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3) Haunted
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The house is historic, some say haunted. It is also slated to be razed and replaced by condos, unless Hannah Smith can do something about it. She's been hired by a wealthy Palm Beach widow to prove that the house's seller didn't disclose everything he knew about the place when he unloaded it, including its role in a bloody Civil War skirmish (in which two of Hannah's own distant relations had had a part), and the suicides--or where they murders?--of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Arizona Highways Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A guide to architectural landmarks in Arizona includes background information, stories, color photographs, and practical information about driving directions and admission. Includes a landmark building locator map and glossary of architectural terms.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide to such structures as skyscrapers, stone barns, limestone tombs, and grand castles, discussing how they were built, what they are used for, and profiles of the people who work and live within their walls.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Kaine purchases an old house sight unseen in her grandfather's Wisconsin hometown. But one look at the eerie, abandoned house immediately leaves her questioning her rash decision. And when the house's dark history comes back with a vengeance, Kaine is forced to face the terrifying realization she has nowhere left to hide. A century earlier, the house on Foster Hill holds nothing but painful memories for Ivy Thorpe. When an unidentified woman is found...
12) Great buildings
Author
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of some of the world's great buildings and describes the different architectural elements and styles that have been used throughout history in countries around the world.
13) The next always
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The historic hotel in Boonsboro has endured war and peace, the changing of hands, and even rumored hauntings. Now it?s getting a major face-lift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett has little time for a social life. But there?s another project he?s got his eye on: the girl he?s been waiting to kiss since he was sixteen. After losing her husband and returning to her hometown, Clare Brewster...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 910L
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Johnny, who lives in Arizona but feels a special connection to his grandfather's 265-year-old farm house in Washington, Connecticut, is overjoyed when his family spends Christmas there.