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(0)Mark Smith
Author
Series
Weird sisters volume 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"One spring evening, the town of Covenly gains three new residents, whose strangeness makes some of the other citizens uneasy. Hildegurp, Yuckmina, and Glubbifer set up shop, hoping for a fresh start and a new business: a pet store. Their first customer is nine-year-old Jessica Nibley, who has lost her pet goat and hopes the sisters can help track it down. But as they exit the shop, they discover a mangled note with missing pieces that suggests the...
Author
Series
Weird sisters volume 2
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's summer, and the Weird Sisters are convinced that the residents of Covenly aren't coming to their pet emporium--and newly opened detective agency--because the sisters are too strange. So they decide to let nine-year-old Jessica Nibley teach them how to play on the swing to fit in.They soon discover the town's beloved tire swing lying on the ground with its rope severed. Who would do such a thing? And why? Jessica and the sisters are determined...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by a real-life 2015 discovery by a farmer in Michigan, this is a story about a boy named Caden who digs up a prehistoric woolly mammoth skeleton in his backyard. A recent heavy rain has exposed a bit of something in the yard, which Caden notices and resolves to dig up. He attempts to enlist the help of the adults in his life, who humorously dismiss his discovery. His classroom teacher jokes, "If you had found one of those, I'd eat my hat."...
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From the creator of the wildly popular website and YouTube channel 'Vertical Veg' comes the complete guide to growing delicious fruit, vegetables, herbs and salad in containers, pots and more - in any space at home - no matter how small! If you long to grow your own tomatoes, courgettes or strawberries, but thought you didn't have enough space, Mark Ridsdill Smith, aka the 'Vertical Veg Man,' will show you how. Make the most of walls, balconies,...
6) The revenant
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by true events, an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald. Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption.
7) Overlord
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion's success, on the eve of D-Day. But as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment.
8) The Outback
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
In a landscape so ancient that, in parts, it predates life on the planet, are animals superbly adapted to the harsh and beautiful extremes of Outback Australia. Over the course of a year, journey with the people and animals of Australia's Kimberley region in North West Australia: a vast, rugged and remote wilderness, bursting with character.
10) Gun shy
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When vacationing in Chile, an aging and pampered rock starâ‚‚s supermodel wife is suddenly kidnapped by renegades. Unable to navigate more than ordering a sandwich from room service, now he must take to the backstreets of Santiago in this hilarious caper that is as entertaining as it is hair-raising.