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1) Float
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Wordless picture book about a boy who loses his paper boat in the rain"--
2) Float
Author
Series
Float (Laura Martin) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Emerson can float... he just can't do it very well. His uncontrollable floating is his RISK factor, which means that he deals with Reoccurring Incidents of the Strange Kind. The last place Emerson wants to be is at a government-mandated summer camp for RISK kids like him, so he's shocked when he actually starts having fun at camp--and he even makes some new friends. But it's not all canoeing and capture the flag at Camp Outlier. The summer of fun...
9) Float plan
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Language
English
Description
"Critically acclaimed author Trish Doller's unforgettable and romantic adult debut about setting sail, starting over, and finding yourself. Since the loss of her fiancé, Anna has been shipwrecked by grief--until a reminder goes off about a trip they were supposed to take together. Impulsively, Anna goes to sea in their sailboat, intending to complete the voyage alone. But after a treacherous night's sail, she realizes she can't do it by herself and...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
"Candy Wilson has forgotten to buy the paprika. Turner Davis needs to get his zinnias in. Della Dorner told her mother she was going to the Galaxy Swirl, but that's not where she's really headed on her new Schwinn five-speed. Float Up, Sing Down is the story of a single day. But in that day, how much teeming life! The residents of this rural town have their routines, their preferences, their joys, grudges, and regrets. Gossip is paramount. Lives are...
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English
Description
"As the storm is fast approaching the Louisiana coast, Cora Boisdore refuses to leave the city. Her parents, Joe Boisdore, an artist descended from freed slaves who became the city's preeminent furniture makers, and his white "Uptown" wife, Dr. Tess Eshleman, are forced to evacuate without her, setting off a chain of events that leaves their marriage in shambles and Cora catatonic--the victim or perpetrator of some violence mysterious even to herself....
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English
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A brave knight. A lady beset by suitors. An enchanted horse that topples cities.
Disgraced knight Sir Godfrey would do anything to regain his honour. So when the famed Trojan Horse appears at court, Sir Godfrey volunteers to lead a crusade on the magical beast.
Lady Penelope is sick of life at a convent, waiting for her father to decide who she shall marry. So when a knight appears in the convent garden with a magic horse, she jumps at the chance...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Crocodiles are intelligent and social animals that communicate in many ways. A group of crocodiles in water is called a float, and a group on land is called a bask. They are masters at hiding in water and waiting for an unlucky animal to wander by. Readers discover many fun facts about what life is like in a group of crocodiles and see colorful, up-close photographs of the fierce reptiles in their natural habitat. Accessible text and a helpful graphic...
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Language
English
Description
Davis Miller is a puny, little mouse at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At least that's what the other students call the 4' 7" senior. After years of being depressed, the sickly teen decides to take on an impossible dream. He decides to become a boxer. Then one day in 1975, Miller gets a chance to spar with Muhammad Ali, a bout that will change his life.
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Language
English
Description
Boats are funny animals, especially old boats, and the sailors who ply the waters in them are even funnier.
This series of columns from a monthly column written for Caribbean Compass takes a humorous look aspects of boats and boating in the West Indies, Spanish Main, and north to The Bahama. It ponders the stranger creatures and stranger activities found in the Caribbean. From examinations of boating basics, like anchoring, to marlinspike seamanship...
16) Float the Boat
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Language
English
Description
It's December 2017 and consultant Nick Harmon is screwed. When he finds his ex-flame murdered the night before a reunion, police suspect he's the long-hibernating Surf Club Killer. Nick has his own theory too: that Adnan Sulaiman, the event's guest-of-honor, copycat-killed her. Backing it up only sinks him deeper into suspicion. But Nick's unconcerned. Even if he cuts his own throat, he's going to make Sulaiman pay. Adnan Sulaiman's latest deal...
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English
Description
GOT STUCK?
As a writer, you know stuckness when you see it. And feel it. And, possibly, fear it. You may feel shame. The sense that you're alone with this struggle. Maybe the worst part is not knowing what to do now. Especially after you've tried so many fixes that didn't work.
You're not alone. And feeling stuck doesn't need to be permanent. In fact, the stuckness itself can be a key to discovering what to do next.
A M Carley's handbook for writers...
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Language
English
Description
Float: A Guide to Letting Go seeks to encourage children to process their emotions gently and in a way that allows them purposeful ownership of what they think and how they feel. It will aid them in identifying the root of their feelings, help them to examine their reactions to emotions and decide for themselves what they may be ready to release. The thoughtful use of color and symbols, and the guided practice of breathwork, encourages readers to...
20) Floaty
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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Blah! Mr. Raisin is a bit of a grump. He lives all alone in a little house, and he likes it that way just fine. One day, a mysterious basket appears on Mr. Raisin's doorstep. When he opens it up, it seems there's nothing inside.. until he notices a floating dog bobbing along his ceiling.