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Campamento Miedo (Campamento miedo #Volumen)
by Jaime Alfonso SandovalSi crees que puedes soportar más emociones, espera la segunda parte de esta fascinante aventura. Nadie se salva del campamento del amors. Por una terrible confusión, Dino Duarte es enviado al campamento del AMORS (Área Militarizada Obligatoria para Rijosos y Sabandijas), un lugar para reeducar niños rebeldes, comandado por las extrañas directoras Doris y Vera. Todo es horrible y misterioso en el campamento. Hay desapariciones, una extraña criatura que ronda una cabaña, una compuerta secreta bajo la alberca, y los teléfonos no sirven, todos están incomunicados. ¿Qué es en realidad ese lugar? ¿Qué planean hacer las directoras con los campistas? Dino, junto con sus amigos Rina y Edi, van a descubrir un escalofriante secreto en las entrañas del Campamento Miedo. En ese sitio, nada es lo que parece.
The Case of the Bleeding Limo (A Clooz Calahan Mystery #case 2)
by Michael ManleyWhile attending an antique-car auction, ace detective Clooz Calahan, his loyal assistant Matthews, and their friend Mary Beth discover blood dripping from the rear of a vintage car. The trail they follow leads to a mysterious accident involving a 1953 Buick Skylark and its owner, who's been missing ever since. Who caused the accident and why? The conclusion will astound you. Look in the Bookshare library for the Case of the Missing Ghost, case #1 in the Clooz Calahan series.
Out of Control (Travel Team Series)
by Rick JasperWhen Trip decides to take a break from baseball to focus on his own music, his father loses his temper. He threatens to stop donating money to the team. Will the Roadrunners survive losing their biggest financial backer and their star shortstop? Will Trip have the courage to follow his dreams, and not his father's?
Seven Ancient Wonders Of The World (Red Rhino Nonfiction)
by Arianne McHughEngage your most struggling readers in grades 3-6 with Red Rhino Nonfiction! This new series features high-interest topics in every content area. Visually appealing full-color photographs and illustrations, fun facts, and short chapters keep emerging readers focused. Written at a 1.5-1.9 readability level, these books include pre-reading comprehension questions and a 20-word glossary for comprehension support. Only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world—the pyramids of Giza—remain relatively intact, but through ancient texts and legends, the other six wonders come to life.
enVision Florida MATHEMATICS Volume 1 Topics 1-6
by Zachary Champagne Eric Milou Robert Berry IIINIMAC-sourced textbook
Saxon Math Course 1
by Stephan HakeSaxon Math Course 1 integrates and distributes traditional units, giving students time to learn and practice skills throughout the year, master content, and develop higher-order thinking.
Johnny Tremain 75th Anniversary Edition
by Nathan Hale Esther Hoskins ForbesThis striking 75th Anniversary edition of this Newbery Medal-winning historical fiction classic is updated with new jacket art and an illustrated foreword from author-illustrator Nathan Hale. Johnny Tremain is one of the finest historical novels ever written for children. To read this riveting novel is to live through the defining events leading up to the American Revolutionary War. Fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith with a bright future, injures his hand in an accident, forcing him to look for other work. In his new job as a horse boy, he encounters John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Dr. Joseph Warren. Soon Johnny is involved in pivotal events from the Boston Tea Party to the shots fired at Lexington. For this anniversary edition, Nathan Hale brings his distinct graphic-novel storytelling to a new foreword. <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>
La tumba del tirano (Las pruebas de Apolo #Volumen 4)
by Rick RiordanAPOLO TENDRÁ QUE APRENDER A SER UN HÉROE O MORIR EN EL INTENTO. No te pierdas el cuarto libro de la saga más espectacular de Rick Riordan: #LasPruebasDeApolo. Lester ha perdido los poderes que poseía cuando era el dios Apolo, pero aun así lucha para seguir siendo un héroe. Después de salir con vida del Laberinto en Llamas, deberá hacer frente a una nueva ofensiva del triunvirato, que va camino de destruir el Campamento Júpiter. Para salvar el mundo, Lester y sus amigos deberán encontrar la tumba olvidada de un tirano inmortal, un rey romano mucho más peligroso que los enemigos con los que se han enfrentado hasta ahora.
The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away
by Ronald L. SmithTwelve-year-old Simon is obsessed with aliens. The ones who take people and do experiments. <P><P>When he's too worried about them to sleep, he listens to the owls hoot outside. Owls that have the same eyes as aliens—dark and foreboding. <P><P>Then something strange happens on a camping trip, and Simon begins to suspect he’s been abducted. But is it real, or just the overactive imagination of a kid who loves fantasy and role-playing games and is the target of bullies and his father’s scorn? <P><P>Even readers who don’t believe in UFOs will relate to the universal kid feeling of not being taken seriously by adults that deepens this deliciously scary tale.
