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Love, Nina : A Nanny Writes Home
In 1982, 20-year-old Nina Stibbe moved to London to work as a nanny to two opinionated and lively young boys. In frequent letters home to her sister, Nina described her trials and triumphs.…
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Tired of hiding in obscurity on Earth, Tina, the human clone of a brilliant alien tactician, pursues her destiny in space, but success is elusive until Tina and her best friend Rachel assemble a ragtag crew of humans and set out to save all the worlds.…
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"Set in a parallel version of America where time has stopped, the novel tells the story of one teenage girl trying to untangle her toxic family's secrets--and maybe restart the world's clocks in the process"--…
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Randi Pink's The Angel of Greenwood is a historical YA novel that takes place during the Greenwood Massacre of 1921, in an area of Tulsa, OK, known as the "Black Wall Street."…
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Brandy Clark's latest album takes her unerring eye for detail and a genre-melting sense of melody to examine personal truths, revelations, and emancipations with wit, grace, and compassion.…
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The Sea-ringed World : Sacred Stories Of The Americas
Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents, the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska.…
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Meet kids just like you taking action against climate change. Learn about the work they do and discover how the future of our planet starts here ... with you.…
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She Caught The Light : Williamina Stevens Fleming : Astronomer
Presents the life of Scottish-born astronomer Williamina Stevens Fleming and how her work chipped away at sexist barriers of the late nineteenth century.…
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Finding Home : The Journey Of Immigrants And Refugees
"A look at how human migration has changed the world. Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, with photographs and illustrations throughout."--…
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"Written in direct address to the author's son Kevin, this is the moving and poignant true story about how one baby was adopted after being found on a New York City subway platform"-- Provided by publisher.…
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Maryam's Magic : The Story Of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani
The true story of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian girl whose creativity and love of stories helped her and the world see math in a new way, and who was the only woman ever to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious honor in mathematics.…
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"A photographic picture book that explores how fog is formed, how it clears away, why it feels cold, and more"--…
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At the height of the Age of Dragons, it seems dragons will gain dominion over all the magical races, until Konrad, the cobbler's son, chooses to risk his life.…
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Assuming her twin's identity, Frey works to destroy her father. When a rebel uprising strands her in Pas, and the city comes under attack, Frey must step out of the shadows to find her missing sister and take action against her tyrant father.…
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After a young girl is kidnapped, a mercenary discovers the crime is connected to him and sets out to rescue her while becoming the target of a gangster's search for revenge.…
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The Light Of Days : The Untold Story Of Women Resistance Fighters In Hitler's Ghettos
Documents the essential World War II contributions of Jewish-Polish female resistance fighters, sharing the stories of courageous women who risked their lives to work against the Nazis as fighters, intelligence agents and saboteurs.…
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Twenty years after Paul Copeland's sister walked into the woods, never to be seen again, evidence links him to a murder victim who could be the boy who disappeared along with her and raises the possibility that she may still be alive.…
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Raised In The Kitchen : Making Memories From Scratch One Recipe At A Time
"Popular food blogger Carrian Cheney invites us into the kitchen with recipes that can help you teach your kids to be more confident, independent cooks"--…
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Bird Uncaged : An Abolitionist's Freedom Song
A leading advocate for prison abolition and transformative justice shares insights from the author's firsthand experiences of growing up in a violent neighborhood and surviving a brutal incarceration.…
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How To Play Keyboards : Everything You Need To Know To Play Keyboards
Illustrated with charts and diagrams throughout, this guide teaches the fundamentals of keyboards--from buying a keyboard and understanding its mechanisms to reading music and playing chords.…
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"Presents the case for expanding Social Security, explaining why monthly benefits need to be increased, and why Americans need national paid family leave, sick leave, and long term care protections"--…
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Three-martini Afternoons At The Ritz : The Rebellion Of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton
"A dual biography of poets, friends, and rivals Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton"--…
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Richer, Wiser, Happier : How The World's Greatest Investors Win In Markets And Life
An award-winning financial journalist draws on interviews with over forty of the world's super-investors to unlock the secrets of not only building wealth and prosperity but thriving in other areas of life as well.…
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Second Chances : A Marine, His Dog, And Finding Redemption
The author of "Craig & Fred" describes how his devoted canine companion and he visited Maine State Prison to work beside inmates who serve purposeful time in prison by training service dogs for disabled veterans.…
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Holding Back The River : The Struggle Against Nature On America's Waterways
A deeply human exploration of how our centuries-long dream of conquering and shaping this vast network of waterways squares with the reality of an indomitable natural world.…
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A Brief History Of Earth : Four Billion Years In Eight Chapters
An acclaimed Harvard geologist presents a narrative chronicle of the Earth's 4.6-billion-year evolution that places the environmental crises of today's world in a context that explains the planet's fragile capacity to support life.…
