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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Throughout history, the influence of the full Moon on humans and animals has featured in folklore and myths. Yet it has become increasingly apparent that many organisms really are influenced indirectly, and in some cases directly, by the lunar cycle. Breeding behaviour among some marine animals has been demonstrated to be controlled by internal circalunar biological clocks, to the point where lunar-daily and lunar-monthly patterns of Moon-generated...
3603) Choke: a novel
Author
Publisher
Anchor
Pub. Date
2002, �2001
Language
English
Description
Victor Mancini, a medical-school dropout, is an antihero for our deranged times. Needing to pay elder care for his mother, Victor has devised an ingenious scam: he pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants. He then allows himself to be "saved" by fellow patrons who, feeling responsible for Victor's life, go on to send checks to support him. When he's not pulling this stunt, Victor cruises sexual addiction recovery workshops...
3604) Gone baby gone
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Amanda McCready is a 4-year-old who has disappeared from her Boston home. The police make little headway in solving the case, so the girl's aunt hires Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro, private detectives. They freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons: they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Patrick and Angie must...
3606) The bolter
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"The story of the wild, beautiful, fearless IDINA SACKVILLE, descendant of one of England's oldest families, who went off to KENYA in search of adventure and became known as the high priestess of the scandalous "HAPPY VALLEY SET"--Jacket cover.
3607) Snow joke
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"After playing mean jokes on Bunny while they romp in the snow, Red learns how to joke nicely"--
3608) Isabel: taking wing
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1592, twelve-year-old Isabel dreams of adventure and finds it, not only on her journey from her London home to her aunt's manor house in Northamptonshire, but also through the healing arts her aunt teaches her.
3609) Monstruo, s�e bueno!
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
The reader is invited to tell seven naughty monsters how to behave.
3611) Maybe, my baby
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Different animal parents try various methods to put their babies to sleep.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
To those that know her, Mary Shannon is a glorified meter maid, but her real job as a federal marshal is to oversee federal witnesses who have been relocated to Albuquerque through the program. She has to balance her job as a marshal and the secret identity she must use to hide her high-risk, high-impact job from her family.
Author
Publisher
Althea Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Everybody has things that make them extra special. For you--and millions of other kids across the world--one of those things is ADHD. Though ADHD is very common, your symptoms might make you feel frustrated, alone, or even powerless. The good news is that with the right skills and knowledge, it's possible to become the boss of your ADHD, not the the other way around. ADHD isn't in charge of your life--you are! Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids...
3615) Never die alone
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
King David is a cunning and charismatic leader of the streets who returns to his home turf in Los Angeles after a 10 year absence seeking redemption, but finds only brutal retribution. An aspiring reporter becomes seduced by the culture of drugs and violence that he is supposed to be reporting about. Together, the two become mixed up with ruthless gangsters and a cold-blooded killer seeking revenge.
3618) The mentalist Season 1
Publisher
Distributued by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Patrick Jane is a celebrity psychic whose wife and child are viciously murdered by an elusive serial killer called Red John. Devastated, Patrick admits his paranormal act is fake, renounces his earlier life and uses his astonishing skills of observation and analysis to help the California Bureau of Investigation. These talents make him appear psychically gifted and help him bring killers to justice. At crime scenes across California, Patrick now helps...
3619) Olivia the spy
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Listening in on her mother's conversations hoping to discover the secret plan for her upcoming birthday, Olivia instead hears her mother talking about her poor behavior and becomes concerned she'll be sent to military school.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Grant Golliher is what some would call a horse whisperer, able to get a wild horse to calmly accept a saddle and a rider without the use of force. Through training thousands of horses, many traumatized or abused, Golliher was able to learn essential lessons about communication, boundaries, fairness, trust, and respect -- lessons that apply not just to horses but to humans as well. It's why celebrities, Fortune 500 executives, professional coaches,...
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