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Author
Publisher
TOON Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this hilarious illustrated fable, Anna Van Ogre loses her lovely monstrous looks and is turned into a sickeningly adorable, rosy-cheeked little girl. It starts her on a journey to learn an unforgettable lesson about true beauty"--
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English
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"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
147 pages, 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of Corey Fah, a writer who has hit the literary jackpot: their novel has just won the prize for the Fictionalization of Social Evils. But the actual trophy, and with it the funds, hovers peskily out of reach. Neon-beige, with UFO-like qualities, the elusive trophy leads Corey, with their partner Drew and eight-legged companion Bambi Pavok, on a spectacular quest through their childhood in the Forest and an unlikely stint on reality...
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English
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At twenty-four, Hera is a clump of unmet potential. To her, the future is nothing but an exhausting thought exercise, one depressing hypothetical after another. She’s sharp in more ways than one, adrift in her own smug malaise, until her new job moderating the comments section of an online news outlet—a role even more mind-numbing than it sounds—introduces her to Arthur, a middle-aged journalist. Though she's preferred women to men for years...
Author
Series
Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Arnie the talking doughnut is delighted to be Mr. Bing's new pet "doughnut-dog," so when Mr. Bing starts rolling gutter balls during a big bowling tournament, Arnie suspects foul play and sets out to solve the mystery.
6) Wild houses
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The riotous, raucous, and deeply resonant debut novel from "one of the best story writers in the English language today" (Financial Times), Wild Houses follows two outsiders caught in the crosshairs of a small-town revenge kidnapping gone awry. With his acclaimed and award-winning collections Young Skins and Homesickness Colin Barrett cemented his reputation as one of contemporary Irish literature's most daring stylists. Praised by Oprah Daily as...
Author
Series
Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut volume 2
Publisher
Square Fish/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
126 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Arnie is shocked when he hears his neighbor Loretta Schmoretta tell news reporters that she was the victim of an alien abduction. And not just any aliens--alien doughnuts from outer spastry. Arnie thinks this is a ridiculous story, that is, until he gets abducted. Arnie must think fast in order to rescue his fellow doughnuts and the townspeople from the alien invaders"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Bud Shumway mystery volume 18
Publisher
Yellow Cat Pub
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1981 pages.
Language
English
Description
When an old rancher visits Utah Sheriff Bud Shumway with a cryptic message and then immediately dies, Bud has no idea that he’s witnessing the beginning of a series of strange happenings, from an invasion of his little town by rodeo clowns to dealing with a curse from long-gone Natives.
Throw in cattle rustling, Utah's famous fry sauce, Spanish gold, the least likely codgers imaginable to open a wedding business, Mayor Howie’s new drone, an unlikely...
Author
Series
Bud Shumway mystery volume 17
Publisher
Yellow Cat Pub
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
199 pages.
Language
English
Description
When Utah Sheriff Bud Shumway gets a strange letter saying a perfect crime is about to be committed, he has no idea that it’s just the beginning of a series of cryptic happenings, from a body that goes missing to finding another that happens to belong to a popular local photographer.
Throw in an assortment of plein-air artists, radio-control pilots (even a blimp!), Van Gogh aficionados (say that real fast), the Invisible Man, a strange canvas with...
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time, there was a kitty named Pete who came upon a house in the forest. He goes in, eats pizza, plays guitar, and falls asleep. But what happens when three bears come home?"--
Author
Series
Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
125 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Now that Arnie has conquered the bowling alley and the planet Ufonut, he's back for another round of wild adventures in The Spinny Icky Showdown. This time the venue is a traveling television game show (in the spirit of WIPEOUT!) that comes to town. Arnie, Peezo, and their buddies can't wait to participate in the crazy obstacle course. But Arnie and his crew are in for a challenge once they learn what they are up against--do they stand a chance against...
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