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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
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A Yorkshire veterinarian describes the adventures and experiences of his career as he tends to sick cattle, pregnant ewes, ailing dogs, and their eccentric owners, in a celebration of the relationships between human and animal.
2) Spare
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Language
English
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"It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full...
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition,
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rosalind Franklin was a Jewish scientist with a remarkable talent as a chemist. Although there were few women working in this field in the 1950s, Franklin, using crystallography, captured and image that held the secret to unlocking the structure of DNA: the double helix. Her Photo 51 was used by her male colleagues without her knowledge, and they went on to win the Nobel Prize, while Franklin never found out how instrumental her work was to this groundbreaking...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Packed with anecdotes and sidebars, a timeline of the advancement of women's rights, and humorous illustrations and portraits, A Kids' Guide to America's First Ladies brings vividly to life the women who paved the way for America in times of change.
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Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history-from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
440 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America's most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures, baseball immortal Pete Rose; and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century Pete Rose is a legend. A baseball god. He had compiled more hits than anyone in the history of baseball, a record he set decades ago, which still stands. At the same...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxviii, 546 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography of the popular artist traces his life and argues that his work is far more interesting and manipulative than critics have credited him for.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The indisputable âqueen of crosswords,â Anna Shechtman published her first New York Times puzzle at age nineteen, and later, spearheaded the The New Yorkerâs popular crossword section. Working with a medium often criticized as exclusionary, elitist, and out-of-touch, Anna is one of very few women in the field of puzzle making, where she strives to make the everyday diversion more diverse.
In this fascinating workâpart memoir, part cultural...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
From the Founding to today, this book tells the stories of seven former presidents who each changed history and offered lessons about how to decide what to do in the next chapter of life as they handled human problems of ego, finances and questions about their legacy and mortality.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
273 pages : photographs ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger's near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women's rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male colleagues which ignited her lifelong devotion to women's equality. Anthony toured the United States and Europe giving speeches and publishing articles as one of the most important advocates of women's rights. Learn more about the woman behind the movement...
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Language
English
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'There are certain women,' Truman Capote wrote, 'who, though perhaps not born rich, are born to be rich.' Barbara 'Babe' Paley, Gloria Guinness, Marella Agnelli, Slim Hayward, Pamela Churchill, C. Z. Guest, Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy's sister) -- they were the toast of midcentury New York, each beautiful and distinguished in her own way. These women captivated and enchanted Capote -- and at times, they infuriated him as well. He befriended them,...
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaiano Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, trademarks of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition,
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ida B. Wells grew up during a time when women did not have the right to vote. But Ida aspired for equality; she had learned from her parents to forge a life through hope and bravery, so she worked tirelessly to fight for an America that was fair to everyone regardless of race and gender.
Ida's courageous activism made her one of the most influential civil rights leaders in American history. Here is Ida's story with a specific spotlight on her fearless...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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From the New York times best-selling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveting story of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage--an exploration of motherhood, art and new love.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 335 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Showcasing the smart and talented people who live between the pages, this inspiring collection of true stories, as told to one of the greatest novelists of our time, invites us into a world where we can feed our curiosities, discover new voices and find whatever we want or require.
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as "Accidental Icon," brings her characteristic style, optimism, forward-thinking, and rules-are-meant-to-be-broken attitude to the question of how to live boldly at any age. When Lyn Slater started her fashion blog, Accidental Icon, at age sixty-one, she discovered that followers were flocking to her account for more than just her A-list style. As Lyn flaunted gray hair, wrinkles, and a megadose...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
209 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
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The internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner speaks out for the first time about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, when an attempt was made on his life, in this deeply personal meditation on violence, art, loss, love and finding the strength to stand up again.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Counterpoint edition
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on a rich family archive as well as the anthropological work of her late great-grandmother, LaPointe explores themes ranging from indigenous identity and stereotypes to cultural displacement and environmental degradation to understand what our experiences teach us about the power of community, commitment, and conscientious honesty. Unapologetically punk, the essays in Thunder Song segue between the miraculous and the mundane, the spiritual...
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
194 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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""Love is our only hope," Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. "It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks." In Somehow: Thoughts on Love, Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. "Love just won't...