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2) Full cry
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the third novel of her captivating foxhunting series, Rita Mae Brown welcomes readers back for a final tour of a world where most business is conducted on horseback—and stables are de rigueur for even the smallest of estates.
“A solidly crafted mystery with interesting characters and a nice sense of place. The rolling hills of the Virginia hunt country are beautiful, and all the gentility makes it a perfect...
“A solidly crafted mystery with interesting characters and a nice sense of place. The rolling hills of the Virginia hunt country are beautiful, and all the gentility makes it a perfect...
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the world of the giant blue whale combines engaging facts with evocative illustrations that compare the whale's enormous size to objects in the everyday world. Includes author's note.
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Blue whales have swum and sprayed their ways into kids' hearts. With this book, readers can become blue whale experts and learn how to save the animals they love. Featuring an introduction from Chelsea Clinton! Did you know that the tongue of blue whale can weigh as much as an elephant? How about that blue whales’ songs can be louder than the engine of a jet plane? Or that, with the right equipment, you can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat two...
8) You and me
Author
Series
Publisher
Rebecca Wade
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Easy-going, artistic Connor Bryant fell hard for his friend Shay Seaver when they were both in the seventh grade. Sixteen years later, he's returned to Misty River. She's finally between boyfriends. And his crush on her hasn't wavered. Now's his chance. He tells Shay that he's found someone he wants to date and is in need of a makeover when it comes to his appearance and dating strategies. He asks if she'll serve as his consultant -- in hopes that...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Blue Ridge library director Amy Webber learns it wasn't all peace and love among the "flower children" when a corpse is unearthed on the grounds of a 1960s commune. Taylorsford Public Library director Amy Webber's friend "Sunny" Fields is running for mayor. But nothing puts a damper on a campaign like an actual skeleton in a candidate's closet. Sunny's grandparents ran a commune back in the 1960s on their organic farm. But these former hippies face...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Christmas has never brought out the best in the MacDougal family. Still, year after year, they gather together in the Blue Ridge Mountains to try to make the season merry and bright. But this year is an especially strained one, between Shayne's impending divorce, Morwenna's slavish devotion to work, and Bobbie's reluctance to face what life has to offer. Then, in the midst of a snowy sibling shouting match, a mysterious stranger appears.
11) Blue jays
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Search the woods and desserts for beautiful blue jays. While on safari, learn how to identify and observe these birds and discover their interesting behaviors, life cycle, enemies, and defenses.
Author
Series
Cadence of grace volume 1
Publisher
Multnomah Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Pretty Lonnie Sawyer is used to fading into the background among the Appalachian hills. Though her family is poor and her father abusive, she clings to a quiet faith. But when a handsome ladies' man and bluegrass musician steals a kiss, that one action seals her fate.
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"International resort developer Nigel Goodwin has traveled all the way from London, England to Misty Murphy's little corner of North Carolina and bought out the Mountaintop Lodge for the week prior to Christmas. Their intention? To pitch an exclusive new resort concept to wealthy American investors. But locals are at odds over the idea, and when a group comes to the lodge to express their worries to Mr. Goodwin and the potential investors, a blizzard...
15) Summit Lake
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A law student's murder becomes the full-time work of an investigative reporter in a picturesque town in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains.
Author
Series
Sister Jane Foxhunting mysteries volume 15
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When a body is found curiously displayed on "Sister" Jane Arnold's foxhunting grounds, members of her hunt club realize someone is sending them a dire message, in this exciting mystery from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown. Early fall in Virginia means shorter days, cooler temperatures, the blooming milkweeds of summer giving way to fields of fluffy seeds--and of course, the start of fox hunting season. It's "Sister" Jane Arnold's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Amy Webber and her new husband Richard Muir are settling into married life - and a new project. Richard is choreographing a suite based on folk music and tales, while Amy scours the library's resources for background information on the dance's source material. But the mellifluous music comes to a halt when an unknown woman's body turns up in Zelda Shoemaker's backyard gazebo. Chief Deputy Brad Tucker puts Zelda at the top of his suspect list, thanks...
20) Little penguins
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone, an imprint of Pebble
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Little penguins are known for their grayish blue feathers and their small size. Find out more about this flightless, but quick swimming bird"--
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