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Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz, hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have been long forgotten by their owners. From a vintage Harley to a one-of-a-kind Ferris wheel, each treasure hunt uncovers weird and wonderful Americana, offering a glimpse into a little-known side of the antiques business. Along the way, Mike and Frank meet people whose own stories open...
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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Sang Ly struggles to survive by picking through garbage in Cambodia's largest municipal dump. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of Stung Meanchey, Sang Ly embarks on a desperate journey to save her ailing son from a life of ignorance and poverty.
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Series
Road to Nowhere volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Etta comes from Nowhere, a village of survivors of the great plague that wiped away the world that was. In the world that is, women are scarce and childbearing is dangerous yet desperately necessary for humankinds future. Mothers and midwives are sacred, but Etta has a different calling. As a scavenger. Loyal to the village but living on her own terms, Etta roams the desolate territory beyond: salvaging useful relics of the ruined past and braving...
5) Trashlands
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English
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A few generations from now, the coastlines of the continent have been redrawn by floods and tides. Global powers have agreed to not produce any new plastics, and what is left has become valuable: garbage is currency. In the region-wide junkyard that Appalachia has become, Coral is a "plucker," pulling plastic from the rivers and woods. She's stuck in Trashlands, a dump named for the strip club at its edge, where the local women dance for an endless...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Seven foster kids are heartbroken when they learn that their house has been sold and they are to be separated. A successful family attorney assigned to them, having grown up in the system herself, questions whether she is using her skills and talent for the right reasons. When their paths are brought together, they find that there is always help and hope for those daring enough to seek it.
7) Flushed away
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English
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Roddy is a decidedly upper-crust "society mouse" who lives the life of a pampered pet in a posh Kensington flat. When a sewer rat named Sid comes out of the sink, he desides he had hit the jackpot. Roddy schemes to rid himself of Sid by luring him into the "whirlpool." Sid may be an ignorant slob, but he's no fool, but it is Roddy who winds up being flushed away into the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. There Roddy meets Rita, an enterprising scavenger...
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Long heralded as a city treasure herself, expert "mudlarker" Lara Maiklem is uniquely trained in the art of seeking. Tirelessly trekking across miles of the Thames' muddy shores, where others only see the detritus of city life, Maiklem unearths evidence of England's captivating, if sometimes murky, history--with some objects dating back to 43 AD, when London was but an outpost of the Roman Empire. From medieval mail worn by warriors on English battlefields...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In small towns and along America's back roads, treasures are waiting to be uncovered, valuable relics from our history that are hidden in junk piles, buried in barns, and stacked in garages. It takes experts to find them, and turn rust to riches. Follow highly skilled 'pickers' Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz as they hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Pablo and his sister spend every day at “Treasure Mountain,” the local dump. There, they rummage through the mounds of garbage looking for items that their mother can sell in order to provide food for the family. Occasionally, they find a “real” treasure like some still-edible food, or a picture book, which Pablo delights in, even though he can't read. The work is exhausting, and sometimes not very lucrative, but the worst thing they have...
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Series
Dickie Cornish novels volume 1
Language
English
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"In the lively, but desperate world of D.C.'s underbelly, a Black homeless man must quickly learn the ropes of being a detective after a wealthy ex-government official sets him up to take the fall for a brutal crime he didn't commit"--
12) The great stink
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English
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Returning home from the battlefields of 1855 Crimea, a man struggles to recover from his experiences by working on London's new sewer system, a job that is compromised by a murder accusation that strains his tenuous hold on sanity.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Based on true events.
Sang Ly lives at Cambodia's city dump and is grateful she can help earn a living for her family by sifting through the trash for recyclables and things which can be repaired and sold. On a good day, she can earn enough to buy food for her family. She needs enough good days so she can pay the rent collector, Sopeap-a grumpy old woman who shows no mercy and who is willing to evict any tenant who can't pay their rent on time.
When...
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Pearl is squatting in an abandoned boathouse deep in the American South with three grown men: her father, a disgraced college professor, and two of his friends, Dox and Fritter. They live on the fringe, playing music, painting, and scavenging what they can. Despite the isolation, Pearl feels at home with her makeshift family. Mason Boyd, a.ka. "Main Boy," is from a nearby affluent neighborbood, where he and his raucous friends ride...
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"London, 1668. When printer's apprentice Lucy Campion comes to the aid of a desperate young ragpicker, arrested for graverobbing, little does she suspect that the meeting will have unexpected consequences. For when Mercy finds a dead woman in the ruins of Christchurch, dressed in unexpected finery, it's to Lucy who she turns for help ..."--
16) Waste land
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Filmed over nearly three years, WASTE LAND follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" -- or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz's initial objective was to "paint" the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with...
17) Land of the dead
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Zombies have become the dominant population, and they've begun to show signs of undead intelligence and gathering power. The wealthiest human survivors live comfortably in a luxury high-rise building that is barricaded within a safe zone. The wealthy ignore the horrors of the outside world while armed scavengers stage raids in the zombie-zone to gather much-needed food and supplies. Riley and Cholo are mercenaries-for-hire; Kaufman is their nefarious...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"In small towns and along America's backroads, treasures are waiting to be uncovered, valuable relics from our history that are hidden in junk piles, buried in barns, and stacked in garages. It takes experts to find them, and turn rust to riches. Follow highly skilled 'pickers' Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz as they hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have...
20) Scavengers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The starship Revelator's crew of deep space scavengers has just discovered something, an alien artifact of mysterious, unimaginable power capable of threatening the balance of the known universe. Fiercely pursued by a rival crew of mercenary killers, who know what the life-altering device can do, the crew fights to protect not only the artifact's missing pieces, but find themselves battling for their lives and the very future of the universe itself....
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