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English
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Los Angeles detective Peter Decker tackles a homicide case involving a billionaire real estate developer, his wife, and four employees. While Decker leads his homicide team throughout California and into Mexico, he thinks his own wife is on jury back at the courthouse. But a chance encounter with a court translator who needs her help leads Rina into the heart of the murder investigation, and straight into the path of a gang of ruthless killers.
Author
Series
Alex Delaware novels volume 16
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Jonathan Kellerman has distinguished himself as the master of the psychological thriller. Now L.A. psychologist-detective Alex Delaware confronts a long-unsolved murder of unspeakable brutality—an ice-cold case whose resolution threatens his survival, and that of longtime friend, homicide detective, Milo Sturgis.
The nightmare begins when Alex receives a strange package in the mail with no return address. Inside is an ornate album filled...
The nightmare begins when Alex receives a strange package in the mail with no return address. Inside is an ornate album filled...
4) Nancy Drew
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Nancy is an iconic girl detective with a passion for mystery and all things old, but she is about to experience a serious case of culture shock as she heads to Hollywood on an extended business trip with her father, Carson Drew. Having promised him that she has given up sleuthing in favor of becoming a "normal" teenager, Nancy tries her best to resist the lure of the age-old mystery of famous actress Dehlia Draycott's death, and living in Dehlia's...
5) Pinch hit
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English
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"When movie star Trevor and regular Little League player Sam discover that they are identical twins who were separated at birth, they decide to trade places for a while so that Sam can live the Hollywood life and Trevor can play baseball"--
Author
Series
Derek Fallon books volume 2
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular twelve-year-old star--but complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin monkey, and Derek's chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork.
7) Troublemaker
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
On the first night of rioting in the wake of the Rodney King verdict, Jordan's father leaves to check on the family store, spurring twelve-year-old Jordan and his friends to embark on a dangerous journey through South Central Los Angeles and Koreatown to come to his aid, encountering racism within their community as they go.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Derek Fallon loves making funny memes, but when he finds himself the joke of a viral meme, he realizes how easy it is to offend others using this platform. He can't stop thinking about it--even as he and his friends have the chance to house-sit for a famous Internet dog. Meanwhile, a wildfire evacuation forces them all out of the mansion, and suddenly Derek gets the opportunity to confront his virtual bully when they are directed to the same evacuation...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by the government's Immigration Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp--Betita finds heart in her imagination and the picture poems...
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
12) The Neddiad
Author
Series
Neddiad volume 1
Pub. Date
℗2007
Language
English
Description
When shoelace heir Neddie Wentworthstein and his family take the train from Chicago to Los Angeles in the 1940s, he winds up in possession of a valuable Indian turtle artifact whose owner is supposed to be able to prevent the impending destruction of the world, but he is not sure exactly how.
13) Liberia
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Liberia! Readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Liberia's land, history, cities, food, and more. They'll even learn how to speak a few words in Mande!
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As an orphaned Black boy growing up in Los Angeles in the early 1900s, Paul R. Williams became obsessed with the concept of 'home.' He not only dreamed of building his own home, he turned those dreams into drawings. Defying the odds and breaking down the walls of racism, Williams was able to curve around the obstacles in his way to become a world-renowned architect, designing homes for the biggest celebrities of the day ... while creating a number...
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Series
Alien superstar volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"After escaping his oppressive red dwarf planet and landing a role on a popular Hollywood sitcom, Buddy Burger seems destined for high-flying success. His legions of fans love his six eyes, his suction cup feet, and even his excessive need for avocados. It seems nothing can stop his rise to super-stardom--until the arrival of Citizen Cruel, a shape-shifting Squadron member sent from Buddy's home planet to bring him back by any means necessary. Will...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The ear-repressible Bugs Bunny takes top billing in this rollicking, rambunctious romp. Things start out plenty looney as Yosemite Sam strikes a Devilish bargain to send Bugs straight to you-know-where. The looniness continues as Daffy and Tweety tangle with a pair of feather-brained bird-napping gangsters. Even loonier, Bugs turns Hollywood's glitziest awards ceremony into a cartoon-star-studded disaster zone.
17) Guatemala
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Presents information about Guatemala, discussing its geography, wildlife, history, languages, cities, agriculture, holidays, and food.
19) Smoky night
Author
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
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