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Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Found wandering naked and mentally traumatized in Central Park, the headmaster of an elite boarding school imparts a story that is shaped by complicated memories, the evolution of a loving relationship, and a tragedy he cannot comprehend.
42) The star dunes
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 4
Publisher
National Geographic Partners
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
215 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Cruz and his fellow recruits tackle challenging missions to dispense life-saving medication to gorillas, thwart pangolin poachers, and capture images of the last known cheetahs in Namibia--all the while discovering that protecting the world's threatened species is a dangerous business. Things turn deadly for Lani, Sailor, Emmett, and Cruz as they search for the fourth piece of Cruz's mom's cipher. Cruz knows it's not going to be easy, but will an...
43) Hell and back
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"What if you woke up lying in the middle of the street in the infamous town of Fort Pratt, Montana, where thirty, young Native boys perished in a tragic 1896 boarding school fire? What if every person you encountered in that endless night was dead? What if you were covered in blood and missing a bullet from the gun holstered on your hip? What if there was something out there in the yellowed skies--along with the deceased and the smell of ash and dust--something...
Author
Series
Faith Fairchild mysteries volume 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Part-time caterer and amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild uses her cooking talents to infiltrate a boys' boarding school disguised as a culinary teacher to try to uncover the perpetrator of a harassment episode, but her investigation soon takes a deadly turn.
Author
Series
Shades of London volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rory, of Bénouville, Louisiana, is spending a year at a London boarding school when she witnesses a murder by a Jack the Ripper copycat and becomes involved with the very unusual investigation.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Visiting sixteen-year-old "Rat" Perkins at isolated Evensong boarding school, Maura Isles is astonished to learn that all of his classmates are survivors of violence and are being instructed in scientific detective skills, a discovery that coincides with Jane Rizzoli's investigation into the murder of a boy's foster family.
Author
Series
Little school by the sea volume 3
Language
English
Description
"School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House... Beloved high school teacher Maggie Adair had been comfortably, if somewhat ambivalently, engaged to her dependable long-distance boyfriend Stan. But in the heat of summer, Maggie's attraction to her colleague David McDonald has caught fire. Now both are facing an uncertain future as they try to figure out how to stay committed to their careers--and each other. Meanwhile, the girls...
48) The secret box
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young schoolboy from the early twentieth century hides a candy box with secret instructions in the floorboards of his boarding school for future generations of schoolchildren to find and follow to a mysterious hidden place. Story without words.
49) Dorm
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 110 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Thai
Description
In Thailand, the young Ton Chatree is sent to a boarding school by his father to study harder and have less entertainment with television. Once in the school, Ton feels outcast and misses his family and friends. He becomes scared with the ghost stories his new schoolmates tell about a boy that died in the swimming pool and a young pregnant woman that committed suicide. He becomes a close friend of the also lonely boy Vichien, and later Ton realizes...
50) We Were Children
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 84 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Language
English
Description
In this feature film, the profound impact of the Canadian government's residential school system is conveyed through the eyes of 2 children who were forced to face hardships beyond their years. As young children, Lyna and Glen were taken from their homes and placed in church-run boarding schools, where they suffered years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, the effects of which persist in their adult lives. We Were Children gives voice to a national...
Author
Series
Wayward children volume 8
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A young girl discovers an infinite variety of worlds in this standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-wining Wayward Children series from Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found. Welcome to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. If you ever lost a sock, you'll find it here. If you ever wondered about favorite toy from childhood... it's probably sitting on a shelf in the back. And the headphones that you swore that this time you'd keep safe?...
Author
Series
Epoca volume 1
Publisher
Granity Studios
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Set in an alternative classical world dominated by sports and a magical power called grana, this is the story of two children: the orphaned outcast Rovi and the crown princess Pretia, who uncover and battle terrible evil and discover their inner strength along the way. It takes place at the most elite sports academy in the land, where the best child-athletes are sent to hone their skills. When Rovi and Pretia arrive, each harboring a secret about...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
205 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the diary account of her life at a government-run Pennsylvania boarding school in 1880, a twelve-year-old Sioux Indian girl reveals a great need to find a way to help her people.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chantel would much rather focus on her magic than on curtsying, which is why she often finds herself in trouble at Miss Ellicott's School for Magical Maidens. But when Miss Ellicott mysteriously disappears along with all the other sorceresses in the city, Chantel's behavior becomes the least of her problems. Without any magic protecting the city, it is up to Chantel and her friends to save the Kingdom. On a dangerous mission, Chantel will discover...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Raised in an exclusive boarding school among Fifth Avenue's finest, Meg Davenport had all she ever needed...but none of the things she's wanted most, like family, or dreams of a future other than finding a suitable match. So when her distant father dies, Meg decides to throw etiquette aside and do as she pleases. Especially when she learns that her father was one of the Gilded Age's most talented thieves. Now Meg is determined to follow in his footsteps....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
522 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all...
Author
Series
Children of exile volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Many surprises await twelve-year-old Edwy Watanaboneset when the Freds return him to Cursed Town, including that he has siblings in Refuge City who he will join in boarding school.
Author
Series
Wishes and Wellingtons volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Maeve Merritt, chafing against the rigid rules of her London boarding school, finds her life transformed by the genie she happens upon--and by those who want to steal him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
392 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Youthful chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce once again brings her knowledge of poisons and her indefatigable spirit to solve dastardly crimes -- but this time, she leaves behind her beloved English countryside, and takes her sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools!"--
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