Marissa Blanton's Library
New Providence Middle
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781580890618 | First Day Jitters | Julie Danneberg | Everyone knows that sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach just before diving into a new situation. Sarah Jane Hartwell is scared and doesn't want to start over at a new school. She doesn't know anybody, and nobody knows her. It will be awful. She just knows it. With much prodding from Mr. Hartwell, Sarah Jane reluctantly pulls herself together and goes to school. She is quickly befriended by Mrs. Burton, who helps smooth her jittery transition. This charming and familiar story will delight readers with its surprise ending. Fun, energetic illustrations brighten page after page with the busy antics surrounding Sarah Jane. FIRST DAY JITTERS is an enchanting story that is sure to be treasured by anyone who has ever anticipated a first day of school. | Charlesbridge Publishing |
| 9781442402645 | Forever Lost: Book Three In The Lost Mystery Trilogy (36) (Hardy Boys (All New) Undercover Brothers) | Franklin W. Dixon | The third book of the Blair-witch-like abduction trilogy. Frank has been discovered at long last and may posess key answers to questions that will solve the mystery of the LOST abductions once and for all. | Aladdin |
| 9781338182767 | Full Cicada Moon | Marilyn Hilton | Scholastic | |
| 9780545390460 | Girl, Stolen | April Henry | When an impulsive carjacking becomes and accidental kidnapping, Griffin, a high school dropout, finds himself more in sympathy with his wealthy, blind victim, sixteen-year-old Cheyenne, than with his greedy father. | |
| 9781582348254 | Harrius Potter Et Philosophi Lapis (Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, Latin Edition) | J. K. Rowling | In case you don't remember, Harry Potter is an eleven year old wizard. Long ago, Harry's parents were killed in a battle with the evil Lord Voldemort. When we first meet Harry, he is living miserably with his repulsive and non-magical (or Muggle) Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon and their even more revolting son Dudley. Following a bizarre but hilarious chain of events, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with an outrageous cast of characters, including super-smart Hermione, vile Draco Malfoy, sinister Professor Snape and the wise Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Adventures galore ensue... | Bloomsbury USA Childrens |
| 9780439064873 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J. K. Rowling | the Eagerly Anticipated Sequel To The Astounding Smash Hit harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Is Finally Here! No Need To Wait — Harry's Back For His Second Year At Hogwarts, Where The Infamous Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened For The First Time In 50 Years. The Monster That Is Unleashed Is Literally Petrifying Hogwarts Students (turning Them Into Stone, That Is), And Who Is The Primary Suspect? Harry Potter Himself. Add To This Some Enormous Spiders, A Deathday Party, A Ghost Named Moaning Myrtle Who Haunts The Girls' Bathroom, And Lots And Lots Of Suspense, And You'll Soon Find Yourself Engrossed In Another Terrific Tale In Which Magic Does Exist And Good Eventually Triumphs Over Evil.children's Literatureharry Potter Fans Will Be Positively Thrilled With This Continuation Of His Trials And Tribulations Of Growing Up As A Young Wizard Caught Between The Supernatural And Muggle (real People) Worlds. Whisked Away In A Flying Car Near The End Of A Confining, Torturous Summer With The Dursleys, Harry Returns To Hogwarts School For Witchcraft And Wizardry. He Does This Despite Numerous Warnings And Obstacles From About His Potential Doom. The Legend Of The Chamber Of Secrets Appears To Be A Reality. Petrified School Mates, A Bathroom Ghost Named Moaning Myrtle, The Reference Library, A Diary And Super-sleuthing Lead A Familiar Cast Of Characters Through This Fast-paced Who-dunnit. New Readers Unfamiliar With The Previous Adventure Will Be Just As Enthralled With This Fantasy-adventure-mystery Tale. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545139700 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) | J. K. Rowling | Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J.K. Rowling's spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart--such revelations, battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that no fan will make it to the end unscathed. Luckily, Rowling has prepped loyal readers for the end of her series by doling out increasingly dark and dangerous tales of magic and mystery, shot through with lessons about honor and contempt, love and loss, and right and wrong. Fear not, you will find no spoilers in our review--to tell the plot would ruin the journey, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is an odyssey the likes of which Rowling's fans have not yet seen, and are not likely to forget. But we would be remiss if we did not offer one small suggestion before you embark on your final adventure with Harry--bring plenty of tissues.The heart of Book 7 is a hero's mission--not just in Harry's quest for the Horcruxes, but in his journey from boy to man--and Harry faces more danger than that found in all six books combined, from