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The Last Wilderness (Seekers #4)
by Erin HunterThe bears' journey continues in this fourth book in the "New York Times"-bestselling series from the author of "Warriors."
The Last Song Dogs (Trade Ellis Mystery #1)
by Sinclair Browning(Back Cover)DYING TO ATTEND Trade Ellis is part Apache, part cowgirl, the owner of an Arizona ranch, and a licensed private eye. Her cases are mostly routine...until someone starts thinning the ranks of the cheerleading squad from her old high school class in Tucson. Clearly the killer has lost his or her school spirit. With the twenty-five-year class reunion just around the corner, the remaining cheerleaders aren't making party plans. Trade has enough suspects to fill a yearbook. The fading beauty, the rich gal who sleeps around, the addict and hooker who did time on a murder rap. Or maybe it's the fading beauty's loutish husband, who slept with half the class...and still does. Or the one-time nerd turned wealthy hunk, who has a macabre taste in objets d'art. Whoever it is, Trade had better find out fast, before the killer decides she should join the cheerleading squad...in the morgue.
The Last Resort (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #5)
by Carolyn KeeneAMERICA'S HOTTEST TEEN SLEUTHS TEAM UP WHEN MURDER STUNS A POSH WINTER PARADISE Nancy Drew is called to be part of a dream team of super sleuths at a glamorous winter playground. Major rock star Brad MacDougal is shooting a big-budget video at fabulous Mount Mirage, and owner Ken Harrison is worried. The deadly prankster who's been plaguing the resort may target the video for sabotage. Meanwhile... The Hardy Boys have also been asked to join the security force. At first Nancy, Frank, and Joe manage to cover all bases and have fun doing it, Joe even gets close to country singer Roseanne James. Then a music mogul is found murdered. Suddenly the posh playground becomes a combat zone where rock stars and billionaires rub elbows with cold-blooded killers. And where someone has scheduled the teen trio to check out far sooner than planned...
The Last Mall Rat
by Erik E. EsckilsenMitch Grant just wanted a job, and maybe a little respect, but at fifteen, he found both just beyond his reach. Too young to be legally employed, he knew that the only cash likely to come his way would have to pass "under the table"-through some discreet, off-the-books business arrangement. And that meant talking to the Chair, a shoe salesman at the mall famous for his skill in getting customers from "just looking" to the cash register. The Chair had hired Mitch once before for a temporary assignment--too temporary for the cash-strapped Mitch. When he goes to see the Chair this time, however, it's the super-slick salesman who desperately needs help. The Chair is finally cracking under the strain of all that service with a smile. So Mitch proposes a deal--a way for the Chair, and other beleaguered mall workers, to combat the endless humiliation they suffer at the feet of their customers, while helping Mitch with his cash shortage. The Chair agrees to the terms, and soon Mitch has recruited his friends Page, Marcus, and Jimmy to "staff" a bold-and brash-new venture. Demand for their services skyrockets and along with it, the authorities' alarm. Words like gang, Mall Mafia, and even terrorist start to fly. Mitch soon realizes that his small business has spiraled out of control--big time!
The Last Eagle
by Daniel MannixSurvival--against the hostility of man and beast, and against the dreadful odds of Nature--is the theme of this magnificent book, a beautifully written fictionalised biography. It tells the story, from timorous infancy to glorious maturity, of an American bald eagle. Daniel Mannix captures all the poetry, romance, and glory of an eagle's life, while telling his reader how it must feel to be a fledgling struggling for food, a young bird just learning to hunt, and finally what it must be like to reign as acknowledged lord of the skies. The eagle of which the author writes may well be the last; the bald eagles have been badly depleted by hunters, vandals, and egg collectors. THE LAST EAGLE is both a poignant and fascinating story and a plea for conservation.
