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1) Promchanted
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English
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"Stella is obsessed with logistics and problem solving, and does not have time for fairy tales, but on a pre-prom visit to Disneyland she and Reece (a boy she accidentally got fired) get swept up in the world of Sleeping Beauty, and the girl who believes in logic, not fantasy, finds herself in a very illogical situation"--
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English
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"Fleeing her prince, Rosamund discovers the Princess Protection Program, an academy where fairy tale princesses evade unwanted fates and unwanted kisses, and as she adapts to real-world life and forms close friendships, she begins to question the academy's secrets and the possibility of changing her own story"--
"Every fairy tale ends with its characters living happily ever after, right? A valiant prince quests long and hard to reach the castle where...
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English
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A witty and wide-ranging exploration of a book that has perplexed and delighted people for centuries: the Talmud. For numerous centuries, the Talmud-an extraordinary work of Jewish ethics, law, and tradition-has compelled readers to grapple with how to live a good life. Full of folk legends, bawdy tales, and rabbinical repartee, it is inspiring, demanding, confounding, and thousands of pages long. As Liel Leibovitz enthusiastically explores the Talmud,...
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Desert songs trilogy volume 1
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English
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"The Scrolls of Deborah transports us to the awe-inspiring landscapes of the past and uncovers the intertwined lives of Rebekah, a revered matriarch in Judaism, and her devoted handmaiden Deborah. In this mesmerizing tale, their strength, wisdom, and love take center stage, shaping their destinies amid a world steeped in tribal tradition. With poignant vulnerability, The Scrolls of Deborah, a work of Biblical fiction and the first installment of the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Ancient Egypt was full of amazing art, fierce pharaohs, and awe-inspiring pyramids. But at times it was also seriously strange. The Egyptians of the past styled wigs made of vegetables and went to war over a snoring hippo. They tried very hard to keep their noses out of trouble, because if they didn't they might risk having them chopped off. Uncover the terrible tales, surprising stories, and hard-to-believe history in ancient Egypt"--
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IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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A timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight the power for the sake of a better world. Arguably no one did more to shape understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and author of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects. Director Matt Tyranuer (Valentino: The Last Emperor) vividly brings to life Jacobs’...
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The Epidavros Project
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
Description
These films started with the kind of question you wonder about sometimes: what would it take for a great idea to become the law of the land? How would that story work? How does democracy work, in fact? HOW DEMOCRACY WORKS NOW looks into the black box between elections and legislation, and seeks to understand what sorts of collaborations and pathways were actually there. The idea we chose was immigration reform, and the tale we followed took us all...
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Dynamite
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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In "Miss Fury: Joy Division," writer Billy Tucci, along with artists Maria Laura Sanapo and Edu Menna, delves into the eponymous deep dark secret of the Nazi regime during the Second World War. Through the 1940s, several Nazi concentration camps featured brothels wherein Jewish women were forced to work as prostitutes for soldiers. This rarely discussed, dark tragedy of history remains starkly relevant today.
Now, Miss Fury and her team of Black...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it before by pre-ordering internationally renowned actor Dame Judi Dench's SHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent - a witty, insightful journey through the plays and tales of our beloved Shakespeare. Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig... Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green... Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin...
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English
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"Life in the G details the G League experience and the relentless pursuit of the NBA dream through the lens of the Birmingham Squadron's first season"--
"The G League is the official minor league of the National Basketball Association. Life in the G is about the arduous quest to achieve an improbable goal: making it to the NBA. Zeroing in on the Birmingham Squadron and four of its players-Jared Harper, Joe Young, Zylan Cheatham, and Malcolm Hill-Alex...
11) Dragonfruit
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Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person's greatest sorrow. But as with all things that offer hope when hope has gone, the tale comes with a warning. Every wish demands a price. Hanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that...
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Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812--a tale of treachery, shipwreck, isolation, and the desperate struggle for survival. Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans, including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard, abandoned in the barren, windswept, and inhospitable Falklands for a year and a half. With deft narrative skill and...
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Tommy Nelson/Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"This first illustrated Bible storybook from one of the world's top Bible scholars draws connections across all of God's very good story, His Word. This practical Bible guide shares family favorite stories, plus some that may be new, combining a theologian's expertise with narratives that draw kids into the good news of the world's greatest tale"--
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Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"North America has a rich tradition of folk stories and tall tales. Native American myths and legends, Frontier-era folk heroes, and traditional homespun tall tales have delighted adults and children alike for generations. Folk Stories and Tall Tales is a treasury of the very best North American stories, all beautifully illustrated in Zanna Goldhawk's traditional, folk-inspired style. This anthology introduces children to North America's heritage...
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Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of Boy Erased, an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the love story between two men in Puritan New England. Cana, Massachusetts: a utopian vision of 18th-century Puritan New England. To the outside world, Reverend Nathaniel Whitfield and his family stand as godly pillars of their small-town community, drawing Christians from across the New World into their fold. One such Christian, physician Arthur...
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Running the Goat
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Jack may be good at following recipes, but he's not very good at following directions When his two older brothers fail to find the golden bird that made off with their father's prized golden apples, Jack steps up for the job. But there are many challenges to be faced along the way; without the help of a fast and friendly fox, Jack just might not make it. With a smart princess who loves grunge rock, angry kings, magic animals, conniving siblings,...
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Square Peg
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
Description
Explore what your medieval life would have been through a choose-your-own-adventure full of quizzes, how-to guides, diagrams and flow charts that takes you from your birth to your gruesome end, revealing your patron saint, the fate of your love life and the trials and tribulations you faced along the way. Then, discover everything you need to know to survive the natural world, from stripping naked to survive a wolf attack, decoding the significance...
19) Your utopia
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
Description
"From the acclaimed author and translator of Cursed Bunny, a fresh, uncanny, and utterly profound collection of stories set in near and distant futures that reflect our deepest fears -- and deepest desires. Bora Chung's inimitable blend of horror, absurdity, and dark humor reaches its peak in these tales of loss and discovery, dystopia and idealism, death and immortality. In a thrilling translation by the acclaimed Anton Hur, readers will experience...
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
Description
In this original version of the traditional tale, the three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the somewhat bad wolf--who is really just very hungry and frustrated that the pizza parlor will not serve him.
Tres cerditos gastan su dinero en papitas, soda y algunosmateriales de construcción. Así que no es ninguna sorpresa cuandoel lobo le derrumba la casa a los dos primeros cerditos. Perocuando el lobo no puede derrumbar la casa de ladrillos...