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Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life, and has never been farther afield than her tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will is acerbic, moody, and bossy. But Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected.
2) Cress
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth. Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company.
Author
Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 19
Language
English
Description
"Someone has taken a shot at the president of France in the City of Light. The bullet was American. The distance between the gunman and the target was exceptional. How many snipers can shoot from three-quarters of a mile with total confidence? Very few, but John Kott--an American marksman gone bad--is one of them. And after fifteen years in prison, he's out, unaccounted for, and likely drawing a bead on a G-8 summit packed with enough world leaders...
Author
Publisher
Harper and Row
Pub. Date
[1968]
Language
English
Description
Written with compassionate realism and wit, the stories in this mesmerizing collection depict the disparities of town and village life in South America, of the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follows the epic adventures of fearless optimist Anna, who teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer to rescue her sister, Elsa, from a kingdom of eternal winter.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the folk singer and social activist, and discusses his role in the union, anti-war, civil rights, and environmental movements and the opposition he sometimes aroused for his radical views.
7) Robin
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams – a compelling portrait of one of America’s most beloved and misunderstood entertainers. From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In September 1998, young reporter Claudia Rowe was working as a stringer for the New York Times in Poughkeepsie, New York, when local police discovered the bodies of eight women stashed in the attic and basement of the small colonial home that Kendall Francois, a painfully polite twenty-seven-year-old community college student, shared with his parents and sister. Growing up amid the safe, bourgeois affluence of New York City, Rowe had always been...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian's courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics.
On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed...
On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by the rhythms of American folk music, this moving account of Pete Seeger's life celebrates his legacy, showing kids of every generation that no cause is too small and no obstacle too large if, together, you stand up and sing." ------ inside cover
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Told through a series of stunning photographs of Robin Williams taken by photographer Arthur Grace over the course of this decades-long partnership, offers a touching and up-close look at the real Robin Williams - the manic and happy, the pensive and weary, the engaged and disengaged, a true portrait of one of America's greatest comics and most beloved actors.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Champion. Survivor. Hero. Legend. Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 97, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from one of America's most inspiring lives. Zamperini's story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand's biography Unbroken, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Now, in his own words, Louis Zamperini reveals, with warmth and great charm, the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Through roles in cherished films such as 'Mrs Doubtfire', 'Jumanji', 'Aladdin' and 'Hook', Robin Williams became the genial face of family comedy. Emily Herbert's sensitive and thoughtful biography celebrates his genius and attempts to understand what drove such a gifted man to a tragic end.
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Packed with skills, rules, tactics, and results from all major international leagues and tournaments, this updated edition of DK's The Soccer Book includes a pull out wall chart to help you follow the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the predawn hours of July 10, 2014, the son of Alaskan scientist and National Geographic Explorer Roman Dial walked alone into Corcovado National Park, an untracked rainforest along Costa Rica's remote Pacific Coast. He carried a light backpack and machete. Cody emailed his father that he would do 4 days in the jungle and a day to walk out. He was never seen again. The authorities suspected murder. Dial was forced to confront the question: Was...
16) Unbroken
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A year after the disappearance and commencement of the international search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, no sign of the plane has been found; no debris, no bodies, no sign of the black box. Richard Belzer, George Noory, and David Wayne want to know why. Scrutinizing the theories the media and politicians claim are most likely reasons the plane crashed, Belzer, Noory, and Wayne argue that if a year after a huge Boeing 777 has gone missing, and...
Author
Series
Great escapes (HarperCollins) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? Perfect for fans of the I Survived series, the first installment in a brand-new, edge-of-your-seat series based on real events!
In spring 1942, Royal Air Force pilot Bill Ash’s plane was shot down by Germans, who captured and eventually brought him to Stalag Luft III, a notorious camp for prisoners of war. The Germans boasted that the camp—which was isolated,...
19) Unbroken
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
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