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Trapped in Transylvania: (Dracula) (Cracked Classics #1)
by Tony AbbottTwo reluctant readers and mischievous middle schoolers get transported into Bram Stoker&’s vampire classic in this &“lighthearted spoof&” (Publishers Weekly). Devin and Frankie—short for Francine—may be the best of friends, but they aren&’t the best of students. After they&’re busted for not reading Bram Stoker&’s Dracula, their teacher sends them to the library to make amends by mending books. When they accidentally toss an ancient copy of the horror classic through the library&’s broken metal detector, a huge crack opens in the wall—and sucks Devin and Frankie right into the novel itself. Now these sarcastic sixth graders will need a few stakes, a lot of garlic, and a sharp sense of humor to defeat the bloodthirsty count. In this first book in Tony Abbott&’s Cracked Classics series, &“Devin and Frankie are wisecracking underachievers and their characterizations and dialogue ring true. Abbott adroitly blends the language in Stoker&’s tale with their conversations, resulting in laugh-out-loud scenes&” (School Library Journal).
Trapped in a Pyramid!
by Joan IssariThis funny story investigates the mystery of the step pyramid of Djoser in Egypt. But beware: a pharoah’s tomb built in the desert millennia ago can still trap a clumsy explorer! If you were stuck in the dark with scorpions and snakes for company, what would you do?
Trapped in the Circus of Fear (Give Yourself Goosebumps, Special Edition #3)
by R. L. StineThe original series from the Master of Fright--now a major motion picture in theaters August 7, 2015!You did so well at Circus Camp, you're allowed to join a real circus for a week. But it turns out to be a Circus of Fear! Meet the Girl with Five Tongues and the Kid with Rotten Flesh. These sideshow freaks used to be normal kids-until the evil ringmistress got hold of them. And now she's after you. You'd better destroy her evil powers-before she turns you into the Kid Who Lives in a Jar! The choice is yours in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings!
Trapped in the Overworld (The Unofficial Minetrapped Adventure #1)
by Winter MorganSimon, Michael, and Lily are playing on a multiplayer server when a strange lightning storm hits their town. In the middle of an intense game, a bolt of lightning strikes, sucking the three friends into the game! They discover that they’ve been transformed into their Minecraft characters. They try to escape, but they are trapped in the Overworld!While battling other players and hostile mobs, Simon, Michael, and Lily try to find a way home. Just when they are ready to give up, their town is attacked and Simon’s Minecraft home is destroyed. The friends now have to find out who is terrorizing them, and if the same person is responsible for trapping them in the game.If the trio can find and defeat the evil villain, will they finally be able to make a home in their favorite game? It’s a battle against an unknown enemy in this first installment of the new Unofficial Minetrapped Adventure series.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers-picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Trapped!: Framed!; Vanished!; Trapped! (Framed! #3)
by James PontiFlorian Bates—the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ most wanted lists—must save his friend from being framed for a crime he didn’t commit in this hilarious third novel in the Framed! series.Middle school is hard. Solving cases for the FBI is even harder. Doing both at the same time, well that’s just crazy. But that doesn’t stop Florian Bates! Along with his best friend, and Watson to his Sherlock, Margaret, Florian’s making the case that kids can do anything. When Florian and Margaret’s FBI supervisor, Marcus Rivers, is accused of a crime, it’s up to this mystery solving duo to jump into action and clear his name, because Marcus is more than their boss—he’s family. The case involves one of Marcus’s first investigations for the FBI and a Russian spy ring. However, when the spy they are chasing learns what they’re up to, the tables are turned, and Marcus finds himself implicated in a variety of crimes, including theft, corruption, and espionage. For Florian and Margaret, it just got personal. They’re going to catch the spy and clear Marcus’s name…even if they have to break into (and out of) the Library of Congress to do it.
Tras el personaje público
by José ClimentJordi Carrillo de Albornoz (Jordi Wild), Amarna Miller, Rocío Vidal (La Gata de Schrödinger), Luis Miguel Amor (Revenant), Rocío Camacho, Paul Alone, Carlos Santana (DotCSV), Javier Ivanyer (eh!), Elena Bueno, Nekane, Lisa JusticeDark, Luis Montilla (profesor de instituto) y David de Sousa (creativo publicista) son los invitados a este coloquio. Tras el personaje público aborda los pensamientos y reflexiones de los protagonistas del escenario online a través de entrevistas íntimas: ¿cómo se percibe la sociedad desde un altar de cientos de miles de seguidores?, ¿cuál es el precio de la fama?, ¿qué hay tras el personaje público? Comunicadores que han encontrado en la exposición mediática su forma de ganarse la vida, profesionales publicitarios responsables de las principales campañas de nuestro país y el testimonio de un docente en plena transformación digital.