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Maximize Your Metabolism : Lifelong Solutions To Lose Weight, Restore Energy, And Prevent Disease
A pioneering doctor in endocrinology and an expert in diagnostic tools offer a nutrition program based on your body's individual response to insulin paired with exercise and quality sleep, featuring 30 delicious recipes.…
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The Musical Human : A History Of Life On Earth
Examines music in our everyday lives, music in world history, and music in evolution.…
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Sensational : The Hidden History Of America's "girl Stunt Reporters"
Presents a social history of women journalists of the Gilded Age who went undercover to champion women's rights and expose corruption and abuse in America.…
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"After being dumped at the beginning of freshman year, Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to Homecoming"--…
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"Three friends set out on a day hike to explore their local forest, intending to climb to the top of the hill, where they will plant a flag, read a poem, and release feathers into the wind." --…
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"A love bird who doesn't like kisses? Rissy's friends and family wonder if she's sick, confused, or rude. But kisses make Rissy uncomfortable. Can she show everyone there's not one right way to share affection?"--…
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Sam does not want Eva to add to his drawing, but when the scene comes to life and gets out of control, she helps him escape.…
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Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.…
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Mattimeo, the son of the warrior mouse Matthias, learns to take up the sword and joins the other animal inhabitants of Redwall Abbey in resisting Slagar the fox and his band of marauders. Sequel to "Redwall."…
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Emily Windsnap And The Ship Of Lost Souls
A class trip to a beautiful island is overshadowed by a local myth about a mysterious ship that may have ties to the lost city of Atlantis.…
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Emily Windsnap And The Castle In The Mist
When she incurs Neptune's wrath by finding a diamond ring buried under rocks in the ocean, Emily is put under a curse that will force her to choose to be either a mermaid or a human and split up her parents forever.…
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The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.…
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When Suki the salamander--the new foreign exchange student--is being stalked by ninja frogs, Danny, Wendell the iguana, and Suki travel to Great-grandfather Dragonbreath's home in mythical Japan to find a solution for the problem.…
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At school, Olivia tells about her vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.…
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"Beginning readers get a close-up look at the coolest facts and science about Mars. The latest scientific discoveries and space missions are discussed in this accessible and energetic text"--…
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"Readers learn what makes Earth so unique among the planets in our solar system. This title covers Earth's formation, the unique presence of life, and climate change"--…
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"Did you know that Neptune is the windiest planet in the solar system? Discover more about Neptune in this exciting look at the farthest planet from the sun"--…
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"Describes how to read a map. Includes fun facts and a "Try It Out" special feature"--Provided by publisher.…
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The Unofficial Guide To Minecraft Creative Mode
"Flying around and building without having to worry about zombie mobs? It's all fun and games when you play Minecraft in Creative mode! Tips, STEM content, and a fun coding feature round out this offering"--…
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The Unofficial Guide To Minecraft Enchantments
"Readers will discover how to create enchanted tools, weapons, and armor in the hit game Minecraft. Sidebars highlight elements of game play related to STEM and coding concepts"--…
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The Book Of Difficult Fruit : Arguments For The Tart, Tender, And Unruly (with Recipes)
"Inspired by twenty-six fruits, essayist, poet, and pie lady Kate Lebo expertly blends the culinary, medical, and personal in a book of lyrical essays, accompanied by recipes"--…
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Who Will Pay Reparations On My Soul? : Essays
"This is a very smart and soulful book. Jesse McCarthy is a terrific essayist." --Zadie Smith. A supremely talented young critic's essays on race and culture, from Toni Morrison to trap, herald the arrival of a major new voice in American letters.…
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In the quiet of the night, a child's father bundles them up and shows them the majesty of an aurora…
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We Are Still Here! : Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
"A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here"--…
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Radical Remedies : An Herbalist's Guide To Empowered Self-care
"A modern, approachable holistic health guide that focuses on physical, emotional, and mental well-being"--…
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"A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe"--…
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"Teddy Fay hedges his bets in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods"--…
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Cook This Book : Techniques That Teach & Recipes To Repeat
A new kind of foundational cookbook, this thoroughly modern guide to becoming a smarter, faster, more creative cook serves up clear and uncomplicated recipes that make cooking fun and will inspire a new generation to find joy in the kitchen.…
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Cook, Eat, Repeat : Ingredients, Recipes And Stories
A combination of recipes intertwined with narrative essays about food and the rhythms and rituals of Lawson's kitchen.…
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The Hero Code : Lessons Learned From Lives Well Lived
"From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed -- a short, inspirational book about the qualities of true, everyday heroes"--…
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Where The Grass Is Green And The Girls Are Pretty : A Novel
Sisters Peyton and Skye--one the co-anchor of a hit morning show, the other a stay-at-home mom in the New York suburbs--seem to have everything, until an Ivy League college admissions sting involving Peyton's husband threatens all they have worked for.…
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