Burgan, Michael
Summary: "From appearances in films and animated features to interpretations as a Muppet and breakfast cereal mascot, Dracula has been the inspiration for many other fictional vampires and is now an established figure in pop culture. Created by Bram Stoker in his 1897 Gothic horror novel, Count Dracula is a nobleman who uses his powers as a vampire to dominate his victims. Even though Dracula didn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 823.8 BURShadmi, Koren
Summary: "Lugosi, the tragic life story of one of horror's most iconic film stars, tells of a young Hungarian activist forced to flee his homeland after the failed Communist revolution in 1919. Reinventing himself in the U.S., first on stage and then in movies, he landed the unforgettable role of Count Dracula in what would become a series of classic feature films. From that point forward, Lugosi's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Life Drawn by Humanoids 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LUGOSI, BELA SHAStoker, Bram
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STOStoker, Bram
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Classics 2011
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STOMcNally, Raymond T.
Summary: Out of print for more than a decade, In Search of Dracula has now been completely rewritten and updated. This new edition includes entries from Bram Stoker's newly discovered diaries, the amazing tale of Nicolae Ceausescu's attempt to make Vlad a Romanian national hero, and a comprehensive examination of recent adaptations of the Dracula story in novels, on stage, and on screen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.933 MCNSkal, David J.
Summary: First published in 1897, Dracula has had a long and multifaceted afterlife - one rivaling even its immortal creation; yet Bram Stoker has remained a hovering specter in this pervasive mythology. In Something in the Blood, David J. Skal exhumes the inner world and strange genius of the writer who birthed an undying cultural icon, painting an astonishing portrait of the age in which Stoker was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STOKER, BRAM SKARiordan, Rick.
Summary: "A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week. So begins Percy Jackson's Greek...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC RIOAlcott, Louisa May
Summary: The classic story of the March family whose 4 daughters are growing up in New England in the mid-1800s. There are numerous sequels, for example, Little Men and Jo's Boys. Annotation. Little Women is the heartwarming story of the March family that has thrilled generations of readers. It is the story of four sisters--Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth-- and of the courage, humor and ingenuity they display to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Classics 2009
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Summary: "Pennies, worthless? Non-cents! Hot off the minting press, Penny feels like a million bucks. But as other coins and bills are spent while she sits forgotten, she begins to doubt her value. She is too small to slot-surf with Quarter. Even penny candy sells for a dime! Refusing to be short-changed, she sets out to find her purpose at any cost. Readers will laugh at a wealth of money puns, learn a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILRehak, Melanie.
Summary: In 1930 a plucky girl detective stepped out of her shiny blue roadster, dressed in a smart tweed suit. Eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties, and emerged as beloved by girls today as by their grandmothers. Rehak tells the behind-the-scenes history of Nancy and her groundbreaking creators. Both Nancy and her "author," Carolyn Keene,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.52 REHTroupe, Thomas Kingsley
Summary: "When Spanish gold is found on the North Carolina coast, your mind begins to race. Through your studies, you know that the infamous pirate Blackbeard was active in that area in the 1700s. Could this be the first clue to finding his long-lost treasure? It's up to YOU to find out! With dozens of choices and clues to follow, which path will YOU choose to dig up the riches left behind by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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Summary: "A catastrophic wildfire scorches the Santa Monica Mountains, exposing the charred remains of a woman who disappeared years ago. The investigation is assigned to Eve Ronin, the youngest homicide detective in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, a position that forces her to prove herself again and again. This time, though, she has much more to prove. Bones don't lie, and these have a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC GOLRehak, Melanie.
Summary: "Nancy [Drew] was brought to life by two remarkable women: ... Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, and author Mildred Wirt Benson, a convention-flouting journalist."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006
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Summary: It is spring 2009, and prosecutor Teodor Szacki is no longer working in Warsaw--he has said goodbye to his family and to his career in the capital and moved to Sandomierz, a picturesque town full of churches and museums. Hoping to start a "brave new life," Szacki instead finds himself investigating a strange murder case in surroundings both alien and unfriendly. The victim is found brutally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bitter Lemon 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MILOtfinoski, Steven
Summary: "On May 31, 1889, heavy rains and a dam failure sent flood waters sweeping into Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The 50-foot-high wall of water quickly demolished much of the town. Will you and your new husband be able to escape certain doom as you wait for your train to leave the station? Can you climb onto your house's roof for safety before the building completely fills with water? Will you join in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC OTFKeenan, Sheila
Summary: "Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, introducing the eerie Headless Horseman character to readers worldwide. Readers were both scared and intrigued by the horrific character, who is the ghost of a soldier who had been decapitated during the American Revolution. Now, the character is an American classic, featured in movies, television shows, cartoons, comic books,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 813.2 KEELassieur, Allison
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASFaye, Lyndsay
Summary: Internationally bestselling author Lyndsay Faye was introduced to the Sherlock Holmes mysteries when she was ten years old and her dad suggested she read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." She immediately became enamored with tales of Holmes and his esteemed biographer Dr. John Watson, and later, began spinning these quintessential characters into her own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Mysterious Press 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: M FAYManushkin, Fran
Summary: Katie and her friends explore writing different kinds of poetry about themselves and their surroundings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MANEyles, Allen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.8 EYLHarris, Charlaine.
Summary: A collection of every short story featuring Sookie Stackhouse, the telepathic waitress heroine of the best-selling Southern Vampire novels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARLarson, Kirsten W.
Summary: Celebrates the iconic female superhero who has inspired generations of girls and women and raises up the many women who played a part in her evolution, making clear that the fight for gender equality is still going strong.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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Summary: "Three blind mice work together with the three little pigs to defeat the Big Bad Wolf and the farmer's wife"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HAREdsel, Robert M.
Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019