Author: James Leck
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554537401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Iona High School's self-styled private eye Jack Lime investigates a disappearing quarterback, a stolen painting, and a stolen comic book.
The Further Adventures of Jack Lime
Author: James Leck
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554537401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Iona High School's self-styled private eye Jack Lime investigates a disappearing quarterback, a stolen painting, and a stolen comic book.
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554537401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Iona High School's self-styled private eye Jack Lime investigates a disappearing quarterback, a stolen painting, and a stolen comic book.
The Adventures of Jack Lime
Author: James Leck
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554533643
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A film-noir novel featuring a hard-boiled, narcoleptic teenage PI who solves mysteries for his fellow high schoolers.
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554533643
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A film-noir novel featuring a hard-boiled, narcoleptic teenage PI who solves mysteries for his fellow high schoolers.
The Adventures of Jack Lime
Author: James Leck
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771380675
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
A filmnoir novel featuring a hardboiled, narcoleptic teenage PI who solves mysteries for his fellow high schoolers.
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771380675
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
A filmnoir novel featuring a hardboiled, narcoleptic teenage PI who solves mysteries for his fellow high schoolers.
After Dark
Author: James Leck
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771383445
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Fifteen-year-old slacker Charlie Harker is stuck in the sleepy town of Rolling Hills for the summer, helping his mom renovate his great-grandfather's creaky old inn. It's not entirely dull, thanks to Charlie's new neighbor Miles Van Helsing, who insists there's paranormal activity happening in Rolling Hills. Charlie chalks it up to Miles being the town nutcase. But many townspeople are falling prey to a mysterious illness, and wisecracking Charlie quickly gets wise: there's something sinister going on in Rolling Hills.
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771383445
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Fifteen-year-old slacker Charlie Harker is stuck in the sleepy town of Rolling Hills for the summer, helping his mom renovate his great-grandfather's creaky old inn. It's not entirely dull, thanks to Charlie's new neighbor Miles Van Helsing, who insists there's paranormal activity happening in Rolling Hills. Charlie chalks it up to Miles being the town nutcase. But many townspeople are falling prey to a mysterious illness, and wisecracking Charlie quickly gets wise: there's something sinister going on in Rolling Hills.
The Further Adventures of Jack Lime
Author: James Leck
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771380683
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Jack Lime, amateur private eye, solves mysteries for his high school classmates in exchange for future favors. He stops at nothing - except for an occasional bout of narcolepsy - to crack three seemingly standalone cases while dodging bullies, Principal Snit and tireless reporter KC Stone. In the tradition of 1950s noir but with a thoroughly modern hero, these stories - shot through with Lime’s acid wit - are best served with a root beer float.
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771380683
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Jack Lime, amateur private eye, solves mysteries for his high school classmates in exchange for future favors. He stops at nothing - except for an occasional bout of narcolepsy - to crack three seemingly standalone cases while dodging bullies, Principal Snit and tireless reporter KC Stone. In the tradition of 1950s noir but with a thoroughly modern hero, these stories - shot through with Lime’s acid wit - are best served with a root beer float.
Inside Hudson Pickle
Author: Yolanda Ridge
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771389524
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
A spot on the basketball team isnÍt the only thing HudsonÍs looking for. Cut from AAA hockey, seventh-grader Hudson Pickle needs to make the basketball team. But, after having an asthma attack at the first tryout, his chances arenÍt looking good. Then itÍs discovered that his uncle Vic has a genetic respiratory illness. Could this mean Hudson has something worse than asthma? And while this DNA mystery is being unraveled, will the truth about what happened to his father finally be revealed as well? Sometimes the pains of growing up come from unexpected places. And so do the rewards.
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771389524
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
A spot on the basketball team isnÍt the only thing HudsonÍs looking for. Cut from AAA hockey, seventh-grader Hudson Pickle needs to make the basketball team. But, after having an asthma attack at the first tryout, his chances arenÍt looking good. Then itÍs discovered that his uncle Vic has a genetic respiratory illness. Could this mean Hudson has something worse than asthma? And while this DNA mystery is being unraveled, will the truth about what happened to his father finally be revealed as well? Sometimes the pains of growing up come from unexpected places. And so do the rewards.
Pandora's Curse
Author: Jack Du Brul
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451409638
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A deadly fifty-year-old secret from World War II, hidden away at a top-secret Nazi submarine base, could spell disaster for the modern world when a ruthless corporate mercenary plans to hold the entire world hostage, unless geologist Philip Mercer and his colleague, Anika Klein, can stop him. Original.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451409638
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A deadly fifty-year-old secret from World War II, hidden away at a top-secret Nazi submarine base, could spell disaster for the modern world when a ruthless corporate mercenary plans to hold the entire world hostage, unless geologist Philip Mercer and his colleague, Anika Klein, can stop him. Original.
So Many Days
Author: Alison McGhee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416958576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Through rhythmic text, a parent reflects on the options and opportunities possible in a beloved child's future.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416958576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Through rhythmic text, a parent reflects on the options and opportunities possible in a beloved child's future.
Tails Are Not for Pulling
Author: Elizabeth Verdick
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 1575427117
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
If pets could talk, what would they say? Maybe “Fur is for petting, backs are for scratching, noses are for nuzzling . . . and tails are not for pulling!” Toddlers and pets belong together—as long as toddlers don’t chase, grab, squeeze, yank, and tease. In simple words and delightful illustrations, this book teaches the basics of kindness to animals: careful handling, awareness, safety, and respect. It also includes helpful tips for parents and caregivers.
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 1575427117
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
If pets could talk, what would they say? Maybe “Fur is for petting, backs are for scratching, noses are for nuzzling . . . and tails are not for pulling!” Toddlers and pets belong together—as long as toddlers don’t chase, grab, squeeze, yank, and tease. In simple words and delightful illustrations, this book teaches the basics of kindness to animals: careful handling, awareness, safety, and respect. It also includes helpful tips for parents and caregivers.
Limekiller!
Author: Avram Davidson
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575128011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Avram Davidson's six Jack Limekiller stories create a rich and colorful world where the magical and inexplicable coexist with the outboard motor and the escalation of the American war in Vietnam. British Hidalgo is "a place that you can put your arms around," welcoming and friendly to the visitor, but uncanny beings dwell in the bush and roam along its coast. Afloat and ashore, Jack Limekiller, master of the working sailboat Saccharissa, encounters ghosts of the colonial past and monsters far older.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575128011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Avram Davidson's six Jack Limekiller stories create a rich and colorful world where the magical and inexplicable coexist with the outboard motor and the escalation of the American war in Vietnam. British Hidalgo is "a place that you can put your arms around," welcoming and friendly to the visitor, but uncanny beings dwell in the bush and roam along its coast. Afloat and ashore, Jack Limekiller, master of the working sailboat Saccharissa, encounters ghosts of the colonial past and monsters far older.