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42) Beware the night
Author
Publisher
Swoon Reads, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Square Fish edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
On the island of Bellona, life is peaceful--as long as the citizens dutifully worship the Sun, which protects them from all harm. Seventeen-year-old Veda knows that keeping the Sun happy will protect her and her grandfather from the Night, the dangerous people who snatch innocent citizens from their beds under the cover of darkness, never to be seen again. As long as Veda follows the rules, she will be safe. But when Veda's grandfather is offered...
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the follies of a stressed-out guy in a dead-end job who is told he has a terminal "brain cloud." A zany jillionaire then makes him an offer that gives him a fleeting taste of the good life. In exchange, he must journey to a Pacific Island and leap into a volcano. Is Joe doomed to be the last of the red-hot lovers? Not if the forces of imagination, romantic comedy, and the charm of Ryan in 3 roles as the women in Joe's life have their way.
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen/Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Claire Kelly's much loved WWII pilot husband survived his B-24 crash but lost his memory. Clair is determined to find him but never guesses that finding him will require tremendous courage, understanding, loyalty and the possible sacrifice of his ever coming home." --Container.
47) Sacrifice
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
379 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
50) Circle of bones
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Filipino police squad suspects that a former FBI agent may be the key to solving a series of cult massacres and child sacrifices.
Publisher
Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
443 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Connected to nature and carefree of heart, seven historical women would prefer to travel through life without shoes, especially if giving away their only pair would comfort someone else in need. Will these women of faith change their ways under society's pressures and the lure of romance? Walk alongside these women who make sacrifices for others that leave themselves in need. Will each woman be loved or scorned for her eccentric ways?" -- Page [4]...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xiv, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This "layered, nuanced, and focused study" of Civil War era writings reveals a popular sense of patriotism and hope in the midst of loss (Journal of American History).
The American Civil War is often seen as the first modern war, not least because of the immense suffering it inflicted. Yet unlike later conflicts, it did not produce an outpouring of disillusionment or cynicism in public or private discourse. In fact, most people portrayed the war...
58) Lifeling
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
490L
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lonny Quicke and his younger brother finally leave their hidden forest home and venture into the nearby town of Farstoke, where Lonny discovers that, at first glance, the people of Farstoke are not cruel and selfish, but as he debates revealing his secret ability, he wonders whether his new friends are really as kind as they seem.