Standiford, Les.
Summary: Before Adam Walsh there were no faces on milk cartons, no Amber Alerts, no National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, no federal databases of crimes against children, no pedophile registry. His 1981 abduction and murder—unsolved for over a quarter of a century—forever changed America. One sunny July morning in 1981, RevÉ Walsh and her six-year-old son Adam stopped by the local Sears to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins US 2011
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Boon, Fiona
Summary: Presents simple retellings of such familiar Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments as "Noah and the Ark," "David and Goliath," and "The Good Samaritan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Believe Ideas, Ltd 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOARD BOOHoehn, Jim
Summary: "This title tells the story of the Women's National Basketball Association, from its founding in the 1990s to its status today as a world-class showcase for basketball talent. Readers will learn about the league's stars, teams, and coaches, as well as player efforts to earn higher pay. Features include infographics, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 HOEBoon, Fiona
Summary: "Rhyming text introduces readers to Jesus' death and resurrection." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tommy Nelson 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOARD BOOWenner, Jann
Summary: "Rolling Stone founder, editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offers a memoir from the heart of the rock and roll generation: from the triumphs of the Beatles and the Stones to Bono and the Boss, from Burning Man to the White House. Jann Wenner has been called by his peers "the greatest editor of his generation." His deeply personal memoir brings you inside the music, the politics, and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: 921 WENArden, Jann.
Summary: Jann Arden is funny. And sincere. She has legions of devoted fans. And a radio show. She is a darling of the music scene--always candid, always unplugged. You thought you knew Jann Arden, but there is more--to her readers' delight, in Falling Backwards Jann reveals her childhood, her bond with family, her struggle in the formative years and what keeps her so grounded in the whirlwind...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf Canada 2011
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Horn, Stacy
Summary: "It's now known as New York City's Roosevelt Island. Originally called Blackwell's Island, it housed a lunatic asylum, prison, hospital, workhouse and almshouse in the 19th century. This book re-creates what daily life was like on the island, what politics shaped it, and what constituted therapy and charity in the nineteenth century"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.2 HORCoan, Peter M.
Summary: From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island processed 12 million immigrants. Produced in cooperation with the Ellis Island Research Foundation, "Ellis Island Interviews" collects the oral histories of more than 130 men and women from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The stories of these last original surviving immigrants are enhanced by more than 60 photographs, many never before published.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1997
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 304.8 COASteiner, Joan (Joan Catherine)
Summary: Simple verses challenge readers to identify the everyday objects used to construct twelve three-dimensional scenes in Lookalike Land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: 793.73 STEBorn, James O
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC Born,Bunyan, John
Summary: In Volume 1 of John Bunyan's classic fantasy told in graphic novel form, Christian leaves the City of Destruction and begins his formidable journey to the Celestial City.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingstone Comics 2011
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Bowden, Joan
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 398.2 BOWDidion, Joan.
Summary: From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old. Blue Nights opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011
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Didion, Joan.
Summary: ""Life changes fast. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends." These were among the first words Joan Didion wrote in January 2004. Her daughter was lying unconscious in an intensive care unit, a victim of pneumonia and septic shock. Her husband, John Gregory Dunne, was dead. The night before New Year's Eve, while they were sitting down to dinner, he suffered a massive and fatal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 813.54 DIDRankin, Joan.
Summary: Lillee, the last to hatch and the smallest of the ducklings, would rather walk than learn to swim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC RANRolfs, Joan.
Summary: Well known collectors Joan and Robin Rolfs have created this wonderful new collector's guide to the fascinating world of talking dolls and children's toys. The full spectrum of the hobby is included in this elegant book. From the first talking dolls by Edison and others to the modern talking dolls of today, this books illustrates and describes hundreds of collectable talking dolls and toys in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745 ROLBerman, Jenn.
Summary: Presents advice for new parents on taking full advantage of the early development years of a child's life, providing tips to maximize an infant's mental and emotional growth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 649 BERGorey, Jon
Summary: "Buying a first home can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Will you qualify for a mortgage? Is your dream home achievable? How do you make sure your offer will beat others? Don't worry-now you can arm yourself with the information you need to know before you begin the hunt! In Home Buying 101, you will learn all the skills you need to find the right house at the right price, with financing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.12 GORKrakauer, Jon.
Summary: Krakauer draws on Pat Tillman's journals and letters, interviews with his wife and friends, conversations with the soldiers who served alongside him, and extensive research on the ground in Afghanistan to render an intricate mosaic of this driven, complex, and uncommonly compelling figure as well as the definitive account of the events and actions that led to his death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009
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Summary: Throughout the making of the eight Harry Potter movies, designers and craftspeople were tasked with creating fabulous chocolate-fantasy feasts, flying brooms, enchanted maps, and much more, in addition to numerous magical items necessary in a wizard everyday life--for example, newspapers with moving photos, vicious textbooks, and Howlers. Harry Potter: The Artifact Vault chronicles the work of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 791.4375 REVWolf, Joan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1997
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC WOLChad, Jon
Summary: Aurora, a young explorer, introduces the science and characteristics of volcanoes, discussing lava, tetonic plates, the creation of new land masses, and magma vents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.2 CHAKrakauer, Jon.
Summary: Traces the 1984 murder of a woman and her child by fundamentalist Mormons, exploring the belief systems and traditions that mark the faith's most extreme factions and what their practices reflect about the nature of religion in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 289.3 KrakaMarthaler, Jon
Summary: Test your knowledge about the beautiful game, the world's most popular sport and one that's making new fans in the United States every day. The title features informative sidebars, a trivia quiz, a glossary, and further resources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sportszone 2016