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421) Roadwork
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Description
Originally written under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, this novel has been repackaged under King's name. In this gritty narrative, a lone man takes on the wheels of progress in a showdown of cataclysmic proportions. When a highway project puts him out of work and threatens to destroy his home, he has more than enough time on his hands to plot his revenge. One of the four original Richard Bachman books, this title includes the Introduction "The Importance...
423) What the road said
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
I said to the Road, Where do you lead? The Road said, Be a leader and find out. It's okay to be afraid or to sometimes wander down the wrong path. What the Road Said encourages us to lead with kindness and purpose and remember that the most important thing we can do in life is to keep going.
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"The Romans were the greatest builders of the ancient world, and among their most impressive achievements were their vast systems of roads and aqueducts. The roads, which featured inns and other amenities at intervals, carried soldiers, messengers, traders, and religious pilgrims far and wide. Meanwhile, the aqueducts brought life-giving water to cities and towns, making Rome's mighty urban civilization possible"--From the publisher's web site.
427) From here to there
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A new road is built so Farmer Dibble can drive his truck to town.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"The Rand McNally Road Atlas is the most trusted and best-selling US atlas on the market. This updated North American atlas contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview map of Mexico, and detailed inset maps of over 350 cities and 20 U.S. national parks. Road construction and conditions contact information for every state conveniently located above the maps. Contains mileage chart showing distances between 90 North American...
430) New road!
Author
Pub. Date
[1983]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the planning and construction of a new road.
437) Breaking history: lost America : vanished civilizations, abandoned towns, and roadside attractions
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Breaking History books offer a front row seat to history as it broke (like 'breaking news') and give the blow-by-blow of historical discovery--what we learned, when we learned it, who made the discovery, and how. Lost America is an illustrated look at fascinating places in the United States that have existed only in myth and have never been found, those that were abandoned and why, and those that were lost to social upheaval or natural disaster....
439) Sherman and Pearl
Author
Pub. Date
c1989
Description
An elderly couple happily spend their days waving to all the passersby on their rural road--until a freeway is built; but, they refuse to lose hope and eventually life returns to the way it was.