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What are the Friends up to today? Are they hunting treasure and getting into playground games? Maybe they're discovering what it means to be an adult and the true meaning of Christmas, or finding fashionable kitchenware and losing their marbles! Come on down to Japari Park and get a glimpse of their chaotic, delightful world!
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Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
Ever since she wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, Ellie's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by her list of Fat Girl Rules, which are all about not standing out. And she's found a haven in her swimming pool, where she...
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Contains a collection of articles published in the "New York Times" by various authors exploring restorative justice as an alternative to prison sentences. Discusses the causes of high prison populations, the effects of high reoffending rates, and the viability of restorative justice as a possible solution. Includes a glossary, black-and-white photographs, and text-dependent questions.
6) Hard times
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" ... A blistering portrait of Victorian England as it struggles with the massive economic turmoil brought on by the Industrial Revolution."--Page [4] 0f cover.
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¿Cómo expresarte cuando sientes que nadie te escucha? En esta conmovedora novela en verso ̶ que Lisa Fipps, autora galardonada con un Printz Honor Award, llama "potente" ̶ , una niña enfrenta su segundo año de escuela intermedia mientras lidia con problemas de salud mental. Deberá encontrar la manera de usar su voz para pedir la ayuda y la comprensión que merece.
Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health...
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Contains a collection of articles published in the "New York Times" by various authors exploring controversies surrounding the death penalty. Discusses race and class, intellectual disability, juvenile offenders, and religiuos and medical perspectives. Includes a glossary, black-and-white photographs, and text-dependent questions.
10) Crime
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A collection of articles that explore various crimes, including organized, white-collar, and politically-based.
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Examines the history of gun laws and restrictions in the United States and the controversies that have surrounded mass shootings and gun violence in the country. Discusses opposing viewpoints on the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and what politicians today on both sides of the aisle have been debating concerning guns.
13) Lord Jim
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A young Englishman branded as a coward seeks personal redemption for an act of selfishness.
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Un paso adelante. Avery pensó que resolver el acertijo que le puso el multimillonario Tobias Hawthorne revelaría por qué le dejó a ella, una completa desconocida, toda su fortuna. Dos pasos atrás. Pero, a medida que las pistas crípticas dan un giro inesperado y los atractivos y enigmáticos nietos de Hawthorne continúan atrayéndola en diferentes direcciones, Avery no puede evitar preguntarse en quién puede confiar realmente. ¿Qué...
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"Desde la muerte de Simon hace casi un año, en Bayview han surgido decenas de apliccaciones para difundir cotilleos, aunque ninguna está a la altura de la suya. Hasta ahora"--
"A year after the Bayview four were cleared of Simon Kelleher's death a ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up, but no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. Now a game with dangerous consequences is targeting students at Bayview--and if the creator...
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He does not, here or anywhere else in his writing, attempt to provide any moral justification for ruthlessness, but merely says that a leader will always be judged by his people based on the end result of his actions. He was very pragmatic in his outlook on princely rule, and sought to explain the actions that would and would not be effective in gaining and maintaining the rule of a nation.
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Examines the most significant events in history and the big ideas behind each one, from the dawn of civilization to the lightning-paced culture of today, in 100 articles that explore the Law Code of Hammurabi, the Renaissance, the American Revolution, World War II, and much more.
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""Black Heroes of the Wild West" celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three black historical figures in the Old West: Mary "Stagecoach" Fields, a cardplaying coach driver; Bass Reeves, the first black Deputy US Marshall west of the Mississippi; and Bob Lemmons, a cowboy famous for his ability to tame mustangs"--