Trash Mountain: A Novel
by Bradley BazzleA young man goes to war against a landfill in a novel that “revels in the absurd but never strays far from the deeply felt humanity of its characters” (Maceo Montoya, author of The Deportation of Wopper Barraza).Ben Shippers doesn’t have much use for school, friends, or pretty much anyone except his smartass sister, but he does harbor a secret passion: Trash Mountain, the central feature of the noxious landfill next to his house, the fumes from which have made his sister ill.After a botched attempt to destroy Trash Mountain with a homemade firebomb, Ben begins a years-long infiltration operation that leads him to drop out of school to work alongside homeless trash-pickers, and then, eventually, intern at the very place he meant to destroy. Ben’s boss there, a charismatic would-be titan of sanitation, shows Ben the intricate moralities of the trash industry, forcing him to choose between monetary stability and his environmental principles. With dark humor, Trash Mountain reflects on life in small southern cities in decline—and an adolescent’s search for fundamental values without responsible adults to lead the way.“From Mark Twain to George Saunders . . . Trash Mountain joins a long tradition of dark humor, wild inventiveness, and social satire in American letters. By turns hilarious, colorful, and strange.” —Maceo Montoya, author of The Deportation of Wopper Barraza“Chronicles the ways in which Ben’s early idealism erodes under more complex concerns . . . Bazzle’s novel explores the compromises one makes in life even as it blends the gritty and the extravagant along the way.” —Kirkus Reviews
Trash Talk: An Encyclopedia Of Garbage And Recycling Around The World
by Robert GussinFootball, baseball, basketball, hockey - pro athletes revolt! Too many fights, too many problems, lousy image! The commissioners are fed up and players are angry at mandated, educational seminar attendance! But that's what happened, and the commissioners aren't backing down. All pro athletes have to attend a course or seminar unrelated to sports every year. It looks like dark days for the athletes until one of them sees an ad for the upcoming S.E.S. Trash Talk symposium. How perfect is that? None of the athletes knew, or even cared, what S.E.S. was, but trash talk was their specialty. Word of the meeting spread among the athletes like wildfire. They could not apply fast enough. The annual Environmentalist Society Meeting, hosted by the Sarasota Environmentalist Society (S.E.S.), will be a surprise of a lifetime when the world of professional athletes collides with the world of professional environmentalists in an explosion of laughter. What happens next is worth the price of admission!
Trash Talk: The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn't Total Garbage
by Rafi Kohan&“You&’re mad at me, but I am killing you.&”—NBA star Gary Payton&“Find the hate.&”—NFL star Warren Sapp&“Why can&’t you be more like Rafi Kohan?&”—your mom, probably Whether in basketball, football, or MMA, athletes talk trash to each other—and sometimes to fans—like it&’s their job. And in some ways, it is: sports only matter if we decide to care about them. And insulting your opponent, or playing the heel, is probably the fastest route to making someone care. Talking smack is as old as the bible; it&’s perhaps the original sport. But until now, there&’s never been a book about it. In this lively, often hilarious history, Rafi Kohan interviews some of the world&’s top competitors—on the petty rivalries and mind games that fuel them. He talks to point guards and soccer strikers, cricketers and insult comedians, forming a theory along the way about the surprising and influential role that name-calling plays in our world. Brilliantly original and wide-ranging, Trash Talk is a book for sports fans, culture mavens, or anyone looking to get an edge.
Traveler
by Ron MclartyFrom the author of The Memory of Running-a beautifully crafted story of a man who returns home to discover the truth about his past Featuring the warmth and authenticity that made The Memory of Running such a major success, Traveler wraps a beautifully written ode to friendship within a compelling mystery. Jono Riley is an aging bartender and part-time actor in Manhattan who is compelled to return to the working-class neighborhoods of East Providence, where he came of age with his three best friends in the early 1960s. Jono is drawn into an attempt to solve the mystery of several shootings that occurred back then. As the surprising truth emerges, Jono is forced to come to terms with a past that is not quite what he remembers, even as he makes new resolutions in the present. .