The Kissing Disaster (The Fabulous Five #7)
by Betsy HaynesCAN MELANIE WIN FRIENDS WITH KISSES? Jana Morgan, Melanie Edwards, Beth Barry, Christie Winchell, Katie Shannon ... they're The Fabulous Five. They started out as a club whose secret purpose was to keep up with snobby Taffy Sinclair. Now these five best friends are in the seventh grade--are they ready for the ups and downs of junior high? THE KISSING DISASTER When the other members of The Fabulous Five seem too busy to have time for her, Melanie starts feeling left out. To get attention, she decides to prove how popular she is, and she manages to get two of the cutest boys in the seventh grade to kiss her. Word spreads like wildfire. Laura McCall, her rival, couldn't be more jealous, and Melanie couldn't be happier--until disaster strikes. Now, instead of being popular, no one at school will go near her! Will Melanie ever have friends again?
The King and Us (Bad News Ballet #7)
by Jahnna N. Malcolm[From the back cover:] "Exit: stage left! The gang is furious when they find out that the Bunheads got parts in a special ballet--without even trying out! But Mary Bubnik, McGee, Zan, Rocky, and Gwen are going to strike back by getting picked for a production of the musical The King and I, starring their favorite TV actor! So what if they can't sing or act--they can fake it. By some miracle, the girls do get cast in the play. But then they insult The King, destroy the whole set, and get kicked out of the play after just two rehearsals! The girls just have to get back into the show--because if Courtney and Page find out what happened, they'll laugh their tutus right off!" Who Framed Mary Bubnik, another funny book in the Bad News Ballet series about five friends who take ballet but can't dance very well is also available from Bookshare!
The Kidnappers
by Willo Davis Roberts"It's a mistake ," Joey Bishop says, "to earn the reputation of being a liar. It seems harmless enough to make up stories to entertain yourself, but it can backfire." And when it does, it does so in a big way! The whole thing begins when Joey hits Willie Groves in the nose. It's an accident, but Willie doesn't want excuses. He wants revenge, and he's out to get Joey. Since Willie is a head taller and fifteen pounds heavier than Joey, Joey sees himself dead. So, of course. Joey hides from Willie. And because Joey is hiding, and because most of the other kids have already been picked up by their mothers or their chauffeurs from their expensive private school, only Joey sees what happens. Only Joey sees Willie being kidnapped. Joey doesn't like Willie, yet he doesn't like to think of what could happen to Willie at the hands of the kidnappers. But now, at just the wrong time, Joey's reputation kicks in. No one seems to believe him when he tells what he's seen. The truth is, however, that Willie has actually been kidnapped; and someone does really believe that Joey saw it. In fact, Joey suddenly finds himself in more danger, more involved with the event and even more involved with Willie than he ever thought he could be. Sometimes. Joey discovers in this exciting tale, truth really can be stranger than fiction.
The Kayla Chronicles
by Sherri WinstonTHIS JUST IN... Kayla Dean, budding feminist and future journalist, is about to break the story of a lifetime. Egged on by her best friend, Kayla has decided to try out for her high school's notorious dance team, the Lady Lions, in order to expose their unfair selection process. But when she actually makes the team, the true investigation begins! Overnight, Kayla is transformed from bushy-haired fashion victim to glammed-up dance diva. But does looking good and having fun mean turning her back on the cause? Can you be a strong woman and still wear really cute shoes? Soon Kayla is forced to challenge her views, coming to terms with who she is and what girl power really means.
The Karate Kid Part II
by B. B. HillerIn a new adventure that begins where THE KARATE KID left off, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi travel to Okinawa-Mr. Miyagi's boyhood home. There, Mr. Miyagi is challenged to a karate duel-to-the-death by Sato, once his best friend. When Mr. Miyagi meets a long-lost love, Daniel meets a new girl friend, and then finds his courage tested to the limit in a confrontation with a vicious young karate expert who will stop at nothing to defeat him.
The Karate Kid
by B. B. HillerDaniel may be new in town, but he's already made an enemy of Johnny, the toughest kid in school and a karate black belt. There's only one solution-Daniel has to learn karate, too. But can Mr. Miyagi, the old Japanese handyman, teach him enough to face Johnny in the All Valley Championship? And more important, can Daniel win back the girl he loves, and regain his own self-respect? Daniel stood in the bow of the boat, practicing his blocking exercises. "When am I going to learn to punch?" he asked. In response, Mr. Miyagi began to rock the boat, breaking Daniel's rhythm and tipping him. Unceremoniously, Daniel landed, shoulder first, in the cold water. When he emerged, sputtering, Mr. Miyagi answered his question. "When learn keep dry," he said wryly, and helped Daniel climb back into the boat. "More important than learn punch or block," he continued, handing Daniel a towel, "is to learn balance. Balance is key. When balance good, karate good. Everything good. When balance bad, better fix quick or pack up and go home. Understand?" "Yeah."
