Ballard, Mignon Franklin.
Summary: Guardian angel and heavenly sleuth Augusta Goodnight joins forces with Lucy Nan Pilgrim, a long-time resident of Stone's Throw, South Carolina, to investigate the mysterious disappearances of a number of young women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BALRinker, Sherri Duskey
Summary: Told in rhyming text, seven new road-building machines set out on a job--building, rolling, paving, and painting a brand new road.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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Summary: "When an airport needs an expansion, the Construction Site crew is on the job! With help from fun new vehicles from the airport, they'll build new roads and runways, prep planes for their trips, and clean up after a surprise snowstorm. The airport is a busy place--Belt Loader, Tractor, Snowplow, and many other vehicles pull the planes, pump the fuel, move the luggage, maintain the runways, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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Summary: The construction crew is counting on Excavator, as he and Dump Truck count off the ten tasks they need to do on their construction site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2019
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Summary: With its claws and fangs and hunting for blood in the night, el Chupacabra is the stuff of nightmares. Many people insist that this mysterious Mexican monster is real, while others proclaim it a bedtime story. This intriguing volume uses a presentation of firsthand accounts and more to encourage well-rounded research and critical thinking skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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Summary: Describes common urban legends, including how they can form, why they are popular, and how modern technology allows urban legends to spread around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398.2 STERivkin, Jennifer.
Summary: The Wendigo is a demon that has the power to possess humans and make them do terrible things. Or so the Native American legends say. Readers will delve into the earliest known accounts of the Wendigo, additional firsthand stories throughout history, and modern scientific research to learn critical thinking skills and determine for themselves the solution to this mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 RIVContents: Soul food / The Fame Gang -- I can see / Blind Boys of Alabama -- Save me / Wilson Pickett I still want to be your baby (Take me like I am) / Bettye Lavette -- My only true friend / Gregg Allman -- Heart on a string / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit -- You left the water running / Otis Redding -- You better move on / Arthur Alexander -- Cover me / Eddie Hinton -- I'm qualified / Jimmy Hughes --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MOJRivkin, Jennifer
Summary: Provides information about UFOs, including where they have been spotted, conspiracy theories, and possible explanations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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Summary: "Father Michael Grabowski, a Franciscan priest who has tended the spiritual needs of Detroit's Mexicantown for forty years, has suddenly retired. August Snow, who has known the priest his whole life, finds the circumstances troubling--especially in light of the recent suspicious suicide of another local priest. What dark history is Father Grabowski hiding? The situation takes a turn for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Crime 2023
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Summary: Explores the characteristics, origins, anecdotal sightings, and appearance in popular culture of the Loch Ness monster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 RIVRivkin, Jennifer
Summary: Almost two hundred years have passed since the first reported sighting of the Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman, but scientists and mystery buffs still debate whether or not it exists. The ancient myths, firsthand accounts, and controversial evidence associated with this creature make this book one that every curious mind is sure to love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 RIVContents: 634-5789 (Soulsville, USA) / Eddie Floyd -- Slow train / William Bell -- Don't let the love light leave / Carla Thomas -- Come on dance with me / Rufus Thomas -- Respect yourself / Mack Rice -- If you're ready (come go with me) / Homer Banks -- Stay with me / Eddie Floyd -- Until I lost you / March Wind -- I don't care anymore / Shirley Brown -- Too much sugar for a dime / Bettye Crutcher --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MOJContents: She's got it / Little Richard and His Band -- Shake it / Johnny Otis and His Orchestra -- Right now, right now / Alan Freed and His Rock 'n' Roll Band -- Hold it / Bill Doggett -- Twist & shout / The Isley Brothers -- Sho' know a lot about love / Hollywood Argyles -- Skippin' / Buddy Guy -- Saturday night fish fry / Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five -- Flamingo / Earl Bostic -- Junker blues /...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Mojo 2018
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES MOJJones, Stephen Mack
Summary: "Authentico Foods Inc. has been a part of Detroit's Mexican town for over thirty years, grown from a home kitchen business to a city-block-long facility that supplies Mexican tortillas to restaurants throughout the Midwest. Detroit ex-cop and Mexican townnative August Snow has been invited for a business meeting at Authentico Foods. Its owner, Ronaldo Ochoa, is dying, and is being blackmailed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Crime 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JONRivkin, Jennifer
Summary: Explores the characteristics, origins, anecdotal sightings, and appearance in popular culture of bigfoot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 RIVDuffield, Katy.
Summary: Recounts some of the incidences of missing ships and airplanes and other mysterious events believed to have occured in the area of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle, and suggests possible explanations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.94 DUFDudley, William
Summary: Investigates the history of the belief in unicorns, looking at the evidence and anecdotes that have historically been presented as proof of their existence, as well as recent theories by experts on what that evidence means.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2008
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Summary: Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict, an orphan afflicted with an unfortunate nose and with narcolepsy, is sent to a new orphanage where he encounters vicious bullies, selfish adults, strange circumstances, and a mystery that could change his life forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Stewart 2012Summary: "Against all odds, the students at Dominguez High School set out to put on the school's first theatrical production in more than 20 years. But what does Thornton Wilder's famous play about life in rural Grover's Corners have to do with Compton, California? [This film] follows the students on their discovery of the power of art and the human spirit"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OTStewart, Trenton Lee.
Summary: Preesnts puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers related to the mysterious Benedict Society, and profiles the society's members and their adventures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2011
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Summary: Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict, an orphan afflicted with an unfortunate nose and with narcolepsy, is sent to a new orphanage where he encounters vicious bullies, selfish adults, strange circumstances, and a mystery that could change his life forever.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC STEStewart, Trenton Lee.
Summary: After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2007
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Summary: When a series of accidents and other strange happenings at the Capitol City Natural History Museum lead to rumors that the museum is being haunted by the ghost of a Pterosaur, ten-year-old Wilson Kipper and his friends set out to solve the mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015