L. J. Ganser
Author
Series
Sean Drummond novels volume 6
Language
English
Description
Despatched to investigate thesuicide of one of DC's most influential defence officials- an ardent, early supporter of the war in Iraq -Drummond and his female partner find themselves in themiddle of a tug-of-war between Washington's mostinfluential power brokers and his own personal allegianceto the soldiers dying overseas. What he uncovers are thesecrets that led to the war, secrets that once exposedwould destroy public support and undermine thepresidency....
24) Citizen Vince
Author
Language
English
Description
Beginning his witness-protection job at a doughnut restaurant in the week before the 1980 presidential election, small-time thief Vince Camden finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a local politician's troubles.
25) Fear
Author
Language
English
Description
Miles Kendrick is a federal witness hiding from the mob, constantly haunted by the horrifying memories of his best friend’s death. While helping his psychiatrist with a mysterious favor, Miles stumbles into a murder—and an illegal medical research program that could free him and millions of others with post-traumatic stress disorder from their crippling fears. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Miles ends up in the cross-hairs of Dennis Groote,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
Four students, each with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.
27) Planets
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
This brilliantly illustrated book taps into children's natural curiosity about the vast world of space. This level two reader, written in simple language that is easy for young readers to understand, introduces children to our solar system, including all of the planets and dwarf planets, and lots of fascinating fun facts. This reader helps cultivate the explorers of tomorrow! This high-interest, educationally vetted series of beginning readers features...
28) Trains
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
Examines different kinds of trains, including old steam engines, high-speed trains in Japan, the world's longest freight train, and more.
Author
Language
English
Description
In picturesque Guzmán, Spain, in a cave dug into a hillside, villagers have gathered for centuries to share stories and secrets. It was here that Michael Paterniti found himself listening to a larger-than-life Spanish cheesemaker spin a tale about an unusual piece of cheese. Reputed to be among the world's finest, it was said to conjure long-lost memories. Then, Ambrosio said, things had gone horribly wrong.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Southern belle Ellie McBride moves her twins from Vertigo, Tennessee to New York City, they wouldn't dream of leaving behind the family pig Rumpy. But the posh hotel where Ellie has found work (and living space) has "No Pets" writ large on its portal. So hiding Rumpy from the hotel staff---especially the ultra-carnivorous hotel chef, who would like nothing better than to transform their pet into pork roast---becomes imperative.
32) Hot rod hamster
Author
Series
Hot Rod Hamster (Picture books) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hamster, with the help of a canine junkyard dealer and his mouse assistants, builts a hot rod and drives it in a race against some very large dogs.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
When Milo Speck enters Ogregon, a land populated with hungry ogres, enormous turkeys, children needing rescue, and his own, ordinary, salesman-father, his top priority is to escape--but only after thwarting a plot to turn children everywhere into ogre snack food.
Author
Language
English
Description
The fascinating history and unnerving future of high-tech aerial surveillance, from its secret military origins to its growing use on American citizens Eyes in the Sky is the authoritative account of how the Pentagon secretly developed a godlike surveillance system for monitoring America's enemies overseas, and how it is now being used to watch us in our own backyards.
37) Meteors
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Describes what are meteorites, and where do they come from?
Author
Language
English
Description
""Leebaert has done the near impossible-crafted a fresh and challenging portrait of the man and his inner circle."- Richard Norton Smith, author of An Uncommon Man, former director of the Hoover, Eisenhower, Reagan, and Ford presidential libraries. "A fascinating and absorbing analysis of FDR's brilliantly chosen team of four courageous and creative men and women."-Susan Dunn, author of 1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler-the Election Amid the Storm,...
39) This is a moose
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 440L
Language
English
Description
Director Billy Waddler is trying to film a documentary about moose, but the moose in question has no intention of spending his life in the woods and his animal friends, who have dreams of their own, help him prove his point.
Author
Series
Indiana Jones movie novelizations volume 4
Language
English
Description
Indiana Jones is thinking of hanging up his whip after a mission in 1957 is hijacked by a squad of Russian soldiers and he is branded a spy, but the kidnapping of a colleague has him back in the game, combing the Amazon to save his friend's life and find a priceless treasure.