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Timelight [electronic resource] : by Conlon, Faith.aut; CloudLibrary;
Can a mysterious power help a thirteen-year-old boy solve the disappearance that has fractured his family? Seventh grader Charlie Winter has never stopped believing he can find his missing mom, even when his dad has given up hope. Three years after she vanished on Charlie’s birthday, his mom’s disappearance remains a mystery no one wants to talk about. No one, that is, except Charlie’s grandmother. Then, during a strange snowstorm, his grandmother is injured and Charlie learns a secret: she’s a time traveler. And so is he. Soon Charlie embarks on a dangerous adventure with his three best friends, searching the past for a magical silver amulet he believes is the key to finding his mom. As they cross continents and centuries, rescuing animal companions along the way, Charlie and his friends discover they aren’t alone. Malcolm Mordrex, a vengeful time traveler seeking the same amulet for darker purposes, is chasing them. With harrowing obstacles at every turn and his friends thrust into a terrible trap, Charlie must find a way to defeat Malcolm and face a choice about his own past—a choice that could mean life or death. And time is ticking down . . .Children/juvenile.
Subjects: Electronic books.; New Experience; Action & Adventure; Fantasy & Magic; Time Travel; Friendship;
© 2024., Girl Friday Books,
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Life in three dimensions : how curiosity, exploration, and experience make a fuller, better life / by Oishi, Shigehiro,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing new book turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience. For many people, a good life is a stable life, a comfortable life that follows a well-trodden path. This is the case for Shigehiro Oishi's father, who has lived in a small mountain town in Japan for his entire life, putting his family's needs above his own, like his father and grandfather before him. But is a happy life, or even a meaningful life, also a good life? In Life in Three Dimensions, Shige Oishi enters into a debate that has animated psychology since 1984, when Ed Diener (Oishi's mentor) published a paper that launched happiness studies. A rival followed in 1989 with a model of a good life that focused on purpose and meaning instead. In recent years, Shige Oishi's award-winning work has proposed a third dimension to a good life: psychological richness, a new concept that prioritizes curiosity, exploration, and a variety of experiences that help us grow as people. Life in Three Dimensions explores the shortcomings of happiness and meaning as guides to a good life, pointing to complacency and regret as a "happiness trap" and narrowness and misplaced loyalty as the downside of a life of meaning. Psychological richness, Oishi proposes, balances the other two, offering insight and growth spurred by new experiences and changes in perspective. Psychological richness, Oishi writes, can come in the form of anything from a spur-of-the-moment lunch date to travel, immersion in the arts, a move, new relationships, and more dramatic life changes. Drawing on studies and examples from life and literature, Oishi shows how anyone can use the three core dimensions -- happiness, meaning, and psychological richness -- to build a fuller, more satisfying life"--
Subjects: Happiness.; Meaning (Psychology); Quality of life.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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One painting a day : a 6-week course in observational painting--creating extraordinary paintings from every day experience / by Callaghan, Timothy(Timothy H.);
LSC
Subjects: Painting;
© 2013., Quarry Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Froggy's best Christmas / by London, Jonathan,1947-; Remkiewicz, Frank;
Froggy experiences his first Christmas, celebrating it with his friends and family.
Subjects: Christmas; Frogs; Animals;
© 2000., Viking,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The lioness [sound recording] / by Bohjalian, Chris,1962-author.; LaVoy, January,narrator.; Blewer, Grace,narrator.; De Cuir, Gabrielle,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by January LaVoy, Grace Experience, Gabrielle De Cuir.Tanzania, 1964. When Katie Barstow, A-list actress, and her new husband, David Hill, decide to bring their Hollywood friends to the Serengeti for their honeymoon, they envision giraffes gently eating leaves from the tall acacia trees, great swarms of wildebeests crossing the Mara River, and herds of zebras storming the sandy plains. Their glamorous guests--including Katie's best friend, Carmen Tedesco, and Terrance Dutton, the celebrated Black actor who stars alongside Katie in the highly controversial film Tender Madness--will spend their days taking photos, and their evenings drinking chilled gin and tonics back at camp, as the local Tanzanian guides warm water for their baths. The wealthy Americans expect civilized adventure: fresh ice from the kerosene-powered ice maker, dinners of cooked gazelle meat, and plenty of stories to tell over lunch back on Rodeo Drive. What Katie and her glittering entourage do not expect is this: a kidnapping gone wrong, their guides bleeding out in the dirt, and a team of Russian mercenaries herding their hostages into Land Rovers, guns to their heads. As the powerful sun gives way to night, the gunmen shove them into abandoned huts and Katie Barstow, Hollywood royalty, prays for a simple thing: to see the sun rise one more time. A blistering story of fame, race, love, and death set in a world on the cusp of great change, The Lioness is a vibrant masterpiece from one of our finest storytellers.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Actresses; Americans; Kidnapping; Mercenary troops; Safaris;
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Desert danger : Tim Jackson, North Africa WWII / by Eldridge, Jim,1944-;
Tim Jackson's story of his experiences in North Africa during World War II.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2008, c2005, Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Every dreaming creature / by Wenzel, Brendan.;
"An exploration of the sensory experiences of different animals through the perspective of dreams"--
Subjects: Picture books.; Animals; Dreams; Senses and sensation; Bedtime;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The pigeon will ride the roller coaster! / by Willems, Mo.;
Pigeon experiences a loop-de-loop of emotions before his first roller coaster ride.
Subjects: Picture books.; Pigeons; Roller coasters; Emotions;
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Camping 1, 2, 3! : a nutty numbers book / by Rose, Nancy(Nancy Patricia),1954-;
Learn how to count with Oakley as he experiences the fun of a camping trip.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Animal fiction.; Board books.; Squirrels; Camping; Counting;
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Peas in a pod / by Noble, Rachel,author.; Rewse, Katie,illustrator.;
Sophie is finally getting used to having just her dad around after her mother's death, but when Sarah and her dog Billy come along, everything changes.
Subjects: Picture books.; Fathers and daughters; Life change events; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents.; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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