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Series
Boxcar children mysteries volume 112
Language
English
Description
When the Boxcar Children provide backstage help for the re-opening of an old dusty theater, they learn that the theater is rumored to have ghosts, disappearing props, and even a haunted seat.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
"Audrey is over romance. While dealing with her parents' contentious divorce, a breakup of her own, and shifting friendship dynamics, she has every reason to feel cynical. But then she meets Harry, her fellow coworker at the local cinema. He's brash, impulsive, and a major flirt. And even though Audrey tries to resist, she finds herself falling for his charms. But in this funny, insightful, and ultimately empowering novel, love--and life--isn't what...
Author
Language
English
Description
Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College,...
Author
Series
New Americana volume 07
Language
English
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Kelly Jenkins heads to bucolic Blue Moon, Alabama, believing a new life will heal the two orphaned children in her care. Signing on to revive the drive-in theater seems like a worthy venture, until she discovers the property is in deep disrepair. Still, spurred on by the elderly owner's plea, Kelly takes on the renovation, beginning with an ancient tree that needs to come down -- and unexpectedly bringing on the wrath of her reclusive neighbor . ....
7) Monsters!
Author
Series
Ghost Detectors volume 12
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Language
English
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Description
The local movie theater is hosting Horrorfesttwo days of back-to-back monster movies. Malcolm and Dandy cant wait to see their favorite horror classics up on the big screen. But the spine-tingling chills continue even after the movies end. The Wolfman, The Fly, and King Kong have escaped their black and white films and are after Malcolm and Dandy! After much ducking and dodging, the boys discover that its more than cinema magic. The secret lies behind...
8) Here we are
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First United States Edition.
Language
English
Description
It's the summer of 1959, and something magical can be witnessed at the end of the pier in beach town Brighton, England. Jack Robbins, Ronnie Deane, and Evie White are performing in a seaside variety show, starring as Jack Robinson the compere comedian, and The Great Pablo and Eve: a magic act. By the end of the summer, Evie's glinting engagement ring will be flung to the bottom of the ocean and one of the trifecta will vanish forever. All three friends...
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Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever awakened from a dream and thought, what was that?! A platypus waddling through my school while singing the word farfanoogle? Well, that dream was performed by a dream theatre, and this is the story of one such place: The Lunarian Grand. The Lunarian is a magical theatre with a mind of its own, often redecorating on a whim or making it snow from the rafters. The theatre's troupe call themselves the Dreamatics, and together they grow...
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Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In Clearview, Texas, a wealthy recluse has joined the community and is leading the restoration of an old opera house. When he falls to his death, Sheriff Dan Rhodes suspects that he|s been murdered, but there doesn|t seem to be a motive. Who would want to kill someone who|s helping the town and hasn|t been around long enough to make any enemies? The sheriff|s suspicion proves to be true, however, and he begins to look for motives buried in the past,...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Description
"Barlowe Theater stole the life of Greta Mercy's brother during its construction. Now in 1915, the completed theater appears every bit as deadly. When Greta's younger brother goes missing after breaking into the building, Greta engages the assistance of a local police officer to help her uncover the already ghostly secrets of the theater. But when help comes from an unlikely source, Greta decides that to save her family she must put the threat of...
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Series
Kitty Sweet Tooth volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this adorable and silly graphic novel written for young readers, Kitty Sweet Tooth runs a movie theater that serves up magical (and unpredictable) desserts. Featuring delicious text from author Abby Denson, and bright, colorful illustrations by Utomaru. There's just one thing Kitty Sweet Tooth loves more than going to movies, and that's eating delicious desserts. Now that Pop-Pop's movie theater has fallen on hard times, Kitty decides that only...
Author
Series
Kitty Sweet Tooth volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In this sequel to an adorable and silly graphic novel for young readers, Kitty Sweet Tooth gets behind the camera and makes her own movie! There's just one thing Kitty Sweet Tooth loves more than going to the movies, and that's eating delicious desserts. She's combined her two passions in the Taste-O-Rama, a movie house where screenings are paired with tasty treats. But Kitty isn't satisfied just watching movies. She wants to make one! With a film...
14) A play on words
Author
Series
Sugarcreek Amish mysteries volume 20
Publisher
Guideposts
Language
English
Description
Broadway has come to town as the stage production of Simply Sugarcreek is set to debut at a local theater. Cheryl's old friend, actress and pop star Lacey Landers, returns to Sugarcreek as the star. When rehearsals get underway, a series of strange events makes it clear that someone is trying to sabotage the play and the list of those who have a reason to ruin the production is a long one. The show must go on so Cheryl and Naomi set out to unmask...
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