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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Local outcast Rigby Sellers lives in squalor on a dilapidated houseboat moored on the Mississippi River. With only stolen mannequins and the river to keep him company, Rigby begins to spiral from the bizarre to the threatening. As a year of drought gives way to a season of squalls, a girl is found trembling on the side of the road, claiming her boyfriend was murdered. The nearby town of Oscar turns their suspicions toward Sellers. Local Sheriff Amos...
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"In Sea Creatures, a riveting domestic drama by Susanna Daniel, a mother must make the unthinkable choice between her husband and her son. Sea Creatures is a mesmerizing exploration of the high stakes of marriage and parenthood"--Amazon.com.
When Georgia Qullian returns to her hometown of Miami, her toddler and husband in tow, she is hoping for a fresh start. They have left Illinois trailing scandal and disappointment in their wake, and for months,...
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Series
Emily Windsnap volume 1
Language
English
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After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.
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Series
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English
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"Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are spending the summer on a houseboat! Throughout the journey, the children have the feeling they're being watched-- and they are. Someone wants something on their boat, and he'll stop at nothing to get it. Can the Boxcar Children figure it out what it is before it's too late?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 6
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
225 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Priscilla is adjusting to life by the sea. She no longer feels like a tourist in the community. A suitcase washes up on the shore, Priscilla wonders what else is in store for her. As the clues draw her closer to the truth she realizes life at the lighthouse could become anything but quiet."--Amazon.com.
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Series
Bobbsey Twins series volume 6
Language
English
Description
The Bobbseys set sail on a houseboat where mystery and intrigue await.
7) Houseboat
Pub. Date
©2002, ©1958.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shows Cary Grant as a government attorney, living in a houseboat, widowed and left with three unruly kids. He hires Sophia Loren as a governess and ends up falling in love with her.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 7
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Martha's Vineyard is buried in snow. As Priscilla's first winter in the cottage drags on and snow continues to fall, she finds herself struggling with feelings of loneliness. Putting her faith into practice, she reaches out to others and befriends an older neighbor, whose nephew seems more interested in his aunt's money than in caring for her. Then a young woman arrives in town, trying to find long-lost family and answers to her past. Priscilla is...
9) The Darkdeep
Author
Series
Darkdeep volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets.
11) Shark bait
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 13
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As the annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is set to begin, Priscilla accompanies Mildred and a group of islanders to receive delivery of one of the giant sharks used as a prop in the blockbuster hit Jaws, which had been filmed on the island. But when they arrive on the beach where the shark was to be delivered, it's not there. Mildred quickly enlists Priscilla's help in finding the shark, but Priscilla doesn't even know where to...
12) Adrift
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Captain Gerald reports to Priscilla that an abandoned houseboat, which had been moored anonymously in Vineyard Haven Harbor, has been discovered in the bay with apparent signs of foul play. Who is the boat's owner, and what happened to him? Many people in town report having seen a man on board with his dog, but no one seems to have so much as a guess as to his identity. When Priscilla follows the siren's call to solve this mystery, she finds clues...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
viii, 292 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are looking once again to rehab and resell a house, only this particular house is made of fiberglass, floats, and has been dubbed the Skinny Dipper. The old houseboat sure could use some work, but the unusual project has Whitney bubbling with excitement. The charming and handsome Grant Hardisty lives on the cabin cruiser in the adjacent slip, but the cousins soon learn he’s left a half dozen angry...
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Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 10
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the throes of a rough election season, the wife of the town's slickest politician goes missing from the ferry. Victor Fox's chief opponent vows he'll do anything to topple Victor's iron-fisted reign. Could that include kidnapping Fox's wife? Then, Priscilla hears rumors that Victor was seeing another woman -- and that "other" woman was on the same ferry as Fox's wife when she vanished. Did Betty Fox take her own life -- or meet with foul play?...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
6 audio discs (390 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Schoolhouse mystery : The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in a tiny, quiet New England fishing village, and the Alden's are teaching! Caboose mystery : When the Alden's spend the summer riding on a train, they get to live in a train car once again and this time, they're staying in caboose No. 777. Houseboat mystery : The Alden's are spending the summer traveling on a houseboat, but someone is watching them and wants something on the boat.
16) Shifting sands
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 12
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The summer tourist season is in full swing, and Priscilla Latham Grant is enjoying the visitors to the family history museum, housed in the lighthouse she inherited from her aunt Marjorie. But when one visitor comes bearing a deed he claims gives him rights to the land upon which the lighthouse sits, Priscilla is compelled to learn more. She's further dismayed when the man claims her family not only stole the land, but also ruined his great-great-grandfather's...
17) Dark tide
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Leaving her sales job behind to start a new life aboard a houseboat in Kent, Genevieve finds her dreams shattered by the discovery of a body that is linked to her own secret past as a dancer at a private members' club, forcing her to recall the moment when things started to go horribly wrong.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 14
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Priscilla's decision to take the painting above her fireplace to be cleaned reveals a startling find. Beneath the layers of paint hides a famous painting that was stolen fifty years ago. How did it end up in Priscilla's cottage? When the painting vanishes, Priscilla finds herself both a suspect and in danger from someone who might be the real thief. And her search for the truth uncovers new facts about the argument that ended the relationship between...
19) Sail away home
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 21
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
268 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An announcement that the Boston based public television show American Antiques is coming to Martha's Vineyard to shoot an episode has the island's residents digging through drawers and attics in search of hidden treasures. The show's hosts are famous for revealing the worth of unsung antiques that are brought to the show. Priscilla's cousin Gail asks Priscilla to help her search a friend's cottage at the Camp Association for valuable items to be...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are spending a week on a houseboat! Throughout the journey, the children have the feeling they are being watched--and they are. Someone wants something on their boat, and he'll stop at nothing to get it. Can the boxcar children figure it out before it's too late?"--P. [4] of cover.
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