Catalog Search Results
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson fue uno de los gigantes de la novela de aventuras, pero también fue uno de los grandes conocedores de la mentalidad humana, por lo que tarde o temprano escribiría un clásico eterno como El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y el señor Hyde. Como testigo lúcido de la Revolución Industrial en el Reino Unido, Stevenson reflexiona sobre los límites de los métodos y la ética científica, y sobre todo, de una manera absorbente...
Author
Series
The Chronicles of Narnia volume 1
Pub. Date
2002, c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
How Aslan, the noble lion, freed Narnia from the spell of the White Witch.
4) Goosebumps
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah, living right next door, and makes a quick friend in Champ. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah's mysterious dad is in fact R.L. Stine, the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. As Zach starts learning about the strange family next door, he soon discovers that Stine...
5) El hobbit
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
Description
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return.
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
A tale of adventure and fantasy, which sends a young boy into the pages of the world's greatest stories. Seeking refuge from a storm, timid Richard Tyler enters an empty library only to be swept away into the magical animated world of The Pagemaster, where legendary characters from literary classics come alive. Guided by a trio of talking books--Adventure, Fantasy and Horror--Richard must conquer his greatest fears before he can find his way home....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them. This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the 'scary' out of monsters"--Provided by the publisher.
A Benita le encanta leer en la cama, pero la interrumpen continuamente...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Based upon the best-selling novel. The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.
11) Coraline
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Coraline has just moved into an old mansion shrouded in fog. While her parents work, the girl is entertained by exploring the place. In the living room, discover with suspicion a door that first leads to a brick wall and then to a fantastic world and attractive, curiously similar to his.
13) Ponis amigos
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Presents an introduction for young readers about how to care for their pet pony, as well as information on how ponies communicate, and how to understand their behavior.
15) Amelia Bedelia
Author
Series
Amelia Bedelia series volume 1
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Description
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"En este dulce cuento en rima, el amor por la lectura comienza con un humilde librero casero. 'Te haré tu propio librero' celebra lo maravilloso que es leer con nuestros seres queridos y nos recuerda que la magia de la lectura ninca envejecerá." --contraportada.
Illustrations and rhyming text portray a loved one who promises to build a home library to hold treasures that grow and change along with their special child.
Author
Series
Artemis Fowl volume 3
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Description
After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it.