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Author
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 15
Formats
Description
Chronicles the history of the Mighty Mites high school football team from their early twentieth-century origins within a Freemason orphan-and-widow home, to their dominant status in the 1930s and 1940s, to their prestigious state-champion competitions.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"A special-ops veteran of the war in Afghanistan returns to a broken marriage. When we meet him, he may or may not have killed his estranged wife. He is on the run with his two children-an adolescent boy who is big enough to fight back and an 8-year-old girl who wants to believe her father is a good man. The FBI agent in pursuit has family troubles of his own, including a suicidal daughter, but he can't get back home because of his unnatural obsession...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Bright illustrations, wacky lists, nerd words, and colorful layouts enhance this fun-filled reference guide to facts and figures on an assortment of interesting animals, people, places, and things, including what makes pink flamingos pink and the most expensive movie flops ever made.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Feminist organizing by marginalized populations such as queer, anticapitalist, and non-white women, has pushed for abolition as a response to forms of state and interpersonal gender and sexual violence, but have largely been erased from this political moment. Leading scholar-activists trace historical genealogies, internationalist learnings, and everyday practices to grow our collective present and future that don't include police or new jails.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Birdy has made a mistake. Everyone imagines running away from their life at some point. But Birdy has actually done it. And the life she's run into is her best friend Heather's. The only problem is, she hasn't told Heather. The summer job at the Highland Scottish hotel that her world class wine-expert friend ditched turns out to be a lot more than Birdy bargained for. Can she survive a summer pretending to be her best friend? And can Birdy stop herself...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Renowned economic forecaster Harry S. Dent, Jr., explains that by 2010 rising oil prices and peaking generational spending will lead to a more severe downtrend for the global economy and individual investors alike. He outlines the critical issues that will face us and offers long- and short-term tactics for weathering the storm.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"In The Open-Air Life, Swedish-American writer Linda McGurk introduces readers to a wide array of Nordic customs and practices that focus on slowing down and spending more and more of ones' time outdoors. An outdoorsy cousin of hygge, friluftsliv is what Nordic people do outside all day before they cozy up in front of the fireplace with their wool socks on and a cup of hot cocoa"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2022].
Description
"Expensive ingredients, long shopping lists, convenience over quality: recipes weren't always this complicated and disappointing-and they don't have to be anymore. If you're craving a cookbook that'll put the "easy" back into "weeknight cooking," then let Tara Ippolito teach you the right way to do dinnertime. With dozens of warm and cozy meals, you'll never struggle to whip up an easy, exciting dinner again"--
14) Spirited away
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A young girl, Chihiro, finds herself trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call on the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world. An unforgettable story, brimming with creativity, this will take viewers on a journey beyond imagination.
15) Ratchet & Clank
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
With the help of the Galactic Rangers, Ratchet and Clank struggle to stop Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana galaxy.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Inflicted with a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out to the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Lady Eboshi and a proud clan of humans against the forest's animal gods who are led by the brave Princess Mononoke, a young woman raised by wolves.
17) Police brutality
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
This title addresses controversies related to police brutality including are police using excessive force? Is police brutality a widespread problem in the United States? How can police brutality be stopped? What is the US government's response to police brutality?