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Author
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
A whimsical first installment of a new trilogy parodying traditional Irish themes finds a notorious porcine instigator wreaking havoc in the lives of star-crossed lovers, perpetuators of family feuds, and melodramatic heroes throughout the wild Irish land and seascape.
Author
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"FBI Agent Kate O'Hare is a force of nature, and she's lived for one thing and one thing only: to put the slippery conman known as Nicolas Fox behind bars. Nick is a fed's worst nightmare: exceptionally talented in his line of work, known the world over for being able to pull off some of the most dangerous, high-profile cons. In a cruel twist of fate, Kate's bosses at the FBI force her to covertly partner up with Nick to take down big league crime....
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Orville and Wilbur Riot are ready for action in these three hilarious stories. Their secret to life is: Make something exciting happen every day. And they do. They make up games like Snarf Attack and Underfoodle. They give annoying lessons, since they're the experts. They teach ten important things to do with your face. And that's just the beginning. . . .
Author
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Birmingham real estate agent and former Miss Alabama Maggie Fortenberry learns valuable lessons about the nature of friendship, the challenges of modern life, and the dangers of impossible dreams as she struggles to keep Red Mountain Realty afloat and bury the heartbreaking secrets of her past.
Author
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Publication Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Warning: Laughter ahead! Liz Curtis Higgs delivers again with 'Fine Print,' where a businessman and the speech coach he's hired have no idea there are matchmakers at work on their behalf! Her novella is part of a delightful triple-header in Three Weddings and a Giggle. The 'giggle' comes from Carolyn Zane, whose 'Sweet Chariot' drops readers in on two little old ladies who purchase a motor home sight-unseen, then drag their adult grandchildren along...
Author
Publication Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
America's best-selling outdoor humorist for adults has a secret following: middle-grade and young-adult readers.
Never Cry "Arp!" is a lively collection of twelve stories about young Pat's misadventures in the Great American Wilderness.
All the McManus regulars are here: Crazy Eddie Muldoon, the best friend everybody wishes they had (and everybody's mother wishes they didn't); Rancid Crabtree, the good-hearted, if gamey, woodsman; Pat's skunk dog,...
12) Velcome
Author
Publisher
Walker and Co
Publication Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
An illustrated collection of scary stories with humorous endings, featuring such elements as a boy being followed home by a coffin, a rapping noise in a haunted house, and strange intruders at the front door.
14) Leaving home
Author
Publisher
Viking
Publication Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
In this collection of stories about small-town life, Dale takes a step toward manhood and Darlene sets off for Minneapolis to begin a new life.
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Publication Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Join host Ira Glass and his company, as they bring a different theme to life each week, in the format of the popular Chicago radio show by the same name. In Reality check, we hear the stories of three people who hatched plans to make their dreams come true, only to be brought back to reality by unpleasant outcomes. Growth spurt introduces the viewer to three people who simply will themselves to the next stage of their lives, with mixed results. The...
Author
Publication Date
1994
Language
English
Formats
Description
A sequel to Catch-22, the 1961 humorous bestseller about a group of American airmen during World War II. The novel follows many of the same characters in their current escapades--mainly to do with selling defense equipment to the Pentagon. In addition, there are their views on the decline of America.
19) The End
Author
Publication Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe.
20) Ghost in trouble
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Publication Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In her toughest case yet, Bailey Ruth, the irrepressible ghost sleuth, returns to earth to protect Kay Clark, a former Adelaide, Okla., acquaintance, from danger -- and discover who killed Kay's husband.
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