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81) Envy
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2002
Language
English
Description
A best-selling author living on an island off the Georgia coast and hiding behind a pseudonym seeks revenge on a publisher by writing a book detailing a dark secret which has caught the eye of the publisher's wife.
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A Little Book of Noises gathers together sounds from the cosmos, the natural world, the human world, and the invented world, as well as containing pockets of silence. From the vast sound of sand in the desert to the tuneful warble of a songbird, from the meditative resonance of a temple bell to the improvisational melodies of jazz, this is a celebration of all things "auraculous," or "ear marvelous." Sound shapes our world in invisible but significant...
Author
Series
Time quintet volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin are guided by unearthly strangers as they go on a journey through space and time to search for Meg's and Charles' scientist father who disappeared while experimenting with a new form of space travel. Includes related readings and study questions.
85) Light and sound
Author
Publisher
Capstone Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents information about light and sound, looking at their characteristics and how people use them, along with simple activities and experiments that shed light on the topics.
Author
Series
Matthew Scudder mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Sound Lirary/BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
p2005
Language
English
Description
As private investigator Matthew Scudder contemplates retirement, he takes on a case for a friend who wants a background check on his daughter's suitor and finds himself menaced by a killer from the past.
Author
Publisher
Hillsong
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Hillsong - Let Hope Rise chronicles the spectacular and unlikely rise of the Christian band, Hillsong United. The film follows the band as they record their next album and explores the history of Hillsong, a 30-year journey from a church in the Sydney suburbs to an international ministry that has brought us songs like Oceans, Hosanna, Shout To The Lord, Mighty To Save and more. The official soundtrack features music from the film with new music from...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy was the incandescent life force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father's acknowledged "favorite of all the children" and her brother Jack's "psychological twin." She was the Kennedy of Kennedys, sure of her privilege, magnetically charming and somehow not quite like anyone else on whatever stage she happened to grace. The daughter of the American ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Kick swept into Britain's aristocracy...
89) Making waves
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the power of cinema sound, as revealed by experts, a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
Author
Publisher
Schaffner Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"It is 1973 in New York City. A young man is about to embark on his life-changing journey to become apprentice to the legendary recording engineer and producer Phil Ramone at A&R Studios. Join Glenn Berger as he steps into this magical world and takes part in music-making history on sessions with some of the greatest recording artists and rock and roll icons of the 20th century."--Back cover.
92) The ear book
Author
Series
Publisher
Beginner Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Our ears hear popcorn popping, flutes tooting, hands clapping, and fingers snapping.
93) The trapped girl
Author
Series
Tracy Crosswhite novels volume 4
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When a woman's body is discovered submerged in a crab pot in the chilly waters of Puget Sound, Detective Tracy Crosswhite finds herself with a tough case to untangle.
Author
Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist its ruler, the golden lion Aslan, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
97) We meet again
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
His name is Failure. Timmy Failure. And his detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods keep throwing him curveballs: for starters, academic probation. The coveted Miracle Report is the key to everything, including a good grade. It's dirty business. It's best you know nothing. But one thing is for sure: Timmy Failure will be triumphant again!
Author
Series
Clementine volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When she asks her husband to fix her tiny white van, Precious Ramotswe fears he might just sell the vehicle and buy her something more modern, which he promptly does. Since this simply will not do, Precious sets to tracking the car down, only to learn it has already been stolen from the new owner. Recovery is further hampered when the proprietor of a local football team caught up in an epic losing streak suspects he may have a traitor in the ranks....
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