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A Bantam book volume N3623
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 13
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From the Publisher: From a swashbuckling pirate fantasy to a meditation on American morality-two classic Steinbeck novels make their black spine debuts. In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our Discontent, he had "resumed his position as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased instinct for what is genuinely American." Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist...
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"Present Day. After tragedy plunges her into grief and unresolved anger, Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home determined to finally follow her long-denied dream of running Old Depot Grocery alongside her mother and grandmother. But when she arrives, her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that the store is closing. Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a pact to save the store, but Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her daughter...
7) Cashiers
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces cashiers to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher"--
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"In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store What does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price? And who suffers the consequences of increased convenience end efficiency? In this alarming exposé, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on this highly secretive industry. Combining...
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The New York Times—bestselling author "digs deep into the world of how we shop and how we eat. It's a marvelous, smart, revealing work" (Susan Orlean, #1 bestselling author).
In a culture obsessed with food-how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us-there are often more questions than answers. Ruhlman proposes that the best practices for consuming wisely could be hiding in plain sight-in the aisles of your local...
12) In the Heights
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[2021]
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The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside the 181st Street subway stop. The likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes for, imagines, and sings about a better life.
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Amish of Marigold volume 2
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"A headstrong young businesswoman. An unlucky-in-love bachelor. And the chaperoning assignment that keeps pushing them together"--
15) Tampered
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IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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"Trevor has started his first job at Ashton's Fresh Marketplace, where someone is tampering with the food to terrify customers. Trevor and his friends Nick and Robyn decide to find the person who's out to destroy the store's reputation. Is it Mattie, the disgruntled ex-employee? Or is it Alex, their schoolmate who doesn't know when a joke has gone too far? As the pranks get more dangerous, the list of suspects grows. Trevor, Robyn and Nick are determined...
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IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 8
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Twelve-year-old Ariana, a tomboy, and her ladylike cousin Laila, recently arrived from Afghanistan, do not get along but they pull together when a rival Afghani grocery store opens, rekindling an old family feud and threatening their family's livelihood.
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[2009]
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IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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Anna Maria takes great pleasure and pride in her grandparents' corner grocery store. Every Saturday she spends the day helping to arrange fruits and vegetables, greet the customers, and keep things neat and tidy. Through her day we meet the neighbors and learn what an important part the corner grocery store plays in the community.
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[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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"Piles of tart apples. Cans of delicious soup. Rows of crunchy carrots. The grocery store is full of tasty foods and other items to count. The interactive, rhyming text and colorful photographs will have young learners counting along with every page in this picture book"--