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English
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On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard's only daughter--one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island--has gone missing. Tending the warden's greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl's whereabouts, and that both of their lives depend on the search's outcome. Almost two decades earlier and thousands of miles...
4) The warlock
Author
Series
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
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Description
Fifteen-year-old Josh has chosen to side neither with his twin sister Sophie nor with the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel, but rather to fight alongside Dr. John Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare, while the immortal Machiavelli and Billy the Kid follow the Elders' plans to set loose the monsters of Alcatraz on San Francisco and trigger the end of the humani race.
Author
Series
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
226 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Moose has his hands full during the summer of 1936 watching his autistic sister, Natalie, and the warden's daughter, Piper, and trying to get on a baseball team by proving he knows Al Capone.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, is frightened when he discovers that noted gangster Al Capone, a prisoner there, wants a favor in return for the help that he secretly gave Moose.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action, this time with "Unlock the Rock." For his latest game, Griswold has partnered with the famous--and famously reclusive--mystery writer Errol Roy to plan an epic escape room challenge on Alcatraz Island. Emily and James are eager to participate, but the wave of fame they are riding from their recent book-hunting adventures makes them a target. Threatening notes, missing items, and an...
9) Alcatraz
Author
Series
I Q volume 6
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (253 pages).
Language
English
Description
With the nation reeling from the recent terrorist attacks, Q and Angela leave Chicago and arrive in San Francisco. Their parents are determined to continue the Match tour but for safety's sake, they have decided to send Q and Angela to boarding school. Not happy at the thought of being taken off the trail of the ghost cell, Q and Angela race against time with Boone and the SOS team to find Number One, the leader of the world's most feared terrorist...
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume no. 12
Publisher
Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
690L
Physical Desc
100, 11, pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While on vacation in San Francisco, Stanley meets a girl who enlists his help in performing a trick: escaping from Alcatraz.
Author
Series
I Q volume 6
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
253 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After thwarting the ghost cell's chemical attack in Chicago, Q and his stepsister Angela arrive in San Francisco to continue their parents' concert tour. They find themselves helping Boone and the S.O.S. team in the final showdown with the ghost cell and its leader, Number One." -- Provided by publisher.