Catalog Search Results
Join a community of book lovers!
(Adults)
Wednesdays; Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 13, Dec. 4; 12 p.m. at Roy and Helen Hall Library (Hall)
See Also:
Wednesdays; Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 11, and Zoom; 7 p.m. at JJGL
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Enchant readers with this hi-lo book that puts a modern spin on the classic tale by Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven. Heath decides that moving across country is the pits. He misses his best friend, Lenore. Their "new" house is old and creepy. And a weird raven who seems to be saying "Nevermore" is constantly sitting outside his bedroom window. Will Heath be able to adapt to his new life? This short, 32-page chapter book will appeal to both avid and reluctant...
Author
Series
Daniel X volume 5
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In the fifth installment of James Patterson's action-packed Daniel X series, Daniel must now face an alien whose origins appear nearer to the depths of Hell than the outer reaches of the galaxy. Number Two on the List of Alien Outlaws is an unstoppable criminal that's slowly been amassing an underground army of disgusting, disgruntled, and dangerous aliens to help him enslave Earth's population. And it's all in preparation for the arrival of Number...
Author
Series
Deptford mice trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Every mouse knows: Beware the Grill. On the other side of the Grill lie the sewers, where bloodthirsty gangs of rats roam the tunnels. It is in the depths of this blackness that the mysterious god Jupiter has his lair. But one curious mouse can't resist the perilous world beyond the Grill, and soon no mouse can ignore its dangers any longer. Before the alter of Jupiter himself, a small band of mice must face evil at its strongest, or the entire city...
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a future where the law limits a family to only two children, third-born Luke has been in hiding for the entire twelve years of his life, until he enters boarding school under an assumed name and is forced to face his fears.
Author
Series
Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: Beak-a-boo, it sees you! Cooper Klavan and his sister Anna are fishing with their parents at a woodland pond when they come across an injured bird. Anna, a huge animal lover, insists on taking it home to rehabilitate. But the bird really does not want to be rescued. It bites Anna, and scares Cooper. Soon, Anna is behaving very strangely. She's perching high up in trees, gathering sticks to hide in her room, and refusing to eat...
Author
Series
No place for monsters volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this spellbinding, lavishly illustrated story that Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney calls "wildly imaginative and totally terrifying," two unlikely friends face down their worst fears in order to stop their small town-and themselves-from disappearing. Levi and Kat are about to discover a very dark side to their neighborhood. Nothing ever seems out of place in the safe, suburban town of Cowslip Grove. Lawns are neatly mowed, sidewalks are...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A harrowing array of scary stories that all have one thing in common: each either begins or ends with a scream!Scream and Scream Again!New York Times bestselling authors telling tales of wicked ice-cream trucks, time-travelling heroes, witches and warlocks, and of course, haunted houses.Listen if you dare! With twenty never-before-published scary stories from some of the most popular authors today—including Chris Grabenstein, Wendy Corsi Staub,...
Author
Series
City spies volume 5
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The spies head to New York City when a credible threat is made against a young climate activist.
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Clayton Stone is shocked when a top-secret government organization recruits him as a decoy in a kidnapping sting. Instantly, he gets drawn into the dangerous world of covert operations. Clayton's new life is full of excitement, with elaborate disguises and classified debriefings, but soon enough there's a gun against his neck. Clayton's transformation from middle-school lacrosse star to Special Service agent is full of suspense, humor...
10) Bound for Danger
Author
Series
Hardy Boys adventures volume 13
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
There are no streetlights on Farragut Alley, so keeping Gabe in our sights was a little difficult. We followed him down toward the dead end, and then suddenly a door opened to our right, in one of the nondescript retail buildings. I wasn't aware of apartments being inside, but maybe above the stores... "JOE!" Frank suddenly yelled behind me, but it was too late. A dark shape advanced on us from inside the doorway, and a bag was thrown over my head...
11) The Darkdeep
Author
Series
Darkdeep volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets.
12) City of the dead
Author
Series
City spies volume 4
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When hackers target locations all over London, Kat leads the City Spies in testing security for the British Museum where a secret message leads them to Egypt and the ancient City of the Dead.
14) Betting Game
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Jack’s a star player on an elite soccer team along with his brother, Alex. The Lancers are on top of the league, even favored to win the National Championship. But the game’s about to change. A slick bookie wins Jack’s friendship and introduces him to illegal betting. Before long, Jack is hooked on the adrenaline rush, and early wins convince him that gambling could make him rich. Meanwhile, an ever-widening rift is forming between the two brothers....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
THE ORANGE OUTLAW Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink’s Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. Do the kids have enough clues to catch this crafty—and hungry—crook? THE PANDA PUZZLE The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars. . . . Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth...
16) Stolen identity
Author
Series
Hardy Boys adventures volume 16
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When someone is out to frame Frank and Joe for the theft of an original Sherlock Holmes manuscript, they use a group of skateboarders as sources of information in their attempt to clear their names.
17) Hatch
Author
Series
Overthrow volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
First the rain brought seeds. Seeds that grew into alien plants that burrowed and strangled and fed. Seth, Anaya, and Petra are strangely immune to the plants' toxins and found a way to combat them. But just as they have their first success, the rain begins again. This rain brings eggs. That hatch into insects. Not small insects. Bird-sized mosquitos that carry disease. Borer worms that can eat through the foundation of a house. Boat-sized water striders...
Author
Series
Theodore Boone volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
When his best friend Woody is arrested--an unwitting accomplice to a robbery--Theodore Boone must work to prove his innocence.
Author
Series
Hardy Boys adventures volume 14
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frank and Joe investigate a Sasquatch-like creature known as the Bayport Beast.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Purchase Suggestion Service. Submit Request