Stephen Davies
Author
Series
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Hilda and her mom have settled into their new home in the city of Trolberg. Pining for her magical friends and the wonder-filled wilderness, Hilda is finding it hard to fit in, especially at school. But when Hilda makes a new friend she soon begins to uncover some surprising secrets ... Perhaps this concrete labyrinth is a place where wonderful and magical things can happen too?
Author
Publisher
New York
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Hilda encounters her very first troll, negotiates with some very persnickety elves, and seeks to discover the mystery behind the giant who only appears at midnight as she faces the prospect of leaving her beloved wilderness home with her mom for Trolberg City.
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
184 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Meet Hilda -- explorer, adventurer, avid sketchbook-keeper, and friend to every creature in the valley! Well... almost every creature. When Hilda heads out to earn her first Sparryw Scout badge, she doesn't expect to encounter nightmarish teenagers ro a gigantic creature that could devour her in one gulp. But nothing is ever simple for your heroine, and she's about to discover that theres' much more to Trolberg than meets the eye..." -- Page [4]...
Author
Series
Hilda volume 6
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
175 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When she takes a wrong turn in Nowhere Space, Hilda must contend with two-headed trolls before she can get everyone home in one piece.
Author
Series
Hilda volume 4
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
188 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The city's naughtiest mischiefmakers, the Yule Lads, are trying to kidnap Trolberg's kids. But being grounded means Hilda has to get creative in order to save her friends. Can she escape a tangle of timelines and a hungry time worm to protect the whole town from harm?" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Hilda volume 5
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
186 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hilda and her friends Wood Man and Frida are on the case when ships start disappearing in Trolberg Bay.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Teen
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First US edition.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
213 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Kadija is the music-loving daughter of a guardian of the library in the ancient city of Timbuktu, Ali is a former shepherd boy, trained by Islamist militants--and both are caught up in the war in Mali and on opposite sides of the struggle to save the sacred Sufi manuscripts that the militants want to destroy.
8) Chessboxer
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Leah Baxter is a genius. She's a few wins away from becoming a junior chess grandmaster, and her life is on course to achieve everything her mom and coach want for her. But Leah is at stalemate, grieving for her father, and feeling suffocated. She decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and quit chess. But chess doesn't want to quit her. Soon Leah discovers her new gambit: chessboxing, a fierce hybrid sport which will test her body and mind to their...
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
206 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The issues and arguments surrounding school choice are sometimes hijacked to make political points about government control, democratic ideals, the public good, and privatization. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, David Garcia avoids partisan arguments to offer an accessible, objective, and comprehensive guide to school choice. He first outlines the different types of school choice, including home schooling, private schools,...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 336 pages, 16 unumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"An up-close and personal portrait of legendary filmmaker, theater director, and comedian Mike Nichols, drawing on candid conversations with his closest friends in show business and the arts--from Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep to Natalie Portman and Lorne Michaels"--
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A tragicomic novel of a fame-obsessed American society yet again on the brink. Evoking such classics as Elmer Gantry and The Day of the Locust, William Giraldi's About Face boldly transfers the perennial literary themes of celebrity, ambition, and obsession to twenty-first-century Boston. There we meet Val Face, a charismatic self-help guru who captivates multitudes with his uncanny ability to heal adherents using only the power of his words, the...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
ix, 262 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Im Still Here is a guidebook to Dr. Zeisels treatment ideas, showing the possibility and benefits of connecting with an Alzheimers patient through their abilities that dont diminish with time, such as understanding music, art, facial expressions, and touch. By harnessing these capacities, and by using other strategies, its possible to offer the person a quality life with connection to others and to the world.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
407 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is the first life of Alexander the Great to explore his religious experience, to put his experience in Egypt and Asia on a par with his Macedonian upbringing and Greek education, and to explain how the European conqueror became a Moslem saint"--