Cranston Public Library

The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 short novel by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle aged English stock broker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist.

Johnny Boo is the best little ghost in the whole world, because he's got Boo Power. This means that he can go "BOO" really loudly. His pet ghost named Squiggle has Squiggle Power, which means that he can fly and do really fast loop-the-loops. Together they have the world's greatest ghost adventures!

Johnny Boo has "boo" power and his pet ghost Squiggle has "squiggle" power. But which is better? And might there be a power that is greater than them both? Wiggle power? Giggle power? Squiggle goes on a quest to learn the secret of twinkle power from the twinkling stars, but doesn't have much luck. Instead, a strange and hilarious secret is discovered about Johnny Boo's hair.

"Athena, Gia, and their mothers are camping at the Skull Valley Campground making smores when a talking bat gets tangled in Gia's hair, and two pale and spooky strangers appear out of nowhere--but these vampires are looking for something sweeter than blood." --

"When Bill and Ted sneak a ride in a time machine they encounter a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex and almost end up as a dinosaur's dinner."--

Twins Nico and Letta are ready for the big science fair. Their volcano is going to blow the competition away! But will a strange new scientist ruin their entire project?

"Annamaria and Eirini are twin sisters who disagree about everything, but when Eirini uses a spell to turn her sister's snowman into a monster the two of them have to work together to defeat the out-of-control snow monster."--

En una excursión de campamento, un grupo de pequeñas exploradoras se enfrenta cara a cara con un vampiro hambriento. ¿Corren peligro de que las muerda? O ¿será que lo más espantoso de este vampiro es su gusto por lo dulce? Con capítulos cortos, texto fácil de leer y contenido especial al final de cada libro, la serie Libros que asUUUstan logra dar un nivel de susto justo a los lectores más pequeños (sin quitarles el sueño).

When a soccer field complex springs to life seemingly overnight in the sleepy community of Skary, Indiana, and the local coffee shop begins offering computer access along with its suddenly overpriced beverages; nerves start getting edgy all over town. Is it possible new comer, soccer mom, Katelyn Downey is hatching a diabolic plot to turn their slow-paced town into a den of hip suburban iniquity, or might this be the perfect solution to the community's

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"Boo is excited about playing in the rain, while Pepper would rather stay indoors with the Cat until Boo finds a warm coat for Pepper--or the rain stops."--