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1) Serena
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The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains-but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Together this lord and lady of...
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2023.
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IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
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When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba.
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"From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future. Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her. But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn't...
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"A young girl makes a choice to plant a seed by a long dead riverbed. Little does she know that from this single, small act, a vibrant ecosystem will grow ... This inspiring poem -- bursting with hope for a greener would -- is a love letter to our ailing planet. It shows us that even when the future appears most bleak, each one of us can make a difference. A positive and optimistic story full of hope that it is not too late to mitigate climate change...
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Dale Masterson, a wealthy lawyer who has become successful representing the interests of oil and coal companies, has enemies including his own son, Brandon, an eco-warrior who hates everything his father stands for. When Dale is brutally murdered in his lavish home, Brandon confesses to the crime, and veteran attorney Amanda Jaffe is hired to represent him. However, what seems like an open-and-shut case quickly begins to unravel. Amanda suspects Brandon...
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"While the Seaside Knitters get ready to showcase their new Danish-inspired event, locals can't stop talking about Tess Bean--a bright-eyed environmental activist with a way of charming both animals and humans alike. Birdie's granddaughter is mesmerized by ethereal Tess's passion for saving the earth and ocean, and even Izzy's old Irish setter becomes attached to the young woman's gentle touch. Except not everyone is a fan of Tess and her strong opinions,...
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"You can never go home again. Whether as caution or lament, the adage meant nothing to Addie Decker because when she left the rural Southwest for college in Los Angeles, she vowed never to return. But when her grandmother's death calls Addie back, she confronts a landscape both familiar and foreign as a sudden boom in gas development threatens her family's ranching heritage even as it promises vital prosperity to her old hometown. With her lover in...
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"Political activist and anarchist author Aric McBay (Full Spectrum Resistance) toggles between the years 2028 and 2051 to give us the experience, with breathtaking realism, of what might happen in the span of just one generation to a society that is already on the brink of collapse. In 2028 environmental activists hesitate to take the fight to the extreme of violent revolution. Twenty years later, with the natural environment now seriously degraded,...
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 26
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"Lucy doesn't know what to expect as she arrives on a private Maine island owned by eccentric billionaire Scott Newman, only that the exclusive experience should make for a very intriguing feature story. An avid environmentalist, Scott has stripped the isolated property of modern conveniences in favor of an extreme eco-friendly lifestyle. A trip to Holiday Island is like traveling back to the nineteenth century, and it turns out other residents aren't...
12) Lost and found
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"Trudy Yoder shares a passion for birding with Micah Weaver--and she has an even greater passion for Micah. Their friendship is finally turning romantic when Micah abruptly grows cold. Worse still, he wants to leave Stoney Ridge. Micah Weaver thought he was over Trudy's older sister. A year and a half ago, Shelley had broken his heart when she ran away from Stoney Ridge to pursue a singing career in Nashville. Then, out of the blue, she's started...
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Seventeen-year-old Laurel Graham has a singular, all-consuming ambition in this life: become the most renowned nature photographer and birder in the world. The first step to birding domination is to win the junior nature photographer contest run by prominent Fauna magazine. Winning runs in her blood -- her beloved activist and nature-loving grandmother placed when she was a girl. One day Gran drags Laurel out on a birding expedition where the pair...
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Rainbow magic. Earth fairies volume 5
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Rainbow magic. Earth fairies volume 1
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
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IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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16) Tuf voyaging
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"Haviland Tuf is an honest space-trader who likes cats. So how is it that, in competition with the worst villains the universe has to offer, he's become the proud owner of the last seedship of Earth's legendary Ecological Engineering Corps? Never mind, just be thankful that the most powerful weapon in human space is in good hands--hands which now control cellular material for thousands of outlandish creatures. Armed with this unique equipment, Tuf...
17) Touch the Earth
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Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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While on the White Feather Flier, children learn to do what they can to help save the environment, including creating clean water for people to drink and taking pollution out of the ocean.
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Rainbow magic. Earth fairies volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
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IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Rachel and Kirsty are volunteering for a gardening project. They're going to turn an unused lot into a beautiful garden. But first they need to find Edie's missing wand-before it's too late!" --
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Rainbow magic. Earth fairies volume 7
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
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IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Rainspell Island's weather is wacky-and it's all because Carrie the Snow Cap Fairy's magic wand is missing. Her magic helps keep the earth's climate under control. Rachel and Kirsty are determined to outsmart Jack Frost and keep the earth clean and green!" -- From amazon.com.
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
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IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Rachel and Kirsty are helping Milly the River Fairy clean up a polluted river. But goblins keep getting in the way. The girls need to get Milly's wand back to make the river a safe place again" --