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Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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From the Newberry Medal and Corretta Scott King Award winning author, three bestselling novels that have been called “a modern classic” by NPR and “marvelous” by The New York Times are now available for the first time in one ebook collection!
Included in this set are three cherished and unforgettable books about Black family life, important moments in history, and dealing with tough situations with determination...
Included in this set are three cherished and unforgettable books about Black family life, important moments in history, and dealing with tough situations with determination...
2) Banned books for kids: reading lists and activities for teaching kids to read censored literature
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In our polarized environment, the censorship and outright banning of children's books that some people deem to be controversial or objectionable remains a major concern for schools, libraries, and communities across the United States. Intellectual freedom champion, the American Library Association, created Teaching Banned Books to Kids, a guide that includes both contemporary books that have been banned and classic literature that continues to be...
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English
Description
Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go. Knowing a little of Tyler's past — his biological mother, a heroin addict, died of an overdose when he was three — Casey feels bound to do her best for him. It isn't easy; Tyler continuously lashes out, even trying to attack Casey herself. Investigation into his earlier...
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Language
English
Description
is the powerful new memoir from foster carer and bestselling author Casey Watson. Harley, 13, has been sectioned under the mental health act after attempting suicide. She was spotted climbing the railings on a footbridge that crossed a busy motorway and pulled to safety by a member of the public. After six weeks in hospital, social services are looking for a short-term placement so she can be kept safe while family therapy takes place. Harley has...
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English
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"Journalist Margaret loves her job, writing important stories about the impact of government decisions on day-to-day lives for a respected newspaper in Johannesburg. There's only one problem: her co-worker, Jagger Villain. Is that even his real name? she often wonders. Jagger spends his days writing fluff pieces on everything from the worst-rated barber in Johannesburg to speed dating to male sex toys. To make matters worse, they share a cubicle and...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book is a love letter to the many artists, scenes, and sounds that define North Carolina's extraordinary contributions to American popular music. David Menconi has spent three decades immersed in the state's music culture, where tradition runs deep but the energy has expanded in countless directions. Menconi shows how working-class roots and rebellion tie North Carolina's Piedmont blues, jazz, and bluegrass to beach music, rock, hip-hop, and...
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Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs volume 11
Language
English
Description
A book of magic tricks tries to teach Harry to do tricks properly. / Harry becomes a Horntist's assitant and is fascinated by dino-dentistry.
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Series
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs volume 22
Language
English
Description
The Dinos and Harry go to Dino School! / Harry and the Dinos want to fly a kite, but theres no sign of a breeze at all.
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Series
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs volume 15
Language
English
Description
Harry has difficulty colouring so he goes to Dino World to make a mess. / Harry seraches for the thief who stole his cookie.
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Series
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs volume 26
Language
English
Description
Harry and the Dinos journey through Dino World to find an item for Show and Tell. / Harry and the gang search Dino World for a special paper penguin.
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Series
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs volume 16
Language
English
Description
Harry takes care of an egg, learning that caring for a baby is hard work. / Harry learns that staying up all night is less fun then it sounds.
13) The Book Tour
Publisher
IDW
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A page-turning, Kafkaesque dark comedy in brilliant retro style, this graphic novel watches one man try to keep it together while everything falls apart. Upon the publication of his latest novel, G. H. Fretwell, a minor English writer, embarks on a book tour to promote it. Nothing is going according to plan, and his trip gradually turns into a nightmare. But now the police want to ask him some questions about a mysterious disappearance, and it seems...
Publisher
ABDO
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mr. Victor Hatherly enters Dr. Watson's office with a missing thumb, he says the story is so unbelievable he can't go to the police. So, Watson brings Hatherly to Holmes who can solve unsolvable cases. Join Holmes and Watson on the hunt for the engineer's thumb.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Move over Miss Marple, there’s a smart, stylish new detective in town — meet Miss Willoughby! Orphaned as a child, raised by a family friend (Kelsey Grammer), and skilled in strategy, literature, and martial arts, there’s no case she can’t solve. But even she is baffled when a longtime friend tells her that a ghost is haunting the bookstore she runs. Is someone playing a trick on the poor woman? Is it a hallucination? Or is something more...
16) Scream Queen #1
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Everyone wants to be loved. Even the shambling, macabre mockery of a man who brings terror to the town of Rumson and leaves blood in his wake. But when he sets his sights on Molly, beauty queen of Rumson High, she's going to be more than he can handle! THE DAILY SHOW and FRANK TV's Brendan Hay brings a AMERICAN PIE-meets-FRIDAY THE 13th sensibility to his horror series debut!
Author
Publisher
Pat Miles Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The notion of planning for one's death is intrinsically at odds with our human instinct to avoid considering our own mortality. Although we may contemplate the grief that our life's impermanence would cause to our loved ones, we seldom consider the myriad of emotional and legal issues that can arise afterward. Before All Is Said and Done begins with the experience of author Pat Miles Zimmerman and her husband, Charles "Bucky" Zimmerman. Pat and Bucky...
18) Scream Queen
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Collecting the five issues of BOOM!s hilarious horror miniseries SCREAM QUEEN! Everyone wants to be loved. Even the shambling, macabre mockery of a man who brings terror to the town of Rumson and leaves blood in his wake. But when he sets his sights on Molly, beauty queen of Rumson High, shes going to be more than he can handle! THE DAILY SHOW and FRANK TV's Brendan Hay brings a AMERICAN PIE-meets-FRIDAY THE 13th sensibility to his horror series debut!...
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Nate Wright believes he is AWESOME. At least that's what he'll tell you. Truth is, he has his doubts. But he's not about to let the rest of the world know that. Instead, Nate finds himself constantly trying to prove how great he is to everyone around him. But there are many bumps on the road to Awesomeness, from his annoying sister, to his academic arch-nemesis, to his pure evil social studies teacher. Luckily, Nate is able to express...
Publisher
Valiant Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (IVAR, TIMEWALKER) and all-star artists Pere Prez (UNITY), Khari Evans (HARBINGER) and Clayton Henry (HARBINGER WARS) join a jam-packed roster of special guests for the second oversized hardcover collection of the Harvey Award nominated series io9 calls the best damn comic.
For centuries, the cloak-and-dagger coalition of conspiracies collectively known as The Sect has worked together to bring silent...