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112742) Ice-out
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
In 1920s Minnesota, life is hard for nineteen-year-old Owen Jensen and his family after their father dies but gets considerably worse when Owen becomes involved in the deaths of a sheriff and deputy.
112743) Smokin' Aces
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An FBI agent hunts for Las Vegas stand up comedian and illusionist Buddy 'Aces' Israel. Aces has decided to squeal on the mob but, before he heads off for protective custody, decides to go to the casinos at Lake Tahoe for one last good time, drawing a crowd of assassins. Now Aces will have to pull his greatest disappearing act before the assassins can get to him.
112744) Julius Caesar
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
77 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about the first emperor of ancient Rome, the conspiracy to assassinate him, and the civil war that follows his murder.
112745) Trapped behind Nazi lines: the Story of the U.S. Army Air Force 807th Medical Evacuation Squadron
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Gives readers an up-close look at the harrowing story of the 807th Medical Evacuation Squadron's escape from behind Nazi Lines after surviving a plane crash in enemy territory"--
112747) Me and Momma and Big John
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Little John is proud of his mother's work as a stonecutter for a cathedral called "Big John," but struggles to understand the importance of spending so much time on one stone that no one will know Momma cut. Includes a history of New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
296 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"I want to be beautiful. I want to be interesting. I want to be enough." That was Ferra Brickminder's prayer to win back the love of her life. And the gods answer--just not in the way she expected. After hoping for a miracle, Ferra instead watches her skin turn into delicate and dangerously breakable porcelain. Elsewhere, Brigantine de la Girona, a disgraced orc pirate captain, has her own problems. Penniless and banished from her home, Brig struggles...
112749) Dracula
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel based on the Bram Stoker classic, in which young Jonathan Harker first meets and then must destroy Count Dracula in order to save those closest to him.
112750) The closest I've come
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Marcos Rivas is desperate to escape the projects, his neglectful mother, and her abusive boyfriend, but when he is picked for a class at his high school targeting smart students who are underperforming, he initially resists.
112752) Brontë
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
184 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
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Description
"In the English countryside of the nineteenth century, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë-- coping with an elderly father and a brother dedicated to drinking-- find themselves confronting their family's stormy economic forturnes. And they do it their own way: overcoming difficulties and first failures with pride and courage; transforming their creative talents into a source of sustenance; and finally living lives of freedom."--Colophon summary.
112753) Dead is a killer tune
Author
Series
Dead is-- (Spin-off) volume 2
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
204 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Jessica and the other viragos must find who is responsible for the haunting music that is compelling Nightshade residents to commit crimes. Can they find out who is "behind the music" before it's too late?"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
78 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this graphic novel adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic, the ex-convict Jean Valjean strives to build a new life in nineteenth century Paris and protect his adopted daughter, Cosette, but he is pursued by the fanatical police inspector Javert who does not believe in redemption--until it is too late for both of them.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
269 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In Gaslighting America, Carpenter breaks down Trump's formula, showing why it's practically foolproof, playing his victims, the media, the Democrats, and the Republican fence-sitters perfectly. She traces how this tactic started with Nixon, gained traction with Bill Clinton, and exploded under Trump.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning ecology writer goes looking for the wilderness we've forgotten. Many people believe that only an ecological catastrophe will change humanity's troubled relationship with the natural world. In fact, as J.B. MacKinnon argues in this unorthodox look at the disappearing wilderness, we are living in the midst of a disaster thousands of years in the making--and we hardly notice it. We have forgotten what nature can be and adapted to a...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
182 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes.
112759) Angel mecanico
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
443 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Tessa Fell's search for her missing brother leads her into Victorian London's supernatural underworld, where she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
33 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
It is time for the The Golden Chalice race, and once again the three blind mice, Poppy, Basil, and Lily, are competing using sonar tech to navigate the twisting track; but the Farmer family cats are determined to win and have plans to once again sabotage the Mayhem Mice--just as they did in the last race, cutting off the tail of the mices' vehicles.
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