the direct threat of the Death Eaters and you-know-who, to the subtle perils of losing faith in himself. Attentive readers would do well to remember Dumbledore's warning about making the choice between "what is right and what is easy," and know that Rowling applies the same difficult principle to the conclusion of her series. While fans will find the answers to hotly speculated questions about Dumbledore, Snape, and you-know-who, it is a testament to Rowling's skill as a storyteller that even the most astute and careful reader will be taken by surprise.A spectacular finish to a phenomenal series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a bittersweet read for fans. The journey is hard, filled with events both tragic and triumphant, the battlefield littered with the bodies of the dearest and despised, but the final chapter is as brilliant and blinding as a phoenix's flame, and fans and skeptics alike will emerge from the confines of the story with full but heavy hearts, giddy and grateful for the experience. --Daphne Durham | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780439139601 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (4) | Rowling, J. K. | In Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, Harry Is Midway Through Both His Training As A Wizard And His Coming Of Age. He Wants To Get Away From The Malicious Dursleys And Go To The Quidditch World Cup With Hermione, Ron, And The Weasleys. He Wants To Dream About His Crush, Cho Chang (and Maybe Do More Than Dream). And Now That He’s Gotten The Hang Of Things At Hogwarts—he Hopes—he Just Wants To Be A Normal Fourteen-year-old Wizard. But Even By His Standards, Harry's Year Is Anything But Normal. First Dumbledore Announces The Revival Of A Grand Competition That Hasn't Taken Place For One Hundred Years: The Triwizard Tournament, Where A Hogwarts Champion Will Compete Against Rivals From Two Other Schools Of Magic In Three Highly Dangerous Tasks. Then Someone Frames Harry To Participate In The Tournament—which Really Means Someone Wants Him Dead. Harry Is Guided Through The Competition By Professor Alastor Moody, This Year's Defense Against The Dark Arts Teacher, But He Must Also Contend With A Nasty Reporter Named Rita Skeeter, Who Digs Up Some Highly Unflattering Secrets About Hagrid; A Terrible Fight With Ron, Who Is Deeply Jealous Of Harry's Fame; Hermione's Newfound Activism On Behalf Of House-elves; And The Terrifying Prospect Of Asking A Date To The Yule Ball. Worst Of All, Lord Voldemort May Finally Have Gathered The Materials Necessary For His Rejuvenation... And He Has A Faithful Servant At Hogwarts Waiting Only For A Sign. No, Nothing Is Ever Normal For Harry Potter. And In His Case, Different Can Be Deadly. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439785969 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) | J.K. Rowling | The war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.And yet . . . as with all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. And with Dumbledore's guidance, he seeks out the full, complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort -- and thus finds what may be his only vulnerability. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439358071 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Scholastic Inc. | ||
| 9780439136365 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Book #3 | J. K. Rowling | During his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths. | |
| 9780590353427 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Rowling, J.K. | In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry, an orphan, lives with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. One day just before his eleventh birthday, an owl tries to deliver a mysterious letter-the first of a sequence of events that end in Harry meeting a giant man named Hagrid. Hagrid explains Harry's history to him: When he was a baby, the Dark wizard, Lord Voldemort, attacked and killed his parents in an attempt to kill Harry; but the only mark on Harry was a mysterious lightning-bolt scar on his forehead.Now he has been invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the headmaster is the great wizard Albus Dumbledore. Harry visits Diagon Alley to get his school supplies, especially his very own wand. To get to school, he takes the Hogwarts Express from platform nine and three-quarters at King's Cross Station. On the train, he meets two fellow students who will become his closest friends: Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.Harry is assigned to Gryffindor House at Hogwarts, and soon becomes the youngest-ever Seeker on the House Quidditch team. He also studies Potions with Professor Severus Snape, who displays a deep and abiding dislike for Harry, and Defense Against the Dark Arts with nervous Professor Quirrell; he and his friends defeat a mountain troll, help Hagrid raise a dragon, and explore the wonderful, fascinating world of Hogwarts.But all events lead irrevocably toward a second encounter with Lord Voldemort, who seeks an object of legend known as the Sorcerer's Stone... Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. | Scholastic |
