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The hilarious and high-stakes Case Closed middle grade series gets a touch of Hollywood glamor! Pick-your-own-path and puzzle-packed mystery collide in this star-studded sequel in which the reader must help Carlos and his friends solve the disappearance of a famous teen actress.In this wildly...

Winner of the 2019 International Cartographic Conference - Educational Products award A lavishly illustrated reference guide, Cartography. by Kenneth Field is an inspiring and creative companion along the nonlinear journey toward making a great map. This sage compendium for contemporary mapmakers distills the essence...

What if one young man carried the fate of American independence in his hands?In this gripping Revolutionary War fiction, Nathaniel Marten becomes the unlikely courier tasked with gathering the final signatures for the Declaration of Independence. Based on the true historical fact that not...

Critical insight into the mind and eye of an artist renowned for her work investigating history, identity, and power.Transcending medium, chronology, and geography, Carrie Mae Weems: The Heart of the Matter puts the artist--as well as her spiritual and philosophical journeys--at the center of...

The final chapter of this Bram Stoker Award-winning graphic novel reimagination of Sheridan LeFanu's classic Carmilla! Athena's daughter Ella journeys to Oxford, England where a mysterious university benefactor hires her for what seems like a simple research position, but leads her straight into the...

Sheridan Le Fanu was born at No. 45 Lower Dominick Steet, Dublin, into a literary family of Huguenot origins. Both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights. His niece Rhoda Broughton would become a very successful novelist....

Author: Carla HallPublisher: Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books fPublished: 10/14/2025Pages: 40Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 10.30h x 11.10w x 0.70dISBN: 9781665935630Audience: Ages 4-8Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2025About the AuthorCarla Hall attended L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland. She gained her audience when she competed on...

The Car Inspector Passbook(R) prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study. It provides hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam, including but...

When the host is found dead at a card game, four investigators - including Poirot himself - look for clues as they set out to discover which guest is the killer.Author: Agatha ChristiePublisher: William Morrow & CompanyPublished: 05/04/2016Pages: 272Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.50h x...

Seventeen years after the original Cardcaptor Sakura manga ended, CLAMP returns with more magical clow card adventures! Into the Labyrinth Sakura takes to the sky in pursuit of the "fuzzy thing" that made her friend Akiho fall asleep, and in the process gains another...

Something magical is hiding in trees, oceans-even inside YOU. But it's invisible...Carbon's Magic Is Everywhere is a joyful STEM picture book that introduces young children to one of nature's most misunderstood elements- Carbon. Often seen as "bad," Carbon is a hidden helper and vital...

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) was always a name to be reckoned with. Notorious bad boy of the Italian Baroque, the artist was at once celebrated and controversial, violent in temper, precise in technique, a creative master, and a man on the run. Though...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Every year, Celaya "Lala" Reyes' family--aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers, and Lala's six older brothers--packs up three cars and, in a wild ride, drive from Chicago to the Little Grandfather and Awful Grandmother's house in Mexico City for the summer. From the...

Two vampire stories, two authors, two striking meditations on dependency and desire.For readers of Octavia E. Butler, Tananarive Due, and Gwendolyn Christie, comes Caramelle, Jewelle Gomez's latest addition to the universe of The Gilda Stories. This short story offers a supernatural alternate history where...

Who of us isn't a little bit of a monster too?Rivers of red changed my life, in ways that even I am unaware of.I went from being a happy, carefree, and comfortable London girl to moving across the pond and landing at the exclusive...

Hayashi's frank, guileless demeanor quietly draws the attention of classmates and strangers as he counts all the stairs in school, photographs street signs, and dries sweet potatoes on the classroom balcony. In a world shaped by conformity, Hayashi is refreshingly and unapologetically true to...

The shocking murder of the Red Skull leaves an unfinished Cosmic Cube at large! Adding to the imminent danger, a cadre of the Skull's followers plans to ignite bombs in the hearts of Paris, London and Manhattan! Racing against a rapidly ticking clock, Captain...

In some of the most impactful and iconic comics in history, tragedy befalls the Marvel Universe with the death of Captain America! A battle to save London from the Red Skull reunites Steve Rogers with one old friend, the Winter Soldier -- but the...

In 2008, at the height of the U.S. housing crisis, and just when novice real estate investor Mary Lehman thought things couldn't get any worse... they didn't! Instead, she parlayed her financial woes and failed investments into a fascinating adventure, fulfilling her lifelong dream...

In Capitalizing on College Joshua Brown skillfully illustrates how tuition-driven colleges and universities have been forced to innovate and adopt market-driven financial strategies. These institutions have longstanding commitments to offering access and opportunity to marginalized students, but the promise of improved educational outcomes stemming...