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2241) Phantoms in the snow
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
226 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1944, fifteen-year-old Noah Garrett, recently orphaned, is sent to live at Camp Hale, Colorado, with an uncle he has never met, and there he finds his pacifist views put to the test.
2242) White knight needed
Author
Series
Reluctant heroes (Betina M. Krahn) volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
361 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Brimming with romance and adventure, the second Victorian-era romance in New York Times bestselling author Betina Krahn's thrilling new Reluctant Heroes series reveals the hero in every man, as a gentleman swept up by police in a morality raid feels honor-bound to rescue a woman who was also in the wrong place at the wrong time..." --
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
421 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"As a biracial orphan, Rika has never felt like she fully belonged to her family or the Little Tokyo community in LA, until she embarks on a fairy tale-like quest to discover if America's leading movie star could be her biological mother"--
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xxi, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In The Mayor of Mogadishu, one of the BBC's most experienced foreign correspondents, Andrew Harding, reveals the tumultuous life of Mohamoud 'Tarzan' Nur--an impoverished nomad who was abandoned in a state orphanage in newly independent Somalia, and became a street brawler and activist. When the country collapsed into civil war and anarchy, Tarzan and his young family became part of an exodus, eventually spending twenty years in north London. But...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
834 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Two of Dicken's novels are republished. The first follows a group from the tranquil roads of London to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror. The second follows the life of the orphaned Pip from the wild Kent marshes through a series of events as he abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman.
2246) The Emerald Shore
Author
Series
Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
323 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Lucy travels to Ireland in her magical house-turned-ship to find the pirate treasure that will end the magical curse haunting her family once and for all"--
2247) Angel mecanico
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
443 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Tessa Fell's search for her missing brother leads her into Victorian London's supernatural underworld, where she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother.
2248) The shape of water
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1962 Cold War America, high-security government lab workers Elisa and Zelda unexpectedly discover a secret classified experiment.
2249) The zombie stone
Author
Series
Zombie problems volume 2
Pub. Date
©2021.
Physical Desc
277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a zombie followed August DuPont home one day, he didn't expect her to stick around. But Claudette is in no hurry to leave August's side. And when he decides to go to Croissant City in search of the elusive Zombie Stone, Claudette joins him. It's a good thing she does, because no sooner had August set out than a mysterious white alligator began to follow him. Reptiles aren't the only creatures to look out for, though. When August is reunited with...
2250) Black butler: XIII
Author
Series
Black butler volume 13
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
167 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"His betrothed's unexpected skill with a sword having narrowly saved him from a gory fate at the gnashing jaws of the undead, Earl Ciel Phantomhive, along with his intrepid butler, Sebastian, fights to see another day aboard the doomed Campania. But as they draw nearer to the heart of the Aurora Society's scheme to reanimate the dead, the pair are met by the beautiful young 'Kaiser, ' who holds all the keys to this mystery in the palm of his gloved...
2251) Anne of Green Gables
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
307 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert were planning to adopt an orphaned boy to help out around their farm, Green Gables - instead, they got Anne Shirley. A plucky redheaded girl with a vibrant imagination, Anne turns first Green Gables and then the rest of Prince Edward Island on its ear."--
2252) Under the broken sky
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
293 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Soviet troops invade Japanese-occupied Manchuria during the last days of World War II, twelve-year-old Natsu Kimura must care for her younger sister as they struggle to survive and return to Japan.
2253) Black butler: XII
Author
Series
Black butler volume 12
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
153 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"The decks of the Campania run red with blood when the corpses brought back to a semblance of life by the Aurora Society's 'absolute salvation' turn on the ship's passengers in a ghoulish farce. With their investigation waylaid by this primitive struggle for survival, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his exceptional butler, Sebastian, are trapped at the mercy of both the unnatural and Mother Nature herself. For even as dead feet shuffle along the opulent...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as bone. Something inside Alice is broken: she remembers words but struggles to speak them. Still, Alice knows words are for sharing, so she pins them to posters in tucked-away places: railway waiting rooms, fish-and-chip shops, quiet corners. Manny is sixteen, with a scar from shoulder to elbow. Something inside Manny is broken: he was once a child soldier, forced to do terrible, violent...
2256) Trapped
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
77 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Kevin makes a startling discovery that he hides from his abusive foster parents."--
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (958 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The eagle and the hawk : World War I drama about rival pilots with opposing codes of honor and a reluctant hero struggling to deal with the horrors of war.
The last outpost : World War I drama about a British prisoner of war who is rescued from a firing squad by his mysterious cellmate John Stevenson.
Wake Island : Based on the true story of a handful of U.S. Marines holding out against an overwhelming Japanese air, land and sea assault.
Bengal...
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
On Pluto: inside the mind of Alzheimer's (paperback), 1 A loving voice II: a caregiver's book of more read-aloud stories for the elderly (paperback) ; 1 The secret garden (DVD), 1 Bird songs of the Northwoods (sound recording), Lazy day in the garden puzzle (300 pieces), Beautiful blossoms memory game, Remember that day scented sachet set, How does your garden grow? seed starter, Kit activity instruction card & Memory Kit survey : in clear plastic container ; 15 x 17 1/2 x 6 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A collection of activities, games, puzzles, and other resources to spark memories, create conversation, improve mobility and dexterity, and provide positive and engaging interactions.
On Pluto: "This is a book about living with Alzheimer’s, not dying with it. It is a book about hope, faith, and humor—a prescription far more powerful than the conventional medication available today to fight this disease. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause...
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