| 9781338299144 | Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (1) | Rowling, J. K. | Rescued From The Outrageous Neglect Of His Aunt And Uncle, A Young Boy With A Great Destiny Proves His Worth While Attending Hogwarts School For Witchcraft And Wizardry. | Arthur A. Levine Books |
| 9781416936473 | Hatchet | Gary Paulsen | This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared—and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mother’s infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When the plane crashes, killing the pilot, the sole survivor is Brian. He is alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present. At first consumed by despair and self-pity, Brian slowly learns survival skills—how to make a shelter for himself, how to hunt and fish and forage for food, how to make a fire—and even finds the courage to start over from scratch when a tornado ravages his campsite. When Brian is finally rescued after fifty-four days in the wild, he emerges from his ordeal with new patience and maturity, and a greater understanding of himself and his parents. | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
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| 9780849922077 | Heaven Is For Real Movie Edition: A Little Boy's Astounding Story Of His Trip To Heaven And Back | Todd Burpo | #1 New York Times best-seller with more than 11 million copies sold and Amazon’s #17 best-selling book of all time. Heaven Is for Real was the best-selling non-fiction book of 2011 as reported by Nielsen’s Bookscan, and it was made in to a major motion picture by Sony in 2014.“Do you remember the hospital, Colton?” Sonja said. “Yes, mommy, I remember,” he said. “That’s where the angels sang to me.”When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren’t expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed—a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy’s trip to heaven and back.Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery–and authenticated that claim by describing exactly what his parents were doing in another part of the hospital while he was being operated on. He talked of visiting heaven and relayed stories told to him by people he met there whom he had never met in life, sharing events that happened even before he was born. He also astonished his parents with descriptions and obscure details about heaven that matched the Bible exactly, though he had not yet learned to read.With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton tells of meeting long-departed family members. He describes Jesus, the angels, how “really, really big” God is, and how much God loves us. Retold by his father, but using Colton’s uniquely simple words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as Colton says, “Nobody is old and nobody wears glasses.”Heaven Is for Real will forever change the way you think of eternity, offering the chance to see, and believe, like a child.Continue the Burpos story in Heaven Changes Everything: The Rest of Our Story. Heaven Is for Real also is available in Spanish, El cielo es real.Bonus material in this special movie edition includes: Photos from the movie set Updates from father, Todd, and son, Colton, on recent events including the making-of-the-movie experience “From the Set” Q&A’s with the movie’s filmmakers and actors | Thomas Nelson |
| 9780545292634 | Hero Dad | Melinda Hardin | A young boy demonstrates that while Dad differs from a traditional superhero, as an American soldier he is a superhero of a different kind. | |
| 9780062662385 | Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition | Margot Lee Shetterly | The uplifting, amazing true story—a New York Times bestseller!This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It's the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country. | HarperCollins |
| 9780786839025 | Houdini: The Handcuff King (The Center For Cartoon Studies Graphic N) | Jason Lutes | Harry Houdini mesmerized a generation of Americans when he was alive, and continues to do so 80 years after his death. This is a "snapshot" of Houdini's life, centering on one of his most famous jumps. As Houdini prepares for a death-defying leap into the icy Charles River in Boston, biographer Jason Lutes and artist Nick Bertozzi reveal Houdini's life and influence: from the anti-Semitism Houdini fought all his life, to the adulation of the American public; from his hounding by the press, to his loving relationship with his wife Bess; from his egoism to his insecurity; from his public persona -- to the secret behind his most amazing trick! And it's all in graphic form, so it's fresh, original, and unlike anything previously published about this most fascinating of American showmen. | Hyperion Book CH |
| 9781416961710 | House Arrest: Book Two In The Murder House Trilogy (23) (Hardy Boys (All New) Undercover Brothers) | Franklin W. Dixon | ATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe HardyMISSION: To stay undercover on the Deprivation House reality show and discover who's behind the continued "accidents" before someone else turns up dead.LOCATION: A huge villa in Beverly Hills, CA.POTENTIAL VICTIMS: All the remaining contestants and crew of the show.SUSPECTS: The list has been narrowed now that the culprit behind the initial crimes was caught, but someone living in that house still has murder on the mind. | Aladdin |