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"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
Author
Series
Dangerous type volume 3
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The visit of quirky world-famous horror author Nathan Grimes to Star City is especially thrilling for Clare Henry and her grandfather Chester. As the owners of The Rescued Word, a charming boutique shop in town, Clare and Chester specialize in restoring old typewriters and repairing beloved books. They've invited Nathan to their shop to use their equipment for his next book. But all plans to work on the book take a step in the wrong direction when...
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 55
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Zackie Beauchamp wants to be a famous horror writer. He's writing a story about a giant blob monster. A pink slimy creature who eats up an entire town! Then he finds the typewriter in a burned-down antiques store. He takes it home and starts typing. But there's something really odd and dangerous about that typewriter. Every word Zackie writes is starting to come true!
6) Olivetti
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Witty typewriter Olivetti and twelve-year-old introvert Ernest embark on a mission to find Ernest's missing mother that takes them across San Francisco.
Author
Series
Dangerous type volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The Star City Film Festival has taken the Utah ski resort town by storm. Movie stars are everywhere, including The Rescued Word, where Clare Henry and her grandfather restore old typewriters and beloved books. When cinema's hottest superhero, Matt Bane, enters their store to buy some personalized notecards, it's hard not to be starstruck, and when Clare sees the police leading Matt out of his hotel in handcuffs only a few hours later, she's convinced...
Author
Series
Dangerous type volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Star City is known for its slopes and its powder. But nestled in the valley of this ski resort town is a side street full of shops that specialize in the simple charms of earlier eras. One of those shops is the Rescued Word, where Chester Henry and his adult granddaughter Clare lovingly repair old typewriters and restore old books. When a stranger to town demands they turn over an antique Underwood typewriter they're repairing for a customer, Clare...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears, click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes.
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English
Description
College professor Paul Davis is a normal guy with a normal life. Until, driving along a deserted road late one night, he surprises a murderer disposing of a couple of bodies. That's when Paul's 'normal' existence is turned upside down. After nearly losing his own life in that encounter, he finds himself battling PTSD, depression, and severe problems at work. His wife, Charlotte, desperate to cheer him up, brings home a vintage typewriter. However...
Author
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Las vacas del granjero Brown descubren una maquina de escribir en su establo y empiezan a hacer ultimatumes. Cuando el granjero no responde, los animales van en huelga.
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
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