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[2005]
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"Filmmaker and actor Kevin Mukherji takes us on a fascinating journey into the minds of four American storytellers, giving us an in-depth portrait of what makes these directors tick. John McNaughton, Harold Ramis, John Sayles and Forest Whitaker discuss life, art and the process of film making"--Container.
46782) Only a poor old man
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Pub. Date
[2012]
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Presents the classic comic adventures of Disney's Scrooge McDuck as he hordes his money and protects it from the Beagle Boys.
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[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people in Confederate States were legally free. But word traveled slowly during the Civil War. It wasn't until June 19, 1865--more than two months after the war ended--that the good news finally reached Galveston, Texas. From that moment forward, June 19 became a day to celebrate freedom--first in Texas and then across the country. How did Juneteenth develop over time, and what is...
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2017.
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"Batman finds himself trying to help old friend Harvey Dent ... now known as the villainous Two-Face. The Dark Knight accompanies his foe on a cross-country trip to fix his scarred face and hopefully end the Two-Face identity forever. But when the former Gotham City D.A. sets a plan into motion to free himself, the road gets bumpy and every assassin, bounty hunter and ordinary citizen with something to hide comes out in force with one goal: kill Batman!...
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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
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"Tony Stark,T'Challa, Amadeus Cho...the greatest minds in the Marvel Universe all have one thing in common: they're not smarter than a 4th grader! Now it's time to put Lunella's unrivaled intellect to the test against some of Marvel's finest-- with Devil Dinosaur adding the brawn to her brains. The Thing stops in to defend his missing best pal Reed Richards' pole position!" -- page 4 of cover.
46786) RWBY : Volume 1
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[2013]
Description
"A young hero, an exalted heiress, a troubled rogue, and a party girl-- these are the four members of RWBY, a team brought together and trained fro the sole purpose of combating the rampant evils that plague the fantastic world of Remnant. RWBY focuses on 15-year-old Ruby Rose, a young girl who has just been accepted to Beacon Academy. This ancient school was founded to train the monster-slayers known as Huntsmen and Huntresses. however, Ruby will...
46787) The times of Harvey Milk
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[2004]
Description
Documents the life, career, and assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person elected to public office in San Francisco. Milk was shot to death, along with mayor George Moscone, by city supervisor Dan White on Nov. 22, 1978; White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was paroled in 1985. Examines Milk's life leading up to his assassination, his successful efforts to politically represent San Francisco's gay community, and the city's...
46788) River of doubt (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): Theodore Roosevelt's darkest journey
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2005
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The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights...
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2024.
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Shark princesses Kitana and Mack are back, just in time to attend the ocean's first Surfin' Sharks competition! Surfing is Mack's favorite sport, and he's been working really hard on his routine. But after a high-flying performance, he becomes discouraged once he sees a more talented shark and decides to quit for good. Shark princesses Kitana and Mack are back, just in time to attend the ocean's first Surfin' Sharks competition! Surfing is Mack's...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Drawing from historical records about Andre's life as well as a wealth of anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including Hulk Hogan, and his film co-stars (Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, etc), Brown has created in Andre the Giant, the first substantive biography of one of the twentieth century's most recognizable figures.
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2022.
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"Why the people? Is democracy actually the best form of government? Does it ever work like it’s supposed to? Join Lin and Julie in the middle of an airport, as they wonder aloud how America can ever be a democracy when citizens seem to disagree about everything. With them, we are whisked through political history, and journey through different systems of power, including monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship and oligarchy." --book jacket
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LEGO Ninjago. Masters of Spinjitzu volume 1
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Jay, cole, Zane, Kai, and Sensei Wu are strangers in an even stranger land-- Garmadon City! But the name is not what's strange! The fact that everything is made of stone-- the streets, the buildings, the trees, even the people!-- that's the really strange part. But how do you save people who have been turned into stone who don't want to be saved, and will do anything to stop you?" -- p. [4] of cover.
46795) Kidnapped
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c2012
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A graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Kidnapped," about David Balfour, who is kidnapped and thrown onto a ship, but manages to escape and make his way back through Scotland.
46796) Terry's crew: 1
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2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"Inquisitive young artist Terry strives to make space for himself as the new kid at Rock City Academy, a place where he can finally hone his talents. Terry learns the consequences of dreaming big and the value of real friends along the way"--
46798) The royal historian of Oz
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[2011]
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Sometime in the future, Frank Fizzle's father Jasper, an author and a fan of L. Frank Baum's writing, pens new, but badly-written, stories about Oz, aspiring to be the new "Royal Historian of Oz." When Jasper discovers that Oz is real and steals several items from the magical land to help his writing, Frank and Jasper find themselves pursued by the Tin Man, the Wicked Witch of the West's ghost, and other Oz personalities.
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[2018]
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"Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure...
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[2023]
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"The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel might have been victorious in their battle against the dreaded Devil Nezha, but there's one thing they forgot in all the madness... Dick! First, Robin the Boy Wonder is lost in time and to find him, Batman and Superman will need to get creative! Then learn the untold story of Superman's short-lived sidekick is at last revealed, but what secret connection to one of DC's most timeless tales does this story foreshadow?"--...