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Pub. Date
2023
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English
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For fans of Studio Ghibli, artist Seiji Yoshida's fantastical art book is a perfect gift that transports readers to imaginary houses, each with their own story to tell.
A dreamer's tree house.
A mechanic's cottage.
A submerged city.
In Houses with a Story, more than 30 imaginative houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who...
A dreamer's tree house.
A mechanic's cottage.
A submerged city.
In Houses with a Story, more than 30 imaginative houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who...
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Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Welcome to the Dark.
We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren't sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of Jordan Peele, Lovecraft Country, and Horror Noire will get a little bit of everything they love—and a lot of what they fear—through a twisted blend of horror lenses,...
We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren't sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of Jordan Peele, Lovecraft Country, and Horror Noire will get a little bit of everything they love—and a lot of what they fear—through a twisted blend of horror lenses,...
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Understanding the context of terrorism requires a trek through history, in this case the history of terrorist activity in the United States since the Civil War. Because the topic is large and complex, Terrorists Attacks on American Soil: From the Civil War to the Present does not claim to be an exhaustive history of terrorism or the definitive account of how and why terrorists do what they do. Instead, this book takes a representative sampling of...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"The follow-up to Guriel's NYT New & Noteworthy Forgotten Work is a mashup of Moby-Dick, The Lord of the Rings, Byron, cyberpunk, Swamp Thing, Teen Wolf ... and more. It's 2070. Newfoundland has vanished, Tokyo is a new Venice, and many people have retreated to “bonsai housing”: hives that compress matter in a world that's losing ground to rising tides. Enter Kaye, an English literature student searching for the reclusive author of a YA classic-a...
9) Gun control
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Pub. Date
2024
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English
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"For decades, the debate over gun control in the United States has raged on, gaining steam each time a new mass shooting occurs. This volume looks at questions related to the issue of gun control from a variety of angles, such as the role the Second Amendment plays in the debate, the influence of the NRA, and how gun control became a partisan issue. Viewpoints also consider the potential economic implications of increased gun control and what methods...
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"When you're born a girl, some parts of the world are kinder places to grow up in than others. Meet Kaneila, Jade, Mahnoosh, Makena and Luisa. They are five girls in five different countries whose lives are overshadowed by violence and injustice, just because they are female. These girls navigate the challenges and horrors of period poverty, female genital mutilation, lack of access to education, body shaming and femicide. The stories are heartbreaking...
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Fortuna beach volume 02
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
After being magically gifted with incredible luck, sixteen-year-old Jude discovers this gift just may be a curse when it comes to love.
Jude is determined to fly under the radar. He just wants to draw his comics, host regular D&D night with his friends, work at his parents' vinyl record store, and escape high school as unscathed as possible. That is, until the night he comes across a mysterious twenty-sided dice and finds himself inexplicably gifted...
12) Whispers of Us
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"Whispers of Us" invites you to embark on a literary journey that explores the intricacies of love, family, and the enduring echoes of the past. This poignant tale unfolds across generations, weaving together a tapestry of emotions that will linger in your heart.
A Tale of Love, Loss, and Resilience
Immerse yourself in a rich narrative that traverses time, delving into the lives of characters grappling with the complexities of love and the poignant...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
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"During a time when none of us knew for sure if we would live or die, I came to know the true power of music."
Dean Kohler is about to make it big-he's finally scored a national record deal! But his dreams are abruptly put on hold by the arrival of his draft notice. Now he's in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, serving as a military policeman. He keeps telling himself he's a musician, not a killer, and that he's lucky he's not fighting on the front lines. When...
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"In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rain never stops. For Jin Haldar, this life is nothing new--ever since her father died in a diving accident, she's barely made ends meet for her and her younger sister, Thara. Enter Bhili: a drifter who offers Jin and Thara the score of a lifetime--a massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas. Jin knows it's too dangerous. She stopped...
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This is the land of the sunset coast. In the beginning there was water everywhere and no land at all. In time, the Great Spirit stretched forth his hand to make land appear. Soon the tops of the mountains showed above the water and they grew and grew till their peaks reached the clouds.
The land created by Sagali Tyee held rich natural resources, such as forests, fish, animal life, and a warm climate. Mountains stood sentinel to the north and east....
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Français
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Ce jour-là, alors que les rayons du soleil se noyaient progressivement dans les nuées au environ de dix-sept heures, je décidai d'aller me balader sur la route quand, subitement, je reçus un électrochoc qui me déboussola en me jetant dans une pâture fascinante, avide de galanterie et de tendresse troublant tous mes sens et me faisant oublier mon trajet. J'étais comme perdu dans le regard et la contemplation puis, je commençai à songer fantasmagoriquement....
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"The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: 1) she has spent the last four years trying so hard to be a Good Kid for her mom that she has no idea who she really is anymore, and 2) she has no idea what she wants because of it. The solution? Pack her bags and spend her summer in New York, where her childhood best friend, Tom, cocreator of the Getaway List--a list of all the adventures they've wanted to have together since he moved...
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"Sadie Wen is perfect on paper: school captain, valedictorian, and a 'pleasure to have in class.' It's not easy, but she has a trick to keep her model-student smile plastered on her face at all times: she channels all her frustrations into her email drafts. She'd never send them of course--she'd rather die than hurt anyone's feelings--but it's a relief to let loose on her power-hungry English teacher or a freeloading classmate taking credit for Sadie's...
19) The atlas of us
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Atlas has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on a community service program rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. The only plus is that the days are so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this was one of her dad’s favorite places in the world. Before cancer stole him from her life, that is. Using real names is forbidden on the trail. So Atlas becomes Maps, and with her team—Books,...
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