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"A president who governed a divided country has much to teach us in a twenty-first-century moment of polarization and political crisis. Abraham Lincoln was president when implacable secessionists gave no quarter in a clash of visions inextricably bound up with money, power, race, identity, and faith. He was hated and hailed, excoriated and revered. In Lincoln we can see the possibilities of the presidency as well as its limitations. At once familiar...
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In a world divided, Johann Volcek makes a startling discovery that could end the threat of war forever. With the support of the powerful Director, Volcek prepares to test his invention on a global scale. As the fateful hour approaches, Johann reflects on his work and dreams of a peaceful future for his wife Stefanie and their unborn children. But when the switch is
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New World Library
Pub. Date:
2014
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English
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The book that helped inspire Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See An updated edition of this classic World War II memoir, chosen as one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century, with a new photo insert and restored passages from the original French edition When Jacques Lusseyran was an eight-year-old Parisian schoolboy, he was blinded in an accident. He finished his schooling determined to participate in the world around him....
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Parabola Books
Pub. Date:
[1987]
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Other
Book cover for "All the light we cannot see".
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Pub. Date:
2014
Lexile measure:
880L
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English
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4.2 stars
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"From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum). When she is six,...
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Into Darkness volume 1
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Trauma nurse Aly Cappellucci doesn't need any more kinks. She likes the one she's landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. She fantasizes about one man in particular hunting her down. But she never could have guessed that one drunken text could make those dreams into reality. Josh Hammond has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps...
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Chronicle Books LLC
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English
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In simple text this board book shows the different sea vessels and the noises they make.
Book cover for "Have you seen my dragon?".
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2014
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AD: Adult Directed 380L
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English
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Invite young readers to practice counting to twenty while helping a small boy search the city for his pet dragon.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2018
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English
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5 stars
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As a solitary black bird wings its way through the day, little ones are treated to a magnificent flight from one vibrant color to another.
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Harry Bosch volume 9
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English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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At the end of CITY OF BONES Harry Bosch quit the LAPD, but he's back in a new role, one that will give him more freedom to pursue the cases that compel him. When he left the LAPD Bosch took a file with him: the case of a firm production assistant murdered four years earlier during a $2 million robbery on a movie set. The LAPD, now operating under post 9/11 rules, think the stolen money was used to finance a terrorist training camp.
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English
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Investigating a murder at a solo artist's Quebec village home, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team encounter deceptive nuances in the art world that distort every clue they find with tales of duality and broken hearts.
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HL: High-Low 790L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.4 stars
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"The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center--a women's reproductive health services clinic--its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with...

13. Cars go

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Pub. Date:
2016
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English
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Simple text describes different cars and the sounds they make.
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A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love. It's been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former best friend teases her for not having had a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she's been secretly seeing someone. Brett Wells has it all. As captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys in his school, he should have no problem finding someone...
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The big steam train goes, CHUGGA chugga chugga CHUGGA chugga chugga CHOO CHOOOOOOO! The diesel train goes, "zooosh zooosh ZOOOOOOOOSH ding ding ding!" The American goes, "clang clang clang TOOT TOOT!" All aboard! Take a trip on eight noisy trains as they huff, puff, and toot-toot their way through this lively book! Perfect for the young train enthusiast. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version....
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English
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How the Light Gets In is the ninth Chief Inspector Gamache Novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny.

"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." —
Leonard Cohen
Christmas is approaching, and in Québec it's a time of dazzling snowfalls, bright lights, and gatherings with friends in front of blazing hearths. But shadows are falling on the usually festive season for

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Book cover for "Have you seen my monster?".
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
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Invites young readers to identify shapes while helping a small girl search the fair for her pet monster.
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English
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4.5 stars
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After moving with his wife to an isolated Australian lighthouse where they suffer miscarriages and a stillbirth, Tom allows his wife to claim an infant that has washed up on the shore, a decision with devastating consequences.
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Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 390L
Language:
English
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After drawing a picture of her cat, a young girl searches for the perfect place to hang her masterpiece.
Book cover for "Puss in boots".
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Harry N. Abrams
Pub. Date:
2002
Language:
English
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A clever cat helps his poor master win fame, fortune, and the hand of a beautiful princess.