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Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
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Learn how to write from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, Walter Dean Myers. Follow his train of thought as he shows his process for writing fiction and nonfiction books.
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English
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In 1918, William Strunk Jr., a lecturer in English at Cornell University, wrote a short guide to style for his students. He aimed to show them how to write crispt, concise text that would inform readers as swiftly and clearly as possible. Strunk outlined eight "elementary rules of usage," just ten "elementary principles of composition," and "a few matters of form." The book has been in print ever since.
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English
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This is your roadmap for completing the memoir you've dreamed about writing.
"Rachael Herron resonates with our audience, and not just because she knows her stuff—she does—or because she's hilarious—she is—but because her honesty and earnestness come through in all her messaging." Samantha Sanders, Writer's Digest
Writing memoir is daunting! You're the expert on your life, naturally,
...5) It's a sign!
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Elephant & Piggie like reading! volume 9
Elephant and Piggie like reading! volume 9
Elephant and Piggie like reading! volume 09
Elephant and Piggie like reading! volume 9
Elephant and Piggie like reading! volume 09
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"One, Two, Kat, and Four want to form a club so together they figure out how to make a sign saying what their club should be called."--
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English
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"Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. Now, the cofounders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart Brevity--think Strunk and White's Elements of Style for the digital age. In SMART...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her...until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about...
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Letters of enchantment volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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"After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again... All eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow wants to do is hold her family together. With a brother on the frontline forced to fight on behalf of the Gods now missing from the frontline and a mother drowning her sorrows, Iris's best bet is winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette. But when Iris's letters to her brother fall into the wrong hands - that of the handsome but cold Roman Kitt, her...
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English
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In his bestselling guide, Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citations, Avoid Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success, veteran teacher Charles Lipson brought welcome clarity to the principles of academic honesty as well as to the often murky issues surrounding plagiarism in the digital age. Thousands of students have turned to Lipson for no-nonsense advice on how to cite sources properlyand avoid plagiarismwhen writing their research...
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English
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"The most widely used and respected book on writing fiction, Writing Fiction guides the writer from first inspiration to final revision. Supported by an abundance exercises, this guide/anthology explores and integrates the elements of fiction while offering practical techniques and concrete examples. A focus on the writing process in its entirety provides a comprehensive guide to writing fiction, approaching distinct elements in separate chapters...
12) The hero
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English
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"In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human. He demonstrates how hero stories continue to shape our world, arguing that we need them now more than ever. From the Stone Age to the Greek Tragedies, from Shakespeare to Robin Hood, we have always had our heroes. The hero...
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English
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Browning gives you everything you need to get started with your grant application. She helps you move through the grant-writing process and apply for some of the billions of dollars available from public and private sector sources. From creating a strategic plan to using online databased and applying for e-grants, you'll learn new ways to get the funding you need.
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English
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Macon Leary hates to travel. He is someone who travels through life accidentally. Things just happen to him--the senseless death of his child, the baffling desertion of his wife, even his involvement with Muriel, the frizzy-haired, stiletto-heeled, non-stop talker from the kennel where he boards his dog.
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Last comics on Earth volume 1
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 440L
Language
English
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The Last Kids on Earth are creating THEIR OWN COMIC BOOK!
From worldwide bestselling author Max Brallier comes a graphic novel spin-off series based on the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling Last Kids on Earth—adapted for audio with music and sound effects!
Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk are about to face a challenge unlike any they’ve faced before . . . At their local...
From worldwide bestselling author Max Brallier comes a graphic novel spin-off series based on the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling Last Kids on Earth—adapted for audio with music and sound effects!
Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk are about to face a challenge unlike any they’ve faced before . . . At their local...
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English
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Professional grant writer Smith and philanthropy consultant and grant-maker Works unveil the secrets behind how to find and successfully apply for grants. They include information on: the five core components of every grant; what makes a grant compelling to funders?; how to be a professional grant writer; the grant writing timetable; and grant writing in different fields of nonprofit practice. Smith and Works also present 20 samples, including grant...
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English
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"Based on her course at the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs, Martha Coven presents a crisp, brief, up-to-date introduction to clear and compelling writing for future professionals. Coven covers the basics of developing a professional style and writing and revising first and successive drafts. She then covers common types of professional writing, including correspondence, memos, proposals, plans, and reports, critical...
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English
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"This new edition of the classic reference work on writing research papers recognizes recent developments in information literacy--including finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources--and the evolving use of software for citation management, graphics, and paper format and submission while continuing to reflect best practices for research and writing, as adapted from the most recent editions of The Craft of Research and The Chicago...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
"During a creative writing unit at Longfellow School, the students in Mrs. Brisbane's class practice using their imagination with their very own writing journals--and Humphrey finds out that writing from his imagination is harder than it looks"--
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