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English
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"A free-spirited artist teams up with a no-nonsense detective to capture a thief who has stolen a priceless Michelangelo painting. Manchester, England, 1857. Rosanna Hawkins is one of Manchester's finest artists, even though no one knows her name. She reproduces 'parlor versions' of classic masterpieces with near-perfect precision, which her employer then sells to the emerging upper-middle class families of Manchester.When the largest art exhibition...
Author
Series
China Bayles volume 23
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When China's and Ruby's friend Karen Prior is mugged in a mall parking lot and dies a few days later, China begins to suspect that her friend's death was not a random assault. Karen was a filmmaker supervising a student documentary about the fifteen-year-old murder of a woman named Christine Morris and the acquittal of the man accused of the crime. Is it possible that the same person who killed Christine Morris targeted Karen? Delving into the cold...
3) Pet
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster.
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Years ago, Jim Stegner shot a man in a bar. The man lived, Jim served his time, and he has learned to control the dark impulses that threaten to overtake him. Jim lives a quiet life. He doesn't drink. He goes fishing. He works as a painter, selling his art for good money at a gallery in Santa Fe. One day, driving down a dirt road, Jim sees a man beating a small horse. Without thinking, he stops, jumps out of the truck, and tackles the man, punching...
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Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 22
Language
English
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Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place he has ever truly known peace. His beautiful wife, Chiara, has taken over day-to-day management of the Tiepolo Restoration Company, and their two young children are clandestinely enrolled in a neighborhood scuola elementare. For his part, Gabriel spends his days wandering the streets and canals of the watery...
8) The complete book of gourd craft: 22 projects, 55 decorative techniques, 300 inspirational designs
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Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
1996
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144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
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English
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Gourds have been used for centuries as containers and decorative objects. Hardshell gourds with brightly painted faces and figures recently have become popular items at craft sales. This book covers growing, harvesting, and curing as well as crafting and finishing. Gourd crafters must work with the natural shape of the gourd, which cannot be reshaped once it has dried, but it can be cut, incised, painted, and embellished. The projects, presented by...
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Publisher
Scholastic Press/Callaway
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[33] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 19 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
On her first day at school, Little Miss Spider worries that she cannot do what the others can, but she learns that she has a special quality all her own.
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Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
One summer night, May Belle meets an Ogre who wants to steal her pretty hat, her pretty gloves, and even her pretty feet with their toenails painted pink. At first May Belle is scared. But the Ogre turns out to be just a furry little Ogre. Then May Belle isn't scared at all. She also knows just what to do with that pesky Ogre-make a new friend!
Publisher
Homevision
Pub. Date
1978
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4in.
Language
English
Description
In India, a young Maharaja, Georgie, and his sister, Bonnie, possess a collection of Indian miniature paintings. Two art collectors try to scam the artwork out of the Maharaja's hands while the collection's curator works both sides against each other.
13) Bitter
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English
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"After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille. Bitter's instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus but her friends aren't willing to settle for a world that's so far away from what...
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Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
Language
English
Description
Learn how Jennifer Orkin Lewis (also known as August Wren) uses gouache to create vibrant illustrations. Jennifer's paintings are full of color and movement, and in this 3-part series, you'll learn how to approach painting in her lively style. The class begins with a lesson on mixing colors and painting everyday objects. Once you've had a chance to practice your brushstrokes, you'll learn how to paint florals and create stylized lettering.
16) Mercy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Cameron McDonald has spent his life guided by duty. As the police chief of a small Massachusetts town that has been home to generations of his Scottish clan, he is bound to the town's residents by blood and honor. Yet when his cousin Jamie arrives at the police station with the body of his wife and the bald confession that he has killed her, Cam immediately places him under arrest. The situation isn't as clear to Cam's wife, Allie. While she is devoted...
18) Breasts and eggs
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Breasts and Eggs paints a portrait of contemporary womanhood in Japan and recounts the intimate journeys of three women as they confront oppressive mores and their own uncertainties on the road to finding peace and futures they can truly call their own. It tells the story of three women: the thirty-year-old Natsu, her older sister, Makiko, and Makiko's daughter, Midoriko. Makiko has traveled to Tokyo in search of an affordable breast enhancement...
19) A fair maiden
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Sixteen year-old Katya Spivak is out for a walk on the gracious streets of Bayhead Harbor with her two summer babysitting charges when she's approached by silver-haired, elegant Marcus Kidder. At first, his interest in her seems harmless, even pleasant; like his name, a sort of gentle joke. His beautiful home, the children's books that he's written, his classical music, the marvelous art in his study, his lavish presents to her: Mr. Kidder's life...
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Publisher
Krause Publications
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
347 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A guide to working in stained glass, discussing equipment and materials, explaining various techniques and procedures, and including illustrated instructions for several stained glass projects.
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