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Evil Dead Center: A Mystery
By Lisa Tatonetti, Carole LaFavor, Theresa Lafavor. 2017
An Ojibwa woman has been found dead on the outskirts of the Minnesota Red Earth Reservation. The coroner ruled the…
death a suicide, but after an ex-lover comes back into her life saying foul play was involved, Renee LaRoche wants to prove otherwise. As the events begin to unfold, Renee conducts a presumably normal welfare check on a young Ojibwa boy in foster care. After she learns the boy has suffered abuse, Renee finds herself amid an investigation into the foster care system and the deep trauma it has inflicted on the Ojibwa people. As Renee uncovers horrible truths, she must work through her own childhood issues to help shine a light on the dark web she has stumbled into.Fame School #5 (Tara's Triumph)
By Cindy Jeffries. 2005
Tara is following her dream of becoming a bass guitar rock star. But when roommates Pop and Lolly tell her…
about an African school for orphans, Tara decides that helping others is more important than becoming famous. A charity CD seems like a great way to raise money, since Tara is surrounded by talented friends and teachers at Rockley Park school. But before long, she realizes that the CD is much more work, and trouble, than she bargained for. Tara needs a lot of help--and a little ingenuity--to pull it all together. Will she succeed? Or will all her hard work be wasted?Jordan & Justine's Weekend Adventures: Plants Parts 1 & 2
By Tanille Edwards, Latoya Edwards. 2007
Jordan & Justine's Weekend Adventures: Plants Parts 1 & 2 is an exciting educational ride exploring plant growth, the history…
of peanuts, healthy eating habits, photosynthesis and family relationships. Jordan and Justine start out by helping their mother in her garden one Saturday morning to plant pumpkin seeds. From there, the brother and sister pair learn how seeds sprout into plants, the health benefits of pumpkins, the history of peanuts, how to research on the internet and then they use their magical powers to get an up close look at photosynthesis. Jordan and Justine's Weekend Adventures inspire children to learn about science, to love their families, to be confident and to use their imaginations!Jordan & Justine's Weekend Adventures: Plantas Partes 1 & 2
By Tanille Edwards, Latoya Edwards. 2007
Jordan & Justine's Weekend Adventures: Plantas Partes 1 y 2 es una gira educacional explorando el crecimiento de las plantas,…
la historia del maní, saludables hábitos de comida, fotosíntesis y relaciones familiares. Jordan & Justine's Weekend AdventuresT: Plantas Partes 1 y 2 is an educational ride exploring plant growth, the history of peanuts, healthy eating habits, photosynthesis and family relationships.Nikki and Deja: Election Madness
By Karen English, Laura Freeman. 2011
When the students in Nikki and Deja's class find out that their school is going to hold its first-ever election…
for student body president, some kids are more excited than others. But none is as excited as Deja, who figures she's a shoo-in for the third grade nomination. Deja decides that Nikki will be her campaign manager, of course, and puts her to work right away. But will Deja's tendency to rush into things and boss people around alienate her best friend when she needs her most, and spoil her chances of becoming president of Carver Elementary? This is a charming new entry in a chapter book series praised for its humor and authentic characters.Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: Vote for Me!
