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The unofficial Harry Potter joke book: howling hilarity for Hufflepuff (Unofficial Harry Potter joke book)
Par Brian Boone, Amanda Brack. 2019
Hundreds of jokes and riddles a Hufflepuff would love. Includes categories such as fantastic beasts, a whole new Newt world,…
and jokes that are utterly riddikulus! For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2019The upside-down voyage
Par Don L. Wulffson, Dennis Lyall. 2007
"...This is a story of the surreal seven-year adventure of Bruce Gordon, a young seafaring lad who emerged from the…
wreckage of a whaler somewhere in the Arctic seas, befriended a polar bear cub, and survived to tell about it."Garnered from writings about sailing and the sea, this book transports readers to remote polar waters, lee shores, forbidding capes,…
and into the hearts of tempests. Here is triumph, disaster, love, courage, guilt, rescue, and death as man or woman pits all against the seaCountdown: 2979 days to the moon
Par Suzanne Slade, Thomas Gonzalez. 2018
Told in free verse. Recounts the story of the American effort to land the first man on the moon in…
1969, and the eleven Apollo missions it took to get them there. For grades 4-7. 2018Jack London and the Klondike gold rush
Par Wendell Minor, Peter Lourie. 2017
Recounts the daring life of Jack London (1876-1916), author of The Call of the Wild (DB 49486) and White Fang…
(DB 51689). Relates his adventures as a Stampeder during the Klondike gold rush and other challenging adventures. For grades 4-7. 2017Nomadland: surviving America in the twenty-first century
Par Jessica Bruder. 2017
A look at the subculture of older Americans who, unable to afford either mortgages or retirement, are traveling the country…
in RVs, campers, and vans. Particularly examines the life of one woman as she travels between seasonal jobs and reunions with her van-dwelling friends. Some strong language. 2017Bound by ice: a true North Pole survival story
Par Rich Wallace, Sandra Neil Wallace. 2017
An account of Lieutenant Commander George W. De Long's expedition to reach the North Pole with thirty-two men aboard the…
U. S. S. Jeannette. Believing the North Pole to be home to warm tropical waters, the crew's adventure becomes a tale of survival after encountering harsh polar conditions. For grades 5-8. 2017No time to spare: thinking about what matters
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 2017
Happiness is a choice you make: lessons from a year among the oldest old
Par John Leland. 2018
A New York Times journalist examines what life is like for the very old. He interviews six men and women,…
all over the age of eighty-five, who share the importance of focusing on enjoying all one still can do, rather than mourning things now out of reach. 2018Ancient Greece: Blast back! (Blast Back! Ser.)
Par Nancy Ohlin. 2016
A brief overview of ancient Greece's civilization. Covers the different city-states, labor, religion, architecture, and government of the time. Also…
touches on the Olympic Games, philosophy, and poetry that have remained a part of their legacy. For grades 3-6. 2016Occupying aging: delights, disabilities, and daily life
Par Katherine Schneider. 2013
Retired psychologist and avid reader provides a year's worth of daily--and often humorous--musings. Illustrates how she personally approaches life now…
that the circumstances of being blind from birth and struggling with fibromyalgia for two decades have been combined with issues that accompany aging. Includes a recommended reading list. 2013Alive, alive oh!: and other things that matter
Par Diana Athill. 2016
The author of Somewhere towards the End (BR 19178) continues, at ninety-seven years old, to write about aging. Topics include…
cherished memories of her grandmother's garden, her experience of miscarrying a child in her forties, and her decision to move into a retirement home. 2004Pirate hunters: treasure, obsession, and the search for a legendary pirate ship
Par Robert Kurson. 2015
Recounting of the story of John Chatterton and John Mattera's search for the Golden Fleece, a pirate ship that sank…
off the coast of the Dominican Republic in the 1680s. Discusses the challenges the pair faced until the ship's discovery in 2008. 2015Still foolin' 'em: where I've been, where I'm going, and where the hell are my keys?
Par Billy Crystal. 2013
Sixty-five-year-old comedian and actor Billy Crystal (born 1948) looks back at his accomplishments. Highlights his happy Long Island childhood, career…
success, and family life. Ponders the realities and humor of aging. Strong language. Bestseller. 2013Eldercare expert relates ways to forge new paths and expectations for the second stage of adulthood that begins after age…
fifty. Discusses creating goals, increasing activity level, staying healthy, having the right health insurance, transitioning from full-time work, making money last a lifetime, choosing living arrangements, and maintaining relationships. 2013Christopher Columbus (Step Into Reading Ser.)
Par Stephen Krensky. 2003
The big jump: Lindbergh and the great Atlantic air race
Par Richard Bak. 2011
Discusses experiences of the adventurers who competed to make the first nonstop airplane flight between New York and Paris. Relates…
early feats and tragedies before Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island in a single-engine plane on May 20, 1927--and became a worldwide hero. 2011Twelve individuals share their real-life adventures. Teenager Bethany describes losing her arm in a shark attack in 2003 while surfing.…
Dad Phil relates being struck by lightening in 2005 as he was rock climbing with his family in Wyoming. For grades 5-8. 2011The hard way around: the passages of Joshua Slocum
Par Geoffrey Wolff. 2010
Biography of sailor and adventurer Joshua Slocum (1844-1908), the first man to circumnavigate the globe solo. Discusses his years at…
sea, beginning at age sixteen; his marriage to a woman who shared his love of the seafaring life; and his famous 1895 voyage and subsequent book. 2010Somewhere towards the end: A Memoir
Par Diana Athill. 2009
Diana Athill, noted eighty-nine-year-old British book editor and author of Stet (BR 13794), discusses growing old or "falling away." Describes…
past love affairs, including one that evolved into a platonic friendship as roommates. Childless and unmarried, Athill admits she has few regrets and no lessons to pass on. 2008