Brooke Shields
Author
Language
English
Description
When Shields welcomed her newborn daughter into the world, something unexpected followed--a crippling depression. Now, for the first time ever, she talks about the trials, tribulations, and finally the triumphs that occurred before, during, and after the birth of her daughter. Shields shares how she, too, battled this debilitating condition that is widely misunderstood, despite the fact that it affects many new mothers. She discusses the illness in...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Murder doesn't beat around the bush, or at least that's the conclusion florist Abby Knight has come to. The former lawyer traded in her high-pressure job for a more serene life; but while she may have been done with homicide, it wasn't done with her. Now, in a new town, she finds herself being pulled into new cases which hit way too close to home. Her only option is to nip these murders in the bud, or the next funeral arrangement might be her own....
7) Under wraps
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When Danny accidentally turns his archaeologist parents into mummies via an ancient curse, he and his cell-phone-obsessed sister Eleanor must find a way to work together and return their parents to normal - all while trying to avoid the wrath of a powerful ancient pharaoh.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sometimes four legs are better than two. Dan just moved his wife and son to the woods to take a new job with a supposedly eco-friendly housing development. But the fur, and Dan's temper, is sure to fly when the local critters learn of the bleak plans for their forest home and stop at nothing to halt construction.
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose and a cryptic note reading "gone but not forgotten." Even more mysterious is that the disappearance and calling card mirror a series of murders committed years before in New York. Now, a man stands accused; a private eye has gone missing; a detective knows more than she lets on; and a tough female attorney has now entered a web of duplicity, revenge and multiple murder.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1899, it has since been reprinted numerous times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of both the popular 1902 Broadway musical and the well-known 1939 film adaptation.The story chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Dorothy Gale in the...
12) Stalking Laura
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Fresh from graduation, Laura Black arrives for the first day of work at her new job. Everyone seems friendly and easy to get along with, except Richard Farley. When Farley's one-sided romantic interest grows into an obsession, Laura's life turns into an unthinkable nightmare
13) Adventure planet
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Norva and Jorpe are a gifted and loving sister and brother living in Thailand who have unique abilities to comminicate with nature. They literally run into Sam, the son of the president of the Capital State, when he gets lost on a scouting expedtion. Sam is impetuous and fool-hardy, but he soon learns to respect his two companions as his electronic gadgets go haywire and strange, burning objects plunge from the sky. The kids rush to the Capital State...
14) Chalet Girl
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pretty tomboy Kim (Felicity Jones) used to be a champion skateboarder, but now she flips burgers to support herself and her dad. When she takes a winter-long catering job in one of the plushest ski chalets in the Alps, she discovers a natural talent for snowboarding with a chance to win major prize money. But before she can become a champion again, Kim needs to overcome her deepest fears and figure out what's going on with Jonny (Ed Westwick), her...
15) The New frontier
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The epic tale of the founding of the Justice League. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are all here, and so are Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and The Flash - whose incredible origins will be told for the very first time.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every bug in Sunny Patch is buzzing with excitement: Spring has arrived with five little bundles of joy for Miss Spider and Holley! Now, with the tiny tots Snowdrop, Pansy, Spinner, Wiggle and Squirt, there's never a dull moment around the web. But when Squirt spins off on his own to reunite a lost chicken egg with it's mother, Miss Spider and Holley must hatch a daring plan to rescue him ... before he becomes chicken food.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Whitney Brown, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse, and undertakes a misguided journey back to her old life, only to discover that her family is her home.
Series
When calls the heart volume Season 3, movie 5
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frank Pierson's energetic and ambitious film KING OF THE GYPSIES is a fascinating saga of three generations of a violent Romani family. Eric Roberts makes an impressive screen debut as Dave, grandson of the aging King Zharko, who is chosen by him to lead the clan at his death. Dave's only inclination is to join the American mainstream, but he knows that the mantle of Romani power cannot be taken lightly or denied. Based on the best-selling non-fiction...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Snipped in the bud: When a bouquet from Abby's flower shop is found at the murder scene of a professor and her old law school rival, the former lawyer-turned-florist finds herself as the main suspect in the investigation. With a killer on the loose - and a budding romance beginning to sizzle - Abby struggles to solve the case and prove her innocence, before it's too late.
Mum's the word: Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop,...