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Berne, Emma Carlson Castle, Jaime Gibson, Jayel Gunn, James E. Patterson, James Verne, JulesVerne, Jules
Summary: Retells the adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail above and below the world's oceans as prisoners on the fabulous electric submarine of the deranged Captain Nemo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC VERVerne, Jules
Summary: A futuristic novel, written in the 1860s, describing the Paris of the 1960s, a city of cars, computers, even fax machines. The rulers are corporations, technology is god and people are expected to accept material profit as the reason for living. The novel was rejected by the publisher of the day as unrealistic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VERVerne, Jules
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dodd, Mead 1962
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VERVerne, Jules
Summary: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea tells the classic story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the point of view of Professor Pierre Aronnax, who was commissioned to find the mysterious sea monster responsible for sinking ships. Written by French science fiction writer Jules Verne in 1870, the novel illuminates themes that transcend time, such as man versus nature,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Canterbury Classics 2012
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Summary: "When Riley and Asha finally reached the planet Terminal and found the Transcendental Machine, a matter transmission device built by an ancient race, they chose to be "translated." Now in possession of intellectual and physical powers that set them above human limitations, the machine has transported them to two, separate, unknown planets among a possibility of billions. Riley and Asha know...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GUNGunn, James E.
Summary: "Riley and Asha have been transformed into something more than human by the Transcendental Machine. Now they must save the fringes of civilization. Planets at the edge of the Federation have fallen silent. The arrogant Federation bureaucracy grudgingly allows Riley and Asha to investigate. They join forces with a planetary A.I., a paranoid Federation watchdog, and a member of a splinter group...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOR 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GUNSummary: Captain Jonathan Archer leads the crew of the starship Enterprise in humanity's first contact with a myriad of alien species.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV STAGibson, Jayel
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Publisher / Publication Date: Synergy Books 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FAN GibsonSummary: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE LOGCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE LOGPatterson, James
Summary: Finds Max on the run from Corporation thugs before the Change Maker kids begin working on a plan to end world hunger, a challenging goal that is complicated by mysterious clues about Max's unknown family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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Summary: During the Civil War, five Union soldiers and a dog quietly escape from the clutches of the Confederate Army at Richmond, Virginia by hot air balloon. Their intention was to simply drift safely over to the Union lines and rejoin their own troops. Instead, while aloft, they were caught in a high wind and whisked hundreds of miles out to sea. The men carried no provisions for survival and had no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 0201
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC VERCastle, Jaime
Summary: Commander Predaxes, former Marine in the Lazaab military, has been recommissioned to Prison Station 12, known colloquially as Purgatory. His newest inmate, Samea Malik, is more than a bit of trouble. Son to the Minister of Justice, Malik is the target of both assassination and recovery. When the station is attacked and chaos rains down upon them all, those onboard must abandon their posts for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: CD FIC CASVerne, Jules
Summary: "When Professor Aronnax agrees to investigate a series of attacks by a mysterious sea monster, he begins an incredible underwater journey that leads him from Atlantis to the South Pole. Through unforeseen dangers and exotic settings, this epic adventure is a tour-de-force of imagination and narrative grandeur" -- from publisher's web site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2001
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC VERBerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: Volume 1. The new micro series highlights adventures with Star Wars heroines! Rey and her friend BB-8 faces danger in the sands of Jakku. Rebel Sabine Wren needs help to protect a precious cargo. And Padme Amidala faces off against a bounty hunter with the help of her Jedi Padawan friend Ahsoka.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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Summary: "Read three exciting stories about one of Star Wars' greatest heroes! Princess Leia Organa is brave, is kind, and stands up for what is right. In these three adventures she undertakes a daring mission, makes some cuddly new friends, and protects an unlikely group of prisoners--Imperial stormtroopers! All of Leia's choices, both big and small, show what it truly means to be a hero."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Spotlight 2020
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Summary: "Based on the all-new animated micro-series spotlighting some of Star Wars' greatest heroes! Three exciting adventures featuring the heroic Rey, Sabine Wren of Star Wars Rebels, and Senator Padmé Amidala! Includes introductions by Maz Kanata and art from the series."--Amazon website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Lucasfilm Press 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BERBerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "Rey is strong, determined, and ready for anything. In these three stories she uncovers a threat to the Millennium Falcon, helps a hapless happabore, and crosses paths with a greedy Teedo. Rey's choices, both big and small, show what it truly means to be a hero"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Spotlight 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BERBerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: Jyn Erso dares to stand up to Imperial stormtroopers; Princess Leia has to save Chewbacca the Wookiee from an ice creature's lair; and Jedi-in-training Ahsoka Tano tries to stop an out-of-control droid before somebody gets hurt. Jyn, Leia, and Ahsoka know that helping others is part of being a hero. Let them help find the hero inside you.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Books, Spotlight 2020