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Markle, Sandra.

Summary: A few horses, set free on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, soon become wild and, led by one fine stallion, find a way to survive. Includes historical notes and facts about wild horses.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Company 2011

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E MAR

Manning, Matthew K.

Summary: "In 1795, a mysterious human-made pit was discovered on Oak Island. People began digging into the pit to discover its secrets, but it was flooded by seawater and could no longer be explored. Since then, many theories have been suggested about both the pit and the island. Is the island secretly hiding pirate treasure, valuable artifacts from the Knights Templar, or even lost manuscripts by...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MAN

Jenoff, Pam

Summary: 1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Krakow Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers. Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Audio 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC JEN

Sullivan, Randall

Summary: Since 1795 there have been rumors of buried treasure on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms; when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Subsequent explorers discovered a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2018

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.6 SUL

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 971.6 SUL

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.6 SUL

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: History Wld Sullivan

Burns, Loree Griffin

Summary: On November 14, 1963, something exceptional happened in Iceland--and that's saying a lot. In a country where the average summer temperature is 50°F and the sun only appears for a few hours a day during the winter, an event has to be pretty unusual to stand out. The birth of the island of Surtsey, the newest earth on Earth, was just that. On that November day, a volcano fifteen miles offshore...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.5 BUR

Preston, Douglas J.

Summary: In the wake of a series of bizarre murders in which claw prints are found near each of the victims, agent Pendergast teams up with officer Vincent d'Agosta in an investigation with apparent ties to the supernatural.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PRE

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC Prest

Forest, Christopher

Summary: "In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of immigration through Ellis Island. Interesting photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about this important part of American history. An infographic enhances understanding of immigration through Ellis Island, and What Do You Think? sidebars encourage...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pogo books are published by Jump! 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 304.8 FOR

MacLeod, Alistair.

Summary: Generations after their forebears went into exile, the MacDonalds still face seemingly unmitigated hardships and cruelties of life. Alexander, orphaned as a child by a horrific tragedy, has nevertheless gained some success in the world. Even his older brother, Calum, a nearly destitute alcoholic living on Toronto's skid row, has been scarred by another tragedy. But, like all his clansman,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2000

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MAC

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAC

Messner, Kate

Summary: Ranger the time-travelling Golden retriever and young Isaac Pope come together in 1776 during Washington's retreat after the Battle of Long Island, and Ranger stays with Isaac while he slowly recovers from Smallpox--but Ranger's real mission comes later when Isaac is sent to spy out the Hessian troops' intentions before the Battle of Trenton.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2019

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC MES

Davies, Carys

4 holds on 1 copy

Summary: "John, an impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland--Ivar, who has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024

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Lassieur, Allison

2 holds on 1 copy

Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023

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Newman, Lesléa

Summary: "Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEW

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NEW

Summary: Best-selling author, culinary adventurer and self-proclaimed hedonist, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana Jones. In this series, his journey introduces viewers to people and places far beyond the realm of food as he travels the world sampling local foods and culture. Paris: Take an unusual tour of the city of light and love as Tony ventures from a hardcore...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD E-TV ANT

Hansen, Derek

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAN

Webb, Heather

Summary: "Disembarking on Ellis Island, Francesca arrives on the shores of America with her sights set on a better life than the one she left in Italy. That same day, aspiring linguist Alma reports to her first day of work at the immigrant processing center. Ellis, though, is not the refuge it first appears thanks to President Roosevelt's attempts to deter crime. Francesca and Alma will have to rely on...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEB

Loehr, Mallory

Summary: A simple story about a leprechaun--see where he lives, what he likes, and what happens if you catch one.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Book 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE LOE

Blume, Judy.

Summary: Unable to accept or explain his family's newly acquired wealth, his growing interest in sex, and a friend's shoplifting habit, a thirteen-year-old finds the pains in his stomach getting worse and worse.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bradbury Press 1971

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BLU

Summary: The inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galápagos Islands are a living laboratory, a geological conveyor belt that has given birth to and seen the death of many species of plants and animals.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GAL

Wegert, Tessa

Summary: Senior Investigator Shana Merchant must dredge up dark secrets and old grudges if she's to solve the murder of a prominent local citizen in the Thousand Islands community she now calls home. The body is discovered on Wolfe Island, under the shadow of an enormous wind turbine. Senior Investigator Shana Merchant, arriving on the scene with fellow investigator Tim Wellington, can't shake the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEG

Gino, Alex

Summary: Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GIN

Morrow, Bethany C.

Summary: At the Freedman's Colony of Roanoke Island, a haven for the recently emancipated, the four March sisters--Meg, Joanna, Bethlehem, and Amethyst--come into their own as independent young Black women together facing love, sickness, heartbreak, and new horizons.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MOR

Rice, Anne

Summary: Presents a new novel by the author of Interview with the Vampire, incorporating the latest New Testament scholarship to chronicle the life of Jesus Christ, from his early years, through his ministry, through his final days, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascent to heaven. Having completed the two cycles of legend to which she has devoted her career so far, Anne Rice gives us now her most...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RIC

Barr, Nevada.

Summary: While park ranger Anna Pigeon is visiting the Statue of Liberty, a teenage girl jumps to her death. Or was she pushed? Officially the girl was being chased by a guard who thought she was a pickpocket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1999

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS BAR

McDonald, Megan.

Summary: During a weekend trip to Ocracoke Island, siblings Judy and Stink Moody take part in a pirate treasure-hunting game, in which various clues lead them to silver coins, or "pieces of eight," hidden across the island.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2009

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MCD

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MCD

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Stacks, Call number: JFIC MCD

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