Traveling While Married: How To Take A Trip With Your Spouse And Come Back Together
by Mary-Lou WeismanAh travel! New scenery, exciting adventures, time alone with a loved one. Truth is, travel can make or break a relationship. Just negotiating when to leave for the airport can be tricky: she insists on arriving hours ahead of flight time, he likes the excitement of a photo finish. But as Mary-Lou Weisman sees it, "The inevitable rage with which we begin each trip only helps us to better appreciate the good times that lie ahead." Or maybe not. When people have jet lag, can't speak the language, figure out the money, or maintain intestinal regularity, they get cranky. And since they don't know anybody else in Kyoto to take it out on, they take it out on each other. Alas, couples therapy is rarely available on vacation, which is why we need this hilarious and truthful take on travel and togetherness. Using her own misadventures--from honeymoon through Elderhostel--Weisman exposes all the gender landmines: Destinations: He wants to outrun molten lava down a volcano, she prefers raking gravel in a Buddhist monastery. Motivations: She longs for a change of scenery, he hopes for a change of self. Preparations: She keeps a file of required sights, he won't be bullied by travel guides. Accommodations: She divides every hotel room in half so he'll know on which side of the bed to throw his wet towel. Inclinations: She shops a country, he eats it. This is the real skinny on what happens when Mars and Venus hit the road. With a sly wink, a comic nod, and just the right amount of optimism, Weisman shows us that despite the shortcomings of one's beloved, harmonious travel is possible.
Travels at the turn of the century: TRIP TO THE PYRENEES
by Mario Garrido EspinosaFive travel stories told with a whole lot of ironic humour. Five tales of a time when travellers didn’t carry a digital camera with space for thousands of photos; or a mobile phone infinitely capable of solving any unforeseen problems. The reader will be immersed in an eye-opening journey, through passages of pure adventure and will remember an unprecedented historical event that happened during one of these trips. All of these chapters took place as we left the 20th century behind and began to see a radical shift towards technology usage that was so extreme it changed the way we travel. Up to that point, we still checked a map, we didn’t use GPS and we had to hunt down a payphone to call home. Reminisce on all of these sensations with these short stories; after all, “travelling is the best money ever spent”, right?
Travels from the Turn of the Century: Journey to Italy
by Mario EspinosaFive humorous and ironic chronicles of journeys from a time in which travelers didn’t carry a digital camera with storage for thousands of photos, nor a mobile telephone with infinite functions capable of resolving any unexpected problems encountered along the way. The reader will be immersed in an initatory journey—passages of pure adventure—and will look back on an unprecedented historical event that occurred at the same time as one of these journeys. Each of these episodes occurred as the 20th century was being left behind, when life began to radically change due to the extreme use of technology that changed the way we travel. As we come to that point, we will look at a map rather than a GPS, and we’ll search for a cabin to call home. I dare you to relive all those sensations through these stories. After all, “traveling is the best investment of money,” right?
Travels in Nihilon: A Novel
by Alan SillitoeFrom one of Britain&’s leading writers comes a biting satire about a country founded on Nihilism and a government gone mad Nihilon is a country where honesty is outlawed, drunk driving is mandatory, and nihilism reigns supreme. Five researchers are sent into the midst of this chaos to compile a new guidebook about the peculiar, unexplored land and its all-powerful leader, President Nil. Adam, Benjamin, Jaquiline, Edgar, and Richard attempt to gather information—but find themselves swept up by a nation turned upside down. As they navigate their way to the capital through artificial mist created by President Nil to disorient his people, the writers are stopped by ordinary citizens whom they quickly discover cannot be trusted. Adam accidentally starts a ground war, Benjamin is forced to buy a car, and Jaquiline discovers that robbery is not only legal, but encouraged. The researchers, who arrived as tourists, will find that although it is easy to enter Nihilon, it is much, much harder to escape. Alan Sillitoe, the bestselling author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner, crosses into uncharted territory in this comic dystopia that is as smart as it is engrossing.
Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago
by Tim Moore"'A donkey?' blurted my family as one. For a moment it didn't seem they'd ever be able to list all the reasons that made this so entertainingly ludicrous. . . .Yes, I'd never ridden a donkey on a beach or petted one at a city farm, never even pinned a cardboard tail to one's throat after the cake and ice cream....A donkey would be my hairy-coated hair shirt, making my pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela a truer test of the will, a trial."With these words, having no knowledge of Spanish and even less about the care and feeding of donkeys, Tim Moore, Britain's indefatigable traveling Everyman, sets out on a pilgrimage to the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela with a donkey named Shinto as his companion. Armed only with the Codex Calixtinus, a twelfth-century handbook to the route, and expert advice on donkey management from Robert Louis Stevenson, Moore and his four-legged companion travel the ancient five-hundred-mile route from St. Jean Pied-de-Port, on the French side of the Pyrenees, to the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela, which houses the remains of Spain's patron saint, St. James. Over sun-scorched highways, precipitous bridges, dirt paths shaded by leafy trees, and vineyards occasionally lashed by downpours, Moore and Shinto pass through some of the oldest towns and cities in northern Spain in colorful company, both past and present. Pilgrims real and imagined have traveled this route throughout the ages, a diverse cast of wayfarers spanning Charlemagne, St. Francis of Assisi, Chaucer's Wife of Bath, and New Age diva, Shirley MacLaine. Moore's present-day companions are no less florid or poignant. Clearly more interested in Shinto than in Moore, their fellow walkers are an assortment of devout Christian pilgrims, New Age spirituality seekers, travelers grieving over a lost love affair, Baby Boomers contemplating the advent of middle age, and John Q. Public just out for a cheap, boozy sun-drenched outdoor holiday. As Moore pushes, pulls, wheedles, cajoles, and threatens Shinto across Spain toward the crypt of St. James in a quest to find the spiritual pilgrim within, the duo overnights in the bedrooms, dormitories, and---for Shinto---adjacent grassy fields of northern Spain's hostels, inns, convents, seminaries, and farmhouses. Shinto, a donkey with a finely honed talent for relieving himself at the most inopportune moments, has better luck in the search for his next meal than Moore does in finding his inner St. Francis. Undaunted, however, Man and Beast finally arrive at the cathedral and a successful end to their journey. For readers who delighted in his earlier books, Travels with My Donkey is the next hilarious chapter in the travels of Tim Moore, a book that keeps the bones of St. James rattling till this day.
Travesty
by John HawkesAn exceptionally brilliant novel from "our most interesting writer" (Flannery O'Connor) Travesty is John Hawkes's most extreme vision of eroticism and comic terror. In the south of France, an elegant sports car is speeding through the night, bearing a man, his daughter, and his best friend toward a fatal crash. As he drives, the "privileged man" justifies, in a sustained monologue, his firm opinion that willed destruction is the ultimate act of the poetic imagination. "What I have in mind is an 'accident' so perfectly contrived that it will be unique, spectacular and instantaneous, a physical counterpart to that vision in which it was in fact conceived." Concerned with sex, myth, the imagination, and the absurd, Travesty is one of the most cruelly and vibrantly ironic works to be found in twentieth-century literature.
Travis & Freddy's Adventures in Vegas
by Paul Hoppe Henry JohnsonThirteen-year-old best friends Travis and Freddy fly to Las Vegas with a plan to save Travis's family from bankruptcy, but not everything goes as they had hoped and soon they are running from the mob.
Travis Daventhorpe Powers Up! (Travis Daventhorpe for the Win! #2)
by Wes MolebashCan a wimp like Travis Daventhorpe master the Legendary Sword of Legends and fulfill his cosmic destiny? For fans of Hilo and The Last Kids on Earth comes the second volume of this hilarious fantasy/sci-fi graphic novel series!Travis Daventhorpe is destined to save the multiverse—at least, that’s what the prophecy says. But if he’s a legendary warrior in the making, shouldn’t he be a little better at sword fighting? With his engineering genius, Travis could develop technology to make himself unstoppable, but the wise sorcerer Bela says he needs to find his power within. Wherever he finds it, he better do it soon! The evil Nol Invictus, the ruler of the mystical realm Solusterra, is preparing a second attack—and this time, his lieutenant, the Rogue, has an army of velociborgs for backup!From Wes Molebash comes the second volume in this pun-filled, video game–inspired, sci-fi fantasy adventures series. Join Travis Daventhorpe as he dodges bullies, forges friendships, and does his best to survive gym class . . . all while trying to fulfill his magical destiny!
