Lori Petty
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Down on her luck, Stephanie Plum becomes an apprehension agent, and her first case is to capture an old flame wanted for murder.
Meet Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie's opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey. She's a product of the "burg," a blue-collar pocket of Trenton where houses are attached and narrow,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is still learning the ropes at her cousin Vinnie's bail bond office, so when she sets out on the trail of Kenny Mancuso - a suspiciously wealthy working-class Trenton boy who has just shot his best friend - the stakes are higher than ever. That Mancuso is distantly related to vice cop Joe Morelli, who is trying to beat Stephanie to the punch, only makes the hunt more thrilling. Using pointers from her pal, Ranger, and...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Stephanie Plum's fast becoming the most unpopular woman in New Jersey. Even her own mother can't love her for taking on the job of tracking down Uncle Mo, everybody's favourite candy store owner. Cursed with a disastrous new hair colour and an increasing sense that it's time to get a new job, the world's favourite bounty hunter sets off on her latest adventure, with a little 'help' for her new sidekick, hooker turned file clerk Lula, who's just itching...
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
In 1943, a washed-up ballplayer is hired to coach in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while the male pros are at war. Reluctant at first, he finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his team. Based on a true story.
6) Dead Awake
Author
Language
English
Description
From the creator of the "Final Destination" franchise comes the paralyzing thriller "Dead Awake." Drawing on the well-documented and infamous affliction known as sleep paralysis, "Dead Awake" features acclaimed genre actress Jocelin Donahue ("The House of the Devil") in a terrifying new addition to the horror canon, as well as Lori Petty ("Point Break") and Jesse Bradford ("Romeo + Juliet").
8) Free Willy
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A story about the friendship that develops between a 12-year-old boy who knows what it's like to be without a family, and a whale confined in a too-small tank at an aquatic park.
10) Free Willy
Language
English
Formats
Description
A story about the friendship that develops between a 12-year-old boy who knows what it's like to be without a family, and a whale confined in a too-small tank at an aquatic park.
12) Point break
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A young FBI agent chases a gang of bank robbers who's surfer leader will do anything for a thrill - and expects his followers to do the same.
13) The poker house
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A young girl must deal with a mother who is on drugs, a father who is a pimp, and a home that is always filled with seedy characters, where she must help raise her two younger sisters.
15) Station eleven
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A post-apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines, this limited drama series tells the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost. --container
16) Point break
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Young FBI agent Johnny Utah goes undercover at the suggestion of his partner to learn if a group of wild surfers is actually a gang of bank robbers. He soon comes under the dangerous spell of the surfers' charismatic leader, Bodhi, a mystical mastermind who'll do absolutely anything for a thrill-- and expects his followers to do the same.
17) In the army now
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two slackers from California join the Army reserves to make a quick buck, but end up being called for duty. They are sent to the desert in Chad, but mistakenly end up behind enemy lines in Libya where they are captured. With their fellow misfits, they have to find their way back to safety and freedom.
18) Tank girl
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
The year is 2033 and since a humongous meteor hit the earth, the world just hasn't been the same. A mega-villian, Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell), the leader of Water & Power, holds the world in his grasp since he controls all the water down to the last drop ... or so he thinks. Two colossal enemies stand in his way: the Rippers - an army of half-men/half-kangaroo people and Tank Girl - a chick with a tank and a ton of attitude, with a chip on her shoulder...
19) Countdown
Author
Language
English
Description
An FBI agent (James Le Gros) tracks a bomber in Seattle with the help of an Interpol cop.
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