Berthoud Community Library District

"Linnet Ridgeway is rich, beautiful and clever. She appears to have everything. But Linnet also has enemies. When she is shot dead on a passenger boat in Egypt, it is fortunate that Hercule Poirot is also on the trip. But even for the great Belgian detective, this is not a simple case."--P. [4] of cover.

In medieval Paris, Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, struggles to save the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmeralda from being unjustly executed.

While traveling to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the Silva family gets caught up in a blizzard when their car goes off the road, and they must survive until they are rescued.

Starter kits for a basic reading and writing series developed primarily for adults with little or no reading ability. Provides a systematic development of basic reading and writing skills. May also be used with high school dropouts or students in intermediate grades who need remedial work in basic reading, writing, or spelling. Intended for use by trained volunteers acting as tutors. Expected improvement in student reading skills of more than one...

A killer horse, cattle rustlers, and a fixed horse race turn Jack's life upside down.

"Sherlock Holmes is a great detective. There are few cases that he cannot solve. In these three stories we meet a young woman who is terrified of a mysterious 'speckled band', a family who think that five orange pips are a sign of death, and a banker who believes that his son is a thief. But are things really as they seem to be?"--P. [4] of cover

Presents adaptations for elementary readers of over twenty urban myths from the book "Urban Myths."

Carter Jackson thinks he has better things to do than entertain the daughter of his mother's friend, but when he meets her he decides they could have fun together, until they get involved in a ten-year-old murder mystery that puts both their lives at risk.

"A beautiful young Indian girl and a brave Englishman. Black eyes and blue eyes. A friendly smile, a laugh, a look of love... But this is North America in 1607, and love is not easy. The girl is the daughter of King Powhatan, and the Englishman is a white man. And the Indians of Virginia do not want the white men in their beautiful country. This is the famous story of Pocahontas and her love for the Englishman John Smith."

"Phileas Fogg is living quietly in London. Then he makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. The result is a crazy, exciting race against time across Europe, Asia and America. There are many dangers along the way--and a detective who wants to arrest him!"--P. [4] of cover.