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Way I used to be volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 13
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English
Description
"After fourteen-year-old Eden is raped by her brother's best friend, she knows she'll never be the way she used to be"--
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English
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After serving time for a crime she didn't commit, Evangeline returns home to a cold welcome. Her mother blames her for her father's death, and her brothers want her out of their way. When Evangeline learns she's solely responsible for their failing ranch, putting her family's future squarely on her shoulders, she'll have to find a creative way to save their home before they lose it all. Her only ally: the cop who sent her away. Chris Chambers is positive...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"The morning after real estate agent Gemma Brogan has dinner with a prospective client, she's furious at herself for drinking so much. But there will be more to regret than a nasty hangover. She starts receiving mementos from that night: A photo of a hallway kiss. A video of her complaining about her husband. And worse--much worse. The problem is, she doesn't remember any of it. As the blackmailing and menace ramp up, Gemma fears for her already shaky...
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Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In I Used to be a Fish, a boy is inspired by a pet fish and fueled by imagination to tell a whimsical version of his own life story, which mirrors the process of human evolution. Children--and adults--will love the Seussian absurdity of this tale. The book features a timeline of life on earth and an authors note, which includes important facts about evolution.
10) Ali: a life
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English
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"The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times best-selling author with unique access to Ali's inner circle. He was the wittiest, the prettiest, the strongest, the bravest, and, of course, the greatest (as he told us over and over again). Muhammad Ali was one of the twentieth century's greatest radicals and most compelling figures. At his funeral in 2016, eulogists said Ali had transcended race and united the country, but they...
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English
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"Have you ever wondered, "do I have to get past my weaknesses before God can use me?" The answer is no! In hidden potential, Wendy Pope explores the life of a fearful murderer on the run with a speech problem and anger issues--also known as Moses--to show us God's power and grace. Through Moses's story, Wendy helps us see how we can be: faithful, even when we are afraid; Included in God's plans, even with our faults; Useful, even when we've failed;...
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English
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Phryne Fisher is on holiday. She means to take the train to Sydney (where the harbour bridge is being built), go to a few cricket matches, dine with the Chancellor of the university and perhaps go to the Arts Ball with that celebrated young modernist, Chas Nutall. She has the costume of a lifetime and she's not afraid to use it.
When she arrives there, however, her maid Dot finds that her extremely respectable married sister Joan has vanished, leaving...
15) You are enough
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English
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This self-help guide for young readers delivers real talk about eating disorders and body image; tools and information for recovery; and suggestions for dealing with the media messages that contribute so much to disordered eating, written in a easy-to-understand, conversational way.
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English
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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis is an event in American letters.
Lydia Davis is one of our most original and influential writers. She has been called "an American virtuoso of the short story form" (Salon) and "one of the quiet giants . . . of American fiction" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now, for the first time, Davis's short stories are collected in one volume, from the groundbreaking Break It Down
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English
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"How to Brew is a fully revised and updated do-it-yourself guide to making quality beers at home. Written for all skill levels--from beginners to accomplished all-grain brewers--this book includes ingredients, methods, recipes, equipment suggestions, and brewing techniques"-- Provided by publisher.
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American poets continuum volume No. 147
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English
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An "unleashed love song" to her late grandmother, Nickole Brown's collection brings her brassy, bawdy, tough-as-new-rope grandmother to life. With hair teased to Jesus, mile-long false eyelashes, and a white Cadillac Eldorado with atomic-red leather seats, Fanny is not your typical granny rocking in a chair. Instead, think of a character that looks a lot like Eva Gabor in Green Acres, but darkened with a shadow of Flannery O'Connor. A cross-genre...
19) "Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" and other conversations about race
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English
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"Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the black kids sitting together--the white, Latino, Asian Pacific, and, in some regions, American Indian youth are clustered in their own groups, too. The same phenomenon can be observed in college dining halls, faculty lounges, and corporate cafeterias. What is going on here? Is this self-segregation a problem we should...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Psychic medium Matt Fraser, author of When Heaven Calls, is back to unpack the number one question folks ask him: What happens after death? Although we might expect a complicated answer, it's actually pretty simple: We never die! Drawing from thousands of conversations with Spirit, Matt pulls back the curtain on life's hidden revelations: What happens when we cross over; The beautiful realities of heaven and eternal life; The guardian angels who...