By Robin Palmer. 2011
Lucy B. Parker is running for class president! Sure, Lucy could let her frister (friend + sister), teen superstar Laurel…
Moses, campaign for her, but Lucy wants to win as Lucy, not as Laurel Moses' less-pretty-less- talented stepsister. To make matters worse, Lucy's feeling totally ignored by her dad and his girlfriend, who are preparing for their new baby. How is Lucy going to manage her famous frister, a soon-to-exist baby, and the campaign of the year all at once?Harlequin Desire October 2014 - Box Set 1 of 2
By Jennifer Lewis, Janice Maynard, Andrea Laurence. 2014
Do you love stories with sexy, romantic heroes who have it all-wealth, status, and incredibly good looks? Harlequin® Desire brings…
you all this and more with these three new full-length titles for one great price! Look for Harlequin® Desire's October 2014 Bundle 2 of 2, filled with even more scandalous stories and powerful heroes! STRANDED WITH THE RANCHER (Texas Cattleman's Club: After the Storm) By USA Today bestseller Janice Maynard Feuding neighbors Beth and Drew must take shelter from a devastating tornado. Trapped by the wreckage, they give in to an attraction that's been simmering for months. Can they find common ground after the storm settles? HER SECRET HUSBAND (Secrets of Eden) By Andrea Laurence When Julianne and Heath come home to help their family, they're forced to face their past, including their secret nuptials. As passion brings them together a second time, will a hidden truth ruin their chance at happiness again? HIGH STAKES SEDUCTION By USA Today bestseller Jennifer Lewis While the straight-laced Constance investigates the books at John Fairweather's casino, she's secretly thrilled by the mysterious owner's seduction. But the numbers don't lie. Can she trust the longing in his eyes, or is he playing another game?Angels Twice Descending (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy #10)
By Robin Wasserman, Cassandra Clare. 2015
Simon's journey to become a Shadowhunter nears its end as his Ascension ceremony draws closer. One of ten adventures in…
Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.Simon's Ascension ceremony draws near in this brilliant conclusion to Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy. This standalone e-only short story follows the adventures of Simon Lewis, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments, as he trains to become a Shadowhunter. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy features characters from Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, and the upcoming Dark Artifices and Last Hours series. Angels Twice Descending is written by Cassandra Clare and Robin Wasserman. Read more of Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles in The Infernal Devices, The Mortal Instruments, and The Bane Chronicles.The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse: A Chet Gecko Mystery
By Bruce Hale. 2000
Chet Gecko loves a good mystery. Almost more than he loves his fee--stinkbug pie. So when fellow fourth grader Shirley…
Chameleon asks him to find her missing brother, Billy, Chet expects the case to be as easy a pie. But Billy's disappearance is part of a larger plot, one that involves the Rat Sisters, a riddling junkyard dog, and a vicious Gila monster named Herman. If Chet doesn't solve the case fast, the entire school could be humiliated. Worst of all, Chet might not get his fee. And Chet's hungry. . . .Alaskan: Stories From The Great Land
By John Smelcer. 2014
A High Stakes Seduction
By Jennifer Lewis. 2014
In USA TODAY bestselling author Jennifer Lewis's latest, love is a gamble between polar opposites... Meet Constance Allen: no-nonsense, by…
the books...innocent. The aboveboard accountant is on a mission to make sure the New Dawn casino's finances are legit, and maybe even get a promotion...until the millionaire owner seduces the socks off her. Now the conflict of interest threatens her very livelihood, yet she just can't help it! Blindsided, John Fairweather never expects a little flirting with the auditor to get so serious so fast. But when her investigation turns up a smoking gun, will all bets be off for their fledgling affair?Crazy Horse's Girlfriend
By Erika T. Wurth. 2014
Erika T. Wurth is an Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee raised on the outskirts of Denver. She is the writer-in-residence at the Institute of…
American Indian Arts and teaches creative writing at Western Illinois University. Her work is published in numerous journals, including Boulevard, Fiction, Pembroke, Florida Review, Stand, Cimarron Review, the Cape Rock, Southern California Review, and Drunken Boat. Her debut poetry collection, Indian Trains, was published by the University of New Mexico's West End Press.e daily suffocation of teen pregnancy eats her alive.Erika T. Wurth is an Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee raised on the outskirts of Denver. She is the writer-in-residence at the Institute of American Indian Arts and teaches creative writing at Western Illinois University. Her work is published in numerous journals, including Boulevard, Fiction, Pembroke, Florida Review, Stand, Cimarron Review, the Cape Rock, Southern California Review, and Drunken Boat. Her debut poetry collection, Indian Trains, was published by the University of New Mexico's West End Press.The Promised One
By Meredith Blevins, Win Blevins. 2012
The timeless tale of hope and redemption for a people, based on the ancient Cherokee myth Setting out on a…
path to become the tribe's medicine chief, Sunoya sees a vision of her people's annihilation. The sacred Eagle Feather Cape, handed down through the generations since being presented as a guiding talisman by Chief Thunderbird, has been worn down and tarnished. The hope of the people rests on Sunoya--and on her rescued and adopted son Dahzi--who must restore the balance and fulfill her quest in order to bring visions back to the Seer of the People. Dahzi seems chosen to lead his people out of the darkness, but he will have to overcome obstacles from his family and his community before ultimately fighting the barriers that have been lying within himself all along. Based on an ancient Cherokee myth and grounded in sensuous, captivating detail, The Promised One is the timeless tale of an unlikely young man and his resilient mother who will stop at nothing to bring redemption and glory back to the people, even if it means facing the Immortals head on.Black Apple
By Joan Crate. 2016
A dramatic and lyrical coming-of-age novel about a young Blackfoot girl who grows up in the residential school system on…
the Canadian prairies.Torn from her home and delivered to St. Mark's Residential School for Girls by government decree, young Rose Marie finds herself in an alien universe where nothing of her previous life is tolerated, not even her Blackfoot name. For she has entered into the world of the Sisters of Brotherly Love, an order of nuns dedicated to saving the Indigenous children from damnation. Life under the sharp eye of Mother Grace, the Mother General, becomes an endless series of torments, from daily recitations and obligations to chronic sickness and inedible food. And then there are the beatings. All the feisty Rose Marie wants to do is escape from St. Mark's. How her imagination soars as she dreams about her lost family on the Reserve, finding in her visions a healing spirit that touches her heart. But all too soon she starts to see other shapes in her dreams as well, shapes that warn her of unspoken dangers and mysteries that threaten to engulf her. And she has seen the rows of plain wooden crosses behind the school, reminding her that many students have never left here alive. Set during the Second World War and the 1950s, Black Apple is an unforgettable, vividly rendered novel about two very different women whose worlds collide: an irrepressible young Blackfoot girl whose spirit cannot be destroyed, and an aging yet powerful nun who increasingly doubts the value of her life. It captures brilliantly the strange mix of cruelty and compassion in the residential schools, where young children are forbidden to speak their own languages and given Christian names. As Rose Marie matures, she finds increasingly that she knows only the life of the nuns, with its piety, hard work and self-denial. Why is it, then, that she is haunted by secret visions--of past crimes in the school that terrify her, of her dead mother, of the Indigenous life on the plains that has long vanished? Even the kind-hearted Sister Cilla is unable to calm her fears. And then, there is a miracle, or so Mother Grace says. Now Rose is thrust back into the outside world with only her wits to save her. With a poet's eye, Joan Crate creates brilliantly the many shadings of this heartbreaking novel, rendering perfectly the inner voices of Rose Marie and Mother Grace, and exploring the larger themes of belief and belonging, of faith and forgiveness.Nine Below Zero
By Kevin Canty. 1999
From the acclaimed author of A Stranger in this World and Into the Great Wide Open comes a novel that…
explores reckless love and penetrates the unrelenting winter landscape of the American West.Marvin Deernose, a Native American carpenter and recovering alcoholic, has just returned to his Montana hometown with hopes of finding a new start. Early one snowy morning, Marvin notices an overturned Cadillac down an embankment. After rescuing the elderly Senator Henry Neihart, who has just suffered a stroke, Marvin is invited to the Senator's estate where he is immediately drawn to Justine Gallego, the Senator's wayward, unhappily married granddaughter. As these tarnished souls recognize their profound, shared attraction, they dive headlong into a dangerous and intense affair that forever alters the course of their lives.Sam the Man & the Rutabaga Plan
By Frances O'Roark Dowell, Amy June Bates. 2017
Sam the Man has a new school project. He’s got to “babysit” a vegetable in this second hilarious chapter book…
in a new series from Frances O’Roark Dowell.Sam the Man is back, and he needs a NEW plan. Sam has already solved a chicken problem, but this time, he’s having rutabaga issues. Rutabaga? Yes, Rutabaga. You see, Sam thought he was quite clever, missing school while his classmates were picking out their vegetable for a two-week science project. But, instead of being able to skip the project, he gets stuck with the vegetable that no one else wanted: the rutabaga! What even is this thing? It’s dirty and kinda purple, and it does not look like something Sam would ever eat. Sam the Man is not a vegetable man to begin with, and he doesn’t think he’ll ever be a rutabaga man. But after drawing a little face on it, he starts to grow fond of the curious veg. Then it dawns on him that vegetables don’t last forever…so he changes his plan: he has to keep this rutabaga happy—and rot-free—for as long as he can. To do that, he’ll have to make the best dirt possible. All he needs is a little help from nature, and, of course, his chickens!Gabriel's Clock
By Hilton Pashley. 2014
Jonathan Smith thinks he's a regular twelve-year-old living a normal life in England with his parents. His first clue to…
the contrary is the faceless monsters in suits and bowler hats that crash into his family's cottage. It's not until he wakes up alone in the unfamiliar village of Hobbes End that his true identity is revealed: his mother's a demon, his dad's an angel, and his grandfather Gabriel is the village's angel-turned-clockmaker. As Jonathan's one-of-a-kind angel-demon powers start to kick in, he wonders if he can prevent the archdemon Belial from taking over Heaven and Hell . . . let alone round up his parents. A swashbuckling fantasy debut!Tournament of Champions
By Phil Bildner, Tim Probert. 2017
It's spring of their fifth-grade year and Rip and Red have a thrilling opportunity to participate in a weekend basketball…
tournament with a few other members of Clifton United. While the tournament is only a short bus ride away, both boys will travel outside their comfort zones. Ultra-competitive Rip must play on a team with kids he doesn't like. But he faces an even bigger hurdle when someone from his past returns, someone he hasn't seen in years, someone who just may derail the entire weekend. As for Red, because of his autism spectrum disorder, he's never traveled anywhere without his mother. Will he muster the courage to take the trip? Fortunately for both boys, also on the team is an unlikely addition, a source of inspiration who helps everyone discover the true meaning of the word champion. Tournament of Champions is the third book in Phil Bildner's Rip and Red series.Shadows in the Cave
By Meredith Blevins, Win Blevins. 2012
The tribal underworld epic from the writers of The Promised One Long after the tale of Sunoya and Dahzi in…
The Promised One, the tribal war chief of the Galayi people (Shonan) forbids the use of magic after a personal loss makes him doubt its goodness. His wife had been a powerful shape-shifter, and he fears the ability he sees gathering within his son Aku. But just as Aku begins to learn the nature of his God-given powers, a showdown with the Brown Leaf People forces Aku into a traditional take on the classic underworld epic theme, gathering sly helpers and reinforcements along the way. Only by returning from his journey through the Darkening Land can Aku save his father and his sister--and his tribe. Rendered in measured, luxuriant prose, Shadows in the Cave is the timeless tale of a boy who must discover himself in order to save his people. Scholars hold a healthy respect for the research put in by Blevins and Blevins, and this novel holds the potential to be as educational as it is gripping.Curious George's First Day of School (Read-aloud)
By H. A. Rey. 2005
It's the first day of school and George has been invited to Mr. Apple's class to be a special helper!…
George is just the right monkey for the job--that is, until he starts to make his usual mischief. A mixture of red and yellow paint makes orange . . . a mixture of yellow and blue makes green. . . . and a mixture of all the paint colors makes a big mess! After a speedy adventure up and down the halls of the school, George and Mr. Apple clean up the classroom--with a little help from George's new friends. This ebook contains audio narration.