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IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
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"A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged. Left behind is a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her mother's sister, a fearful stranger who has...
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In this fictionalized story, Money Mississippi, notorious for the brutal murder of Emmett Till has had a one hundred and eighty-degree turn from its old ways. A mile from the infamous Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market sits a big shiny blue Walmart along an avenue populated with fast-food restaurants and a Starbucks. Young black men with pants sagging walk along the broad sidewalks holding their girlfriend's hands. No one bats an eye if the girl is...
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The Green River, the most significant tributary of the Colorado River, runs 730 miles and has been stopped up by dams, slaked off by irrigation, and dried up by cities. Former raft guide and environmental reporter Heather Hansman paddles the river from source to confluence to see what the experience might teach her about the present and future of water in the West.
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The complete World War II record of one of the most celebrated warships in American history-made famous by her final commanding officer, John F. Kennedy.
In these mainly nocturnal fights, when the Japanese navy was at its apex, America's small, fast-boat flotillas darted in among the enemy fleet, like a "barroom brawl with the lights turned out." Bryant Larson and Rollin Westholm preceded Kennedy as commanders of PT-109, and their fights leading...
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H2O Just Add Water volume 18
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Rikki fears Ryan's explorations on Mako Island will uncover their secrets but Cleo and Bella discount her concern. She almost goes too far trying to stop Ryan from discovering the crystals in the Moon Pool.
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Solo sailors are widely known to be a breed apart, and here's an unforgettable book that shows just how wide a berth they give themselves from the crowds. Several years ago, Miles Hordern, a schoolteacher by training, though he had run away to sea a few times before, set sail on a twenty-eight-foot boat from New Zealand to South America, the largest uninterrupted stretch of water on earth, and into the dominion of icebergs, cyclones, and swells of...
11) The Cold Plunge Cryotherapy Book: Diving Into the Healing Powers of Cold Water Exposure Therapy - Gu
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Are you struggling with stress and poor sleep?Do you lack energy or feel that your body isn't performing the way you would like?The Cold Plunge Cryotherapy Book: Diving Into the Healing Powers of Cold Water Exposure Therapy is the guide you need to improve your overall wellness. This book explores the benefits of cold water exposure therapy and how it can be used to reduce stress, improve sleep, and increase energy. The Cold Plunge Cryotherapy Book...
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Join Jeffrey and Bob as they explore the nature of the water cycle and bravely solve the mystery to catch the culprits harming Mr. Brown.
Jeffrey is in grade 5 and loves science, so when his teacher asks the class to think of a science project to work on, he and his new friend, Bob, decide to learn more about the water cycle and how it affects the community. They learn how local water comes into their homes and how waste water leaves their homes...
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Aristotle and Dante volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 15
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"Aristotle and Dante continue their journey to manhood in this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend...
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U.S. Geological Survey open-file report volume 01-89
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U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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2001
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"Field and laboratories studies between April, 1998 and May, 1999 were conducted using sediment cores collected from South San Francisco Bay to provide initial direct measurements of dissolved-nickel flux from the sediments, and to relate those measurements to both regulated fresh-water point sources and unregulated non-point sources into that component of the estuary."--Introd.
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Scientific investigations report volume 2010-5111
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U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Fact sheet) volume FS-02-086
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U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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Water-resources investigations report volume 01-4274
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U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2002
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English