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461) Never grow up
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016--after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones--he received...
462) Pirate adventure
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Ahoy! When Captain Salty Bones invites Mickey and the gang to Pirate Beach for a treasure hunt, Funny turns into a pirate ship for Mickey's biggest treasure hunt ever in this Level Pre-1 reader. But when Mickey and the gang arrive on Pirate Beach, they are not alone. The weasels want to treasure hunt, too! Who will find the coveted treasure chest first?"--Amazon.com.
464) The deepest dig
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by a real-life 2015 discovery by a farmer in Michigan, this is a story about a boy named Caden who digs up a prehistoric woolly mammoth skeleton in his backyard. A recent heavy rain has exposed a bit of something in the yard, which Caden notices and resolves to dig up. He attempts to enlist the help of the adults in his life, who humorously dismiss his discovery. His classroom teacher jokes, "If you had found one of those, I'd eat my hat."...
466) Shrill
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible--like a porcelain dove that will also have sex with you--writer and humorist Lindy West quickly discovered that she was anything but. From a painfully shy childhood in which she tried, unsuccessfully, to hide her big body and even bigger opinions; to her public war with stand-up comedians over rape jokes; to her accidental activism and never-ending battle...
470) Scary stories
Author
Publisher
Harper Children's Audio
Pub. Date
[p2001]
Language
English
Description
Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.
471) Thrown
Author
Publisher
Sarabande Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
""Thrown is Kerry Howley's masterful debut. A work of rigorous nonfiction that's sure to be branded experimental, but that's as involving and page-turning as any book I've read in a while." -Gary Shteyngart "Who can explain what draws a young brilliant writer-and a woman no less-to be mesmerized by the sight of a young man being pummeled in the ring? But out of this passion-maybe obsession-comes a great American story about overlooked heroes, the...
Author
Publisher
Circumstantial Productions
Pub. Date
[c2013]
Language
English
Description
"In their tremendous PoemJazz collaboration, Robert Pinsky and Laurence Hobgood establish a wholly simpatico artistic partnership. On every track, Hobgood improvised every note in the studio, concurrent with Pinsky's readings. Pinsky proves himself an equally adept improviser. His are not dramatic interpretations of the poems but musica ones, the focus on cadence and harmony with Hobgood." -- Christopher Louden, from back cover.
473) When it's autumn
Author
Publisher
Merriweather Records Ltd
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Changing leaves, turkeys, and jack-o-lanterns. There is a chill in the air, but warmth in Kathy Reid-Naiman's singing as she sings about Thanksgiving, Halloween, falling leaves, and animals preparing for winter.
Publisher
G52 Games Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Willy Morgan is a third-person adventure game, set in a fantasy pirate-themed world with a modern touch. Combining the traditional point-and-click genre gameplay with a unique cartoon 3D graphics, Willy Morgan has the dreamy atmosphere, the humor, and the freedom to explore typical of timeless classics such as Monkey Island. The story unfolds through funny dialogues and challenging puzzles. Keen powers of observation, intuition and imagination are...