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Quarterback Rush (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels)
Carl Bowen - 2014
Everyone's talented and determined, and their new quarterback, Aaron Corbin, throws bullets... so why are the Otters struggling to win games? Steve Michaels, one of the team's receivers, notices that Aaron seems to be afraid of getting hit. With a little help from his teammates, Steve goes to great lengths to toughen up Aaron only to discover that toughness isn't the quarterback's actual problem...
Anastasia: Anastasia Krupnik / Anastasia Again! / Anastasia at Your Service
Lois Lowry - 1993
The arrival of a baby brother and then having to move to the suburbs pushes her to the very limits. Should she leave home now, should she get a job, or should she just finish her chocolate pudding and jump out the window?THE FIRST THREE ANASTASIA NOVELS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN THIS SPECIAL COLLECTION:ANASTASIA KRUPNIKANASTASIA AGAIN!ANASTASIA AT YOUR SERVICE
The Guilty - Extended Free Preview
David Baldacci - 2015
He infiltrates the most hostile countries in the world, defeats our enemies' advanced security measures, and eliminates threats before they ever reach our shores. But now, his skills have left him. Sent overseas on a critical assignment, he fails, unable to pull the trigger. Absent his talents, Robie is a man without a mission, and without a purpose.To recover what he has lost, Robie must confront what he has tried to forget for over twenty years: his own past.THE GUILTYWill Robie escaped his small Gulf Coast hometown of Cantrell, Mississippi after high school, severing all personal ties, and never looked back. Not once. Not until the unimaginable occurs. His father, Dan Robie, has been arrested and charged with murder.Father and son haven't spoken or seen each other since the day Robie left town. In that time, Dan Robie-a local attorney and pillar of the community-has been elected town judge. Despite this, most of Cantrell is aligned against Dan. His guilt is assumed.To make matters worse, Dan has refused to do anything to defend himself. When Robie tries to help, his father responds only with anger and defiance. Could Dan really be guilty? With the equally formidable Jessica Reel at his side, Robie ignores his father's wishes and begins his own desperate investigation into the case. But Robie is now a stranger to his hometown, an outsider, a man who has forsaken his past and his family. His attempts to save his father are met with distrust and skepticism . . . and violence.Unlike the missions Robie undertook in the service of his country, where his target was clearly defined, digging into his father's case only reveals more questions. Robie is drawn into the hidden underside of Cantrell, where he must face the unexpected and possibly deadly consequences of the long-ago choices made by father and son. And this time, there may be no escape for either of them.
A Spy on the Home Front: A Molly Mystery
Alison Hart - 2005
When Aunt Eleanor, now a WASP pilot, stops for a visit while ferrying a warplane from one airbase to another, a security check uncovers anti-American propaganda stashed aboard her plane. The FBI interrogates Eleanor but quickly zeroes in on another suspect--Anna's 17-year-old brother Max, who works at the local airfield. Though Anna knows her brother is loyal to America, she fears he'll be sent away to an interment camp as an enemy alien, as other German-American friends have been. Molly and Anna decide that the only way to clear Max is to find the person who is smuggling propaganda. With lots of daring and a little luck, the girls manage to finger the real culprit but they discover that that may not be enough to save Max. In a poignant ending, Molly realizes that wartime, even on the home front, changes friends and family forever."
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick - 2007
But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret / Blubber / Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
Judy Blume - 1998
The second story is an autobiographical novel while in the third novel, Jill realizes that it isn't nice to bully other children.
Jungle of Bones
Ben Mikaelsen - 2014
After getting caught on a late-night joyride in a stolen car, Dylan is shipped off to live with his ex-Marine uncle for the summer. But Uncle Todd has bigger plans for Dylan than push-ups and early-morning jogs. Deep in the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea, there's a WWII fighter plane named SECOND ACE that's been lost for years, a plane that Dylan's own grandfather barely escaped from with his life. In all this time, no one has ever been able to track down SECOND ACE -- but now Dylan and his uncle are going to try.Lush and haunted, vital and deadly, these alien jungles half a world away could mean Dylan's salvation, or they could swallow him whole.
Justice League by Scott Snyder: The Deluxe Edition, Book One
Scott Snyder - 2019
Batman. Wonder Woman. Aquaman. The Flash. Cyborg. Green Lantern. Hawkgirl. Martian Manhunter. Nine heroes with powers as different as their personalities, but one thing in common: a dedication to defending the Earth.And they have never seen anything like this. They call it the Totality: the concentrated essence of the secret source of all things. When it crash-lands in the Nevada desert, everyone and everything that comes into contact with it comes out...changed. And power like that attracts the power-hungry. The mad, the merciless, the monstrous.Lex Luthor. The Joker. The Cheetah. Black Manta. Gorilla Grodd. Sinestro. THEY ARE THE LEGION OF DOOM.And unless someone stops them, they'll seize the Totality for themselves and use it to tear down the world as we know it...Spinning out of the cataclysmic events of Dark Nights: Metal and Justice League: No Justice, Scott Snyder's Justice League reunites the World's Greatest Heroes for an epic adventure! Together with artists Jorge Jimenez (Super Sons) and Francis Manapul (The Flash), visionary writer Scott Snyder takes the new League into uncharted territory-- from the Source Wall at the edges of the cosmos to the bottom of the ocean to a miniaturized adventure inside of Superman's body.And through it all, Lex Luthor is quietly building a team of his own-- the Legion of Doom! From Black Manta to Sinestro to the Joker, Lex has engineered an alliance between the Justice League's greatest enemies--but a new partnership with the monster known as the Batman Who Laughs could throw both the League and the Legion into untold chaos!This first deluxe hardcover collects Justice League #1-13, Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth #1, and Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1.
Children of Winter
Berlie Doherty - 1995
The children take shelter in a deserted barn which seems strangely familiar, although they have never been there before. As the daylight fades, Catherine senses the secrets of the surrounding hills press in upon her, secrets from another, older time.
Cozy Classics: Pride and Prejudice
Jack Wang - 2012
Cozy Classics is a new board book series that presents well-loved stories to children aged 0+. Every classic in the series will be condensed to 12 baby-friendly words, and each word will appear alongside a photograph of needle felted objects. Pride and Prejudice is a timeless romance about how a bad first impression can turn into love, and one of the world’s most beloved classics. Now this classic can be shared with your youngest children.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Vol. 1
Larry Hama - 2010
JOE comic is back - and so is Larry Hama! After the Joes were disbanded, COBRA made their move - with no G.I. JOE to stop them! The Reign of COBRA begins! This trade collects #155.5 thru #160.
A Girl Called Boy
Belinda Hurmence - 1982
A pampered young African-American girl finds herself mysteriously transported back in time to the days of slavery.
House of Penance #1
Peter J. Tomasi - 2016
. .The Winchester House—famous for its original owner’s bizarre compulsion to incorporate a multitude of architectural curiosities. But as the bereaved Sarah Winchester’s workers toil on stairways to nothing and doors to nowhere, a mysterious stranger arrives . . . and he could make Sarah’s demons all too real.