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(0)John Hendrix
Author
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Adolf Hitler's Nazi party is gaining strength and becoming more menacing every day. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor upset by the complacency of the German church toward the suffering around it, forms a breakaway church to speak out against the established political and religious authorities. When the Nazis outlaw the church, he escapes as a fugitive. Struggling to reconcile his faith and the teachings of the Bible with the Nazi Party's evil agenda,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1914 France, a British soldier writes to his mother about the strange events of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when German and Allied soldiers met on neutral ground to share songs, food, and fun. Includes historical notes and glossary.
Author
Series
Hook's revenge volume 1
Language
English
Description
Captain Hook's swashbuckling daughter must avenge her infamous father's death at the jaws of the Neverland crocodile.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1140L
Physical Desc
138 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This narrative middle-grade nonfiction from Rebecca Donnelly dives into the scientific and cultural history of the waste humans produce, examining why we make so much trash, why we're so bad at handling it, and how we can stop it (that is, us) from ruining the planet"--
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
AD 820L
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A story of a nineteen-year-old woman who disguised herself as a man to avoid an unwanted marriage and who distinguished herself as a male nurse during the Civil War, and later as a spy for the Union Army.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 750L
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Narrates the tale of twelve-year-old Charles Dickens who, despite poverty and long hours of factory work, still has time to discover and share the stories of other residents of 1824 London. Includes author's note about Dickens' life and some of the books he wrote.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
1060L
Physical Desc
286 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ronan, fifteen, the youngest and lowliest recruit to Ireland's secret Garda, faces untold danger from the wee people while trying to prove his imprisoned parents were framed.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
35 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Through parables of the good Samaritan and the prodigal son, the lost sheep and the beatitudes, Jesus taught his disciples the redeeming power of sacrificial love and showed mercy to everyone around him--especially the sick, the poor, and the downtrodden. In this inspirational and richly illustrated book, John Hendrix brings to life the wisdom of Jesus." -- Amazon.com.
11) The pirate code
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Fresh off her victory over the Neverland crocodile, Jocelyn Hook and her pirate crew hunt for Captain Hook's hidden treasure"--
Series
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Immerse yourself in a land of bomnubbles and quarreling cousins, sea dragons and book publishers, thieves and Fangs and secret maps. Here within these pages lie seven stories of the distant past, lost adventures, forgotten songs, and heartbreaking histories.
14) Ice whale
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
189 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1848, ten-year-old Toozak, a Yupik Eskimo, sees a whale being born and is told by a shaman that he and his descendants must protect that whale, which Toozak names Siku, as long as it lives.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
AD 630L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Every Thursday, as a break from mowing Big Island, McToad and his tractor make their way to Tiny Island, using various modes of transportation and types of machinery to get there and back.