Howard County

Since the 1880s, when a Howard County sheriff's deputy shot the mayor of Kokomo during the commission of a burglary, Howard County law enforcement officers have played an important role in the communi

Although it did not officially become a county until 1851, Howard County has a long and varied history that spans more than 400 years. Named for Revolutionary War hero John Eager Howard, this rapidly

While Native Americans had been visiting the oasis at the cross roads of the Comanche War Trail for hundreds of years, Captain Randolph Marcy was the first White man to "discover" the springs on Octob

This book is an attempt to clarify the history of San On County ― the broader Hong Kong area ― centring on the troubled years of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is based on an in-depth stu

After 12 years, spanning two county governors and five culture center directors, teh Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, the first one of its kind in Taiwan, was finally opened to the public on Nove

It?s an exciting day for Almanzo as the Wilder family visits the county fair in this second My First Little House Book adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder?s classic Farmer Boy. There are contests, races

In the paperback of The Last Chance for Logan County, the third Legendary Alston Boys mystery from Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles, Otto and Sheed team up with the Epic Ellisons against a corporation that wants Logan County's weirdness for itself!Otto and Sheed are back in yet another legendary adventure that just might take all their deduction skills, and a little help, to solve.With their journey through the last mirror on the left behind them, Otto and Sheed are ready for things to get back to normal. But their trip to that other dimension had side effects, and they come on quickly--starting with a thunderstorm that rains carnivorous frogs!And that's only the beginning. When a suspicious company called GOO, obsessed with Logan County's weirdness, shows up and starts buying all the property in town--and threatening to take Sheed away from Otto--some of the adults start acting stranger than usual, almost... zombie-like?With the help of Otto's mom, Sheed's dad, and the Epic Ellison twi

Clever, quirky and hugely imaginative, discover the eagerly anticipated new eco-adventure series from the bestselling author of A Place Called Perfect.Who would you trust to save the world...a boy or a billionaire?The earth has shifted on its axis and a mysterious dark mark has appeared on the sun - the whole world is in peril! But billionaire tech genius Howard Hansom has a plan...When Grian's sister goes missing he's convinced she has run off to Hansom's new city to help save the world. But when Grian and his two friends Jeffrey and Shelli track her there they find that nothing is quite as it seems.Why is everything so secret? Where is the mysterious Area 13? What does Howard Hansom want with all the people he has enticed to live in his city?The days are getting darker but what's really happening to the sun?

One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the 20th century, Howard S. Becker’s Outsiders revolutionized the study of social deviance.Howard S. Becker’s Outsiders broke new ground i

This YA novel from New York Times bestselling author A. G. Howard marks the beginning of a new era for fans of the Splintered series. Rune Germaine moves to a boarding school outside of Paris, only to

A new chapter book series from Major League Baseball's 2006 National League MVP, Ryan Howard!Every day when Little Rhino comes home from school, he finishes his homework, grabs his bat, his glove, and

'Someone has to stand against the dark. And you're the only one who can.' For years, the local Spook has been keeping the County safe from evil. Now his time is coming to an end, but who will take ove

‘He’s the seventh son of a seventh son. His name is Thomas J. Ward and he’s my gift to the County. When he’s old enough we’ll send you word. Train him well. He’ll be the best apprentice you’ve ever ha

Theodore Boone is back in action! As all of Strattenburg sits divided over a hot political and environmental issue, Theo finds himself right in the thick of it. The county commission is fighting hard

Everyone's looking forward to a day at the County Fair, but when the Greenstalks' car won't start, it's cows to the rescue. "Gloriously comic."—Kirkus

The Definitive Guide to C#“From using LINQ to covariance and from string formatting to optional arguments, Herb’s update covers all you need to know about using real-world C# 4.0.” -Michael Howard, Mi

From Don Winslow, the bestselling author of Savages (now an Oliver Stone film).Jack Wade was the rising star of the Orange County Sheriffs Department’s arson unit, but a minor scandal cost him everyth

It’s report card day at Bear County School–a day Brother Bear has been dreading. He’s received horrible marks in all of his classes, except gym. If only his grades were based on how many strike-outs h

