missouri

A retelling of Mark Twain's classic story of Tom Sawyer, a rebellious youth who witnesses a murder in the town graveyard.

Describes how Russ Faria was wrongfully prosecuted and convicted for his wifes 2011 murder, despite having an alibi supported by surveillance video, receipts, and friends testimony and that her friend, Pamela Hupp, had recently replaced him as her insurance beneficiary.

Bailey Daley is soaking wet and wearing a prom dress when she walks into an after-hours diner in St. Louis with three dogs in tow--Adam, Eve, and Shirley--and recounts how each of the dogs is the fruit of a failed relationship.

This book is about the state of Missouri. It has its own climate, geography, economy, population, and history. Learn what makes Missouri unique.

Joe was on a date when she got the call. A man's body was found beside the picnic tables in a local park. He has abrasions on his knuckles and several cuts on his palms and forearms. The victim defended himself but his opponent brought a gun to a fistfight. At first, it looks like a simple case, but as Joe quickly discovers, it's not. The victim lives almost a thousand miles away. HIs wife says he's in town to fish and camp, but he didn't bring fishing tackle or a tent. He came for an altogether different purpose. As Joe investigates, she finds herself drawn into a dangerous world steeped in lies and deception. With every insight she gains and every clue she finds, she comes closer to solving her case. But with every second that passes, the people she's hunting draw closer to their prey. It's a race with innocent victims as the prize. If Joe wins, she saves the day. If she loses, many will die ... including her.

Three Irish immigrant children, orphaned in a tenement fire, are sent on the orphan train to Missouri where they are adopted by different families, and although Maelle had vowed to one day reunite with her younger brother and sister, seventeen years later she is about to give up hope.

Follow the dogs Baxter, Trevor, Newton, Maia and Titch as they are transported back in time to 1805 Missouri, now as puppies, and must help Seaman and his traveling companions--the explorers Lewis and Clark.

"Engaging images accompany information about Missouri. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--.

There's another kind of spring in Missouri who knows we're all related and need each other.