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Author
Series
Lost night files volume 1
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"For readers of romantic suspense and fans of Nora Roberts and Amanda Quick. New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz returns with the first novel of The Lost Night Files, an exciting new romantic suspense trilogy about a night that changed three women forever--but that none of them can remember. They were strangers when they met and are now friends with the same goal: to discover what was done to them that long-ago night-because whatever...
Author
Series
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
John Waters is a happy husband and father. But before he was married, he escaped an obsessive love affair which he feared would consume him. When he married, his former lover disappeared and he heard that she had been murdered in New Orleans. Now, a woman he meets stuns him with a secret only his former lover would have known. When the woman is murdered, Water's quiet life becomes a whirlwind of guilt and suspicion, and the terror that can result...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Entreated by her mother to help find a missing woman who has escaped from a mental hospital, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is shocked to discover the woman's true identity and enlists the help of rogue FBI profiler Kendra Michaels to survive a plot by a killer who is targeting her family.
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"All her life, Ryan Gracey watched her perfect older sister from afar. Knowing she could never top Wendy's achievements, she didn't even try. Instead Ryan forged her own path while her family barely seemed to notice. Now Wendy shares two little girls with her perfect husband, while Ryan mourns the man she lost after a nearly fatal mistake in judgment. The sisters' choices have taken them in different directions, which is why Ryan is stunned when Wendy...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Everyone who grew up celebrating Christmas remembers the excitement that built up to the most magical day of the year. But why not make the last week until Christmas more fun by counting how many sleeps until the arrival of Santa and his reindeer?"--
6) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s, with rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rising sharply. The author lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time, and then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults....
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: The excitement leading up to spooky season has been enjoyed by so many for so long. Filled with costumes, candy, and big scares! But why not make the last few days before Halloween even more exciting by counting how many sleeps until trick-or-treat night? Paired with the eerie artwork of Rich Deas, fans will enjoy the humor of Jimmy Fallon as he prepares readers for the most spinetingling week of the year-5 More Sleeps 'til Halloween....
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Introduces camping from A to Z using poetry, prose, and illustrations in a children's picture book. Includes information on beach camping, canyons, foliage, camping gear, John Muir, Juliette Gordon Low, and more"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade. At first, the building and its eclectic...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From A to Z all that is fishing is explained in this illustrated picture book using poetry and prose. Topics include angler, catch and release, fly-fishing, tackle, and more"--Provided by publisher.
12) Open season
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
oe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts and the game warden--especially one like Joe who won't take bribes or look the other way--is far from popular. When he finds a local hunting outfitter dead, splayed out on the woodpile behind his state-owned home, he takes it personally. There had to be a reason that the outfitter, with whom he's had run-ins before, chose his backyard, his woodpile to die...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Grab a flashlight, crawl under the covers, and dive into the twisted, unexpectedly hilarious world of Rowley Jefferson's imagination. You'll meet zombies, vampires, ghosts, and much more in these comically terrifying tales. Rowley's spooky stories might leave you laughing, but beware--you could end up sleeping with the lights on!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"There's nothing that makes Charlie's soul rejoice more than naps and bacon. But when his daily routine of eating and sleeping is interrupted by a new baby calf, Abigail, Charlie is not happy! Things go from bad to worse when Charlie sees everyone rubbing Abigail's belly--instead of his; feeding her--instead of him; and tucking Abigail in at the end of the day--in Charlie's bed. Will Charlie be able to adjust to the new addition?"--Publisher's description....
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Two hundred years ago, the Brothers Grimm published their famous collection of folk tales, including these thirty much-loved stories. Each tale is brought to life with radiant, faithful pictures from Daniela Drescher, one of Germany's best-loved illustrators, which are sure to fire any child's imagination.
16) One by one
Author
Language
English
Description
"A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with friends. It sounded like heaven. Then Claire's minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to their hotel....
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project. In this lively and compelling account --- now updated with new material by the author --- Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Television producer Laurie Moran puts everything on the line to help a woman she thinks was wrongfully convicted of murder. Casey Carter was convicted of murdering her fiance, famed philanthropist Hunter Raleigh III, fifteen years ago. And Casey claims, has always claimed, she's innocent. Although she was charged and served out her sentence in prison, she is still living under suspicion. She hears whispers at the grocery store. She can't get...
19) The drifter
Author
Series
Peter Ash novel volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnams Sons
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"An explosive thriller debut introducing Peter Ash, a veteran who finds that the demons of war aren't easily left behind . . . " --
"Peter Ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: what he calls his 'white static,' the buzzing claustrophobia due to post-traumatic stress that has driven him to spend a year roaming in nature, sleeping under the stars. But when a friend from the Marines commits suicide, Ash returns...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
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Description
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse....