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Who killed Christopher Goodman?: based on a true crime
By Allan Wolf. 2017
Four friends who were last seen with fellow student Christopher Goodman question what happened on the summer night leading up…
to the discovery of his body a few miles outside town. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017How to survive as a shark
By Michael Graves, Kristen Foote. 2017
Ahoy, me mateys! Upset your Mom swam away after you were born? Cry me an ocean. You've got me to…
show you the ropes! Well, at least until I get a craving for baby shark. Swim along and I'll teach you how to hunt using all six senses (a whole sense more than a human), why you can never stop moving (blimey, no--not even to sleep!), and what your most dangerous threat is (here's a hint: those sneaky landlubbers don't even live in our waters!). Aye, me hearties, learning How to survive as a shark is not as easy as it sounds! How to survive as a shark provides a unique take on fish science that will entertain and educate in and out of the classroom. Full of opportunities for extended learning, this book includes fun facts hidden throughout the hilarious illustrated story-- and after, a glossary of important terms and some real photos of great white sharks. If you've ever wondered how to think and swim like a shark, and you like to laugh while you learn, this book is for y For grades K-3October mourning: a song for Matthew Shepard
By Lesléa Newman, Leslea Newman. 2012
Relates, from various points of view, events from the night of October 6, 1998, when twenty-one-year-old Matthew Shepard, a gay…
college student, was lured out of a Wyoming bar, savagely beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die. Violence and strong language. Award winnerDinosaurs in your backyard: The Coolest, Scariest Creatures Ever Found in the USA!
By Alan Barnard, Hugh Brewster. 2009
Presents facts learned from fossilized evidence of dinosaur species that roamed the North American continent millions of years ago, like…
the Stegosaurus of Colorado. Discusses size, eating habits, head crests, skull shapes, tail clubs, raptor claws, and dinosaur descendants. For grades 3-6. 2009Picture perfect (Fiction - Young Adult)
By Elaine Marie Alphin. 2003
Best friends Ian and Teddy meet regularly in an abandoned motel in the redwood forest, California, to take photographs. One…
day Teddy doesn't show up and Ian suspects his oppressive father has something to do with his friend's mysterious disappearance. Ian is questioned by the sheriff but he can't remember everything that happened that day. For grades 6-9The school for whatnots
By Margaret Peterson Haddix. 2022
"No matter what anyone tells you, I'm real. That's what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard. He…
knows that his best friend, Josie, wrote it. He'd know her handwriting anywhere. But why she wrote it--and what it means--remains a mystery. Ever since they met in kindergarten, Max and Josie have been inseparable. Until the summer after fifth grade, when Josie disappears, leaving only a note, and whispering something about "whatnot rules." But why would Max ever think that Josie wasn't real? And what are whatnots? As Max sets to uncover what happened to Josie--and what she is or isn't--little does he know that she's fighting to find him again, too. But there are forces trying to keep Max and Josie from ever seeing each other again. Because Josie wasn't supposed to be real." -- Provided by publisherThe truth as told by Mason Buttle
By Leslie Connor. 2018
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies,…
create an underground haven for themselves. But when Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble. For grades 5-8. 2018Hold fast
By Blue Balliett. 2013
Chicago. One January day, eleven-year-old Early's dad disappears without a trace from their neighborhood. Soon after Early, her mom, and…
her brother must flee their apartment and seek safety in a shelter, and it is up to Early to find her father. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2013Real-life situations at home, play, or outdoors that require math to solve. In "A Measured Response" two boys without a…
measuring container substitute a soda can and a water bottle. In "A Slice of Life" the challenge is dividing pizza. For grades 4-7. 2010Short problems based on chemical, earth, life, physical, space, and general science. In "A Fishy Solution" Dennis proposes placing a…
clear plastic sheet over his outdoor pond to keep out fish-eating raccoons. His friend's warning gives a biological reason that this wouldn't work. For grades 4-7. 2008Rising water
By P. J Petersen. 2002
Kevin is assigned community service--for car theft--at an animal rescue center. During a flood, he accompanies volunteers Tracy and her…
brother, Luke, on a mission to feed a trapped dog. The group runs into trouble when they encounter armed burglars looting a house. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002Camp Nowhere (The nightmare Room Ser. #No. 9)
By R. L Stine. 2001
Nothing has been going right for Russell at summer camp, and he's tired of being called a wimp. But as…
a senior camper, he has to ride a canoe over Forbidden Falls. Legend says it's haunted by others who disappeared there. Could that be true? For grades 5-8. 2001Fear games (The nightmare Room Ser. #No. 1)
By R. L Stine. 2001
April Powers is one of twelve top students invited to an isolated Caribbean island for two weeks. Besides attending talks…
by visiting celebrities, they will participate in a Life Games competition for a large cash prize. But the group also faces an unanticipated evil challenge. For grades 5-8. 2001Scare school
By R. L Stine. 2001
Nervous new student Sam Waterbury doesn't like the old prison-looking Wilton Middle School. He feels even worse in the empty…
hallway when he encounters a hissing, three-foot-high, green rat creature with a HUMAN face! For grades 5-8. 2001Don't forget me!
By R. L Stine. 2000
Danielle wishes she were an only child and that her pesky little brother Peter would disappear. But she regrets that…
wish after she hypnotizes him while their parents are away and Peter begins to forget who he is. For grades 5-8. 2000Hell.com
By Patrick Senécal. 2009
« Depuis qu'il a pris la tête de la société immobilière de son père, Daniel Saul est devenu l'un des…
hommes d'affaires les plus riches du Québec. Dans la jeune quarantaine, beau, fonceur, intelligent et sans pitié pour la concurrence et les losers, Daniel a tout pour lui et ne se gêne pas pour prendre le reste. Quand Martin Charron, un financier et ancien confrère de collège, lui propose de devenir membre de Hell.com, un site Internet secret où tout - mais vraiment tout ! - est possible pour ceux qui le fréquentent, Daniel sait qu'il ne pourra refuser de s'inscrire. N'est-il pas un « puissant de ce monde », comme son père l'a été avant lui et comme Simon, son fils adolescent dont il a la garde exclusive, le deviendra à son tour ? Or, ce que Daniel Saul a oublié, c'est qu'on ne monte jamais aux enfers, on y descend ! Et leur profondeur, qui est abyssale, n'aura bientôt d'égale que celle de son désespoir ! » -- 4e de couvLe Mouroir des anges
By Geneviève Blouin. 2022
Miuri Mishima-Sauvé est toujours la première enquêtrice à se pointer au poste. Élevée au Japon, elle ne s’est toujours pas…
habituée à la philosophie nord-américaine où le travail n’est qu’un élément de l’existence parmi d’autres. Mais ce matin, tout le monde est à l’heure, car la veille l’avorteur a encore frappé. Dans sa tête, elle revoit la femme couchée sur le dos, robe de chambre remontée jusqu’à la taille, cuisses ouvertes sur un océan de sang… et toujours cet ange de plâtre en guise de signature. Elle sait qu’ici l’avortement soulève les passions. Or, ce qui la turlupine, c’est l’illogisme du tueur: pourquoi avorte-t-il des femmes qui avaient déjà choisi d’opter pour cette procédure ?Amos's Killer Concert Caper
By Gary Paulsen. 1994
Amos is desperate. He's desperate for two tickets to the romantic event of his young life...the Road Kill concert! He'll…
do anything to get them because he heard from a friend of a friend of a friend of Melissa Hansen that: she's way into Road Kill.Hotel Brasil
By Frei Betto, Jethro Soutar. 2014
According to the police, the victim was stabbed in the heart before the head was separated from the body. As…
the investigation continues other hotel clients are decapitated, usually with the head found delicately balanced on the knees of the sitting victim. A witty, touching account of life at the edge of Brazilian society, dressed up as a murder mystery.Cold Blood, Hot Sea
By Charlene D'Avanzo. 2016
"Charlene D'Avanzo is a marine ecologist who has written a first crime novel that makes her scientific specialty exciting... The…
central character, Mara Tusconi, is a Maine oceanographer who thinks there's something fishy (pardon the pun) about the death of a colleague on board a research ship."-THE TORONTO STAR"Cold Blood, Hot Sea showcases the effects of climate change on a particular industry, presenting a range of opinions and attitudes, [and conveys] a global problem on a personal level. Cold Blood, Hot Sea will make for great beach reading, but it also has meat on its bones, with rich characterizations and an intriguing mystery at its core."-FOREWORD REVIEWS"An oceanographer fears she was the target of an accident at sea that kills one of her colleagues. Are climate change doubters at work?...[Cold Blood, Hot Sea combines] niche material about Maine life and oceanography."-KIRKUS REVIEWS"The central premise is a new one, and forms an excellent basis for the mayhem and dramatic situations we demand in our murder mysteries. Five out of five stars."-ATLANTIC COASTAL KAYAKER"Sleuths will have to figure out who done it, but the real crime is the backdrop here: the endless heating of a fragile planet."-BILL MCKIBBEN, author of Eaarth"Cold Blood, Hot Sea is a cli-fi mystery that both entertains and bores deep into the heart of the issues. The author knows her science, too." -DAN BLOOM, editor, The Cli-Fi Report"Artfully mixing scientific detail with her characters' personal struggles, Charlene D'Avanzo creates a tense story that makes it clear: When profits are favored over health of the planet, we are all at risk."-JOEANN HART, author of FloatA thrilling contribution to the new wave of cli-fi hitting the shelves, Cold Blood, Hot Sea pits climate change scientists against big energy conspirators. When a colleague is killed aboard the research vessel Intrepid, oceanographer Mara Tusconi believes it's no accident. As she investigates, Mara becomes entangled in a scheme involving powerful energy executives with much to lose if her department colleagues continue their climate change research. Mara's career-and life-is on the line, threatened by intrigue as big and dark as the ocean.Marine ecologist and award-winning environmental educator Charlene D'Avanzo studied the New England coast for forty years. As a scientist, D'Avanzo sees firsthand the effects of climate change, and as a college professor, she knows the importance of storytelling in bringing ideas to life. Today she uses mysteries to immerse readers in Maine waters' stunning beauty and grave threats. An avid sea kayaker, D'Avanzo lives in Yarmouth, Maine. Cold Blood, Hot Sea is her first novel.