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Author
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973."
So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her — her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable...
So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her — her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable...
Author
Series
Max Spaniel volume 1
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Max Spaniel searches for dinosaurs in his back yard.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while struggling with such challenges as a teen pregnancy and a dying litter of prize pups.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Four stories starring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan include "First Bones," which reveals how she got her start in the lab, and "Bones on Ice," in which she must identify a mummified corpse found on Mount Everest.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Ms. Frizzle ordered skeleton costumes for us, some of the bones were missing. We headed for the Hugh Mann Costume Co. to look for them. There we learned all about our skeletons, why we need them, what makes them grow and what different bones are for.
Series
Dai dark volume 6
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The galaxy's least favorite outlaws continue their journey through the cosmos, one step ahead of the very long list of people who want to rip out Zaha Sanko's bones. Maybe someday they'll figure out why everybody thinks his bones grant wishes, but for now it's just a weird fact of life. Sure enough, almost immediately after setting down on the planet Kenzarn, Sanko and pals once again find themselves locked in mortal combat with the zealous Lighthead...
7) Paradox
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With unparalleled suspense and her trademark explosive twists, #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter delves into the terrifying mind of an escaped mental patient obsessed with revenge in this next installment of her riveting FBI series. When he fails to kidnap five-year-old Sean Savich, agents Sherlock and Savich know they're in his crosshairs and must find him before he continues with his 'kill' list. Chief Ty Christie of Willicott,...
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Scruff the dog is a stray who loves to dig, which doesn't make him the most popular dog in town, but one day, he sniffs out a pile of old bones that just may change how the neighborhood thinks of him.
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