Brett Helquist
1) Grumpy Goat
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
[35] p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Goat is the grumpiest animal at Sunny Acres farm until he remembers that there is more to life than eating and being alone.
2) The Mona Lisa vanishes: a legendary painter, a shocking heist, and the birth of a global celebrity
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Description
"On a hot August day in Paris, just over a century ago, a desperate guard burst into the office of the director of the Louvre and shouted, La Joconde, c'est partie! The Mona Lisa, she's gone! No one knew who was behind the heist. Was it an international gang of thieves? Was it an art-hungry American millionaire? Was it the young Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, who was about to remake the very art of painting? Travel back to an extraordinary period...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
This is the story of how Les Paul created the world's first solid- body electric guitar, countless other inventions that changed modern music, and one truly epic career in rock and roll. How to make a microphone? A broomstick, a cinderblock, a telephone, a radio. How to make an electric guitar? A record player's arm, a speaker, some tape. How to make a legendary inventor? A few tools, a lot of curiosity, and an endless faith in what is possible. Featuring...
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Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 3
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
214 p.
Description
Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.
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Series
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
162, 198 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Description
After the death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.
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Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 1
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
113 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
Traces the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.
This nonfiction picture book takes you behind the scenes of the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. In the 1970s and 1980s they faced off in epic duels and classic showdowns. Since their retirements from tennis, they have remained friends and support each others in their efforts and endeavors.
13) The Storm Makers
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Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
374 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
Twelve-year-olds Ruby and Simon have been growing apart since their parents moved them to a Wisconsin farm, but weird weather events that seem tied to Simon's emotions bring a stranger into their lives who introduces them to the Makers of Storms Society, strengthening the bond between the twins.
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Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 3
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
109 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.
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Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 9
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
286 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.
18) The grim grotto
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Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
323 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
Still pursued by the evil Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans attempt to reach a very important VFD meeting, but first they must travel in a rattletrap submarine to the Gorgonian Grotto, a dangerous underwater cave, in search of the sugar bowl.
19) Chasing Vermeer
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Series
Chasing Vermeer volume 1
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
254 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Description
When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal. First book in the series featuring art sleuth friends Calder and Petra.
20) The reptile room
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Series
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
190 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.