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Students can access the full-text encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, as well as the Lands and People series - an excellent source of information for country reports, and the America the Beautiful series - a great resource for state reports.
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From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that...
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"When Carrie Fisher recently discovered the journals she had kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved--plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naiveté, and a vulnerability that she barely recognized. Today her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon is indisputable, but in 1976, Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her costar. With these...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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From the Publisher: A phenomenal #1 bestseller that has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for nearly three years, this memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women, Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of the people-and the times-that touched her life.
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An intimate journey across and in search of America, as told by one of its most beloved writers, in a deluxe centennial edition
In September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the smell of its grass and trees, its color and quality of light, the pulse of its people. To reassure himself, he set out on a voyage of rediscovery of the American identity,...
In September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the smell of its grass and trees, its color and quality of light, the pulse of its people. To reassure himself, he set out on a voyage of rediscovery of the American identity,...
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 22
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.
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2023.
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English
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"Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who'd amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie...
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Reference shelf volume 89, no. 3
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Grey House Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
12) Chasing secrets
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Lizzie and her secret friend Noah, who is hiding in her house, plan to rescue Noah's father from the quarantined Chinatown, and save everyone they love from contracting the plague that is spreading in 1900 San Francisco.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Children's Awards: C. S. King Award for Afr. Amer. Author/Illustrator
Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
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Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson's...
14) Chains
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist
Children's Awards: Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
Children's Book Battles: 8th Grade_2023
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Children's Awards: Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
Children's Book Battles: 8th Grade_2023
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When their owner dies at the start of the Revolution, Isabel and her younger sister are sold to Loyalists in New York, where Isabel is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Killing the Mob is the tenth book in Bill O'Reilly's #1 New York Times bestselling series of popular narrative histories, with sales of nearly 18 million copies worldwide, and over 320 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. O'Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in the United States, and expertly plumb the history of this nation's most notorious serial robbers, conmen, murderers, and especially,...
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Citadel Press
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English
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"A haunting and beautifully written memoir about the creator of The Twilight Zone." —Robert Redford
"Beautifully written. . .I laughed and I cried. I plan to read it again once I catch my breath." —Carol Burnett
In this intimate, lyrical memoir about her iconic father, Anne Serling reveals the fun-loving dad and family man behind the imposing figure the public saw hosting The Twilight Zone each week. After his unexpected,...
"Beautifully written. . .I laughed and I cried. I plan to read it again once I catch my breath." —Carol Burnett
In this intimate, lyrical memoir about her iconic father, Anne Serling reveals the fun-loving dad and family man behind the imposing figure the public saw hosting The Twilight Zone each week. After his unexpected,...
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Reference shelf volume 91, no. 4
Publisher
Grey House Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"This volume takes a closer look at America's evolving ideas about the nature and value of the democratic system. A select collection of primary and secondary sources provide viewpoints and arguments on the issue of democracy's past, present, and future, and will cover issues like the rise and fall of American socialism, the evolution of patriotism, and views on how America's political system embodies and fails to embody democratic ideals." --
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