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Bo and the dragon-pup

Elliott, Rebecca,


Rainbow Tinseltail (called Bo) has never actually seen a dragon, but when things start going missing from Sparklegrove School for Unicorns all clues seem to point to a dragon pup called Scorch--but when Scorch does not return to the dragon caves, Bo and her friends become worried that he has gotten lost in the forest and they set out to find their new friend.
Date Published:2020

That always happens sometimes

Frank, Kiley,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Presents a humorous picture book that follows a boy named Max, who has a busy brain and can be distracted and forgetful, throughout the course of his day as he experiences mishaps and successes.
Date Published:2024

Fullmetal alchemist

Arakawa, Hiromu, 1973-


Translation of: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi. "The original manga behind the hit anime and video game series!"--Cover p. [4]. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. When a mysterious killer begins stalking state alchemists, Edward must watch his back because even his powers cannot protect him from the violent foe.
Date Published:2006

Starters

Price, Lissa.


School Library Journal, July 2012. Booklist, March 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2012. Kirkus Review, February 2012. Library Media Connection, October 2012. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2012. Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Sixteen-year-old Callie, having lost every family member besides her little brother when a genocide spore killed all of those who were not vaccinated, thinks she has found a way to support them by renting her body to seniors who want to be young again, but after a neurochip malfunction results in her being stuck in the life of her rich renter, she uncovers the horrible plan of her boss and must race against time to stop it.
Date Published:2012

School Library Journal, July 2012. Booklist, March 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2012. Kirkus Review, February 2012. Library Media Connection, October 2012. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2012. Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Sixteen-year-old Callie, having lost every family member besides her little brother when a genocide spore killed all of those who were not vaccinated, thinks she has found a way to support them by renting her body to seniors who want to be young again, but after a neurochip malfunction results in her being stuck in the life of her rich renter, she uncovers the horrible plan of her boss and must race against time to stop it.

Date Published:2012

Mick Jagger : primitive cool /

Sandford, Christopher.


A basically gossipy biography (and that's great when the subject is Mick Jagger) that tries, but fails, to get inside the head and heart of the rock giant, or to draw out themes larger than the entertainment world itself. Nonetheless, a great read that includes 22 pages of glossy photos. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Date Published:1994

Last chain on Billie : how one extraordinary elephant escaped the big top /

Bradley, Carol, 1957-,


Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, An account of the life of an Asian elephant, who was captured as a baby and transported from her jungle home in Asia to America in the 1950s, where she was named Billie and forced to perform as a circus elephant, during which time she suffered neglect and abuse. At the age of forty-five she was finally moved to a sanctuary, where she was able to overcome her emotional and physical scars and learn to trust humans again.
Date Published:2014

Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, An account of the life of an Asian elephant, who was captured as a baby and transported from her jungle home in Asia to America in the 1950s, where she was named Billie and forced to perform as a circus elephant, during which time she suffered neglect and abuse. At the age of forty-five she was finally moved to a sanctuary, where she was able to overcome her emotional and physical scars and learn to trust humans again.

Date Published:2014

Underworld

DeLillo, Don.


Library Journal, September 1997. Booklist starred, August 1997. Pub Weekly, July 1997. Kirkus Starred, July 1997. New York Times, October 1997. A fictional survey of the Cold War years as seen through the eyes of protagonists Nick Shay, an executive with a waste-management firm, and his one-time lover Klara Sax, an artist.
Date Published:1997

La casa de los espÃritus

Allende, Isabel,


The Trueba family spans three generations and a century of social change. A crisis causes the family patriarch and his granddaughter to be at opposite ends of political allegiances during a revolution and counterrevolution that threatens to tear apart their country and thei.
Date Published:0174

Chocolate : sweet science and dark secrets of the world's favorite treat /

Frydenborg, Kay.


The world's most perfect food -- The cocoa woods: back to before -- Tree of myth and money -- Blood and chocolate -- Taming wild amazon chocolate -- Doing well by doing good: chocolate in the industrial age -- The dark side of chocolate -- Candy, food, or medicine? -- In search of wild chocolate: new science meets ancient trees -- The mother tree and the accidental chocolate makers -- White beans -- -- Chocolate rainforests -- How to eat chocolate -- Chocolate timeline. School Library Journal starred, March 2015. Publisher's Weekly, March 2015. Booklist, February 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Kirkus Review, February 2015. Library Media Connection, October 2015. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, March 02, 2015. Booklist, February 15, 2015. Kirkus, February 15, 2015. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July 2015. Horn book guide, "[Looks at] ... the history, science, and economic and cultural implications of the harvesting of cacao and creation of chocolate. "--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

