James Vanderbilt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
This magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis, who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town's sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches. Based on the beloved children's classic book.
3) Ready or not
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
A young bride joins her new husband's rich, eccentric family in a time-honored tradition that turns into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival.
4) Scream
Pub. Date
[2022]
Formats
Description
Twenty-five years after the original series of murders in Woodsboro, a new killer emerges, and Sidney Prescott must return to uncover the truth with Gale Weathers and ex-sheriff Dewey Riley.
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Peter Parker is a regular kid in high school. After a visit to Oscorp and an encounter with a strange spider, everything in Peter's life suddenly changes! He is now able to cling to ceilings, climb up walls, and eat everything in Aunt May's fridge. Realizing he has Super Powers and a responsibility to use them for good, Peter must save the day by becoming the Amazing Spider-Man!"--P. [4] of cover.
6) The rundown
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Deep in the heart of the Amazon jungle, far from the constraints of civilization, the wild and lawless town of Helldarado attracts only the daring of visitors and the most foolhardy. When Travis, the son of an underwold kingpin, disappears in the Amazon in search of a priceless artifact, Beck, the Kingpin's retrieval expert, is sent to get him.
7) The rundown
Description
Beck is anxious to retire from his bounty hunter work, but his boss, Walker, has one more "retrieval" job for him. He sends Beck into the Brazilian rainforest to bring back his wayward son, Travis. Travis is there looking for a gold statue, which he could sell for millions if he finds it. The powerful Hatcher owns the area's huge mine, and feels that anything found in the area is his property. He refuses to let Beck take Travis back to the U.S. until...
8) The losers
Formats
Description
An explosive tale of double cross and revenge centers upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch, and Cougar find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her...
9) Ambulance
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Needing money to cover his wife's medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that's carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT worker. Caught in a high-speed chase, the two siblings must figure out a way to outrun the law while keeping their hostages alive.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Appears on list
Description
Night clerk: The hotel night clerk, Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realizes he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.
Zodiac: A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his...
11) Truth
Description
Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the ensuing firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
On the morning of September 9, 2004, veteran CBS News producer Mary Mapes believed she had every reason to feel proud of a broadcast journalism job well done. By the end of the day, Mapes, CBS News, and the venerable CBS News...
12) Zodiac
Pub. Date
2007
Description
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. The four men most affected by the killer are San Francisco PD Homicide detectives David Toschi and William Armstrong, and the San Francisco Chronicle reporters Paul Avery and Robert Graysmith. Displays the psychological and emotional effects of the killings, as well as the endless procedural details of the investigation (handwriting experts, the "2500"...
13) Basic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
When a drill instructor and several of his cadets disappear during training exercises in Panama, a U.S. DEA agent is called in to investigate the mysterious disapperance.
14) Slender Man
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
In a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends, fascinated by the Internet lore of the Slender Man, attempts to prove that he doesn't actually exist, until one of them mysteriously goes missing.
15) Truth
Pub. Date
2016
Description
"Truth" is based on a riveting true story of one of network news' biggest scandals. As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather (Redford), Mary Mapes (Blanchett) believes she's broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President's military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources change their stories, document authencity is questioned and the casualties begin to mount. This dramatic thriller...
16) Darkness Falls
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
A young man, considered crazy by everyone in town except for his childhood girlfriend and her little brother, is put to the ultimate test when he becomes the only thing that stands between a legendary evil and the little brother.
19) Truth
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the ensuing firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
On the morning of September 9, 2004, veteran CBS News producer Mary Mapes believed she had every reason to feel proud of a broadcast journalism job well done. By the end of the day, Mapes, CBS News, and the venerable CBS News...
20) White House down
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job of protecting President James Sawyer with the Secret Service. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
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