Sarah Smith
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Description
How can a madman fall in love?"I will marry you," Perdita Halley said to Alexander von Reisden at eighteen, "but not until I study music." Now, at twenty-one, she has come to Paris, his city--but music still stands between them. She is pursuing her dream of becoming a concert pianist; he is trying for the less likely one of becoming an ordinary, unhaunted man. They are drawn into an all-consuming passion that seems destined for tragedy. Perdita cannot...
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Paris, 1911. Andre du Monde, director of a famous horror theater, has married a young girl from the country. As a child, Andre experienced something terrible. Now he can't be close to anyone except by frightening them.His wife is frightened too. Because Andre keeps telling her she's going to poison him...Alexander von Reisden, doctor to the mad and Andre's friend, seems to have outlived his own terrible past. He has a wife and a son, and work he loves....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1992
Description
"Someone killed Richard. Now Richard wants to know why."
New England, 1887. The millionaire William Knight is brutally murdered. His grandson, Richard, the only witness, is shocked into silence, and then disappears, presumed kidnapped and killed.
Switzerland, 1905. Alexander von Reisden, "intellectual, immoral, and unstable," is "recognized" as Richard. Despite Reisden's insistence, he's not Richard, he is drawn into the affairs of the Knight family,...
4) The close-up
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Naomi Ellorza-Hays is determined to stay professional as she films relationship therapist Simon Rutler for her new docuseries, until the sizzling chemistry between them is too much to resist.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Discipline is an essential part of raising happy and successful kids, but as more and more parents are discovering, conventional approaches often don't work and can even lead to more frustration, resentment, power struggles, and shame. In this inspiring and practical guide, popular parenting expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith debunks common myths about punishments, rewards, the 'naughty step,' and more, and presents practical, connection-based techniques...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Since losing both of her parents, fifteen-year-old Katie can see and talk to ghosts, which makes her a loner until fellow student Law sees her drawing of a historic house and together they seek a treasure rumored to be hidden there by illegal slave-traders.
11) Faker
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Emmie Echavarre is a professional faker. She has to be to survive as one of the few female employees at Nuts & Bolts, a power tool company staffed predominantly by gruff, burly men. From nine to five, Monday through Friday, she's tough as nails--the complete opposite of her easy-going real self. One thing she doesn't have to fake? Her disdain for coworker Tate Rasmussen. Tate has been hostile to her since the day they met. Emmie's friendly greetings...
12) Simmer down
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"In this finger-licking good rom-com, two is the perfect number of cooks in the kitchen. Nikki DiMarco knew life wouldn't be all sunshine and coconuts when she quit her dream job to help her mom serve up mouthwatering Filipino dishes to hungry beach goers, but she didn't expect the Maui food truck scene to be so eat-or-be-eaten--or the competition to be so smoking hot. But Tiva's Filipina Kusina has faced bigger road bumps than the arrival of Callum...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
An indispensable guide for parents whose children are about to start, or have recently started school. Starting school is a huge important milestone for children and their parents. The best school years happen when everyone involved feels happy and engaged with the whole experience, and yet, with so much information to digest and so little guidance available, the process can be incredibly confusing. The Starting School Book is a reassuring and practical...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Fourteen year old Cindy and her two older brothers live in rural Pennsylvania, in a house with occasional electricity, two fierce dogs, one book, and a mother who comes and goes for months at a time. Deprived of adult supervision, the siblings rely on one another for nourishment of all kinds. As Cindy's brothers take on new responsibilities for her care, the shadow of danger looms larger and the status quo no longer seems tolerable. So when a glamorous...
15) Arthur Christmas
Formats
Description
On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission.
17) Ron's gone wrong
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Ron's Gone Wrong is a computer-animated film set in a world where it's the norm to have B-Bots, digitally connected robot companions. Barney is a shy middle-schooler who is the last one in his city to finally get Ron, his B-Bot. Unfortunately, his "Best Friend Out of the Box" becomes a major pain, malfunctioning on a regular basis. Not knowing what else to do, Barney sets out to teach Ron about social cues and what it means to be a human.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Discover the uncovered mysteries of duckbilled, horned, and bonehead dinosaurs in this amazing book all about these special kinds of dinosaurs! Vivid reconstructions of these extinct beasts that had bills like ducks, crests, horns, and bony skulls will transport young readers into the age of the dinosaurs as they explore the most recent discoveries of how they lived and evolved. Unearth the dinosaurs, like real life paleontologists, as fossils, informative...
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