The world's most perfect food -- The cocoa woods: back to before -- Tree of myth and money -- Blood and chocolate -- Taming wild amazon chocolate -- Doing well by doing good: chocolate in the industrial age -- The dark side of chocolate -- Candy, food, or medicine? -- In search of wild chocolate: new science meets ancient trees -- The mother tree and the accidental chocolate makers -- White beans -- -- Chocolate rainforests -- How to eat chocolate -- Chocolate timeline. School Library Journal starred, March 2015. Publisher's Weekly, March 2015. Booklist, February 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Kirkus Review, February 2015. Library Media Connection, October 2015. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, March 02, 2015. Booklist, February 15, 2015. Kirkus, February 15, 2015. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July 2015. Horn book guide, "[Looks at] ... the history, science, and economic and cultural implications of the harvesting of cacao and creation of chocolate. "--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2015

Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands


Library Media Connection, Library Media Connection, August 2014. Traces the history of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands; describes how the culture of each country developed, and includes prehistory and ancient times, the economies, government and society, cultural life, and more.
Date Published:2014

Budgeting

Wiseman, Blaine.


Includes index. What is budgeting? -- When did budgeting begin? -- Budgeting in the United States -- How do budgets work? -- governments and budgets -- Why should people budget? -- Behind the scenes -- Committing to a budget -- Responsible spending -- Government budgets -- Municipal budgets -- Budgeting technology -- Budgeting careers -- What have you learned?. Library Media Connection, School Library Journal, Defines what budgeting is and discusses its history. Examines the advantages of budgeting, how to keep a record of finances, and the importance of knowing how your money is being used. Provides types of budgets, budgeting vocabulary, and careers in budgeting. Includes color photos, a quiz, a spreadsheet to create a budget, a glossary, and an index.
Date Published:2010

Includes index. What is budgeting? -- When did budgeting begin? -- Budgeting in the United States -- How do budgets work? -- governments and budgets -- Why should people budget? -- Behind the scenes -- Committing to a budget -- Responsible spending -- Government budgets -- Municipal budgets -- Budgeting technology -- Budgeting careers -- What have you learned?. Library Media Connection, School Library Journal, Defines what budgeting is and discusses its history. Examines the advantages of budgeting, how to keep a record of finances, and the importance of knowing how your money is being used. Provides types of budgets, budgeting vocabulary, and careers in budgeting. Includes color photos, a quiz, a spreadsheet to create a budget, a glossary, and an index.

Date Published:2010

Wizard and glass

King, Stephen, 1947-


30000321/17.95. SWKLS ILL. A 700-page fantasy featuring Roland-the-Gunslinger, an adventurer who is seeking the source of life. Fourth in the Dark Tower series, the novel flashes back to the heroic deeds of his youth and his romance with Susan, his great love. A 700-page fantasy featuring Roland-the-Gunslinger, an adventurer who is seeking the source of life. Fourth in the Dark Tower series, the novel flashes back to the heroic deeds of his youth and his romance with Susan, his great love.
Date Published:1997

30000321/17.95. SWKLS ILL. A 700-page fantasy featuring Roland-the-Gunslinger, an adventurer who is seeking the source of life. Fourth in the Dark Tower series, the novel flashes back to the heroic deeds of his youth and his romance with Susan, his great love. A 700-page fantasy featuring Roland-the-Gunslinger, an adventurer who is seeking the source of life. Fourth in the Dark Tower series, the novel flashes back to the heroic deeds of his youth and his romance with Susan, his great love.

Date Published:1997

The complete poems, 1927-1979

Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979.


Includes indexes. A collection of 149 poems by the American author.
Date Published:1974

Rise of the zombie scarecrows

Loughead, Deb, 1955-


Publisher's Weekly, April 2015. Booklist, May 2015. Resource Links, February 2015. "Fifteen-year-old Dylan is making a short film about zombie scarecrows, but Halloween pranksters are making progress difficult"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

Avalon High coronation

Cabot, Meg.


School Library Journal, A graphic novel focusing on Arthurian themes in which Marco has now been released from a mental hospital yet Ellie is not convinced that she can trust him. Meanwhile Mr. Morton believes that her boyfriend is a reincarnation of King Arthur and if Ellie doesn't help Will believe this, the world will end this Friday. But Ellie's main goal is to reunite Will with his parents at her big dinner party.
Date Published:2008

School Library Journal, A graphic novel focusing on Arthurian themes in which Marco has now been released from a mental hospital yet Ellie is not convinced that she can trust him. Meanwhile Mr. Morton believes that her boyfriend is a reincarnation of King Arthur and if Ellie doesn't help Will believe this, the world will end this Friday. But Ellie's main goal is to reunite Will with his parents at her big dinner party.

Date Published:2008

Fullmetal alchemist.

