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The Awkward Age Henry James - The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Harper's Weekly in 1898-1899 and then as a book later in 1899.Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection...
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Everyone in Timber Falls knows that his family is trash, and sometimes Harry White thinks he'll always be trash. But he can't help getting angry. After all, what had he and his sister, Helen, ever done to anybody? When he discovers the local carpet factory is polluting the river, he comes up with a bold expos├® that, if he is successful, will make people sit up and show him respect. He wants to do it alone even though he knows he's asking for trouble....
3) Ascent
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Peak volume 3
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Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to climb Hkakabo Razi, one of the most isolated mountains in the world, but getting there involves a four-week trek through a tropical rainforest that is rife with hazards, which turns out to be more dangerous than summiting the mountain itself.
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Christmas thought her ADHD was a liability. Turns out, it is a superpower. Seventeen-year-old Christmas Miller is looking forward to a summer of sunbathing and waterskiing at her home in Sweet Lake with Lexi, the one friend who gets her completely, ADHD and all. But the day of Lexi's arrival, the girls have an almost-argument and worse, that night, they discover another friend, Lemy, floating face down in the lake. Though reeling from her rift with...
5) H2O
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When a strange rain falls bearing a fatal, contagious disease, Ruby finds herself alone with the only drinkable water quickly running out.
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Marrow thieves novels volume 1
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If I Ever Get Out of Here: Further Reading
Indigenous Own Voices
Indigenous People's Day: Young Adult
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"In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. But getting the marrow - and dreams - means death for the unwilling donors. Driven to flight, a 15-year-old and his companions struggle for survival, attempt to reunite...
7) Aftershocks
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When a major earthquake hits California, trapping seventeen-year-old Ruby with Charlie, a near-stranger, in a laundromat, they struggle to stay alive and hopeful with only memories and each other's voices to sustain them.
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When heavy November rains threaten to flood the small town of Black River, New Brunswick, the community calls on the hydroelectric company to open the gates of its dam and drop the water level. But local management has been overruled by their parent company and ordered to keep it closed. It's got some people hinting it's time they took things into their own hands. Seventeen-year-old Stanton Frame is caught in between: his father is manager at the...
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Do you think your Mom does strange things? Well, my Mom hugs trees, rescues bugs, sings with birds, and talks to flowers. Come meet my Mom. You might end up doing strange things too! Delightful illustrations and poetic text hold the attention of young readers and make My Mom Hugs Trees a perfect read-to-me book. The story reflects a love for and enjoyment of all living things. Mom, with her strange habits, will foster children's connection to nature....
10) Ocean Commotion
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A delightful children's picture book about a child's visit to the ocean. The child is amazed at what goes on in the ocean, returns to dry land, and exchanges waves with a fish.
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Sadie and Jacob have won the opportunity of a lifetime - a chance to work in an underwater research station in the Coral Sea. Sadie dreams of becoming a world-famous systems thinker, and Jacob wants to save the planet with renewable technologies.
They are lucky enough to witness the underwater turbine that powers the station being turned on for the first time - except when the switch is flicked, nothing happens. Sadie and Jacob are in a race against...
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Cinco animales enviados desde cada continente se encuentran en Rapa Nui (la Isla de Pascua) para buscar una solución a la falta de lluvia en el planeta. Durante la convivencia, aprenden a aceptar sus diferencias y a buscar acuerdos que beneficien a todos. Las bellas descripciones, la caracterización de los personajes y su mensaje ecologista hacen muy significativa la lectura de esta novela de Márgara Averbach, reconocida autora argentina actual....
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Venture into the compelling narrative of 'Coral Reefs,' where Diane and Bronwyn embark on a mission to unveil the undeniable truth about global warming, rising sea levels, and the perilous impact of escalating ocean temperatures. In a world where skepticism persists, the duo is determined to shatter misconceptions and raise awareness about the imminent threats to our environment.
Challenging their skeptical science teacher, Diane and Bronwyn launch...
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The highly engaging story of GG and The Eco Squad provides awareness and educational information to readers, namely children, about the responsibility they have to protect and save the environment. A journey through a creative collection of thirty four animal characters (known as Ecos), readers, young and old alike, will learn valuable facts and issues that pose a call to action. A colourful story, both in illustration and text, with an incredibly...
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Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Greatest Works of Emerson Hough — 19 Books in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)".
The Young Alaskans Series
The Young Alaskans
The Young Alaskans in the Rockies
The Young Alaskans on the Trail
Young Alaskans in the Far North
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri
Other Novels
The Girl at the Halfway House
The Mississippi Bubble
The Law of the Land
Heart's Desire
The Way of a Man
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Lily Landon knows college is the ticket out of her boring small town and her first step to becoming a lawyer like the ones she watches on television. To help her applications stand out, Lily joins Green for Good, her school's environmental club, and meets Fiona, a passionate activist who will do everything it takes to protect the planet. As Lily grows closer to Fiona, she realizes -everything it takes- may mean getting arrested, and a criminal record...
17) The water wars
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Enter the world where water is worth more than gold or oil and worth killing for.
18) Hoot
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Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. (Middle school & junior high) BK 3/1/04. 0375829164. BRODART CO., c2004.
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In the vast Amazon Rainforest, diverse wild habitats are forged through a constant struggle for survival, where any misstep will lead to one's inevitable demise. From apex predators to creatures some would consider insignificant, all jungle animals must find their place in a changing world or perish. But a new, foreign threat has quickly emerged: humankind. Lucille, a passionate researcher, witnesses nature's devastation firsthand and is compelled...
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It was to be a friendly trek into the wider world. Moonrunner plans to show his companions, Tom (Scots terrier) and Wobbly (Dachshund) the world beyond their immediate horizons. The dogs would marvel at the scenes of beauty and be fascinated by the landscape and the animals they encountered. However, as the journey progresses, the clouds change hue. It is the season of the hounds. Danger is never far off. One small band of foxes led by the rogue,...
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