James Patterson
261) Mission impawsible
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168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Junior's family goes on vacation without him and he gets into mischief at the kennel.
262) Katt loves Dogg
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Katt vs. Dogg volume 2
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342 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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During a family reunion at the Eastern Wilderness Reserve, adventurers and expert trackers Molly the katt and Oscar the dogg must outsmart the rule-makers when two of their cousins run away together.
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xv, 413 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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In his introduction, guest editor James Patterson observes, "I often hear people lamenting the state of Hollywood . . . If that's the case, I've got one thing to say: read these short stories. You can thank me later." Patterson has collected a batch of stories that have the sharp tension, drama, and visceral emotion of an Oscar-worthy Hollywood production. Spanning the extremes of human behavior, this collection features characters that must make...
264) 96 words for love
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302 pages ; 24 cm
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"While exploring her grandmother's past at an ashram in India with her cousin Anandi, seventeen-year-old Raya finds herself and, perhaps, true love in this modern retelling of the legend of Dushyanta and Shakuntala." --
"After getting into UCLA, Raya Liston begins questioning the future laid out for her. When her beloved grandmother dies, she escapes to the ashram in India where her grandparents fell in love. While exploring her family's past with...
268) Maximum Ride: 9
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170 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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English
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"When Dr. Martinez and her colleagues established the coalition to stop the madness, spreading environmental awareness through the flock's public air shows, Max knew it could be dangerous. Never in her wildest dreams, though, did she imagine that a criminal mastermind would abduct her mother! Now the flock has to team up with the U.S. Navy to rescue Dr. Martinez ... and of course, the world!"--Page 4 of cover.
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309 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"A mother and daughter on vacation in Paris unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes. Every daughter has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets. Laurie is an artist, a collector of experiences. She travels the world with a worn beige duffel bag. Every mother has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets. "Dr. Liz," Laurie's mother, is an elegant perfectionist who travels the world with a matched set of...
270) Maximum Ride: 5
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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English
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Escaping ITEX in Florida, the Flock head west, with Max more burdened than ever by the knowledge that she's meant to save the world. But while their leader is keen to stay on the path leading to her destiny, Fang and the others are more interested in settling down and letting the chips fall where they may. With the Erasers eerily absent from their lives of late, has the Flock finally earned a bit of peace...or is this all just the calm before the...
271) Maximum Ride: Vol. 4
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177 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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English
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Despite their initial hesitation, living with Anne has softened the Flock, so Max is keenly aware that it's time to leave. With Thanksgiving so near, though, all of them want to stay, at least until they've had their first ever Thanksgiving turkey! But danger is on the horizon as Jeb's plan advances, and while the Flock's new school seems normal and safe, secrets are hidden beneath its prestigious facade.
272) Maximum Ride: 7
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209 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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English
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Fang's blog highlights ITEX and their research, causing them to shut down, while Max goes to Antarctica to study the effects of global warming.
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Max Einstein volume 1
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338 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Max Einstein and a group of international geniuses use their creativity and curiosity to help solve some of the world's toughest problems with science.--
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English
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"The White House is the home of the President of the United States, the most guarded, monitored, closely watched person in the world. So how could a U.S. President vanish without a trace? And why would he choose to do so? An unprecedented collaboration between President Bill Clinton and the world's bestselling novelist, James Patterson, The President Is Missing is a breathtaking story from the pinnacle of power. Full of what it truly feels like to...
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President volume 2
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English
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"Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL -- and a past president -- has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack. A madman abducts Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie -- turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches in real time, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior, and a father"--
276) Run, Rose, run
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From America's most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller -- a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Every song tells a story. She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. She's also on the run. Find a future, lose a past. Nashville is where she's come to claim her destiny. It's also where the darkness she's fled might find her. And destroy...
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1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Fifty years after winning the Pulitzer Prize, To Kill a Mockingbird remains a beloved best seller and quite possibly the most influential American novel of the 20th century. Mary McDonagh Murphy's Hey, Boo explores the To Kill a Mockingbird phenomenon and unravels some of the mysteries surrounding Harper Lee, including why she never published again. It also brings to light the context and history of the novel's Deep South setting and the social changes...
278) Along came a spider
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Dr. Alex Cross is back to work the case of a girl who was kidnapped from her Washington, D.C. school, a place where senators and diplomats send their children. Its up to Alex to profile the kidnapper and find the girl.
279) Alex Cross
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Follows the young homicide detective/psychologist as he meets his match in a serial killer. The two face off in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits in this taut and exciting action thriller.
280) Maximum Ride: 1
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232 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their youngest member. Now it's up to Max to organize a rescue, but...