The True Meaning Of Smekday
In the chaotic turmoil that follows the Boov invasion of Earth, eleven-year-old Gratuity Tucci finds herself driving her mother's car to Florida, where all of the humans are being relocated, with her cat and a renegade extraterrestiral named J.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 49
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: human-alien encounters, alien abduction, missing persons [X], audiobooks, audiobooks, life on other planets, mother-daughter relationship, extraterrestrial beings, automobile travel, science fiction, humorous stories, humorous fiction [X], automobiles, humorous fiction
The Mysterious Disappearance Of Leon (i Mean Noel)
The disappearance of her husband is only the first of the mysteries Mrs.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: mystery and detective stories, humorous stories, mystery fiction, humorous fiction [X], detective and mystery stories, missing persons [X]
My Near-death Adventures (99% True!)
In 1895, twelve-year-old Stan decides to find his long-lost father in the logging camps of Michigan, documenting in his scrapbook his travels and encounters with troublesome relatives, his mother's suitors, lumberjacks, and more.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: missing persons [X], logging, family life, scrapbooks, adventure fiction, michigan, juvenile fiction / action & adventure / general, juvenile fiction / humorous stories, juvenile fiction / historical / united states / 19th century, families, humorous fiction [X], adventure stories, humorous stories, historical fiction, electronic books, adventure and adventurers
Jack
Relates the tale of Jack who, after trading his mother's milk cow for magic beans, climbs a beanstalk to seek his missing father in the land of giants.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 72
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: missing persons [X], giants, fairy tales, fairy tales, humorous fiction, action and adventure fiction, humorous fiction [X], adventure fiction, humorous stories, adventure stories, electronic books, adventure and adventurers
Dog On It
Chet, the canine companion to Bernie, a down-on-his-luck private investigator, plays a key role in helping his owner track down a missing high school girl whose disappearance was initially written off as a typical case of a runaway teen.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: dogs, missing persons [X], criminal investigation, mystery fiction, humorous fiction [X], mystery fiction, humorous fiction
The Sword In The Stove
A quirky picture book in the spirit of Monty Python about two bumbling knights who keep finding objects in a stove (a sword, a shield, a helmet) .
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: missing persons [X], knights and knighthood, imagination, humorous fiction [X], fiction / humorous stories, humorous fiction
Gravity Is The Thing
The adult debut from bestselling, award-winning young adult author Jaclyn Moriarty--a frequently hilarious, brilliantly observed novel--that follows a single mother's heartfelt search for greater truths about the universe, her family and herself.
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: unmarried mothers, missing persons [X], restaurants, siblings, domestic fiction, humorous fiction [X], australia, domestic fiction, humorous fiction
Cu?ndo La Vio Por ?ltima Vez?
Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket and his mentor S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: apprentices, missing persons [X], spanish language, mystery fiction, humorous fiction [X], mystery fiction, humorous fiction