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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 24
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France, 1714. In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever--and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across...
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Invisible life trilogy volume 3
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In this hotly anticipated conclusion to his popular Invisible Life trilogy, E. Lynn Harris delivers a masterful tale that traces the evolving lives of his beloved characters Nicole Springer and Raymond Tyler, Jr., and reintroduces readers to their respective lovers, best friends, and potential enemies. Abide with Me moves between the worlds of New York City, where Nicole has recently settled in order to pursue her dream of...
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"The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko is comic and staggeringly tragic, often both in a single sentence ... A grittier, Eastern European, more grown-up The Fault in Our Stars."--Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child. Seventeen-year-old Ivan Isaenko is a life-long resident of the Mazyr Hospital for Gravely Ill Children in Belarus. Born deformed, yet mentally keen with a frighteningly sharp wit, strong intellect, and a voracious appetite for books, Ivan...
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A wickedly funny tale of two rebellious sisters in 1940s Rio de Janeiro.
Euridice is bright and ambitious. But this is Brazil in the 1940s, and society expects her to be a loving wife and mother. While Antenor is busy congratulating himself on his excellent catch, Euridice spends her humdrum days ironing his shirts and removing the lumps of onion from his food, dreaming of the success she could have made of herself - as a writer, dressmaker or culinary...
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Discover the secrets all your favourite house plants have been dying to tell you.
Have you noticed what makes your plants thrive?
As either a keen green-fingered gardener or a first-time owner of a houseplant, this little book shares a fresh glimpse into the natural world and its phenomena right beneath your eyes.
How might a plant speak? What are the ways that plants communicate?
We know they need watering and good soil, but have you ever thought...
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Over the last 220 years, society has evolved a universal belief that electricity is 'safe' for humanity and the planet. Scientist and journalist Arthur Firstenberg disrupts this conviction by telling the story of electricity in a way it has never been told before-from an environmental point of view-by detailing the effects that this fundamental societal building block has had on our health and our planet. In The Invisible Rainbow, Firstenberg traces...
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"Dan Mathews knew that his eccentric mother, Perry Lawrence, was outspoken, foul-mouthed, and, at seventy-nine years old, unable to maintain her fiercely independent lifestyle-so he flew her across the country (with a gay man as her escort) to live with him in a dilapidated Victorian townhouse in Portsmouth, Virginia. What he didn't know was that she was schizophrenic. Over the next five years, Dan and Perry built a rollicking life together fueled...
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This book will serve as a guide for people who are seeking for answers about the unknown, spirits that are tied into religious growth, to understand the knowledge that's unknown in the dark, places in our life journey. But wisdom will bring the understanding that we all seek for in life through our experiences.
I want the reader to be aware that this book is not based on scientific evidence or any evidence-based material in the field of academia.
However,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Documents the inspiring story of the civil rights activist, Olympic gold medalist and history's youngest World Heavyweight Champion, placing his career against a backdrop of boxing's golden age while analyzing misunderstood aspects of his character.
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My Life As Invisible Intestines (with Intense Indigestion) is book # 20 in the Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series. When Wally first becomes invisible (thanks to the handy-dandy OOPS Machine) it's great fun. Now he can do whatever he wants, like defending Opera by humiliating a bully, or helping the local football team come back from a 0-54 score. Then, of course, there's always giving Wall Street a hand in making her first million. . . . But...
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Great Courses volume 23
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English
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Interstellar clouds favor formation of carbon-based molecules over any other kind - not at all what statistical models predicted. In fact, interstellar clouds contain a profusion of chemicals similar to those that occur naturally on Earth. If planets are formed in this rich soup of organic molecules, is it possible life does not have to start from scratch on each planet?
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Discreet but ever faithful, the angels play a vital role in God's plan for our lives. Created as spiritual beings who mediate between us and God, angels serve as our constant companions, advisers, and protectors, watching over us while standing before God's throne in Heaven. In this powerful new audiobook, Odile Haumonte carefully combines the writings of Scripture, Tradition, and the testimony of saints who met angels face-to-face to unveil for you...
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Finally, unhinged thoughts, feelings and secrets of men by men. A once in a lifetime journey into the minds of men told in a language we all understand.
BEING INVISIBLE: Men of Colour Talk About Love, Life, and Fatherhood is a powerful insight into the views and thought processes of black fathers who openly talk about their innermost fears around their masculinity, sexist attitudes, parenting styles, family, love and relationships. Through countless...
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It took forty plus years of intense agonizing sacrifice and struggle for Christopher A. Davis to heed the call of the Most High. In doing so he found his purpose in producing an extraordinary piece of work. “The Invisible Bully: Thriving in a Life with Sickle Cell Anemia” tackles the issues that one may face with the disease head on.
This book shows the importance of having inner strength and fortitude, a positive disposition, understanding the...
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What would it mean if your perfect life was awaiting your discovery? What if you knew the exact steps that would allow you to discover and achieve this perfect life? And what if you had an Invisible Architect-an all-powerful all-knowing best friend at your beckon call to help you discover, design, and achieve your perfect life? And what if your perfect life has already been achieved and is waiting for you to claim it?
This is exactly what award-winning...
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When author Dawn DiRaimondo, PsyD, lost her brother in 2004, she found only one book on sibling loss. So, she wrote the book she wished she had then.
“Surviving Sibling Loss: The Invisible Thread that Connects Us Through Life and Death” is the gold standard of grief books, helping not only people who are grieving but also their therapists, partners, and friends better support their loved ones. The chapters are deliberately short and full of easy-to-find...
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Your world is filled with activity: career family, education, social obligations and much more. Where is God in all of this? How can you experience Him and feel His touch on your life with so much demanding your attention? Glimpses of an Invisible God is filled with powerful scripture readings and inspiring devotional stories about people just like you, who want to uncover God's presence in the midst of their hectic, everyday world. These encouraging...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A riveting work about the woman who sacrificed her future for one of the most famous writers of the twentieth century and a probing look at what it means to be a wife and a writer in the modern world. Looking for wonder and some reprieve from the everyday, award-winning writer Anna Funder slips into the pages of her hero George Orwell. As she watches him create his writing self, she tries to remember her own. When she uncovers his forgotten wife,...