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When the sky grows darkand the moon glows bright, everyone goes to sleep . . .except for the watchful owl! With a spare, soothing text and beautifully rich and textured illustrations of a starry night, this is the perfect "book of sleep." Join the...

Wealthy and powerful Zachary Bronson is looking for a wife who will secure his position in society. Then he meets Lady Holland Taylor, whose fierce passion matches his own. A widow resigned to living by society's rules, Lady Holly is aroused by Zachary's brazen...

A woman in desperate straits ... A fearless man ... A marriage of convenience on turbulent waters ...Cerynise Kendall has been left destitute and in dire need following the death of her doting patron and protectress. A brilliant young artist tossed from her home...

An entertaining and informative illustrated guidethat makes world history accessible, appealing, and funny."Author: Larry GonickPublisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)Published: 09/10/1997Pages: 368Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.75lbsSize: 10.70h x 8.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9780385265201Audience: Young AdultReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 07/27/1990About the AuthorLarry Gonick is a professional cartoonist and...

"Fascinating . . . A tragic saga, but at the same time it often reads like a thriller filled with acts of extraordinary courage, descriptions of dangerous journeys and a series of secret identities."--Chicago Tribune "To this day, I don't even know what my...

"Every Flavia de Luce novel is a reason to celebrate."--USA Today ALAN BRADLEY, AUTHOR OF THE MOST AWARD-WINNING SERIES DEBUT OF ANY YEAR, RETURNS WITH ANOTHER IRRESISTIBLE FLAVIA DE LUCE NOVEL. "[Alan] Bradley has created one of the most original, charming, devilishly creative and...

The full story of what led Crazy Horse and Custer to that fateful day at the Little Bighorn, from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 U.S. Army soldiers rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn...

The New Jerusalem Bible: Standard Edition will satisfy the great need for an authoritative version of "the greatest story ever told" in a package so attractive, user friendly, and affordable, this edition is destined to become a classic. Using the same translation that has...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Jake Brigance is back! The hero of A Time to Kill, one of the most popular novels of our time, returns in a "riveting" (The New York Times) courtroom drama from "the best thriller writer alive" (Ken Follett)....

The #1 New York Times bestseller from Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Oathbringer, coauthor of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy. And don't miss the rest of the Reckoners series:...

In this daring new work, the poet Alice Oswald strips away the narrative of the Iliad--the anger of Achilles, the story of Helen--in favor of attending to its atmospheres: the extended similes that bring so much of the natural order into the poem and...

Everyone in the forest is afraid of Zeke the griffin until he does them all a very big favor.Author: Bill PeetPublisher: Clarion BooksPublished: 03/26/1984Pages: 48Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.50h x 8.20w x 0.30dISBN: 9780395361726Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.7Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz...

A proud but decrepit lion learns a lesson about friendship from the vultures he despises.Author: Bill PeetPublisher: Clarion BooksPublished: 10/29/1984Pages: 40Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.70h x 8.30w x 0.20dISBN: 9780395366110Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.5Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 19562 / EliAbout...

A teenage gang comes of age in the 1960s Bronx. Written when the author was twenty-four, this story was the basis for a major feature film.Author: Richard PricePublisher: Mariner BooksPublished: 04/15/1999Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.24h x 5.52w x 0.60dISBN: 9780395977743Review Citation(s): Newsweek 12/17/2007...

The second book in the best-selling Legend trilogy comes to life in this vibrant graphic novel adaptation. After escaping from the Republic's stronghold, Day and June are on the run in Vegas when the country learns that their Elector Primo has died and his...

Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series! The mission that started it all---now in a graphic novel format! The first in the # 1 New York Times bestselling Alex Rider series, Stormbreaker, in a brand-new format, with bold, edgy, manga-like illustrations that...

THE QUESTION: Are there new ways of opening the field of cartooning to any one who likes to draw?THE ANSWER: Yes!Here are tried and proven methods that explain, simplify and teach every one, regardless of age, the art of cartooning. Step by step procedures...

Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse too. In this gentle fable about...

Patricia Cornwell turns from forensics to police procedures in Hornet's Nest. The gritty, heroic life of big-city police is seen through the eyes of three leading crimefighters from Charlotte, North Carolina--Police Chief Judy Hammer, Deputy Chief Virginia West, and ambitious young reporter Andy Brazil.Author:...

#1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb presents a memorable tale of suspense set in 2059 New York City, as Lieutenant Eve Dallas walks a tightrope between her professional duties and her private demons. Eve Dallas is one tough cop. It should...