David De Vries
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English
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"After ISIS terrorists attack the U.S. Capitol building during the president's State of the Union address, the entire world waits to see how the most powerful nation on earth will respond. But the Taylor administration is more committed to political correctness than to justice, and it falls to other nations to lead the way in hunting down Abu Khalif, the criminal and religious mastermind who leads the Islamic State. When New York Times journalist...
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I survived volume 13
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English
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New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis provides a birds-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film, the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937.The greatest flying machine ever build is about to crash...For eleven-year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister, Gertie, are making the thrilling four-thousand-mile journey across...
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"When New York Times foreign correspondent J.B. Collins hears rumors that an al-Qaeda splinter cell--ISIS--has captured a cache of chemical weapons inside Syria, Collins knows this is a story he must pursue at all costs. Does the commander of the jihadist faction really have the weapons? If so, who is the intended target? The U.S.? Israel? Or someone else? With tensions already high, the impending visit of the American president to the region could...
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I survived volume 13
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English
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For eleven year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister Gertie, are making the thrilling four thousand mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic. But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated...
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"Three grown siblings confront their father's role in their mother's disappearance in this arresting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob. Jane Larkin disappeared without a trace in November 1976. When ten-year-old Miranda arrives home from school that autumn afternoon, finding her mother's pocketbook in its usual spot in the front hall, she assumes her mother will be back any minute. But as the hours tick by, alone...
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Dear Mrs. LaRue volume 1
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English
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Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.
9) Echo
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English
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Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. + 2 books.
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English
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Stone soup: When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.
The owl and the pussycat: While at sea in a pea-green boat the Owl and Pussy-cat decide to get married.
11) Kent State
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English
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Told from different points of view-- protesters, students, National Guardsmen, and "townies"-- recounts the story of what happened at Kent State in May 1970, when four college students were killed by National Guardsmen, and a student protest was turned into a bloody battlefield.
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[2014]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (29 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. + 3 books in a 27 x 33 x 6 cm plastic orange box with white plastic handle.
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English
Description
Bink & Gollie : Two roller-skating best friends-- one tiny, one tall-- share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend : Scaredy Squirrel, a squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he's afraid of the unknown, finds someone perfectly safe to make friends with. Join him on his journey to friendship.
The Ant & the Grasshopper...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (29 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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English
Description
Bink & Gollie : Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend : Scaredy Squirrel, a squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he's afraid of the unknown, finds someone perfectly safe to make friends with. Join him on his journey to friendship.
The Ant & the Grasshopper...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (38 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. + 3 books in a 27 x 33 x 6 cm plastic orange box with white plastic handle.
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English
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Bink & Gollie: two for one: The fair is in town and these two very different girls, but best friends extraoridinaire, use teamwork to navigate its many wonders.
A sick day for Amos McGee: Amos McGee is a zookeeper who always makes time for his animal friends. One day, when his sniffles and sneezes prevent him from going to the zoo, he receives some unexpected guests. This is a gently humorous tale of friendship and dedication.
Hi! Fly Guy: Join...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (17 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. + 3 books in a 27 x 33 x 6 cm plastic orange box with white plastic handle.
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English
Description
How do dinosaurs get well soon?: From enormous sneezes to gigantic wails, the outrageous antics of these mischevious ailing dinosaurs will strike a chord and bring a smile to any child or grown-up who has ever sniffled, coughed or ached.
T is for terrible: With humor and a touch of suspense, an introspective dinosaur reflects on his own identity as a "terrible lizard." An endearing story of a Tyrannosaurus Rex who wonders why he can't be a vegetarian!
Danny...
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Even dinosaurs make a fuss before their bedtime. Mischievous dinosaurs show that burping, spilling and playing with your food is not the best way to enjoy a meal. The outrageous antics of these dinosaurs will bring a smile to anyone who has ever sniffled, coughed or ached. When Danny visits the museum he makes a rather unusual friend and the two buddies spend a happy day together.
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[2012]
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1 videodisc (61 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Katie, a little dog, is so excited when Sara Ann brings home three little kittens that she canâ‚‚t stop herself from howling and trying to run after them! This selection also includes Scaredy Squirrel, The Cow who fell in the Canal, and Roberto the insect Architect.