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3481) Five little Indians
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293 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie, and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world...
3482) Ways to make sunshine
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177 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones.
3483) Superman: dawnbreaker
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289 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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"When the dawn breaks, a hero rises. Clark Kent has always been faster, stronger--better--than everyone around him. But it's not like he's earned his powers . . . yet. Lately it's difficult to hold back and keep his heroics in the shadows. When Clark follows the sound of a girl crying, he comes across Gloria Alvarez and learns that people are disappearing from the Mexican-American and undocumented worker community in Smallville. Teaming up with his...
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Want to Introduce Your Kids to the Basics of German Alphabets?Curious about How They Sound?Enhance your reading experience with our complimentary audio recordings. Follow the link provided inside the book to not just read, but also listen and immerse yourself in German pronunciation.Experience the joy of learning German through our vibrant picture book!Highlights Inside the Book: German Alphabets.German Words.English Translations.English Transliteration...
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Since 1884, Temple University alumni have overcome poverty, hardship and disappointment to achieve greatness. Daniel Aaron, a refugee from Nazi Germany, grew up in foster care and went on to co-found Comcast Cable, the largest cable television provider in the United States. Theo-Ben Guriab was born in apartheid Namibia and became president of the United Nations General Assembly. Edith Windsor, a daughter of immigrants, brought a case before the Supreme...
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"A Financial Times Best Summer Book" "A Financial Times Best Book of the Year- Politics" Daniel A. Bell is Chair Professor of Political Theory with the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. He served as Dean at Shandong University's School of Political Science and Public Administration from 2017 to 2022. He is the author of The China Model, Just Hierarchy (with Wang Pei), Beyond Liberal Democracy, China's New Confucianism (all Princeton),...
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Everyone loves an underdog who succeeds against the odds. CCNY Made. Profiles in Grit is the story of City College of New York alumni who beat the odds to reach the pinnacle of their professions and in the process transformed our world.
Here are just a few:
• Andrew Grove, hearing impaired and a survivor of Nazi occupation and Communist rule became the visionary CEO of Intel Corporation, the manufacturer of the semiconductor chip found in most...
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A powerful SEL mindfulness program to help kids self-regulate, foster social and academic engagement, and bring peace back into the classroom.
As a teacher, you know that preschool and kindergarten are difficult periods of transition in kids' lives. This is true now more than ever, as young children in our world face increasing life challenges-including adverse childhood experiences, trauma, social disconnection, systematic discrimination, and a global...
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Bad machinery volume 7
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119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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The young sleuths are facing the intricacies of time and space itself. What is their science teacher hiding? Who is the mysterious Calvin, and why is he dressed like it's 1960? Why is he obsessed with Communists? And another thing: just what is going on with Jack, Sonny, and Linton?
3492) Into the shadow mist
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Legends of Lotus Island volume 2
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While on a field trip to Bokati Island with the mysterious Guardian Master Em, Plum must decide whether or not to reveal her own Guardian powers when an unseen force puts the entire ecosystem at risk.
"Plum has passed the first test necessary to remain at the Guardian Academy and now is a true Novice, training to use her magic in service of the Santipap Islands. Like her classmates, Plum has the ability to shape-shift into a fantastic creature, the...
3493) Solving Zoe
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230 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Zoe's sixth-grade year at a Brooklyn school for gifted students is marked by changing relationships with her fellow students and teachers, recognition of her talent for cryptography, and a greater awareness of her passion.
3494) Along came a spider
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Dr. Alex Cross is back to work the case of a girl who was kidnapped from her Washington, D.C. school, a place where senators and diplomats send their children. Its up to Alex to profile the kidnapper and find the girl.
3495) Call me Iggy
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245 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping into Marisol (and her coffee) at school, Iggy's world is spun around. But Marisol has too much going on to be bothered with the likes of Iggy. She has school, work, family, and the uphill battle of getting her legal papers. As Iggy stresses over how to get Marisol to like him, his grandfather comes to the rescue. The thing is, not only is his abuelito...
3496) Before the bell
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Never girls volume 9
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109 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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"It's the first day of school, and Gabby can't wait to tell the fairies all about it. She even met a new friend who loves fairies as much as she does! But what will the Never Girls do when a fairy goes missing in Gabby's new classroom?"--
3497) Ready or not!
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Abby in between volume 1
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194 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Nine-year-old Abby McAdams grapples with changes in her home life, her body, and her perspective on the world as she navigates fourth grade.
3498) The Agathas
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405 pages : map ; 22 cm
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Alice Ogilvie's disappearance last summer is the biggest scandal at Castle Cove High School--until her ex-boyfriend is accused of murdering his new girlfriend, and Alice must pair up with her tutor Iris Adams to clear his name by relying on the wisdom of Agatha Christie.
Last summer Alice Ogilvie's basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her... then she disappeared for five days. Where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle...
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275 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
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Español
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Chela González es una futbolista nerd que apenas puede aguantar la emoción de comenzar el sexto grado. Pero nada es como ella lo imagina: su mejor amiga la traiciona para juntarse con las chicas populares y todas ellas hacen como si Chela no existiera. Para contrarrestar, ella se sumerge en los trabajos escolares y en el cálida consuelo de la vida familiar. Según Chela, su familia es como un sistema solar donde su papá es el sol, mientras que...
3500) Big Nate lives it up
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Big Nate volume 7
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216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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"As his school's centennial is coming up, Big Nate is stuck showing the dorky new kid around"--
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