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81) Poison Pen
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Bailey Hargrove only dreamed of becoming a published author until she met bestselling author Harini Samuels whose literary brilliance lit a fire in Bailey. When Harini offered to mentor Bailey, it was a dream come true until the project Bailey worked so diligently on, became Harini's next bestselling novel.More than a decade later, Bailey's put the terrible experience with Harini behind her forever and she's begun to fulfill her dreams as a successful...
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"Finalist for the 2009 National Book Award, Nonfiction" "Winner of the 2010 Gold Medal in Biography, Independent Publisher Book Awards" "One of The Washington Post critics' Holiday Guide's "Best Books of 2009"" "Honorable Mention for the 2010 PROSE Award in Biography & Autobiography, Association of American Publishers" Adrienne Mayor is the author of Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World...
83) Poison Dart Frog
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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This book describes how a poison dart frog's skin releases poison that can kill predators-or people! Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels (grades 2-3) but are designed for older...
84) Poison Dart Frog
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces facts about poison dart frogs, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.
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No memories, no identification, no cell phone. But there's a murderer who knows exactly who she is…
Dusky Anne Wild is happy to be home. Returning after working a case overseas, the cop-turned-true-crime-writer is determined to track down an elusive London serial killer who fled to the States. But when a dead man turns up in a rave club bathroom with the fugitive's signature M.O., the seasoned investigator fears she's still too many fatal steps...
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Poison dart frogs come in a rainbow of colors, and most are less than 2 inches (5.1 cm) long. However, this tiny package can come with a strong dose of venom! Travel to these frogs' tropical home in Central and South America and learn more about these tiny terrors, from their life cycle to their habitat and history. Photographs show off their brilliant colors, while in-depth text draws in young readers and makes connections to elementary science topics....
87) Poison and Exile
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Poison and Exile' is the sensational second book of the fantasy series, 'Lucy's Crypt', which follows the vividly imaginative first book, 'The Invitation'.
Lucy wanders perilously among the deranged creatures of Josso Jungle. An eerie luminescence perforates the damp dark. When she stumbles across a team of ecologists from Trimany, she longs to earn both their trust and friendship. But what will happen when they find out who she really is and what...
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The year is 1986 in the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic mosaic that is Hawaii. Poison in Paradise is about power politics, crime arrogance, cover-ups, the media, and the inner working of a legislature. It is set at a time when the environmental movement was just learning to challenge the growing appetite for development and profit. Follow the inner thoughts and maneuvers of rival legislators, and how the world of the state capitol is interwoven with...
89) Poison and Honey
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Keep your head down. Watch out for dark magic. And whatever you do, stay away from the sly, handsome prince. Leigh Morgan has known that magic exists ever since an unearthly monster abducted her sister. It's why she's in Otherworld now, posing as a servant in its dark, decadent palace. She's gathering intelligence and working with a small band of allies to bring down the Others and free their human captives. Her mission depends on blending in, so...
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Its the first half of the 1980s: theres a stupid old man in the WHITE HOUSE rabid to destroy the American MIDDLE CLASS: the NEW WORLD ORDER is crushing ART with IRONY, and our most recent resistance to Capitalist Conformity, PUNK ROCK, through co-option; selling out is suddenly de rigueur while hipness shrinks to a synonym for posing as if neither ART nor LOVE had ever existed in the WESTERN WORLD. POISON AND ANTIDOTE is nine interrelated stories...
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Mars 1940. Paulette, 23 ans, fait la connaissance de Jojo, viticulteur en haute vallée du Rhne. Il est amoureux, elle, on peut se le demander, tant il est évident qu'elle ne voit dans cette rencontre que l'opportunité de quitter ses parents.
Qui est Paulette à part ambitieuse? Pourquoi est-ce si compliqué de vivre avec elle? Son enfance, difficile selon elle, permettrait donc de tout justifier?
Gare à ceux qui se mettront sur le chemin d'un...
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Taking readers further into The Gate Cycle, Kristin Jacques will thrill fans of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn and Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone.
Every magic has a flavor, from the cold, cloying sweetness of the Winnowrooks to the hinted rot and bitter earth of the Mire witches. To know the flavor of one's magic is to know the poison that will control it.
Oswin Brixby is a traveling Meister, accompanied by his dearest childhood friend and helpmate,...
94) Poisoned ground
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"When a powerful development company sets its sights on Mason Country, Virginia, as the location for a sprawling resort for the rich, the locals begin taking sides. Many residents see the resort as economic salvation for the small Blue Ridge Mountains community, while others fear the county will become financially dependent on a predatory company. Few oppose the development more vocally than veterinarian Rachel Goddard. She sides with locals reluctant...
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Baratta's Darkness, Book 1 Baratta: mysterious, unfathomable, and resolute.They've said I'm missing that little something that everyone else has. Empathy. But I guess your mom dying when you're young, being raised by the Mob afterwards then recruited into a top secret squad within the military to train as a killer may do that to you. My Aunt and Uncle are the only ones I need. Until her...Fiona: talented, bold, and renowned.My brother has always been...
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There is an ongoing myth that if a woman wants to murder someone, she will use poison. These claims are partially true because 40% of killers who used poison are female. Surely, women do have more opportunities to administer the dangerous concoction to their victims because they are the caregivers. The women cook food, take care of a household, etc. And in the past, poison was simply laying around in forms of different cleaning agents and rodenticides......
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After squashing Poison Ivy's plans to pilfer the patrons of a Gotham City gala, Batman and Robin puzzle over her foiled plot. Why would Ivy target a fundraiser for Robinson Park-the city's largest green space? All signs point toward the vine-loving villain's desire to let her fiendish foliage flourish freely-especially when a ferocious forest suddenly arises in Robinson Park. Now the Dynamic Duo must dash into the weird and wild woods to face Poison...
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When animals and people begin to disappear in one of GOTHAM CITY'S parks, BATMAN suspects that the deadly POISON IVY and her creepy plants are at work again. But the green villainess is locked behind bars. BATMAN goes to investigate, and just in the nick of time. When he arrives at the park, he sees a police officer dragged into the depths of the sewer system. The officer was pulled there by living vines!
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Imagination station volume 25
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IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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When kids step into the Imagination Station, they experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure and excitement. Each book whisks readers away on the adventure with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time.
In Poison at the Pump, Patrick and Beth travel back in time in the Imagination Station to London, England, during the cholera epidemic of 1854. The cousins join Dr. John Snow,...
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Lisa Shea would love to not have written this book on Poison Ivy. She'd love to not know anything at all about poison ivy. Unfortunately, life had other plans for her. So she figured, if she had to endure year after year of poison ivy rashes, at least she could do some good with that knowledge. All of her trial-and-error experiments on her own body will now help you zip through your poison ivy experience as quickly as humanly possible.
Learn what...