The Juvie Three
by Gordon KormanGecko, Terence, and Ajay are serving time in juvenile detention centers until they get a second chance. Douglas Healy, a former juvenile delinquent himself, takes them into his halfway house, hoping to make a difference in their lives. One night there is a scuffle, and Healy is accidentally knocked unconscious. When he awakes in the hospital, he has no memory of them or of the halfway house. Afraid of being sent back to Juvie, the guys hatch a crazy scheme to continue on as if the group leader never left. But if the boys are found out, their second chance will be their last.
The Just Desserts Club
by Johanna HurwitzStraight A student Cricket Kaufman hates to admit it--summer bores her. But when her family has zucchini as the vegetable three nights in a row because they have more zucchini than they can fit in the refrigerator, Cricket decides to find ways to use zucchini to make desserts. It's not long before her sixth grade friends get involved in the food-inspired fun and games. What is the strange secret ingredient in Cricket's "apple" crisp? How many cookies do the girls have to sell to earn more money than the boys collect by recycling cans? And who will triumph with the most original edible treat at the class's April Food's Day party? Fans of Johanna Hurwitz's popular Class Clown series will gobble up these satisfying stories, plus sixteen bonus recipes that are as sweet and simple as Cricket's No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls. You don't have to be hungry to dig into this hearty helping of laughs, surprises, and--best of all-- just desserts! The full page pictures are described and you can depend on the recipes to be accurate because all of the measurements have been double-checked, so get reading and cooking!
The Jungle (Abridged)
by Upton Sinclair Janice GreeneIn this abridgement of Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, younger readers are introduced to the history of immigrants employed in the meat packing industry in the early 1900's in Chicago. They get an idea of the struggles faced by folks new to America at that time.
The Judgment (Rose Trilogy #2)
by Beverly LewisRose Kauffman is engaged to Silas Good, a well-liked Amish fellow, so why does she still pine for Nick Franco, the former foster son of the bishop? Especially now that Nick has left the Amish community under a cloud of suspicion after the death of the bishop's biological son? Will Rose marry Silas, even while struggling with romantic feelings for Nick? Meanwhile, Rose's older sister, Hen, has returned to live at her parents' farm with her young daughter. Hen and her modern husband, Brandon, are separated by mutual agreement, although he is threatening to sue for custody of their daughter if Hen does not return soon. Will the judge rule in Brandon's favor? Is there any way Hen can reestablish her place among the People without sacrificing her marriage?
The Judgment (A Charley Sloan Novel)
by William J. CoughlinAs winter descends upon Detroit, ace lawyer Charley Sloan is drawn into a case that involves the bizarre murders of small children. Someone is killing them, bathing their bodies and washing their clothes, wrapping them in plastic, and then placing them in the new-fallen snow, laid out like little angels, peacefully asleep. The serial murders seem unsolvable, for the killer is elusive and very clever. Meanwhile, Detroit's powerful police chief, Mark Conroy, asks Charley to defend him against charges that he stole millions from the department's secret cash fund, a fund meant to pay off informants. It's a case that grabs headlines and is fraught with scandal, politics, and graft. Charley has to find the real embezzler before an innocent man is put away and his own career is ruined. Once again, Charley finds himself torn between two big cases that hurtle him into a web of danger and deceit in this novel peopled with a variety of believable, complex characters which offers glimpses into the working and personal lives of lawyers, cops, clergy, public servants and the people, good and bad, they serve.
The Invasion (Animorphs #1)
by K. A. ApplegateThe Earth is being invaded, but no one knows about it. When Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco stumble upon a downed alien spaceship and its dying pilot, they're given an incredible power -- they can transform into any animal they touch. With it, they become Animorphs, the unlikely champions in a secret war for the planet. And the enemies they're fighting could be anyone, even the people closest to them. So begins K. A. Applegate's epic series about five normal kids with a limitless amount of forms and abilities.
