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Where the Rock Splits the Sky
Philip Webb · Chicken House
Format: Hardcover |
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The moon has been split, and the Visitors have Earth in their alien grip. But the captive planet? That's not her problem. Megan just wants to track down her missing dad...The world stopped turning long before Megan was born. Ever since the Visitors split the moon and stilled the Earth,... |
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How not to choke on tests : achieving academic and testing success
Stephanie Watson · Rosen Pub. Group
Pages: 64
Format: Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats |
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This guide for middle school students will instill confidence for test taking. Theyll find proven tips to help prepare for each test and learn how to beat test anxiety before it can beat them. Topics include how to get motivated, take notes, organize time and thoughts, and win at studying.... |
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If You're Reading This
Trent Reedy · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover |
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From the author of WORDS IN THE DUST and DIVIDED WE FALL: A heartwarming book about a son reconnecting with the father he lost in Afghanistan.Mike was seven when his father was killed in mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan. Eight years later, the family still hasn't recovered:... |
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Chantress
Amy Butler Greenfield · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover |
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Lucy’s Chantress magic will make her the most powerful—and most hunted—girl in England.“Sing, and the darkness will find you.” This warning has haunted fifteen-year-old Lucy ever since she was eight and shipwrecked on a lonely island. Lucy’s guardian,... |
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Encountering Ghosts: Eyewitness Accounts
Mari Bolte · Capstone Pr Inc
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding |
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Ghost stories and tales of hauntings have been told throughout history. The stories are brought to life by people who have encountered apparitions or unexplained noises in the night. The chilling details of the eyewitness accounts might lead you to the question, Are ghosts real? |
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Denton Little's Deathdate
Lance Rubin · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 346
Format: Book |
Get ready to die laughing: this is an outrageously funny ride through the last hours of a teenager's life as he searches for love, meaning, answers, and (just maybe) a way to live on.
Denton Little's Deathdate takes place in a world exactly like our own except... |
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Discovering Ancient China
Jeanne Nagle · Rosen Education Service
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover |
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In this comprehensive volume dedicated to ancient Chinese civilization, upper elementarylevel readers will learn the different dynasties of ancient China, the memorable leaders that spearheaded them, and the lasting influences each period had on civilizations to follow. Readers will learn... |
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Half Bad
Sally Green · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 394
Format: Hardcover |
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Wanted by no one. Hunted by everyone. Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world's most terrifying and violent... |
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Spell Bound
Rachel Hawkins · Disney-Hyperion
Format: Paperback |
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Hailed as "impossible to put down," the Hex Hall series has both critics and teens cheering. With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and humor, this third volume will leave readers enchanted.Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers... |
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The Bamboo Sword
Margi Preus · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 335
Format: Hardcover |
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Set in 1853 in Japan, this novel follows Yoshi, a Japanese boy who dreams of someday becoming a samurai. Unfortunately, as part of the serving class, Yoshi can never become a warrior. He is taken up by Manjiro, the protagonist of Preus's Heart of a Samurai, and becomes his servant and secret... |
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Critical World Issues: Racism
Chuck Robinson · Mason Crest Publishers
Pages: 112
Format: Print book |
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Racism is a belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities that are specific to that race. This belief enables members of one race to distinguish themselves as superior to another race or races. Today, Racism affects the lives of millions of people in many different... |
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Don't Look Back
Jennifer Armentrout · Hyperion Books
Pages: 369
Format: Hardcover |
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Samantha is a stranger in her own life. Until the night she disappeared with her best friend, Cassie, everyone said Sam had it all-popularity, wealth, and a dream boyfriend. Sam has resurfaced, but she has no recollection of who she was or what happened to her that night. As she tries to piece... |
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Origami Explosion: Scorpions, Whales, Boxes, and More!
Christopher L Harbo · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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From whales and scorpions to boxes and flowers, exciting traditional and original paper folding projects await young origami artists. Organized from easy to challenging, each project includes clear, step by step, photo illustrated instructions that make developing paper folding skills fun.... |
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Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights
Larry Dane Brimner
Format: Book |
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In 1965, as the grapes in California's Coachella Valley were ready to harvest, migrant Filipino American workers - who picked and readied the crop for shipping - negotiated a wage of $1.40 per hour, the same wage growers had agreed to pay guest workers from Mexico. But when the Fi |
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