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1) Feed
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Newsflesh volume 1
Language
English
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Feed is an electrifying and critically acclaimed novel of a world a half-step from our own that the New York Times calls "Astonishing" — a novel of zombies, geeks, politics, social media, and the virus that runs through them all — from New York Times bestseller Mira Grant.
The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something...
The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
""Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
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Beginning readers' favorite little yellow puppy is ready to help his neighbor feed her pets! From guinea pigs and fish to kittens and puppies, each animal gets their own special food. Everyone wants to play, too! But what happens when playtime gets in the way of mealtime? Biscuit might just find a new way to make sure everyone gets what they need… Biscuit Feeds the Pets is a My First I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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The Mothers meets An American Marriage in this dazzling debut novel about mothers and daughters, identity and family, and how the relationships that sustain you can also be the ones that consume you. The Butler family has had their share of trials, as sisters Althea, Viola, and Lillian can attest, but nothing prepared them for the literal trial that will upend their lives. Althea, the eldest sister and substitute matriarch, is a force to be reckoned...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 46
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English
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While attempting to catch the culprit who has been stealing feed out of the feed shed, Hank, the Cowdog, gets caught in a live-animal trap set by Slim.
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English
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The best-selling author offers a new collection of satirical and humorous essays that chronicle his own life and ordinary moments that turn beautifully absurd, including how he coped with the pandemic, his thoughts on becoming an orphan in his seventh decade, and the battle-scared America he discovered when he resumed touring.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand-to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad's death by suicide the previous year. The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of...
10) Pony crazy
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English
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Meg loves horses and has the good luck to move to the country where they live. Her and her new friend Jill feed, groom, and play with the horses and make a plan so it doesn't end.
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Guardian (Karen Robards) volume 3
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English
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"It took one hell of an effort for the authorities to finally get the jump on master manipulator Bianca St. Ives, but now that they have, it's far from the capture she expected. Instead of taking her in, there's an offer on the table, a one-shot deal that would allow Bianca to walk away scot-free as if they'd never found her. And all she has to do is run one last mission--the kind she might never return from. But if Bianca wants to go back to her...
12) The ghost prison
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Billy guards a castle prison, not only from the prisoners but the ghosts of the executed prisoners as well. One of the ghosts may cause him to lose his life.
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Books for Young Readers to Inspire Conversations
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Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies...
14) Angela's ashes
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A Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, Angela's Ashes is Frank McCourt's masterful memoir of his childhood in Ireland.
"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic...
"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic...
15) The bees
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The Handmaid's Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut set in an ancient culture where only the queen may breed and deformity means death.
Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive where work and sacrifice are the highest virtues and worship of the beloved Queen the only religion. But Flora is not like other bees. With circumstances threatening the hive's survival, her curiosity
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Rogue Reads: Braiding Sweetgrass Read-a-likes
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Rogue Reads: Braiding Sweetgrass Read-a-likes
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"From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species-and points the way to a better future"--
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Dragons love tacos volume 1
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English
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This story explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them anything with spicy salsa. It gives recipes and advice for making and serving tacos at a party for dragons. And if you have plenty of tacos, nothing could possibly go wrong at your party. Right??? !
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Miami Beach, 1959. Ike rings in the New Year at his Miramar Playa Hotel. The Kennedys, the mob and the CIA all hold court here. But everything comes at a price. To finance his dream, Ike sold his soul to mob boss Ben 'The Butcher' Diamond. Everyone thinks he's an honorable man, but he can't break his pact with the devil. His life is a facade. Nothing at the Miramar Playa is what it seems. As Ike's world threatens to implode, he fights for his family,...
19) Legendborn
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Series
Legendborn volume 1
Language
English
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2021 Hugo Winners and Finalists
2022-2023 OBOB 9th-12th Grade
American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2021
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2022-2023 OBOB 9th-12th Grade
American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2021
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"To discover the truth behind her mother's mysterious death, a teen girl infiltrates a magical secret society claiming to be the descendants of King Arthur and his knights"--
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