Ten Thousand Children: True Stories Told By Children Who Escaped The Holocaust On The Kindertransport
by Anne Fox Eva Abraham-PodietzSome copies accompanied by Teaching guide for Ten thousand children. Tells the true stories of children who escaped Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport, a rescue mission led by concerned British to save Jewish children from the Holocaust.
The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone: Key to Ancient Egypt
by James Cross GiblinDescribes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
The Donner Party: A Diary of a Survivor
by Tod Olson Matt CollinsNIMAC-sourced textbook. Virginia Reed dreamed of going West. But her trip became a gruesome nightmare.
Lost in the End: Lost Minecraft Journals, Book Three (Lost Minecraft Journals #3)
by Winter MorganHarriet, Jack, and Toby are treasure hunters, searching the Minecraft world for its most valuable hidden secrets. In an abandoned mineshaft, they discovered the first of three lost journals that once belonged to William, a legendary explorer who has gone missing. The journals have taken them on a daring adventure to a secret temple deep within a desert biome, then into the perilous depths of the Nether. Now the treasure hunters are facing their greatest challenge yet. This time, they’re certain they’re close to finding William. They find themselves traveling deep into the ocean and atop the highest mountains, but they just can’t find him anywhere. Is it possible the journals are a hoax? Is the explorer missing for good? In one last desperate attempt, the group ventures to the End. But will they survive this last-ditch effort, or have they finally gone too far? This is the third book in the new Lost Minecraft Journals series. The chapters of each book alternate between the journal entries (William’s story) and the story of the treasure hunters. Fans of Minecraft won’t want to miss this wild new adventure.
Witch Catcher
by Mary Downing HahnWhen her widower father inherits a castlelike estate in the mountains of West Virginia, 12-year-old Jen is thrilled. It seems like a wish come true. But she quickly realizes that not all change is positive. Her dad has a mysterious new girlfriend, Moura, who slowly drives a wedge between Jen and her father. Furthermore, Moura has an unusually strong-almost obsessive-interest in the antiques that fill the mansion, especially a beautiful glass globe that Jen finds hanging in a window. When Jen's cat accidentally breaks the globe, which Moura calls a "witch catcher," strange things begin to happen. . . . An odd-looking girl wearing a torn dress appears, seemingly out of nowhere, and Moura's behavior becomes more sinister, leading Jen to believe that her father is a pawn in an evil scheme. Soon Jen finds herself caught in the midst of a supernatural war, with the fate of an enchanted race-and her family-at stake.Inspired by the age-old legend of witch catchers, Mary Downing Hahn brings a magical cast of characters to life in this compelling fantasy adventure. Author's note.
Wished (Fairy Tale Reform School #5)
by Jen CalonitaBe careful what you wish for...With big-time villains Rumpelstiltskin and Alva still on the loose and the citizens of Enchantasia on high alert, things at Fairy Tale Reform School have been a little...stressed. So when Maxine finds an old lamp that turns out to house an overly-enthusiastic genie, she knows exactly what to do; wish for everyone to be happy! But the wish has some unexpected consequences...suddenly, ex-villains are singing, trolls and ogres are getting along, and the whole school is more focused on putting on a musical than figuring out how to deal with Rumpelstiltskin. Can Gilly help Maxine break the spell before it's too late?
The Doughnut King (The Doughnut Fix #0)
by Jessie JanowitzSuperfudge meets The Lemonade War in the second book of this charming, funny, and heartwarming series about growing up, family, change, and as always, doughnuts. Tris Levin thought moving from New York City to middle-of-nowhere Petersville meant life would definitely get worse...only it actually got better. But just when things are looking up, problems start rolling in. His doughnut business has a major supply issue. And that's not the worst part, Petersville has its own supply problem, it doesn't have enough people. Folks keep moving away and if they can't get people to stay, Petersville may disappear.Petersville needs to become a tourist destination, and his shop could be a big part of it, if Tris can keep up with demand. There's only one solution: The Belshaw Donut Robot. If Tris can win "Can You Cut It," the cutthroat competitive kids' cooking show, he can get the cash to buy the machine. But even with the whole town training and supporting him, Tris isn't sure he can live with what it takes to takes to win.
The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Black Hollow Lane #1)
by Julia NobelThe first in an exciting new series, this suspenseful debut brings readers on a journey filled with secrets, mystery, and unforgettable characters. <P><P>With a dad who disappeared years ago and a mother who's a bit too busy to parent, Emmy is shipped off to Wellsworth, a prestigious boarding school in England, where she's sure she won't fit in. <P><P>But then she finds a box of mysterious medallions in the attic of her home—medallions that belonged to her father. Her father who may have gone to Wellsworth. <P><P>When she arrives at school, she finds the strange symbols from the medallions etched into walls and books, which leads Emmy and her new friends, Jack and Lola, to Wellsworth's secret society: The Order of Black Hollow Lane. <P><P>Emmy can't help but think that the society had something to do with her dad's disappearance, and that there may be more than just dark secrets in the halls of Wellsworth...
