Travis Nichols
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Just what kind of monkey business has befallen Mr. Hound's shop? Luckily, our team of plucky detectives has been chomping at the bit to take on their first case. When Mr. Hound hires them to investigate, they hoof it to his shop. And once they get sleuthing, wild horses couldn't drag them away from the scent of a clue. But is it all just a dog and pony show to distract them from the truth? Idioms are everywhere in this hilarious first case of the...
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Titled after the US Air Force song, this engaging debut explores the legacy of the Greatest Generation from the perspective of Generation Y, the fallout of war through the eyes of a pacifist, and the enduring human desire for love, adventure, truth, and understanding. Pensive in the wake of 9/11, a young man-our "correspondent between the past and the present"-launches a mission to reunite his beloved grandfather, an American bombardier, with Luddie,...
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Charli and Nico's wedding blog has an uninvited guest: a commenter convinced the bride is being romanced by the brother of the groom. To save her from a terrible mistake he adopts multiple identities on multiple message boards, sharing his fears for Charli, his outrage at being thwarted, and the romance, years ago in his analog past, that first attracted his meddlesome care. Cranky, hilarious, and incisive, The More You Ignore Me takes on Internet...
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Terribles volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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While the Terribles hold a class election for the next Line Overlord, a new witch arrives in town and everyone wants to be her friend--especially because she lives at the local island resort and gets to enjoy all the perks, in a story told in alternating chapters, comics, poems, charts and activities
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Looking to start an underground band? Don't make a move until you've read this book!
So you KNOW you are destined to rock... well you're in luck -- all you need is this book! (Please note musical talent, bandmates, a car for touring, and an uncle who owns a record label might also help.) An original blend of nonfiction how-to's about all things DIY rock created by an indie-circuit veteran with a knack for hysterical snark, PUNK ROCK ETIQUETTE teaches...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Matthew Swanbeck has a classic problem. Back in seventh grade, his dad talked him into playing the trumpet instead of the drums. Now he's a lowly brass player in the school marching band. Until one day, he has an epiphany: He can start his own band, play in all the cool rock venues, even go on tour...if only he can scrape together the cash to buy a drum set. But, how will he ever get the money together when The Man thwarts him at every turn, taking...
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Series
Terribles volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Told in alternating chapters, comics, poems, charts and activities, this spooktacular story introduces the monsters who have settled down on the quiet island of Creep's Cove, giving readers a peek into the lives of vampires, mummies, gelatinous balls of goo and more!
Vampires, mummies, and gelatinous balls of goo (oh my!). That's right, monsters are real and they've settled down on the quiet island of Creep's Cove. It's a pretty typical place: houses,...
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Terribles volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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"THE TERRIBLES HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED to a game of CREEPOBALL, a sport that is played by all monsters on Creep's Cove Island (just don't ask them how to play it--nobody knows ALL the rules!). Their rivals? A horde of relentless, fierce, low-down GNOMES. Can THE TERRIBLES defeat these Gnomes without anyone DISAPPEARING into an ALTERNATE DIMENSION? Why are you asking me? JUST READ THE BOOK, HUMAN!"--
11) Fowl Play
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Just what kind of monkey business has befallen Mr. Hound's shop? Luckily, our team of plucky detectives has been chomping at the bit to take on their first case. When Mr. Hound hires them to investigate, they hoof it to his shop. And once they get sleuthing, wild horses couldn't drag them away from the scent of a clue. But is it all just a dog and pony show to distract them from the truth? Idioms are everywhere in this hilarious first case of the...