can be trusted. Hallways move. Doors vanish. Ghosts appear. Children disappear.And...
Author
Series
The Books of Ember volume 1
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
2004, c2003
Language
English
Description
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Hoping for permission to line the roads between the wintry cities with the glowing phostyrias plant, Shirayuki, Obi, and Ryu arrive at the Oriold checkpoint. The knight captain there won't stand in their way, but due to political instability in the northern region, they'll have to win over a certain Lord Lugiria. Deep in uncharted territory, can they light a path to the future?" --Publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Shirayuki and Obi attend a royal soiree at the palace in hopes of meeting Rata Forzeno, the wunderock scholar. With his help, the Lilias team might finally be able to bring their orimmallys research to a speedy conclusion. But will Shirayuki and Obi be able to convince the elusive scholar to lend them a hand?"--Back cover.
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Series
Snow White with the red hair volume 16
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The orimmallys project is finally coming to fruition. But when the annual northern flu hits Lilias, the entire medical team faces a sudden deluge of field medic work, an experience that proves valuable for Shirayuki's and Ryu's training. Meanwhile, the sons of nobles are being targeted in a potential plot, and the main suspect is someone close to Zen!"--Back cover.
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Series
Snow White with the red hair volume 18
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In order to reclaim the power his northern clan once held, Toka Bergat has attacked Sereg Knight Base. Zen is ready to fight back, but Toka is clearly out for blood and the prince's head! Meanwhile, Kiki and Obi have saved Tsuruba from certain doom, and all three are racing back to the base!"--Amazon.
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Series
Miss Peregrine volume 6
Language
English
Description
"The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in his grandfather's house. Jacob doesn't know how they escaped from V's loop, but he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned. Risen from the Library of Souls, Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains--deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones, if they can decipher...
11) No way out
Author
Series
Shadow House volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Four of the orphans who were lured to Larkspur House have made it out of the shadow house alive, but Poppy, Dash, Azumi, and Dylan are still on the grounds of the estate and far from safety--and unless they solve the mystery of what it is that the house wants from them they may never escape.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Clementine is different from other mice: she can calculate the speed of light and she dreams in Latin. The scientists say she's a genius and put her through test after test. Clementine is proud of being a good lab mouse, but she's lonely. Her only snatches of friendship occur during her late-night visits with a chimpanzee named Rosie. When a compassionate lab technician frees Clementine, the mouse discovers an outside world full of wonders: Brussels...
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English
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"The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon...
14) Ghostcloud
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Language
English
Description
Forced to shovel coal underground in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma discovers his own innate powers with the help of a ghostly girl and is determined to save himself and his friends from a cruel and sinister scheme orchestrated by an evil woman.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Unwilling to become the prince of Tanbarun's possession, beautiful red-haired herbalist Shirayuki seeks shelter in the woods of the neighboring kingdom, where she gains an unlikely ally--a mysterious young man named Zen, who might be more than he seems.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan."--
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Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"While on the run, Yona and Hak head to Hak's hometown, where she attempts to heal her brokent heart. However, she can't rest there for long once she discovers that Su-won may soon become king! What will Yona choose to do in the wake of this news?"--