Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Hoena, B. A
Summary: Hercules and Theseus each claim to be the best hero truck, so at the suggestion of a MonsterTruck they agree to a race through the Underworld Junkyard, from which no truck has ever returned--but it turns out that the MonsterTruck has his own agenda, and Hercules and Theseus must work together if they are to escape his trap.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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Summary: An interactive Revolutionary War adventure where the reader is cornered by the British and their plot choices determine whether they make it out alive.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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Summary: In this humorous (and gross) retelling of the Greek myth, Perseus and his disgusting friends set out to pluck one of the snakes from Medusa's head, before her baleful gaze turns them all to sludge.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HOEHoena, B. A.
Summary: Nobody told Odysseus about the monster truck competition in Troy, but when he tries to join the fun he finds that hero ThunderTrucks are not allowed in--but Odysseus comes up with a clever plan to get past the dump truck cards and enter the contest.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019
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Summary: "With Behind Closed Doors, New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris took the psychological thriller to shocking new heights. Now she'll hold you captive with THE PRISONER-a stunning new thriller about one woman wed into a family with deadly intentions. Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a life for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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Summary: When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they've dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive. As Alice is getting to know her neighbors, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: "The multimillion-copy New York Times bestselling author B.A. Paris returns to her heartland of gripping psychological suspense in The Therapist--a powerful tale of a house that holds a shocking secret. When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they've dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive ... As Alice is...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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Summary: At his grandfather's farm, Toby joins his cousin and friends for nature runs in the woods, navigating their homemade obstacle course, but fears he may reinjure his ankle in the upcoming Wild Run. Includes discussion questions, notes about obstacle courses, and glossary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2021
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Summary: Brian is a good zombie, so when the Tofu Brains Deli & Coffee Shop closes, he and his other monster friends quickly come up with a plan to feed the horde of zombies that is forming at the hastily renamed Igor's Meatball Brainwich Shop.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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Summary: "Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside--the woman who was killed. She's been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It's a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm. Her husband would be furious if he knew she'd broken her promise...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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Summary: Iris and Gabriel seem to have it all: a beautiful country home, a daughter taking a gap year in Greece, and their good friends from Paris, Laure and Pierre, always up for a holiday weekend away. But when a young man has a tragic accident in a nearby quarry, Gabriel is the one to find him and hear his final words, leaving Gabriel with a guilty burden. As Iris tries to help ease her husband's...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: In this adventure a giant has to figure out what to do with an annoying human boy named Jack who climbed up a beanstalk: send him back, put him to work, or eat him--and the choice is up to the reader.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HOEHoena, B. A.
Summary: Gavin Cole is a black, inner-city kid being bused to a new middle school in the suburbs and he feels very out of place--but his skill at skateboarding helps him to make a connection to a group of other enthusiasts.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Stone Arch Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC TONHoena, B. A.
Summary: Atalanta believes herself to be the fastest hero truck in the world, as her record of winning races indicates--and now she must also defeat the MonsterTrucks that challenge her to ever more demanding obstacle courses, but with a little help from the other hero trucks she will prevail.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019
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Summary: Twelve years after the disappearance of his first love, Layla, Finn is engaged to Layla's sister, Ellen. Yet Finn has doubts about Ellen--doubts that turn into fears when someone from Finn's past reports that Layla is alive and hiding in plain sight.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2018
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Summary: For Livia's 40th birthday, her husband Adam throws the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding they never had. Daughter Marnie, is studying abroad-- and Livia is secretly glad Marnie won't be there. Livia has recently uncovered a secret about their daughter which will shake the foundation of their family to its core. She plans to tell Adam, but after the party is over so they can have...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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Summary: Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday, but a shock awaits them. One of their closest friends, Laure, is in their house. The atmosphere quickly becomes tense as she oversteps again and again: sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris's clothes, even rearranging the furniture. Laure has walked out on her husband--and their good friend--Pierre, over his confession of an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2024
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Summary: The B-PHON monster truck takes on his toughest competition - himself! -- provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HOEHoena, B. A.
Summary: Eighth-grader Carter Ramos resents his father, who divorced Carter's mother, and he views his younger half-brother Ben as a rival for a spot on the traveling skate team--but when Ben is bullied by some of the older boys Carter has to decide whether family is more important than skating.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2014
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Summary: It's Livia's 40th birthday, and her husband Adam is throwing her the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding they never had. Everyone she loves will be there, except her daughter Marnie, who's studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she's secretly glad she won't be there. Livia has recently uncovered a secret about their daughter which, if revealed, will shake the foundation of...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2020
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Summary: "When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they've dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive.... As Alice is getting to know her neighbors, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PARHoena, B. A.
Summary: In this humorous (and gross) retelling of the Greek myth, Theseus and his hero friends visit the island of Crete and the amusement park known as the Labyrinth, where they encounter a nasty bully called the Minotaur who challenges Theseus to a race through the Maze-o-muck.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HOEHoena, B. A.
Summary: Linda is a good witch who must stop her evil witch sisters from casting a spell on innocent pets.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017