William Dufris
161) Getting the job done
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Bob the builder and his crew of construction yard friends learn about self-confidence and the power of positive thinking.
Author
Series
Enduring flame volume 3
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Bisochim joins forces with Harrier and Tiercel, and the three mages search desperately for a way to destroy Ahairan as she sends her magical forces against them and the desert nomads under their protection.
Author
Series
High-rise private eyes volume 4
Pub. Date
2002, c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Bunny and Jack, animal detectives, investigate the disappearance of the balloons from the neighborhood toy store.
Author
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
The bestselling book revealing why Americans are so fearful, and why we fear the wrong things-now updated for the age of Trump
In the age of Trump, our society is defined by fear. Indeed, three out of four Americans say they feel more fearful today than they did only a couple decades ago. But are we living in exceptionally perilous times? In his bestselling book The Culture of Fear, sociologist Barry Glassner demonstrates that it is our perception...
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Series
Doctor Proctor's fart powder volume 1
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
New friends Nilly and Lisa help eccentric professor Doctor Proctor to develop his latest invention, a powder that makes one fart, making them very popular at school, but someone is planning to steal the industrial-strength formula for evil purposes.
168) The live show!
Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Bob, Wendy, and Spud transform a junkyard into a bandstand in the park and sing and dance live.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Written by his former assistant and with a foreword by Broadway legend Harold Prince, this book celebrates Leonard Bernstein's centenary with an intimate and detailed look at the public and private life of the Maestro. Leonard Bernstein reeked of cheap cologne and obviously hadn't showered, shaved, or slept in a while. Was he drunk to boot? He greeted his new assistant with "What are you drinking?" Yes, he was drunk. Charlie Harmon was hired to manage...
170) Nine inches: stories
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
A collection of stories focuses on suburban nuclear families, including "Senior Season," "Nine Inches" and "The Smile on Happy Chang's Face."
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Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
"President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech on December 8, 1941, lasted a mere six and a half minutes. But his words and tone - in a monologue that would later be named the Infamy Speech - sent ripples into a nation and a world that continue even today. The historical implications that emerged from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were unprecedented, launching America not only into the depths of a dangerous war, but forever altering the safety and...
174) Seven deadly wonders
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Series
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 17
Description
In ancient times, a Golden Capstone was placed atop the Great Pyramid at Giza during a rare solar event called the Tartarus rotation. Once every 4,500 years, a superhot sunspot - the Tartaus sunspot - aligned itself with Earth and caused immense worldwide flooding and sun-scorching. It is said that when the Capstone sat atop the Great Pyramid, no such flooding or solar damage occurred. And, according to legend, whosoever places the Capstone on the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been enjoyed by generations of readers across the world since its publication in 1876. With its humorous glimpses into life in nineteenth-century, small-town America, this novel has provided unique social commentary that continues to be discussed in classrooms today. Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy growing up in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, is constantly getting in and out of...
176) Holy water
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Henry Tuhoe is the quintessential twenty-first-century man. He has a vague, well-compensated job working for a multinational conglomerate-but everyone around him is getting laid off as the company outsources everything it can to third-world countries. Henry has a beautiful wife-his college sweetheart-and an idyllic new home in the leafy suburbs, complete with pool. But his wife won't let him touch her, even though she demanded he get a vasectomy;...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Bob's can-do crew is busy decorating for the holidays and building a concert stage for rock stars Lennie and the Lasers. Bob finds out that his twin brother, Tom, is coming all the way from the Artic Circle to visit Bob for Christmas. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned. Spud is up to his usual pranks, Lennie discovers he can't sing and Bob forgets his Santa costume. To make matters worse, it seems that Tom won't be making it home for Christmas....
178) Bob saves the day!
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Join Bob and his friends, Wendy, Scoop, Spud, Roley and the whole gang, as they have one adventure after another, including working together to save porcupines and help a sleeping Roley get back home.
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Bob's can-do crew is busy decorating for the holidays and building a concert stage for rock stars Lennie and the Lasers. Bob finds out that his twin brother, Tom, is coming all the way from the Artic Circle to visit Bob for Christmas. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned. Spud is up to his usual pranks, Lennie discovers he can't sing and Bob forgets his Santa costume. To make matters worse, it seems that Tom won't be making it home for Christmas....