Ruben
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Language
English
Description
James' need to escape from home has reached its breaking point. Physically, he couldn't go far, but his imagination allowed him to travel miles away. He escapes through every stroke of the pen into his notebook. His writing gives him the ability to be an escape artist. In his every changing life, one day he's being abused and the next day he's caring for his abuser. Change can happen in the snap of a finger or a slip of a word.
Vying for a position...
2) Virtual Hero
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Series
Language
English
Description
An epic story, full of action, inspired by the world of videogames: Minecraft, Pokémon, and more... Imagine being trapped in a video game universe! Your fate is in the hands of a villain! Friends in danger! Become the virtual hero!
Rubius, a well-known gamer and Youtuber, is one of 100 players selected to try a new experimental virtual-reality device, the ORV. Directly connected to the brain's neuronal network, the ORV thrusts one into a vast...
3) The land
Author
Series
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Read by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Approx. 12 hours, 15 minutes
8 cassettes
The prequel to Newbery Medal winner Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Paul-Edward Logan, grandfather of Cassie (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry) is born during the Civil War, the son of a white plantation owner father and a former slave mother. Though this heritage was not unusual for the time, this upbringing is. Paul-Edward's father sees to it that...
Approx. 12 hours, 15 minutes
8 cassettes
The prequel to Newbery Medal winner Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Paul-Edward Logan, grandfather of Cassie (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry) is born during the Civil War, the son of a white plantation owner father and a former slave mother. Though this heritage was not unusual for the time, this upbringing is. Paul-Edward's father sees to it that...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Isaac is struggling to prepare for his Bar Mitzvah when his older brother Josh, a self-proclaimed "Super Jew" and undefeated wrestler, forces him into a quest to become a man by shooting a gun, riding a motorcycle, falling in love, and more.
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Language
Español
Description
Al doctor Z ningún misterio le sorprende. Ha dedicado su vida al estudio de las ciencias ocultas y es conocido por su inmensa sabiduría. Sin embargo, la extraña existencia de Amelia, su pequeña amiga, se ha convertido para el doctor en el mayor de los acertijos. Una historia que penetra las fronteras del tiempo y el conocimiento.
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Series
Recount volume 1
Language
English
Description
Scout's hit series is back! Set years before the shocking events of The Recount, Preamble details the life of Phil Pontus, the tragic death of his mother, his military service and subsequent decision to enter politics, his assent to the office of Vice President, and the terrible events that culminated in his assumption of leadership of a terrorist group known only as "The Masses."
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Series
United Stats of America volume 4
Language
English
Description
Where oh where does the time go? Would you believe that today we are spending nine years and nine months of our lives on the sofa, five years on the Internet, and only three months of our lives having sex?
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Series
United Stats of America volume 6
Language
English
Description
Would you believe that if we all lived like Manhattanites the world population could fit into the state of Texas? But we're actually doing the opposite.
Author
Series
United Stats of America volume 5
Language
English
Description
Would you believe that today the average American Male makes four times what we made a hundred years ago? It's true. And yet we'd swear that money has never been tighter.
Author
Series
United Stats of America volume 2
Language
English
Description
Would you believe that in a nation with 3.5 million square miles of territory, 99 percent of us are crowded into only 8 percent of the land! How did that happen?
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Series
United Stats of America volume 1
Language
English
Description
Would you believe that deer are deadlier than snakes? It's true. Turns out deer are the deadliest animal in America. In this episode we look at what kills us and why and we're on the hunt for our number one killer.
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Series
United Stats of America volume 3
Language
English
Description
The series kicks off with a look at the changing size and shape of the Average American. When our country was born, America was the tallest country in the world, and we held onto that title until the 1950s.
13) Yin Yang
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Series
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English
Description
Super powered brother and sister bounty hunters, Yin and Yang, are the best in the business. No one escapes them. Working for dedicated Federal Marshal, Wade Kendall, Yin and Yang go after meta humans who use their powers to live above the law.
14) Vectors
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Series
Vectors volume 1
Language
English
Description
A NASA capsule unexpectedly crashes back to Earth after being presumed lost in space almost fifty years ago. But its sudden return raises more questions than answers when it's revealed that its crew are not only still alive, but haven't aged since their launch. And so begins a far-reaching quest to uncover the mysteries and conspiracies surrounding their original mission, their disappearance and, ultimately, the future-altering reasons of why they've...
15) Lifted
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Language
English
Description
Henry, a middle school student in Alabama, finds refuge in music from the challenges of his surroundings: a drug addicted mother, a father recalled to active service in Afghanistan, a racist grandfather, and bullying schoolmates. A singing competition provides Henry the vehicle for his personal triumph.
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Series
Doctor Who The Eleventh Doctor Archives volume 30
Language
English
Description
The conclusion of a special two-part story written by I, Vampire's Joshua Hale Fialkov! When a cosmonaut attempts the first space walk in 1965, the rest of his crew watches in horror as he's swallowed whole by shadow. Only the Doctor can save the spacecraft and the historically important mission!
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Series
Doctor Who The Eleventh Doctor Archives volume 29
Language
English
Description
First in a special two-part story written by I, Vampire's Joshua Hale Fialkov! When a cosmonaut attempts the first space walk in 1965, the rest of his crew watches in horror as he's swallowed whole by shadow. Only the Doctor can save the spacecraft and the historically important mission.
18) The Forgotten
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Language
English
Description
What if you were told that every moment you experienced and every memory you held dear never happened? In the psychological thriller The Forgotten, Julianne Moore stars as Telly Paretta, a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her eight-year old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist (Gary Sinise) reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man (Dominic West) who has had a similar...
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Series
Amsterdam Vice volume 2
Language
Nederlands
Description
De Cock's initiative lands him in hot water.
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Series
Amsterdam Vice volume 5
Language
Nederlands
Description
LaCroix wants Jurre to investigate the missing weapons in secret.