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3) The Marvels
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole, her powers are entangled with super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and work together to save the universe." --
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
Language
English
Description
"For the first time in English, the work of master Haruki Murakami is available in manga form. In this collection you'll find striking full-color adaptations of these iconic short stories: Super-frog saves Tokyo -- A few days after an earthquake, Katagirl-san finds a giant frog in his home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from the next earthquake, but Katagiri-san must help him. Is this real, or a dream? Where I'm likely to find it -- A woman's husband...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This follow-up series to First Words provides an easy transition from learning single words to forming simple phrases. Kids learn simple conversation starters and responses, or can create their own unique phrases by combining building blocks of language"--Goodreads.com.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Recently fired and desperate for work so that he can keep custody of his little sister, Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. But Mike soon discovers that nothing at Freddy's is what it seems. Mike's nights at Freddy's will lead him into unexplainable encounters with the supernatural and drag him back into the black heart of an unspeakable nightmare." --container.
8) But does this work with English learners?: a guide for English language arts teachers, grades 6-12
Author
Publisher
Corwin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it. A restless retail assistant looks to gain new skills, a mother tries to overcome demotion at work after maternity leave, a conscientious accountant yearns to open an antique store, a recently retired salaryman searches for newfound...
10) Wish
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
11) Septology
Author
Publisher
Transit Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
What makes us who we are? And why do we lead one life and not another? Asle, an aging painter and widower who lives alone on the southwest coast of Norway, is reminiscing about his life. His only friends are his neighbor, Åsleik, a traditional fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in the city. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter but lonely and consumed by alcohol. Asle and Asle are doppelgängers--two versions of...
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Islam's founding text, rendered for the first time in flowing English verse. This monumental feat of translation, the product of a ten-year-long collaboration between one of our most respected scholars of Islam (Bruce B. Lawrence) and a poet and scholar of literature (M. A. R. Habib), The Qur'an: A Verse Translation offers readers the first rendering in English to echo, in accessible and fluent verse, the sonorous beauty of the Arabic original as...
13) The nightingale
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference of a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
14) Love again
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Dealing with the loss of her fianč, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number...not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone. A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he's assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion, he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person...and win her heart.
15) Ton
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A very simple look at weight and how we measure it.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Français
Description
D'Artagnan arrives in Paris trying to find his attackers after being left for dead, which leads him to a real war where the future of France is at stake. He aligns himself with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the King.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this prequel to The Hunger Games, a young Coriolanus is the last hope for the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. Snow reluctantly takes an assigment to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray's charm captivates Panem's audience, Snow united with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow races against time to...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash an ancient and malevolent force. Hoping to end his reign of terror, Aquaman forges an unlikely alliance with his brother, Orm, the former king of Atlantis. Setting aside their differences, they join forces to protect their kingdom and save the world from irreversible destruction.
Author
Language
English
Description
Since the mysterious disappearance of her beloved Grandma June and separating from her husband, Alex, Ellora has felt adrift. Then comes an invitation from Alex to teach history at a summer program at Alnwick Castle in England. He's even found information about the location of a medieval manuscript that was her grandmother's obsession before she vanished.
It's not just Ellora Lockwood's home that's being emptied as she prepares to sell-- her heart...
20) Fast X
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: a terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, and who is so determined to shatter this family that they'll need to collaborate with old enemies to defeat him.