Peace, Locomotion
by Jacqueline Woodson<P>The stunning companion to the National Book Award finalist--from a three-time Newbery Honor winning author. <P>Twelve-year-old Lonnie is finally feeling at home with his foster family. But because he’s living apart from his little sister, Lili, he decides it’s his job to be the “rememberer”—and write down everything that happens while they’re growing up. Lonnie’s musings are bittersweet; he’s happy that he and Lili have new families, but though his new family brings him joy, it also brings new worries. With a foster brother in the army, concepts like Peace have new meaning for Lonnie. <P>Told through letters from Lonnie to Lili, this thought-provoking companion to Jacqueline Woodson’s National Book Award finalist Locomotion tackles important issues in captivating, lyrical language. Lonnie’s reflections on family, loss, love and peace will strike a note with readers of all ages.
Turquoise Boy (Native American legends)
by Terri CohleneA retelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier. Includes a brief history of the Navajo people and their customs.
The Lavender Soul
by Lk WalshVera was born with lavender eyes, portending she will be the annihilation of evil, or the impetus of world-consuming darkness. This prophesy thrusts Vera and her warrior guardian Yateem into the world she has been hidden from her entire life. A world of astral projecting fairies, extraordinary beasts, a beguiling shapeshifter, and The Dark One searching for Vera, hunting for The Lavender Soul.
Lia's Journey
by Modern PressReflecting the most widely tested comprehension skills, Comprehension Power Readers provides successful reading experiences for students who may be having difficulty with comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.
The Uncommoners #3: The Deadly Omens (The Uncommoners #3)
by Jennifer BellAnyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can't miss the third book and final showdown in this fantasy series. Return to Lundinor, the underground city that holds the world's greatest treasures . . . and its biggest threats."Part Tim Burton, part J. K. Rowling! A terrific series." --Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil seriesAfter years of searching, Ivy gets word that her best friend Valian's long-missing sister Rosie may be hidden in the uncommon trading city of Nubrook, located under the populated New York City. The kids reunite to scour Nubrook for any sign of Rosie, but the hunt leads to one of the last remaining Great Uncommon Good: the Sands of Change, an enchanted necklace that turns objects--and people--into their opposites. The ever-powerful Dirge guild is no doubt also on the hunt for the pendant, so Ivy and her friends are in a race against time to find Rosie and put an end to the Dirge once and for all! Don't miss the epic conclusion in the fight to save the uncommon world.
That's What Friends Do
by Cathleen BarnhartA heartfelt and powerful debut novel for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and John David Anderson, That’s What Friends Do is a book for anyone learning how to have the hard conversations about feelings, boundaries, and what it means to be a true friend. Samantha Goldstein and David Fisher have been friends ever since they met on their town’s Little League baseball team. But when a new kid named Luke starts hanging out with them, what was a comfortable pair becomes an awkward trio. Luke’s comments make Sammie feel uncomfortable—but all David sees is how easily Luke flirts with Sammie, and so David decides to finally make a move on the friend he’s always had a crush on.Soon things go all wrong and too far, and Sammie and David are both left feeling hurt, confused, and unsure of themselves, without anyone to talk to about what happened. As rumors start flying around the school, David must try to make things right (if he can) and Sammie must learn to speak up about what’s been done to her.
The Uncommoners #2: The Shadows of Doom (The Uncommoners #2)
by Jennifer BellAnyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can't miss the second book in this fantasy series. Escape to Lundinor, the underground city that holds the world's greatest treasures . . . and its biggest threats."Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific series." --Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil seriesIvy and her older brother, Seb, are back in Lundinor--the underground city where enchanted objects can do incredible things, if they're uncommon. But not everyone is thrilled at their arrival. Namely, Selena Grimes, the wicked ghoul who will stop at nothing to return her guild, the Dirge, to their former glory. When Ivy and Seb learn that Selena is after the Jar of Shadows, one of the five most powerful uncommon objects, they know it's up to them to find it first. But there's more than just Selena to worry about this trading season. Jack-in-the-Green, an escaped shape-shifting convict, haunts the city; Grivens, a troubling game where players often end up horribly injured--or worse--is on the rise; and foes disguised as friends lurk in the shadows. Ivy will have to figure out who they can trust--before they meet their uncommon ends.
Doctor Strange: Mystery of the Dark Magic (A Mighty Marvel Chapter Book)
by Brandon Snider Khoi Pham Simone Bounfantino Chris SotomayorWhen Thor and the Avengers battle a group of enchanted beasts that mysteriously appear at a Long Island Mall, they call the best in the magic business to help them out-Doctor Strange. But the good doctor is overworked and underpaid. These days he's become the go-to hero for all things magic and he's exhausted. He'd really prefer to work alone since it's not like just anyone can understand his Mastery of the Mystic Arts. More bizarre attacks occur around New York City and Strange finds himself seeking guidance from a number of mystical allies despite his desire to remain solitary. And when the threats grow wildly beyond his control, he may have no choice but to accept the counsel of his super hero comrades in order save his best friend and the world.