Justus
Author
Series
Death and Sparkles volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Being Death is a lonely job, especially when everything you touch instantly dies (not to mention the paperwork); but being Sparkles the Last Unicorn is not much fun either, since everyone just wants to take selfies with you or use you to sell stuff--but when Death and Sparkles meet between life and, well, death, it is the beginning of a friendship that just might change the world.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
99-year-old literature professor Justus Rosenberg escaped the Holocaust and spent four daring years in the French Underground during World War II. Now he finally writes his own unforgettable epic. The Art of Resistance is unlike any World War II memoir before it. Its author, Justus Rosenberg, has spent the past seventy years teaching the classics of literature to American college students. Hidden within him, however, was a remarkable true story of...
Author
Series
Death and Sparkles volume 2
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Sparkles' horn begins to glow and he receives a message from his parents he and Death set out on a quest to find out what this means--and whether it has anything to do with a revolt by the servant moles.
4) Kid Coach
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After turning his couch-potato father into a wrestling champion, Kid Coach discovers that he left out the most important lesson--the importance of being a good sport.
Author
Publisher
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
NATIONAL & REGIONAL CUISINE. If it seems like Nashville is everywhere these days--that's because it is. It's on TV, GQ recently declared it "Nowville," and it's become the music hotspot for both country and rock. But as hot as the music scene is, the food scene is even hotter. In Nashville Eats, more than 125 mouthwatering recipes reveal why foodies are headed South for Nashville's hot chicken, buttermilk biscuits, pulled pork sandwiches, cornmeal-crusted...
6) Brave enough
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Little Brother sees monsters everywhere, so he'd rather stay safely inside and read all about them in his books. Big Sister believes monsters are nothing but phony baloney make-believe and drags Little Brother on a hair-raising adventure to prove it. In a hilarious echo of common sibling squabbles that both older and younger siblings will appreciate, Little Brother has soon had ENOUGH of Big Sister trying to make him just like her. When Big Sister...
Author
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When war broke out in Europe in 1914, political leaders in the United States were swayed by popular opinion to remain neutral; yet less than three years later, the nation declared war on Germany. In Nothing Less Than War: A New History of America's Entry into World War I, Justus D. Doenecke examines the clash of opinions over the war during this transformative period and offers a fresh perspective on America's decision to enter World War I.
10) Thor vs. Hulk
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, Thor must compete in an alien contest of champions, fighting his way to freedom against his former ally, the Hulk.
Author
Series
Everafter volume 2
Publisher
DC Comics/Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Spinning off from Bill Willingham's FABLES saga! Peter Piper. Bo Peep. Connor Wolf. As members of the elite network of agents known as the Shadow Players, these three legendary Fables share a single purpose: to protect the newly merged magical and mundane worlds from all threats. But what happens when the greatest threat of all comes from within? Bobby Speckland may look like any other Texas high school student, but as the first Mundy to gain magical...
Author
Series
Everafter volume 1
Publisher
DC Comics/Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Spinning off from the Eisner Award-winning FABLES, the magical and the mundane now coexist in an uneasy and fractured peace. Some of the remaining Fables seek to use their freshly revealed powers for the greater good. Others, however, have darker desires and instead plot to unleash supernatural terror on an unprecedented scale. It's a brave new world--and the Shadow Players are the bravest of them all. This elite network of agents--Fable and Mundy...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics/Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Spinning off from the Eisner Award-winning Fables, the magical and the mundane now coexist in an uneasy and fractured peace. Some of the remaining Fables seek to use their freshly revealed powers for the greater good. Others, however, have darker desires and instead plot to unleash supernatural terror on an unprecedented scale. It's a brave new world--and the Shadow Players are the bravest of them all. This elite network of agents--Fable and Mundy...
Author
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This book covers American combat on the western front, the conscription controversy, and scandals in military training and production. Doenecke explores the Wilson administration's quest for national unity, the Creel Committee, and "patriotic" crusades. Weaving together these topics and many others, including the U.S. reaction to the Russian revolutions, Doenecke creates a comprehensive narrative.