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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Winner of Newbery Award, 1995. After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
230 p.: 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Mary Lou grows up considerably during the summer while learning about romance, homesickness, death, and her cousin's search for his biological father.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.
Author
Series
Chaos Walking volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
519 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alternate chapters follow teenagers Todd and Viola, who become separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in New Prentisstown, a space colony where residents can hear each other's thoughts.
6) The walk
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After advertising executive Alan Christoffersen loses everything he holds dear, he embarks on a walk across America, a journey where he will meet people, form relationships, and learn important lessons as he walks to a new life.
Author
Publisher
HQN Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three sexy new spring-fling novellas from three of today's hottest contemporary romance authors!
Ready, Set, Jett by Lori Foster
A vacation from her no-strings romance with her sexy next-door neighbor. That's what Natalie Alexander needs to get her head—and heart—together. But her solo trip south turns into a disaster when gorgeous Jett Sutter turns up with another challenge.
Gail's Gone Wild by Susan Donovan
Single...
Ready, Set, Jett by Lori Foster
A vacation from her no-strings romance with her sexy next-door neighbor. That's what Natalie Alexander needs to get her head—and heart—together. But her solo trip south turns into a disaster when gorgeous Jett Sutter turns up with another challenge.
Gail's Gone Wild by Susan Donovan
Single...
Author
Series
The walk volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
Continues the walking journey of Alan Christoffersen and recounts more of the experiences of betrayal and tragic loss that motivated his travels.
Author
Publisher
HQN Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Professional mercenary Dare Macintosh lives by one hard and fast rule: business should never be personal. If a cause appeals to him and the price is right, he'll take the mission he's offered. But then the lovely Molly Alexander asks him to help her track down the men who'd had her kidnapped--and for the first time, Dare's tempted to combine work with pleasure.
Fiercely independent, Molly vows to trust no one until she's uncovered the...
Author
Series
The walk volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
Shattered by the sudden loss of his wife, home, and business, once-successful advertising executive Alan Christoffersen embarks on a cross-country backpacking journey during which he meets people who help him to gain profound spiritual understandings.
Author
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
How big can polar bears grow? How do polar bears grip on the ice? How long can polar bears stay under water? This title takes a fun look at polar bears through engaging photos and lively text.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First St. Martin's Griffin Edition.
Physical Desc
277 p.
Language
English
Description
"The zombie plague unleashes its horrors on the suburbs of Atlanta without warning, pitting the living against the dead. Caught in the mass exodus, Lilly Caul struggles to survive in a series of ragtag encampments and improvised shelters. But the Walkers are multiplying. Dogged by their feral hunger for flesh and crippled by fear, Lilly relies on the protection of good Samaritans by seeking refuge in a walled-in town once known as Woodbury, Georgia....
13) Seeds
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describing several examples of seeds, this photo-illustrated nature walk guide shows very young readers how to identify seeds and tells how the seeds spread. Includes photo glossary and quiz"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
The walk volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
As Alan Christoffersen continues on his cross-country journey; with only the pack on his back, he is walking from Seattle to Key West, the end of the map. Along the way, Alan begins to heal, meeting people who teach him lessons about love, sacrifice, and forgiveness. But in St. Louis, Alan faces another life-changing crisis, and now the journey is in jeopardy.
16) Walking on water
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When the long walk from Seattle to Key West finally nears an end, Alan Christoffersen must return to the west and face yet another crisis just as he has begun to heal from so much loss.
17) Chasing sunsets
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the second novel in a brand-new series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life--the dramatic story of a woman desperate to find deeper meaning in her life. Growing up in a comfortable home, Mary Catherine wanted for nothing. Though she loves her wealthy parents, their lifestyle never appealed to her. Instead, Mary Catherine pursues meaning through charity work,...
Author
Series
Walking dead volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
c2015
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled - no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV.
20) A Brush of Wings
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third novel in an unforgettable series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life for a group of friends. Despite needing a heart transplant and against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children--especially since there will be no children of...