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2) Odd Thomas
Author
Language
English
Description
"The dead don't talk. I don't know why." But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant.
The new paperback of the bestselling thriller from Dean Koontz, one of the most acclaimed and popular authors of modern times. In Odd Thomas he has created a character whose unique voice will live for generations to come. Odd Thomas takes pride in his work as a fry cook. His fame has spread,...
Author
Language
English
Description
An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe seeking the secret of what is really important in life. The anniversary edition includes original reviews of the novel, information about the author's life and work and the making of the story
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nine-year-old Magdala and her father have been exiled from their home; they flee through the harsh landscape of the American West, searching for refuge. As violence pursues them, they join a handful of survivors on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Las Vegas, where it is said that vigilante saints reside, bright with neon power. Magdala, born with a clubfoot, is going to be healed. But when faced with the strange horrors of the Sonoran Desert, one...
6) Lucky breaks
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having reached the mature age of eleven in the tiny California town of Hard Pan (population 43), Lucky discovers that there is still much to learn about friendship, parental trust, and the Milky Way galaxy.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Language
English
Description
Explains what deserts are and how wildlife survives in these harsh, dry environments. Describes the characteristics of different types of deserts and how various species of animals and plants have adapted to life in these habitats. Includes a glossary.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Drought has transfigured Southern California into a surreal, phantasmagoric landscape. Most of the Southwest has been evacuated. Luz and Ray are holdouts, squatting in a starlet's abandoned mansion and subsisting on rationed cola and whatever they can loot, scavenge, and improvise, their love somehow blooming in this arid place. But when they cross paths with a mysterious child, the thirst for a better future begins."--
10) Desert trip
Author
Publisher
Sierra Club Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1996
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Relates the experiences of a young girl and her mother as they backpack in the desert where the child learns about the plants, animals, birds, and rock formations.
11) Meerkat madness
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition for the United States.
Physical Desc
205 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Cody is worried when his family on a New Mexico Navajo reservation runs out of water, but Darlene Arviso, called "The Water Lady," is on the way with her tanker truck. Includes glossary of Navajo terms and notes about Arviso and life on a reservation.
14) Desert
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
1994
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs discuss the climate, geology, plants, animals, ecology, and environmental problems of the desert.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
417 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
One Saturday night in Las Vegas, twelve-year-old Newell Ewing goes out with a friend and doesn't come home. In the aftermath of his disappearance, his mother, Lorraine, makes daily pilgrimages to her son's room and tortures herself with memories. Equally distraught, the boy's father, Lincoln, finds himself wanting to comfort his wife even as he yearns for solace, a loving touch, any kind of intimacy. As the Ewings navigate the mystery of what's become...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, imprint of HarperCollins Publishers/Harper Alley
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
188 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Yehudi Mercado's full-color middle grade graphic memoir sequel to Chunky, Hudi and his imaginary friend, Chunky, head to Jewish summer camp, where the dynamic duo meet a new friend who can see Chunky, too, and get mixed up in a prank war. This series is perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft. Hudi finally embraced his love of art and comedy, but his class clown antics keep getting him in trouble. After Hudi's artwork lands him in...
19) Earth forms
Author
Publisher
Dewi Lewis Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
94 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of photographs by Stephen Strom that capture the beauty and desolation of the southwestern desert lands of the United States.
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