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Moon man

Ungerer, Tomi


The man in the moon outwits the police in several escapades on Earth.
Date Published:1966

Dachshund

Schopell, M. William.


Includes index. This book discusses choosing a dachshund, the history of the breed, puppy care, grooming, training, and more.
Date Published:1999

Skeleton Key

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-


"An Alex Rider adventure"--Jacket. In the dark -- Match point -- Blood and strawberries -- Cribber -- Two weeks in the sun -- Not so special agents -- Death of a salesman -- Passport control -- brotherhood square -- Devil's chimney -- Crusher -- House of slaves -- Heartbeat -- Nuclear dustbin -- Security nightmare -- End of the world -- After Alex. Reluctant teenage-spy Alex Rider, on a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov.
Date Published:2002

"An Alex Rider adventure"--Jacket. In the dark -- Match point -- Blood and strawberries -- Cribber -- Two weeks in the sun -- Not so special agents -- Death of a salesman -- Passport control -- brotherhood square -- Devil's chimney -- Crusher -- House of slaves -- Heartbeat -- Nuclear dustbin -- Security nightmare -- End of the world -- After Alex. Reluctant teenage-spy Alex Rider, on a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov.

Date Published:2002

Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!

Willems, Mo.


School Library Journal starred, May 2003 Booklist starred, September 2003 Horn Book Starred, July 2003 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starred, May 2003 Publisher's Weekly, February 2003 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2003 Kirkus Review, April 2003 A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.
Date Published:2003

Eyes of the storm /. 3, Eyes of the storm /

Smith, Jeff, 1960 Feb. 27-


Book three in the Bone series. Map on lining papers. Life in the valley isn't getting any easier for the Bones and their newfound friends. Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney are attacked by the rat creatures and barely make it back to Lucius's tavern. Then it doesn't take long before Phoney is back to his old tricks. Back at the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are troubled by strange dreams, and gran'ma Ben's reaction is stranger still: She reveals long-kept secrets and unexpected dangers. In fact, they may have to leave the farm forever.
Date Published:2006

Book three in the Bone series. Map on lining papers. Life in the valley isn't getting any easier for the Bones and their newfound friends. Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney are attacked by the rat creatures and barely make it back to Lucius's tavern. Then it doesn't take long before Phoney is back to his old tricks. Back at the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are troubled by strange dreams, and gran'ma Ben's reaction is stranger still: She reveals long-kept secrets and unexpected dangers. In fact, they may have to leave the farm forever.

Date Published:2006

One million things : a visual encyclopedia


Includes index. Nature -- Human body -- Science and technology -- Space -- Earth -- People and places -- History -- Art and culture -- Reference. Featuring gorgeous photographs that illustrate and educate, this visual encyclopedia is jam-packed with thousands and thousands of images that bring more than one million things to light.
Date Published:2008

Deeper

Gordon, Roderick.


Originally published: Frome, Somerset, England : Chicken House, 2008. As Will Burrows continues to search for his lost archaeologist father in the strange underground world he has discovered, he stumbles across a sinister plot with terrible implications for the world above.
Date Published:2009

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? : by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf

Bader, Bonnie, 1961-



Date Published:2008

Amulet : The Stone Keeper's Curse : VOL: 2. Book two, The stonekeeper's curse /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Emily and her brother Navin head for Kanalis to find an antidote for the poison that is killing their mother.
Date Published:2009

The ghirardelli chocolate cookbook: recipes and history from America's premier chocolate maker

Beisch, Leigh



Date Published:2007

Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro

Preus, Margi.


In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
Date Published:2010

Interrupting chicken

Stein, David Ezra.


Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.
Date Published:2010

Kenny & the dragon

DiTerlizzi, Tony.


Book-loving Kenny the rabbit has few friends in his farming community, so when one, bookstore owner George, is sent to kill another, gentle dragon Grahame, Kenny must find a way to prevent their battle while satisfying the dragon-crazed townspeople.
Date Published:2008

Scary stories to tell in the dark

Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-


Originally published: New York : Lippincott, 1984. With new ill. Presents a selection of tales about haunted houses, ghastly deeds, wailing specters, and other terrifying phenomena.
Date Published:1984

The doll people

Martin, Ann M


Plastic dolls take over the role of the porcelain dolls of the family.
Date Published:2000

The return of the king.

Tolkien, J.R.R.


In the third part of The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman.
Date Published:1994

Tales of a fourth grade nothing.

Blume, Judy


Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
Date Published:1972

A frog thing

Drachman, Eric.


Frank wasn't satisfied doing ordinary frog things. He wanted to fly, but he was a frog and frogs can't fly. Follow Frank as he jumps and runs and leaps and dives until he finally finds his place in the pond.
Date Published:2005

The capture.

Lasky, Kathryn


Four barn owls band together to protect their home.
Date Published:2003

The son of Neptune

Riordan, Rick.


Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.
Date Published:2011