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2024.
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"Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its patriarch’s relentless drive for money and power. The daughter of Freddy Trump, the highly accomplished, dashing eldest son of wealthy real estate developer Fred Trump, and Linda Clapp, a flight attendant from a working-class family, Mary lived in the shadow of Freddy’s humiliation at the hands of his father. Fred Trump embodied the ethos of the zero-sum game and among his five children, there could...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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The idea of "Scotland Yard" is steeped in atmospheric stories of foggy London streets, murder by lamplight, and fiendish killers pursued by gentleman detectives. From its establishment in 1829 through the eve of World War II, Scotland Yard—the world’s first modern, professional, and centrally organized police force—set new standards for policing and investigating. Scotland Yard advanced ground-breaking use of forensics—from fingerprints to...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"Though Cioma Schönhaus was only 11 years old when the Nazis first came to power, his cleverness and resourcefulness eventually made him an unlikely hero and bon vivant. As a young adult staying one step ahead of the S.S., Cioma would dine in swanky restaurants and frequent trendy bars and have plenty of romances— all while sabotaging weapons in the munitions factory where he worked. He even bought a sailboat and taught himself how to sail. These...
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Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition"--
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Illustrations ©2024 Beatrice Tinarelli
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An engaging rhyming book about friendship and love featuring adorable mushroom characters and a shiny red foil cover! Follow along with a joyful mushroom as they express their love for their friends in this engaging rhyming book that's all about friendship, fun, and spending time together! Children can discover new mushroom friends on every spread. This fun and friendly board book includes a gentle, rhyming text and colorful illustrations of a variety...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Already a respected lawyer, Elizabeth Warren became the first woman from her state elected to the United States Senate. Today she uses her voice to stand up for the working men and women of America. Learn more about Elizabeth and how she won the support of millions of people across the country.
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[2024]
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Roar! Let's journey back to prehistoric times as we bridge two languages to meet the creatures that roamed our Earth millions and millions of years ago. From gigantic dinos and fast dinos to discovery tools, fossils, and much more, your little ones will be immersed into the fascinating world of dinosaurs.
75) Dolphin pods
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[2025]
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"This book covers the characteristics of dolphin pods and how dolphins work together to survive and hunt"--
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"The #1 bestselling picture book in Korea . . . a laugh-out-loud blend of joyous comics and lush full spread illustrations! Tiger is a bit grumpy. Why won't the other forest animals give him food, even when he yells at them? Why doesn't anyone want to be his friend? Then a talking Dandelion shoots down from space and attaches permanently to his tail. (Don't ask). *shake shake shake* Why won't she come off?! Why does everyone in the forest seem to...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"In the spring of 1992, after a jury returned not guilty verdicts in the trial of four police officers charged in the brutal beating of a Black man, Rodney King, Los Angeles was torn apart. Thousands of fires were set, causing more than a billion dollars in damage. In neighborhoods abandoned by the police, protestors and storeowners exchanged gunfire. More than 12,000 people were arrested and 2,400 injured. Sixty-three died. In Rising from the Ashes...Paula...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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Rosie Schaap had a solid career as a journalist and a life that looked to others like nonstop fun: all drinking and dining and traveling to beautiful places--and getting paid to write about it. But under the surface she was reeling from the loss of her husband and her mother--who died just one year apart. Caring for them had claimed much of her daily life in her late thirties. Mourning them would take longer. It wasn't until a reporting trip took...
80) Ella Fitzgerald
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"Ella Fitzgerald was a groundbreaking musician. Known for her vocal range and precision, Ella moved people with her voice. She also inspired generations of musicians that came after her. This book explores her life and music. A table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, selection of greatest hits, and sidebars are included in this title"--