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Book cover for "The equalizer 3".
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Publisher:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date:
[2023]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
1.5 stars
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Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.
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Publisher:
Allied Vaughn
Pub. Date:
[2023]
Language:
English
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Follows a single mother with a mysterious past who acts as a vigilante for those who need help and have nowhere to turn.
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English
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"A powerful true story about three Black girls who courageously integrated a New Orleans school on November 14, 1960, told by award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson"--
Book cover for "The Triune Godhead".
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Publisher:
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Do you believe that the fruit is a part of the tree, and vice versa? Do you believe that the tree is intrinsically a part of the seed? Do you believe that the seed is an indwelling component of the fruit? Are the seed, fruit, and tree distinct within themselves, yet connected? If you answered yes to these questions then you have grasped an understanding of the triunity of the Godhead. The theocracy of the kingdom of the Godhead is comprised of three...
Book cover for "What Is Antisemitism?".
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Publisher:
Engage Books
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Antisemitic hate groups have been persecuting Jews for a very long time. The most famous historical instance of anti-semitism was the Holocaust. Antisemitism is on the rise in the world. It's more important than ever to understand what it is and how you can stand up against it. Level 3 readers are aimed at children who are reading by themselves and can grasp new concepts. Key words and captions help readers understand new vocabulary and more challenging...
Book cover for "What Is Sexism?".
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Publisher:
Engage Books
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Sexism is something you learn, not something you are born with. It's at school, at work and even at home sometimes. Movies, books, TV and social media are full of sexist content. It's important to learn how to identify sexism. That way you can stand up to it and help others do the same. Level 3 readers are aimed at children who are reading by themselves and can grasp new concepts. Key words and captions help readers understand new vocabulary and more...
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Publisher:
Engage Books
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Talking about racism is hard. Often people just don't know what to say, so they say nothing. It's important to learn what racism is. Find out why some people are racist and what you can do if you see or experience racism. The more information you have, the more ready you will be to stand up to racism. Level 3 readers are aimed at children who are reading by themselves and can grasp new concepts. Key words and captions help readers understand new vocabulary...
Book cover for "Two Jews = three shuls".
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Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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The year is 1992. A very respected Rabbi is found murdered in his synagogue located in a wealthy suburb on Long Island. Deborah Katzman is the first woman to become president of the synagogue. She is a child survivor of the Holocaust and a successful bankruptcy attorney. The synagogue's lay leaders had hoped that a woman with her background would be able to reduce the growing friction within their walls. The Rabbi had been growing more and more traditional...
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English
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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"Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it's the...
Book cover for "The giver of stars".
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English
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"Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The Peacock Emporium Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call...
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4 stars
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"Laurel Thorpe, Belinda Rowe, and Scarlett Oliver share only two things: a love for the man they all married, Deacon Thorpe -- a celebrity chef with an insatiable appetite for life, and a passionate dislike of one another. All three are remarkable, spirited women, but they couldn't be more different. Laurel: Deacon's high school sweetheart and an effortlessly beautiful social worker; Belinda: a high-maintenance Hollywood diva; and Scarlett: a sexy...
Book cover for "The cookie fiasco".
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Publisher:
Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date:
2016
Lexile measure:
290L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"There are only three cookies and four hungry friends to share them with. This is not good. This is not equal!"--
Book cover for "The chalice of the gods".
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Lexile measure:
710L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
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Percy Jackson's hope for a normal senior year is shattered as the gods present him with three quests, beginning with the retrieval of Zeus's goblet, in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation for college.
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Lexile measure:
840L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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This is a story of a woman of passion and intelligence who refuses to be satisfied with her "place" in society, and asserts her identity and aspirations with defiance and dignity. In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess and soon finds herself in love with her employer who has a terrible secret.
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English
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4.5 stars
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"Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's shooting in There There"-- Colorado, 1864. Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, is brought to the Fort Marion Prison Castle, where he is forced to learn English and practice Christianity by Richard Henry Pratt, an evangelical prison guard who will go on to found...
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Lexile measure:
790L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Four warrior clans have shared the land around the lake as equals for many moons. But a prophecy foretells that three ThunderClan cats will hold the power of the stars in their paws. Jayfeather and Lionblaze know that they are two of the cats in the prophecy. Now the brothers must wait for a sign from StarClan to discover the identity of the third cat.
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Series:
Greer Family volume 2
Lexile measure:
910L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
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When a six-year-old child named Turtle is the sole witness to a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, she and her adoptive mother Taylor have a moment of celebrity that will change their lives forever. Turtle is claimed by Annawake Fourkiller, a Cherokee activist, to have been wrongly taken from the Cherokee nation. Fear of losing Turtle sends Taylor fleeing across the country with her mother Alice, pursued by Annawake. In the course of their journey,...
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Lexile measure:
610L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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This new edition celebrates the art and craft of the quintessential story of the Lost Generation. Presented by the Hemingway family with supplementary material from the Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Library, this edition provides readers with wonderful insight regarding Hemingways first great literary masterpiece. The Sun Also Rises is a classic example of Hemingways spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at...
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English
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4.5 stars
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"A senior partner at a prestigious New York law firm, Kate Morgan couldn't be prouder of her three grown children. Tamara, Anthony, and Claire all went to great schools, chose wonderful career paths, and would have made their father proud. A single mother for years after the death of her husband, Kate keeps a tight rein on her family, her career, and even her own emotions, never once asking herself if she truly knows her children . . . or if her hopes...
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.