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1) Steal away
Author
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
206 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1896, Mary Emmons is surprised when her grandmother takes her along to visit an old friend in Toronto named Bethlehem. Mary has led a sheltered life in New York City, far from hardship and danger. But when Mary meets the ancient woman, the personal history she shares removes the blinders from Mary's eyes, forcing the girl to recognize prejudice and injustice for the first time. As a young girl, Suzanna, Mary's grandmother, is sent to live with...
3) Shipwreck at the bottom of the world: the extraordinary true story of Shackleton and the Endurance
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
1090L
Physical Desc
134 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking to his friends. But against all odds, viewers began to watch--first a few and then many, until nine years later nearly 40 million Americans were tuning in weekly. Fussy Jerry, neurotic George, eccentric Kramer, and imperious Elaine--audiences embraces them with love. In Seinfeldia acclaimed TV historian and entertainment...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
258 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
So Fetch tells the full story of the making of Mean Girls, from Tina Fey's brilliant adaptation of a self-help guide for parents of teen girls, to the challenges of casting Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and the iconic supporting players. So Fetch also explores the film's lasting cultural influence, from its role in the rise of Y2K tabloid culture, impact on girls of all ages and lgbtq+ culture, to how we use it to define female relationships to this...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
x, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the classic television series offers insight into how the influential show reflected changing American perspectives and was a first situation comedy to employ numerous women as writers and producers.
15) The snowball
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1996
Lexile measure
300L
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A small snowball gets bumped by a skier and rolls down the hill growing in size and picking up people as it goes.
17) The kiln
Author
Series
Fire-us trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
193 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a virus destroys most of the world's adult popoulation, a band of children travels in search of an explanation for the dark mystery that forms the heart of their existence.
18) The kindling
Author
Series
Fire-us trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
224 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 2007, a small band of children have joined together in a Florida town, trying to survive in a world where it seems that all the adults have been killed off by a catastrophic virus.
Author
Series
Fire-us trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
231 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a virus destroys most of the world's adult population, a group of children are delighted to discover a colony of adult survivors in a Florida shopping mall but soon find that they are not as friendly as they appear.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 232 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of the iconic television series, Sex and the city and us tells the story of how a columnist, two gay men- Darren Star and fellow executive producer Michael Patrick King--and a writers' room full of women used their own poignant, hilarious, and humiliating stories to launch a cultural phenomenon. Featuring interviews with the cast and writers, including star Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the city and us presents...