Travis Daventhorpe for the Win! (Travis Daventhorpe for the Win! #1)
by Wes MolebashFor fans of Hilo and The Last Kids on Earth comes Travis Daventhorpe for the Win!, the first volume of a hilarious fantasy/sci-fi graphic novel series! <p><p>Travis Daventhorpe may be a genius, but he’s always struggled to make friends. After his attempt to befriend new kid Juniper Reyes results in an epic fail, Travis takes his sentient flying robot, Travbot, out for a ride. But when Travbot malfunctions, the two take a nosedive into the woods. There, they discover a legendary sword, a wizard from another dimension, and a mysterious prophecy: Travis Daventhorpe is destined to save the multiverse! <p><p>From debut author Wes Molebash comes this video-game-inspired sci-fi adventure series. Join Travis as he dodges bullies, forges friendships, and perfects his science fair project...all while trying to fulfill his magical destiny! <P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Travis's Appeal (Kate's Boys #4)
by Marie FerrarellaHe never mixed business with pleasure. But when fresh-faced Shana O'Reilly appeared at his office door, she threw no-nonsense attorney Travis Marlowe's carefully ordered world into a tailspin. For the first time ever, he couldn't stop thinking about a client-and not just because of her father's mysterious request to adjust his will.Shana wasn't looking for romance-she had her hands full with her family and her business. But she couldn't shut off the electric current humming between her and-of all people-the new family attorney. Talk about finding love where you least expect it....
Treading Water
by Noreen BramanThis 2022 "Pandemic" edition of "Treading Water" is a greatly expanded, slightly damp, collection of Noreen Braman's previously published essays and columns. It includes the "Evil Pants" series as well as "Adventures of Rats" (and others) collection. You'll be grateful that your life isn't full of watery adventures, misbehaving dogs, careful plans gone awry and varmints of all kinds that don't give up.
Treasure Fever! (Schooling Around #1)
by Andy GriffithsMeet Henry McThrottle, a fifth-grader with an extremely active imagination. His flights of fancy lead to adventures of the sort only Andy Griffiths could dream up, in the first entry of a hilarious new series.
Treasure Hunters Digital Omnibus (Treasure Hunters)
by James Patterson Chris GrabensteinOver 2 million copies sold of the bestselling series!Discover the Kidd family's action-packed, funny, danger-filled adventures—together for the first time in this incredible nine-book gift set! Follow the Kidd siblings—Bick, Beck, Storm, and Tommy—from their first solo treasure hunt to the stunning finale, as the stakes get higher and the treasures more epic. Their travels will take you down the Nile and around the Egyptian pyramids, beyond the Great Wall of China into the underbelly of Berlin, to the frosty Arctic and across the Australian Outback. Each book is packed with action, humor, fascinating facts, and fun illustrations. Kids will race through the pages as the Treasure Hunters adventures unfold, then reach for the next book in this unmissable series.
Treasure Hunters: All-American Adventure (Treasure Hunters #6)
by James Patterson Chris Grabenstein Juliana NeufeldThe U.S.A. is in danger... Only the Kidds can find the treasure that will save it!Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy are stuck in Washington, D.C. without any priceless antiques to hunt--BORING! But everything changes when the Kidds uncover a dastardly conspiracy: a fake Bill of Rights!Now they're crisscrossing the country in a race to prove the document is a forgery. But the key to exposing the conspiracy may have been under their noses the whole time. And if they don't find it soon, the U.S.A. as we know it could be gone forever...
Treasure Hunters: Danger Down The Nile (Treasure Hunters #1)
by James Patterson Chris GrabensteinJoin the famous treasure-hunting Kidds on their first adventure ever! The #1 New York Times bestselling series from James Patterson is jam-packed with action, humor, and heart! The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold doubloons from the bottom of the ocean. But when their parents disappear on the job, the kids are suddenly thrust into the biggest treasure hunt of their lives. They'll have to work together to defeat dangerous pirates and dodge the hot pursuit of an evil treasure hunting rival, all while following cryptic clues to unravel the mystery of what really happened to their parents—and find out if they're still alive.