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Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection of the man she admires. Only an elderly bachelor, Mr Longdon, is immune to this world of greed and scheming, and determines to rescue Nanda from its corrupting...
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Everyone in Timber Falls knows that his family is trash, and sometimes Harry White thinks he'll always be trash. But he can't help getting angry. After all, what had he and his sister, Helen, ever done to anybody? When he discovers the local carpet factory is polluting the river, he comes up with a bold expos├® that, if he is successful, will make people sit up and show him respect. He wants to do it alone even though he knows he's asking for trouble....
3) Freckles
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IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
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Set in the Limberlost Swamp area of Indiana, “Freckles” is American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter's 1904 novel about the titular character, a one-handed adult orphan who takes a job guarding timber in the swamp. Freckles has lived all his life in a Chicago orphanage and has been missing his right hand as long as he can remember. Now an adult, he is hired on by the Grand Rapids lumber company to guard their valuable timber in the Limberlost...
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Love on summer break volume 3
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"Sometimes summer is one wild ride. I'd set my heart and summer plans on working my dream job at Midwest Wild Adventure theme park with my friend Chelsea and my long-time crush KJ Keene. Only a day-one prank results in total humiliation, punchline: Me. Worse, Chelsea and KJ are in on the prank. Not only that, but after my big, loud mouth gets me in trouble with my new boss, I'm sent to work at the "loser" side of the park. My new coworkers, the Midwest...
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When heavy November rains threaten to flood the small town of Black River, New Brunswick, the community calls on the hydroelectric company to open the gates of its dam and drop the water level. But local management has been overruled by their parent company and ordered to keep it closed. It's got some people hinting it's time they took things into their own hands. Seventeen-year-old Stanton Frame is caught in between: his father is manager at the...
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Do you think your Mom does strange things? Well, my Mom hugs trees, rescues bugs, sings with birds, and talks to flowers. Come meet my Mom. You might end up doing strange things too! Delightful illustrations and poetic text hold the attention of young readers and make My Mom Hugs Trees a perfect read-to-me book. The story reflects a love for and enjoyment of all living things. Mom, with her strange habits, will foster children's connection to nature....
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The highly engaging story of GG and The Eco Squad provides awareness and educational information to readers, namely children, about the responsibility they have to protect and save the environment. A journey through a creative collection of thirty four animal characters (known as Ecos), readers, young and old alike, will learn valuable facts and issues that pose a call to action. A colourful story, both in illustration and text, with an incredibly...
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Sadie and Jacob have won the opportunity of a lifetime - a chance to work in an underwater research station in the Coral Sea. Sadie dreams of becoming a world-famous systems thinker, and Jacob wants to save the planet with renewable technologies.
They are lucky enough to witness the underwater turbine that powers the station being turned on for the first time - except when the switch is flicked, nothing happens. Sadie and Jacob are in a race against...
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Venture into the compelling narrative of 'Coral Reefs,' where Diane and Bronwyn embark on a mission to unveil the undeniable truth about global warming, rising sea levels, and the perilous impact of escalating ocean temperatures. In a world where skepticism persists, the duo is determined to shatter misconceptions and raise awareness about the imminent threats to our environment.
Challenging their skeptical science teacher, Diane and Bronwyn launch...
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Cinco animales enviados desde cada continente se encuentran en Rapa Nui (la Isla de Pascua) para buscar una solución a la falta de lluvia en el planeta. Durante la convivencia, aprenden a aceptar sus diferencias y a buscar acuerdos que beneficien a todos. Las bellas descripciones, la caracterización de los personajes y su mensaje ecologista hacen muy significativa la lectura de esta novela de Márgara Averbach, reconocida autora argentina actual....
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Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Greatest Works of Emerson Hough — 19 Books in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)".
The Young Alaskans Series
The Young Alaskans
The Young Alaskans in the Rockies
The Young Alaskans on the Trail
Young Alaskans in the Far North
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri
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The Girl at the Halfway House
The Mississippi Bubble
The Law of the Land
Heart's Desire
The Way of a Man
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14) Summer people
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"Seventeen-year-old Christmas Miller is looking forward to a summer of sunbathing and waterskiing at her home in Sweet Lake with Lexi, the one friend who gets her completely, ADHD and all. But the day of Lexi's arrival, the girls have an almost-argument and worse, that night, they discover another friend, Lemy, floating face down in the lake. Though reeling from her rift with Lexi, Christmas is determined to find out who attacked Lemy, even if it...
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller
In a world where witches control the climate and are losing control, only one witch can save earth from destruction. But as her power grows, it hurts those closest to her, and when she falls in love with her training partner she's forced to choose between her power, her love, and saving the earth.
For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, but now their
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New policeman trilogy volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
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In the late twenty-first century, dramatic climate change has made life in Ireland almost impossible, and soon Tir na n'Og is faced with a refugee problem, partly because of a warlord who is a member of the Liddy family.
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In the vast Amazon Rainforest, diverse wild habitats are forged through a constant struggle for survival, where any misstep will lead to one's inevitable demise. From apex predators to creatures some would consider insignificant, all jungle animals must find their place in a changing world or perish. But a new, foreign threat has quickly emerged: humankind. Lucille, a passionate researcher, witnesses nature's devastation firsthand and is compelled...
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Book for all ages, 13 to 21+, because we all need to know!Civilized animal friends, at Rodney, the rock n' roll Rabbit's party, play: "Way Out Yonder", from Perky the powerful partying Panther's bag of games. Win, making smart choices to stop environmental disasters from affecting OUR planet... They stop fictional play, to face; protect real-life happenings; including culprits' (such as Republicans &; their polluting allies) denying Global Warming...
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It was to be a friendly trek into the wider world. Moonrunner plans to show his companions, Tom (Scots terrier) and Wobbly (Dachshund) the world beyond their immediate horizons. The dogs would marvel at the scenes of beauty and be fascinated by the landscape and the animals they encountered. However, as the journey progresses, the clouds change hue. It is the season of the hounds. Danger is never far off. One small band of foxes led by the rogue,...
20) Hawk
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2018 Red Maple Award — Shortlisted 2017 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award — Winner, Young Adult Category
CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016)
When a First Nations teen rescues a fish-hawk from a tailings pond in Alberta's oil sands, he has no idea that soon they will both be fighting for their lives.
As a cross-country runner, Adam aims to win gold in the upcoming provincial championship....
When a First Nations teen rescues a fish-hawk from a tailings pond in Alberta's oil sands, he has no idea that soon they will both be fighting for their lives.
As a cross-country runner, Adam aims to win gold in the upcoming provincial championship....
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