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5801) The rise of Kyoshi
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The discovery of Yun, a young Avatar, brought stability to the four nations until Earth Kingdom-born Kyoshi, Yun's friend and servant, demonstrated remarkable bending during a mission to the South Pole. When growing unrest among her allies turned to violence, Kyoshi was forced to flee the Avatar mansion with her fiery friend Rangi, taking little more than the metal war fans and headdress her parents left behind. Finding unlikely supporters in the...
5803) Swim the fly
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"Fifteen-year-old Matt Gratton and his two best friends, Coop and Sean, always set themselves a summertime goal. This year's? To see a real-live naked girl for the first time--quite a challenge, given that none of the guys has the nerve to even ask a girl out on a date. But catching a girl in the buff starts to look easy compared to Matt's other summertime aspiration: to swim the 100-yard butterfly (the hardest stroke known to God or man) as a way...
5804) Pedro no pierde la calma
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¡Es el festival de invierno! Hay juegos, un concurso de muñecos de nieve, patinaje sobre hielo y, por supuesto, golosinas. Pero para Pedro el festival no es tan divertido. Su caballo de nieve no le sale bien y se cae de cara patinando. ¿Conseguirá Pedro controlar la situación y pasarla bien al final?
Although Pedro is not great at making snow figures or snow angels, he knows he can help Roddy overcome his fear of sledding on the big hill....
5805) In the ravenous dark
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"In Thanopolis, those precious few gifted with magic are assigned undead spirits who guard them--and closely control them. Ever since Rovan's father died trying to keep her from this fate, Rovan has hidden her magic. But when she accidentally reveals her powers to save a life, she's bound to one of the undead and thrust into a world of palace intrigue and deception."--From front jacket flap.
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"These interactive books filled with engaging characters and stories will help readers in the 740L-960L range improve reading comprehension skills, build confidence, and advance to more difficult texts. Lexile Measures make it easy to match your reader to text at their current reading level. This pack offers texts at an average 6th grade reading level equivalent. Listening while reading enables people to understand texts higher than their tested Lexile...
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"As a transfer student to the Georgia O'Keeffe College for Arts and Subtle Dramatics, former sports star Charlie is struggling to find her classes, her dorm, and her place amongst a student body full of artists who seem to know exactly where they're going. When the school's barely-a-basketball-team unexpectedly attempts to recruit her, Charlie's adamant that she's left that life behind--until she's won over by the charming team captain, Liv, and the...
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"Grace Carter's mother, GG, is everything teenage Grace is not. GG is glamorous and breezy, while Grace is a low-key dreamer. The two may share a name, but that's where the similarities stop. With nothing much in common, the two hardly speak to each other. Then one day GG is just... gone. Cameras descend on their house, news shows speculate about what might have happened, and Grace's family struggles to find a new rhythm as they wait for answers....
5810) The final step
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"Before James Moriarty and his sister Moria enrolled in Baskerville Academy, they were inseparable--as close to best friends as a brother and sister could be. But since setting foot on the boarding school's campus, James has been different. At Baskerville, he's become cunning, deceptive, ruthless, sometimes reckless. And now that his roommate Sherlock Holmes has been expelled, there's no one left to help Moira figure out what's going on with her brother...
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"Una mañana antes de ir a clase, una niña le dice a Piddy Sánchez que Yaqui Delgado la odia y que quiere darle una paliza. Piddy ni siquiera sabe quién es Yaqui, y mucho menos qué es lo que ha hecho para hacerla enfadar. Se dice que Yaqui piensa que Piddy es una estirada, que se menea al caminar y que no es lo suficiente latina dada su piel blanca, sus buenas calificaciones y su falta de acento. Y Yaqui no bromea, así que mejor que Piddy...
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Activist Belva Lockwood never stopped asking herself the question, "Are women not worth the same as men?" She had big dreams and didn't let anyone stand in her way--not her father, her law school, or even the U.S. Supreme Court. She fought for equality for women in the classroom, in the courtroom, and in politics.
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"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"--
5815) Almayer's folly
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In nineteenth-century Borneo, Dutch merchant Kaspar Almayer struggles to live and work in the jungle while dreaming of his return to civilization.
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Shares the story of the creation of Central Park in New York City. Highlights the collaboration of architects and landscape designers Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted to create a natural oasis in the city. Include short biographies of both men and an author's note.
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"Asexuality is often called the "invisible orientation." You don't learn about it in school and you don't hear "ace" on TV. So, it's kinda hard to be ace in a society so steeped in sex that no one knows you exist! Too many young people grow up believing their lack of sexual attraction means they're broken. That's why writer Molly Muldoon and cartoonist Will Hernandez, both in the ace community, are here to shed light on society's misconceptions of...
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"Innovation and creativity come together to help kids build new things, solve problems, and explore the world around them. Design everything from bridges to new creatures; Learn about basic programming; Develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills; Explore music and instruments."--Publisher description.
5820) Nebula pack
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"This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills - starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn. Independent packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Will explore ideas for discussion; Engages in conversation; Reads with understanding and purpose; Reads...