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1) Enna burning
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Series
Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Description
It's been two years since Enna was swept up in a heart-pounding court adventure. Now, having returned to her old life in the forests of Bayern, she is growing restless. When a strange force takes possession of her brother, Liefer, she returns to the capital to seek the help of her friend Isi, Bayern's princess. But Bayern is tottering on the verge of war with neighboring Tira. When endowed with the terrifying gift that destroyed Liefer, Enna takes...
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Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Young Razo travels from Bayern to Tira at war's end as part of a diplomatic corps, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital fuel simmering suspicions and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible before it is too late and he becomes trapped in an enemy land.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 8
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Description
“A compelling look at the origins of and the ongoing unique relationship between humans and dogs . . . [a] lively blend of science and history.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
We know dogs are our best animal friends, but have you ever thought about what that might mean?
Fossils show we’ve shared our work and homes with dogs for tens of...
We know dogs are our best animal friends, but have you ever thought about what that might mean?
Fossils show we’ve shared our work and homes with dogs for tens of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 5
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"Readers will learn all about sharks and the human relationship with sharks, including how researchers study sharks at sea and how students can get involved in learning more about sharks and helping to protect these incredible creatures"--
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 4
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Description
Birds are disappearing.
Birds are nature's essential workers, and they are crucial members of ecosystems around the world. Hummingbirds pollinate our flowers; cardinals munch on beetles, grasshoppers, and other pests that damage crops; owls eat rodents that can spread disease; vultures clean up roadkill and other waste. Beyond their practical aspects, birds bring us joy through their songs and beautiful feathers.
But since 1970, nearly 30 percent...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Seventeen-year-old Mira lives in a small island beach town off the coast of New Jersey year-round, and when a devastating superstorm strikes she will face the storm's wrath and the destruction it leaves behind alone.
7) Smiles to go
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Will Tuppence's life has always been ruled by science and common sense but in ninth grade, shaken up by the discovery that protons decay, he begins to see the entire world differently and gains new perspective on his relationships with his little sister and two closest friends.
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Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Introduces the problems of global waste disposal, describing the hazards of toxins associated with landfills, plastics floating in the oceans, and debris orbiting the planet, with some of the solutions proposed by scientists. --Publisher.
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Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
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Describes how global warming has made the Arctic's oil, gas, natural resources, and minerals more accessible and how competition between nations and corporate interests for control of the resources is endangering the Arctic's fragile ecosystems. --Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 7
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Description
Most people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary nurse, but they don't know her full story. This riveting biography explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an undesirable vocation. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming
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Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Darwin's theory of evolution, published in 1859, shook up the field of paleontology, the study of ancient plants and animals. Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope, enthralled with these new ideas, discoveries, and developments, became determined to become world-famous paleontologists. When they met in 1863, they started off as friends. But within a few years, competition drove them apart. Each fought bitterly to discover more fossils, name...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 11
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Description
Explore the unbelievable true story of America's glowing girls and their fight for justice in the young readers edition of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Radium Girls. This enthralling new edition includes all-new material, including a glossary, timeline, and dozens of bonus photos.
Amid the excitement of the early twentieth century, hundreds of young women spend their days hard at work painting watch dials
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Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"From healing to astronomy to our connection to the natural world, the lessons from Indigenous knowledge inform our learning and practices today. How do knowledge systems get passed down over generations? Through the knowledge inherited from their Elders and ancestors, Indigenous Peoples throughout North America have observed, practiced, experimented, and interacted with plants, animals, the sky, and the waters over millennia. Knowledge keepers have...
Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Examines the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire through the stories of five women who lost their lives that day.
The tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 resulted in the deaths of over a hundred young people. Most were immigrant girls who were locked in the factory, under appalling working condition. Discover how that fire became a turning point in American history, through the lens of five young women who worked there.
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