Marc Tyler Nobleman
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Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent—meek, mild, and myopic—than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote his own original stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, the summer they graduated from high school, they created a superhero who was everything they were not. It was four more
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They were supposed to be attending a volunteer dinner in their honor, but instead, Owen and Gray have been stranded in the middle of a raging blizzard. Once the storm subsides, the boys decide to try to find their way to civilization. But with no food or water, freezing temperatures, and no help in sight, both boys begin to lose hope.
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When their whale-watching trip goes horribly wrong, Skylar, Gabby, and Miles find themselves on an inflatable raft in the middle of the ocean. With no food, a small amount of water, and only a small first-aid kit to help them, they must spend three treacherous days on the waves, hoping for help to arrive.
9) Foxes
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"Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and endangered status of foxes"--Provided by publisher.
10) Sharks
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"Describes the characteristics, behavior, and plight of endangered shark species, and what people can do to help"--Provided by publisher.
12) Eagles
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"Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and endangered status of eagles"--Provided by publisher.
13) Rosa Parks
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A biography of the woman whose refusal to give up her seat on an Alabama bus helped galvanize the civil rights movement. Features quotations from Parks and others.