Ruth Ann Phimister
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
730L
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English
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Two teenaged sisters, separated by death but still connected, work through their feelings of loss over the closeness they shared as children that was later destroyed by one's mental illness, and finally make peace with each other.
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This ground-breaking work offers access to the boardroom, and advice on getting noticed, networking, persuasion and mastering the art of quid pro quo. A professor of management and highly sought-after consultant, Kathleen Kelley Reardon has worked with many of the nation's leading corporations. Drawing on interviews with executives from Fortune 500 companies, she has compiled essential advice on how to break into the inner circle of power at the top...
63) Oral history
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When Jennifer returns to her childhood home of Hoot Owl Holler with a tape recorder, tales of murder and suicide, incest and blood ties, bring to life a vibrant story of a doomed family that still refuses to give up.
64) Streets of Gold
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To save her brother Stefan's life, Marisia and her family must leave their home in Poland and sail to America, where they have heard people are free to do as they choose and the streets are paved with gold. After a rough ocean passage to the New World, Marisia and Stefan must face the harsh reality of immigrant life in New York, searching for work and struggling to find a safe place to live. But Marisia has bigger dreams for herself-and a fiery spirit...
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Recipient of the Milken Foundation National Educator Award, Janet Allen provides an inside look at some of the problems faced by teenagers in the classroom from the viewpoint of a teacher. This practical "how-to" book will appeal to teachers, parents, and anyone else concerned about indifferent or hostile students. The author enters the teaching profession with plans for sharing her love of literature with her high school English class. The first...
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Newlyweds Missie and Willie share a dream. However, it means that Missie must leave her parents, family and friends behind to join a wagon train and claim land in the West with her new husband. Overcoming incredible hardships on the journey, she grows into a mature wife and mother. Her faith in God and love for her husband give Missie the strength to make a new life and home in an unknown territory.
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An acclaimed biographer, Lauren Kessler immerses herself in her work to construct compelling portraits of her subjects. In Dancing with Rose, she recounts her time at a West Coast Alzheimer's facility. Working as an unskilled resident assistant, Kessler learns important lessons about humanity while conducting interviews with patients in various stages of the disease.
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A National best-selling author, Janis Reams Hudson has thrilled the hearts of millions of readers with more than 30 novels that feature spirited heroes and heroines. A Long Way Home is the story of two outcasts searching for a place to call their own. After seven years in prison, Duncan Malone returns to Washita, Texas desperately wanting to reclaim his family's farm. But it is now owned by Franki Taylor, a young unmarried woman who is six months...
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Children seem to be growing up more quickly than ever before. Almost daily we hear astonishing examples of young people flying airplanes, running companies, or committing adult crimes. In this shrewd and compelling book, scholar and journalist Kay S. Hymowitz offers a startling explanation for today's sophisticated youngsters. For generations, unique American ideas of childrearing have created adults who both think independently and feel accountable...
70) Diamond Willow
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
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In a remote area of Alaska, twelve-year-old Willow helps her father with their sled dogs when she is not at school, wishing she were more popular, all the while unaware that the animals surrounding her carry the spirits of dead ancestors and friends who care for her.
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Buster "Rant" Casey just may be the most efficient serial killer of our time. A high school rebel, Rant Casey escapes from his small town home for the big city where he becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death, after which his friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short, violent life. With hilarity, horror, and blazing insight, Rant is a mind-bending...