Into the Clouds: The Race to Climb the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Scholastic Focus)

Into the Clouds: The Race to Climb the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Scholastic Focus)
Author: Tod Olson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1338207377

A nail-biting tale of survival and brotherhood atop one of the world's most dangerous mountains. This fast-paced, three-part narrative takes readers on three expeditions over 15 years to K2, one of the deadliest mountains on Earth. Roped together, these teams of men face perilously high altitudes and battering storms in hopes of reaching the summit. As each expedition sets out, they carve new paths along icy slopes and unforgiving rock, creating camps on ledges so narrow they fear turning over in their sleep. But disaster strikes -- in 1939, four men never make it down the mountain. Fourteen years later, a man develops blood clots in his legs at 25,000 feet, leaving his team with no safe path off the mountain. Filled with displays of incredible strength and heart-stopping danger, Into the Clouds tells the incredible stories of the men whose quest to conquer a mountain became a battle to survive the descent.

The Low Desert

The Low Desert
Author: Tod Goldberg
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1640095268

Raymond Carver meets Elmore Leonard in this extraordinary collection of contemporary crime writing set in the critically acclaimed Gangsterland universe, a series called "gloriously original" by The New York Times Book Review. With gimlet-eyed cool and razor-sharp wit, these spare, stylish stories from a master of modern crime fiction assemble a world of gangsters and con men, of do-gooders breaking bad and those caught in the crossfire. The uncle of an FBI agent spends his life as sheriff in different cities, living too close to the violent acts of men; a cocktail waitress moves through several desert towns trying to escape the unexplainable loss of an adopted daughter; a drug dealer with a penchant for karaoke meets a talkative lawyer and a silent clown in a Palm Springs bar. Witty, brutal, and fast-paced, these stories expand upon the saga of Chicago hitman-turned-Vegas-rabbi Sal Cupertine--first introduced in Gangsterland and continued in Gangster Nation--while revealing how the line between good and bad is often a mirage.

Eighth Grade Bites #1

Eighth Grade Bites #1
Author: Heather Brewer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2013-01-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0698188055

Vlad has to keep his vampire urges under control while dealing with the pressures of middle school. Thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod really hates junior high. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he faces a much bigger problem: He’s being hunted by a vampire killer. Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.

Time and Regret

Time and Regret
Author: M. K. Tod
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Family secrets
ISBN: 9781503938403

"When Grace Hansen finds a box belonging to her beloved grandfather, she has no idea it holds the key to his past--and to long-buried family secrets. In the box are his World War I diaries and a cryptic note addressed to her. Determined to solve her grandfather's puzzle, Grace follows his diary entries across towns and battle sites in northern France, where she becomes increasingly drawn to a charming French man--and suddenly aware that someone is following her... Through her grandfather's vivid writing and Grace's own travels, a picture emerges of a man very unlike the one who raised her: one who watched countless friends and loved ones die horrifically in battle; one who lived a life of regret. But her grandfather wasn't the only one harboring secrets, and the more Grace learns about her family, the less she thinks she can trust them."--Page 4 of cover.

Nobuyoshi Araki and Juergen Teller: Leben und Tod

Nobuyoshi Araki and Juergen Teller: Leben und Tod
Author: Juergen Teller
Publisher: Steidl
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9783958297456

Two legendary photographers meditate on death, memory and ritual The latest collaboration between these two seminal photographers, Leben und Todis the culmination of their joint exhibition at artspace AM, Tokyo, in 2019. This intensely personal project concentrates on Juergen Teller's (born 1964) series Leben und Tod(Life and Death), which reflects upon the death of his uncle and stepfather Artur, juxtaposing photographs of his mother and homeland in Bubenreuth, Bavaria, with symbolic images of fertility and life on holiday in Bhutan with his partner Dovile Drizyte. Inspired by this series, Nobuyoshi Araki (born 1940) asked to photograph Teller's "childhood memory objects," items of particular emotional significance to him and his parents. Teller eagerly collected such personal gems, among them toys, a porcelain figurine and bridges made in the family's violin workshop; the resulting images by Araki are haunting yet playful, creating an intriguing narrative alongside the original story.

Ninth Grade Slays

Ninth Grade Slays
Author: Heather Brewer
Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780525478928

While half-vampire Vlad, his best friend Henry, and Henry's cousin Joss make their way through their freshman year at Bathory High, a hired vampire slayer seeks to destroy Vlad.

Tenth Grade Bleeds

Tenth Grade Bleeds
Author: Heather Brewer
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2010-08-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0143205161

It's another awful year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. The evil vampire D'Ablo is hunting for a ritual that could steal Vlad's powers. His best friend, Henry, doesn't want to be his drudge anymore and it's getting harder for Vlad to resist feeding on the people around him. With the threat of D'Ablo looming closer and nightmares haunting him each night, Vlad realises that having a normal high school year is the least of his concerns. He needs to act fast, and even his Pravus powers won't save him this time.

Core Curriculum

Core Curriculum
Author: Tod Papageorge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Photographers
ISBN: 9781597111720

This is a collection of essays, reviews, and lectures - some of which have gained a cult following due to online postings by Tod Papageorge, one of the most influential voices in photography today.

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Twelfth Grade Kills

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Twelfth Grade Kills
Author: Heather Brewer
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0141965851

Vlad's running out of time. The Elysian Council has given him weeks to live, and that's if the Slayer Society doesn't kill him first. Then there's the issue of Vlad's father, who may or may not still be alive after all these years, and oh yeah, that tiny little detail in the Pravus prophecy about Vlad enslaving Vampirekind and the human race. So much for college applications . . . Dark secrets will be revealed, old friends will become enemies, and warm blood will run cold in this thrilling final instalment in the tales of Vladimir Tod.