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Publisher:
Holiday House
Pub. Date:
©2024
Language:
English
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Eleven-year-old Lou wishes she could turn back time to mend her friendship with Francie after a terrible fight, so when Lou befriends Cece she is eager to prove herself, but as she uncovers the truth about Cece's family, she grapples with what being a good friend means.
"It's the thirty-fourth day of sixth grade at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mayfield, Missouri, and eleven-year-old Lou wishes she could rewind time. She wants to go back to the ninth...
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English
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At the age of twenty-four, Apsley Cherry-Garrard was one of the youngest members of the Terra Nova expedition. This was Robert F. Scott's second attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. Cherry's application to join the expedition was initially rejected as Scott was looking for scientists, but he made a second application along with a promise of £1,000 (equivalent to £103,000 in 2019) towards the cost of the expedition. Rejected a second...
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Publisher:
Duke Classics
Language:
English
Description:
The Worst Journey in the World is the autobiographical account of a disastrous Antarctic expedition by one of its survivors. Cherry-Garrard's account of the expedition is held in high regard, because of his frank, unflinching discussion of the horrors and trials he survived for such perhaps arbitrary goals.
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English
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"For those who loved New York Times bestseller Rin Tin Tin comes the memorable story of Sergeant Stubby--World War I dog veteran, decorated war hero, American icon, and above all, man's best friend--never before told and timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of World War I. National Geographic tells the story of a stray dog who becomes Sergeant Stubby the War Dog during World War I. Beloved award-winning author and library darling Ann Bausum...
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English
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Duty demands that Anthony Farr, the Duke of Radcliffe, remarry to provide a spare heir, and eligible ladies are vying for a proposal. All he wants is to be a good father to his young son, to see his pig win first prize at the harvest fête, and to stay single. Miss Jane Kent, a long-lost relation of the Penhallow family, arrives in the neighborhood and is promptly befriended by the Duke's son. Anthony comes to realize that Jane is smart, fun and...
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Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
I am an ex-convict, and have, spent twenty-five years in prison. This is the only honest way of making a living, which does not bore me stiff. The spirit of adventure is never stronger in a man than on the day he is, released from prison. The theory that prison crushes a man's spirit is all bunkum. One of the first things I did when I came out of prison was to look round for a nice genteel way of swindling the public. I came out of prison with the...
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English
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Act out the story of two friends who make themselves flat so they can travel to Egypt and China! Learn about the pyramids, the Nile River, the Great Wall of China, the Terra-cotta Warriors, and more! The roles in this script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to easily implement differentiation and English language learner strategies and assign specific roles to students in a way that accommodates individual reading...
10. Worst Friends
Publisher:
Level 33 Entertainment
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
Description:
See what happens when self-involved prankster Jake gets hit by a car and the only person around to take care of him is his childhood friend Sam. With the help of pretty, no-nonsense physical therapist Lily, Sam agrees to help Jake recover, but when Sam's
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Publisher:
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date:
[2024]
Lexile measure:
940L
Language:
English
Description:
"The book's introduction puts canine senses into evolutionary perspective and includes theories about the origin of today's dogs. Each of the following five chapters opens with a real-life canine anecdote and goes on to examine one of the five main senses, explaining canine senses from both an evolutionary and scientific perspective. A concluding chapter explores whether or not dogs have senses that people do not and includes a round-up that compares...
Series:
Criterion collection volume 1132
Publisher:
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
Norwegian
Description:
Chronicling four years in the life of Julie, this modern story about the quest for love and meaning explores a young woman’s navigation of the troubled waters of her love life and career path, ultimately leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
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Publisher:
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date:
2007
Language:
English
Description:
Every Saturday, while helping polish the lens of the lighthouse his grandfather tends, nine-year-old Will tells a tale he hopes will top Grandad's, but Grandad always wins until Dad reminds Will of a long-forgotten escapade with his brother.
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Publisher:
Patsy Trench
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
In 1801 Mary Pitt, a 53-year-old widow and mother of five, left her home in Fiddleford in Dorset to sail across the world to live in a penal colony in a country that was then considered by its recent arrivals to be the worst country in the world. Colonial New South Wales was then barely fourteen years old, an experiment that looked as if it was going to fail. What on earth made her go there? "The Worst Country in the World" is a story about the early...
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Publisher:
Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date:
2010
Language:
English
Description:
All of the failings and missteps of celebrities, politicians, and a few just-plain-dumb folks, as seen on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Keith Olbermann is more popular than ever, and ratings for Countdown are up 85 percent over the last year. A key feature of the program is his daily award for "The Worst Person in the World." From Ann Coulter and Barbara Bush to Bill O'Reilly and more, he brings the best of his "worsts" together in a wildly...
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Publisher:
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"After saving his classmates from The Monocle, and now that he has access to tons of cool crime-fighting gadgets, Leon is the superhero his school needs. Or at least . . . he thinks he is. Leon's vigil-antics make Mom and Principal Principle angry, but even worse, they cause a conflict with his best friend, Carlos, who starts to draw mean comics about Leon. Meanwhile, Leon struggles to keep his mom's superhero identity a secret"--
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Publisher:
Capstone
Pub. Date:
2023
Lexile measure:
500L
Language:
English
Description:
Liam and his mom want to adopt a dog from the shelter. While there are many well-behaved pups to choose from, Liam notices one that's kept away from the others-with a sign that reads "behavior issues." But Liam knows there is no such thing as a bad dog. Can some extra love and training turn the worst dog into the best? K-3 readers will find a friend in this series featuring quiet but strong Indigenous third-grader Liam Kingbird.