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A woman who sleeps among garbage she has not put out for forty years. A man who bled quietly to death in his living room. A woman who lives with rats, random debris and terrified delusion. The still life of a home vacated by accidental overdose. Sandra Pankhurst brings order and care to the living and the dead as a trauma cleaner. Krasnostein tells about a fascinating life among lives of desperation. Pankhurst's belief is that, as isolated as we may...
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[2021]
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English
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In 2017, world-class ultrarunner Hillary Allen was at the top of her sport--and it felt like she was running on top of the world as she competed in Norway's Tromsø Skyrace. Allen was nearly halfway through the 50-kilometer race when she fell 150 feet off an exposed ridge, fracturing her back and breaking multiple ribs, both feet, and both of her lower arms.
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IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 5
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960L
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The teenage surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack in 2003 describes how she has coped with this life-altering event with the help of her faith, the changes in her life, and her return to the sport she loves.
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[2024]
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English
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"From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche-a devastating and controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people. On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British...
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[2016]
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English
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Based on the author's heart-wrenching experiences from 2009 through 2014, The Irony of Grace is a moving testimony of God's ability to teach us powerful lessons in the midst of life's most distressing valleys. Many drivers are guilty of using their phone while driving. Chandler Gerber was one of those drivers and his actions resulted in tragedy. Ironically, he previously had been severly injured in an accident caused by a distracted driver. The...
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[2013]
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English
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The story of a school teacher turned professional athlete who nearly lost everything when a tragic car accident on a mountain road nearly cost her her life. Defying all odds, Ironman triathlete Janelle Morrison began her road to recovery the moment she awoke from a coma a week after the accident. With doctors wondering if she would ever walk again, she yearned for the freedom the triathlon had brought her. Only three months after the accident, she...
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2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
950L
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English
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"Peru, Christmas Eve, 1970. It was supposed to be a routine flight, carrying 86 passengers across the Andes Mountains and home for the holiday. But high above the Amazon rainforest, a roiling storm engulfs the plane. Lightning strikes. A deafening whoosh sweeps through the cabin. And suddenly, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke is alone. The plane has vanished. She is strapped to her seat and plunging 3,500 feet to the forest floor. On Christmas Day, she...
14) Midair
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[2016]
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English
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"Midair is a true account of one of the most remarkable tales of survival in the history of aviation -- a midair collision at 30,000 feet by two bomb-laden B-52s over a category 5 super typhoon above the South China Sea during the outset of the Vietnam War -- and the subsequent story of what happened to the surviving pilot when he bailed out in the middle of the typhoon" -- Provided by publisher.
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2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
960L
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English
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Fifteen amazing stories of survival against the odds, focusing on positive outcomes of natural disasters and accidents from recent history. Prepare to be amazed by these incredible tales of human strength and determination in the face of disaster. Read 15 amazing survival stories, and let the exciting narrative text and dramatic illustrations drop you right into the action. Disasters often make the headlines, but this book focuses on the survivors....
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