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Blue-eyed devil

Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010.


When Appaloosa police chief Amos Callico begins shaking down local merchants for protection money, those who don't want to play along seek the help of Cole and Hitch.
Date Published:2010

Among the ten thousand things : a novel /

Pierpont, Julia.


-- Praise for -- --Moira Hodgson, -- -- -- -- -- --BBC From the Hardcover edition.
Date Published:2015

Bedtime explorers! = : Exploradores a la hora de dormir! /

Ricci, Christine,


Translated from the English. "Nickelodeon." Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer gets ready for bed along with her baby brother and sister, Guillermo and Isabella. Dora la Exploradora se prepara para la cama junto a su hermano pequeÃ±o y hermana, Guillermo e Isabel.
Date Published:2014

The good doctor of Warsaw

Gifford, Elisabeth,


Set in the ghettos of wartime Warsaw, this is a sweeping, poignant, and heartbreaking novel inspired by the true story of one doctor who was determined to protect two hundred Jewish orphans from extermination. Deeply in love and about to marry, students Misha and Sophia flee a Warsaw under Nazi occupation for a chance at freedom. Forced to return to the Warsaw ghetto, they help Misha's mentor, Dr Janusz Korczak, care for the two hundred children in his orphanage. As Korczak struggles to uphold the rights of even the smallest child in the face of unimaginable conditions, he becomes a beacon of hope for the thousands who live behind the walls. As the noose tightens around the ghetto, Misha and Sophia are torn from one another, forcing them to face their worst fears alone. They can only hope to find each other again one day . . . Meanwhile, refusing to leave the children unprotected, Korczak must confront a terrible darkness.
Date Published:2021

Set in the ghettos of wartime Warsaw, this is a sweeping, poignant, and heartbreaking novel inspired by the true story of one doctor who was determined to protect two hundred Jewish orphans from extermination. Deeply in love and about to marry, students Misha and Sophia flee a Warsaw under Nazi occupation for a chance at freedom. Forced to return to the Warsaw ghetto, they help Misha's mentor, Dr Janusz Korczak, care for the two hundred children in his orphanage. As Korczak struggles to uphold the rights of even the smallest child in the face of unimaginable conditions, he becomes a beacon of hope for the thousands who live behind the walls. As the noose tightens around the ghetto, Misha and Sophia are torn from one another, forcing them to face their worst fears alone. They can only hope to find each other again one day . . . Meanwhile, refusing to leave the children unprotected, Korczak must confront a terrible darkness.

Date Published:2021

Blaze of glory

Tillworth, Mary,


At head of title: Nickelodeon Blaze and the monster machines. "Based on the teleplay 'Blaze of Glory' by Clark Stubbs." During the Monster Machine World Championship, Crusher cheats in order to gain an advantage, but Blaze manages to help his friends and win the day.
Date Published:2015

Kung fu panda 2

Kung fu panda 2 (Motion picture)


Title from container. Videodisc release of the 2011 motion picture. Release date: Dec. 13, 2011. Special features Blu-ray disc: Kung fu panda : secrets of the masters; The animator's corner, animation inspiration, trivia track; Kicin' it with the cast ; Deleted scenes ; Panda stories ; Kung Fu Shuffle game ; Ni H?o, learn to speak Chinese ; World of DreamWorks animation ; Filmmaker's commentary and more. Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins in order to able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
Date Published:2011

Title from container. Videodisc release of the 2011 motion picture. Release date: Dec. 13, 2011. Special features Blu-ray disc: Kung fu panda : secrets of the masters; The animator's corner, animation inspiration, trivia track; Kicin' it with the cast ; Deleted scenes ; Panda stories ; Kung Fu Shuffle game ; Ni H?o, learn to speak Chinese ; World of DreamWorks animation ; Filmmaker's commentary and more. Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins in order to able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

Date Published:2011

Friday the 13th


Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. "This motion picture was previously released in a version rated R. This unrated version contains 10 second of footage different from the original R-rated version." Special features: Commentary by director Sean S. Cunningham with cast and crew; fresh cuts: new tales from Friday the 13th; "The man behind the legacy: Sean S. Cunningham" featurette; a Friday the 13th reunion; lost tales from Camp Blood, part 1; theatrical trailer. In 1957, a young boy named Jason Voorhees drowned. In 1958, two camp counselors were murdered. In 1962, fires and bad water kept Camp Crystal Lake from reopening. Now in 1979, Crystal Lake will finally be reopened by Steve Christy with the help of a few new counselors. The counselors begin to get ready for campers that summer. Ignoring the warnings from a local, the murders start once again while a mysterious stalker prowls the area. As bodies fall to the ground, the counselors realize that no one is safe in the camp.
Date Published:2009

Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. "This motion picture was previously released in a version rated R. This unrated version contains 10 second of footage different from the original R-rated version." Special features: Commentary by director Sean S. Cunningham with cast and crew; fresh cuts: new tales from Friday the 13th; "The man behind the legacy: Sean S. Cunningham" featurette; a Friday the 13th reunion; lost tales from Camp Blood, part 1; theatrical trailer. In 1957, a young boy named Jason Voorhees drowned. In 1958, two camp counselors were murdered. In 1962, fires and bad water kept Camp Crystal Lake from reopening. Now in 1979, Crystal Lake will finally be reopened by Steve Christy with the help of a few new counselors. The counselors begin to get ready for campers that summer. Ignoring the warnings from a local, the murders start once again while a mysterious stalker prowls the area. As bodies fall to the ground, the counselors realize that no one is safe in the camp.

