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22) Harlem shuffle
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
""Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked..." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Alternates between the detective work of middle-schooler Jesse and her new friend, Springer, after her father is accused of stealing, and post-tornado rescue efforts of Jesse and her Pomeranian, Sam-Sam.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every day at the Athensville Zoo the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grownups alike, and kind, curious Plum is the peacock most proud of their responsibility. But Itch the ningbing--a type of very small marsupial--doesn't understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he's all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador!
Author
Publisher
OrangeSky Publishing by Findaway
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (31 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Buck is a well-loved and happy dog, living on a ranch with other happy dogs and an owner who loves him. But one night, he is taken from his loving home, forced to work hard pulling sleds with a team of other unkind dogs. He quickly learns that to survive, he must set his wild side free. This new adaptation of Jack London's classic novel tells the story of a loveable dog seeking his purpose and belonging, and ultimately deciding if he should answer...
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Brash adventurer Peter Quill steals a coveted orb and becomes the object of a relentless bounty hunt. To evade his enemies, Quill forges an uneasy truce with Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon; Groot, a tree-like humanoid; the deadly assassin Gamora; and the revenge-driven Drax. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb, he must rally his ragtag band of misfits for a desperate battle that will decide the fate of the galaxy.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fans of Lisa Jewell and Liv Constantine will love The Last Flight, a novel focusing on two women who meet in an airport, both alone, both scared, and both urgently needing an escape from their lives. Claire Cook has a husband whose temper burns as bright as his promising political career, and she has worked for months on a plan to get out. A chance meeting in an airport bar brings her together with a stranger equally as desperate. Together they hatch...
Author
Series
The map to everywhere volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Fin, a master thief from the pirate world of Khaznot Quay, and Marrill, also twelve, of Arizona, cross paths in the magical world of the Pirate Stream while on a quest for a mysterious map.
29) Six of crows
Author
Series
Six of crows duology volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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Description
"Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first"--
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone:...