Jack Hawkins
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**
"An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy."
—Entertainment Weekly
The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.
Alicia Berenson's
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Series
Publisher
Powerkids Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Cute manga characters are fun to read about, and they're also fun to draw. Clear, step-by-step instructions guide budding artists of all skill levels as they create their own cute manga drawings, including a mini monster and a fairy imp. Each step is also shown through color-coded illustrations that give readers detailed examples to follow along with as they draw. Adorable illustrations of each finished product are also included. Helpful tips and...
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Handsome suitors, magical shopkeepers, and guardian angels are just some of the characters used to create dramatic manga stories. They're also just some of the characters readers learn to draw as they follow simple, step-by-step instructions. As readers follow along, they can also refer to helpful illustrations of each step in the drawing process, as well as colorful examples of the finished products. Budding artists can learn from additional tips...
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"How can you create the illusion of movement in a drawing? What are simple action poses young artists can draw on their own? Readers discover the answers to these questions and many more about the world of action manga as they draw characters as diverse as heroic boys and cyborg assassins. Each step-by-step drawing project is presented through clear text and detailed illustrations. Tips are also included to help readers build on the basic techniques...
6) Ben-Hur
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Experience the visual splendor, thundering action, and towering drama of the record-setting winner of eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to his role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race, and a fateful encounter with Jesus Christ. An enduring...
Author
Series
Publisher
Powerkids Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Mecha is a popular branch of manga that deals with robots and other machines. Readers will be able to draw their own mecha creations by following clear, step-by-step instructions. Helpful illustrations are also included to guide readers through each step in the drawing process, and vibrant examples of the finished drawings are shown on each page. Tips are provided to help budding artists improve their mecha drawing skills and create better backgrounds...
9) Zulu
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Publisher
Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Zulu is set in Africa in 1879 only hours after the battle of Isandhlwana. A small group of British soldiers stood their ground at a farm house at Rorke's Drift against an onslaught of wave after wave of Zulus
10) 1356
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English
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The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II
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English
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From a New York Times bestseller, the site where a haunted house once stood still holds the ghosts of its former residents in this horror novel sequel.
The terrifying sequel to the bestselling The House on Cold Hill, from a master of spine-chilling horror.
The looming presence of Cold Hill House is now a distant memory. In its place stands a new development of modern homes, built after the devastating fire that burnt the house to the ground.
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Allies and assassins volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
"Sixteen-year-old Jared inherits the throne of Archenfield after his older brother, Prince Anders, is murdered. He relies on the twelve officers of the court to advise him but soon suspects one of them could be responsible for his brother's death and vows to hunt down the killer, who may be after Jared as well"--
14) The Sacred Sword
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Series
Ben Hope thrillers volume 7
Language
English
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Description
AN ANCIENT SWORD. A LONG BURIED SECRET.ONE MAN WILL UNCOVER THE MYSTERY. It's Christmas, and on a trip back to the UK to try to sort out his stormy personal life, ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope runs into two old friends. Simeon and Michaela were once his fellow students at Oxford - now they are the Reverend and Mrs Arundel. Ben senses that Simeon is deeply troubled and frightened, but before the truth can emerge about his secretive research project concerning...
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Series
Ben Hope thrillers volume 8
Language
English
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Description
A SUNKEN SECRET. A MISSING WOMAN.A RACE AGAINST TIME. Former SAS major Ben Hope is relaxing at his home in Normandy when he hears the worst news of his life. His ex-girlfriend Dr Brooke Marcel has been kidnapped. Racing against the clock, Ben's frantic search for Brooke leads him from Ireland to the Spanish mountains and the rainforests of Peru. What is the mysterious link between the kidnapping, the salvage of a sunken 16th-century Spanish warship...
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English
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Winner of the August Prize, Sweden's Most Prestigious Literary Honor One of Sweden's most celebrated young writers and activists spins an exhilarating, innovative, and gripping murder mystery reminiscent of the hit podcast Serial. A young man named Samuel dies in a horrible car crash. Was it an accident, or was it suicide? To answer that question, an unnamed writer with an agenda of his own sets out to map Samuel's last day alive. Through conversations...
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English
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When eleven-year-old Stefan tells his little brother on Christmas Eve that Santa isn't real, he totally expects to be grounded. What he doesn't expect is for his name to land at the top of the Naughty List and for a demon named Krampus to creep down his chimney.
Narrowly escaping an attack from Krampus, Stefan falls into The Land Christmas Forgot-a dark place where wolves are made of shadow and evil snowmen roam the forests. There, Stefan meets...
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English
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You may not wish to think about it, but one day you or someone you love will almost certainly appear in a criminal courtroom. You might be a juror, a victim, a witness or - perhaps through no fault of your own - a defendant. Whatever your role, you'd expect a fair trial.
I'm a barrister. I work in the criminal justice system, and every day I see how fairness is not guaranteed. Too often the system fails those it is meant to protect. The innocent...
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English
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Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?
Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society.
Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable...
20) The Day We Met
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English
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Stephanie doesn't believe in fate, true love, or living happily ever after. She's content enough being married to Matt. But then she meets Jamie, who understands her more than anyone else ever has. Jamie's married to his childhood sweetheart and believes in everything Stephanie doesn't. He's happy with Helen. So why does he have such a strong connection with Stephanie? When Stephanie and Jamie meet one fateful weekend in 2006, it sparks a tumultuous...