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Author
Publisher
LAK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
164 pages : 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered what the biggest failures in American history are?
Which sports teams just can’t seem to catch a break and keep failing, over and over and over in the most disastrous manner?
What are some of the biggest failures in American pop culture?
In The United States of Epic Fails: 52 Crazy Stories and Blunders Through History That You Didn't Get Taught in School you’ll learn all about these embarrassing moments and many other...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
NASA Takes Photography into Space considers the work of NASA photographers as they began exploring space. Using many stunning, full-page photos, it examines the photography's contributions to NASA's overall mission, including how space exploration has pushed photography technology forward.
Author
Series
The Faraway Paladin volume Omnibus 1
Publisher
J-Novel Club
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First US edition ;
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?"
Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of...
Author
Series
The Faraway Paladin volume Omnibus 2
Publisher
J-Novel Club
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First US edition ;
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the fight against death, Will finds a new guiding light--and not a moment too soon. He must quickly learn to take what he gains in the face of great loss and soldier boldly, reverently forward into the future. With new life and purpose, Will takes his first steps out into the world.
Yet life on the outside is harsh. The land where beasts roam and demons maraud is a dark one. Even the kindness of strangers can be cruel here. The bustling city,...
Author
Series
The Faraway Paladin volume Omnibus 3
Publisher
J-Novel Club
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First US edition ;
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Heralded as a hero for his hand in slaying the wyvern in Whitesails, Will steps into his own as the paladin of a faraway land. He uses his new decoration to rally men in the name of liberating Beast Woods from its demon plight, but the battle ahead won't be an easy one.
He'll come to learn the hard way that heroes don't just fight--they protect. The greatness of their deeds lives on in song and the hearts of men, a candle of courage for all even...
Author
Series
The Faraway Paladin volume Omnibus 4
Publisher
J-Novel Club
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First US edition ;
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a thorough restoration under the leadership of Will, the city of Torch Port is now home to diverse folk from all over the world. Its newest citizens are dwarves from the Rust Mountains, former warriors turned vagabonds by the fall of the Iron Country. Will sets out to learn about their past, hoping not only to help them out as much as he can, but also to investigate rumors he's heard about an imminent threat lurking in the mountains. Then, a...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Groundbreaking narrative nonfiction for teens that tells the story of the AIDS crisis in America. Thirty-five years ago, it was a modern-day, mysterious plague. Its earliest victims were mostly gay men, some of the most marginalized people in the country; at its peak in America, it killed tens of thousands of people. The losses were staggering, the science frightening, and the government's inaction unforgivable. The AIDS Crisis fundamentally changed...
Author
Series
Ghostly Things volume 1
Publisher
Seven Seas Press, a division of Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition ;
Physical Desc
174 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
With her father off overseas, Yachiho is left to move into a new house all by herself... and it's a genuine haunted mansion, full of ghosts and spirits! But Yachiho is determined to tough it out. To learn her family's secrets, can she brave all that lurks in the dark of night?
Author
Series
Ghostly Things volume 2
Publisher
Seven Seas Press, a division of Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition ;
Physical Desc
170 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Yachiho has settled into her decidedly haunted house, where she helps wandering spirits cross to the other side. However, her spooky home life is starting to invade her school as well. Even stranger, the mysterious spirit-master Kamo Chihaya shows up at her school, claiming to be her new teacher. Yachiho isn't the only one searching for the Book of the Dead: Her powerful new rivals threaten to turn her life upside down!
Author
Series
Ghostly Things volume 3
Publisher
Seven Seas Press, a division of Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition ;
Physical Desc
194 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Led by an apparition of Professor Tachibana, Yachiho finally locates the elusive Book of the Dead. Its pages just might hold the key to finding her missing mother. But she's not the only one with designs on the book, and a confluence of bewildering circumstances is about to turn her life upside-down.
Author
Publisher
HEEL
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Extended and revised edition.
Physical Desc
415 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
This "volume of the...Lego builders' books series addresses beginners as well as skilled builders who want to improve their building techniques and create individual and lifelike buildings, vehicles and all kinds of other fancy designs. Step-by-step instructions help the reader to come up with their own personal Lego masterpiece. The authors clearly demonstrate how to build 'around the corner' or put Lego bricks together so no studs can be seen from...
13) 52: Volume 1
Author
Series
52 volume Vol. 1
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
295 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid Breakdowns by Keith Giffen Art by various Backup features by Waid and various Covers by J.G. Jones The end is near! As the year races towards its close, we follow our heroes through their final steps in space - and time! From the mean streets of Gotham to the far reaches of deep space, the last weeks tick down to their shattering conclusion. World War III is just the beginning! Plus, more...
14) Before I Let Go
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Unabridged.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (ca. 5 hrs., 45 min.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller This Is Where It Ends comes another unforgettable story of loss, hope, betrayal, and the quest for truth. Best friends Corey and Kyra were inseparable in their snow-covered town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey moves away, she makes Kyra promise to stay strong during the long, dark winter, and wait for her return. Just days before Corey is to return home to visit, Kyra dies. Corey is devastated-and...
Author
Language
English
Description
It's time to wire up and get connected to one of the most complex areas of Minecraft--Redstone. Redstone experts guide you through all aspects of working with Redstone including mining, smelting, using repeaters, circuit components and circuit designs. This handbook also includes exclusive tips from game creator Notch himself and some of the most extraordinary Redstone creations ever made. So power up and get switched on to Redstone--it's electrifying...
Author
Series
My hero academia volume 9
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Shonen Jump manga edition.
Physical Desc
163 pages, 28 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
The academy students head off to summer camp where they engage in high-impact training to further develop their Quirks, and though the teachers set up some tough challenges, the most life changing is the threat posed by a new group of enemies.
Author
Series
Doomsday with my Dog volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press, an imprint of Yen Press, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Yen Press Edition ;
Physical Desc
111 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A single teenage girl journeys through the crumbling ruins of civilization--the last human on Earth, exploring the concrete jungle that has outlived mankind. Keeping her company is woman's best friend--the ever-adorable and quick-witted Shiba Inu Haru, who is ready to stick with her through thick and thin! With such a pleasant conversation partner to keep the post-apocalyptic doldrums at bay, the end of the world might not be so bad after all!
18) Virals
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Tory Brennan is the leader of a band of teenage 'sci-philes' who live on an island off the coast of South Carolina and when the group rescues a dog caged for medical testing, they are exposed to an experimental strain of canine parvovirus that changes their lives forever.
19) The Arab Spring
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A historical account of the Arab Spring, including the events leading up to the string of protests, the people involved, the conditions of political instability, and the lingering aftermath"--
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2021 .
Physical Desc
100 pages : illustrations 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"cities can be surprisingly wild places, especially for the scientists who study them. Join Cylita Guy as she shares the exciting adventures of urban ecologists - herself included - whose work shows that studying urban wildlife can help us make cities healthier for all of their inhabitants.
From a rodent-tracking Ratmobile to a weather station on the back of a bike, discover all the ways these scientists study nature in your neighborhood - and try...