Feel what it is like to participate in history as you follow in the footsteps of the young men and women who lived it. You will survive a harsh James Towne winter and battle the Redcoats in a Long...
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Author: Buckley, Susan Washburn, Leacock, ElspethSummary: -
Author: Esquith, RafeSummary:Rafe Esquith knows a thing or two about connecting with today's young people. Here he offers parents sound, proven advice on raising children ready to thrive in the 21st century.
Genre: Self-help publications -
Author: Esquith, RafeSummary:
Still teaching fifth graders in a small, leaky classroom in downtown Los Angeles, Esquith fosters a wholesome climate where character, humility, and diligence matter and support is unconditional....
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Author: Karnazes, DeanSummary:
Karnazes reveals the mind-boggling adventures of his nonstop treks through the hell of Death Valley, the incomprehensible frigidity of the South Pole, and the breathtaking beauty of the mountains...
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Author: Sanderson, BrandonSummary:
Those who attain glory return as gods. And those who can master the essence known as breath can perform the most wondrous miracles--or unleash the most devastating havoc.
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Phillips, Jayne AnneSummary:
Teenaged Lark is filled with boundless compassion and tenderness for her younger brother Termite, who cannot walk or talk. Nine years earlier and half a world away, Termite's father faced the...
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: Preus, MargiSummary:In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai,...
Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Wardlaw, LeeSummary:A cat arrives at a shelter, arranges to go home with a good family, and settles in with them, all the while letting them know who is boss and, finally, sharing his real name.
Genre: Juvenile poetry, Humour -
Author: McCarthy, HelenSummary:Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki is the genius behind such animated classics as Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds. His bountiful imagination...
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Author: Reeves, RichardSummary:
Less than three months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and inflamed the nation, President Roosevelt signed an executive order declaring parts of four western states to be a war zone operating...
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Author: Califano, Joseph A.Summary:Drawing on more than two decades of research at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia), founder Joseph A. Califano, Jr., presents a clear,...
Genre: Self-help publications -
Author: Hiaasen, CarlSummary:
An American investigating his mentor's murder finds himself ensnared in a web of lies and treachery in China, where even tomorrow's weather is a state secret.