Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
For as long as he can remember, Malcolm has never felt like he was good enough. Not for his parents, who have always seemed at odds with each other, with Malcolm caught in between. And especially not for his dad, whose competitive drive and love for sports Malcolm has never shared. That is, until Malcolm discovers miniature golf, the one sport he actually enjoys. Maybe it's the way in which every hole is a puzzle to be solved. Or the whimsy of the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stella could do anything she put her mind to ... almost. But when girls in her class tease her and tell her she's not good at doing the things she likes, Stella puts away her paper and dance shoes until Grandpa convinces Stella to stop listening to others and listen to her heart. Includes glossary, as well as questions to self-check comprehension.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After noticing his identity has been stolen and used to create various social media accounts, a man with a troubled past, Paul O'Rourke, begins to wonder if his virtual alter ego is actually a better version of himself.
"Paul O'Rourke is a man made of contradictions: he loves the world, but doesn't know how to live in it. He's a Luddite addicted to his iPhone, a dentist with a nicotine habit, a rabid Red Sox fan devastated by their victories, and...
Author
Language
English
Description
In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, she's LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. Eliza can't imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire to try. Then Wallace Warland, Monstrous Sea's biggest fanfiction writer, transfers to her school. Wallace thinks Eliza is just another fan, and as he draws her out of her shell, she begins...
5) Kat and Juju
Author
Series
Kat and Juju volume 1
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Kat likes doing things her very own way, but sometimes she doubts herself. So when a bird named Juju arrives, Kat hopes he'll be the best friend she's always wanted. He's outgoing and silly and doesn't worry about what others think--the opposite of who she is. Bit by bit, with Juju's help, Kat discovers her strength, and how to have a friend and be one--while still being true to herself.
Author
Publisher
Creative Guy Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Frances Pastan is a mess. Though a celebrated author of children's books, she's arrived at middle age depressed and alcoholic, alienated from her daughter and lost in regret for events of long ago. To conquer her demons Frances must undertake a journey both physical and emotional -- a journey into her deepest past, to the small town of her childhood where she discovered her first real friend, Lucy Sparrow. To remember their happy, crazy times together....
9) The verdict
Series
Collector's edition volume 31
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a last chance to redeem himself and his career.