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Author
Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 30
Language
English
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Description
"Sheila Webb expected to find a respectable blind lady waiting for her at 19 Wilbraham Crescent--not the body of a middle-aged man sprawled across the living room floor. But when old Miss Pebmarsh denies sending for her in the first place, or of owning all the clocks that surround the body, it's clear that they are going to need a very good dectective. "This crime is so complicated that it must be quite simple," declares Hercule Poirot. But there's...
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
By day Catherine Daly works for a printer. By night she awakens the dead for a few precious moments with loved ones seeking a final goodbye. This magic comes with a price: for every hour that a ghost is brought back, Catherine loses an hour from her own life. Tasked with collecting a timepiece from an old grave, she enlists Guy Nolan, the watchmaker's son, to help her dig it up. But instead of a timepiece, they find a surprise: the body of a teenage...
Author
Series
Watchmaker of Filigree Street series volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1884, Keita Mori, a Japanese artisan who knows the future, uses this power to help his friend, Thaniel Steepleton, until Oxford physicist Grace Carrow, who is fond of Thaniel, unwittingly interferes.
5) Poisoned
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
In this adaptation of the fairy tale Snow White, the huntsman follows the queen's order to kill Sophie, but the princess is brought back to life by the seven men of the woods, who, along with other brave friends, help Sophie overcome the story's true villain and reclaim her throne.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text expands on the nursery rhyme, "Hickory Dickory Dock," as a cat chases the mouse up the clock, followed by other animals, until midnight arrives and the tired creatures fall asleep. Includes facts about clocks and basic information about telling time.
7) 15 minutes
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Casey Little is always late until he discovers a magic watch that takes him back in time, a trick he uses both on and off the football field.
Author
Series
Yo-kai watch volume 6
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Nate Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him the Yo-kai Watch. Now he can see what others cannot: Yo-kai of all shapes and form"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Echo archives volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kembral Thorne is spending a few hours away from her newborn, and she's determined to enjoy herself at this party no matter what. But when the guests start dropping dead, Kem has no choice but to get to work. She is a Hound, after all, and she can't help picking up the scent of trouble. She's not the only one. Her professional and personal nemesis, notorious burglar Rika Nonesuch, is on the prowl. They quickly identify what's causing the mayhem:...
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