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South of nowhere / by Deaver, Jeffery,author.;
"A small town in Northern California is at risk of being destroyed by a failing levee, and Colter Shaw has been hired to locate a family swept away by the raging water, with mere hours to survive. But is the levee at risk of failing from natural causes or is someone sabotaging it? With the help of his sister, Dorion, the duo must save the citizens before the old town washes out at the hands of a secret conspirer"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Shaw, Colter (Fictitious character); Disasters; Levees; Missing persons; Missing persons; Sabotage; Siblings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Deep end / by Hazelwood, Ali,author.;
"A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships-at least, that's what she tells herself. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It's how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes. So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water ... "--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Sports fiction.; Novels.; College students; Divers; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Swimmers;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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How I survived four nights on the ice / by Ittusardjuat, Serapio,1945-; Hoddy, Matthew K.,1984-;
"After his snowmobile breaks down halfway across the sea ice on a trip back from a fishing camp, Serapio Ittusardjuat recounts the traditional skills and knowledge he leaned on to stay alive. This harrowing first-person account of four nights spent on the open sea ice--with few supplies and no water--shows young readers the determination and strength necessary to survive in the harsh Arctic climate, even when the worst occurs."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Ittusardjuat, Serapio, 1945-; Survival; Traditional ecological knowledge;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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It's only drowning : a true story of learning to surf and the search for common ground / by Litt, David,1986-author.;
"When a former speechwriter for President Obama starts surfing at the age of thirty-five -- the rough equivalent of beginning guitar lessons on your deathbed -- he is taken on an unexpected journey in which he has to learn from the only other surfer he knows, his brother-in-law, Matt, a Joe Rogan superfan"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Litt, David, 1986-; Litt, David, 1986-; Adjustment (Psychology); Life change events.; Speechwriters; Surfers; Surfing.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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South of nowhere [text (large print)] / by Deaver, Jeffery,author.;
"A small town in Northern California is at risk of being destroyed by a failing levee, and Colter Shaw has been hired to locate a family swept away by the raging water, with mere hours to survive. But is the levee at risk of failing from natural causes or is someone sabotaging it? With the help of his sister, Dorion, the duo must save the citizens before the old town washes out at the hands of a secret conspirer"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Shaw, Colter (Fictitious character); Disasters; Levees; Missing persons; Missing persons; Sabotage; Siblings;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Deep End [electronic resource] : by Hazelwood, Ali.aut; cloudLibrary;
A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes. So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...
Subjects: Electronic books.; New Adult; Contemporary; Sports;
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Watercolour lakes & rivers : start to paint with 3 colours, 3 brushes and 9 easy projects / by Coates, Stephen,author.;
With 3 colours, 3 brushes and this practical advice, you can start painting water scenes in watercolour with just 9 projects. Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush before, professional watercolour teacher and artist Stephen Coates shows you how to paint convincing water scenes in watercolour using just three brushes, three colours, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad. Only students' range watercolour paints are used, yet from these Stephen shows you how to paint nine realistic watercolour scenes. There is no off-putting color theory or long-winded mixing information, but a practical absolute beginner's course that shows the three colours in action. You need only three affordable brushes: a hake and a no. 8 and no. 2 rounds in a synthetic range, to achieve all of the paintings shown. Build your skills through nine easy exercises, starting from the simplest of scenes, resulting in paintings of rivers and lakes you'll be proud of. There are step-by-step photographs for each project, meaning clear instruction and advice throughout, and handy tips and jargon busters appear alongside the steps for short and simple answers to your watercolour woes. Each of Stephen's finished paintings are shown at full size for easy reference, which you can even use to trace from for a stress-free painting experience-- a helpful how-to-trace section at the back of the book shows you how to do this too, with Stephen's friendly instruction.
Subjects: Rivers in art.; Lakes in art.; Watercolor painting; Landscape painting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Messy roots [graphic novel] : a graphic memoir of a Wuhanese American / by Gao, Laura,author,illustrator.; Xu, Weiwei,illustrator,colourist.;
"After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Marsat least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter."--Provided by publisher.014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Autobiographical comics.; Graphic novels.; Personal narratives.; Gao, Laura; Chinese Americans; Immigrants; Lesbians; Sexual minority students;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Look up high! Things that fly / by Allenby, Victoria,1989-;
Helicopters, gliders, and planes--oh my! Preschoolers never get tired of cool flying machines. Indulge their love for things with wings (and a few without) with bright photographs and jaunty verse that makes it easy for pre-readers to chime in. They won't even notice the subtle language lesson in prepositions as the hot air balloon drifts between the mountains, the water bomber swoops through the smoke, and the space station orbits around the Earth.Ages 2-5.
Subjects: Picture books.; Flight; Aeronautics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Little Bee's book of blooms / by Zommer, Yuval.;
Little Bee leaves her hive and flies out to discover the many beautiful and strange plants and flowers that bring colour to the world. Buzz by dazzling tulips and floating water lilies but watch out for the snapping Venus flytraps! Packed with bright illustrations and creative wordplay, this chunky board book is designed to instil a love of nature from an early age, great for reading aloud yet perfect for bedtime, finishing with a peaceful nighttime scene.0-3Y.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Board books.; Bees; Plants; Flowers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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