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2) Now or never
Author
Series
Fossil Colorado book volume 4
Pub. Date
2022
Description
Detective Kit Piper is kidnapped by two men who apparently weren't interested in making sure they had the right target. When the kidnappers make a pit stop for food and a hooker, she seizes her chance to escape. No one is more surprised than Simon Ward when he discovers Kit face-first on the floor, wrapped in a soggy blanket the next morning. On top of that, she's black-and-blue and bruised all over. Kit's starting to think she may have misinterpreted...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Actress, producer, and parent Kristen Bell (The Good Place, Veronica Mars, Frozen) and creative director and parent Benjamin Hart have a new challenge for you and your kids: become a purple person! What is a purple person? Great question. I mean, really great! Because purple people always ask really great questions. They bring their family, friends, and communities together, and they speak up for what’s right. They are kind and hardworking, and...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Though the Pony Express has enjoyed a lot of traction over the years, among the authors that have attempted to encapsulate it, none have ever ridden it themselves. While most scholars would look for answers inside a library, Will Grant looks for his between the ears of a horse. Inspired by the likes of Mark Twain, Sir Richard Burton, and Horace Greeley, all of whom traveled throughout the developing West, Will Grant returned to his roots: he would...
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Description
Toronto, 1926. Knowing that he will die without an heir, childless millionaire Charles Millar leaves behind a controversial will: the recipient of his fortune will be decided in a contest that will become a media sensation and be known as the Great Stork Derby. His money will go to the winner: the woman who bears the most children in the ten years after his death. It is a bequest that will have dramatic consequences for the lives of two women-- allies...
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"Paris, 1889. Luz Alana set sail from Santo Domingo armed with three hundred casks of rum, her two best friends and one simple rule: under no circumstances is she to fall in love. In the City of Lights, she intends to expand the rum business her family built over three generations, but buyers and shippers alike can't imagine doing business with a woman...never mind a woman of color. This, paired with being denied access to her inheritance unless...
10) The lost package
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Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
A tour of the busy work that takes place at post offices is depicted through the journey of a lost package that receives a little help reaching its destination, proving that distance cannot keep loved ones apart
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Covering the spectrum of neurodiversity, the book features a range of inspirational people, from actors and entertainers, to athletes and activists, and it shows young neurodiverse readers that often what makes you different can be your key to success. The chapters feature biographies that expand out on to a theme, such as the importance of lived experience in discussions of neurodiversity, challenging stereotypes, representation and creativity....
15) Glow in the Dark
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Pub. Date
2021
Description
A story that tells the enduring power of a mother's kiss-who can measure such love.
16) Little dirt bike
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Little Dirt Bike loves to zoom through puddles and get very muddy. But when his owner puts him away with his engine splattered with mud, trouble arises. They both learn the importance of a bath before bed.
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Series
Universe after volume 1
Description
Think big guns, smugglers, epic space battles, and a telekinetic girl with all the gifts. Jane Kamali is an agent for the Justified. Her mission: to recruit children with miraculous gifts in the hope that they might prevent the pulse from once again sending countless worlds back to the dark ages. Hot on her trail is the Pax--a collection of fascist zealots who believe they are the rightful rulers of the galaxy and who remain untouched by the pulse....
18) One fine day: 2
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
"With No-Ah's childhood friend/tormenter added to the mix, all sorts of new adventures are brewing at the green-roofed house. Nanai the dog, Guru the cat, and Rang the mouse have cooked up even more fun this time around: visiting the library, searching for treasure-- and tailing Rang on her first date?!" -- from publisher's web site.
19) One fine day: 3
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Pub. Date
2010
Description
"Nanai, Guru, and Rang have had their share of fun living with No-Ah in his magical house, but life isn't always strawberries and cream-- it's all kinds of experiences sifted together. Often it is the bitter memories that make happy times taste even sweeter. Enjoy a third helping of heartwarming stories in the final volume of One Fine Day!" -- from publisher's web site.
20) The anti-book
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"Mickey finds a book that promises to erase whatever is written in it, and after filling the page with all the things and people he dislikes, he finds himself in the anti-world where everything familiar is gone"--