Playaway
21) The fallen
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Amos Decker and his journalist friend Alex Jamison are visiting the home of Alex's sister in Barronville, a small town in western Pennsylvania that has been hit hard economically. When Decker is out on the rear deck of the house talking with Alex's niece, a precocious eight-year-old, he notices flickering lights and then a spark of flame in the window of the house across the way. When he goes to investigate he finds two dead bodies inside and it's...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 27
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English
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"In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis's parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents--telekinesis and telepathy--who got to this place the same...
23) Rogue Lawyer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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On the right side of the law. Sort of. Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. He has no firm, no partners, no associates, and only one employee, his driver, who's also his bodyguard, law clerk, confidant, and golf caddy. He lives alone in a small but extremely safe penthouse...
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"Having lived under her parents' thumb for 25 years, Beth Prudhomme is finally taking charge of her own life. She moves from Chicago to Portland to live near her favorite aunt, finding employment as a music teacher at a local high school and a fast friend in Nichole Nyquist (who readers will recognize from A Girl's Guide to Moving On). Everything is coming together, though her love life leaves something to be desired. Until Nichole introduces Beth...
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"William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Who took Avery Wooler?"--
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When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her. Josephine's cryptic note says she wants to discuss an important legal matter with Brooke, who is an attorney, but Brooke knows that Mrs. Warrick has long been a client...
27) French braid
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"The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever venture beyond Baltimore, but in some ways they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband Robin. Their teenage daughters, steady Alice and boy-crazy Lily, could not have less in common. Their youngest, David, is already intent on escaping...
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Elmwood Springs volume 4
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English
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Lordor Nordstrom created, in his wisdom, not only a lively town and a prosperous legacy for himself but also a beautiful final resting place for his family, friends, and neighbors yet to come. "Resting place" turns out to be a bit of a misnomer, however. Odd things begin to happen, and it starts the whole town talking. With her wild imagination, great storytelling, and deep understanding of folly and the human heart, the beloved Fannie Flagg tells...
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"Nantucket writer Madeline King couldn't have picked a worse time to have writer's block. Her deadline is looming, her bills are piling up, and inspiration is in short supply. Madeline's best friend Grace, is hard at work transforming her garden into the envy of the island with the help of a ruggedly handsome landscape architect. Before she realizes it, Grace is on the verge of a decision that will irrevocably change her life. Could Grace's crisis...
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Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 Launchpad tablet ; digital, sound, color ; 14 x 20 x 3 cm ; 1 USB charging cable.
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English
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The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, and curiosity.
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Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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1 Launchpad tablet : digital, sound, color ; 14 x 20 x 3 cm ; 1 USB charging cable.
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English
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Kids will advance through math concepts using these engaging activities, games, and challenges.
Advance multiplication and division skills, master times tables, practice order of operations, and learn basic algebra concepts.
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Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 Launchpad tablet : digital, sound, color ; 14 x 20 x 3 cm ; 1 USB charging cable.
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English
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The goal of the Technology & Space Module is to build kids fascination with the solutions of tomorrow and get them excited to look beyond the world they see today. Topics in this module include mechanics, astronomy, robotics, coding, and communication.
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Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 Launchpad tablet : digital, sound, color ; 14 x 20 x 3 cm ; 1 USB charging cable.
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English
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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.
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Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 Launchpad tablet : digital, sound, color ; 14 x 20 x 3 cm ; 1 USB charging cable.
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English
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Pack on the Motor & Cognitive path teach children to: analyze critical thought processes, develop fine motor skills, explore large muscle movements through play, create personal care and daily routines, and build hand-eye coordination.
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Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 Launchpad tablet : digital, sound, color ; 14 x 20 x 3 cm in a case 22 x 25 cm + 1 USB USB charging cable + 1 USB power adapter.
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English
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"Kids will develop an understanding of biology, history, robotics, and more as they work through these learning games, puzzles, and challenges focused on science, technology, engineering, art and math ... Explore living species from bugs to elephants; Discover the prehistoric world of dinosaurs; Develop creativity"--Publisher description.
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Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 Launchpad tablet : digital ; 20 x 13 cm + 1 power charging cord.
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English
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"Kids will play their way through different puzzles and games designed to expand their minds. Learn the U.S. states and their capitals; Develop logical thinking skills; Strengthen memory and matching skills; Expand vocabulary and world knowledge."--
39) Someone knows
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Haunted by her role in a covered-up prank gone wrong twenty years earlier, Allie returns to her hometown for a friend's funeral and resolves to uncover the truth.
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"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, an irresistible story of love and empowerment about a young woman with a complicated family, a handsome man who might be "the one," and an IOU that changes everything. Fixie Farr has always lived by her father's motto: "Family first." But ever since her dad passed away, leaving his charming kitchen supply store in the hands of his children, Fixie spends all her time picking up the slack...