The Intuitionist: A Novel
by Colson WhiteheadColson Whitehead's The Intuitionist wowed critics and readers everywhere and marked the debut of an important American writer. This marvellously inventive, genre-bending, noir-inflected novel, set in the curious world of elevator inspection, portrays a universe parallel to our own, where matters of morality, politics, and race reveal unexpected ironies.
The Hypersonic Secret (Hardy Boys Mystery Story #135)
by Franklin W. DixonFrank and Joe help a friend whose father's plane has gone down and can't be found. While trying to locate the missing pilot, they discover a man conniving to steal plans for a new and very secret military plane. Can they keep a disgruntled military employee from escaping to Mexico with top secret plans?
The House with No Name
by P. GoodhartWhen Jamie moves into a new house, he senses strange memories seeping from the walls. When his dad suffers an accident, it is up to Jamie to solve the mystery of the House with No Name.
The House on Bostwick Square
by Velda JohnstonIt was in the 1880s that Laura Harmon, adopted daughter of a Brooklyn evangelist, eloped with a young Englishman, Richard Parrington. Richard was handsome, high-spirited, and charming. He was a "remittance man," paid a monthly sum by his rich London parents to stay out of England. He told Laura his family had lost all patience with him because of his periodic gambling-a weakness that, he felt sure, he could conquer for her sake. As much as she loved him, Laura gradually sensed that some unnamed evil-something far worse than a compulsion to gamble-hovered over him and their otherwise happy marriage. And when Richard died in a mysterious plunge from the tracks of an elevated Manhattan railway, she felt that the shadowy evil finally had claimed him. Alone in the world and unable to find a safe place to leave her six-year-old daughter Lily, while she worked at whatever low-paying jobs were open to her, Laura turned to her little daughter's rich grandparents for at least temporary refuge, even though they had never acknowledged Laura's existence. From her meager funds she booked third- class passage for herself and Lily, and sent a telegram to Sir Joseph Parrington announcing their arrival. She was unwanted and unwelcome, but she was determined to survive in spite of her enemies. Here in London she could search for the reason that lay behind her husband's exile and suicide -the secret that had marked her for murder.
The House on Bloodhound Lane (Bloodhound #2)
by Virginia LanierJo Beth is back. Her ex-husband is out of prison far sooner than expected and is stalking her again. And her most promising new tracking dog is totally blind. Her business is thriving, and her personal life is a mess.
The House of Dies Drear (The Dies Drear Chronicles #1)
by Virginia HamiltonThe house held secrets, Thomas knew, even before he first saw it, looming gray and massive on its ledge of rock. It had a century-old legend -- two fugitive slaves had been killed by bounty hunters after leaving its passageways, and Dies Drear himself, the abolitionist who had made the house into a station on the Underground Railroad, had been murdered there. The ghosts of the three were said to walk its rooms....
The Hotline Emergency (The Fabulous Five #16)
by Betsy HaynesWHO IS THE MYSTERY CALLER? CHRISTIE HAS TO FIND OUT... BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! Jana Morgan, Melanie Edwards, Beth Barry, Christie Winchell, Katie Shannon... they're The Fabulous Five. They started out as a club whose secret purpose was to keep up with snobby Taffy Sinclair. Now these five best friends are in the seventh grade--are they ready for the ups and downs of junior high? THE HOT-LINE EMERGENCY When Christie Winchell is chosen for Wakeman Junior High's new homework hot line, she thinks it will be fun to help kids who are having trouble with their school assignments. But the fun fades when a mysterious seventh-grader starts calling to brag about the pranks he's going to pull. Now it's Christie who needs some answers...and fast. For somewhere in Wakeman Junior High is a boy who is either playing a terrible joke on her or has a real problem--and his pranks are about to take a dangerous turn.
The Hidden Evil (Fear Street Sagas #5)
by R. L. StineTimothy has a dangerous story to tell. A story with powers to awaken the worst evil imaginable--the evil in the heart of a child. Come and listen to Timothy's story--if you dare.