A Hitch at the Fairmont

A Hitch at the Fairmont

Author: Jim Averbeck

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1442494484

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When his aunt is kidnapped, an eleven-year-old boy staying at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel in 1956 tries to find her, with the help of Alfred Hitchcock.


Oh No, Little Dragon!

Oh No, Little Dragon!

Author: Jim Averbeck

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-08-14

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1442442700

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Little Dragon wreaks adorable havoc in this energetic picture book from the creator of Except If. With a PHOOSH and a Grrrrrr and a CANNONBAAAALLLLLL! Little Dragon tears through his day (and the house). But even when he gets a little too rambunctious, there’s no OH NO! that Mama’s kiss can’t fix. Jim Averbeck celebrates both the tremendous energy of a little boy and the tenderness shared between mother and child in this vibrant picture book that begs to be read aloud.


Except If

Except If

Author: Jim Averbeck

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-01-25

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1416995447

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An egg is just an egg, except if, after hatching it becomes something else.


Love by Sophia

Love by Sophia

Author: Jim Averbeck

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books

Published: 2020-06-16

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1481477900

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The precocious Sophia and her pet giraffe Noodle learn how to look at life, love, and art in this latest installment of the series that Kirkus Reviews calls “fun, clever, and empowering.” Sophia loves her family and her wonderful pet giraffe Noodle, so when she gets an assignment to draw something she loves, she wants to make it extra special. Taking her teacher’s advice, Sophia uses a little perspective and creates a work she calls Love. Before she can place her masterpiece on the refrigerator, her whole family has to approve of the painting. But this is the Whitney, the Guggenheim, the Louvre of refrigerators. Can Sophia persuade them to take a chance on a new perspective, so they can see love from her point of view?


One Word from Sophia

One Word from Sophia

Author: Jim Averbeck

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-06-16

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1481405144

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All Sophia wants for her birthday is a pet giraffe, but as she tries to convince different members of her rather complicated family to support her cause, each tells her she is using too many words until she finally hits on the perfect one. Includes glossary.


In a Blue Room

In a Blue Room

Author: Jim Averbeck

Publisher:

Published: 2020-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781948959049

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Alice wants everything in her bedroom to be blue before she falls asleep.


Two Problems for Sophia

Two Problems for Sophia

Author: Jim Averbeck

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1481477897

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Sophia quickly learns her new pet comes with two giraffe-sized problems in this enterprising sequel to One Word from Sophia, which was named one of the best picture books of 2015 by Kirkus Reviews. Sophia and Noodle, her One True Desire, are together at last. But Noodle comes with two gigantic problems, and those problems are tearing Sophia’s family apart! Can a little creative experimenting save Noodle? Or will Sophia have to bid him adieu?


The WVU Coed Murders

The WVU Coed Murders

Author: Geoffrey C. Fuller

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021-10-04

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1439673969

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Some said that the killer couldn't be a local. Others claimed that he was the wealthy son of a prominent Morgantown family. Whispers spread that Mared and Karen were sacrificed by a satanic cult or had been victims of a madman poised to strike again. Then the handwritten letters began to arrive: "You will locate the bodies of the girls covered over with brush--look carefully. The animals are now on the move." Investigators didn't find too few suspects--they had far too many. There was the campus janitor with a fur fetish, the "harmless" deliveryman who beat a woman nearly to death, the nursing home orderly with the bloody broomstick and the bouncer with the "girlish" laugh who threatened to cut off people's heads. Local authors Geoffrey C. Fuller and S. James McLaughlin tell the complete story of the murders for the first time.


The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales

The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales

Author: Ruth Ann Musick

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 1965-12-31

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780813101361

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" West Virginia boasts an unusually rich heritage of ghost tales. Originally West Virginians told these hundred stories not for idle amusement but to report supernatural experiences that defied ordinary human explanation. From jealous rivals and ghostly children to murdered kinsmen and omens of death, these tales reflect the inner lives—the hopes, beliefs, and fears—of a people. Like all folklore, these tales reveal much of the history of the region: its isolation and violence, the passions and bloodshed of the Civil War era, the hardships of miners and railroad laborers, and the lingering vitality of Old World traditions.


Footsteps in the Fog

Footsteps in the Fog

Author: Jeff Kraft

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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A celebration of the San Francisco films of Alfred Hitchcock, this book examines the master director's familiarity with Northern California and how it greatly influenced his decision to use the Bay Area location in several of his landmark motion pictures. More importantly, this book shows how San Francisco was often the source of inspiration for many of these same cinema classics. The masterpieces that are examined are Shadow of a Doubt, Vertigo, The Birds, Suspicion, Psycho, and Family Plot. Hitchcock fans are taken on a journey around the Bay Area, experiencing cinematographic intrigue and learning about Bay Area history, lore, and the timeless elegance of San Francisco and its picturesque surroundings. Hundreds of historical and contemporary photos are included, with an emphasis on those buildings and businesses that no longer exist.--From publisher description.