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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 11
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Eerie illustrations enhance a blood-curdling edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most-celebrated Sherlock Holmes mystery, bringing its delicious shivers to a new generation of readers. Is it true that a hellish hound is haunting the lonely moors, hunting down the hapless Baskervilles through the generations? If anyone can put this chilling legend to rest, it's Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. It seems the body of the latest owner of the Baskerville...
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A graphic novel biography following the life of Bobby Fischer, from chess wunderkind and national hero to his eventual spiral into madness and infamy
The life of Bobby Fischer (1943–2008) had many unexpected moves-from his solitary childhood to his stratospheric accomplishments in the world of competitive chess, and eventually, his decent into mental illness and disgrace. Black & White begins in Brooklyn, where Fischer was born and raised by a...
3) Penguins
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Learn about Penguins"--
4) Zebras
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English
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Look inside this fun picture book to learn all about Zebras!
5) Giant pandas
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Learn about Giant Pandas"--
6) Polar bears
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"In this book, early fluent readers will learn how polar bears live and survive in the ocean. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the mammal's appearance, diet, life cycle, and behaviors. Take a Look! infographics highlight and label the mammal's range and habitat as well as its anatomy. Sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity offers readers an opportunity...
7) Orcas
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"In this book, early fluent readers will learn how orcas live and survive in the ocean. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the mammal's appearance, diet, life cycle, and behaviors. Take a Look! infographics highlight and label the mammal's range and habitat as well as its anatomy. Sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity offers readers an opportunity...
8) Skunks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"In Skunks, beginning readers follow a skunk as it looks for food and defends itself against a predator. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn all about this stinky animal. A labeled diagram helps readers identify a skunk's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about skunks online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate...
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"Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts."- Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant.
As the youngest NBA and All-Star game player, the youngest to reach 10,000, 20,000 and 30,000 points and ranked third in NBA's all-time scoring and postseason list, few can deny that Kobe is one of the greats of basketball.
Have you ever wondered what makes Kobe great and sets him apart?
In this biography of Kobe Bryant, James doesn't just reveal...
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Ruth Tucker recounts a harrowing story of abuse at the hands of her husband-a well-educated, charming preacher no less-in hope that her story would help other women caught in a cycle of domestic violence and offer a balanced biblical approach to counter such abuse for pastors and counselors. Weaving together her shocking story, stories of other women, and powerful stories of husbands who truly have demonstrated Christ's love to their wives, with reflection...
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Working against racism is part of what it means to call Jesus Lord and Savior.
Most of us don't need to make speeches. We need to make friends. This is the core message of Black and White: racism can be disrupted by relationships. If you will risk forging friendships with those who do not look like you, it will change the way you see the world, and that could change the world.
The coauthors, Teesha Hadra, a young African American woman, and John...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Gideon's short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and everyone else ... moved on ... Now he's sixteen and officially retired. That is, until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon's door, needing his help ... As a cover, Gideon joins Lily on the school paper. Surprisingly, he finds himself warming up to the welcoming, close-knit staff ... especially Tess, the cute, witty editor-in-chief"--
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"In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama¿́¿s Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit to their children. As a single African American mother in Baltimore, Ryan has struggled with each gut wrenching, race...
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When the prestigious law firm of Wayne, Rothstein, and Lincoln catches two major cases-a rape case against a white NBA star who allegedly raped a black stripper, and a murder case against a black rapper who allegedly killed a gay couple and two policemen-Bill O'Neil and Ben Turner are tasked with handling these racially charged litigations. The cases hit emotional chords with the two lawyers and force them to reckon with their interracial relationships...
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"A meditation on race and identity from one of our most provocative cultural critics. A reckoning with the way we choose to see and define ourselves, Self-Portrait in Black and White is the searching story of one American family's multigenerational transformation from what is called black to what is assumed to be white. Thomas Chatterton Williams, the son of a 'black' father from the segregated South and a 'white' mother from the West, spent his whole...
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"Why don't you come up and see me sometime?" Mae West invited and promptly captured the imagination of generations. Even today, years after her death, the actress and author is still regarded as the pop archetype of sexual wantonness and ribald humor. But who was this saucy starlet, a woman who was controversial enough to be jailed, pursued by film censors and banned from the airwaves for the revolutionary content of her work, and yet would ascend...
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A luminous and inspiring portrait of a Black pioneer and artistic force-Eartha Kitt-and one of the most moving mother/daughter stories in Hollywood history.
In this unique combination of African-American, music, and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen-Eartha Kitt-as revealed by the person who knew her best, her daughter.
Eartha, who was a mix of Black, Cherokee, and white, identified as Black, but...
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In this rich multigenerational saga of race and family in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, William Sturkey reveals the personal stories behind the men and women who struggled to uphold their southern "way of life" against the threat of desegregation, and those who fought to tear it down in the name of justice and racial equality.--
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Sheriff Jeff McQuede becomes suspicious when a robber breaks into the Coal County Museum and steals only one item - a black-and-white class photograph. Under the name Jerome Slade the photographer had printed two ominous words: never graduated. When a body is unearthed beneath the newly demolished school, McQuede realizes Slade had not left Black Mountain the night of the spring dance. McQuede soon uncovers hidden rivalries between Slade and his classmates....