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Stinker's return
Par Pamela Service. 1993
Alien Tsynq Yr, a.k.a. Stinker, returns to earth (still inhabiting the body of a skunk) and again engages the assistance…
of Jonathan and Karen. This time Stinker must locate a suitably "earthly" souvenir for the High Gyrn of Twak in order to prevent interplanetary warfare. The trio zip to Washington, D.C., where they scour the museums in search of the perfect gift. Sequel to Stinker from Space (BR 08884). For grades 3-6 and older readersOut of time's abyss
Par Edgar Burroughs. 1992
Bradley, who landed on the primitive island of Caspak with Bowen Tyler, Jr., and others, is now searching for Tyler…
and a young girl within its ancient jungles. But Bradley is not prepared for the terrible secret he comes upon when he enters the city at the heart of the island. Nor is he prepared for the deadliest challenge of all. Sequel to The People That Time Forgot (BR 9216)Jurassic Park: a novel
Par Michael Crichton. 1990
Something is terribly wrong at Jurassic Park on a remote island off the coast of Costa Rica. Visitors and residents…
are being attacked by strange-looking animals that maul them and leave behind a sticky saliva. In reality, dinosaurs cloned and raised by a genetic engineering firm have escaped. Consultants are brought in to solve the problem, but soon everyone is running for dear life. Some strong language. BestsellerA cat abroad: the further adventures of Norton, the cat who went to Paris, and his human
Par Peter Gethers. 1993
Sequel to The Cat Who Went to Paris (RC 34131/BR 8854). Gethers and his Scottish Fold cat Norton go on…
tour--Gethers signing books and Norton holding court for his growing fan club. The duo and their friend Janis then embark on a year-long visit to France. "Le chat" Norton continues to be showered with attention, both in France and on side trips to Italy and Holland. Some strong languageThe wine-dark sea
Par Patrick O'Brian. 1993
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this installment of the Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin saga finds the pair aboard…
the HMS Surprise, bound for South America. Smooth sailing it is not, for they endure natural disasters, such as an underwater volcanic eruption and a severe squall, and several violent episodes involving other vessels, including the Franklin, an American ship mastered by a Frenchman. Some strong languageSupertato: Presents jack and the beanstalk: - a show-stopping gift this christmas!
Par Sue Hendra. 2023
The brand new adventure in this super bestselling series! It's showtime in the supermarket as Supertato and the veggies put…
on their very own production of Jack and the Beanstalk , starring The Evil Pea as Jack and Supertato as Jack's mum. There are thrills, spills and the return of a familiar-looking melon-bot as this hilarious, panto-tastic show unfolds. Will Jack's beans bring him riches beyond his wildest dreams? Will Jack and Supermum be able to escape the fearsome giant? All will be revealed... Other Supertato adventures by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet: Supertato Supertato: Veggies Assemble Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run! Supertato: Evil Pea Rules Supertato: Veggies in the Valley of Doom Supertato: Carnival Catastro-pea! Supertato: Bubbly Troubly! Supertato: Night of the Living Veg Supertato: The Great Eggscape! Also by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet: Barry the Fish with Fingers Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell Norman the No-Bot with No Bottom I Spy Island I Spy Island: Book vs. SharkThe Golly Sisters go West (I Can Read Level 3)
Par Betsy Byars, Sue Truesdell. 1985
May-May and Rose Golly know their songs and dances and are all set to head west when their horse refuses…
to go. Once they learn the right words, they're off. But the two sisters still run into trouble because they get mad at each other over who starts the show and who will wear the blue dress. They get lost and sometimes they're afraid, but when they stop fussing, they have one adventure after another. For grades K-3The thirteen-gun salute
Par Patrick O'Brian. 1991
Captain Jack Aubrey and his good friend physician-spy-naturalist Stephen Maturin take leave of the "Surprise" and set sail on the…
"Diane," bound for a Malaysian island. Their mission is to deliver a British envoy intent on signing with the sultan of Borneo a treaty that undermines Napoleon. They visit a Buddhist monastery, endure the insufferable emissary, and play chamber music. Some strong languageThe surgeon's mate
Par Patrick O'Brian. 1981
Captain Jack Aubrey, accompanied by surgeon and spy Stephen Maturin, is aboard HMS "Ariel" on a mission to persuade Spanish…