Date Published:2009

Batman : eye of the beholder /

Daniel, Tony S. (Antonio Salvador)


Originally published in single magazine form in Batman 704-707, 710-712. "A powerful relic, hidden and protected by an ancient order, falls into the hands of one of Batman's deadliest foes! The Dark Knight and his allies are outnumbered and outmatched as they struggle to free themselves from their merciless adversary. With death and destruction imminent, Batman must make a crucial sacrifice."--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2011

Originally published in single magazine form in Batman 704-707, 710-712. "A powerful relic, hidden and protected by an ancient order, falls into the hands of one of Batman's deadliest foes! The Dark Knight and his allies are outnumbered and outmatched as they struggle to free themselves from their merciless adversary. With death and destruction imminent, Batman must make a crucial sacrifice."--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2011

Hallowed

Hand, Cynthia, 1978-


Torn between her love for her boyfriend Tucker and her complicated feelings about the role she seems destined to play, sixteen-year-old part-angel Clara Gardner races to decipher a new vision that could signify the end for someone close to her.
Date Published:2012

The Oregon Trail

Thompson, Linda, 1941-


The call to go west -- Too wild and far away -- The missionaries and early followers -- The great migration -- Key people -- A timeline of the history of the Oregon Trail. Discusses the expansion of America via the Oregon Trail, the mountain men who developed it, and the missionaries and settlers who followed.
Date Published:2005

The obituary writer

Hood, Ann, 1956-


On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless but secure marriage or to follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss. The surprising connection between these two women will change Claire's life in unexpected and extraordinary ways.
Date Published:2013

On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless but secure marriage or to follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss. The surprising connection between these two women will change Claire's life in unexpected and extraordinary ways.

Date Published:2013

The case of the left-handed lady

Springer, Nancy.


In container (17 cm.). Title from container. "Unabridged Mystery"--Container. "An Enola Holmes Mystery"--Container. "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. Compact disc. Pursued by her much older brother, famed detective Sherlock Holmes, fourteen-year-old Enola, disguised and using false names, attempts to solve the kidnapping of a baronet's sixteen-year-old daughter in nineteenth-century London.
Date Published:2007

In container (17 cm.). Title from container. "Unabridged Mystery"--Container. "An Enola Holmes Mystery"--Container. "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. Compact disc. Pursued by her much older brother, famed detective Sherlock Holmes, fourteen-year-old Enola, disguised and using false names, attempts to solve the kidnapping of a baronet's sixteen-year-old daughter in nineteenth-century London.

Date Published:2007

Lone Survivor


Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Based on the book by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson. Dolby digital 5.1, wide screen 2.40:1. Features: Bringing the story to light, The fallen heroes of Operation Red Wings. Four Navy SEALs enter Afghanistan to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda member and find themselves in an enemy ambush alone, fighting for their lives.
Date Published:2014

Religion around the world : a curious kid's guide to the world's great faiths /

Hagander, Sonja,


"Explores the world's major religious traditions, making the traditions, beliefs, practices, and history of each accessible to kids ages 8-12"--
Date Published:2022

The Berenstain bears in the freaky funhouse

Berenstain, Stan, 1923-



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Peony : a novel of China /

Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973.


Unabridged. Audio file. Title from image of compact disc container on Web page (viewed Feb. 21, 2011). Previously released on compact disc, 2011. The life of a bondservant is inextricably related to the Jewish family she serves in this historic novel of K'aifeng Jews in the early 1800s.
Date Published:2011

The Dead Gentleman

Cody, Matthew.


Eleven-year-old orphan Tommy Learner's world in 1900 New York City collides with that of twelve-year-old, modern-day Jezebel Lemon in the basement of her apartment building, where together they must use the portals between worlds to thwart the Dead Gentleman, a legendary villain whose last unconquered world is the planet Earth.
Date Published:2011

The bluebird and the sparrow

Oke, Janette, 1935-


A young woman overshadowed by a better-looking, more-charming sister, loses out in the affections of a man they both want. The novel chronicles how she finds peace with the help of religion. By the author of Love Comes Softly. The heartwarming story of sisters whose relationship is threatened when both are attracted to the same man.
Date Published:1995

Spy game

Spy game (Motion picture)


Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. Special features: deleted scenes with director commentary; script to storyboard; the making of "Spy game" featurette; learn what it takes to become a CIA operative. Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.
Date Published:2001

Making things float & sink

Gibson, Gary, 1957-


Includes index. Booklist. Appraisal-Science Books for Young People. Provides eleven experiments for children that help to explain why things float.
Date Published:1995