Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
How to train your dragon volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reluctant hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must rescue his best friend, Fishlegs, from the deadly disease Vorpentitis. The only cure is rare and almost impossible to find ... a potato. But where will Hiccup find such a thing?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The U.P. Trail narrates the story of William Neale, a young engineer working for the Union Pacific railway. He must contend with Indians, bandits, badlands, and bad weather to get the train to the destination. The railroads are expanding to link the nation, with the celebrated golden spike marking the spot in Utah where the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific would meet. Published in 1918, The U.P. Trail became a bestseller for Grey, and was made...
Author
Language
English
Description
Chester, a homeless man, "sees" Francesca Dunn, an adolescent girl, hovering over the river, bathed in celestial light. As word spreads, hordes of followers converge and Francesca is trapped by a storm of fervent belief and doubt, the relentless and perpetual desire for salvation and possible miracles, and those who want to take advantage of anything that may bring a profit.
Author
Series
Chesapeake Shores novels volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Single mom Heather Donovan's dreams of home and family are tantalizingly within reach when she settles in Chesapeake Shores. The welcoming arms of the boisterous, loving O'Brien clan embrace her and her son. But accepting their support seems to further alienate her son's father, Connor O'Brien. His parents' divorce and his career as a high-powered divorce attorney have left him jaded about marriage. Then everything changes ..."--Container.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Yoshi's Big Swim chronicles the impressive true story of Yoshi, a loggerhead turtle who was rescued by fishermen, then rehabilitated and cared for by scientists for many years. The scientists adored her, and Yoshi was happy in her aquarium home. But then, many years later, Yoshi let them know that it was time for her to move on. Would Yoshi be safe? Would she know what to do? After lots of preparation-and plenty of friendly back scratches for Yoshi-the...
Author
Series
Gooney Bird volume 1
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Two-time Newbery Medal winner Lois Lowry presents all four Gooney Bird tales.
Author
Pub. Date
1988
Language
English
Description
Allen Ring won the Red Rock Ranch in a poker game, but a man was shot in the back there a couple of years back. The murder is still unsolved, but some one seems convinced that Allen Ring has the missing answer. Ring finds himself in the middle of a mysterious conflict -- and maybe headed for a showdown with the marshall.
Author
Series
Jason Bourne series volume 4
Pub. Date
p2004
Language
English
Description
Years after the events of the Bourne Identity, Jason Bourne, now a professor at Georgetown University, is living a quiet life, far from the dangers of his previous life as a CIA agent. Until one day when he finds himself the target of an assassin nearly as skilled as himself, and is framed for the brutal murder of his two closest associates and friends. Now he must use all his skills to stay alive as he battles a determined assassin, the combined...
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A Tale of Two Cities: The "two cities" are Paris in the time of the French Revolution, and London. Dr. Manette, a French physician, having been called in to treat a young peasant and his sister, realizes that they have been cruelly abused by the Marquis de St. Evremonde and his brother. To ensure Dr. Manette's silence, the Marquis has him confined for eighteen years in the Bastille. The doctor has just been released, demented, when the story opens....
98) The black tattoo
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
When his best friend, Charlie, is possessed by an ancient demon, fourteen-year-ole Jack, accompanied by a girl with superhuman powers, battles all over London and into Hell to save him.
Author
Language
English
Description
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka presents an essential guide to raising energetic children. Here, listeners will learn how to cope with their children's tempers, understand where their children's energy comes from, and discover how to create strategies for bedtime, holidays, and schooling. Includes a PDF disc with charts.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A long time ago, hundreds of birds lived on the Cangwu Mountain where they experienced four distinct seasons. Among them, there is a very unnoticeable brown bird called Phoenix. All birds except Phoenix fly to the largest lake in the mountain every day. They comb their feathers by the lake and compete to see whose feathers are more beautiful. Phoenix doesn't like to attend such gatherings; instead, she collects food quietly to get ready for the winter....
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request