Owen's Choice

Owen's Choice
Author: Leah Butler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2005
Genre: Decision making
ISBN: 9780977166602

Owen has to make some tough choices about following the crowd. The consequences of three of his possible choices are shown.

Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis

Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis
Author: Harvey Rachlin
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2007-03-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780143038351

The secret histories of the world’s most famous masterpieces Caravaggios, Rembrandts, Monets—the works of immortal artists such as these are indelibly imprinted in the public mind; they are priceless masterpieces whose beauty, artistry, and emotional impact have inspired admiration, awe, and envy through the centuries. Yet behind many of these brilliant paintings and sculptures are fascinating, unique histories. In Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis, award-winning writer Harvey Rachlin relates in exciting detail how nearly thirty of these works came to be created and how they survived burglary, forgery, revolutions, ransoms, vandals, scandals, religious sects, and shipwrecks to eventually come to their current resting places

Night of Madness

Night of Madness
Author: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2000
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0312873689

The Night of Madness begins when a mysterious object falls from the heavens, creating a wave of magic in all directions. The wave brings not only a dream but an infusion of warlockry to the land, and soon all hell breaks loose. Looting, rioting, petty personal revenge, and uncontrollable madness run rampant, and all of Ethshars magicians seem helpless before it.

Goddess of Night

Goddess of Night
Author: Joleene Naylor
Publisher: Joleene Naylor
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2017-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1545579652

A war four-thousand years in the making.In the mists of time, Lilith sealed her immortal lover away. Awakened, Samael has only one plan: revenge. Linked to Samael and caught in the middle, Katelina watched as Lilith took both her best friend Sarah and a child vampire hostage. Now, it’s up to her and Jorick to get them back. Joined by a group more foe than friend, they search for the ancient vampiress, never dreaming the fight will come to them. A horrific attack leaves Katelina’s hometown in ruins. Sightings say Sarah may have escaped, but with her mother in a coma, should Katelina go? Or should she stay? Will more destruction follow when Samael catches Lilith’s scent? The final installment of the Amaranthine series raises the stakes. No longer the weak, terrified woman she was, Katelina will have to step up or lose everything she’s ever cared about.

This Night's Foul Work

This Night's Foul Work
Author: Fred Vargas
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2008-05-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101664495

"Wry humor and offbeat plots blend with a subtly dangerous charm to make Fred Vargas the queen of French crime writers." —Martin Walker, author of the Bruno, Chief of Police Series “A wildly imaginative series.”—The New York Times Awarded the International Dagger by the Crime Writers' Association four times, Fred Vargas has earned a reputation in Europe as a mystery author of the first order. In This Night's Foul Work, the intuitive Commissaire Adamsberg teams up with Dr. Ariane, a pathologist with whom he crossed paths twenty years ago, to unravel a beguiling mystery that begins with the discovery of two bodies in Paris's Porte de la Chapelle. Adamsberg believes it may be the work of a killer with split personalities, who is choosing his or her victims very carefully. As other murders begin to surface, Adamsberg must move quickly in order to stop the "Angel of Death" from killing again.

Night Terrors Vol. 9

Night Terrors Vol. 9
Author: Scare Street
Publisher: Scare Street
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2021-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Your worst nightmares stalk you from the shadows… Polluted waters unleash a bloodthirsty terror in a small Ontario town. A father and daughter seek sanctuary in an old village church, only to discover that evil knows no bounds. And insanity plagues a young girl, as she struggles to prove the monster in her basement is not a figment of her imagination… Evil is unleashed in Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection of supernatural horror. Fourteen tales of terror lurk within this new volume—more than enough to give even the bravest soul a reason to fear the night. As your eyes flutter open, you can still see dark images in your mind… Horrifying monsters, demons, and ghouls with a hunger for human flesh. You could hear their cries, feel their razor-sharp claws against your skin. But was it real? Or was it just another bad dream? Then you hear footsteps in the shadows beyond your bed. And a hungry howl echoes through the night once more. A chill runs down your spine. Because this time, the nightmare is real. And it’s getting closer… This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains: 1. The Metamorphosis by Angelique Fawns 2. The Churchyard Grim by Warren Benedetto 3. In the Pale Blue Light by J. Z. Pitts 4. Josephine's Darlings by K. D. Bowers 5. Last Dance by Sean Goulding 6. Elias Loch by D. M. Woolston 7. Eddie by Sinéad McCabe 8. The Rustle of Autumn Leaves by Bryson Tuckerman 9. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall by Carl Hughes 10. Black Mold by Stuart Hardy 11. Awash by Dominick Cancilla 12. Cicada's Song by Holley Cornetto 13. The Cats in the Walls by Thomas C. Mavroudis 14. In Rose Hall by Ron Ripley

Mystery of the Night Vandals

Mystery of the Night Vandals
Author: APWA Leadership and Management Committee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN: 9781606750049

This suspenseful story will keep students guessing as 7th graders Joshua and Ernesto race to find out who's behind the vandalism in Lakeside, Illinois before their Academic Decathlon! As the boys juggle their investigation with study sessions for the community section of the competition, they learn the impact of vandalism and the ways in which public works strengthen and maintain a community. Students collect clues about the Night Vandals and knowledge about public works along with the characters, learning in a fun, creative way. The novel concludes with a 10-question 'Mystery Vandal Quiz' which encourages students to demonstrate what they learn.