Arakawa, Hiromu, 1973-


Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi. "First published in Japan in 2007 by Square Enix Co., Ltd."--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. The Elric brothers, both injured in an alchemical ritual gone wrong, discover a terrible secret in the course of their efforts to find a cure, and Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong is presented with an offer that tests her ethics and resolve.
Date Published:2008

Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi. "First published in Japan in 2007 by Square Enix Co., Ltd."--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. The Elric brothers, both injured in an alchemical ritual gone wrong, discover a terrible secret in the course of their efforts to find a cure, and Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong is presented with an offer that tests her ethics and resolve.

Date Published:2008

Bet the farm : how food stopped being food /

Kaufman, Frederick, 1961-


Includes index. Preface : closed to the press -- A marvel of technology -- The Domino's effect -- The measure of all things -- What's new for dinner -- The nucleotidal wave -- The code -- Circus maximus -- A short history of wheat futures -- The food bubble -- Let them eat cash -- Fresh water and a shotgun -- The price -- Hard red spring -- The bubble business. Publisher's Weekly, October 2012. Booklist, October 2012. Argues that the global derivatives market in grain futures and food designed for U.S. shipping needs has resulted in less nutritious but more expensive foods, bankrupt farmers, and more starving people.
Date Published:2012

Includes index. Preface : closed to the press -- A marvel of technology -- The Domino's effect -- The measure of all things -- What's new for dinner -- The nucleotidal wave -- The code -- Circus maximus -- A short history of wheat futures -- The food bubble -- Let them eat cash -- Fresh water and a shotgun -- The price -- Hard red spring -- The bubble business. Publisher's Weekly, October 2012. Booklist, October 2012. Argues that the global derivatives market in grain futures and food designed for U.S. shipping needs has resulted in less nutritious but more expensive foods, bankrupt farmers, and more starving people.

Date Published:2012

The story of the Chicago Bears

Whiting, Jim, 1943-


Includes index. Papa Bear's family - Chicago legends - A team for the ages - Lovie's Monsters - Sideline stories - The Staley Swindle - Soldier Field - A six-score day - Brian's Song - The Super Bowl Shuffle - Prime-time return man - Meet the Bears - George Halas - Bronko Nagurski - Sid Luckman - Dick Butkus - Mike Ditka - Walter Payton. This book traces the history of the Chicago Bears, describing the team's records, players, and coaches.
Date Published:2014

Includes index. Papa Bear's family - Chicago legends - A team for the ages - Lovie's Monsters - Sideline stories - The Staley Swindle - Soldier Field - A six-score day - Brian's Song - The Super Bowl Shuffle - Prime-time return man - Meet the Bears - George Halas - Bronko Nagurski - Sid Luckman - Dick Butkus - Mike Ditka - Walter Payton. This book traces the history of the Chicago Bears, describing the team's records, players, and coaches.

Date Published:2014

The shadow of the wind

Ruiz Zafon, Carlos, 1964-


Translation of: Sombra del viento. Booklist, Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Ten-year-old Daniel Sempere discovers a rare novel in his widowed father's antique bookstore which is entitled "The Shadow of the Wind" by Julian Carax. In the background of the story a strangely disfigured man burns every copy of Carax's novels. Puzzled by this a maturing Daniel immerses himself in the mystery of this burning and encounters murder, intrigue, and love on his quest as he seeks answers.
Date Published:2004

Translation of: Sombra del viento. Booklist, Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Ten-year-old Daniel Sempere discovers a rare novel in his widowed father's antique bookstore which is entitled "The Shadow of the Wind" by Julian Carax. In the background of the story a strangely disfigured man burns every copy of Carax's novels. Puzzled by this a maturing Daniel immerses himself in the mystery of this burning and encounters murder, intrigue, and love on his quest as he seeks answers.

Date Published:2004

Poor is just a starting place

Wyatt, Leslie J.


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocate, During the Great Depression, twelve-year-old Artie Wilson, determined to escape plowing and planting the fields and milking the cow on her family's farm, longs to leave Buck Creek, Kentucky, and her life of poverty.
Date Published:2005

Most Searched Titles

Bo and the dragon-pup

That always happens sometimes

Fullmetal alchemist

Starters

Mick Jagger : primitive cool /

Last chain on Billie : how one extraordinary elephant escaped the big top /

Underworld

La casa de los espÃ­ritus

Chocolate : sweet science and dark secrets of the world's favorite treat /

Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands

Budgeting

Wizard and glass

The complete poems, 1927-1979

Rise of the zombie scarecrows

Avalon High coronation

Fullmetal alchemist.

Bet the farm : how food stopped being food /

The story of the Chicago Bears

The shadow of the wind

Poor is just a starting place

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