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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
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever.
Author
Publisher
Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Written especially for LGBTQ teens, this thoroughly revised and updated edition guides you through everything you need to know about dating, coming out, safe sex, dealing with queerphobia, and standing up for your rights. Irreverent, engaging, and honest, 'Queer' is a must-have for all teens who think they might be queer--or know someone who is.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME
The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.
When Death has a story to tell, you listen.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside...
The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.
When Death has a story to tell, you listen.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside...
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
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
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
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"History has often ignored men who loved men, women who loved women, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Lee Wind examines primary source letters, poems, and more to rethink the lives and loves of historical figures"--
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 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
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
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...
16) 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...
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 3
Publisher
Yen Press, an imprint of Yen Press, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Yen Press Edition ;
Physical Desc
106 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a lone high school girl decided to hole up in her room with her trusty canine companion, she never could've dreamed they would become a pair of adventurers exploring everything post-apocalyptic Japan has to offer! Whether they're enjoying a barbecue with Anubis or trying to survive a night in a haunted mansion, life after doomsday is one heck of a roller coaster--and this duo is strapped in for the ride!
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...