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Publisher
Fox Lorber Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
Swedish
Description
Shipped off to live with his uncle for the summer, 12-year-old Ingmar finds unexpected adventures with the help of the town's warmhearted eccentrics. These experiences give him a sustaining inner strength to accept his life and to eventually enjoy childhood
Author
Series
Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 19
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, A member of The Putnam & Grosset Group
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While Frank and Joe help their father locate a notorious jewel thief, they also explore the mysterious death of a tycoon's nephew years before
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history -- timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of "Good Vibrations." Love describes the stories behind his lyrics for pop classics such as "Good Vibrations," "California Girls," "Surfin' USA," and "Kokomo," while providing vivid portraits of the turbulent lives of his three...
124) The castle conundrum
Author
Series
Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 168
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Frank and Joe travel to the south of France to help teen Village International rebuild a deserted town as a center for refugee children. But a local legend of a haunted castle and its lord who hid a fortune in diamonds within its thick stone walls, stirs up strange noises, spooky lights, and close shaves that convince the Hardys someone is trying to sabotage the project
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Peggy Orenstein's Girls & Sex broke ground, shattered taboos, and galvanized conversations about young women's right to pleasure and agency in sexual encounters. It also had an unintended effect on its author: Orenstein realized that talking about girls is only half the conversation. To understand girls and sex, we also need to talk about boys and sex. Today's young men are subject to the same cultural forces as their female peers. They are steeped...
127) Home alone
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister's family left for vacation, they forgot one minor detail: Kevin!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
“Raw, dark, and powerful . . . Southern Gothic at its best. The Homecoming of Samuel Lake puts one in mind of Erskine Caldwell and Flannery O’Connor.”—Fannie Flagg
Every first Sunday in June, members of the Moses clan gather for an annual reunion at a sprawling hundred-acre farm in Arkansas. And every year, Samuel Lake, a vibrant and committed young preacher, brings his beloved wife, Willadee Moses, and
...130) Beastie Boys book
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam "ADROCK" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the debut album that became the first hip hop record...
Author
Series
Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 24
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
©1972
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When thieves hijack a collection of stuffed animals from a country auction, Frank and Joe Hardy pursue the getaway car and are drawn into a thrilling mystery. The recently acquired interest of their best pal, chubby Chet Morton, in taxidermy as a hobby adds fresh twists to the puzzle
Author
Series
Desmond Pucket volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aspiring special effects wizard Desmond Pucket carries his pranks too far, putting his field trip to Mountain Full of Monsters at Crab Shell Pier in jeopardy
133) John's turn
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Every Friday, in the cafeteria, one of the kids gets up in front of the whole school and does something. A performance. Today it's John's turn."--Front jacket flap
134) Don't tell a soul
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
While stealing money to help their sick mother, teen brothers Matt and Joey are surprised by Hamby, a security officer who gives chase and is then trapped in a well. Over the next few days, Joey and Hamby forge an uneasy relationship. Hamby tells Joey he'll keep quiet if Joey sets him free. But Hamby holds another secret, one that will threaten Joey and his family
135) The perfect tree
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Jack is searching for the perfect tree. One that he can chop, hack, and stack! But when it becomes too hard to find, Jack stumbles across three unlikely friends who want to show him "their" perfect trees."--Provided by publisher
Author
Series
Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 38
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1973]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When they journey to Alaska to help a friend who feels his life is in danger, the Hardy brothers find their own lives threatened
138) The fort
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Five middle schoolers find a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath, Jaeger Devlin
139) 99 nights in Logar
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A coming-of-age story about one boy's journey across contemporary Afghanistan to find and bring home the family dog, blending the grit and immediacy of voice-driven fiction like We Need New Names with the mythmaking of One Thousand and One Nights. Twelve-year-old Marwand's memories from his previous visit to Afghanistan six years ago center on his contentious relationship with Budabash, the terrifying but beloved dog who guards his extended family's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
As our heroes close in on where they think Dio is, the enemies they fight become more and more dangerous. Trapped in the desert, they face a liquid foe that can pierce steel and attacks any vibration. If they move, they die! Can they find the Stand user before he turns them into Swiss cheese?!
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