Introduction and Notes by Dr Howard J. Booth, University of Kent at Canterbury.‘When you have experienced Sons and Lovers you have lived through the agonies of the young Lawrence striving to win free

Based on the hit YouTube channel StEvEn and Parker, overly imaginative and dino obsessed StEvEn gets into a series of hilarious hijinks at the Orange County Fair and at school, pulling along his responsible older brother Parker for the ride.Meet StEvEn and his best buddy, Parker. StEvEn is an eight year old obsessed with all things dino, and has even assumed the role of CEO of the ‘Dino Club,’ a club of his own making. Parker is his long suffering older brother who tries to get StEvEn out of trouble.At the Orange County Fair, StEvEn feels left out when he can’t go on a ride with his brother Parker and Bianca, StEvEn's one true love (AKA Parker’s girlfriend). But a chance encounter with Tatum, a lost Dino plushie, leads to misadventures with Parker, and at school as Steven desperately tries to run out the clock before Tatum’s real owner comes for him!Inspired by the popular Youtube series, StEvEn and Parker is a riotous tale of over-the-top sibling antics and friendship that'll have you

書中四位孩子各有煩惱：Makayla 點子滿滿卻不知如何成篇，Howard 喜歡畫畫卻苦於無靈感，Lynda 對作品總是不滿意，而 Art 則單純熱愛創意。當他們組成 The Cartoonists Club，開始彼此支持、交流創作，他們不僅學會漫畫的技巧，更學會欣賞自己，並找到表達想法的新方式。本書節奏輕快，插圖豐富，是引導孩子理解創意與自我表達的精彩讀物。Harvey Award NomineeInstant New York Times BestsellerInstant USA Today BestsellerInstant #1 National Indie BestsellerAmazon Best Book of the Year So FarBarnes & Noble Best Book of the Year So Far2025 SLJ Best Graphic Novels#1 New York Times bestselling cartoonists Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud team up for a one-of-a-kind friendship story about creativity and self-expression that blends how-to and comics magic. Welcome to the club!Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to fo

The third and final action-packed eco-techno-adventure in The Light Thieves series from Helena Duggan, bestselling author of A Place Called Perfect.URGENT!People now know that the sun is being stolen by tech-billionaire Howard Hansom.The only person who can stop him is the mysterious White Rose. She must keep her identity a secret, so she's been sending out coded letters. Each of these letters leads to a separate piece of a larger puzzle that when solved could save the sun. Young heroes Grian, Shelli and Jeffrey have tracked the White Rose to the city of Quantum. But can they find her before the sun is extinguished?Join them on the treasure hunt of a lifetime!

Plainsong, set in Kent Haruf''s fictional Holt County, Colorado, is an unforgettable classic, exploring the grace and hope of every human life, and our boundless capacity for love.‘So delicate and lovely that it has the power to exalt the reader’ The New York TimesTom Guthrie is struggling to bring up his two young sons alone and, in the same town, school girl Victoria Roubideaux is pregnant and homeless.Brothers Harold and Raymond McPheron – gentle, solitary, gruff and unpolished – agree to take Victoria in, unaware that their lives will change forever.A novel of haunting beauty from one of America''s greatest writers, published 25 years ago this year, Plainsong is an essential read from the Picador Collection, a curated list of era-defining modern classics.

There are some debts you can't repay...Josh Walker is loyal, reckless, and every girl's dream. But he only has eyes for December Howard, the girl he has yearned for since his high school hockey days. Together they have survived grief, the military, distance, and time as they've fought for stolen weekends between his post at Ft. Rucker and her schooling at Vanderbilt. Now that Josh is a medevac pilot and Ember is headed toward graduation, they're moving on—and in—together.Ember never wanted the Army life, but loving Josh means accepting whatever the army dictates—even when that means saying goodbye as Josh heads to Afghanistan, a country that nearly killed him once before and that took her father. But filling their last days together with love, passion, and plans for their future doesn't temper Ember's fear, and if there's one thing she's learned from her father's death, it's that there are some obstacles even love can't conquer.Flight school is over.This is war.