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2015 Carol award finalist!
Increasingly wary of her father's genetic research, Rachel Kramer has determined that this trip with him to Germany—in the summer of 1939—will be her last. But a cryptic letter from her estranged friend, begging Rachel for help, changes everything. Married to SS officer Gerhardt Schlick, Kristine sees the dark tides turning and fears her husband views their daughter, Amelie, deaf since birth, as a blight on...
Increasingly wary of her father's genetic research, Rachel Kramer has determined that this trip with him to Germany—in the summer of 1939—will be her last. But a cryptic letter from her estranged friend, begging Rachel for help, changes everything. Married to SS officer Gerhardt Schlick, Kristine sees the dark tides turning and fears her husband views their daughter, Amelie, deaf since birth, as a blight on...
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Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about
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Pub. Date
2016
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English
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The story of the gene begins in earnest in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where Gregor Mendel, a monk working with pea plants, stumbles on the idea of a "unit of heredity." It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics in the 1940s. The gene transforms postwar biology. It invades discourses concerning race and identity, and provides startling answers to some of the most potent questions...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Science is a force for good in the world—at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn’t everything, it’s the only thing—no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science, trampling ethical...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"A critical care doctor's riveting stories about what it means to be saved by modern medicine"--Jacket flap.
Modern medicine is a world that glimmers with new technologies and cutting-edge interventions. In the public eye, medical stories often begin with sirens and flashing lights and culminate in survival or death. But these are only the mo9st visible narratives. As a critical care doctor treating people at their sickest, Daniela Lamas is drawn...
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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"Motivated by their personal experiences with loss, two long-time friends -- one a hospice worker and the other a State Teacher of the Year -- present a powerful and inspiring film on the American struggle with communication and preparation at the end-of-life. "Consider the Conversation" examines multiple perspectives on end-of-life care and includes interviews with patients, family members, doctors, nurses, clergy, social workers, and national experts...
9) Fox forever
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Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Before he can start a life with Jenna, seventeen-year-old Locke, who was brought back to life in a newly bioengineered body after an accident destroyed his body 260 years ago, must do a favor for the resistance movement opposing the nightmarish medical technology.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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"Edward Warren has been living in Thailand for six years, a prodigal son who left his family after an irreparable fight with his father, Luke. But when he learns that his dad lies comatose in a hospital, gravely injured in a car accident that also involved his younger sister Cara, he quickly returns to the United States. Luke is an animal conservationist who became famous after living with a wolf pack in the Canadian wild. It's impossible for his...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture,
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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The dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center are back for the pulse-pounding fourth season. The series continues to chronicle the daily life-and-death battles of Chicago's elite medical professionals as they navigate challenging medical emergencies and intense personal drama. Dr. Will Halstead got down on one knee and proposed to Dr. Natalie Manning, but will the two ever make it down the aisle?
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Harperwave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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An empowering, soul-baring personal account and guide from a two-time cancer survivor and healthcare disrupter that shows anyone how to deal with a frightening medical diagnosis in America today, providing the knowledge necessary to take ownership of personal wellbeing and maximize the chances for survival. More than twenty-five years ago, Kathryn Giusti was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at age thirty-seven and given three years to live. With a...
14) Broken Angels
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Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Imprisoned in the Lodz Ghetto, Elsi discovers her mother's desperate attempt to end her pregnancy and comes face-to-face with the impossibility of their situation. Risking her own life, Elsi joins a resistance group to sabotage the regime. Blonde, blue-eyed Matilda is wrenched from her family in Romania and taken to Germany, where her captors attempt to mold her into the perfect Aryan child. Spirited and brave, she must inspire hope in the other stolen...
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Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018].
Language
English
Description
Before I say goodbye: Prominent politician "Mac" MacDermott has been grooming Nell, his granddaughter, to follow in his footsteps. Unfortunately, Nell's architect husband Adam is under investigation for an alleged real estate and construction scam. When Adam and several business associates die in an explosion aboard his boat, a lonely, distraught Nell is determined to clear his name with the help of a detective and a mysterious medium who claims she...
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