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Edge of Nowhere

John Smelcer · Leapfrog Press

More psychological depth than Robinson Crusoe.Frank McCourtPraise for Lone WolvesA beautiful and moving story of courage and love.Ray BradburyPowerful, eloquent, and fascinating, showcasing a vanishing way of life in rich detail.Kirkus ReviewsAn adept focus on coming-of-age and an illuminating...
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High-Pressure Youth Sports

Maryann Hudson · Abdo Publishing Company

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Gracefully Grayson

Ami Polonsky · Disney Press
Pages: 243
Format: Hardcover

"Tenderly and courageously told, Gracefully Grayson is a small miracle of a book. Its story is so compelling I found myself holding my breath as I read it and so intimate I felt as if what was happening to Grayson was happening to me. Thank you, Ami Polonsky, for creating this memorable...
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Sports Injuries

Gale (Editor) · Greenhaven Press

By focusing on the controversies surrounding diseases and disorders, this 7-vol. set supports debate assignments and helps develop critical thinking skills, and also helps patients and family members learn about and deal with a disease or disorder. Each volume includes numerous color photos,...
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Do You Know Who You Are?

Megan Kaye , · DK CHILDREN

What do your music choices reveal about your personality? What kind of a risk-taker are you? How have your changed since you were a kid? Where do you fit in your immediate family? What makes you happy - really, truly happy? Learn about your skills, dreams, desires, and personality with...
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Machines and Weaponry of the Vietnam War

Charlie Samuels · Gareth Stevens Publishing

Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Machines and Weaponry of the Vietnam WarAuthor: Samuels, CharliePublisher: Publication Date: 2013/01/01Number of Pages: 48Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012034541
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Dangerous

Shannon Hale · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 408
Format: Hardcover

How far would you go to save the ones you love? And how far would you go to save everyone else?Maisie Danger Brown just wanted to get away from home for a bit and see something new. She never intended to fall in love with a boy at space camp. And she certainly never intended to stumble...
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The Tightrope Walkers

David Almond · Candlewick Press, 2015. ©2014
Pages: 326
Format: Print book

International award winner David Almond draws on memories of his early years in Tyneside, England, for a moving coming-of-age novel, masterfully told.A gentle visionary coming of age in the shadow of the shipyards of northern England, Dominic Hall is torn between extremes. On the one hand,...
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Immigration Reform

NoeÃŒ?l Merino · Greenhaven Press
Pages: 90
Format: Print book

The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists...
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