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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Charles Dickens is best known for his contributions to the world of literature, as the author of classics from Great Expectations to A Christmas Carol. But during his young life, Dickens witnessed terrible things that stayed with him: families starving in doorways, babies being "dropped" on streets by mothers too poor to care for them, and a stunning lack of compassion from the upper class. After his family went into debt and he found himself working...
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English
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A revelation for Moby-Dick devotees and neophytes alike, ...a chronological journey through the natural history of Melville's novel. From white whales to whale intelligence, giant squids, barnacles, albatross, and sharks, Richard J. King examines what Melville knew from his own experiences and the sources available to a reader in the mid-1800s, exploring how and why Melville might have twisted what was known to serve his fiction. King then climbs...
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Sisters Grimm volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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When a kangaroo court of Everafters, led by Judge Mad Hatter, tries Mr. Canis for his past crimes as the Big Bad Wolf, the Grimms seek evidence to save their friend, although Sabrina questions whether he should be saved.
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
Hard-boiled breakfasts, thrilling entrees, cozy desserts, and more--this illustrated cookbook features more than 100 recipes from legendary mystery authors. Whether you're planning a sinister dinner party or whipping up some comfort food perfect for a day of writing, you'll find plenty to savor in this cunning collection. Full-color photography is featured throughout, along with mischievous sidebars revealing the links between food and foul play....
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Sisters Grimm volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Sabrina and Daphne Grimm return to New York City to investigate the death of an important Everafter, and discover a secret that might lead them to the Scarlet Hand.
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Sisters Grimm volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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After their parents awake from a sleeping spell, Daphne and Sabrina become caught in the middle of a war between the Scarlet Hand and Prince Charming's Everafter army and learn a shocking secret about a deadly enemy.
13) The inside story
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Sisters Grimm volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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As the fairytale detectives race through the Book of Everafter searching for their baby brother, they encounter various characters including the Editor and his army of Revisers, who threaten the children with dire consequences if they continue to change the stories.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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A twelve-year-old boy, worried that his parents may divorce, discovers that an island in the middle of the lake where he is spending the summer is the testing grounds of the mysterious Dr. Libris, who may have invented a way to make the characters in books come alive.
20) De donde soy
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Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Joan Didion dedica estas memorias a su California natal, el estado al que, siglos atras, llegaron sus antepasados y al que ella ato gran parte de su vida y de su obra. «Este libro representa una exploracion de mis propias confusiones acerca del lugar y la forma en que creci [...] unos malentendidos y malinterpretaciones que forman parte de quien soy en tanta medida que todavia hoy solo les hago frente de refilon», decia Didion sobre un libro tan...
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