troops under Napoleon to abandon the Baltic islands under their control and join British forces. With mission accomplished and en route to report victory, they encounter a bizarre chase off the coast of Brittany and are taken prisoner by the French. Some strong languageKing of the cloud forests
Par Michael Morpurgo. 1987
While journeying across the Himalayas to India to escape the Japanese invasion of China, fourteen-year-old Ashley Anderson, the son of…
American missionaries, is separated from his companion, Uncle Sung. He is rescued by the yeti, near-humans who revere him as a messiah. Ashley must choose between returning to the violence of the village he fled, and the tests of courage that await him as the tribe's god. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe night before Christmas
Par Alex Pine. 2023
This Christmas, the hunters become the hunted... When four trail hunters go missing in the fells of Cumbria on Christmas…
Eve, the race is on to find them before nightfall – when the temperature plummets. After hours of searching, the first body is found... Not frozen in the snow, but brutally murdered and bearing a warning: the real hunt has begun. As a snowstorm descends, three lives hang in the balance. But can the killer be caught before the trail goes cold?An outcast of the islands
Par Joseph Conrad. 1975
Willems gets out of line and is marooned on a tropical island in Malaya for what he expects to be…
"a short episode--a sentence in brackets, so to speak--in the flowing tale of his life." But it does not turn out that way. He remains a man with an air of mystery, a man that few people are willing to discuss, expect to say that it was he who had "brought the Arabs into the river." But how?Incident at Badamya
Par Dorothy Gilman. 1989
Sixteen-year-old Gen Ferris is now alone in Burma. Her missionary parents are both dead, and she sets out for Rangoon,…
the first step toward New York where she has relatives. Packing her meager possessions, including a mystical puppet named Zawgwi, she knows she is ready for whatever fate has in store for her. But she isn't prepared for being held hostage by the Red Army, or for her eccentric fellow captives. For senior high and older readersThe English frigate on which Philip Marsham is training rescues twelve men from a sinking ship, but with in three…
days the rescued men have murdered the captain, seized the ship, and sailed for the Caribbean in hope of plunder and booty. Some violence. For grades 5-8. Newbery MedalThe voyage of the Frog
Par Gary Paulsen. 1989
When David, fourteen and grieving over his uncle's recent death, goes out on his sailboat to scatter his uncle's ashes,…
he is caught in a fierce storm and carried 350 miles from home. He must survive on his own as he works out his feelings about life and death. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe Swiss family Robinson
Par Johann Wyss. 1960
When they are shipwrecked on a desert island, a Swiss clergyman, his wife, and their four sons use their ingenuity…
to overcome all dangers and to make a happy home. For grades 5-8Nostromo
Par Joseph Conrad. 1951
Set in Costaguana, a fictional South American country torn by revolutions and intrigue, this novel centers on a silver mine…
owned by an Englishman. Conrad's tale of politics and the corrupting influence of material interests is unified by the story of Nostromo, the captain of the dock workers who served the English. First written in 1904, this revised edition includes an introduction by Robert Penn WarrenInto the darkness
Par Barbara Michaels. 1990
At his death, Daniel Mignot, the founder of a majestic jewelry empire, leaves half ownership in his Connecticut antique jewelry…
store to his granddaughter Meg. The other half is left to A.L. Riley, an employee, who is an extremely talented designer and goldsmith. But there are rumors that Riley may have been responsible for Dan's death. Is Riley the one from whom Meg is receiving Victorian rings with scary messages?Beyond the chocolate war: a novel
Par Robert Cormier. 1985
A few months after the astounding events recounted in "The Chocolate War," the secret society known as "the Vigils" is…
still operating at Trinity High. Two of the Vigils' key members are becoming increasingly disenchanted with the devious mastermind Archie, and each turns against him in his own way. Some strong language and some violence. For junior and senior high readersThe mission
Par Robert Bolt. 1986
An explosive story of two men, one a warrior turned missionary and the other a passionate lifelong believer. Together they…
conquer the darkness of a merciless jungle only to face the ultimate test of faith and the horror of battle. Some descriptions of sex