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Book cover for "Under this red rock".
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After her brother's suicide, Neely works as a tour guide in the caverns where she meets beautiful, strong, confident Mila, but when a drug-fueled midnight staff party results in Mila's brutal murder, Neely must figure out who killed her - and face the possibility it might've been her.
Book cover for "The Decameron project".
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Presents a collection of short stories originally commissioned by "The New York Times Magazine" as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, and more, in a project inspired by Boccaccio's "The Decameron."
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English
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"Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession . . . or much money in the bank. But Lily is nothing if not resourceful, and now uses Duke's coveted hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts through the treacherous and storied red rock canyons of Utah. It pays the bills but doesn't leave enough to fulfill her dream of buying back the beloved ranch...
Book cover for "Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick".
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In 1925, Zora Neale Hurston was living in New York as a fledgling writer. This collection of stories, found in archives after her death, reveal African American folk culture in Harlem in the 1920s. This book includes eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem gems.
Book cover for "Dora the Explorer".
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Publisher:
Paramount
Pub. Date:
[2004]
Language:
English
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Once upon a time, Dora and Boots went exploring in Fairytale Land. When Boots eats an enchanted banana and falls under a mean witch's spell, Dora must set out on her toughest adventure yet - she needs your help to become la Princesa Dora to save Sleeping Boots. Help her find the Dragon's Red Ring, teach the Giant's rocks to sing, turn winter into spring, and bring the moon to the Queen and King - all while watching out for the witch! Preschools will...
Book cover for "The wolf and the seven little kids".
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Mother Goat rescues six of her kids after they are swallowed by a wicked wolf.
Book cover for "The dude ranger".
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Upon the death of his uncle, Ernest Selby, a young man from Iowa, inherits the Red Rock Ranch in Arizona. When he learns that the ranch's 20,000 cattle have dwindled to 6000 he suspects foul play. Ernest decides to go undercover in order to investigate these strange circumstances and lands a job on his own ranch, posing as a tenderfoot cowboy under a different name. As he makes friends and enemies and courts Annie, the daughter of the crooked foreman,...
Book cover for "A rainbow of rocks".
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Publisher:
Barefoot Books
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 550L
Language:
English
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"A rainbow of rocks -- from red to violet and beyond! Eye-popping close-up photos of real, vibrant rocks and minerals in a rainbow of colors are brought to life by lyrical, rhyming text about the many facets of geology. Includes educational notes perfectfor STEM learning"--
Book cover for "The Greatest Hits".
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Publisher:
Archie
Language:
English
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Pep Comic Issue 381 features the story "Archie and the Gang in Scoop Dupe". Left alone at the school paper, Reggie takes the opportunity to swap his interview assignment with Archie so he can interview a new all girl rock band, while Archie is stuck covering the opening of Miss Beazly's new salad bar. Did Reggie pick the better assignment? Other stories in this issue include "Mr. Weatherbee in Coach Reproach", "Charley and Li'l Jinx in Way to Go!",...
Book cover for "The Duel and Other Stories".
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Classic tales of changing lives and loves from one of Russia's greatest playwrights, a master of the modern short story. Morality, philosophy, and science merge in "The Duel," the classic tale of transformation in which educated Russian aristocrat Ivan Andreitch Laevsky falls in love with the married Nadya Fyodorovna and runs off to the Black Sea with her. As their passion wanes, Nadya turns to other men for comfort, while Ivan indulges in heavy drinking...
Book cover for "Head, shoulders, knees and toes".
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Barefoot Books
Language:
English
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"Develop healthy habits for growing bodies and minds with a fresh twist on a classic movement singalong. Follow a family through a day from home to school in their diverse community as they engage in healthy habits from good hygiene to reading. Includes educational endnotes about each health topic as well as audio and animation"--
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Book cover for "Vantage Point".
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Series:
MacNeice volume 4
Language:
English
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Two bodies have been found in the master bedroom of a mansion in Dundurn's old-money neighbourhood under the mountain. Howard Terry and his son Matthew have both been shot twice in the chest. Under Matthew's body is a doll with blood red cotton wadding spilling out of its head. Nearby, a female mannequin in a nightshirt lies on its back with two bullet holes in the chest. On the other side of town, a body is discovered below the Devil's Punch Bowl...
Book cover for "Escape from ice mountain".
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Publisher:
Square Fish
Pub. Date:
2013
Lexile measure:
760L
Language:
English
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Adventure fiction. Hidden in the remotest reaches of the Red Desert, in a place called Mystic Rock, legend tells of an elite fighting force of meerkats - the Clan of the Scorpion. Under the guidance of Grandmaster One-Eye, and armed with ninja-know-how, these warriors are sworn to protect the world from their enemy, the Ringmaster.
Book cover for "Fortune's Unexpected Groom".
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Jordana Fortune never expected to be single at twenty-nine. She never expected to lose her virginity in the midst of a tornado. And she most certainly never expected to be expecting. But her impulsive encounter with gorgeous pilot Tanner Redmond left Jordana in a family way. How much longer could she keep her condition under wraps? Nothing stays secret in Red Rock for long. When Tanner learns the truth, he runs straight to Jordana's door, demanding...
Book cover for "A Dreamer's Tales".
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Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea. Beyond them to the east, there lies a desert, forever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun. To the south, they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind. Like a great wall is the...
Book cover for "Extreme volcanoes".
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Lexile measure:
IG: Illustrated Guide 1130L
Language:
English
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"Learn more about the destructive force of volcanoes through powerful images and stories. Clear text emphasizes scientific efforts to better understand how to prepare for volcanic eruptions, while appropriately high-impact visuals keep readers engaged"--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "More fun in the new world".
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Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
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Explores the years 1982 to 1987, covering the dizzying pinnacle of L.A.'s punk rock movement as its stars took to the national--and often international--stage.
Book cover for "The big life of Little Richard".
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Publisher:
Diversion Books
Language:
English
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Richard Wayne Penniman, known to the world as Little Richard, blazed the trail for generations of musicians: The Beatles, James Brown, the Everly Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, P the list seems endless. He was "The Originator," "The Innovator," and the self-anointed "King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll." In The Big Life of Little Richard, Mark Ribowsky shares the raucous story of his life from early childhood in Macon, Georgia,...