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Series
Adventures in Odyssey volume 68
Pub. Date
[2020]
Summary
Jaws drop and eyes are opened at the surprises happening around the town of Odyssey. Everyone is finding or learning something unexpected! When Connie's roommate Jillian sets out to find a job, the hunt takes her all over town. But whether it's destroying a window display at Triple J Antiques, causing chaos at Odyssey General Hospital, or trying her hand at meteorology, she just can't catch a break. Will she ever find the perfect fit for her unique...
Series
Pub. Date
c2012
Summary
"As Emily pursues her hopes and dreams, she journeys in the Imagination Station to see Whit as a young boy. Penny goes hunting for happiness but her search makes her miserable. And Jay must figure out a strange program in the Room of Consequences that could lead to an unwanted ending."--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Summary
"Who is blackmailing Cooper Calhoun? Odyssey's junior detective Emily Jones is forced to work with unlikely teammates Morrie and Suzu Rydell once more. Then, Zoe and Olivia are thrilled when an anonymous donor pays for the class ski trip. But Pastor Wilson wonders if the visit to the mountain might fulfill the mysterious message he received: One of three will fall. And when a young girl struggles with her faith and asks big questions, her friends...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Summary
These ten boys grew up to become successful men. The two things they have in common is that they all put to good use the talents and gifts they had, and they all believed that God had given them to be used. Paul Brand took medicine into new lands to bring hope to the sick, Ghillean Prance's love of the world around him led to Kew Gardens, still a center of excellence in studying God's creation, C S Lewis opened the door into Narnia and opened the...
Author
Summary
In these six stories from the uplifting American Girl series, a young girl living in 1914 New York learns what it's like to grow up in the big city. Rebecca Rubin has big dreams of becoming an actress, but her parents don't think girls are cut out for performing. As Rebecca searches for alternatives, she finds new ways to fulfill dreams that she never thought possible.
Pub. Date
2012
Summary
The series proves how seemingly trivial details of one's day-to-day life, a trip to the grocery store, a remark at a dinner party, a fender-bender, can precipitate a 'Murphy's Law' chain of misfortune to hilarious effect. To keep the narrative spontaneous, Curb is shot without a script; cast members are given scene outlines and often improvise lines as they go.
Pub. Date
2011
Summary
For Vince, Eric, Drama and Turtle, life in Hollywood's fast lane can be an intoxicating ride. This season, after an accident during the filming of his latest action flick, Vince develops a new lease on life that makes him even more difficult to manage, while each of the guys must decide which steps to take to map out their own futures, both personally and professionally.
Pub. Date
2007.
Summary
"Larry David has a pretty good life. Pretty, pretty good. He has understanding friends, a tolerant wife, and his plans for the afterlife all plotted out. See Larry take in a family of Blacks, make a generous donation, pay his respects to the dead, and befriend the handicapped. Is Larry David the most magnanimous man we know ... or the most misunderstood?"--Container.
1410) Pieces of a girl
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Summary
"Pieces of a Girl is a memoir about abuse and addiction and the power of storytelling and community that helped zine creator and novelist Stephanie Kuehnert survive and thrive. Told in journal entries, original illustrations, and pages torn from her actual diaries and zines, this is the story of Stephanie's life as a struggling outsider who survived substance and relationship abuse to beocme a strong young woman after years trapped in a cycle that...
1411) Begin again
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Summary
"In his first illustrated book created specifically for readers of all ages, Oliver Jeffers shares a very brief history of humanity and shares his dreams for where we go from here. With his bold, iconic art, Oliver Jeffers follows the human path from the dawn of our species through history, sharing profound, sometimes poignant, commentary on our present, and then offers a challenge: Where do we go from here? How can we create new stories and new systems...
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Summary
"Jason Whittaker tracks down the villainous Mr. Grote to London and discovers an ominous plot that could endanger the leaders of the free world. With the help of some old friends, will he unravel it in time? Back in Odyssey, Eugene Meltsner and Red Holland tell the story of a World War I hero-- Sergeant Alvin York. And Penny Wise's plan to promote Connie Kendall's wedding planning business dramatically backfires when an invitation is sent out featuring...
Pub. Date
2012
Summary
HBO presents the final eight episodes of Entourage, the Emmy Award-winning hit. Vince, Eric, Drama, and Turtle have been through a lot over the years, chasing dreams, women, and good times. Through the highs and lows their friendship has kept them together. This season, find out if the guys can compete on their own in the fast lane of high-stakes Hollywood. Special features include: Hollywood Sunset: Roundtable with the Cast.
1415) Los niños no se comen
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Summary
"Penélope empieza el colegio. ¡Por fin va a conocer a sus compañeros! Pero le va a costar hacer amigos humanos si son tan deliciosos..."--
When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a tyrannosaurus rex, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are.
