The Bridge to Nowhere

The Bridge to Nowhere
Author: Megan McDonald
Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
Total Pages: 154
Release: 1993
Genre: Emotional problems
ISBN: 9780531086285

Seventh grader Hallie is adjusting to friendship with an exciting older boy when her father, a bridge builder temporarily out of work, becomes an angry stranger in his own house.

The Bridge to Nowhere

The Bridge to Nowhere
Author: Kay Williamson
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2002-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1469789442

When a prosecuting attorney, practicing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, is murdered at The Bridge to Nowhere, Angie Lewis, her legal secretary, teams up with Sheriff Wayne Meyer to find the killer. There is a long list of suspects, starting with the D.A.'s two eccentric sisters, an abusive ex-husband, and two released prisoners who had threatened her. After Angie begins to receive threatening phone calls and a fire is deliberately set in her front yard, the town of Gary is once again shocked when another woman is found murdered at the bridge. As the sheriff and Angie work together they are becoming strongly attracted to each other. But in spite of the sheriff's attempts to protect her, will Angie become the next victim at The Bridge to Nowhere?

Discovering Griffith Park

Discovering Griffith Park
Author: Casey Schreiner
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2020-05-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1680512676

People all over the world have seen Los Angeles’s famed "Hollywood" sign and the iconic domed Griffith Observatory. Both are part of Griffith Park, a place visited by more than 10 million people each year--more than Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks combined. Rugged and vast, the 4,511-acre Griffith Park encompasses a sprawling 70-mile long network of trails, ranging from paved paths through manicured landscapes to challenging ridgeline climbs, and is a destination for hikers, trail runners, cyclists, equestrians, picnickers, and museum-goers. It’s a unique outdoor space in a city that is not well known for its outdoor amenities. Discovering Griffith Park uses the park’s extensive trail network as an anchor to explore the park in full, whether on foot, wheel, or hoof. Readers will also find out where the best views of the Hollywood sign are, where they can catch free Shakespeare on summer evenings, and how to attend one of the legendary Los Angeles Breakfast Club meetings for good food, good friends, and a bit of early morning learning

Truth & Bright Water

Truth & Bright Water
Author: Thomas King
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1999
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780802138408

The lives of the inhabitants of two towns, Truth and Bright Water, separated by a river running between Montana and an Ottawa Indian reservation, intertwine over the course of a summer as seen through the eyes of two young boys.

Lost in Michigan

Lost in Michigan
Author: Mike Sonnenberg
Publisher: Huron Photo
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2017-10-15
Genre: Curiosities and wonders
ISBN: 9780999433201

Based on the popular Lost In Michigan website that was featured in the Detroit Free Press, It contains locations throughout Michigan, and tells their interesting story. There are over 50 stories and locations that you will find fascinating.

Day Hiking Los Angeles

Day Hiking Los Angeles
Author: Casey Schreiner
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2016-11-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1680510096

• 125 of the best trails throughout the Los Angeles metro area • Easy-to-use, well-organized guide to hiking in the greater Los Angeles area • Hikes feature ocean views, waterfalls, coastal canyons, native grasslands, rocky peaks, desert wildflowers, and more In Southern California, the city of Los Angeles alone covers more than 500 square miles. Yet beyond the freeways and suburbia, there is a surprising amount of hikeable green space and wilderness. This new guide details trails in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, the world’s largest urban national park stretching from the Pacific Coast right into Hollywood itself; the Santa Susana Mountains in Los Padres National Forest; Angeles National Forest, including the San Gabriels and Mount San Antonio, the highest point in Los Angeles County; the striking desert landscape of Antelope Valley; the Santa Ana Mountains; portions of the San Bernardino Mountains; Chino Hills State Park; and slivers of green space and city parks such as famed Griffith Park.

Journey to Nowhere

Journey to Nowhere
Author: Mary Jane Auch
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1998-11-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0440414911

In the spring of 1815, Remembrance "Mem" Nye and her family set off in a covered wagon from their farm in Connecticut to the western New York wilderness. Mem and her mother see it as a journey to nowhere since there won't be any houses or neighbors, just endless forest. Their journey is filled with the uncertain danger of wild animals, raging storms, and cruel strangers. When Mem is unexpectedly separated from her family, she must face every danger alone while hoping to find her family again.

New Zealand Filmmakers

New Zealand Filmmakers
Author: Ian Conrich
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780814330173

The most thorough study on the filmmakers who have defined New Zealand cinema from its origins to its current successes.

The Bridge

The Bridge
Author: Jane Higgins
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1770494383

The City is divided. The bridges gated. In Southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation, waiting for a chance to overrun the residents of Cityside. Nik is still in high school but is destined for a great career with the Internal Security and Intelligence Services, the brains behind the war. But when ISIS comes recruiting, everyone is shocked when he isn't chosen. There must be an explanation, but no one will talk about it. Then the school is bombed and the hostiles take the bridges. Buildings are burning, kids are dead, and the hostiles have kidnapped Sol. Now ISIS is hunting for Nik. But Nik is on the run, with Sol's sister Fyffe and ISIS hot on their trail. They cross the bridge in search of Sol, and Nik finds answers to questions he had never dared to ask. The Bridge is a gritty adventure set in a future world where fear of outsiders pervades everything. A heart-stopping novel about friendship, identity, and courage from an exciting new voice in young-adult fiction.